EPUBLICIN - COMPIIIM. GETTYSBURG, PA. MONDAY 31ORNING, DEO. 17, 1855. Congress. !bump ofßepresentatives was still with out a Sppolter at last accounts, The votes varied but little, during the past week. On tbejast - belhit on Tbursday4the 55th) the vote stood : Richardson, Democrat. 72 ; Banks. Imesoil„ 104 ; Fuller, mixed, 38. Necessary_ to a chciiee 113. There is no . telling when or how the contest wilt end. tven the knowing r wi s en's. ie Democrats adhere manfully to their plat form, and we feel confident that they will con- tinue to do so. Our Opponents. i The last Valley Spirit says With an over whelming majority in Congress, procured by incendiary appeals,to . the passions of fanatics in all sections; of the Union, bill more -particu larly --I n--tho-North-east—our----uppo ne n tsye tints.* far been unable to effect on organization of the- House. , When the Congressional elec tions were* pending, the opposition leaders pro fessed to; have but one object in view—the re- ' peal of the ' , iniquitous" measures adopted by i the Democratic Congress and sanctioned by the Democratic President. Their clamor wits suc cessful ,in obtaining for them a majority in Congress, and what is the spectacle that is now presented to our view I Instead of organizing in all haite and proceeding to undo the "iniqui ties" of the last Congress, they are fitchtingfor the spoils! They-consider the offices of great er value than the Missouri Compromise, else why do'they . squabble oier r tke spoils 'instead of. proceeding to restore that Compromise ? 1 Tens of thousands of dollars have already been squandered in this fight of the opposition lac; lions, and the probability is that the public treasury will be made to bleed for some time to come. * Gov. JOHN BIGLER OF CALIFORNIA.—We learn that although Gov. JOHN BIGLER, at the recent *election in California, vra's declared to have been beaten, he actually polled . eight _thousand inore..votes than any Democrat' bud ever before received. T:iere is not a doubt. as to his . election ; but ffiud accomplished the purpose of the Secret Lodges. Every intelli gent •man in California is satisfied of this tact, 'and, thti - honest . Know Nothings do not hesitate to Make thiS nduilssiOn. The consequence has been, that the. Governor's fraudulent defeat bus ',greatly increased his. popularity with the De inocrity 'avid all right-minded men. lie cer tainly'deserves this,high position in the confi dence of the people of California. MN. JOEL B. Ditxsurt.—This gentletnan's *name has Leen mentioned by several palms in connection with the office of Auditor General. .M - r.:Danner is just the kind Oman that should receive the euminatioe by the Democratic Con vention. lie has: 'tried in the; balance and 'never foufid- , Wanting, and has withal the ability to discharge the duties of the office faithfully, and creditably. There is no man whom: we would rather give - a -lift." than 'Squire Danner,--Carlisle hemocral. The Lady's Book. Gooses, for . .. January, is a 'superb number. The'steel engravings, "These are my Jewels," and "Our Father, who art in Heaven," equal anything in their line we have.ever seen. The Fashions, too, are tastefully gotten up, and the "hundred and one" other embellishments add.considerably to the attractiveness of the number. The letter press is mainly from the pens of leading anthers ; and, altogether, this issue is one which even Goma himself may be oud of Peterson's magazine. Perausox's, for January, is on our table, pn:Senting an unusually brilliant appearance. The steel e ngravings, ...The Morning Bath," end ..The Departure of Rebecea," are . indeed beautiful ; the Fashions are not surpassed, and there are numerous other excellent embellish ments. In the list ofcorAtibutors we observe the names of many distinguished writers. PrriitSoN is bound not to be behind the times. WISCONSIN ELECTION. -• The Waukesha Plaindealer of November 27, gives figures re electing Mr. l3arstow governor, of Wisconsin by 433 majority, and showing a democratic gain of ELEVEN THOUSAND on the vote for Congiessitien one year ago, when the republi cans bad 8398 majority. K. N. CONVENTION AT LOETISVILLE.—There was a Mass meeting of Know Nothings lit I,ouisville on Tuesday Week. The Times speaks thus of It : ' Altogether, the Convention has been a fail are. The number in attendance was small. Ana speaking insufferable. It has been a bra vy, stupid affair throughout; and Le only thing accomplished by it has lcen the con sumption of an intolerable quantity of bad -whiskey, and the tapension 01 a large amount of foul breath- It is the last Lick of "Sam" in Kentucky. Peace to his arlies. fr7 - The New York Herald says thnt Mr. BreIiANAN, as the Presidentia: candidate in 1856, will unite the Ova Democratic faction:4 in that State. anti thus carry the State for I Democratic-party. NOVILL"Stat3SCT r TASATiox.--A Bill has - - - _ i,erti resell led to t I,egisla Lure <X Tennessee t i 1 7 .7 The Council Bluff; Bugle. of the 20th of , :fold has been dNeovered near the Rocky he levying a tax of Rye dollars 4.vers gentle. , November, states that at that place the snow Mount, Franklin county, Va. A company is tuau who wears a moustache., and a inse of was ix feet deep. prepating to work the mine. _ . _ five dollars upon bachelors; over thirty 2.e.ats of Z:7 - . 'Snow fell in Erie county, N. Y., Tuesday ,r7llurace Itathvon, Esq., has been elected age, for Alto pus,pore of raising ;slushy to in- week , to the depth of eight us tea inaes, mak- Cashier of the Lancaster Bank,,itt place of John crease date 4..ch00l IttusL. : sug_good-sleigising. fj;. Fetter, E , q., deceased. fr:71,24 kt: Bigler is filename of & picturesque u •.:7--Al ', e ft c rane h a s.disposed of the Nation-J - I:he Montrose Democrat recommends the ~.. mheiA ufwator on the ieonnues_ufriailernia, in _al nowt. at—Chicagi. - M., to Wm. Ilule, - E;11., impeachment of Judge Wilcout by the. nest tie 10rc.,a414 &kill artiLL IttnitOrf.. Sat Z.U 1 20.000, to be paid for in land.s. --. Leb-ilature. Reception of the New Cannon by the r - 'Worse and Worse for "Sam !'' Another Falsehood Nailed ! Democracy, f MAssACHUSETTS, WHKRR He IS THOROUGHLY To the Editor of the Compiler: i;SoWN, WELL TlAltßOlt - lnx Nt) LONG , &tt I learned a t'-iv days. ago that an anony ' the- following telegraphic despatches, and you moos communication appeared in the Star of %vill see that darlOanternism is still rapidly the 30th ult, in which it .was asserted that I on the downward road in what was, but. a "voted for the American (or.Kb ow Nothing) , year ago. its greatest stronghold : ' ticket at the.Octoher election." The asset- BosTox, Dec. 10.—Mr. Rice, the citizen_s_!_tionis_simply_faise.—l-41-id--no-isuch-thing.-- I have always been, and am still, a Democrat, and expect to hold connexion with no other political party. - With Know Nothingismi have no sympathy. • WORTHY SVCOVitiOR . TO aiof,o PL'Ii,ELOPE.II A pubic reception of the beautiful brass Cant:44o recently purchased in Philadelphia for the DeinOcraey of:this Porongh 'atul County, to take the place - of "old, Pevielope," came off on Monday afternoon last. and 41 ver and appropriate display it n•as. -- The procession was formed by the 'Marshals, IL J. STA 111. E. WM. WYSOTZKPTand JACOU Cti.p, at 2 o'clock, P. el,, at the 'east end of York-street—martial music in front, then the cannon. placed upon a substantial, but taste fully gotten-up guwearringe, draped with the "stars and stripes." and drawn by four grey horses, in- limper trim. the' whole presenting one of the handsomest " turn-on ts" ever- seen in our streets. After the gun came the gunners, and.then followed a large number of Demo eras, old and young: - Although the .day - was quite unfa vurable, the procession - passed the streets of the—town:— Halting in front•of Wattles', hotel. the gun was ha tided over, in "a few remarks. to the Democra cy, by the Chief Marshal, who _purchased it at their order, at Philadelphia, and was received in their behalf by Wm. MCCLEAN, Esq., in a neat speech, which was received with cheers. The compliment paid by him to the editor of the Ciampiler, was more than we deserved. We feel a, glowing - pride in the thought that the Democracy of sterling little Adams pos sess so beautiful a gun, but whatever we may have done toward securing it was in the per iorrnatice of what we conceived to be a'simple duty toward a party which we love, sin] love to servo. After Mr. MoCLitAN's speech the new cannon was christened, with three loud and lung cheers,- “PENELOPE ANN” The procession then proceeded to the rail road, beyond the Foundry. for the purpose of firing, there being considerable anxiety to know whether ..Petielope.Ann" could ..talk a few" or not. It only needed one fire. however, to convince all—ut least MA, sang -out, almost . simultaneously, ...SHE'LL DO !" After firing twelve round, 'Hay shaking . the earth for tulles around, the party returned to town, as gratified, nay delighted, a body of Democrats as it has ever been our good lortune to meet. Te gun being provided with a percussion lock, the firing is rendered much more sale than under the old 'match system. The priming.is ignited by the explosion of a percussion-cap upon the vent, by means of a hammer, upon which the cap is fixttlyttini this-, hammer "brought down" by a quick pull of the cord attached to it. In this part two of our Demo- Cratft ladies, Miss ANN RUNKLE, daughter of Dr. John Runkle. and Miss /1. - xs littxxEn, - daughter of lion. J. li. Danner, participated, which was received with deafening cheers by the large crowd present. It was one of the most agreeable features of the day's doings.' One and a half pounds of powder constituted' each charge on the occasion. but when 2 pounds are used, (and she will easily burn that much.) look out for //minter something atter - earthquake fashion. The .gun has been visited by scores who were not present on Monday, and all pronotince her some:. Indeed, the opposition cannot but admit her beauty. For size, model. and polish, TM one could wish.anything else. The Demo crats may well feel proud of her—AND 'THEY no. To those thrOugh whose activity and indus try. the handsome, gun-carriage was so soon put up, much credit. is due. They deserve all praise. . 1..-7 The Know Nothings were skulking about the alleys and dark corners of the town on Wednesday night lust. It was done viiry slylyuntisuully . so. But it 'is surmised that they feared the explosion of the '.open organiza tion" dodge _prematurely, and hence their ex traordinary precautions against detection.— All will nut do, however—and simply - he- cat:milli "birds cannot be caught with chaff." SUNDAY 'WORK.--ID 11.1ififin county. PA., re cent] a *ustice of the oace_sunituatilv_c victed a number of persons for an infraction of the Sunday law, in doing the work necessary to keep in blast the afithracite furnace of 'El ting, Graff & Co. The case was remanded to the court , of common picas of the county by writ of certiorari, which tribunal, after a care ful reviewal of the facts, reversed the decision of the justice of the peace. Judge Wilson, in delivering the opinion of the Court, said that he was satisfied that the injuries consegnent on the stoppage of 'the blast of such furnaces for twenty-four hours out of every seven days would be so great and general as essentially to be fatal to the manufacture of iron in this country, and that the act of ..kssenNv wordly employment on the Sabbath does not impose a fine for the work necessary to keep a furnace in blast. FATAL RAILROAD AOC! DENT..—As the express train front Harrisburg to Baltimore upon the . Northern Central Railway was on its downward r den counterfeits are multiplying as fast . as the new Banks go into operation. Already ip on Sat i n day morning week, it. ran and . ;:tthi _ ntex i•j it s 5 bill has made its appearance tlady, caused the instantaneous death-of--m, in " Pluladelpithe_tonsolidation Bank, one named Rebecca Foreman, cieaf and (Minh, a of the new Banks which has just commenced resident of that city. The particulars of this f business. dtplorable affair are as follows :as the train I _ _ _ was rounding a short curve in the neighborhood Li - The Grand Jury of Northatnpton coun ;.ty, whilst in session week before last, ignored ; of Freeland, some thirty-three miles' from the I city, the engineer discovered the lady about the indictmentsagainst the tavern-keepers for violation of the -Jug Law" passed by the last one hundred yards ahead, walking. upon the track.. when he immediately whistled down Legislature. h e breaks upon the train and reversed his eu- M ;;.:7-A bill has been introduced into the Ten but all to no purpose, as she was caught nessee Legislature to purchase the Hermitage :Air -by-the cow catcher - and so mangled as to in the name of the State, and to establish there 1 -4.-111. 1 cause immediate death. - an Agricultural and Military school. Puss it, candidate for Mayor of Boston, has bee►i elect ed by 1,800 majority over Thartleff, the Know, Nothing candidate. A large majority of the Aldermen and Councilmen are of the same stripe. At Lowell and Huntirgtoil the citizens' can didates for Mayor have . also been elected by 1100 plurality. At Worcester the citiY,ens' ticket is also elected-. LOWELL, Dec. 10.—Dr. Elisha Hatington. the citizens' candidate for mayor, is elected by 800 plurality. The entire citizens' ticket for aldermen, councilmen and school commissi9- ers is elected. --WoncesTF.ll--Dec. -- 10 - .= ,, - - The citizens — ticket for mayor and aldermen is elected by ]7O plu i flinty. lion. Isaac Daviu is the mayor elect. NEwuwLT PORT Dee. 10. Tlie Anti -Know Nothings have elected" Gushing 14r.mayor by 'about b 5 plurality, together with War of the six aldermen and two-thirds of the common About 4.800 votes ivere polled. E.. W. Mudge, the citizens'. candidate, has been elected Mayor of Lynn, °Vet. Poster, k. n. Fighting the Isms on his own Hook. T. B. Stevenson, of Kentucky, an influential Whig. has'written a forcible letter, in which he declares that he shall fight, "on • his own hook," "the amalgamated fanaticism and trea son *Abolitionism and Know-Nothingism." fie thus writes of Know-Nothi ngism "I cannot subscribe to such doctrine or pol icy. and until I tbrget God, renounce the laws of Moses and Jesus, ignore Republicanism, re pudiate the Constitution, nod despise the pol icy, peace, proSperity and glory of the coun try, I shall not cease to resist them by what ! ever appropriate means a* good and loyal citi zen may lawfully oppose,to such outlandish heathenism ; for certain tt is that such doc trines could not originate in this land of civil and religiousliberty, but were excogitated by the arch enemy of mankind, and first promul gated in the dark ages of the nneivilized ;aid unehlistianized people of some distant lands. It is a burlesque to attempt to dignify such doctrines with the name of 'American.' " Know-Nothingism in Lonisiana. In el:moment ing on the resolt of the late elec tion in Louisiana, the N. 0 Wirier proudly says : “Know-Nothingism Lonisfairt is now dead ; without the I pc of resurreciion without havitig caused one tear of sympathy from the good, the patriotic, and the reflecting among the'srowing Millions throughout this hatipyliiiid. There arc none found no poor as to do it reverence ; and its °hal - plies are going on without, pomp or evidence of public concern. It has no niot.rners. Its mentor) , is as despised a mong good men as its existence was baneful nod deosoraltzing in its ellects olitto its victinis. Its mission W as to advance the int tql.;:t and furtttnes ' orric . reek !!!,SS nod ilitprinvipledlead ers. by Making dopes of the mass of it.;.adhe. rents. Let it, therefot e, now that it is con tittered. glide away into oblivion and utter nothiligness forever. In proud contrast with this wreck, the Dem ocratic party stands out before the world, strengthened by its trials. purified and ennobled by its fiery :struggles. It ts like winnowed Inott—the.clraff is gone. the good and t.latud grain remains unimpaired—it is relieved of malty men who very often endangcred its sec= 4:t•sS or compromised it in the eyes . of patriots. by their folly, their amid tion. or their unwor thyness. in return, its ranks have been streng,t lamed by the accession of thousands of those who were its st wily opponents before the advent. of Know-Not hingisin, with its.ma cbinery of oaths, and its policy of intolerance, terrorism and bloodshed. lt,has lost its own bad material, but at the smile (line, has gained the best belonging to its opponets." fa - The 'Speaker of the British llouse of Com mons is an office-tif-conSit e:rableemolument, according to the Washington Mite, in com parison with the office of Speaker of our House of Representatives. The salary of the former is Cti,ooo a year, exclusive of a furnished resi- deuce. At the end of hiS official labors he is generally rewarded With a peerage, and a pen sion of £4.000 for tw o lives. He is a member of the Privy Couicil, and entitled to rank af ter barons. Our Speaker recenvs nothing but douhle pay of a -member. ryThe Democracy of Cass eunnty, Texas, held t !heeling on the 24th ult., and appointed delegates to the State Convention: The fulloy ing resolution was adoptea : Resolved, That Gen. Sam Houston, in his capacity as United State:- Senator, has viola ted the confidence reposed in hiu► by hi s con stituents, and that in view of the almost unan imous wishes of the people, he ought to resign hi• scat, so that they !night elect a wan who would becon►e the exponent of their pi inciples and the defender of their rights. 1I E.% Y DAMAGES.—The Del twzre County Republican states that tli - e — triatorJudge Kane for Use imprisonment will probably. take place in February nest. Passmore William son claims $50,000 damages. This is at the rate of 813,333 per month. or 83.000 a week. W3l. BITTINGER. Berwick tp., Nov. 14, 1855. Ma. STATILE : I observ - e in the Star of I'riday a characteristic notice of the :reception of the new brass gun -by the Democracy. It seems impossible for the editor of that paper to treat' with the least fairness anything that may relate to the Democratic party, so entirely has bigotry and disappointment warp- ed him. The loss of this county is the very Jacob Baker Vs. Wm. Bittinger.—Summons -horror of horrors" to him and his faction.— I in trespass on the case'for Troyer and Conver- In the notice referred to, he walked very far sion of 10,000 sheaves of- wheat,in the straw into his imagination to rake up something as and 500 bushels of wheat. Plaintiff purchased an offset to 'the handsome demonstration of land at Sheriff's sale of Isaac Trimmer's prop- Monday last, which knocked the wind com erty, and claimed the . grain growing upon it; pletely out of•l'Sarn's_" - tribe, buthis allusion to on the ground that i l li k passed with the land'.' the Poor House is farther than I supposed even ! Defendant levied on and sold the wheat as the he could go. The Know Nothing leaders al-= propertyr of Abraham Trimmer, the .tenant, ways manage somehow to get nearly all the 'claiming that it was the property of the latter, votes at that 'institution," and yet they pre- - under a special contract between Isaac' Trim tend to operate in all sincerity against Itati- rarer and Abraham Trimmer prior to the Sher perism. Out upon such political dishonesty ! . ir s sale. Verdict for Plaintiff for $3OB 16 There was, I believe, an old gentleman in damages and -the Costs. the procession, long a voter in this county. -Elizabeth Trimmer vs. Jacob S. Hollinger.— who has -his home at the Poor. House, and who Summons in trespass—to recover the value-of went there some years ago, because of the in-' certain property claimed to have been par firmi ties of his aged palsied partner; - but upon chased by Plaintiff from David Trimmer, of going there with her, he placed all his whom Defendant was Assignee, and, as such, means, I do not know how much, in the hands sold it for the benefit of creditors. 'Verdict for of the Directors, and has since worked at his Plaintiff, $373 00 damages, and six cents casts: - trade there, which is shoemaking. I am un der the impression' that, these facts are . known 4... • to recover for expenses, trouble, &c., in to the editor of the Star--and yet he has the heart, appearing to a. suit of Hafer against Lilly, or rather the heartlesstidss, to use the unmanly sneer to be found in his last paper. Poverty brought, as is alleged in Plaintiff's declaration, should not be made a dispalification or a with malice, and without probable cause. The• t clime ;brat it would seem that the fanaticism trial was concluded at n o'clock oa Saturday of Know Nothingisin Willlead desperate pont- night, when the jury retired, and yesterday - ical aspirants to do anything, even to the add- morning returned a verdict for Defendant. inn of greater weight to poverty. The case of Sheads, Warren and others, vs. ! * * -* Samuel Fahnestock, was continued on applica tion of Plaintiffs on the ground of absence of For the iteputticark Complier. The editor of the "Star," compelled to - admit that the new Democratic cannon is handsome, cannot, in his mortification, do it without put ting in ail the drawbacks he' can think of.— But he best one I conceive to be his compari son between the reports of the two guns—the Democratic and the Know Nothing. I reside a few miles from town, and my means of judg-• ing are as good as could be wished ; and say in all candor, that the firing in the after-, moon by the Democrats, with one and a half pound; of powder, was much louder than that in the evening, by the K. Nr.!s., with two and bairn's. You might as well talk of an iron ket- Ce. (though a iter/vc ponnderS) ringing as clear ly as the "church-going bell," as talk of "Sacs". in the -same breath with "Penelope And as for beauty, "Sam" would be just about as pretty beside ‘‘Penelope Ann," as a mud-turtle would be along side of a bird of Paradise. Inn." The Democrats, I am told, have been in the "gnu business". for forty years, and seem to like it. Do the K. also fancy it, or would they rather that "the d— had all the guns ?" ROCK CREEK. Senate Committees. The U. S. Senate, on Wednesday last, se lected its Standing Committees. The follow ing are the most important: Committee on Foreign Relations.—Messrs. Mason, Douglas, Slidell, Clayton, Weller and Fish. Finance Cotnmittee.—Messrs. Hunter, Thu cy, Pearce, Stuart, Brodhead and Crittenden. Committee on Cotinnerce.--INlessri. Dodf.T., Stuart, Seward, Clay and Benjamin. Committee en) .Manufact tires. --Messrs. Wright, Allen, Harlin. 'Wilson and Turnbull.. Committee on ,Agriettlyire.--Messrs. Allen, Itutt-ewntotirpsotri - of - N. J., I laiikrranti - WatiTT Committee on Military Afiaits.,llessrs. Weller. Fitzpatrick, Johnson, Junes of Tenn . ., Pratt and Iverson. Committee o n Naval Affairs.—Messrs. Mal lory, Fish. Thompson, of N. J., Bell, of Tenn.,. James and Slidell. Committee on Public Lands.---Messrs. Stuart, Johnson, Foot, Clayton; Pugh, and Mallory. Committee o►, Indian A tfairs.—.Messrs. Se bastian, Rusk, Toombs, Brown, Reid, and Bell, of Tenn. Committee on Claims.—Messrs. Brodhead, F v ssenden, Geyer; Iverson, Yulee hod Wade. Committee on the Judiciary.—Messrs. But ler. Toucy, Bayard, Geyer, Toombs and Pugh. Committee on Post-offices and Post Roads._ Afessrs. Rusk, CoHamer, Adams, Hamlin, Jones, of lowa, anti Yulee. Committee on Newtons.—Messrs. Jones, of Town, Clay, Thompsou, of Sew Jersey, Seward and Sumner. Committee on the District of Columbia.— Messrs. Brown. Allen. Mason, Pratt and Reid, Committee on Patents.—Messrs. James, Evans, Stuart, Brown, Thompson. of Ky., and Fessenden. Committee on Territories.--Mesgrs. Douglas, Jones, of lowa, Collarner, Bell, Sebastian and Briggs. TEEN IP.—An English turnip. weighing 261 1 pounds, without the top, (which .. '" - "Butchering" season is her©. On every of itself weighed about pounds,) was raised side long exhausted "lard -ere" ar© being re this year by Mr. Paul 11. Whitcomb, of Ashby, plenished, and the prospect for early "fans- Mass. nachts" is unusually fair. May there be plen ty of them ! We hear of a few large hogs, although nearly all are what is generally termed "good."— Our friend Xlica.-tst. Ftssset., residing in Mount j';y township, has a "pig" which is estimated to weigh something like six hundred pounds ; GEORGN TATE, in Hatniltonban, has another or five hundred pounds, to be shot for on New . Year's day ; and Ntenot...ts Comm, of this place, slaughtered one last week, which weigh ed about five hundred. It was fed by JNTI. WIBLE, we believe. There are no doubt many other large porkers about. What say Hamp ton and Berlin ? A 111.A.Nntoru 71 - 1 n Cincinnati those who pack hogs are ! called coa l man people ; the aristocracy are thole whose fathers packed hogs. rx_7llorace. Greeley, Esq., is to deliver a lee . ture in York, Pa., in January. I 150%'% . * said that inr►ny of the startling reports. from Kansas - are humbug.. j The lateNt rumor k. that both parties are ' momering force. well artnea. r.,7 - "Che Clarion Democrat says the nest battle cry or the opposition will no doubt be "Abolitionists. to rule America," "put none but nig,gers ott guard to-night." :Shouldn't tt onder. DARING THEFT.--in Chicago, Illinois. a few days since. while the judge of the recorder court was._trying a ease or horse stealing. his own horse and buggy- were stolen Crow the viciuity of the coun•room. For the Republican Compiler I TOWN & COUNTY. THE SPECIAL COURT. The Special Court held last - week, was in ses ,siorruntilia-late-hour-on-Saraidarnight. Al 'though it sat early and late, all the_eases on the list could not be'reached. and it is proba ble that another Special Court will be called in February. The cases disposed of involved many difficult points, and were more than or dinarily important. We give a brief record of them : John Snyder vs. John Scott and Samuel Orn . - dorfr.—SummOns in trespass=-to recover dam ages for the sale of certain horses by Sheriff Scott, on execution'of Samuel Orndorti against Wm. Orndorff—said horses being elauned as the property of John Snyder. The Sheriff was indemnified. . A large number of witnesses were examined, and the trial occupied several days. • Verdict fox Plaintiff, $313 33 damages, with costs. material witnesses. Win. King, Administrator of Robert King,. deceased, vs. Caroline M. King—Summons in Troyer and Conversion—continued by consent of parties. JURORS FOR JANUARY. The following 'persons have been drawn to serve as Jurors for January Court : GRAND JURY. Monntpieasont—Abrabain Reever, John Me- Master. Straban+-Janes L. Neely, Theodore Tatighin , Along!). Iluntington—John Ma teer, Jacob Selneffer, Thomas Stephens, Isaac Trostle, Daniel Go rdner. Franklin—George Throne, Albert Vandyke. klaiiiilton—George Binder, 'Ephraim lleagy. ilatuiltonban—J a ohn Knox, Josepi Mickley, Jesse P. Tepper, Andrew Low. Liberty—Gregory P. Topper. Gettysburg-13elijaniin Schriver. Witter—John lloughterin. C in) berla nd —W il I i :Atli Ross. Latiniore—Satnuel Fickle, of IL • Gerutany—Williain Staub. Tyrone —Jacob Wolf. GEN MAL Jcitr. Freedom—Jolla McCleary, Samba Moritz, Ja cob My :v. Hatoiltou—George Schwartz. Sint ball G..Brinkeriloff.'Nichotas Schri- ver, Henry Hoffman, Peter :Mackley. Butler-- 7 3Iartin , I:ll..nas, Jacob 'Shank, Jacob Raffensperger. Reading—Joseph Spangler, Lewis Chronister. (Jetty . sburg=-Sainuel McCreary, George Heck. Huntington—lsaac Ja 1-Vierman, Peter Miller, David Howe. jr., Win. Leas, Michael Lear. Franklin—Charles Sterner. /Menallen —Win. Bender, Win. Morrison, Eli jah Wright, Joel Wright. Conowago—Jacob M. •Wortz, John G. Morn ingstar, Joseph Clunk. . Latiinore —John Wol:brd, Jesse Leas. -Cut I Bu Henry Uluts. Mou tp leasa nt—Jose ph Wolf, Charlese. Smith. Liberty—Abner Mills. THE LADIES' RAM The preparations for the Fair progress finely. The ladies are determined to spare no efforts to make it attractive, and they w•tt,t succeed— they always do. Already a number of articles—butter, eggs, apples, potatoes, -& - e.—have been contributed to the Dousekeeper's Department, and much more is promised, particularly in the way of turkies. geese, chickens, B.:c. "The more the better." McConaughy's Hall will be open for the re ception of articles on Thursday and Friday next ; but should an earlier day better suit the convenience of farmers to bring in such articles as they may wish to contribute, they will be received at Miss Mawr SHOWERS', in Baltimore street. or at either of the printing offices, and properly deposited. A complete list of contributions to this de partment will be published next week. 'The Railroad Managers are nhont taking releases of lands. The work may depend on the liberality of proporty-hold,r. DISTRESSING DEATHS. We' record with regret a mast distressing casualty, which occurred near Franklin Grove, Lee county, Illinois. on Sunday. the 2d instant, A letter from a gentleman residing there in forms us, that the family of Mr. Lavi TROSTLE, (son of 'Mr. Micaaer. TROSTLE, of Mountjoy township, this county,)- on returning from church in a buggy, there being in it Mrs. Tros tie, their two children, and Margaret Diehl, (formed' of Frederick county, when the horse took fright at a flock of prairie chickens, and dashing off at full speed, was brought to a stand against a fence, but so suddenly as to pitch them all violently to the ground, instant ly killing John, the oldest of the children, and so severely injuring Miss Diehl, as to re- ' suit in her death in twenty-eight hours. Mrs. Trostle and the other child were also injured, but not fatally. John was asleep at the time ' —the physician pronounced his neck broken, and also one of his arms. Miss Diehl's skull was very much fractured. 'Mr. Trostle was on foot to church with them, but when they ton- - near home, he walked across the fields to' avoidthe distance by the road. His affliction is indeed a severe one. Margaret Diehl was aged about 24 years, and the boy 2 years 4 months and 24 days. R. Tinos sold at public sale, on Sat urday last. the house and half lot of ground ad joining M. Newman, on, Middle street, for $275 IL BENTLEY purchaser. The Methodist Parsonage was also sold on Saturday, it bringing $l4OO ; CIMISTIAN BEN. NEE purchaser. The Congregation intend, we believe, to erect a new Church and Parsonage together. Q 110?). F. WATTS, of Carlisle; has address ed a note to Hon. IN°. .411cGmLny, President of the Agricultural Society, stating that should he be at Gettysburg whilst a islet - Ling of the So ciety was being held, his interest en the sub ject would induce him to attend it ; but his en gagements are too numerous to allow him to undertake more. flli r l itbin the last few weeks, quite a num ber of rare and beautiful Evergreen, and Shade trees hare been added - te the already large , collection in the cemetery. They are well worth a visit. Public admiration of that sacred ground is being heightened every day. (""The Rev. lizzurr SEIFER'i; Tate of this place r has taken charge of a Lutheran Congre gation in Redford county, Pa., called the "Mar timburg charge." Cr7We are indebted to Mr. JACOZ. &Trim; of Straban township, for a mess of very' fine Turnips, one of which, measured 19i, incbe& iiti eireurnrerence, and weighed gi pounds- • [a - There will, be an election. on , Friday even ing nest, at the Armory of- the. "Independent Braes," for Captain , and First Lieutenant, in; plaee of Captain. REED , and, Lieutenant resigned._ E'The County Ira Malibu and Assessment for .18-56 will be round in. subsequent columns. T /There veilP be a Railroad meeting nz Ileitiltrabivrg Tomorrow evening.- 11 .- Soosb time—fir the boys- to hunt op their skates. I[ - "Seasotrabre advice—slittt the door ' o:7"The liojidap are near at hand- !ECK WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE: Ruinors of Russia in Favor of Peace. The stearoer.Rattic, with advices from Liver pool to the Ist inst., arrived at New York o .. Thtrrsclay. There is no' war news. The only features of importance in the news of the Week is a va riety of rumors, all stating that there is at least a prospect of peace. One rumor says , that Russia had formally requested Prussia to make conciliatory offers to the Western Pow era, and Prussia is reported to have accepted the mission, to which Austria assents. Rut. the Most definite jorro of the rumor is that pro. ,ositious have been subMitted:o Napoleon ono ,behalf of Russia which can be honorably ac cepted—namely, that Russia will conclude peace with the Western Powers without the intervention of either Austria or Prussia, Rus sia acceding to the guaranteed independence of the Danubian Principalities. and the freedom. of the Black Sea—both parties to continue their preparations far war, but no active hostilities to be entered upon up to an agreed date. All this is possibly premature, but hopesare strong that peace may arise. The excitement in England respecting the difficulty with the United States had almost passed away. Flo - ur has declined 64c1 and I'Vheat la2d. DEA'ffl OF Dn. MCKINLET.—The Rev. Daniel McKinley. D. D., departed this life at the Man house in this place on Friday morning, the 7th inst., after a lingering illness. He was well known in this community as the highly esteemed pastor of the Presbyterian Chnrcb, 4 for the period of nine years, extending from 1841 until 1850 ; and his death is universally lamented by all classes of our citizens.— Chanzbersburg Spirit ty" Wednesday. CITARGE OF PASSING CouNTEREk:IT MoNET:— The Sheriff yesterday arrested a man calling himself John Smith alias Clark, charged with passing a $2O counterfeit Harrisburg, Pa., note, on John Armiger, a clerk in Mr. Samuel Modes' hat store, North Gay street. He was fully committed for his appearance to answer at court.—Ban. Sun of Wedys".sday. A LONG WAY TO 31mr..--The ship Adelaide arrived here on the 14th of October from San Francisco, bringing a cargo of California wheat, barley, &c.. which paid a profit to the shipper of nearly 50 per cent. dear of expenses, the wheat selling at an average of about 82 per bushel. The same vessel is now up for Cali fornia, with L5OO bbls. of flour on b o ard, to go hack to the same port from which she brotigh: the wheat. Some would think that 19,000 miles was a long way to come to mill, —N. V. Journal Gins. ANICSEMENTS AT SEaistorot.. —The Journal _- 1 de Constantinople says that M. Manadier wiu open a theatre at Sebastopol in the spring. At Constantinople also the _.atne direirtor is-- - about to establiNh a French theatre, where tame. drama. opera and weu the ballet ►►• ill be produc.:d.
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