E-
shut Out-from our !visioh kr the far away fu-, Bishop Rlcllvairie Corded off bj roe on
tam. when !remote generations, heirs of our , the Ohio River---:Mirdectletts 'Escape;
heritilmof freedotu r -tue-s-ucceedin , to it with.
setaate. ma! Monday iast lb " e l : out the 'labor and. the !privations ofacti acquisition.
Bailer, late chaplain to 'the United States
gageas-they is.ll-1-goze-tipon-these testi- • '
menials of
ails
time-worn, but titnehon- Senate, gives a thrilling ace:mints-of the wee nt
ore& they will * carried buck by assoeiation (maw escape from an awful death of the
to those heroes. of early story. and will find flight Rev. Bishop Mcllvaine and a large
their love of country streierthened and their
of fel low-travelers, on the 011io-river.
pride in tux institutions and their confidence. fdriS
in her fate and fortunes increased by this pow. We find it in a recent number of the Western
erful faculty of the mind, which triumphs over geise-paliao, TinliTtidual in Ohio :
the distant and future as well as over the stern •
CINCINNATI. Febroary 5. 1855,
the
realit i mighty men and es of the presen the t, gmathighty deeds whicering around u h
s
aursday imbruing : January Bishop
!
Mellvaine Started for Cincinnati, on his re
excite the admiration of mankind, and will
lure from a visit to Louisville, He took the
ever command their respect and. gratitude..!
tat, terry hoot at Louisville, for the purpose
And thus will communion be held with the
great leaders of our country in war and in ' e . f cr u ossing, On river and taking; his seat in the
peace, who wore these morass in .her service ":"r",., 111 ° Lr"in•-. -I ‘, llo day was hitter cold,
And hallowed-01On by their patriotism, .their __,"" the " 1 0°- w " full of running io,e . oinny,
valor ands.sueoess.
Mr. Bell followed in a speech .highly enha.. ; below Louisville. The boat beciame fixed,
gistic of the hero of the battle of Now Oilcans, ; in she Aniddle of the river, in a large mass of
and in conclusion submitted a resolution ox- "'Aid and could neither advance nor re
pressive of the thanks of Congress to the heirs "" e . thsg•mllY sue was al the M l ' rev of tho
of General Armstrong for the gift, and diretSt• current, -mitt hegian to move towards the falls.,
ing its preservatiOnsin the Department of State, ! T he l'ifiel"",il," of the d'ina"r la'oaliw ofiee
On motion ()Mi. Gwin, the az w eities of apparent. 'utter.. were about two h u lvd pas.
-Gass-and Mr. Bell were ordered to ho ineorrw. I soutotrs on board—wen, warren and children
rated in the Journal of the'Senate. t eotions
were.also given that the Setiretary of the Sen
ate carry the sword to the House-of Represen
tatives and request that body to concur in the
joint resolution which the Senate . ,hild - passed.
The Secretary of the Senato - Trocceded to ,
the &nor of the main aisle of the [dense, hold
ing Jackson's sword in one band and in the
other tho Senate's resolution aocepting the
Weapon.
111 r. Smith, of. Tennessee. after eloquently
speaking of The duty anti importance, as cus
tomary in all ages anti countries, of commetn
orating the deeds, of illustrious mem- said the
warriors of the revolution and of 1812 have
established forever our rank among the nations
of the earth. - The actors in those stormy and
eventful scenes are fast passing away. Some,
verging on three score and ten, -must soon be
gathered to their flatters. • Duty and gratitude.
therefore, prompt us to_grither the trophies of,
their victories, to speakao fu - tare generations.
who will keep the memory of the deeds of
,no
ble daring alive forever in the heart of the
country. -
Mr. Zollicoffer (who represents the Hermit
age district, where that great man lived and
where his remains are entombed) sail the
martial renown ofJackson has become national
property. The brave of the world will ever_pay
hit heroic spirit due honor,and even the boldest,
,When treading the paths of danger, walk more
erect and confident under the broad sunlight'
of his chivalrous history.. Let the sword he
preserved and handed down to posterity. Let
it be deposited with the sword and camp chest
of Washington. and with the stall and printing
press of Franklin ; with those most prechne, -
relics preserved and cared fir ashigh incen
tives to honorable ambitious Anna:it:an youth,
as long as liberty shall have a home and as
long as' the union of these .States shall have ex-
istence among the
,nations of the earth. In -
concluding he said tliat Robt. Armstrong was
his neighbor and his' friend—one, of the bravest
and most, magnanimous and freest hearted men
it. was ever his fortune to know-.
Mr. Benton remarked that the world knows
in what manner this sword was wielded for
the honor and benefit of the country, but the
world has not known ; but few contemporaries
know, and posterity will not know unless the
inside of history is given, what difficulties had
to be encountered' and surmounted before the
privilte.6l usingAhis sword for the liberty of
the country was obtained. They who. only ,
see the great and glorious exploits of men at
the head of an army, and their mighty deeds,
feel as if such men had been called at once into
the service. It is sometimes ; ofttimes - not
and in this case eminently not so. Not hay
ing been selected by the wisdom ,of .the gov
ernment, it depended on accidents and chance
to enable Jackson to enter the military service,
of the country.
He (Mr. Ilenton) was General Jackson's ju
nior aid, and 'therefore knew all about what
he was saying. At the beginnint of the war
Jackson was Major General on the Tennessee
militia. His , friends, confiding in his great
military talents and pure patriotism, proposed - ,
to the general government his appointment as
Brigadier General of the army allotted to the
West. He was not appointed, but to at
tend to his farm. Again and again Jackson
was passed by. It seemed as it the govern
ment had effectually Closed the doors of - tnili
'-tary service against him. Ho was no man to
solicit (Alice, or coining to Washington for that
purpose, but always ready to obey his coun
try's call. In the course of' time, - however,
Jackson . got command of troops, and after
marching it considerable distance, an order ar
rived to disband ; but this lie refused to do.
Mr. Benton here entered into the particulars,
regarding this inside history, in which he was .
a prominent actor. The massacre at Fort
Sims took place. General Jackson immediate
ly called out his volunteers and Marched to the
Creek nation ; and there coinmenced that se
ries of victories which have added such lustre
to the country. _lt, was, he insisted. its acci
dents and chances that Jackson was carried
forward.
The Senate's resolution was then adonted
and. on motion of Mr. Walbridge, 100,000
copies of the speeches in both Houses on the
sword acceptatioft were on dered to-be...printed
'fl. Sword of Jaekson.
• .
.14114 iw-cr II 1 GOK6SICS3-I._
141A1Vjr
-.40 . 4 1 11/ Vei byGen. iliteksma iu the battle a
1r u thiraos., 746w. r .reseuted to Congress front
the family of General Armstrong. deceased.
The sword Wog placed on Mr. Cass' desk, he
lose. and raishig the - sword, wade the follow
meat s. patch :" • •
i t
111 r, President,.- r must ask the indulgence:
,of the Senate for requesting that its usual bus
iness may he suspended waive me an oppor
tunity to discharge a trust. which has been
commilted to int -La trust I had not the heart
to decline. list which _I knew I had not the
pna-er to fulfil. as such a mission should
folfilled. I hold in my hand the sword of tleit•
oral t tivkson.•Which he wore in all
- tions. while in the military service of the coun
try. an:l which was his faithful, companion in
hirc last and crowning victory. when New Or
leans was saved from the grasp of a rapacious
find Powerful enemy; and our nation from the
disg'raee and disaster which defeat would have
brought.in its train. When the hand of death
Was upon him. General , Jackson presented this
sword to his frier . tne ate ettera
strong. as a testimonial of, his high apprecia
tion of the services, worth and courage of. the
most estimable citizen -and distinguished sol
dier, whose desperate valor, on one occasion,.
.stayed the title of Indian success, and saved
the army-from destruction. • The family of that
lamented depository, now that death has re
leased hint.from the guardianship of this treas
ure of patriotism, arc desirous it should he
surrendered to the cost,od): of the national legis
lature. believing that to be the protxrdisposi
tion of a memorial which, in all tine to conic!,
win be a Cherighetiatie for the American pen
pie. To Carry that purpose into effect, Inote
offer it in Oleo* name to Congress.
Mr.' President, this is no doubtful refit),
• whose identity depends upon uncertain tradi
tion.- and which - owes its interest to an itnpul
sive imagination. Its authenticity- is estah-,
fished beyond controversy by the papers which
accompany it. and it derives ICs value as well
from our knowledge of its history asfrorn its
association with the great captain whose days
of toil and nights,of trouble it shared anti wit
messed, and who never drew it from its scab
bard_ but to defend the honor and the' i ntere'sta
of his country..
This ist nejther the time nor the place to por
tray those great traits of character which gave
to Gen.-Jackson the ascendency that no man
ever -denied who approached hint, and • that
wondethil influence with his countrymen Which
marked almost his whole coarse from his en
trance. upon a public career' till the grave
closed upon his life and his labors, and left
}dot to that equality which the mighty and
the lowly must find at last. Still, from my
personal and official relations with him, and,
trost f rinny add, from his friendship towards
Me. of Which , thad many proofs, I cannot with
bold the acknowledgement of the impression
which his highqualitieS made upon me, and
which becomes more lasting and profound as
time is doing its work of separatiOn from the
days of my intercourse with him.
I have been no careless observer of the men
of my time, who, controlled by events, or con
trolling. them, have stood prominent among
them and will occupy distinguished positions
in'the annals of the age ; and circumstances
belie extended.y opportunities of exatnination
to the Uki, World..lls well as to the New: But
I say, and _with a deep conviction of its truth,
that.- never haye been brought into contact
with a man who possessed inure native sagack
tv. more profundity of intellect.' higher powers
of Uhservati in, or greater probity of purpose,
more ardor of patriotism, nor more firmness of
resolution after he had surveyed his, position
and occupied it, than the lamented :subject of
this feeble tribute, not to him, but to truth.
And I will add that during the process of de.
termination upon important subjects, he was
sometimes tslOW amu generally cautions and
Ungithing, and he has more than once told me,
noxious and' uneasy, not seldom passing the
night Without sleep ; but he was calm in his
mindunclinflexible in his %rill, when reilmtion
had 'given place to decision.' The prevailing
opinion that he was rash and hasty,in his con.
elusions i 4 founded upon an erroneous impres
sion-of his habits-of thought and action —upon .
want.of discrimination between his conduct
before and after his judgment had pronounced
upon his course.
This is not the first offering of a similar na
ture which has been laid upon the altar of , our_
country, with the sanction ofiltelegislative de
partment of the government.. Some years
since nattier precious relic was deposited hero,
the sword of hiin, who, in life, was the first in
the Infections of his countrymen, and in death
is now the first in their memory. I need not
name his name. It is written in characters of
living light on every heart, and springs in
stinctively on every taupe. llis fame is com
mitted to time. his example to mankind, and
himself,. we may humbly hope. to the reward
of, the righteous. When centuries, shall have
passed over its. bringing with them the muta
tions that belong to the lapse of tges, and-cor
country shall yet lie fulfilling, or shall have
fulfilled, her magnificent destiny, for good, I
devoutly , hope, and not for evil, pilgi kits from
our ocean coasts. and our inland seas, and
from the vast regions which now separate, hut
ere long by our wonderful progress must unite
them, will come up to the high places of our
'and consecrated b dap; and deed,: of world
wide renown:and turning aside to the humble
tomb, dearer than this proud capitol. will
meditate upon the eventful history of th e ir
country, and recall the example, while they
bless the mane of Washington.
Amid on the same occasion was presented the
cane of Franklin, which was deposited in our
lustioarsl archives, with the sword of his friend
:old co labortr in the - great catiNe of human
lights. Truly and healthfully has it ',yen said
that. peace bath its victories as well as war ;
ml never was nobler conquest won than that
achieved by the American apprentice, printer,
author, - statesman, ambassador, philosopher.
21 nd, better than all. model-of common sense,
ever One of the ii)st powerful elements in the
economy Of nature. Subduing its might to
his own, and thus entilding man to a a-,,ver :he
sublime interrtgatotyaddres;;ed to Ji il l , ••I mast
thou send lightnings t hat they may ye) and ay
unto thee here we arc 1" 1 . e.:, they now curate
at our euotmand, and say. here we' are. ready
to do your work.. A lel it was our illostrii.tis
countryman who first opened the way fur this
asubjugation 'tithe lire of Heaven to the human
The sniff that gnided t h e step- of Fr..
din, and the sword that guarded the per tsar of
Washington. may well occupy the sato: re
pository., wider the care of the nation they
served. an Joveti, and helot.%k
And - now another legacy of-vlartat
ateSS--anuther weapan irons the armory of patri
<Riga' co m e,‘ to claim its pisce in the sanctuary
ansfoi • to etc pre , eeeo;Ser. A-1 , to suare, wit
it the veneration of the country in wirose de
fence it was wiC ded.
The memori of the first and greatest of our
Chief .Thigistr ter:,, and this tueloorial of hi;
successor an administration of the Govern
/Lit:Pt, an eaOail only to him in the gratitud e
and affections of the - .l!uerie.in people, will lie
side by side, waited tokkais of pat riotie selfde-
Notion. and of successful Military prowess,
though they who bore them and gave them
Iva ae ya' • •• • " t. •
lant and lowly grave, separated by mous- Frfends, was elected Major General of the sec
tsiespoanfl afnetza 444 valleys. -tut) in rises .oral dividiou of the militia
WAsinvrro's Know-NcyrniNmsNt. —Will
our Know-Nothing advocateS give the following,
extract a careful perusal :
-1r I could have entertah:ed the slightest
apprehension that the Constitution framed by
the Convention where I had the honor to pre
shle, nos.ilily endanger the religious
rights of any ecclesiastical society, certainly I
would never have placed my signature to it :
and if I could now conceive that the general
government might evtin be - gb - adiiiinistered as
to lender liberty of conscience insecure, I beg
you will be persuaded that not. one would he
more zealous than myself to establish eti'vetual
ban iers against the horrorsof t-piritiod tyranny,
and every species of i eligious persecution. For
you doubtless remember I have often expre**-
ed my sentiments that any man. conductipg,
himself as a good citizen, and being account a -
hie to God alone for his religious opinions. ought
to be protected in worshipping, the Deity ac
cording to the dictates of his own conscience."
A MAIIKED COMPLIMENT. —The London ('our!
.Thurnal, in alluding• to our Minister to Eng
land. Mr. Buchanan, pays him this handsome
compliment :—"Among the many able Inen
whom America has sent to represent her :it
our court, not. one has obtained a greater
Amount of consideration with our t.tate.nien
than Mr, Buchanan. To great diplomati,,
talents his excellency unite,: 41 nirde.t de-
so that in •itly political gathuring„ his aseendoi
ey is spevdily manikst."
LtictiT. Cot.. Jonx C. Born Itae resigned his
commission in the Mn.:saelittsetts
as a, reason Ins length of service and
his "foreign extraction." The Governor has
declined to aceept the lesignation. • A wond c r !
A QT - A.Emit ELECTED MIJOR GENF.:ItA L. —Tn
the.) l / 4 1:ti . ne house cf reproientatives. on the 23d
—besn nr; otnnt )4 4 / 1 19, WaLfOnS, orse,g ant
attendantS. It nnw seemed almost cer
tain that MI must be. !oat.
U lure' Bishop Mel ya care was a daugh
ter of Bishop Smith. - The, Ite . v. Schott,
-lletiiodist. minister of Louisville, and hisi
v, ire. Wetn alf , U; CM hoard. I impossi
ble that a soul could survive, if the boat should
be .vre'died or► the falls. The cos-re - rd. the
cold, the bred lie - N. thy eddies, the ice, breaking;
ever the falls, would have rendered escape
even for the strmu j and hardiest swimmer
impossible. Help frolic-either shore could
not be extended so lonfy, as the drifting eon
tirwed.Not hin f.t could reach the boat in time
to rosette a sinvle permit. Inevitable death
was all that the most fearless and confident
nuuld see beinit). them. The boat and passen
niers Wlq,! gtven up on the shore. Whore was
help to come from 7. Some there were on,
hoard who riid know where to look; and - did
look there, where alt true-help is found in - tune
of need.
The Bishop then said to Mr. Sefton that. he
would go into the- room where the women
were, and draw their Inimis to prayer.- They.
went together; hot though the utmost caution
was used to prevent alarm, the word prayer .
was no sooner minted than the lamentations
and cries made it impossible ror prayer to be
heirs(. A fter elicit-al/06W): in vale to calm
these poor intople, some - or the calm ones. with
Mr, and Al N.;1.11,0n. and Miss Smith, gathered
close armed the Bishop, as he ofrereti a brief
and -appropriate prayer. After this there was
more composure. A tol new the hand of the
Lord appeared. Man could do nothing-. 'Pt - to
boat was drifting on to its app trent inevitable
wreck. But—xas •it not God's :ridding in
answer to prayer?—slec struck the hidden reef
at the com. noneement of the rapids. That
was the salvation, though it was not then
known or recognised as such.
How !ono. the boat could hold that place
against t h e pressure of ;he current, and the
prtaligions monention Of the acres of ion which
constantly struck and ground against it ; how
soon she would he pressed over, or liked up
and turned over, or crushed under the neromn
biting mass of ieit. whore no help could reach
her, no one cite Id s ty. E telt new onset of
ice was watched with• intense anxiety. But
that wit - lob- was terror to those on hoard proved
to be one of Clod's instrunterts for their safe
ty. As the ice -struck against the heat, it
formed such a mass that it rested on the rock
beneath and formed a breakwater; and the
more violent was the onset of the ice, the
more strong and massive did it become. The
boat lay, as it were, ender the lee of this bill
of ice, though some of her length was still un
protected.
In this passive resistance to the assaults of
the current and ice, the, boat lay about two
hours, before help came. Meanwhile the pas
sengers could not see that any movements for
rescue were being Ilia di; on shore. They were
too far off to see what was doing..
Prom the Lotikrille shore they were dis
tant halla Mile, and on the Indiana shore there
wore no inhabitants. During this time. high
rewards were. ntThred On the Louisville side
to any one who would attempt a re,cue. The
clt•rl; of the Jacob Strader had a son in the
stranded born. and offered a large price for his
deliverance. The life-boat of the Strader was
launched, and three hien came out in her, and
took out the yim lb and two young women con
nerted with the ntlicerS of the Strader. It
took the boat an hour to get bark.
In the course of another hour, some four or
five boats, capable of containin each from
lout to five persons, came out from
,either
shore. Meanwhile - the women had hcrnme
quite composed. Many - of them .behaved in a
very exemplary way throntrbout the whole
period. As soon as these skid's came near to
the heat, the determination seemed unanimous
that the women should ail ge first, and this
determination was carried out. The colored
won - ten were nirtflridly eared for as the white.
Whoever carne first entered the boats first.
Th e hist, woman that came was a white wo
man. Such as had husbands were allowed to
have them with them. The Rev. Mr. Selion
went, as was proper, with his wife, in the
second boat, and Bishop MeDwaine consigned
to him the care of Miss Smith, and bade them
farewell.
Our good Bishop was stroncr'y urged by
thos... in the skiff and ott the boat. to g-r) with
the lady in his chartre; but he resolutely re
fused to avail himself of the privireoe which
all seemed anvious to accord to his are and
character. oov or two colored men ...very al
lowed to go in the skiffs with their wives.
Not a word of intern mute or remonstrative in
reference to this arrnorement was tittered.—
“Iltinember .irclic.” way hoard as the INo
men were put in. All the while the ice Wars
cr u shi n g ag,tins: the boa:, and none knew low
soon she would ., be driven where no boats
could reach her. At length the last woman,
Its it was supposed, had been put on, and the
boat was not full. At the urgenev of t h ose
who were most active, Bishop Mt-Bimine con
sented to get into the skiff. But before it
had !nisi-led Off another wourot was found. and
he at once called to her to come and take his
The next relief was a - flatboat, _riven
NlPi:rs. Gill. Smith & Co., of Louisville, to
whoever would take it. It WaB manned by a
((allatti crew, who knew that stich a craft 0,,,t
take the ran:. .I ' ►►o fa ll , pilot.. came in her.
Otte steered nod the pt her eonnit npled. ( tp
t till flantiltrm, a cool and intrepid man. teak
the rommatol. On her nosh deck, which
even with her Ride. - 4, and eovered with straw,
alt tiftv men, of whom Bishop Mellvaine
was one. l ' Vett. Ac there was• not
room to stand, hce luso of the Oar.t. nor room
to sit, thew wero eompPllo.l to kneel.
this Owe the boats which had pot off had
been e•vrried down. and were just able :9
reach the island at the head of the 4f/ilk, whore
, there waq timeit sufferin , r fr , ,tri cold. and
whence the woolen with difficulty got to the
Kt ntuitki shore.
As' the erew or the flatboat gtirted - for their
fettrful trial of the f.IIIA, Hamilton
ordered-itilettee. •• Let one -Tent, 4mt me."
id he. lie orde ed the dr.ituritt of the lt,Lti
ole _ e answer wAs "Itis it- 9to 411 Pill el,or w lett te . r ezens
teen inehes." Tie answered : 'lt is a poor started in pursuit, and she was captured by- a '
vilducc;" acid thow , tit the rase %/ay ' 11C 0 10; W 114.1 Old Aar , u,puic the Ivrfat.
10
desperate. He bad nut expected that the boat ONE' WEEK LATEIt FROM CALIFORNIA. 1 New Firms in the" Shoe and
would be loaded so heavily. Hi,, effort was
$1;113,000 in Gold.—Shocking 'Steam-! Hat. Business.
, in • ,ic I : itlfr of the falls, as that -b oa
wide,' aloof afforded any hope l nf a .passage", , - .7 t—EXl4. - 4)B4°n—Sel7-e4"ives-"t-1 / ." - IXTO - N 4- - -Callgay---.--
_ Lolls tod
~,,,,t,piA_b_t bait
a _
minitte_
or - 1
tiro. 1S Kw YtmK. Feb, 25.—The 'steamer George : - 1 - TAVF can ine-ft dh i es at h
l i s be powerful current had brow let the flat al., Li - i - l-; - from -- ,. - A. - spinwall. - wiiirSan - Franciscodates. I - 1 . k ' " ---' - --" --us-a- -4 Le. welt--
most to the
,spot where, in another instant, shel nowt! stand of W. VV. Pax•rort, which,
has
e done on the principle of •'c trek sales and
wifii„l6e w reeked, ant! all lost in the break- to the lsteinrit., reached her herd, at half past
by
arely been fixed up . anew. Business to.
short profits," for Cash or Produce. We will=
8 o'c ; ifx , :k nt t s li l is ii r : t i lor t !n i - g. — ller specie freight ,
ers and ice, or they wi.re to be safe. 'There e
a good stock and sell eheap. TO satisfy- -
was perfect silence. %V hat a solemn moment' .
e"n ihe — triTn % s - it ' t - t - cr ' o — ss th e -n
I g s n t l l f i l yntis is now regal
tat
tatty- made from ocean to ocean by the railroad.
How -appropriate was the kneel - ma- position Ives eat!
which was maintained ! The Lord saw those The f( ' lll3l° ,„p en 2 a g of the tine was ' te ' tak e L o t:ri 6 l ' b t t o isi t; n i e v s e s. o n u nd r o c u o s id s s e ;: e n n k t r p a c e s o r g n S o s o r i n tni s a ts l e i a:tte . p it r t W lo o rt e r . -
hearts that were before him in a correspontrincr place on t h e - Ann. ' " P
• The steamer- Pearl exploded her boilers ~,
:,I„,,:ne.„:e.,:nre,:3.:::,:acsfillo,rrdt
notice;
; phi
rade,-
aifittide of prayer and faith. ;
,while mooing near Sacramento, and abont sew- ;,„,ter.theLlatn'it 4 - Ladies' GAITERS',
Our beloved hishop sheltered a poor, shiver- ,
int! colOrral boy under his oloak, and e na ,.. ' entY lives -were lost. AmOng those who per
ished were Co) Alexander Anderson. a distin- 9"'" "ildrf:"' -8.- Shneg, sVr
mended himself andliis fellow voyagers with
omnpose re and confidence to his covenant Loyd guished lawyer of Nevada. a native ofVirgin- elar" - 1300TS and SI-MRS made to order
la. the captain and mate of the steamer, and
and Saviour. 1n the crisis of passim , down
shout twenty c hitt - amen. Fifty-three
, A ..; ;• -
z p o tt us t\ntit e ke ebo of m. .Sl SILK
o.w . N RATS,
th citi-,
the chafe the boat struck. it seemed then -:...,
bodies were found and twenty persons are o Ina,
Ow t-allwas---lost t .. Titesileftee- - was nribroken.
It is assertA that ilt- Pearl teas -at the - -/,4 4, . . . Wide Awake,. - Kossathr,- and O 1&
Or__Liiing over die rook ,'she was a ntroment free. s't* The agents - , Men's Fur and Wool flats, too-eth—
and theme struck a gain.., Aoain she was free, t i me ra e ll g with the Ewer P rise *
deny this. Both boats' were on the way from et' with Men's,. Bovs", and Children's, friA,TS
and agdiu struck. 11cr bottom grated on tbe
Sacramento to Marysville: There was a large and GAPS of all kinds grid sizes.
,reef—not a word W:ig spoken. lit' bast ftia t:
,
tql 00-14 e ea p lain cried out, isliTry the, Immo ,' amount of treasure 01) board, which was recOv - - -- W. W.. PAXTON . ,
- "No Witter !" was the answer. God bad de - ere,}. AL COBEA N.
Tiff. Senatoria? question- remains in siatu gear Februar - 11, 1855,
livered them l The gentleman who kneeled I
next to the —thirty..eight ballots had been taken without
bishop heard him solemnly "rnfir-1
,_,„,, „.#1.1,... g ~..) h., ~.aeon,( c„, W...., „,.,„; ‘ ,,, 4 111, , taaferially changing the result
Now the fearful eddies and breakers were a
danger not to be thought of, after what had
heen pacsed-. Three ntiles below Lottiseilte,!
at Portland, the - passengers were landed safe
ty, wilt' a 0-reat sense of gratitude' to the in- i
trepid pilots and their brave eiew, and most
deeply indebted to the mercy of Goat. They
had hoe,: ahont four hours on the water. At- 1
ter tlitc successful pasSag.e a larger boat, capa
ble of holding morn freioht, and without too
touch draught, took ofT the remaining passen
gers; and passed the falls safely.
Two Arrivals from Europe..
Tll E TV..9lt ustyl:/iNGED.
NEW Youx. March I.—The steamer St.
Louis arrived at her wharf this worniurz,
bringint! (laies frorn-I blue to the t-lih or Feb.
teary, t . ..til . days later than previous ativiees.
There had - heen - no ehanoe in the condition
of aflaim in the'Critnea. The -assault onitke
eity was still tallied of. . .
Lord John Russell proceeds to Vienna to
act us British Plenipotentiary at ►he confer
ence, and it Was MLlpposed strung efro . rts would
be Ifladl 4 ‘ rtyr peace.
A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna says
that the Czar had issued a Manifesto .under
date - of St. Peterstmor, February 1-2 , .h, in
which he calls ihe entire male population of
tiro Empire 114er arms, n m{ditional force
of 300,5.}00 men was-to be dispatched to the
Crimea.
A London firm. in the provision - trade, pro
poses, through the TitUes. to feed the army in
the Crimea at the rate' of 3s. 3d. per day per
man, oiving slaw stilistantial meats per thiy,
anti binding themselves by contract under the
heaviest penalties.
A Erotic!) company had offered to, raise in
France a legion of from ten to twenty-five
thousand men tor the service of the English
Government. Half the nin»her were to t o
ready in fifteen days. was canted that the
English tovernment was uisposed to entertain
the proposition.
II 11,/ FAX. Nlarch I.—The steamer Canada
There early this morning.. She left
Liverpool on the 17th, and her adviees are
three'days later than those by the St. Louis.
The ship Aboons, atrived at Liverpool, re ,
ports seeing on Sept. 4,'in lat. 38 deg-,, south,
a sea serp nt one hundred and eighly-six feet
low,!
The important statement had been announced
that N.iples had joined the Western alliance
and would- send, besides her fleet, a laud torte
equal to that of Sardinia to the Crim e a . - The
miarantee of France to prevent a revolution in
Italy has brought Naples to join tile alliance.
The Belgian journals announce that Tus
cany, Parma, and Modena have also joined
the Western alliance. and *mild send 1,000
men each. This is probably meant as ironical.
It was rumored that Spain would likewise
join the alliance,- with a view to have the in•
flnenee of French anydust any insnrrection
that may take place. It Was also reported
that Portugal will join the allies with 12.000
men ; but this is rather doubtful. ;The West=
ern Powers are evidently, however, seeking to
unite all the secondary States to a general Eu
ropean league against
Sweden cn n nnues to make military prepare
tions, and all the smaller German States have
their armies nearly completed.
The Swiss Federal Government preserves
its neutrality, and continues to forbid the en
listment of Swiss for foreign service.
. .
The opinion prevails that no terms could
he come to between Prussia and the Westein
Powers. Prussia must be left to neutrality
and its consequences. A
Mayor Circumvented.
The Mayor of Detroit determined, a few days
since, to put a stop to the driving of fast horses
through the principal streets of that city. So,
in company with a posse of policemen. he walk •
ed deliberately through the middle of Jefferson,
avenue. a beautiful wide street, which is gen.-
erally the course for trotters. Arrived at the
end of his promerade the worthy Mayor was
fatigued, and gladly accepted the invitation of
a gentleman to take a seat in his cutter. No
sooner was he seated than the horse broke into
n 2.40 pace, and the conservator•of pnhlie
morals found himself flying along at a speed
quite destructive of anything like dignity. and
entirely subversive ofii municipal discipline.
The proprietor and_ driver of the sleigh made
the most strenuous eftbrts to stop his horse,
and pullet! upon the lines till his arms were
lame, which everybody knows is the WilV to
stop one of our American trotters, but the ani
mal 'could not he induced to tarry. and dashed
on. The other fast ones in the street. seeing
the Mayor set the example, at once entered
into the contest. and a merry_time.was the re
sult. The owner of the horse has since ex
pressed his extreme regret that his animal
should have behaved so badly,. and threatens
to sell him. while the Mayor has not since been
seen promenading the avenue.
compensated for their money by -L iii - c - Dt - S - .
admirable lectures, but that, they also have
----------- ---- the sweet satisfaction of 'Knowing that they
Escape from Prison and Death. ' I have contributed this mite, to the adorning Notice.
The Hagerstown Hernhi, of last .veek, thus of the -Students - God's Acre." S I have rented out my Foundry, to take
alludes to the escape of a prisoner from the A sum nearly sutlicienthas been realized to ./.. effect from and after the Ist day of April
Washington County Jail,And his death near make the desired improvements. anti had other i next, and being anxious to close up the busi-
Greeneast le : - citizens. who were abundantly able, felt as ' ness of the same. I hereby give notice to all
"Bernard Gallagher, (me of the two pris- interested as they should have, quite enough persons having claims atecinst me, or the late
onerslvlto escaped from the W a shiegton Coon- , would have been secured to have made such firm of "T. WARREN &SO N;',i,o , present
tv Jail. on Monday of last week, was discov- improvements as would have been highly them for settlement, and those knoSiang them
(Ted, emir Ott the following morning, lying in creditable to Gettysburg, and especially to selves to he indebted to me, or said firm, in
a barn-yard. about a mile from Greencastle, in -livergt eel) Cemetery." , i i money or trade, are requested to call and make
0 dvine contlitien, and soon after bleached his : Looking at the cold and 'callous indifference settlement by that time, as after said date I
last.--lle stopped at a Hotel in Clreeneastle for l of some to a project so laudable, and which in- • shall be away from the foundry. I intend
o few ntements, at about 2 o•cloCk in the morn- ' diced Dr. Morris to come this distance from this to be the only notice I shall give, and all
lug. whither he had -tin front this place at the his home, and spend three days of his precious persons, interested in the same, will do well
tip of his speed, hut emild not be prevaileo time. we cannot but say, that we envy not a to give it their immediate attention, as after
upon eitlwr to 1:11.-4 , re frOigi-Htfett-ri t FO contra ctell--,as-to-look with -positive- the-abovl dace-i-interal-t-o--plact--
- all my claim 4
soon after left, slather that he was on his way coldness upon an obje ( e, so pre-eminently no- in the bands of an officerfor colleetion.
to elia:lll),•Nimpr, Vk here , he, had urgent husi- , ble and public -the u - durnmcnt qf a burial p.'ac e Jan. I. 1555. T. \VA it. it EN.
__,..
u,•,:q, and was found injhe "Morning:, as above 'fur strawzrrs. ; - ____ .
stated, in the agonies of death, ha-rine . . as is in behalf of the students of the'sSeminary and—. a SIOVes ! SIOVCO4;
supposed. fallen (rem exhatishen, and after- College, we hereby express our grateful ac-(A Y C9oli STOV ES—very cheap. Call
N hand and for sale, a rzreat variety of._
wards died horn exposure _endu , cold." • knowledgments to those of
,the citizens who k_
have so generously encouraged the under- , and see them. . GEO. ARNOLD.
431s.ing. September 4, 1554. ,
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Second-hand Carriages.
pF: w aood second-hand CA Et ill AG ES
A few d iys since, a lady on Jaw :Ilea
pond, who is very expert on skates. offered the
privilece of a liK3 10 any one Whilcould catch
her. The offer was wade rather I , )oder than
J. ( )4 . :•, i • • I "I
printing $lOOO to each member.
Thantiti.r: Loss •w- Lira E' —About one o'clock .
en Saturday afternoon, as the steamer Pearl',
of the Combination line, which had been racing
with the Enterprise,. of the Citizens' line. from
Marysville to- Sacramento. was nearng the /at
ter city, her boiler exploded, very nearly/ des
troying the boat 'and harrying a large number
of 11111Ita n beings into eternity. From the many
conflicting statements in regard to the disaster,
we gather the following: There were ninety
three passengers on board, of whom thirty-five
were Chinamen. Of 0 test the bOdies of twenty
-two who were killed have been recovered.
There were nineteen at the hospital on Satur
day. who were terribly wounded. Some Of the
sufferers have had their arms and legs blown
entirely off The pilot. who was thrown several
hundred feet in the air, escaped With b-it little
iinjury. and also the cook and steward. These
are the only officers of the boat who were sar
ed. Catpain Davis. and Mr. Mcßride, of Wells,
Fargo 1 Co.'s Express, are among the dead.
The treasure belonging to Wells. Fargo &, Co.
Was sunk. Mr. Keefer, of Adams & 'Co.'s Ex
-press, was saved. The mangled corpses of ser
.-era t Chinamen are lying on each side of the riv
er—most of them at 1616. The boat is a to
tal wreck. A • rope was ',procured, and the
wreck has been hauled to the river side, abreast
ofthe (has works. The aftercabin and the hult,
is all that remains of her. Those passengers
who were_ fortunate enough to be - aft in the
cabin, providentially escaped uninjured.
Capt. Davis was killed immediately. The
Pilot. Mr. NV illiams,iwas thrown a considerable
distance in the air, and fell in the river, within
a few fret of the-Yolo shore : he was subsequent
ly picked up, and will doubtless recover. His
escape is certainly miraculous. The appear
ance of the wounded. (and scarcely one esca
ped,) was a soul sickening Sight. The China
men and women groan(•d; and wailed in a most
awful manner. The explosion was distinctly
seen by many persons from the levee. rind a
moment after its occurrence innumerable boats,
and also the ferry-boat, running between Sac
ramento and Washington, sped to the scene of
the disaster. The bodies-were picked up, and
a party of men proceeded to clear away the
wreck for the - purpose of saving or recovering
those remaining on board, if. any. In the
meantime many bodies (some of them mutila
ted in a shocking ma n tier, ) were recovered &on)
among the fragments floating in the river. The
number of missing is about thirty, it is said.
Pennsylvania Politics.
PIiTSBrRO,Feb. 24.—The county indignation ,
meeting held here last night on the suhj'ect of
the United StaICS &liraOn-thip was a farce and
failure: Three hundred persons in all. princi
pally \Whigs and Native Americans, assembred.
Resolutions favoring a Western candidate, but
nominating none, were read hut not acted on.
Mr. Smith, a representative of the Legisia-
Cure. rose, amidst loud calls, and defended him
selfingtily for supporting Mr. Cameron. Dur
ing the speech he wag frequently greeted with
hisses, applause. taunts. &c.,
Snh.:equently, Mr. Foster; the editor of the
Dispatch, offered resolutions reeommending, a
man untainted with polities. The resolutions
were adopted, when the meeting adjourned.
The Charge rf Curruption in the PennsylvaniaLP,rislotztre.
HAttalsarnor, Feb. the Honse this
afternoon the report of the majority of the Com
mittee appointed to investigate the charges of
bribery in relation to the Senatorial Election
made a partial, report. after being; called upon
to do so by a resolution of the House. -They
stated that twenty five witnesses had been ex
amined and that four or five otherS could not
be found. and that, many remained to he exam
inett. The testimony' was imperfect and un
satisfactory, and in the present shape should
not be published. Thus far no testimony had
been elicited calculated to tlx on either candi
date for Senator before the joint convention any
attempt to obtain his nomination or election by
corrupt or improper influences. Mr. Jordon,
the chairman of the committee, and Mr. Brown,
refused to sign the report. because they place
a different estimate on the evidence.
LC7 - The following• one of the resolutions
passed by the Hartford Convention. in 1814.
It shows clearly where_ Know-Nothingism had
its origin :
"No person who shall hereafter >ae natural
ized shall be eligible as a member of the Sen
ate or.llonse of Representatives of the United
States, nor capable of holding any civil office
under ihe authority of the United States."
For tho Reptthli(!an C.ompller,
,EDITOI3, : —The undersigned take this
method of expresc•ing, their gratitude to those
of the citizens of Get tvsburr• who favored them
with their presence and aid on the evenings of
the 21st and 22d of February.
We are assured that they not only Teel' fully
I
n Ti. WATERS,
C. Sl'EssEitorf,
.I.lcoit F. WAmpot.H,
SAX
HENRI W. K.L . EiNs,
Lt.:.
as quilt ustriess ort
ts
own hook, for the express piirpose. ur
settlincz ttp his Kooks. Those who or& iirt--
dehted to him are ltre . rehy notified to ealt im
mediately and make payment, as his entire--'
torsiness west an will be settled itp_ this
season. Those whose aeboants are of long
standing iteed not expect further indulgence,
and ifany other person calls for the money,.
don't Marne me. My books will he 'i n my
own hands, in the store or Paxton & C'obean,
at my old stand, anti! the Ist. of April nexl ;-
then it nray be necessary to , pert them in_the
hands of an officer or collection.
Feb. 19, 1855. W . PA XTON.
The War- Going On!
r HFI war in. 2u rope is largely engro.ssing .
puhliC attention, and prices generally-ire
going up. But the u wiersigned wqula suggest
to his eutorners and everybody else that he
kas just returned from the eity, with the"
c•lrea:est and be stock of
tri ; ,? r. ,c 7:2,p e rr ti - •
Afirx4° • .../s 9 .
"Tuts, Confectionary, Fancy Soap — s7 - &c.,
he has ever .before ofrerr Cal:1 and' judge
for yourselves, and , if you. clio not pronounce.
Iris goods among the cheapest and best yfut
haver - ever looked at, then is. We greatly -mis—
taken. his stock eourprises,la part, Coffees,
Sugars, Teas, /Thocolates, Syrups, Molasses,
CratAters, Oranges, Lemons, Almonds, Paint
Nuts, Pea Nuts, English Walt:Mrs, Filberts;
COnfeetionary, of.a IttLudred sorts: Pepper,.
Cinnamon, Cloves, Soda Sal'erazus, Was-bind
Soda. a large variety* of Fancy Soaps, ands
everything else, in his line.
(j each. or Comn!ry Prodtuee taken in: ext--
change for Good's.
TETE FLOI7II AND 'PERI" ThistNEss
is confirmed. Highegt market prier's paid
WM. GILLESPIE,
In Turk Street, at Me Pu,l4 Office.
peltyshurr, April 24, 1854.
Al, - STILL THEY COME !.,(12,-1
New Goods—at Less Prices !
- Li ARM FIRS, look to yott•r interests. If you:
11_ 1 want to•get back the money yo 6. lost, just.
call at the Northwest corner of the Diamond,
where you wtll save.at least 25•,per cent. and
get the Ml worth of your money, and where•
you will not have to pay for those who - don't
pay. Don't :7)rget to bring your money., Aiso
bring, along anything and everything you have
r() sell—such as BUTTER,E,GGS, BACON,.
LARD, RA G.'S, arter everything, you think wills
selland I will buy at what they are worth
Just call- at the People's Store.
sy'..The Stock eons: is of D•RY GOODS,
Groceries. C'lothino• made to order, &e.
• _Yew. Queens ware and Cedar-wore.
JOHN' HOKE.
Gettys4tirg, Feb. 2 18r..i..5- tf
}112.5 , j ust tes,ei.,vad! and' opened one of the
iar,rest mud' hc-zr :elected• stocks of
PA NT'S' ever h•rott , .zht to th-iS connty, some of
which in quality and: workmanship equal any ,
custom work that elan he obtained' in this on
any other 'place; also a rich. variety oft 'WEN I'S,,
of all qualities and' prices together- with a,
first-rate assortment of Gentlemeres ru rn is.hing f
Goods. such as Gloves;, Suspenders, Shirts,
Shirt Collars, Cravats, Stocks,. Pocket Hand
kerchiefs, Hair Brushes., timbrellas,.&c., &c 6.
And Ido assure the pub-lie that no persom
wishing to purchase, need . lea Te my stone with—
out being suited, as ] am enabled and de terinihr
ed to sell at the very, bowed prices. Doll7t, fiPr—
fret the place, in . York street, oppFisitry the
Bank. f Feb. 2.-t;;'
PROTECTION AGAINST
r H E undersigned informs property-holders
.that he has been duly appointed Agent of
the PERRY COUNTY MUTUAL Mg
INSU HAN COMPANY, and that he is.
the only Agent in Adams county for the same.
He will take original and renew old - Insu
rances for said Company, which, since its In
corporation, in 1813, has secured the perfect
confidence of the people of Adams and the
adjoining counties, (it being authorized to
effect Insurances in any part of the State.)
Its integrity and ability have been fully and
satisfactorily demonstrated. The gradation
of rates of Insurance is adapted to the mutual
interests of the whole Company and the class
o! the insured property. Every person insur
ing becomes a member of the Company. and
may not in the selection of officers and in the
direction of its operations.
(* -- -Hon. Moses MoCLEAry represents the
members in this county in the Board of Man
agers. C. Roi', Jr., is President, and Joure
CAntutei.t, Secretary. Office in Bloomfield,
Perry county.
WM. MoCL EA N,
0 ffite-of-M,&-W-i-Metrlea n i -Ge ttys hitt.;
December f 25, 1854. tf
' an e a a " •r
Country Produce, at C, W. HOFFMAN'S
'Couch Factory. August
IMIAN,
Notice in Earnest.
Marcus. Samson
Loss . Vire4