Zig Utpublican '--GET-T-YBBITRG; MONDAY .11011NING, - I‘.;OV. 12, 1855, 1 __ ____. ____ , ___ - ! 1 honest patriots should unite in the great strug- States, and we rather guess , that - - Maryland , Samuel Neely, Jacob Cassatt, John F. Felty ; in the Borbtigh of Abbottstown, this *county, ecno meet pressing engagementg, we _e r e gle. regardless Of . former party affinities and will not prove an exception to a rule which, and Robert Bell, was appointed to canvass was destroyed by fire on last night a-week. constrained to solicit , folift' from tho se i n ar . i predileetioß as, and by united frenr, - larth and has become so general. She'll lie right, in '56. ' the township for subscriptions, iv e arc i n . : A part of his furniture was , - saved, but in a rears.' There is a large amount charged on ' south, 'oppose the current •of fanaticism and J',ew J erse yi like Pennsylvania, has had -a formed that a good spirit prevailed, and that a . somewhat, damaged condition. There was no Our books. a tenth of which in otirpc;cket would treason which threatens to sweep away every surfeit of Know Nothingism, and will have no number of shares of stock were subscribed. ',' insurance. The fire originated, it is supposed . , enable us to relieve others, who might, in turn, i p r inciple of, rational freedom and every prop more or it. The Democrats of “the Jarsies." St New o.9.ford.—A Railroad meeting was 1 , from a defect in the stove-pipe. The light do the same to thtse whom they owe--.--and so i that upholds the Union. i have DEFIANTLY MET TUE ENEMY, AND GUM- . i held at New Oxford, on Thursday evenin g , Dr. • was observed in this place. the end of the ehapter.• There is no tell• The ('residential campaign of 1856, remarks ()USIA BEAT EN VIENI ! There is hardly PPEI PIPER presiding, Pr rmt Dinar. and IS:at. D.' T. following . . low much good the depositing of a- little 1 the pat r ial and Vann, wi9 differ widely from a vestige of "Sam" left there. The election lllsfgs acting as Vice Presidents, and Jxo. 0. The f preamble and rosolutfons ~ age" with us would do. Will ( „;,., , ,di, h _i all - others which have preceded it. Heretofore wits for members of the TS' i 1 ._.... rf ..., to Ti. n nil Id r Ff.r.ts,l: , :o o•.: R, , ,,,-.f..,• y C,,, , , ~t,.,,, —— A ' were adopted by -Gettys Lodge,"in regardto quent patrons act upon the suggestion ? Tho court. next Monday, will no doubt present many opportunities for so doing. - To thoso,_who_. have 'been- prompt in their payments, we tender our grateful thanks. Arod they deserve them : for they have helped *lsola of many "a time of need." MANES —To Bon. S. L. RUSSELL, fora copy of the Agricultural voliunc of the Patent, Unice Report, 1854. SPEA K EIISII IP. —The name of the lion. IVnt. r ' , Akins has Leen mentioned in connection with zhe.si)eakership of the Senate. 'CLERKS Or TIM SENATE AND IIOUSE.--001. V. A. Maguire and T. W. Duffield, are named its , eandidates for Clerk of the Senate. Col. offllair, who has served a number .of years as Clerk of the 'House; and islt very 4capable and experienced officer, will be a can .didate for Clerk of the next House. •SEIRGF:ANT AT ARNS.—We learn that a num !her of the friends of J.. 13. SANSOSI, Esq., editor ‘of the Fulton Densocral, wilt• urge his claims for the post of Sergeant at Arms of the House 'of Representatives of this State. Mr. •S. is .one of the most reliable editors in the State, mad has done good service for the Democratic .cause. 'Dope he will succeed. Latest Foreign News. 'The steamer Asia arrived at Halifax on lyednesday last, with three days' later advices .froni Europe. The news from Sebastopol shows 'that the Allies are advancing in . strong force, •and the Russians falling- back in good order •itiNon their fortified positions. The Allies are .close upon the Russian position of Albat, Iwhereit is thought they must maize a stand, in Which easea battle is inevitable: The Rus -mans on_ the North side keep up a constant fire .npon Sebastopol, under cover of which they are withdrawing their troops and concentrating Them upon Perekop. The Allied troops al,- qcially reported in the Crimea, including the .sick, amount to 210,000._ <Breadstuff's had declined. In the Liverpool n.arKct Wheat was dull, and Id lower: Flour , •lured dellot a decline of la per-barrel. , The Election at Abbottstown. A ,FALse. "Cuow."--The Know Nothings iherratbonts ...tried to' crow over the result -of the recent election fur Justice of the Peace iu I.3tivick township, but the facts, as they have come to our knowledge froin a reliable source, show that they had nothing to exult 'over- Mr. BITTRaIEh, who was chosen, is a Dernuerat, and has.no connection or syu►pa 7thy with the order, - a fact which its members -were aware of; -but knowing full well that they could not defeat Mr. Ewen with a man •of their own, they contributed .to the election .of Mr. 8., rather than sutler a rout ill a regu •lar trial of party strength. We are assured that in that neighborhood, where the truth is , known, they do not pretend to claim it as :Know Nothing victory. Those of the midnigliters who voted fin. Mr, -Bittinger with the hope that lw would not lift Jas conimis . ximi, will be slightly disappointed, -ashe intends to accept the office and perform. ;its duties. "The best laid plots mice au' jnon Ent gatlg ai,;tes B. N. Falsehood. -A friend from the country inrortned us, the •other day, that the Know Nothings of his neighborhood are circulating a. report, that. a -cross was carried in the Democratic torch-light ,precession, in this place, some weeks ago. The story is a very shallow one, and we notice it only to pronounce it false—as false as it is -ridiculous ;—and those who started it knew it to be so. Know Nothings may prostitute em -blems of religion to political uses, but Demo •crats never- - A Youthful K. N. A mere lad, the son of a gentleman horn across the ocean, but himself a native, thought •it very bald, the other day, when emnpelled to - wait for the •second table" at dinner, that •`a foreigner, (meaning his father) should eat •before an American !'' Shouldn't wonder if that boy aspired to the rartk of whipper-in to Know Nothing; council. We feel eunlident that theie are many Demo crats in this ecitiny who do not take a paper, snl would to theta the present as an excellent time to subseril.e fur the Compiler. The long winter evenings will soon be here, and you would then lind it a cheerful fireside companion. - Send us your names. Li - The Georgia Legislature iiiet on Mot id !i ia.st, and tug:mixed by electing Deniuci aut.. officers Li - Judge Kane has been arrested at the suit of i'a,;..iisore for allege,l fal,e imprisotmetit, &,c. :ah‘i fiioads will wake floqiiii4 to- r,.,".7) - 'll-. dud. t.rs. M. (11. P.. a.. —Sorry, very. that we :tie 171 1 .1 1 •1 -.N: you at 110r1112. ,Tharltl4l: 4:1;c,/4118, 1511), AL tue .k.U.14.31C•ta • Dr. 1:i audio's. tl*t: pill luau, 11.1., Lmen c mu id u ' L p u t th e Bally wuld you e Nuw York ScliaLe. The Presidential election of 1556 will he of, ../Ilaryfitn±hfis gone for the darklanternites greater importance, to the country than any by about 3,000. They elect four of dre six 1 which has taken place since the adoption of the Corigre:;Amera, and probably alna j or i t y i n the Federal Constitution. it will, in truth. in- Legislature. We expected better things of - volve the very existence of that Constitution, our Southern nciglihor ; but it may be for the or, at bast, its application, in its true intent best, as we think it not unfair to 'presteine that : and-nicaning-i-ta--the-alittilv-oEgovernnient. a E._*now_Nothing-trlinnph-now-will-tualic-the- - This is a matter of too grave importance, to he State all the more certain fin. the Democrats overlooked by any portion of the AMerican at the Presidential election a year hence. A peoPlehaving the stability of the - Union and' twelve-month or K. Nr. corruption and folly the true interests of the country at heart. All has been quite enough for most of the other parties were organized upon constitutional buses, and, whichever succeeded, the country was safe. True, we always contended, as we still contend, that the_principles professed and ( Carried out by the Dem9`cratio party weremore liberal than those aeted 4 upon brits opponents ; but even when beaten we were not oppressed by any grave fears that the jute rests of the country would be seriously . -disturbed. The liberty of the citizen and the Union of the States we knew would be safe in any event ; and for the rest, whatever errors might be cotn7 'flitted were moil to be cured by tittle and re- Election. .But this is not now the case : and it is idle to say that there is no danger. Unless the Know-Nothings, the A belitionists, and their allies mean nothing more by•their doc trines than to'humbug the people, there is not only a probability, but an absolute certainty of serious, Perhaps fatal convulsions. Even Mr. Seward; should-he be the next PreSident,, sup posing nun to be averse to carrying out the execrable principles of his partisans, could not, with all bisstatesinanshi p and acknowledged ability, resist the importunities of the reckless and' exasperated fanatics who direct . and con trol his- motley battalions, Theyhave sworn on the one hand that, slavery shall be abolished or the Union dissolved ; on the other that im migration shall be stopped-and liberty of con science forbidden bystringent laws, regardlesS of the plain provisions of the constitution. Who, acquainted with the character - of these desperate factions, can doubt that they mean what they say, or that, should the reins of government 'fall into their hands, they would make the effort, at least, to carry their infa mous professions into practice ? It is sheer madness to shut our eyes — to the dangers that menace the -country and make no timely effort to avert theta. Against this union of bad inen,'we must haVe a union of the good and wise of all parties ; and this can only be ac• complished by those who have hitherto, be longed. to. different party organizations, but have now only the safety of the Union and the welfare of the country -at heart, attaching themselves to the Detn °ern t ie-organi za on. The Do - necrotic party is now the only na tional party. Its organization is the same north and south ; and so, with sonic slight shades of difference, which never disturb its harmony, are its doctrines. That they are safe-and sound the prosperity of the country tinder all its administrations.eflers abundant evidence ; so that in calling on all true patri ots to rally under its broad banner in this time of peril, we invite theta to an ark of safety, where they may- plant - themselves and wage an honorable warfare for our common rights and interests. WHAT A WKIISTER. PAPER THINKS or .NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CANVAS:L-11cm is a plan of the campaign of 18,5 G: 11 the Demo cratic party go into a campaign with the Union on their side, and the AbolitionistS on the other, they will beat the latter as badly as. they beat Gen. Scott at the last election. The l(nei,v Nothing party is .no national party at, all, and it, will not be alive a year hence for any purpose of good or evil. The idea of creatitv: a :Tea ms passes away with the elections in Indiana and Pennsylvania. No such party can be formed which has the elements of any strength within it, and the men whu join it. are sure to be in a minority in their day a►.d generation.--Ruston eutithr. ri — Siti cc the election the oppose Lion are mak ing some queer developments, showing the corrupt character of their plans to defeat Mr. Miner. It turns out that Mr. Nicholson, al though _a me illber of the Republican State Com mittee, and although denying any connexion with the Know Nothings, actually belonged to the Secret Order—and pledged himself to its principles prior to the election. The Pittsburg Gazeite,denounces him as "a dishonest and dishonorable man." Mr. Nicholson and his friends played a deep game, and they have lost not only the election but their good name. 8.7 Know-Nothing. victories, like lightning . , only strike in the satne place once. The first triumphs of"the Order" are also ft.s last. Even in the city of Philadelphia, where this disease •is annihilated. In Cincinnati, too, where it at first swept everything, "Sam," Who va i pi . )nrcd and Mrutted through one election, is now on the toU'a, without hat, coat:, shoes or stockings So will it he in California, where the K. N. epidetui:: has just reached, and struck in. r:, Ny. Cothoth, at one tittle connected with the press oll'hiladelpita, has been elect ed to the Senate of Califol_nia by the linow Nothi tigs. It is related of him. that at betnent, in 1853, he nuide the fol!owhqn iiiark : "If ever I desert the Democratic, party, way my tight atm be withered." Oa the day of Lite . - twit he fell Iron) his horse and so cottaitletelv shattered an), that it was thought lie would ie_comptiled to have the limb amputated. _l. etnatital)le ctottenlenoe. The Presidential Election. M=M= officers. In the Senate, the Democrats have 1 12, Whigs 5, Know Nothings three ! House, Democrats 38, Whigs IG. Know Nothings six, and one Temperance man. if the midnighters can discover any co►nfort in New. Jersey, they arc welcome to the whole of it. - New York, but for the "Hard" and "Soft." folly, would have gone for the Democrats hand somely. As they were divided throughout the State, however, it has probably gone for the K. N's. In the city of New York. the Demo crat.; elect_aboat—half—the-otiicers, because--49 those the two wings were united —showing what they might have done in the State had better councils prevailed. But we are hope ful that a year hence the "Empire State" will be with us. Then there will he but one Dem ocratic candidate to support for President, up on whom the liar& and Softs can tro doubt readily unite ; and if they do, there won't be a grease spot of "Sam" left ! They can carry the State by 20,000, anyhow. Massachusetis has of course gone for the K^. N's. No man at all posted in reference to her politicaUtistory would look fur anything else. But the returns present one noteworthy fact : Gardiner's majorily for Governor last year was 54,25—n0w he has• only about 15,01)0 showing a falling off i i t the Know Nothing •strength, in the shortzs, ace of twelve months, of nearly FORTY j 1 If?USA ND !! ! ShoUld this decrease not be speedily ai rested, very lit 'tle cyphering will demonstrate how "fetv days" the Order can expect to stand in that State.— But if she should conclude to throw off the shackles of Know Nothiogism, and join the DeMocratic party, we give her notice to mend her political ways, and act like a prudent, well-intentioned sister of the Union. She must present a certificate of good character, backed tip by the best, of recommendations, to obtain a seat in the good old republican family.— ‘•:‘lalie a note of it." From Lon/Vona the returns are very meagre —not enough to indicate the result. But should the K. N's. carry the State, it will be by having taken the very ground - on the re ligious test question which the Democrats here and all over the country have taken. There the order denounces all who would make'a man's religion a test for office, and it is even said that their candidat . e for Governor is a member of the church which they here proscrib. Front MimNissipid there are as yet no returns. 11V:woman can, no doubt, boast a pemo untie victory. -The returns received pint that way at least. Mitinesidu.—The complexion °of the Minne sota Legislature is as follow.: lii the Council, 9 Demo c rats to 5 ltcptl.liearni; in the llouse, -22 Democrats, 11 Republicans, and two Know Nothings. Oregon.--The corrected official returns for Delegate to Congress give Gen. Lane, Demo crat, 6,178 votes, and Gaines, K. N., 3,943 making. Lane's majority 2,235 ! That will do fur a youqig Territory. The election for Mayor of Charleston has re , suited in the defeat of the Know Nothing can didate by 416. Better and better. PRPITTV FAIR. FOIL A Ntm STATE.—At the late neaten in Ca-h-lornia, iti ,S;igut.fiay county. ving' 12,000 inhabitants, 13,000 votes were polled.' In One parish, containing but 400 in halntants, the inspectors returned, 4,000 votes ! Ball; tu C ANIA This leads us into the secret of the Knoy. , Nothing victory in that State. The Jack lan tern party can only triumph by the pollution of the ballot-box. Read the Following The National lntelligencer, the oldest as well as the ablest conducted Whig paper in the United Statelke.(says the 'Montgomery Sen tinel.) thus speaks of the diswaceful scenes enacted by members of the dark-lantern order in Louisville, on the day of the late election in that city : "After a careful examination of all that we have seen bearing on the point, after au tut pitjudiced stunk of the articles that have ap peared on the subject in the Louisville journals, we believe that the blood of the slain is on the hands of the Know Nothings. 'The proof's are many, and convincing." te.l N PRINCIPLEs Ot - TRAGED,_We l earn from the Southern papers, says the Easton Jr Lt - US, that the managers of the Agricultural State Fair in Kentucky, recently held at Louis -were guilty of a high misdemeanor. They:gave several prizes to foreign over native bubK. The attention of the Know-Nothing Cduneils all over the land should at once be directed to this piece of misconduct on the part of the Kentucky Managers. Are the Ibur - ' to ggvd suns of the soil to be thrust aside by foie4 , s n monsters, unnaturalized, perhaps, too! f i — r - Mr. - 11;31. is - putting - up - very This pleletence for foreign quadrupeds is but two - stor y - snug brick dwelling on West Jlid the entering Nvedge to a preference for foreign dle Buret. "A few mole of the same sort" biptds. and should be severely rebuked. would very much improve that end of the sucet = - little over eizhi thousand. (mostly K. N's.) be- The Democratic National CoutittiWe is , 11_7•1Ve ate glad to see that the Turnpihe in-• equal ' i numbers to the entire army n ith in callkd together to meet Att_the...,National-llot-4,-- comp ,i ly h ave col on a ne e d improving the l'iLe which Gen. Scott made his descent into the Wat,hingtun city, uti Tuesday, the SW of Jan- iii our street, and hope they will not stop until , va ll ey o f Mexico, at the time of the w•ar with the work is thoion-ltly_ilone, _O I , should have the saute tt catment, ttiet_btreets____ L h aL _ fti ,„ - mi ev ___________ _________ and plenty , of it. wiry tieXt ,- W E \ \- V Tltose of our patrons p.i yin;tl,c,r sigio , , , iiption4 with articlL, ..;ILatly u 1.1111.; ut, ILA :t :.ruull The Elections TOWN AND COUNTY. 1 , - - - - LAPIES' FAIR. i "Whigs who are noWhigs"—Seetional _ ~__,....„ _... I The suggestion of a Ladies' Fair, the pro- Parties. RATLRoAD MEETINGS. • I eceds to be flevoted to the making a good walk ! pAxtEr. WHusrEnt, in a letter to his farmer,- . . 41 flunlerslown.--A.ntecting- of the friends Ito the Ceuretcry, is a happy one, and we hope Jour TAYLOR, wrote from Washington, under of the-Railroad was held in the Humerstown : "the fair" will see to it that the Fair be some- date of March 17th, 1852. Hero is, the lan. ' : School-house. on 'Tuesday evening last—Ron- : thing more than fair--really extra. They know guage of a true patriot . Rwr Mclranwv President. PURTG lltzitt, Vice how to manage such affairs, and will of course "I" am glad that you have chosen Mr. Pike repr . eSen , tative - . ------ 11 - eTis -- a --- trne - mblit - The re - President; -- mrd -- Itoar;rt -- T RE:r.l7 - Seeretary. TT - ie succeed in this. See adv. for a meeting of are m New Hampshire many persons who call meeting was addressed by Messrs. Irvine and • Ladies this evening. 1 i themselves Whigs who are no Wigs - at all, Taylor, Dr. J, W. Hetalrix, I). Wills, 'Es(l,l .-! and no _better _than _disunionists.---Any -man - and Capt. R. McCurdy ; and a committee. con - FIRE AT AFt 13017STOWN. ! who hesitates,in granting and securing to every slating of Messrs. Armstrong Taughinban b, 1 The dwelling of Mr. Wm. Gin, (of Henry,) partofthe country its just and constitutional t, by Messrs. Irvine and Taylor, D. Wills, Esq., Dr. Hendrix and Dr. Pfeiffer. Messrs. C. Zim, John Stock, Joseph Kepner, J. L. Noel, J. It. Hersh, and Henry Wolf, were appointed a committee to canvass the neighborhood for subscriptions. The meeting, we are told, was an encouraging one. Si New thesler. - --- The meeting at New Ches ter, On Friday evening, was also highly satis factory. IlExar Mymits,l4'.sq., presided ;IsAito MONFORT Vice President, aitl DAVID WOLF See -ret-aryite—mecting was addressed - 13y r. Wills, Esq., and Messrs. Irvine and Taylor. Messrs. henry J. Myer, Philip Donohue, Mo ses Stambaugh, George Mackley, and John W. Hill, were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions in, that neighborhood. A hand some sum was subscribed on the spot. RailvAd meeting was held at Hampton, on Saturday evening last,-11E - ICY A. PICKING, Esq., President,' and A. K. Misus Secretary. Speeches were made by D. Wills and D. A. Buehler, Esqs., and Mr. Tay lor. Committee to solicit subscriptions: Messrs. Henry A. Picking, James Townsend, A. K. Myers, Dr., Blish, and Wm. Fiches. Additional Meetings ate called by the Board of Managers, and it is to be hoped that the good work will he prosecuted to final suc cess. This project is one of toolnuch_impor tance nut to demand the attention and aid of every citizen. Messrs. Irvine and Taylor started-out on Thursday morning, to make exatuinations for a new .arid better route, and should they find such, to make report. We believe it is their intention to keep north of the Turnpike until they reach New Oxford. CEMETERY ANNOUNCEMENT, &c The Board of Managers of Ever Green Ceme tery have just had printed their first Announce- Ment, giving a brief sketch of the progress of ' the enterprise since its inception, its financial resources and future prospects. The-pamphlet also contains the By-laws and Regulations, lists of Stock and Lot-holders; the Address of Rev. Mr. 1)osn, at the Opening Ceremonies, and , the Discotirse of Rev. Mr. MIL, at the Laying of the Corner-Stone. A very neat and correct engraving of the Gateway building is incorporated in the publication. I: " The Announcement well gotten up, and the mechanical part reflects credit upon the printer, Mr. 11. C. NElNsTutyr. Every family should have a copy, and we doubt not that the - Managers will make such arrangements as may present all with the opportunity to se cure it. " —By the way : the visitor to the Cemetery will find no inconsiderable degree of enter prise and taste exhibited there. Quite a num ber of gentlemen have already enclosed their lots-with beautiful and substantial iron railing J. L. Schick, David McCreary, Geo. Shryock, Andrew Pulley, John Houck, Samuel McCreary, lion. Geo. Swyser, Cleo. Swope, (korge Arnold, Drs. C. & R. Horner, D. McConaughy, Esq., Prof. Stwvcr, Hon. Moses McClean; Rev. 1)r. Kraut'', W. W. Pax ton, and Thos. J. Cooper —and many others will soon be similarly enclosed. In addition to the hundreds of trees placed upon the grounds during last fall, winter and spring, quite a number of rare kinds-have been trans planted there during the last week, and the work will be contiru►ed as long as an occasion for it may exist. No effort will be spared to make the Cemetery what it should be—a credit to an enlightened and liberal community. PROPERTY SOLD The IVANtrthlit property, opposite this office, was sold at public sale, on Alonday last, by the heirs, for the sum of Sl.s44—the dwelling, with :16 feet front, being knocked off at 5:199, (4:o. E. 1k Eln.v.n purchaser ; and the shop. with 24 feet front, bringing 5545,1,m% is W.oti , - mot purchaser. The latter gentleman also bought the lot of ground at the corner of High and Washineon suects, containing about an acre and a quarter, at The Titoxm, property, on York street, was sold on the previous Saturday; for .IDA3i Du:nsom purchaser. Real Estate is "looking up" in this quarter. Sheriff TnomAs, on Saturday last, sold the following real estate:—Leonard Stough's prop erty, which brought $l,OOO-11on. S. R. Rus sell purchaser. Jacob hare's farm, U. J M. Bachman purchaser. Daniel For ney's lot, $.1.05---S. R. Russell and Andrew Ifeintzel wan purchaser. Abraham ers's .farm and. woodland, *956-11rs. Myers pur chaser. (' The NOVLUILLr uclt. BE= LuuLt the death of JOHN B. I'ITZER, a member" of the order : Whereas, it has pleased Divine Providence to remove from this world of care and sorrow, to a better and.happier-sphere, ''tr worthy and esteeined brother, John B. Pitzer, who died at Arrendtsville, Adams comity, on the'.2.g - th of ; October, .1855 ; and whilst we deplore, his death, being cut off in the prime of manhood, we should also heed that passage of Holy Writ which says, -.Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of Sorrow ;" and as we ' would call to mind the noble traits of his char acter as a member of the Order and a eitizen; lie-it-therefore= Resolved, 'Chat it is with unfeigned regret we have received the intelligence of the death of our much esteemed brother, John B. Pitzer. ~ /lesnived, That we deeply deplore his death in the morning of his life, and that in him the Order has lost one of its most worthy, active and efficient members, and society a good cit izen. Reso/nd, .That we deeply sympathize with the friends and relatives of the deceased in this their severe :bereavement. lt6olved, That -a copy of these resoluPions be transmitted to the family of the deceased, and that: they also be published in the papers of the county. licadved, That we will wear the usual mourn lug badge fur 30 days, and that the Ball be clothed in n►ouyuing for the same length of time. [a — lfie understand that the Presbyterian Congregation, worshipping at . llunterstown, have settired the services of.ltev. JosErn MA-. nos, for the coming winter. Services may be expected in the llunterstown church every Salkath.—Slar. rrYotrng I.IAm„ who was injured at Em mitsburg, has improved sufficiently to justify his removal to his father's residence, near this place. Bank of Gettysburg on Tuesday last declared a dividend of 4 per cent., for the lagt six months. JOHN G. GILBERT, near New Ches ter; :)as sent us a pair of ears of Corn, each measuring upwards of 14 inches in length. That beats anything grown in uur patch, and we suspect that it "takes down" many others. rt-The Personal Property Sale of Messrs. TnomAs and 11 ENILY ,MILLEIt, in Butler town ship, on the 21st instant, will commence at TEN o'clock in the forenoon. -.- The Agricultural Society will meet on Tuesday of the Court. Let there be a full meeting. PO - The •'l:lucs" were out on parade on Sat urday afternoon last. Looked well and maraca well. Lutheran Synod of Maryland, in session recently in Washington City, paid their respects in a body to President Pierce, and were Cordially received, and (the Luthe ?an Observer says) exceedingly , gratified by the interview. The address to the President Vyllev. Mr. Diehl, and the President's reply, -, were admirable. DEMATION.—The new Lutheran church at Chambersburg was dedicated to the service of Almighty God, yesterday a-week, Rev. Wm. F. Eyster,- the pastor, Rev. James L. Schock, of New York, and Rev. Dr. Schmucker, of this p ace, participating in the ceremonies. The collections amounted to over 000. tom' PLowiNG 111,vren.—Quite an excite ment has been created among the youngsters of Bucks county, in consequence of the an nouncement by the Agricultural Society of that county, of a Plowing Match for Boys un der the age of 18 years. The match is to take" place at. the Black Bear, in Northampton town ship, on Wednesday- the 14th day of Novem ber inst. The following arc announced as the premiums : For the best plowing, $lO 00 ; second' do. $S : third do. $6 ; fourth do. $3 ; fifth do $2. The phy.v-boys are to be resi dents of Bucks county. This is a new feature in Agricultural Exhibitions, and one worthy of imitation. A NEw STATE.—The lichigan legislature have passed an act providing for the formation of a new State or territory, to be called Supe rior, which will be composed partly from Michigan and partly from Wisconsin. _ _ ca . .A. tine boy named Fraze'r fell upon his %link: running a r►co with-other -hnys a Bigbee Valley, Mississippi ; the blade entered his- heart, and he died before his father, who was one of the umpires, could reach him. STRAN - G.E InEA.—Mrs. Jane Ford, who died about two weeks ago, in Lewistown, Pa., made a request previous to her death, that her body be buried in her best. appard, including breast pin, ear rings, and a handsome shawl. The request we understand was implicit! V ObeVed. AN ARMY OF Or Fro; SEEKERS. —The New I York Tunes says the number of candidates for oilieL in that city, at the late election, was a rj . , !Awl:, out fOr co II:41f (lullars.-- Ifit%arc HI ctirplaliuu HI :\ ]vi L, ;uid bct ILIA) vur vicunty ycis .wva •gI: is an enemy to t e to e country.— John Taylor ! if one.of your boys should say e honors his father and mother, and loves his rothers and sisters, but still-insists that one f them shall be driven out of the family. what an you say of him but this, that there is no eal family love in him . ? You and I are farm= s ; we never talk politics—our talk is of xen : but remember this : that any man who ttempts to excite one party of'this country , :ainst another is just as wicked as he would be who should attempt to get up a quarrel be " ' - , eiglibr . . ueighbor, old %Ir. John Sanborn, or his other neighbor, Capt. Burleigh. There are some animals that live best in the' fire ;. and ' there_a_ui,some men who delight in heat, smoke, combustion, and even general conflagration. They do not follow the things that make for peace..— , They enjoy only controversy, contention, and strife. Have no communion with such per sons, either as neighbors or politicians,. You have no more right to say that slavery ought not to exist in Virginia than a Virginian 'has to say that slavery oughtto exist in New Hamp shire. This is a question left to every-State ,to decide for itself ; and if we mean to keep the -St - ates -- tog e the' , we Must leave to every Stare this power of ,deciding for itself. I think I never wrote you a word before on politics. I shall never do it again. I only say, love your country, and your whole country ;- and when men attempt . to persuade you to get into a quarrel with the laws of-other States, tell them "that you mean to mind your own business," and advise them to mind theirs. John Taylor, you are a free man, you - possess good princi ples ; you have a large family to rear and pro vide for by your labor. Be thankful to the government which does not oppress you, which does not bear you down by excessive taxation, but which holds out. to you . and yours the hope of all the blessings which liberty, industry, and security may give. John Taylor, thank God, morning and - evening, thatyou were born in such a country. John Taylor, never write inc another word on politics. Give my kind est remembrances to your wife and children, and when you look from your eastern win- • doWs upon the graves of my family, remember. that he who is the author of this letter must soon follow them to another world." No PAY Fan "BOILING. in the Court of Cominon Pleas of Lancaster county, recently. wherein Major John Cum mings, formerly of Columbia, claimed to re cover from Christian Myers, of Washington borough,.the sum of $2OO, as compensation for services in procuring thP_ passage of a law awarding. Myers (the defendant,) F.-100 for damages done to a lot of ground in Columbia,- by the construction of the railroad. A contract to pay that sum was produced., The ,defence set up was, first, that no service had been ren dered ;, second, that the contract was illegal, it being contrary to public policy to countenance agreements to pay for the procuring of legisla tion. The Court sustained the position of the defendant's counsel, and charged that the plaintiff could not recover. "Borers" will observe that the law does not favor them. Cash in advance, will be their motto hereafter. Williamson Discharged. On Saturday week, I'assmore Williamson was discharged from Moyamensing Prison, in which he ha% been confined since July 27th, 1855, for contempt of the L. S. District Court. His counsel appeared in court, with a petition addressed to the court, stating that he wished to - purge himself of the contempt for which he was imprisoned, and was willing to make true answers to interrogations addressed to him by the court in relation to the matter. lie then made an answer to the interrogation put to him, which was eAcepted to by Mr. Vandyke, and amended at, the suggestion of the court, as follows "1 did not seek to obey the writ by produ cing the persons in the writ mentioned before this court. "I did not seek, because I verily believed that it was entirely impossible for me to . pro duce the said persons agreeably to the com mand of the court." This answer was accepted, and Judge Kane aid the contempt was regarded as purged:— After some remarks from the U. S. District Attorney, stating that Wheeler had insti tuted suit to recover damages iu another court, Williamson was discharged. ALLEGED AiraDER, OF A GIRL BY Itllt BROM- Eas.—Two brothers, Tobias and Joe Fitzgerald, were arrested iu New Orleans on the 26th ult., for the suspected murder of their sister, whose body had been privately interred by weans of a certificate to which fictitious names were at tached. They are charged with having used her with the most barbarous cruelty for a long time previous to her death. 1: - "A man named Matthew Atchison, a resi dent of Kittaning, Pa., came to a horrible death in that borough on the day of the elec tion. lie was the engineer of a mill, and as he was about stopping the engine to go to the election, his clothes caught in a wheel and he was instantly crushed to death. lltt was dis embowled, his legs torn off, and his body other wise horribly imailated. ------- .9tasEn TO —The Mercersburg Jour of Friday week, says :—An infant child of Mr. John Ankle, residing upon the Welsh Rung was burned to death, afew days since, by its clothes taking fire- -It appeqrs that the moth er of the child was in another part of the house at the time, and was not apprised of the situa tion of the little sufferer, until too late to ren der any assistance. APPLES FOR ENGLANn. —We noticed in the freight house of the Concold road, the other day, one hundred and twelve barrels of apples, marked for Manchester, England. We under stand that a gentleman in this city, an English man, trades in' fruit quite largely, and sends to Liverpool every vear several hundred barrels of New Hampshire apples.—ManchcJter Lt.) dmerzcan. - - NEW EXP .1TION• OP THE D Fj.l."G seivntilic corresp,ontlent, of a London journal, in alluding to the Alai 7 ;; -- ew :Coah, says that, at what is known as "The '1111A," it is probable that the poles of the earth were changed, and a sudden dissolution of the polar 'Seas ensued, which deluged the equatorial parts of the earth and overwhelmed in ruin the human race. II Pr - s AN!) lot.;1, on con& as a IN trr. i het ue. the uliu juat itli 11'111 be Ut LiL hind, ZLa tlitt .11%; .)..lld Lv bt; voy 11/111. CM ----- "—A suit was tried 'rho Indians regard a indication of a mild
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