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MONDAY 'MORNING, FEB. 11, 1856.' the concent
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_ • ' -Dr: Elias Kent Kane. - resolution wee '
,The reader" Will find in to-day'sissue a well- on by a major I
, • kiittin rind interesting sketch of Dr. K.axx, ,e candidate * red a•
the intrepid explorer oflfie - " Kraig" reginiiii; in , fourili'vote'shali a
the searClCfoiSirJ6its Fsia.texiasa which will a.-- -,--.,._ re being no majori m
doubly' repay a perusal. It gives us pleasure ! either of 0 - ixt ballots, Mr. Bank as
to he 'able to state that his adventures and ! - 1 ` .h-lianks 103, Aiken /0,
disereties are to be published ins most ele- . 4 1, of 0., 4, and Wells 1
gent form, by Messrs. Camps and Pirreasora i This of count° brought out considerable ap
of Philadelphia, whose objectis to produce one plaits° on the Fred-wil Know Nothing side.
of the-must ehtinitatte works ever issued in Mr. Thuilcs was th - Sii - an uc es:U'l" --- "iaciwy
America;-and in furtherance of which they Messrs. Aiken, Fuller, of Pa., and CamPbell,
have engaged the first talent in the land. of 0., when he addressed the louse,,- thanking
- The paintings and drawings, from sketches it for his election.
by Dr. Kane himself, will be prepared by the I Mr. Giddings, being the oldest member of
distinguished artist. JAMOS HAMILTON'. Esq., . the House, administered the oath to Mra Banks
who has devoted several years to the study of ? by request of the Clerk.
Arctic subjects. in connection with Dr. Kane. Mr. Stanton offered a_ resolution that the
There will tie twenty fine steel line-engravings. thanks of the. House are eminently - due, and
including perttaits of Dr. KASH and Mr. Gets- arehereby tendered toJohn W. Forney, for the
a max, which will be exeluted tinder the super- distinguished ability, fidelity and impartiali
into:dance of J. 31. BUTLMS, En.. of Philadel- ty, with which he has presided over the delib
.. phis; who stands unrivalled in this depart- erations of the House during the arduous and
silent, The Woo 1 Woo d -cu ts will be engraved in the protracted contest for Speaker. The resolution
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• ghest style of the art by V AN Noes & Ssea I was unanimously adopted, and the House ad
mit, of Philadelphia, making in all" upwards of 1 journed.
- tbree hundred illustrations. The peer will On Monday, William Collum, of Tennessee,
be of the most superior quality. The work was elected Clerk of the House, by resolution
will be printed with-the greatest care from new R .-yeas 12G, nays 87. Mr. Nicholls offered a
end beautiful bold-faced type, made expressly i resolution declaring Mr. A. J. Glossbrenner
for the purpose; and no effort shall be spared Sergeant-at-Arms, pending which the House
to'make the book worthy of the subject. It adjourned. .
Will be published in two handsome octavo vol- On 'Tuesday; Mr. Glossbrenner , was chosen,
ernes, as early as Practicable : in the ensuing the house sensing to table the resolution of
year. , fered by Mr, Nicholls, by 8 majority.
The Cosmopolitan.. Mr. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, offered a
.The Distribution of the
,Costnopolitan Art resolution declaring Robert Morris postmaster.
Union takea place on the 28th day pf the pees- Agreed to -yeas 108. nays 97.
' ent asiouth,-Patta Gonktte delivering the ad- On motion of Mr. Wheeler, it was resolved
*liaison the occasion, at its rooms, in the City that there be paid out of the contingent fund
or Sandusky, Ohio,-a brief postponement has- to John W. Forney, late clerk, in addition to
fag been caused' by the late severe weather. the salary allowed by law, $8 per diem from
' Since the American Art Union c oated , its the 3d of December, 1855, to February 4,185 G.
Mr. Bingham offered a resolution declaring
piece rinuicied unsupplied, until now, it has
been more than filled by the Cosmopolitan- 0. Follett, of Columbus, Ohio, 'public printer,
pending which the House adjourned.
kbicli seettis to be - iii - improvement not only
upon, it, .hut upon, the Art Unions of England The Weather—Extreme Cold.
and-the Continent. It adds to the usual fea- We have accounts from all sections of the
tures; that of a mammoth populer circulating. country of unusual cold weather. At Norfolk,
library of literature, reaching to the extremest on Monday, the thermometer was 20 degrees
limits and into every nook of this vast Repub. below the freezing = point, and snow fell the
lica Our first literary men have most favors- day previous. At Wheeling, Monday was
bly endorsed its system. which, while entitling considered the coldest day of the season. At
each member to a share in the annul Distribu- Columbus, 0., on Saturday previous, the ther
than °fits immense collection of works, of arts, mometer was 7 degs; below zero. All through
fuenishes him, in addition, with one-of our the Southern States the weather has been un
standard and best Magazines for the whole precedentedly cold. In Texas a number of
current' yeatell this for the ordinary sub- cattle have perishd, the therniometer for see
scriptien price of the magazine itself-$3 00. oral days having been below zero. Tho Bra-
This could only be- accomplished through the zos river, at last accounts, was frozen_ over,
most extensive arrangements, well matured • and men were crossing it on horseback and in
and. carried out, and kith the most liberal pat- vehicles. A letter from Fort Belknap says a
renege of our people, which it has not failed norther set in on the 23t1 ult. euddenly, when
to-teaive, with increasing favor.--Its Gallery ' windows and doors Were open on account of
now includes, hundredi of beautiful works of the pleasant weather. and in a few moments
art in painting arid statuary - and sculpture- the cold was paralyzing, killing horses, calves
the busts in marble of Washington and of and chickens, and frost-biting several persons
Franklin, by the world renowned American, exposed to its merciless fury. •
11 iam Powers, being 'only surpassed by that The last St. Louis papers report a gorge of
wielder of art. by an Italian inunk, the Genoa ice at Randolph, on the Lower 3lississippi,
Vette*, which brought no , less than $lO,OOO. and state that the ice was strong enough to
. " 'Those in this quarter desiring memberships allow persons to cross. It is said to be more
can be accommodated if they call at once upon than twenty years since a gorge of ice was
the lion. Secretary, D. McCiaeaufatte, Esq. * known to have formed at a point as far South
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on the Miisissppi as Randolph, and it `may bo
r iIIITIST . SR To ENGLAND. The U. S. Senate
another twenty years before the like occurs
on Monday confirmed lion. George M. Dallas
amaninister to England. again.
Three days snow fell at St. Louis last week.
A Rosa AMR, OFFIOH„-It was calculated It was also deep and increasing at Booneville.
that there were at least five hundred applicants) Independence, St. Joseph, Lexington and Kan
to'? office "under the House organization in and
sus. A letter from the Rocky Mountains, re
about Wasliington on Monday, while distant 1
- at St. Louis, stated that snow had fallen
jived •
aspirants were operating tbroughCongressional there to a considerable depth. Along the
friends. The rush continues desperate. ' . course of the Illinois, and the upper Mississip
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Ar2"The U. S, Senate has adopted a resolu- pi. and '
tributaries also, an unusual depth of
tarn instructing the committee on finance to snow rovers the ground, and will be the means
empire whether the smaller Spanish silver of swelling those streams to a considerable ex
coin may not be removed from circulation, or tent. It is feared that a vast destruction of
hove a value established by law to accord' property is certain to ensue, in spite of all pre
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with their intrinsic value, to avoid, fractional cautions, when a thaw takes place..
parts of a cent.
13:7The Democratic members of the Mary
a:73lra Buchanan, in a private letter to a I land legislature held a meeting at Annapolis a
friend in Washington, states his intention on I few days ago, and adopted resolutions denounc
the arrival. of Mr. Dallas at London to set out i ing secret political associations ; declaring that
on se two months' trip on the Continent. a freedom of conscience is an essential, element,
V C4Ol. NUMMI) RUILLT. of Schuylkill ,of the liberties of our country," commending
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county, is very favorable mentioned in connec-
1 the position assumed by President Pierce, as
tien with the nomination for Canal Commis-
I truly national and patriotic ; applauding the
alOner by the next Democratic State Conven- course of the Democratic members of Congress,
Lion. The Colonel es an unflinching Democrat, and declaring their confidence in Gov. Ligon
its -a faithful public servant and a fearless
and possesses the practical ability and integ
defender of the civil and religious rights and
ray tomake a most efficient and desirable offi
privileges of the citizens of Maryland."
eel:. His nomination would be equivalent el
his election. al 7 - A man named Deana was beaten and
VOSTESTED SH,AT.-The Committee of the painted black at Lexington, Kentu ck y,..rt to
, aea an not
Hiouse of - Representatives, drawn for the
teioa ; long since, for expressing himself opp ose d ___ d _
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tenie of investigati
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voAte,of,invistigating the - claims' of John B.
York ?Whistle pliblishes - an extract in relation
Beck. (Dens.,) of Lycoming county. to the seat to the alfair from the Cincinnati Commercial.
occupied by' Mr. bleihee. (k. N..) have con
.. • which we copy for the purpose of showing our
clnded - lbeir' labors,' and declared Mr. Beck
Know Nothing friends here what sort of
a-raidedto bat seat."
"brothers" they have down in Kentucky.
'.01.. 3.lo.a.igcaot.r Sricins.-31r.- Daniel Wel- where their big ring BARTLETT and litatnutEr
ty. residing upOu one of the farms r.l Mr. Slop. 111.att-riALL live. The extract from the Coin
atilAcCauley, a kw miles below linikstown, ' aitre i o i is as follows:
, In u _ _3_77Private information received-by—the
committed suieide on Saturday inurningweek_:_—_,T .. .-1 0l t - A -D T -el, ritAilt.. loVe"crertrill f() rITI ea '
bighinvning himself ;n a Npiing near his resi- by an acquaintance yesterday, who was living Arabia would seem to justify the belief that
thaws. • The deceased was a very curer. *min- , iii Lexington at the time Mr. J. Brady wa s the negotiations about to be commenced be
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biaand industrious
man.
and had biti.z..ht, a torn from his house, that the desperadoes who tween the parties to the Eastern question will
did it were Know Nothings. and that the Demtio: lead to peace before the s t ring.
4nb farm the Tuesday previous. Re was wisint. crats were opposed to the brutal action, and I _
4v:years at age. and leases a wife and il,:ee spoke strongly against it. the next morning."
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Q :7" Th e ratio of increase of Insanity in New
, _ __ ___ ~.___eti of a port -r work-S , ati-tra x,a,ccleci - the - angtnen I. aTitinl — di
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11,at is suit! Om George Law is beating tnonnsie containing 850. in, New York. last
populatibn 60 per cent. for 25 years.
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Speaker Elected at Last. 6 _._
Legislative'.
In the Senate. on Monday, Mr. Welsh moved
to re-consider the vote on die eat passage a
sr op IMPRE.SENTAT/VS3 ORGANIZrD.
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_ ItCnise WI N 4.81 supplem
'wing nine weeks of time, the ins = ' eut to the ac in-
'eorporati ng
i t Gettysburg Railroad Company,
,use of Representatives succeeded, on"
aspenker and moved at the questijii_n be postponed for
night a-week, in electi9g
—lion. N. P. BANIIII,--but not ''until after Chi- the present.
adoption of the plurality rule ; which carried Mr". Mullinger opposed the motion to Post-
Ine— - by it_was lost by tie vote—yeas 15,
- 13 7-n3= - YemliFti OTT:I4-nays.--laitnedraTiry-upon
its. passage, Mr. Orr unconditionally withdrew
his name satin Democratic caucus. candidate.
there being a probability of the concentration
of more strength upon his colleague; Mr. Aiken.
The terms of the plurality resolution were that
if there shall be no election by a majorify on
the nest three trials, the candidate °receiving
'tile highetifTrac an the fouifh•vote'shalibe di
clared Speaker. There being no majority on
either of the three next ballots, Mr. Banks was
chosen on the fourth— , Banks 103, Aiken 100,
Fuller 6. Campbell, of 0., 4, and Wells 1.
nays 15 — , as follows
YeAs—Megars. Browne, Bnekalew, Cress
well.-Ely. Evans. Frazer, Iloge, Ingrain. Jami
son, Knox. Latohach, Taggart, 'Walton, Welbh
and Wilkins—ls.
NAYS—Messrs. Crabb, Ferguson. Flenniken.
Gregg, Jordan. Kanner, Lewis. M'Cliutock,
Mellinger,, Pratt, Price, Shuman, Souther..
Wherry and Pratt, Speaker-15.
The question being on the motion to recon
sider,
Mr. Welsh said, that it rya& appear strange
that he should make this motion at this time,
after haring permitted the bill to pass the Sen
ate on Saturday without opposition. The rea
son was that he had then-no information on
thr
the subject.. Since then he had received in
formation stating that it was a matter of con
siderable interest to a portion of his constitu
ents, and he desired a le•consideration of the
vote, in order tha - t be_mighthave lime for
further investigation. If there was merit in
the bill, he - desired to throw no obstacle in the
way of its passage.
Mr. Jordan:made a few remarks explanatory
of the objects of the bill, and in opposition to
the motion to re-consider.
Mr.M'Clintock said that he had voted against
the motion to postpone. believing that an ex
planation on the part of the Senator from York
might affurd reason for delay, and he desired,
therefore,, to hear from that Senator before the
vote on the present motion was taken. Lie
wculd now vote. with him.
After sonic_ further conversation between
several Senators,
Mr. Wherry an Mr. M'Clintock moved to
re-corivider the vote just taken t which was
agreed to—yeasl9, nays 12, as follows :
YEAS —Messrs. Browne, Buckalew, Creas-:
well, Ely. Evans. Flenniken, Hoge. Ingram.
Jamison, Knox, Limbach, M'Clintock, Price,
Straub, Taggart, Walton, Welsh, Wilkins and
Piatt, Spealier-10.
.NaYs—SlesSrs. Crab!): Ferguson. Frazer,
Gregg. Jordan, Killinger, Lewis,. Mellinger.
Pratt, Shutnan,"Sputher and Wherry-12.
The motion to postpone-for the present was
then agreed-to—yeas 21, nays 9. as follows :
YECAS—Messrs. Browne. .Buckalew. Cress
well, Ely. Evans, Ferguson. Flenniken, Frazer,
Gregg. iloge, Ingram, Jamison. Knox, Lau
bach, M'Clintock, Price, Straub, litiggart,
Walton, Welsh and Wilkins-21.
NAYS--Messrs. Crabb, Jordan, Killinger,
Lewis, Mellinger, Pratt, Shuman, Souther and
Piatt, Speulcer-9.
[We are informed that the objections urged
by. Ilanoverians to the passage of the'bill. have
since been withdrawn ; and it is probably by
this time a law.—Ed.]
Sundry petitions were presented in the House
for and against - the abolition of the office of
County School Superintendent.
Mr. Anderson read in his place a bill to ex
empt widows' dower from taxation whera the
Same does not exceed $2OO. •
The Senate, on Tuesday, proceeded to the
consideration of , Mr. Wilkins' tavern license
bill. After some time spent in discussion, and
the reading of two long substitutes, offered by
Mr. Browne and Mr. McClintock. the whole
subject was postponed.
The resolution from the House for an ad
journment from the 15th to the 25th inst., was
taken up"and negatived..
A Proper Bill.
Mr. GETZ, of Berks. has read in his place.
in the House, a bill providing "that from and
after its passage, on the trial of indictments for
writing or publishing a libel, the truth- of the
matter Charged as libelous, may be given in
evidence ; and if the' jury in any such ease
shall find that the act 'was induced by good
motives, and with no malicious intent, and
that the matter so charged is true, it shall
operate to the acquittal of the defendants ;"
"that in actisms for damages for the writing or
'publishing a , libel, where the truth is pleaded
and given in evidence, if it be found that the
same was written or -published properly for
public information, and with no mischievous
or tiiftlicious motives, the jury may find for the
defendant or defendants."
This is just the kind of an enactment that
has long been wanted on our statute books
and- although we do not expect to derive any
personal advantage from it, nre earnest in the
hope that the Legislature will lose no time in
making the bill a law. Simple justice de
mands it.
The Know Nothing Party in Georgia is
A gentleman in Georgia, writing to a friend
in Washington, says :
"The Know Nothing party in Georgia is
dead. The Democracy have a majority of fif.
teen thousand in the State, and increasing
daily." - -
This is one of the many cheering assurances
that we are constantly receiving from all parts
of the Union of the success of Democratic prin.
ciples over bigotry and intolerance...-While it
affords comfort and satisfaction to the constitu
tion•loving citizen, it should encourage him to
renewed exertions to secure that glorious fu
fer--ifts-cauntry-w-Itich-the-present-state-vf
political affairs seems to promise.
Lancaster Election.
LANCASTIM CITY. PA.. Feb. 6.—The munici
pal election to-day has resulted in the defeat of
the Know Nothings. Zimmerman, the Demo
cratic candidate fur Mayor, beats Albright,
Know Nothing. over 300 votes.
'There are: flea perlons in prim st SL.
lAmia who are about - to be tried fur macaw.
Dead.
Terrible Accident on the Columbia
Railroad.
ONE PERSON KILLED 4 TWENTY-EIGHT WOUNDED.
The express passenger train - which left Phila- --
delphis at 11 o'clock on Monday night last,
when near Ilestonville, met with an accident
most painful in its consequences. The Ledger
says :
---The-train cinisiiiedida -- loco motive;
,fign go
car and two passengers cars, and was going up
the grade at the rate of about fifteen miles an
hour, when a rail broke into three pieces and
threw the front wheel of the forward passenger
car from the track ; the momentum of the train
caused this car to regain its position on the
track, but the rear car was thrown off, and the
axle breaking, it was precipited down an cm
.'bankrnent of about twenty feet. In the descent
the. car struck a large tree, which split the car
open and enabled the passengers to crawl out
of the wreck. This was a fortunate circum
stance, as the tire in the stove being scattered
about by the descent of the car set the wood
work on are almost immediately, and but for
the facility afforded for their escape, some-of
the wounded would have perished in the flames
before relief could have been afforded them.—
A uninjure. passengers and the attacheis of
the road .did all in their power to rescue the
wounded from the wreck. and as rapidly as
possible they were removed to the forward car
and made as comfortable as the facilities at
hand would allow. When all were rescued
and the track_ repaired. the train returned to
the city, reaching the depot about half past 3
o'clock. A. M. -
There were upwards of 40 persons in the
car. One of the passengers, Mr. Abraham B.
Hart, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was killed. He was
found with a portion of the car on his neck and.
breast. When taken from that position he
was insensible, and remained so until he died,
about half an hour afterwards. Everything
that could be done for him, under the peculiar
circumstances, was done, but up to the time he
died he did not appear to recognize any one,
nor complain of his situation. The body was
placed in ice- to await instructions from his
friends in Cincinnati, who were advised of the
sad calamity by a telegraphic despatch. Yes
terday afternoon an answer was received front
the father of the deceased, who directed that
the remains should be forwarded to Cincinnati
as soon as possible. In accordance with these
instructions the body will be sent on by Adams'
express this morning. The deceased was a
member, of the firm of William B. Hart & Son.
merchants of that, city, and in his possession
were found the evidences of his having pur
chased largely of goods in this city and New
York', and among other papers a ticket for a
through passage &Um New York tO Cincinnati.
He was about 22 years of age, -and is spoken
of by Philadelphians who knew him well to be
a young man of very exemplary character.—
Mr. Cain was with the deceased on Monday
evening until a short time before the train
started, and advised him to wait for the morn
ing train, but he was anxious-to get home as
soon •as possible. and preferred going in the
train which caused his death.
Mr. Thomas 'S.. Watson, merchant, of St.
Louis. Mo.. received a severe injury of. the
thigh and was bruised in different parts of the
body.
Mr. D. A. Finney, member of the State Senate
from Elie district. received several. bad bruises,
and one of his eyes appeared to be injured.—
Both were much swollen, but-yesterday after
noon were better. '
Mr. E. G. Fahnestock, of Gettysburg, was
cut under the right eye and down the-cheek to
the'Meck.
Nicholas Sheeran, of Paoli. was slightly cut
in two places on one arm and burned about
the head and hands.
John Hoffman, of Washington county, Pa.,
was slightly bruised about the neck.
Thomas Craig, of Carbon county, and Gen
eral William Little. of the same county, were
burned about the head and hands, and the lat
ter gentleman received a cut in the head.
Mr. Flint, of this city, and Mr. Sterling, of
Pittsburg, were also slightly cut and bruised.
Rev. Anson Rood, of this city, was cut in
the head and considerably bruised.
Mr. Cummings, of Logansport, Ind., was but
slightly bruised. •
Mr. R. B. Gigely, of Johnstown, Pa., Mr.
Francis, one of the employees on the Columbia
Railroad, and Messrs. Dunning, Anderson,
Jones, Worthington, Roberts. Moore, Kelly,
Patterson, Chanibers, Bull, -Search,' Johnson
and Washington were also in the car, and re
ceived bruises of a very slight_ character.—
The most of these gentlemen started for their
homes yesterday morning. -
The intensity - of the cold heightened the la
ferings of the wounded. There was no house
near the spot, and the only place of refuge was
the remaining passenger car and the baggage
car. The scene is described as most appalling.
There were no women or children in the car
that went down the embankment.
Dr. E. G. Fahnestock, of, this place, among
the injured, was taken back to the residence of
his brother-in-law, Dr. John Cox, in Philadel
phia, and his friends here at once informed
that he was badly hurt. His father and sister
proceeded there with all dispatch, and were
happy in finding him doing better than their
fears had allowed them to anticipate.
The latest accounts represent Dr. F. as do
ing very well under the circumstances—so
that he may be home in a week. In a letter
received from him by his friends, a few days
ago, he describes the accident in substance as
given above by the Ledger. He says he occu
pied the next to the back seat, and was asleep.
when a sudden jar aroused him, and he felt
that they were going over a precipice. The
car struck a tree, and instantly took fire, but
all managed to escape. Though severely
wounded, he reached the car on the track un
aided, and when he entered heard the excla
mation, "how terrible he looks." His face
was covered with blood, giving the appearance
of being worse injured than ho really was.
His only injury is in the face—being cut to_i
the bone from the eye down to the neck. No
other part of the body was injured.
fr7ln Somerset county, on Wed s
week, one boy was _accidentally killed by
another. The tatter was playing with a re
volver, by snapping caps on it, some barrels
being loaded and others not. Accidentally he
snapped a cap on a loaded barrel, and the ball
entered his companion's head.
CARP= FA C:TOB.YBear.— Philadelphia,
Feb. 6.—The woolen carpet factory of Joseph
Garside; nn Ilaydock street, in this city, was
totally destroyed by fire early this morning.—
Loss about $BO.OOO. partly insured. . . A por
tion of the stock was saved. By this disaster
180 persons are thrown out of employment.—
. Four frame dwellings were also consume d and
rilreir poor occupants rendered houseless.
137-_ fellow in jail wishes he had the small- ' 3:7'The richest man in Congress is said to
he the Hon. Wm. Aiken, of Smith• Carolina.
bas His property is eistiwated at OW WiillOaa 01
run. so that he could • b rea k out."
tried everithieg else, bat he c.en_'/,eouto,ou.t. dollars.
LOCAL HISTOSY.
•
117 - Thanks to the kindness of a tady friend
of this place, we have before us bound files of
"The - Pennsylvania - Herald. and-York General-
Advertiser," "printed every Wednesday, by
Wes and- VVillcocks—price to-subscribers, fif
teen shillings per annum"—of 1790 and several
subsequent years. These time-worn ..docu
-rnents'con at - -panic - Oh - Lily for those fond
of the local records of “old times," for which
we confess something of a passion—a vast
fund of interesting matter, upon which it may
not be out of place occasionally to draW. We
propose to "start the ball" this week, and will
follow it up as time and space may allow.
The agitation of the subject of the formation
'of a new county out of the western part of
York, must have been of a dozen or more years'
duration. Because we observe in the number
of the "Herald" as early as June 30,•1790, the
following interesting report:
WHEREAS w the subscribers, being ap
pointed by the inhibitants of the new proposed
Contaty; - agreeable to a bill published for that
purpose. to fix on the mosi central spot for the
Seat of Justice, in the said County, and to take
'into view the territory, population,convenience
and common interests of the inhabitants of the
same :---Accordingly met, and viewed several
placesproposed and to us shewn. for the said
Seat of Justice -- ; do unanimously agree. after
considering all circumstances, that the tract of
land, containing one hundred and twenty fine
acres, proposed by GatrAt.--Vanosdol, to the
Trustees appointed to receive assurances for
the same, lyingand being in STRABANE TOWN ,
RUM between the tw roads leading from Hun
tee's and Itys's Towna to th - e - --litrTerlfoisse,
tretich - rocid to' Swift's Run; to
be the most convenient-plaee; lb - salver the
common interest, and to accommodate the in
habitants of the different parts of said new
proposed County. In Witness whereof, wit
have hereunto set our hands, this 17th day of
June, 1790.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM,
JONATHAN HOGE,
JAMES JOHNSTON. •
In the number of May 30, '92, the following
advertiseineit appears -
NOW IN THE PRESS,
And on Monday next will be PUBLISHED,
a SERMON;
n which the Duty of Christians in singing the
Praise of God, is clearly explained.
By JOHN BLACK,
Pastor of the Upper Presbyterian Congrega
tion,_of Marsh-Creek, Pennsylvania.
In the issue of July 17, '93, -this notice is
given :
MANOR OF MASKE,
York County.
wHRREAS many persons under the
- cover of their Rights, are in possession
of vacancies of land, which are studiriusly
concealed from others who would be desirous
of purchasing the same from the late Pro
prietaries :
Notice is therefore Given,
That if within six months from this date, the
persons who are in possession of 14uch vpsa.st-.
cies, de not apply to purchase the same, they
will be sold to any applicant.
ANTHONY*BUTLER, Attorney
rot JOHN PENN, junr. and Jottx PENN.
The “market prices" are thus given in the
Herald" of :March 21, 1702:
Price Current al Philadelphia; - Marek - M
Flour Superfine, per barrel, 38s
Common, 35,6
Bur-Middlings, 310--
Wheat, per bushel, .7.36
-
Oat%
Indian-Corn,
The Next Presidency.
We extract the following from an editorial
the Montgomery County Sentinel, printed
Rockville, Maryland, under date of January
th, headed "The next Presidency." The
editor says :
We cannot for a moment doubt that the
Democratic party not only deserves to be. but
will be triumphant. If it selects a sound 'con
stitutional 'standard bearer it must succeed.
It has principles which will stolid any test—
a history that will bear the most critical re-.
view. All it wants is a man to carry out its
measures. It contains within its ranks many
Nvlw are worthy of the honor and who would
'add honor and dignity to the Presidential
chair. But who shall be our standard bearer ?
We have but to say that all we ask is a ster
ling Democrat—a Patriot Statesman and friend
of the Union. Such a man shall receive our
Support, no matter from, what portion-of the
Union he may hail. The old Patriot, General
Cass, the favorite of the Democracy of Mary
land, has retired from the field, and they will
have to INstow their preference on another we
hope no less deserving of them. Among the
many spoken of, and at present the most prom
inent, is the Hon. James BUCTIANJOT, Pennsyl
vania's favorite son.. Time after time she has
sent an undivided delegation to the Democratic
National Convention, demanding his nomina
tion by that body, and now again the Democ
racy of the Keystone State, having elected a
majority of delegates to the State Convention
to meet at Harrisburg in March next, which
will appoint delegates to the National Conven
tion, ask from their brethren of the Union the
nomination of their distinguished favorite. He
deserves the honor. Apure Patriot, a constitu
tional Democrat, and eminent Statesman, he
has graced- the councils of the nation at home
and has added dignity to our country's name
at a foreign court. Popular throughout the
country, his nomination would be equivalent
to an election.
THE Ksow NOTHING MODE OF ELECTIONEER.
ING.—The Washington Star says Doctor Valen
tine, of story-telling notoriety, is in Washing
ton, and many believe that he is about to un
dertake a story-telling electioneering campaign
for the benefit of Mr. George Law's aspiratior.s
for the Presidency. Dan Rice. it is well known,
has alread _one into th• - , •
the ring," in aid of Mr. Fillmore's aspirations
for the National American party nomination,
shaping all his clown's- new jokes of the sea
son so as to increase the popularity of Mr. F.
with the b'hoys. What in the Lord's name
are we coming to ?
Ream SPORT.—The Machias (Maine) Union
says : "An unusual number of deer have been
killed on our river and vicinity within a few
weekspast. One company of two or three
ILLNESS OF MR. FORNEY.— Washington, Feb.
b
7th.--Mr. Forney is lying dangerously ill of bunters had sixty-five one day last week, and ,
inflammation of the bowels, supposed to have otner_companies_and individuals have succeed
been produced by the excitement and over-ex-
ed in killing from six to twenty each. Me
ertion incident to the discharge of his late du-
deer have generally been fat and in good con
ties as clerk of -the [louse of Representatives. dition "
Although considered easier to-night, he is se- PAZ FUL ACCIDENT.-vu Wednesday even
riously ill. His friends are denied admission ing week a little child, aged tour years, of
to see him. Denis Daniels, residing on Nob;ey, in Hamp-
LOCAL ITEMft.
‘‘Breaking of Ground" on
the crettysburgßailroad will take place on the
, - land of Nicholas Heltzel, gsq., to-day..at 12
o'clock.
~Speeches,
TEACHERS' ASSUCLATION.—The Adapt!
County Teachers' Association met on Thurs.
day, and an address' was delivered by D.Wir.t.g.
Esq., on "the Primary School, its Teacher art)
the mode of instruction"—after which the
subject of School Discipline was taken up and
discussed.
On Friday morning, Dr. ScErmucura deliver
ed an able address to the Teachers. detining
their duties; and also passed s high euloginul
op, our system of Coinmon Schools, as a meant
of perpetuating oar free political institutions.
and prophesied the Speedy elevation of the con
dition of the schools under the present xysteru
of supervision, The address will be published
in the,.-State School Journal." and will thus
reach every Board of Directors in the State and
most of the Teachers.
In the afternoon. 11. C. Mama. Esq., Deputy
Superintendent of Common Schools, delivered
an eloquent and pointed address. giving a sus.
sinct history of the rise and progress of educa
tion in Pennsylvania, comparing the system of
public instruction with that of other'states and
countries, abd eulogising the School Law of
1854. as the - grand instrument to perfect our
system, and prophesying a► magnanimous fu
ture for this state in education.
In the evening, he also entertained the As
sociation with an address, in which he showed
the relationship which should exist between
the higher institutions of learning and our
Common Schools, and argued that the founda
tion must first be laid in our State Schools, in
order successfully to sustain our Colleges.
During the meetings of the session, the sub.
jects of School Examinations, TeaChers'
totes. Corporeal Punishment in Schools, and
other subjects of like interest to the Teacher,
were fully discussed.---(Communicated.
Dr. Sc [ICIER'S address will also be pub
lished in the county" papers, by request of the
Teachers' Association.
GIVEN WAY.—Several gables and sheds
in this place have given way under the weight
of snow upon the roofs. A few days ago the
roof of the shed attached to the livery stable of
Mr. JOHN L. TATE "caved," resulting in con
siderable damage to vehicles under it. The
stable upon the premises occupied by Mr. Jour;
Szu.sits, in Middle street, has also been
crushed, hardly a whole stick of timber being
left of it.
The roof of the large stable attached to the
hotel property in the occupancy of Mr.. 'Jung
D. Bgog.sa, in Petersburg. (Y. S.) has also.
aggone in," ruining a new vehicle, and causing
other damage; but, strange to say. not-in the
least injuring the horses and cows in the build=
ing at the time.
DAMAGED.--T e sleighing was consideni
bTy tbunaged - by it7binewhat "soft spell" last
week, but now the "merry tinkle of the bells"
is as frequent' as ever. Should the snow
disa • -ar rapidly, a heavy destruction of
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tat idges,. mill dams, and fences, may be feared.
EX EI IBIT lON. -- r The Exhibition, conssisti no
of speeches, dialogues, and vocal music, given
by the pupils ofllr. A US,TIN 'sSchool, on Thurs
day evening, was quite au interesting affair,
reflecting credit, both upon teacher and schol
ars. It was, we think, the most successful
Exhibition the School has yet given.
SOLD. r -Tbe Copper Mine Property, on
High street, was, sold at public hale, by M. &
W. Alcasax, agents for the Ciitopany. on Sat
urday' week, for ssos—Jous Hass IG pureha- .
ser.
THURSDAY next (the 14th)' will be St.
Valentine's Day—one of .Cupid's busiest ones-
MODS.
Geographical Enigma.
1 am composed of 18 letters.
My 1, IS, 15.5, is a county in North Carolina.
2,8, 14. 1, is a county in Utah.
' 3,5, 10, 4,9, 11, is a county in Texas.
4,9, 17, is a river in New Jersey.
5, 12, 7,8, 9, 11, is a town in Maryland.
6,9, 17, 5, is a large City.
7,13, 6, isa town in Europe.
8, 18, 6, is a river in North Carolina.
• 9, 10, 5, 11, is a county in Kentucky.
10, 12, 16, 14, 18, is a country in Africa.
11, 16, 10, 8, 9,3, is a town in Alabama.
12, 7,1, 6, is a county in North Carolina.
13, 10, 3,8, 5,6, is a county in Pennsylvania.
14, 4,8, 16, 6, is a lake in Europe.
IS. 7,2, 3,5, is a county in Wisconsin.
16, 11, 7. is a river in Europe. ,
17, 9,6, 12, is a town in Africa.
18, 2, 13,14. 8, 12,11, is a country east of Mexico.
My whole is the name of a flourishing Institution in Peat.
Sylvania. U. J. G.
Answer next week.
ARE THE FRUIT TREES I:+I.TURED ?_While
many of our exchanges contend that the ft uit
tress have been injured by - cold weather, the
Pittsburg Gazette says : "We have inquired
of practical and experienced fruit-growers in
this region as to their opinion as to the effect
of the cold weather upon peaches, and other
tender fruit, and they are unanimous that there
is no injury so far, and that unless the buds
are killed by spring frosts, after the heat has
expanded them, we shall have a good crop.
Dry cold weather does not injure the buds or
trees here. It is the sudden changes in the
spring, when the sap begins to flow."
' shire county, Virginia, full into a kettle of
boiling son). ft was horribly burned front its
hips downward, and at last accounts it, was
,c 11.124111. - could uovsOrvive us injuries.—
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