A
J .filtridger;estestrophal - - A gene in--Real -Life.
Eltil.Ro4llllC4toE.Tr.•••- Neu , Yoh,:i The editor of the Chicago Times, having
-been - ors the north silo of that city to see' a
.oltd, • mete rich 'en steel- • Menet,- wa - s recently prevented from reaching,
Loft frightfto, eharrietbr;!—Whil his ofti. , •e; in consequence of a steam-tug hav-
Jrage at IN - :$1 - evee 1;;Ilielecotito" -- , - pasaeirrip -- tb - e - rivet-with eet-of-
Lggligp'e4 - rar . wati One passenger-ear (vessils in tow; one-of which had been cast off
and bault.d - injnat -west--pf-the-hridge.--kmvin7
and oneliretnan';'and a small bey are the -draw" still opera.
KtiatilsOng e fand no doubt hive been drowned. witness:A . ole following scene :
briefly mentioned yesterday that The vessel we have mentioned had been
ttudson River Railroad, which , moored, or made fast outside of several canal
y Su' riday afternoon: met with a ; bo:its : and as we stood looking at the :nen
k ,. .- - " , e-iiarriati'accident, the bridge at ‘:.Spuyten Toy- upon her. ono of them approached -a female,
. -
c•P` 'precip itating • who had been crouched upon
,the deck. and
the mail and 1 addressing her. pointed to the shore," then to
• ear into -- the the bridge, and then down - towards the throng
:li on Monday I ed and busy streets of- living; moving, head
one passenger long Chicago. She rose, picked up a small
tnashed. liar- J bundle, from which she dream forth a' coin,
'first engine, which she tendered to
,the hardy - sailor.
:he fireman on I refused it, whatever it was ; and lending her a
brother to the hand. helped her from the vessel to-the dock,
t the time cif and from the dock' up to the bridge. Tay this
' time - a
-large crowd of persons thronged the
north end of where the bridge would be, if it
- • and in eonteroplatinr
417 4 0, ,, 7•7i.ifie r
. south:end of the bridge than runs over
gave way..- It appears that large
r=44 , ,,',1X1011011„ ties: , of heavy ice bad been banging
the-piles all night, and injured- them
rn
ti'.44oolli.4';degreo that when, the engine was
:
; Over the south end its heavy weight
ife**clitlogive way. - .
VMF - *lttOthe 'bridge gave way, the forward en
,i74loo;;L as it .went over, struck a bank about
tliAw:-.tit lengt,h_ &Om the-bridge and immediate- I
X yi'' 'rolled aim' and fell partly into the river. I
;.4hetender of thisengine dropped into the
-k l eft# and disappeared. The rear engine also !
`'s i fia*eifintli the _Water, while its tender threw
e.a sonierset. and followed the engine,
altogether -from the view. ' The
%,.: , ;:ilittolretglit cars followed the tender of the first
* one of which entirely disappeared, and ,
ttl-440 miter only a • : part is to be The
'i.ll.!imiggiige car fell on top of the tender and then
4.Ai0. , d-, up and immediately. dove and stood
',4l.*eptindiculi.r in the water. . - ".
.*:.% . "lte , fi rst passenger car dropped o ff the bridge 1,
**?:4lo4l,tivise;striking the end' of the baggage car
t at w as alit ady,in the river, and then stood
,9 ,otreetty perpeudieular.-: This car wits full .of
41'iOngers,, , all.of whom' were pitched belter
**ariv-; •
pasitenger ear did not run, entire
:lyAkUffihti bridge-=part retied on the track and
"I , 4,ltlitihg'over' the end of the bridge.
5:7! -I :4L,T . :llast car is not materially injured,. how-
4: - / stiafkPzits - twists are' all more or less broken:l",
„H'.`'',#pisidtir , titrn , up. ,- :Tbti - ongineer and the fire- I'
the'rear engine were both killed. The
George Parigen." .The
~ f4! 4 ogifieer4 and , tirettien. , on . the forward engine
i'.' , ooo4 ,l oth severely injured; Winn, scalded and
and experienced railroad men, who have.
ri**!iiittoy ..railioacraccidents, say this wreck
••-i-Jfititit7-sight'never before equalled in the 1 .
the pilling up of cars,: engines. &c.. 1
with thirty cars had only. a few hours_
thisaccident occurred crossed over softly.
Nork papers have the following.
'k :s• 'tiona9'part culars: -
• °'The,
search for the bodies of 'the " engineer 1
,-. - iiiid.ilietruani ., attached to the submerged loco;
was concluded at dark on Monday.
The body" of 'the 'engineer, George 1
: - ..-4 1 a0georiyas - fi rst recovered. Ho, was, found-1
~.Afrith his righi hand clasped, inid - nt4tr the 'Valve
- 1 - ',';lsttlat*.engine, 4hough had been making
*it,xillirt to
_atop thetiain. The body was
c auto- bruised, but no limbs Were • broken.
f`: . ,:`,l.)eatit was occasioned by suffocation.
body of the firentan,,Howard Knot, was
a-low feet from that of the engineer ; and
. I.:,'. 4 7lricitu its position,. was evident that bad .,
',,
,itttkmpted to enter the tender, his back being
.';'tuttied,
to the fire-box, and his face toward the
the train. .One of his legs wits broken. ,
Two .gold watches were found upon the boll-
C,Jefit end a singular fact is connected with them. -
litipthtitue-pieties had ;continued to run—one
ilb, 4 u'ulock, ',Monday , morning, and thed
• :until 9 o'clock.. Only, two persons. were , '
killed. Seven„wOre, wounded and scalded, ' I
twkrdangel ou sly.
A-_scene more complete destruction we,
"'5 .. - ,ltaire'neVer witnessed. The appearance of the
';‘tatreck was nearly as bad as that of the New
:.:-.lltiven ttaiu at the time of the Norwalk cams
,-;:trOphe; .
• Ifheffiridge overSpuyten Tuyvil creek i 5,650
:feet in length.' It is constructed entirely upon
pfikaVifild, ir doable truck is laid upon it, The 1
_.-4OlitieurittptifillAttlNSl: is Attributed to the fain
had,...scouinulatal in
:; , ',Aluatitities, at this paint; was,forced up at the ,
tune of the high waterin such a Way as to it'll
track, and disturb, the adjustment of the I
*Us upon which the rails rested.
•Pal ing again at low water (which "at this
- point occurs at about:seven o'clock) the sills
. .failed to strike the lops of the piles, and." the
-° track remained suspended only by the' tension
of the - rails.. The weight yf tho engines was
ullicient to break , treble support, and
:nothing could :mire .them from destruction. I
AU.. tetnion, of the comparatively small - injury
to the first engine is found in the fact that its
- forwarttwheels had passed safely to -the oppo
anuside, before'the heavier Weight of its driv
inetitheels broke doWn the bridge, by coming
offirectlY uponthe.,Weakened portion.—The sec
ond fell at once into the gap, . and I
went entirely out of sight.' The 'broken rail
entered the boiler of the first engine. peuetra
4injo four sheets of iron, and causing the escape
or the steam: • 1
FSMALE 144toism.—One of the New York
papers giving an account of the accident on
the Hudson River Railroad says :
Mr. Dewey. an:old resident_of Poughlteep-
Illi4:WaSin the second car. with his daughter.
buried_beueath the ruins. while the
<laughter escaped almost uninjured. tier first
ught was to assist her father, and with a
4strength almost superhuman she engaged in
;1 , v'.l.! i • • nte.lcouid_by t • in
at sag Lake street.-They are '.doubtless as ' his election will afford very general satisfaction. t . Jesse D. B right as their tirst choice for the
happy us their bereavements, relieved only by . e'
-Phi/a. Inquirer.
the consciousness of duty faithfully perternied, Presidency, before the next Notional Colwell
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can permit. that while the suffering of that
fatht r and mother may be faintly known from .I a7*The following witty paragraph is worthy lion. _
the story of the daughter, what must have, - of the "guy and incomparable" Hollidaysburg &mei: ov AN EAtcrutz , AKE -It is stated that
been ;he mental agony of that. other daughter, i Standard, from which we clip it: Winchester, Va., experienced several shocks
unkindly banished irOtAl her mother's side, and Cm:GRESS. -No Speaker--no organization- i of nn earthquake on Wednesday morning week,
illiven out into the world without a lather's Know Nothing ! at the early hour of 3 o'clock. The shocks.
blessing? What must have been her grief _ . _. _________________—
LONDON TUE Gal.:ATE:sr OTT.--London iB' when her letters, written from a prosperous Foes maim AT SEA-THIRTY LIVES LOST.---.
sonic half dozen in number, the Republican of
gamy the greatest city in the world, and far sus- ! ei.y, from the house of her wealthy and kind that town says, were distinct and the reports
New York, Jan. 10:h.-The ship St. Dennis,
poises all thej,ret.t cities of antiquity. Ac- , 1421 , ;hand, telling them of her success, and of were so.loud as to awaken a number of persons
ccirifre ~. to tiiiihon, the popttlAtion . Zr . iiii 6 Tt In the birth o f fer child ren, were unn oticed aid hence .for - Havre - foundered - at - sea - on - she -- sth, . . .
cs,in different parts of the town and in the coun-
Borae 111 the height of its umagastiruct:, was tinansuered? She must hate felt indeed that when the captain, second mate, three cabin - - . --- -
: Nineveh /8 tstiuta Led. to have hail the hearts of that:father and niuther A ller tits- -.,th try around. At one house the inmates ran out k STRONG TEAM.—The Wheeling Intent-
UMW° passenpers and part of the crewirty in all l -
1660,VU0 :.aud Dr. Medhurst supposes that the ter and brothers, must. have been hardened of their rooms under the belief that the build- gencer states that the Baltimore and Ohio
peOttlation of Pekin is about 2.000,0011. The against her. 14e will say
_no more. Th at -were lost.
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ing was about to fall : and four-miles north- ' Railroad train which arrived there on Tuesday
pogielition of Cordon. according lo "event six- scene mi ill live in our memory while we can
DiteAnere AN:un-:N.1%-On the 17th ultitno, we'st of town the children in a certain family , required the force of thirteen locomotives for
tiiticiii,:stuomits tel.-S(40,000-444,7 - 22 tiavitig re.member the holy love of father, mother, and
Lee.i'ltddett to it during the last ten ytais.-- i kindred. - the house of Mr. Beaker, near Everisburg,Tenn., were with ilititnalty persuaded to return to bed, i the passage froth Baltimore to Wheeling. The
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',['he cielastis shows that it costains 307.7::2 iu- -
was burned down, and Mr. 8., his wife and .
IhibiteitViind 16,389 uniuhabited house's. GitEAT ADVANCE IN) TAB PRICE OF LANT) . .— k LIBERA I. SALARY.- - The firlst --
Presbyterian road is now clear and the trains running rego_
,1,1%--A-r-ti,-puiti i vg_41.44 _,,,,0 1 a_lii4___fia_w_iu,4l, e __two daughters perished in- the flames. church of-New- Orleans ...lave madeto--- ,
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--- .VoThe -ruin .tuarkets thrixigtiolit France couHLy of ataUt" . U. % . a--f-tuALr Fredeticksburg, i
-7 1 - 17.sual_Kiiiipp,_thelast _survivor 'of Wash- the Rev. Dr. N. L Rice, of St. Loins, 3lissou- ' i" . " -- The total number of prosecutions vi
ib l iva a •; 4 , 10 ,6 0 4, en l Asz y AD ri f iclijAAD. I.,DA, te. - DI. * -‘I4OMIV, a Pctam.yi vanta. - ttirlsl - 5725ii. • - larly.
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--- tesr - s rrup. -i- a t. .id . ~,,..„, int..,,,,,,-,-,-,-41.-c-iciit-A-s---iniirt7tniz--"larur--a-trout-niuo-LuuLlth- ri :nine their aster
ington!s_Life Guard, died at Newburgb,N. p „ with tl vottliso of Boston tor violation of the liquor law. in 1855, -
puuti.aiaa., iaxiia..b.:l4/44+4.11.4.4.1. -'_ aillev. atoi .:;,01). - -- ' 1., un 4,lie 10th inst., aged 3D years.
.._ . I was elghty-four, and u.it a smote couvtction.
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citing others to the most untiring ellOrts.
--salast , had the satisfaction of rescuing her
- father. but so , unnitudful of herself had she
beett,as hardly to know that she had frozen
- both of her feet so badly that auiputatiou of
soiiuet of the -toes will be neces,iary. Where I
do the records oftbe battle field exhibit were
daircittiticourage thou was diriplae.d - by this he-
Poie birl f-
=I
ger of Wells,
.vetel V bruised
of the aroall
had in charge
notwithstantl
sl to leave his
rs seven hours
'titer. No in
like this has
.the new faces. and the representatives of the
various classes there assembled, we had al
most forgotten the incident we have related.
Our attention was called from a vain endeavor
to discover some hope of a cessation of tugs
going up and down. and schooners and brigs.
pulling in - and out, by hearing a most audible
-sob from some one near us. It was not the
sob of childhood, caused by some sudden
change from gayety to grief; it was the sob of
some maturer breast, tilled with a .sense of
loneliness anddespair. it reached other ears
than ours.
A lady, dressed in a manner which bespoke
a wealth 'that could gratify taste and elegance,
and who. like ourselves. was detained at that
place, stood near, accompanied by three chi!•
dren, whose desire to get to the extreme 'edge
of the platform she with difficulty repressed.
With a'woman's tenderness her heart recog
nized the stifled ebullition of sorrow, and ap
proaching the' person front whom it came, who
was none other than the woman we had just
seen land front the-vessel. sire quietly, and in
that soft, sweet voice of woman, which none
-can resist. inquired if she stood in need, or was
she ill, or was - her sorrow such that she could
not be relieved 2 .A portion of the railing mar
us was . viahLtufaiow aids that, and almost
at our side. these two women came to converse.
The stranger was a fair. handsome girl, of
. about seventeen years ; neatly. but coarsely
dressed, with shoes not only well worn, but
heavy, and Unsuited - us much -for her sex as
for the season. The poor girl, in honest sim
plicity, and with an earnestness which despair
alone could impart, related her history, unin
terrupted by a single observation from her
companion, but often accompanied by the tears
of both. We have not space for it at length,
but we will give it. changing its order just
.enough to enable us to state it. briefly.
She, said that she was born in Boston ; she
had no brother or sister now ; she remembered
that she had a sister, the oldest. whose name
was Lizzie ; that sister, years ago, against. her
father's will, hadinarried, and with her hus
bandy having been banished her father's sight,
bad gone off, and had nut been heard of since
—no dotibt wag dead. At the time of her sis
ter's marriage her parents were - wealthy ; the
pride which drove away Lizzie had brought
silent regrets, and- after a while came melan
choly complainings by the mother sighing for
the embraCe of her first-born. These st.on led
to anger and critninations at, home and dissipa
tion by - the father abroad. Losses catite upon
them, and at last, gathering the few worldly
goods they possessed, they left the proud city
of their birth. and settled five years ago upon
land purchased of the government in Wiscon
sin., Her brothers, some older and sonic
.youtte-r-4-han herself, one by one drooped.aed
died ; and soon the mother, calling in agony
upon her long exiled daughter. joined her buys
in a happier clime.' None were now left but
the fattier of this poor girl. !le too was hunt
bled mid stricken by the slow but certain dis
ease, which lights up the cheek, and fires the
eye with the brilliancy of health, even when
its victim-is on the confines of eternity. he
would sit and tell to his surviving child the
acts of - winning, love and sacrificing devotion
which made' his Lizzie the very object of his'
life. He would talk of her sweet smiles and
her happy -disposition until memory would
lead him to the hour when lie bid her to de
part, and not let him see her face again.
decline was rapid, and this lone child saw the
first flowers which the warmth of spring had
called from 'the soil'of her mother's grave dis
turbed, uprooted and thrown aside, that his
ashes might mingle with those of the mother
of his children.
At his death he charged her to pay olf, as
far as she might be able, the debts incurred to
procure the Lecessaries of life. Thu land,
which, for want of culture, had not increased
in value, was sold, and left her but n few dot:.
furs. 'l'i►ese sbe_.expended in renring some
boards to mark the spot where she had seen
buried, one after another, her beloved kindred.
She had heard of Chicago. She had heard
that in this city there were offices where stran
gers wishing einployment could find work.—
had on foot traveled many miles, until she
reached Milwaukee, and thence by the kind
ness of a poor sailor, who had seen her day af
ter day on the dock, watching the steamers
depart, had inquired and ascertained that she
wished to come hither, but had not the money.
He brought her to Chicago on his own vessel,
and had told her that by crossing the bridge
she could find one of those places where situ
ations were given to worthy applicants.
Suds was her story. She had mentioned no
name except that of father, mother, and the
endearing appellations of brother George, Wil
lie. &c. Both of the women were crying bit
terly. The fashionably dressed holy turned
her face towards the river, that her tears, at
such a crowded and unusual place, might not
be observed. She requested us to take her two
boys--George and Willie, she called them—
by the hand, to keep them from danger, and
then putting her hand nround_the neck of, the
poor, - friendless, wandering orphan stranger,
said'—"You are my own sister. I stn Lizzie !"
These two beings, children of the same pa
rents, how different have been their paths, and
how deep their suilerings! We have seen
• er her in ”Lizzie's" crirriatze driv►n_
c • wasting
REPUBLICAN COMPILER.
MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 21, 1856.
EXTRA COPIP:s.—We have printed a number
of extra copies of this issue of the Compiler,
presuming that persons not subscribers would
desire to preserve the valuable matter given
on the first page.
No SPEAKER YET.:—The Muse of Represen
tatives at Washington is still without a Speak-
without any material change.
U. S. SsNAToa.--=On Monday Ex.-Gov. Wu. .
LIAM BIGLER was elected to represent this State
in the Senate of the United States, vice the
Hon. JAMES COOPKR, whose term expired on
the 4th of March last. He received 84 votes.
Gov. Bigler was at one time a journeyman
printer, and is now elevated to one of the most
distinguished deliberative bodies in the world.
lle has•the ability and industry - to represent
his constituents faithfully and energetically—
honestly and manfully will he' discharge the
trust conkled iii hiM.
STATE TIWASEREE.—The Democratic caucus
at Harrisburg, on Friday evening, nominated
Henry S. I.llngraw for State Treasurer on the
tirst ballot, he having .ieCeived 40 out of 79
votes; Hamlin 13, Goodwin 7, McClintock 7,
scattering 12. Election to-worrow.
ri - The Philadelphia... Pennsylvanian has
been authoriied by Ex-Gov. William Blgler
.losay_that the telegraphic despatch announ
cing his \ nomination for the United States Sen
ate to be - a triumph of Gen. Pierce and a de
featrof James Buchanan in Pennsylvania for
the Presidency is incorrect. Senator Bigler
has been `and is now the devoted and active
friend of , Mr. Buchanan, and will sustain him
for the 'Presidency. .
Isl'Ams;—The Republican Journal , of Belfast,_
a strong paper among . the Democrats, has rais
ed the standard ofJa tnes Buchanan as its candi
date for President, subject to the decision of
the Democratic national convention.
BRoTnKus•—lion; Samuel Wells, Governor
elect of Maine, 'awl John S. Wells, Democratic
candidate for Governor of NeW llampshii•e, fire
brothers. Another brother was formerly - Lieut.
Governor of Illinois.
ANOTHER, 11:3:NUNCIATION: untidy pow
er can prevent, Kentncky from being Demo
cratic in 1856. Day after day, and every . day,
some one of the leading spirits of the opposi
tion gives in his adhesion to the Democratic
faith and withdraws from the motley party
into which the old Whig "phalanx has been
merged by their ltaderi. The last instance of
the kind is the withdl'awal of lion. Henry G.
Bibb, of Todd county, who in a public speech
lately took his stand 'on the I)enioer4,tie plat
form and pledged eternal fidelity to its prin
ciples.
THE Gounn: 11. tvEsT. —The mail steamer
Gulden Age, Which.left. San Francisco on the
sth ult. via Panama, had On beard 51.726.505
in gold. The Sierra Nevada, which left at the
same tine, via San Juan, had on board $4,35.-
131. Total in the-two steamers &2,161,606.
"Tug llot,t.r-Tass INN."—Is not Dtettsxs
inimitable as a writer of Christmas Smiles ?
In ouPlumible judgmelt, there is none to excell
him. We have just finished a glance at his
last, "The Holly-Tree Inn, in seven chapters,"
and a more pleasant hour's diversion we have
never had limn a production of like character.
It is published by T. B. Pormisos. 102 Ches
nut street, Philadelphia. who will send copies
of it, to any one, by mail, free of postage, on
receipt of cents.
• ---- ",tl friend communicates an article urging
the re-nomination of President PIERCE. Our
position is now what it has long been, a pre-
ference for the no•tiination• of Hun. JAMES Bu-
CIIANAN. of Pennsylvania. But others have the
snipe right to prefer which we exercise.
:. ,-- Th? great quest ion of war or peace in
Europe is still undecided. Peace prospects
, arc not brighter. as Russia raises obstacles.—
IThe Czar's reply to the ultimatum of the
Western powers had not been received, but
was expected by the 18th inst.
CoLnksr.—Prof. Caswell, of Brown
University, Providence, R. 1., who keeps an
accurate record, of the weather, says that
Wednesday week was the coldest day in that
city for 40 years.
U. S. SENATOR.. -Our advices from Harris
burg announce the election of the Hon. Win.
' Bigler to the U. S. Senate. Mr. Bigler is a
Detuocrat, but be is a gentleman of talent,
character, and experience in public affairs, and
GETTYSBURG, PA.
- __ _ __Legislative.
Mr. ROBINSON has read in his place in the
House, a further supplement to the charter of
the Gettysburg 'Railroad Company, to author.
.ize the issue of 7 per cent. bonds,-rd to strike
out from the supplement granting the ~ Tape, '
— Thir - proxiscurrakingricAcipoint of
termination. Referred to committee.
On Monday, the two HouseS met in joint
convention, to elect a United States Senator,
and upon the first ballot, William Bigler had
82 votes, Edward Joy Morris 43, and John C.
Flenniken 1.
Dr. - MELLINGER is chairman of the Commit
tee on Election Districts, and is also : on the
Cimimittees on Education and to Compare
Mr. Irwin has read in his place in the House,
a bill to increase the pay of jurors and wit
nesses.
Bills have been introduced in the House,
to abolish the office of County Superintendent
Large numbers of petitions for the repeal of
the Restraining Liquor Law from all parts of
the State are being presented.
The House, on Tuesday, took up the bill for
the repeal of said law. It contained but,• one
section, unconditionally repealing the law of
the last session, and in effect renewing the old
license system: The bill was passed thr . ough
committee - of-the—who - NT - by --general—consen t
and came up on second reading.
• Mr. Phelps moved an amendment, making it
unlawful to sell, liquor or admixture of wine or
malt liquors in qiiiintities less .than five gal
lons,'except
. by- innkeepers regularly licensed,
and pioviding penalties for any violation:
The whole subject was debated up to the ad
journment, upon a motion to recommit to the
Committee on Vice and Immorality. '
On Thu'rsday, in the Senate, Mr. Wilkins,
from the on Vice and Immorality,
reported deal the restraining Liquor
Law, pa. list session, and substitut
ing a sygtetn of tavern licenses. ,
In the House, same day. the bill to repeal
the Liquor . Law; was debated until the hour of
a6journment.
[a - The Bellefonte Watchman thus refers to
Rev. John J. Pearce, whose trickery in Con
gress was recently exposed by a Know Noth
ing colleague in that body, Mr. Millward :
His CongressionaLassociates, after the evi
dence they already have had; both of the ve
racity and honesty of John J. Pearce, will not
be astonished to learn that at home he is re
garded with but little faVor, and among the 1
substantial men of this district, it is difficult 1
for him to command• even common respect.
Although occupying an itnportunt position, he
is merely one of those waifs which have. been
carried into a prominent place by the stream
of Know-Nothingism that a year ago deluged
the co-nary—and the 'honest voters who sup•
ported him, now turn with disgust from the
man who has so basely deceived-and disgraced
them. During the canvass, Ins opponent, that
gallant and firm Democrat, Allison White, not
only convicted him of various falsehoods, but
proved him utteily unlit for the duties of a
representative, and the sequel demonstrates
that Pearce himself sustains the conviction.
Dintoen,tru; (JAucus.— Washington, Jan. 14.
In the Democratic caucus-held to-night at the
callitol several members manifested a disposi
tion to break the phalanx, but this. was prompt
ly and vigorously opposed by many. One who
was present says that never before has such a
determination been manifested to stand by
Richardson and the platform.
THS PONTRY OP CONGRESS. —Some inspired
poet, getting tired of the prosaic telegraph des
patches of Congressional proceedings, has put
the matter in a new form, which will •answer
the doings of that body a mouth hence as well
as HOW :
Banks n hundred and five;
Banks a hundred and 'Seven ; .
Banks a oundred and one ;
Wants a hundred and 'leven.
Pennington fiver and three ;
Richardson seventy-two;
Fuller thirty. Dear rue'.
When 'ii the trouble be through ?"
Jr LACKED PATatortsm.—The thorough fail
ure of the Know-Nothing party, says the Rich
mond Enquirer, to establish what could in any
sense be called a national party, and impossi
bility of the Black Republican party carrying
their infamous sectional schemes, give d clear
indication that the people will, in the next
election, turn to the safe guidance of the Demo
cratic party. The patriotic and devoted union
of the Democracy of Congress must exert a
powerful moral influence on the mind, and en
sure success.
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11 . ESTAIOILFJAND COUNTY ALL RIGIIT.—The
Democratic Committee 'of Coriespondence of
Westmoreland county, according to uniform
custom, met on the 31st of December, 1855, in
Greensburg, and appointed Robert Given, Wil
liam Ross and E. J. Keenan, F:sqs., Delegates
to tbe ensuing State Con vebtion. with unani
mous instructions to support from ••first to
last,” the lion. Jt►tnes Buchanan for the Presi
dency.
•
INDIANA FOR BRIGHT. —lt is stated that reso-
1 lotions have been adopted in nearly every
county in Indiana, where Democratic Conven
save been meld, recommendinT the Uou.
Ohio K. N. Convention.
The Know Nothing State Convention ot,Ohio !
recently in session at elkumbits, elected Ford.:
- and Spooner, two old office-hunters,, as dele
tes-to-the-Philadelphia. Contention,- acid_ r -
commended' that hereafter “purerk -Inierieon
!_nomiructisitisishoolinade_forftesident and
Vice President of the United States, and for
' Slate and local,officers." This is-hardiy kir
towards' the old-line Whigs. whose help the
Know Nothings are so anxious to secure.—
They are required to cultivate an intimate ac
quaintance with "Sam," under penalty of ex
elusion from National, State and local offices!
They may help to elect "pure Americans'," but
they must not look for even the poor coin ph,
ment of a nomination for a local office, till their .
names are written in -Sam's" book of "pure
Aniericans" by the light of a dark lantern
Valky
INDICATIVE.-A letterfrotu Washington City,
pu lc -in e ew 'or era •. o
day, says, • that "judging from the feeling
among members of the Dernocratic Committee,
which assembled on the Bth to fix the time for
holding the National Convention, 'Old Buck'
is in the ascendant. Eighteen out of the twen
ty-six were BUCIIANAIsI men, Senator SLIDELL
heading the list."
A COSTLY SPKAKEIL —The Speaker to be
chosen-phis Congress, estitualcd_ by _the cost_of_ .
choosing him, will be likely to prove themost
valuable man in the nation. He has cost the
United States treasury, la -far, about $120,-
000, and how .much more time only can tell.
What amount of service can -he perform that
will repay this expenditure ?
17A Contrast—The organization of a Dem
ocratic Legislature in Pennsylvania, compared
with the Know Nothing Congress in Wash
ington.
DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE. —A Mrs. Lucinda
Thompson recently obtained a bill of. divorce
from her husband, in Crawford county (0.)
Common Pleas, at BP. M. At 10,o'clock, he
same evening, she was married to a Mr. 01-
cott,iallte,,,presence of the court 0d bar.
EcLiPsgs VHS YEAR.-1 11 11M'"Vri wo
eclipses of the Snn. and two of the Moon, this
year. A total eclipse of the Sun will take
place on the sth of April, and an annular
eclipse on the 18th of September, both'invisi
blehere. There will be a partial eclipse of
the Moon on the 20th of April, which will be
visible early in the, morning.; and a similar
eclipse on the 13th of October, also v isible, in
the evening.
A NIMIT'S LODGING LINDER A SNOW BANK.
—Sheep and- ether (fuadrupeds have been
known to dive for a. considerable time under
snow banks, but since the travels of Munchau- -
sen probably no event has taken place like one
which occurred in this city dining
: the late
storm. On Sunday afternoon men were clear
ing off the sidewalk near Hoe's foundry,
when, after digging away a bank of near!y ten
feet, much to their asionishment, they came
across a knight of the bottle,-who had th_e_even,!_
ing previous taken lodgings on the walk. His
breath had made a chamber in the snow, and
when discovered he was sleeping with as much
composure - as if in a feather bed. But a slight
touch of the shovel was sufficient to render
hint conscious of his whereabouts.—S. YUrli
Courier.
WHEN TO WEAR INDIA RUBBERS.—We have
noticed that many persons wear India rubber
overshoes in cold dry . weather, -to keep their
feet warm. This is an injurious and prac
tice. India rubber shoes are very comfortable
and valuable for covering the feet during wet.
sloppy weather, but they should never be worn
on any other occasion—their sole use should be
to keep out water. They should, therefore,
be, put off whenever the wearer enters a house,
and be worn as little as possible, because they
are air-tight, and both ietain and restrain the
perspiration of the feet. The air cannot be ex
cluded from them, or from any other portion
of the body for any length of time, without
sensibly affecting the health. It is our opin
ion that no habit tends more to good health
than clean feet and clean dry stockings, so as
to allow the free perspiration of the nether ex
tremities. —.Sci.
A SPLENDID FEAT.—On Sunday, as a runa
way horse, with the detached shafts of a
sleigh dangling at his heels,, was speeding
down Broadway at a tremendous pace, a Mad
ison avenue omnibus sleigh turned into Broad
way from Bleecker street, directly in the path
of the frightened animal. Go around it. he could
not, and to check his speed in time to prevent
collision was equally impossible, and it. seemed
almost inevitable that injury to the life and
limbs of the crowded passengers wotrid ensue,
when lo ! the noble animal, without checking
his speed, plunged forward, and with one tre
mendous leap, threw himself and the shafts
clean and clear over the sleigh, passengers and
all, Wittiout the slightest injury to any one.
On landing on the other side he slipped,---and
was laid floundering or. his hawk. lie soon
recovered his legs, however, and pursued the
uneven tenor of his way. When the number
ortiiirsons In the sleigh is consizlered; ttrere
being twelve ladies -and fifteen gentlemen, it
seems miraculous that no one was hurt. —N .
Y. Sun.
MAMMOTH LOVE LETTEIL-A Nev England
gentleman in California, who corresponds with
a young lady of thi • , sent to his friend a
letter, which an ived in the mails of the George
Law, on the 28th ult., and which comprises
one hundred and forty-six pages of letter paper !
—Fall River-News.
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RA HADA D M E.ETING. —Before going
an ,';an fo , President and Directors of thet
R — ads on = o~crday last. tlie - AnnuarMe - ellit
aJ Stockhollers was-held—Hon. S. R. Rtisset.t.
Fresidentiand-R.G.7-31f.,Cucxar,Esq.,Secretary.
Last year's Board made , report of the progress
of the enterprise. pendit.; : , the consideration of
which the followi.% -:',ution was adopted::
IP.sidved. T 1 i it is the sense of the Stock
holders of the Gettysh.trg Rail Road Company,
that the g 7• ng of sa; ! road should be extend
ed westward . - - •: mnect with the graded
bed of 0 ,, extension of the Penn
syl% and that the rails should
he la'-' ', • , •art3 as f:: as the intersection of
-tre ; a:-1 that the board of Di
rect_ - Lruete i stake such action as
— 4:ra
;nary U .!:trry out these•views.
gives t< ,'ms of the contract
Tamot ' IRWIN. the same as
ounced Irlie grading and bridg-
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0... ':Deil , t;ting the 8105,000, cost ,Of
gra•l;- . ,• .dging. the Company will have
a ty-,,,; oti: ~, over $25,600 towards losses in
collee.,:s ~- stack, damages, &c.
TkaL l,it 'holders along the proposed line of
the R4.4;1 .. ,ve been generally , liberal in re
leasing ~ -fight of way, and - wi . th a few per
sons -. '•h are extravagant in their demands
there j,, , t ,rill a prospect of effecting a satisfac
tory complotnise.
The report further states that "the prospects
for the entire completion of the Road within .!
18 months are very flattering. A great and
responsible task devolves upon the Board about
to be elected, and if the plans which have been
commenced - are faithfully and impartially ex
ecuted during the ensuing year, success may
safely be predicted. Without judicious,
ful, and economical minia'gemeut, the pr
of the work will be greatly retarded.
.'We are most ardent in our hopes, and
commend to all' the friends of the -enterprise
cone-•rt of action, and a speedy completion
the weak will crown their efforts."
I►le report was unanimously adopted.
RAILROAD ELECTION.—The following
gc-::• . were, on Monday last, unaninously
elected officers of the Gettysburg Radroad
Company for the ensuing year:
President—RoavarrCuanT.
Direclors —Abraham lirise; of P. Frederick
Diehl, George Throne, Josiah Benner, Thad
deus Stevens; George W. McClellan, David
Wills, John L. Tate, William Douglass, David
McCreary, Joseph W. Hendrix, Jacob Forney.
Tl-e Board is the same as last year, except
Hon.- JAMES Wti.soN and Maj. Jour musszt.-
MAN, both of whom, we are advised, declined •
a re-election. Messrs. HENDRIX and FORNEY
were substituted for them.
A MEETING of the Directors of the Rs&
road is called for Wednesday next, at
at the office of D. WILLS; Esq.
LITTLESTOWN RAILROAD. —We are in
formed that the subscriptions to the propor
Railroad from Littlestown to Ilanov
ainouqi to $20,009, the entire
belt. ,
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County now
for the Prison, Bridges, &c., bavi
been lip idate<l.—Sentinel.
•! -- IVN(. F. IvALTim, Esq., Register and
Ite , • ...a, has ap anted DANIEL PLANK.. Esq.,
the late . Register, his Deputy for the remain
ing two years of his term. and has removed to
the , !uuntry. From the experience of Mr.
Pr-% sg., and his attentive, obliging deportment,
the ! odic may rest confident that the duties
of office will be performed to general satis
faction.—Sentinel.
AUCTIONEER.—J.
Abbottstown, requests us to say that he has
recovered from his late illness, and is ready to
attend to the Crying of Sties as heretofore.
BRIDGE.—The new Bridge across the Sus
quehanna -river at York Furnace, about 15
miles below Columbia, is now open for travel.
The State road from Gettysburg to the Buck
tavern, in Lancaster county, runs over this
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SA l).-- - ;-On the 21st ult., Benjamin Kurtz,
only son of Rev. A. R. Height, of Bloomfield,
Perry county. and grandson of Ur. John Slentz,
of this borough, aged 4 years and 4 days,.was
so badly scalded by the upsetting of a small
vessel of boiling water, that he died therefrom
in one week afar.
- 1"/ON'T - FORGETAW - Arldress - orDr.11.tits-
DLN, at the Court-house, to-morrow, at 1 o'clock.
• • W alrtrei 1 . 1% LI I appt..
•i - IS r . for 8105.000—the
f teivi - ; '..z85,000 in cash, and
stock. superstructure to
with iron estimated at $7O per
actors taking one-half in 7 per - ,
, and receiving the balance in cash.
grading and bridging provides
nt. on the estimates-15 percent.••-"
r cent. in stock—be retained as
-
, the fulfilment of the contract.
abscriptions amount to over
• ;achiding the $20,000 by the .coa-
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