=" - • ••••••'',7 ;--- itr' '. • Arg . ZJ •• • • • •-••-• " • ••••• z=:.%•t -;•`:,••••• • The Presidential Election. . From the Valley ~'iltilit - That the Democratic party will elect the next More Whigs Coming Over. I President we belielle to be a fixed. tact. If The Kliow Nothing party having authority- -i ycASIIINOTON, Dm 24, 1855. ' there is any "doubting Thomas" in or ou tof tively declined that it has Ilrirmt upon the Correi - kondepee nf ,the Republie.tn Compiler. -- t the ratilot, ire desire IS ) call Isis attention to the ruins of the old parties, and the recent elec- ; Ido not thirik - the House. is any nearer an Lions in all quarters of the Union having shown organization than it was on the clay_of_ meet-- i result of the last State electioas, and if- that I does not con %ince bins that We are right, neitli. , that it has indeed ruined the Whig, party, (al- ing• .'she hope of the filentis of Banks to car . . --,-- -=-I—e-r—Wiziiirirfie—b-dieve ~.0- 1 01)i f1 41 m e simul d ar i se ' though its object was to destroy the Democra- ry the plurality resolution, and thus elect him, REF'UBLIC A Y-- c 1 0111 ) I L 1 4 1,1 1 1 . front the dead'and - tellitim th e --sal ,c story. t cy-,-) nlomn prAnuiltent_and_iiiThlentia.l_4vlijo ! has twice failed , and Will not - . perhaps-be tried In ill, iwentv„one Stater, remar k s t b- e ib u - - .7llave - kit if - liberty to form new political con- risburg Patriot & Union, have voted this year, nections for themselves. On looking around of which the Democrats have carried l'ennsyl- . many of them have found but one Nitional and North C aro li na , ; conservative party in existence-Abe Demcratic vrinia, New Jersey, Virginia,o : Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, T M a i ne , party 'Texas, of the Union—and wisely- taking the OC7A Happy New Year to a 11..- .. Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, :Nlississippi, and , advice of Witansit to CunArn, they ' have" -Il3"The State Legislature will assemble at < Wisconsin, fourteen States. giving, in the ag--- smothered old partisan animosities, and con- Harrisburg to-morrow. gregate. a majority of 100,000. and casting 144 meted theniseltres with that great, conservative ~- • The Harrisburg Patriot Union will he electoral votes ; and the Know- Nothings, Re- : political organization which knows "No North , [U - published during the sitting of the Legislature publicans and rreesoilers have carried New ' —No South—Nothing, but a ermlinon Brother. York, MassachusettS, - Vermont, Ohio, Mary- hood." Solong as the old Whig party trail an at 562 semi-weekly for the session, or f.:3 semi land, Kentucky and California, seven States. lexistence, they clung t o i t , b ecause t h ey b e _ weekly during the session and weekly the rest casting 1.00 electoral votes. ' Wo claim—and bored it capable of doing good to the country ; of the - year:7— we think the claim will be conceded by all the 'but when they found its place usurped by a 'wing ones--that tlar_Dinuouracysteil I carry, . be' OETTYSI3UII,O, PA. 'MONDAY INIOIINING, Dr4e. 31 , 1855. I B:7The plopriety of publi,shing oui• general :ws in a e severs papers o t wealth, - at the close of each session, is again urged by the, press. The thing is so just and reasonable that, we are surprised it should re ceive opposition from any source. if it is not soon granted, the press should 'determine to nialte it an issue in the different counties in the election of Senators and Assemblymen. CO'The York Democratic frees refers in handsome tertna_ba the- reception- of -the _new brass gun, kbl'enelve anti," by the Democracy ----iarGettysbu-rg. Rontsox, the member" of Congress front, this , district, has been, voting for Mr. Banks, the Abolition Know Nothing candidate, Or Speaker of the House. That's going con siderably farther than many who voted for him expected him to go. But such are the tricks Of secret and sworn dark lanternism. Ir7llon. James Buchanan, our Minister et Londba, lately attended a banquet At the Guild hall. and. the English papers say he was load ly*cheered by the populace. Barris, dem., has just beer. elect ed Judge of the Supremo Court of Tennessee, over Bullock, K. N. GRAM M'S MAGazuis.—The January num ber of Graham's Magazitze is really "a beauty." The portrait of Rosa _is not to be surpassed. and the Title and Fashion pages are gotten up in unusually good taste. There are numerous other embellishments. The letter-press is by the best magazine writers of the, country. t --- Culonel Daniel Jenifer, a well known citizen 'of Maryland, died at his residence near Port Tobacco, on Tuesday next. C7on Monday night week, the house of Nicho;as • Beaker, near Ebensburg, Pa., was burned down, and Mr. Beaker, his wife and two daughters perished in the flames. Dann trt- Buttstsa.—An infant child of Jo liePh•Lehar, residing in Middle street, ncas ,`died on Thursday week from the etfectS of burns received the day before. The child was lying in a cradle in front of the stove, and it supposed that fire was communicated to the bedclothes by a spark from the stove. MELAsviioLy Evi.l.NT.—.llr. S. W. Mis.nicil, while engagccl in eutting'wood .tbe fArtn of Mr. 11. EAsurn, near Loudon, on the 19th inst., ruptured' a blood vessel, and died before lie could be removed. He , was about 2G years of end was . , highly esteemed. X7A body of five hundred men, enlisted for the service of Gen. Walker, in. Nicaragua, and destined to sail last. Monday on board the steamer Northern Light, for San Jtian, were stopped by United States authorities at New York nu Monday, the exp6dition being contrary to .the provisions of the elayton-Bulwer treaty. The steamer was detadated by cltiqial order, but got off in spite (id it. and attaztapted to make . her way to sea, whereopno .44he liras tired into by a revenue 'cutter, aua /amain back. She has since been allowed to depart, under heavy security. WILT. AGITATION THEN CEASE ?..--the whole question of, slavery is to be up before the Su preme Court at Washington this winter, in this way : An editor of the name of Booth, in the State of Wisconsin, was brought before a V. S. Commissioner on the charge of rescuing a fugitive slave from the United States Mar. shit, and discharged on habeas corpus by the State Court. Ile- was afterwards indicted and tried, and convicted in the United States pis- triet Court, and then again discharged, on . 3 - -41abeas tor puS, by the ! Supreme Court. Thus the whole question of the legal foundation of slavery. the constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law, and the right of a State Court to interpose in such MSC by habeas corpus or otherwise, will come up in two separate cases, to be attermined by the Supreme Court of the United States.—Phi/a. Sun. AGRICULTURAL PAIR AT PARIS.-F. P. Schi sane, French Vice Consul at, Norfolk, gives no tice to furintrs and other i s iu Virginia, , that a •'universal concourse" will be opened at Paris, from May to June 185G,.and during the NA me period in 1857, when hogs,. horses, ri,teep, cows , poultry, ike., and agricultural produce Led for exhibition. SOMETHING or A. PIiESENT:—Tie New York Mirror was shown on Monday an 01;a1 breast pin, set in a circle of diamonds, to be given to a lady as a Christina , 4 present, which cost 'bo twcen...4.ooo and $5,000. DISAnitEFASENT A RitT.—Tliejury at Cin cinnati in the case of Arroion, ti4C torpedo law.- d e yer, tried a t4L.VA3114, time, have been dis charged, being tinlble w agree upon a verdict. A SLAG IIT 1)1 V' I:II.VNT E:. —The State <vf ft-“a chusetts, is about 813 iiissue-iwspi;.ii at NOitiaatopton, and „schertiseci for propor.al..— The trightst S32s.tintr—the lowest 15(b. COO. Somebody meant to aralat 6iderable thouey, if both are right. ca - . 1 single inanufacturcr iu Sew Torlz city, it is sa:,,J, hag sent out over :;-1,':;()U,k) :.v....1 14.a4.. 11le pa L ==ll next year, every one of the fourteen States which they carried this year ; and, conceding to the Know Nothings, Republicans and . Free goiters the Presidential votes of the seven States which gave them a majority last full. the Democrats will only fall short of a inajori ty of the electoral colleges live votes, while the opposition will require 49 votes to elect a President. ~Now, let us see what the chances are_for _either-pally - obtaming—wha IA hey want. The States which did not -hold elections this -year-are , m eeticat; --- Rhod 1, 1. Ilan hire, Delaware, lowa. , Michigan, Mis souri, Arkansas, Florida and South Carolina; ten States, casting 52 electoral votes. South Carolina, always Democratic, chooses electors fry her legislature, and we may he sine that - her eight votes, three more than the Democrats require to elect a ('resident, s ill not be given to a Know Nothing or Freesoil candidate, we:- tared with abolitionism. lf, then, South Car olina shall cast, as she undoubtedly will, her electoral vote for the Di:Mei:fade nominee, his election will be efli:eted, without further assis tance from the nine remaining States. lint we shall certainly carry Arkansas, Florida, lowa, Michigan, Missouri and New Hampshire, thir-. ty-one electoral votes; leaving Connecticut (6 votes) to be fought for, and giving Rhode Is land and Delaware (7 votes) to the opposition. Thus, without making any prepon.erous claim, we think, we have 'clearly shown that, w hatev er combinations may be effected against us. the success of the Democratic nominee for the Presidential chair is as certain as any unae complished evcnt can be. In this calculation, for the reason that we wished to claim no more than, in all fairness, We were entitled to, we have conceded New York and Ohio to the opposition. It. makes the case stronger in our favor, and we arc sat -isfied with the calculation as it stands—but we should do injustice to those twonolde Dent ocratic States _were 'we to conceal the convic tion which we honestly entertain, 'that each will settle its family quarrels in time, awl both wheel into the Democratic line, where they be long, and, with all the enthusiasm of other days, cast their electora/ votes once mole for a Democratic President. No Organization in the House. Four weeks have now passed away. and 8100,000 of the people's money expended by 'the Know Nothings, in frtiitless quarrels among thetuselves for a Speaker, and in laying wires for the next Presidency . . ' In regard to the course of the Democratic me,mliers of the House, who are greatly in the minority, the Louisville Deiiwerta speaks our sentiments in saying that their . "position is universally approved by the Democratic press and the Democratic party. They are acting just as they were expected Lo.act by their con stituents who elected them. It is none of their business to comproinise or bargain with fac tions. '.The, opposition have a majority of the Douse. For the last two years they have been bellowing over the country, making great promises of what they would do. ' They have; by their how Hugs and pretences of one sort and another, got a large majority. It is their busi ness to organize the House and conduct that branch of the government. If they can't do it, let them resign and go home. lt, is not the business of the. Democratic party to organize the House. They have a policy to sustain, which the opposition pretended the country had .condemned. Let. them now organize the House, and change this policy ur try to do so, at least. The Demberats are doing exactly right ; let theta persevere in well doing. "There is nut the least danger but the fac tions will organize the House. The rabid i hungering and thirsting after spoils Will over : tide all other considei ations. The know Nothings will swaliew the Pope and all the ' Irish whole before they will lose choir mileage and eight dollars per day. Hut if the House is not organized at 'all, well and, good. What, dues the country expect, fioin such a House ? The people will be thoroughly ashamed of it w lien it is organized. If half of them would g u home and resign, and give the people a , chance to elect Democrats in their places, they would do the country better service than they are ever likely to du in any other way." The State taper, understanl; that a Cran4l -- of the leading spiiitt or the Know Nothing Order, (those moving in the Titird_Cirele.,) was held on the confines of I tar t on Thursday evening week. The sins questions of the day were discussed—a dewrininatiun made to breathe new life into Sam, clothe hint in systematic attire, curl his hair and black. his face, give him tine ti,'ls 11 hro , rue - ' and the “sweellierthan accent," anti— h inm "spook" it in faVVI of Fulltt:vre, fth• the nuxt Piesideney. alter an hour's Lighting tvitluirew- .1')o!li ar init.,. v% ere-com ;brut t ity - hurrscil - and - provi - n, - mit - A: - The tiring s nit continues between the north an 4 I •toti ill sides of S.:Imst,(11)141- IZ,v , :peeting the pro:la:CAA -of peace there are a mass or , eatraordinar , statements, (runt Ile- __________,_ _ g(ltia ii...ms he On toot they have '.IOL. progressof Pt.:lOWl'r %. 1, ..\ IllTitlN. A in m i name d N'ink a step.—lt is known th:tt differences exist in has on exhibition at New 111% en, a machine the English caltinet.- Lords Palmerston and which he claims to 1)e the sOlution of the per l'amuitre l/ I t ,''e on the war, whilst the rest of petual motion prohlein. The Palhyliinn says - . _ the ealimet supports .Napoleon's sti,;,.;estioit to that "the machine cer[aittly goes, anti there is IT - :'- - alik--r-tPur-Lea--Ate-a- 1 11--"" 14 C- 4 FWC- 4 4C - 4 44 V—ettil'I'llet ,- the - Itte3t - itt -- v - irjortuot ty --- L., in ali - C - tru elia lice irs - rciThg , 11i iLI ; . - ' - c tilt scn et c.t. of late I. , :tils rhilliiiiie is o.,:il.rt..liett-(1, a..i z..itc is pe.‘ce. _ _ . its hiein g ' utuve,l `,..iy ally' A-11.1AL: .. Utlz All ~:A1..1A,C.:1- . JLAlk.il ci. i 1,.. _ 1 J;SCA.LiZtjj..r are 'PIM. Jed 11l 'A:I:J lillei/ant4ell: ea.' Lict::. " tVaistl, a citizen of New Aladrid, and wo/ to IUU,UUU, %vas lately /numler (Al by do Resurrection of " Sam !" rwrgi ===M otlice-hunters and their credulous dupes; they feli: it to be their duty to join in with the only party which kcined - capable of repelling the assaults of the neW_cennbination upon the mt.- cred Constitution of the country. • They there fore avowed theft_ intention to act with the ; Democracy. Tltc whips who. have thus connected them selves with -the Democratic party have given nortat — offence — to — the — Know — Nothings;who seem to think that they have a sort of divine I►~` rig it to a WlO a away Imo LlO 0 I parties. , They think it to out"rageous thing fur a Whig to connect himself with the Democratic party, brit quite MALI/Ma 11111/ appropriate for him to join their dark lantein cabal ;- and this in the ,face of 'their declaration that. their party has "arisen upon the ruins" of the 11•hig party ! Certainly, if they have mined the Whig party, those who have remained faithful to Whig principles may be excused for declining to go with them. And - in truth, as matters now stand, patriotic Whigs will feel mom .at home in the ranks of the Democracy than anywhere else. The issues of, Bank and Tariff that fiir►nerly divided Abe old parties have been ad justed with a reasonable degree of satisfaction to both sides. "Protection" and "Free Trade" are no longer heard as rallying cries. A new banner has beef► raised ; a new organization has come forth to grapple with the Democracy --an organization planned in secret and they who planned it in their hiding places have the presuMption to ask old Whig oppanents ry . se cret societies' to fall in with it, and the iu►pu deuce to lectiire them sharply for refusing. Among the distinguished Whigs who have recently declared their intention to act hereof• ter with the Democratic party is lion. JouN 'KEitit, late Member of Congress from North 1 'Carolina. This gentleman addressed a meet ing at Henderson, in Aurth Carolina. a few weeks ago. firs remarks on the occasion are worthy the attention of Pennsylvania Whigs. We copy a brief synopsis of his speech frolll the Itahigh Register lie said be found himself in what might he considered strange company ; but asked and looked for his whig friends. and found many of them in a dark corner, concealed horn the light of day. Ile asked LAM what they were Aging —the answer was, '1 don't 0, here hail they been —`,l thm i l lowly.' What had become of W big pri nci Pies ? tlnn't know.' Ile said that as a whi o . , he had met-the democra cy in: the open day, had contended with them openly befine the peopl 2., and there were no oaths, jot concealments, no mysterious grips on either side. Both parties had labored for the good of the country, and the means they em ployed were honest, above board, and. known and read of all men. The man who held that virtue was confined to any particular patty or 1 , sect. was a bigot and a lbol. Ile had found true men in both parties, and honesty and right intent in the masses of the people generally ; and he deeply regretted that so many of his old friends had gone astray into the dark laby rinths of Know Nothingism. For himself, he was still a w big on all the old issues ; but those issues had either been settled, or had been :IL:maimed by his former associates, and new ones had been presented. As against the pestilent, isuis of the Know Nothings, and on th e great questions of the Consttitution and the Union, he was with the democratic party ; die was with that party because he NV itti for his coun t r y an d for the perpetuation of the Union according to the Constitution ; and that party, in his humble judgment, was the only one which at this time could administer the gov ernment on national principles, and give rea sonable assurance that our institutions would be preserved. lle spoke bout personal obser vation and experience while in Congress. He did not pause to ask, in a contest like this, what the true men were called—he looked to acts, not mutes--to decd.;, not professions, and shaped his conise accmilingly. The K. N.'s could oller'sio reasonable assurance that the Union would be safe in their hands. They were not national—they were sectional on the great question which so vitally concerns us all, and her e, them dote, powerless for good in this respect in the very beginning of their umve in( tits. In addition to this, they ;core rntole rant and proscriptive, and as such should and must he overthrown before the progress of en lightened public opinion. lie spoke at some length and in commanding eloyience ill sup port of the pr)nciples of religious liberty, and i n o pp o siti o n to the narrow and exclusive policy of time K. N.'s in relation to forctgli etnigiatiun. E EF.K. LAT 1:R Fittnl 1:U 1:01' FALL OF RAM, IN ASIA. ANOTILEIt BATTU: IN THE CIIIMEX NEw Yong, I)ee. `B.---The American steam er Pacille arrived here this afternoon, with Liv erpool dates to the 15th inst. The news is quite interesting. From Asia intelligence has been received of the fall of liars. before, the Iliission arms. No p:irtieu krs lien received, tittt the garrison is supposel to have surrendered, in consequence ILA the famine prevailing. Frum th e t.i lines the intelligence is that the lild attacked the extremity of the French lines with a force of 3,000 men, and WASHINGTON NEWS. - gain. — Some -f - the - Rip ns are opposed to the adoption of the rule, and sustain their opposition by the argument that if they have no to-elect a-Speaker i -they-havo-none for any practical purposes of legislation. They have made their stand on Banks, and are ap parently resolved to stick to him .to tho-,last gasp, which resolve is by. no means comforta ble to Ciihipbell of Ohio, and a brace of other gengeineu who had not begun to despair of their own chalices for the Speakership. The Bon. John R. Edit!, who congrawlates himself on having the especial guardianship and care of the •great iron interests" of Penn sylvania, votes for Campbell instead of Banks, he h )ecause Matter is not sound on Protection Cul. hale, lam told, considers this a "smart dodge," and expects by his influence, and, of course,. that of the aforesaid "great . iron inter ests," to bring the friends of Banks over to Campbell. They will hardly come. Had the Col. called on me, I coi•ld have given him a much better excuse for voting against, I3anks. Ile is understood to have had, about.the mem orable_year 1840_, a. particular aversion to_ coon skins and hard cider. Opposition to him on-tha-t-g-roulid-wou-14-bavo Veen-fair—la gitiinate. But the Tariff! Vi'here's —Tariff Andy ?" Things are thus at a '.dead lock" among the finow "Nothing 'Republicans, and the legislation of the country is postponed by their personal difficulties and differences, which is a rather bad beginning for those who boast to be, par excellence, the "rulers of Auiet Ica." ADAMS. Know Nothingism in Congress ! ri -- "The proceedings of Thursday afford but slight hopes of- an immediate organization of the Ilouse. The last ballot' stood : Banks, 103 ; Richardson, 67 ; Fuller, 31 ; scattering, 9. Between -the ballotings, quite a breeze sprung up among the. Pennsylvania Know Nothings, originated by Mr. Mill ward. Ile said he had been approached by one of his colleagues, who had, proposed that if he would vote for Jr. Banks, he, (Millward,) should he made chairman of the engraving and litly graphing committee; or printing, conitnitpee, and have a good time of it. [Laughter, and cries of "name him." "Win) is lie," &c.l Mr. Millward replied —"Mr. Pearce, of Penn sylvania." ,'Phis announcement caused great sensation, nearly all the members ri,ing to their feet, and much interest was manifested in all parts of the ball. Mr. Thinks, amid great 'confusion. denied emphatically that any body had authority to oXer such a proposition from him. .Ml 7 : - Pcarce gat& he had' not been auth - orized by Mr. Banks to make such a pledge to Mr. .1111 ward or anybody else, although a few mo ments ago he asked that gentleman how he would like io•bt.s chairman, of the committee on engraving, I . l4angliter.l Mr. Millward asked •Mr. Pearce--Did you rut say that if it •was not against my conscience to make, vote for Banks I could amakea good Climb' John Wierman, Huntington ; -,. milieu ; Nicholas Wertz. Ty Daniel Rice, Me -1 Martin of it. ? , ----LUnt:ghter. j I askrd how ?- You rer • , thifwan t Germany. plied that 1 would be made chairman of the '., , ______________ - printing, lithographing or engraving commit - \ "CIRCULATE THE DOCUMENTS!" tee. I asked. "How do you know I can be A great and important political contest is made chairman?" when you responded, "I approaching—a contest in which the Democratic have just had a-conversation with Mr. Banks, party, relic% ejof its dross and strengthened by who said that' any promise I should make accessions of patriotic Whigs, will take the would be carried out by hiM." field in imposing force against the skulking Mr. Pearce.--I deny what my colleague has Know Nothing toe. This journal has unflinch ingly combatted the spread of dark lanternism, and: it will continue to give it battle as long as the banner of proscription can rally enough followers to show light. There is no douht that a large majority of the people of this county are opposed to the proscriptive measures of the Know Nothing party ; and to insure a crushing verdict against that party .at the next election, it is only ne:essary to get a full turn out of its opponents. A vigilant and 'widely circulated newspaper :nay affect much by well directed appeals, and the more widely it is cir- said. lie has misconstrued my remarks. Mr.llward.—l could not misconstrue them. [Great confusion mingled with cries of -order." I Mr. Pearce.—T alluded to the matter merely in a playful wanner to my colleague. [Laugh ter. I Ilward.—l don't consider it play, sir. Mr. Fiorence.—Such a thing is disesraceful to our State, (Penn»ylvania,) and were it in order, I would at once move a committee of iilveAigation. ,_ Mr. Millward4o, 11r. Pearce: Did you not tell me that Mr, Banks assured you in case 1 voted for him he would give me what you promised ? Mr. Pearce.—l did not. Mr. )lillward, say you did. ' Had you any conversation at all with Banks ? Mr. -- Pinks.--No man has any assurance from one with regard to the formation of corn- 1111 t I,CeS. Mr. Todd said he trwited his colleague (Mr. Millward) would he more guarded hereafter iu attaching the character of gentlemen. Mr. Millward said he was net to he fright ened by being told that. he must, be more guarded. Ile had only alluded to one gentle man front _Pennsylvania, and that was Mr. Peat cc. Mr. Paine thought the House ought to be ohliged to Mr. Mil!ward for his revektion. He (Mr. Paine) heard Mr, Pearce say that. he had assurance from Mr. Banks that. the latter would so constitute committees as to take care of the interests of Pennsylvania. Ile could prove the fact. Mr. En ,, lish said he thought this was a pretty faintly and he voted for Mr. Rich ardson as a man above s• J tyi e l u n, Mr. A. K. Marshall said he was perfectly satisfied that if those charg - es were' true they unftlied Mi.itiinks_fur_4l.te_speaLersh c o usequelle.e of the absence n!some members proof eJIIIIO IIOW be produced, or other reve lations miglit be made. TOWN & COUNTY. LOCAL HISTORY. CLUCKS OF TIM COURTS OF ADAMS COLTICTF. James Duncan, by appointment. fro►n Wm. McClellan—appointed in George Welsh •I. John Picking 44 Thomas Dickey ai Joel B, Danner • " 1839 i - -- Siitidkl R. Russell—elected in I - 83V — D. 0. Brinkerhoff ' " 184:2 W. S. Hamilton ~. - 18,0 1 -- Hugh - Denwiddie - ' " --' 1848 I Eden Norris 14 . 1851 J. J. Baldwin 46 , 1854 The term of appointments ,by the Governor was three years ; but as they were at times made immediately lx4re, and at others imme diately after, the first of Jar.ua ry, sonic appear to have been for two, and .others for four years. The were all for ire • Tars however exec t those made in the spring of 1839, in the fall of which yt;ar '•the county officers" were for the first tune elected. 1i A our list of PROTHONOTAIIIkS. last week,- 1827 was given as the year of George Welsh's appointment "to that office—it should have been 1824. Ile was twice re-appointed. CORONERS OF ,ADAMS COUNTY. We are unable to discover the name of the Coroner elected in 1800, although the records have been dilly_searcht_d_for___that_pur • John Arendt was elected in - 1803 Henry Mike 41 1800 Thomas Cochran 4, 1809 Samuel Galloway 44, 1812 John F. McFarlane - 1815 . John Galloway 1818 James A. Thompson 4 4 1821 David Horner, jr. ad 1824 John Houck 14 1827 S. S. Forney " 1830 - George L. 14',auss 4, 1833 John Ash 14 - 1836 A. B. Kurtz 1839 David Honker if 1842 Joseph N. Smith • 11 1845 Charles Horner 4 4 1848 11. W. Cauftnan 11 1851 J. ‘11.., Hendrix 1854 TILE FIRST COURT IN THE COUNTY . . The first Court of General Quaiter Sessions held in Adams county comuienced on the second Monday in June, 1800, "before William Gilli land, John Agnew, and William Scott, Es quires, Associate judges, &c." Sheriff Get wicks niade return of . the flillowing panel of Grand Jurors, viz Alexander Russell, Wal ter Smith, John Dickson, James Brice, George Lashells, David &oft, Thomas Abbot, Peter Ickes, Robert Doyle, Jacob Mertz, Alexander Cobean, Henry Kuhn, Win. Bailey . , Samuel Russell, Henry Walter, 'Nicholas Dietrick, Robert Campbell, Jacob Greenainyer, Alexan der Irvine, John Lees, and WM. Mille.. - The Constables who made returns at that Court were :—Jacob Noel, Berwick ; Joseph Lindsay, Mountpleasant ; Sain'l Adair, Mount joy ; Emanuel Ziegler, Cumberland ; Jacob Trine, Ileidlersbm'g ; Henry Ferguson, Ilainit tonban ; Valentine Hollinger, Reading : Satn'l. M. Reed, Straban ; Charles Good, Franklin ; ciliated the more it may accomplish. We have recently enrolled the names of a goodly number of new subscribers on our books, and would request our friends to make an effort to increase our list in every district. The Know Nothing road will be made a hard one to travel ia the next contest. TO GUARDIAN'S. Wu are requested to publish, and call atten tion to, the following section of the Act of As sembly of the 20th of March, 1632, in , relation to a duty of Guardians which is often neglect ed "Every such .., , nardiari shall, within thirty days after any propertLuf his ward shall have come into his hands or possession, or into the hands and possession of any person for him, tile in the office of the Clerk of the Court, a just and true inventory and statement, on oath or affirmation, of all such property or estate." 17 -- The Directors of the Railroad Company will meet to-morrow, at Mr. Wit.i.s's office , to ascertain the amount of stock subscriptions4c. An Election for President and Directors will Le held at the Court-house on Monday the 14th of Januar>-. LT:i'RORERT SKIM and THOMAS C. _REED sold, at public sale, on Friday last, the proper ty adjoining Jas. A. Thompson, on Chambers burg street, fur 61425—J1011E11T TATE pur chaser. DANTF:r, — PLANK _ on Carlisle sued to NV u.t.i.N..Nt Duuut✓.ls for $l4OO. C' --- "Our Carrier will wait upon his frier v ii to-morrow with his annual greeting—some thing "rich and racy." He hopes to meet with a subs/on:/a/ reception. 1.:-7-7-:= K EA--4A cers ---sev-r-ral—rata-shti2 `fowl' propt.itivo prtvatc aalc. advt.:r- ;i~e:ta~:;t. LADLES"' The Ladies' Fair attr. ; cod a ve, , iy large at tenda nee, fur nearly a reek, and clod on F. Thursday evening with an auction.- The pro. cevrfa were - of - course largisititething like $9OO, and yielding a clear profit of about $450. The Ladies deserve much praise, nip) it will be fully accorded t o them ; if nut now, at fartitest-wbeer-an-cieellent-shaded — wafk — shal have been 'made to the Cemetery, for r which object the Fair was bald. The f illowing,_ is as Complete a list of contri butions to the Housekeepers' Department of the Fair as could be secured to the hurry of the occasion." It is believed to be nearly . correct 1800 to 1,•_ 4 21 1821 1824 1832 1835 1 pair fowls. 3 lbs. butter and 1 doz. eggs, from Joseph Halley. • 2 pair fowls, 2 doz. eggs, apples and celery, from St a hl e. 4 113. i. butter from John Masse;man. hoc honey, from Win. Van Orsdal. 1 pair Shanghais from Alex. Koser. 2 lbs. butter from ['ugh A. Alethnighy. I.goose and sausnge from John Brinkerhoff. ow s rum r. . tt. lbs. butter from Samuel Cohean. 1 box honey from Armstrong Taughinha ugh. 1 pair fowls and apples from. John Butt, Jr., 1 pair fowls, 2 lbs. butter and doz. eggs from 'Wm. Son, 1 pair fowls and 4 lbs. butter from Josiah' Benner. 1 turkey trom Jacob Benner. 1 goose from Abraham prise, of P. 1 bag apples from Joseph Weible. 1 bushel apples from Robert Shakely. 1 pair fowls from "John McCleary. Cream, apples and sausage "from Henry if-P, 2 pair fowls from D. C. Brinkerhoff. Butter and potatoes from Jacob Bucher. 1 pair fowls from George - Shryock. 3 lbs. butter, 1 doz. eggs, and apples, from Jacob Plank. • 1 pair fowls from David Shriver. 1 pair fowls from Peter Mackley. _ Apples and potatoes from 11. J. Stable. 2 prints butter,l doz. eggs, lard, apples and cabbage, from• Capt. John flyers. 1 pair fowls from Rev. Dr. Baugher. 1 bushel apples from George Weaver, Jr. 2 lbs: honey from Jacob Weikert; 1 pair fowls, 2 lbs. butter and 2 doi.. ego from Jno. S. Crawford. 4 doz. eggs fron► John Gilbert. 1 pair chickens and a ham from Margaret Irvine. I bushel apples from Mary Ann Butt. 1 pair fowls iron, David :McMillan. 3 fowls and 1 doz. eggs fruin Flemming- Gilliland. 2 bushels apples, butter, chickens, hickory. nuts and walnuts, from Thomas' J. Cooper. Apples, butter, chesnuts and walnuts from J. C. Cover. 1 pair• fowls from Samuel" Gallagher. .1 pair fowls from Elizabeth J. Walker. 1 pair fowls_ from Anna M. Ataring. Cream from Peter Schively. - 1 can peaches and 1 can tomatoes ,from Dr. Hu her. 1 turkey, 51 2 - lbs. butter and 4 ay.- from Christian Benner. 1 can peaches from George Wampler. 1 pair Shanghais from John Weikert. 1 pair fowls from Daniel Benner. I fowl and I duz. eggs from John Culp. 1 pair fowls fr•un: J. Cunningham. • 2 lbs. butter from Hannah Beitler. 1 mammoth pumpkin from Samuel Weaver. , Lot of very tine sweet potato pumpkins. from Jacob Aug I nba ugh.. 1 pair Shanghais from Solomon Powers. 1 large sweet pumpkin► from henry Ilughes. Roast of beef from William Smith. doz.•eggs, butter and crock of lard from John Welty. • 1 peck ..Maryland bisquits from John Wine. ken tier. • 1 can peaches and I can tomatoes from W. W. Pa s. tun. ." 7- Christtnas was . emphatically. "a 'wet day," placing the "veto" on all out-door t►museinents; but that was not to be regretted whilst cheerfulness and comfort re igned within. Ea - Several inches of snow fell here on Sat urday last - , and this morning our streets are quite "musical" with the merry "tinclije,of the hells." Oh, for but no matter; "bless ed are they who expect nothing." 'A few cords of good Wood wanted at this office. G..7'The memory on Thursday morning stood at se., being 24`' below freezing point. , o:7'Answer to Acrostical Enigma published in last week's Cu»siriter--"llount Pleasant Seminary." Da. KA N' R.—We find in the Washington union a letter from the British minister in Washington, 31r. Crampton, to Dr. Kane, of the U. S. I.Cavy, informing him that the Brit ish government had been apprized of his safe return, and desired to, eongratulate.him and his crew and officers on their reaching home, and to express the sincere gratitude of his gov ernment, and of the British people, for their generous exertions. Dr. Kane replies in suit able terms of acknowledgment. PROPERTY OF TIIP, FRE:s:C}7 EMPKItOR- FROZF IN.—ft is stated that 150 canal boats, loaded with flour and grain, consigned to Louis Napo leon, are frozen m between Schenectady and Little Falls. N. Y. The amount of grain can not be worth less than $1.000,000, and ten freight cars a chty are employed to carry it to tide water. They were engaged with difficul ty, as the amount of freight business on the Central road is enormous. HEIRS WANTED FORA MILLION AND A HALF' OF MONEY. —A gentleman of this city this morning received a letter from Portadown, county Artnaugh, Ireland. making inquiries in relation to the heirs of John White, who emi grated from the county of Armaugh, Ireland, I somewhere about the year 1814 or 'l5. and who is believed to have left two sons, Abner and William. There is about a tni;lion and a half of money for thellucky Whites who can "prove property," etc:=Wash. Slar. &INTE.IsICE OF A MotuERESS.--The"Tribunal of Potsdam, Prussia, lately pronounced sen. tence of death on the widow of a surgeon 'lam ed Nla tyger de Kesin. She was found guilty of complicity in poisoning her husband ; of complicitly in poisoning the female companion of her lover. the barber Rage; of murdering the son of Kale with a hatchet ; of having ex. cited to the murder of the daughter of the said Kage, and also of - her own son. ller head is to ' be, cut oil by the common executioner. PEATII•FROM A TittFUNii CAUsg.—Mr. Elea zer Brown. aged 62, died at liX bridge, .Muss.. Slturday week. front InurtillealiOn. A - sin all blackberry-thorn had stuck in one of his fin- - gers, intitcting, app trendy, . a very sli wound ; tnortttistliutt, however, set in, a nd a l. though the linger was amputated, the disease conrinned to spread, aud Let minated in his —death. Ch as . M lyaul Lail 14,1ve 4 %olli: l~ o iu -64L1,1C24.4.
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