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"LIBEKTY, TUE •AND TUE CONSTITUTION."
GETTrSlierw, PELVN'A.:
Monday Morning, April 28,1850
For Prvifient,
JAMES BUCHANAN,. of Penn's.,
(Subject to the decision of the National Convention.)
Democratic Electoral Ticket,
- ELECTORS AT LARGE, /
Charles R. Buekalew, of Columbia county,
'Wilson McCandless, of Allegheny county.
• DISTRICT ELECTORS.
13 Abraham
2. Pierce Butler, " 14. Reuben Wilhor,
3. Edward Hartman, 15:Geo. A. Crawford,
.4. William ll,Witte, 16. James Black,
5. John McNair, 17. Henry J. Stahl°,
6. John U. Brinton, 18. John D. Roddy,
7.'David Laury, - 19. Jacob chancy, -
8. Charles Ressler,- 20. J. A. J. Buchanan,
9. Joseph Patterson, 21. William Wilkins,
10. Isaac Slenker, 22. Jas. G. Campbell,
• 31; Frs. W. Hug_h. es 23. Thos,Cunnin , ham;
12. Thos. Osterhout, 24. John hea ty,
25. Vincent-Phelps.
Canal Commissioner,
GEORGt SCOTT, of Columbia county.
Auditor General,
JACOB FRY, JR., of Montgomery co.
Surveyor General,
TIMOTHY IVES, of Potter county.
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We have the . pleasure, this morning, of pre
senting the "Compiler" in a dress" of now type
—"fresh from the mint,"—and think our
readers will concur with us, in pronouncing it
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the oldest persons to read it with ease,—the
body is small, - thus placing it in our power to
give a larger amount of reading matter than
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To accomplish this, we have been compelled
to incur a heavy expenditure—entirely deplet
ing our pockets of the "needful,"—but that
we shall count as nothing, if our friends will
but assist in: increasing the circulation of the
"Compiler." True, our list is encouragingly
large—never larger,—but as there are many
persons in the county who should, but do not,
take the paper, it is hoped the effort will be
made. We promise to introduce still greater
improvements, with anything like a propor
tionate increase of subscribers:
To those of our patrons whose prompt pay
ments have enabled us to procure a new dress,
- our sincere acknowledgments are due, and
we assure them that their kind consideration
of the printer's wants will not soon be forgot
ten. But there are many on our books whose
long standing accounts tell a vastly 'different
tale. The hope is entertained, however, that
a simple hint to do "no BETTER,". will be suffi
cient to impel them to liquidate, in , part at
least. Who will be the first customer ?
'We are under obligations to Hon.
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS and lion. WILLIAM
BIGLER, of the U. S. Senate, for a number - of
speeches and other documents sent us. "
aThe State Printing has been awarded to
A. Born HAMILTON; Esq., the lowest bidder,
for three years.
The Democratic members of the Legis
lature unanimously approve of the choice of
Bon. JAMES BITEITAN.OI for the Presidency by
the 4th of,llarch State Convention,
larßev. A. EssteK, Professor of Witten
burg College, Ohio, has received . a
call from
the Lutheran church in Winchester, Va., late
ly under the pastoral charge of Rev. C. W.
K.rauth.
grJames-W. Baugher and James Carroll
have taken the Eutaw house in Baltimore, and
- are fitting it out in very handsome style. A
Veranda is to be erected upon the whole
building. fronting on Eutaw and a part of that
froriti : •,, 1
serThe President of the United States, and
the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Dobbin, made
an official visit to the Naval Academy, and the
new war steamer Merrimac, at Annapolis, on
Saturday week, in accordance with the pre
vious announcement, and were handsomely re
ceived by ., the citizens of that place.
le'The Know Nothings of Franklin coun
ty have instructed their Conferees to vote for
the re-nomination of Hon. D. F. Rontsox for
Congress. He managed to get a small ma
jority in this county in 1854; but he could not
do it again. "That's so 1"
Fatal Railroad Accident.—A deaf and dumb
man named JAMES WOODS, a resident of Car
lisle, was killed on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, two miles south of Carlisle, on Sat
urday morning. Ile was walking on the
track, and notwithstanding the usual precau
tions given, and the almost superhuman ex
ertions used to stop the train, it passed user
him, killing him instantly.
The Next State - Fair.--The State Agricul
tural Society, on the 15th inst., spi.inted a
committee of fire persons to visit Pittsburg
and make arrangements to hare the next State
Fair held there, providing the citizens will
raise two thousand dollars towards defraying
the expenses.
`The trial of the Wakernanites for the
-murder of Justus W. Matthews, one of their
number, took place last week, in Sew Haven.
They were acquitted on the ground of insanity,
and sit to the Insane Asylum.
I 'tali" ,to titre 1.-- - - - few days since a lit-1
thrison ofMr. Bower was drowned in Memphis, ; Noy Cideatlx, April "•'.—D.,C. Lapatt, late' _____
goci,fi-
Tenn., by falling in the immerdion pOOl of the' city attorney, has been ascertained to be de- ' Green peas were for sale in the Boston i
.
Baptist Church. • I faulter to the amount of $300,000., -- . i market last week at $8 per bushel. 1
RECEPTION OF 11111.11UCLIANIN IN NEW YORK.
Mr. BUCHANAN returned home in the Arago,
which Imived at New York on Wednesday.
His health and spirits are good, as usual—all
which intelligence will doubtless afford. sincere
gratification to his many personal and politi
cal friend's. lie has ably and faithfully. re- .
_presen _this _Government at_ the _English_
C • ( • I L 's fortune to unmask
and expose the aggressive policy of Great
'Britain. It was well that the duty fell to his
lot, as there are few living statesmen who
could have managed our affairs at that Court
with the ability ho has displayed. ' Ile pos
i,osses- all the varied _qualities which go: to
make up the accomplished negotiator, and he
has the will and the nerve to stand up for the
rights of his country and his countrymen, at
any time and in any place. This Republic
may well be proud of her great IInatANAN, and,
if we mistake not, will so speak, in an over
whelming voice, in November next.
!---On-theAtrrival-of - the -Arago-at - her wharf,
several thousand persons had gathered to
greet Mr. BUCHANAN, and they made the wel
kin ring:with Cheer after cheer. A committee
of the City Councils welcomed him to the
City, and on Thursday morning, he was wait
ed upon at the City hull by a large assemblage,
comprising the most prominent merchants and
citizens generally. Mayor Wood made a long
speec i lin presenting an engrosser copy o t
complimentary resolutions of the City ',Coun
cils, to which Mr. IipucHANAN niacle a felici
tous response.
But tbe action of the Know Nothing Councils
of Philapelphia in reference to a proper re
ception of Mr. BUCK ANAN exhibits a disgrace
ful contrast. A resolution tendering the use
of Independence Hall, 'in which the people
might receive and congratulate him, was
voted down in both branches, by a strictly
party vote. This disrespect to the distin
tinguished Pennsylvanian has caused much
indignation and angry feeling among all class
es of citizens, and well it may. But it will
no serve to injure Mr. BUCHANAN; on thb'
other hand, it will only Cause his friendss to
strive the more earnestly for his elevation to
the Presidential Chair. Persecution as mean
ns this. generally in the end benefits the per
secuted.
Reception of Mr. Buchanan at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA; April 25.—Mr. 'Buchanan
was met at:Trenton this morning on his way
to This city by a. committee of his friends, And
on his arrival at Walnut street wharf he was
greeted by a Salute, and the enthusiastic cheers
of the large crowd that had
.gathered there:
He was finally welcomed to the city, by a
committee of *citizens headed by the Hon. Jd
siah Randall, after which ho was conducted to
the Merchants' Exchange,tho interior of which
was decorated with flags in honor of his pres
ence. Here he was welcomed in an address
by S. Morris Walu, Esq., to which Mr. Eu
chananrosponded in his happieststyle,
ing the applause of his hearers. After his
reception at the ExChange;e was conducted
to the Merchants' hotel, which was besieged by
troops of his friends and admirOrs.
Mr. Buchanan, in responding to the address,
said ho felt as if his foot was again on his na
tive heath, and he *as rejoiced to find that in
the opinion-of-his-fellow-eiti?:ens he had not dis
credited his country nor her principles, Ile
had ever acted as ho felt—as an Amer
ican citizen. He said ho' had often -been
asked if: there tvas danger of -- War be
tween England and the United States ; and re
plied no, because he felt that the British peo
ple would never consent to involve themselves
in a conflict regarding a question on which
they knew we had the right side. He felt no
present apprehensions, but if an las ult was
offered, we have millions of energetic free
people to maintain our cause. Ile was pleased
to say that during his embassy he had ever
received manly and courteous treatment with
much tolerance with regard to expressions of
opinion.
Mr. Buchanan will meetilis friends and the
citizens generally in Independence Square to-
1110 T rom
Buchanan in llfichigan:—We observe in the
editorial correspondence of the able and influ
ential State Journal at Lansing, Mich.,7thal;
the Democracy of that State are moving
earnest y tie nomination o r. uc =-
an.. Democratic clUbs nro being formed in
different parts of the State—the members of
some of them already sport upon the lapels
of their coats, a polished plate or "Buchanan
Badge," upon which there is a star with eight
points, indicating, as the wearers claim, the
eight cardinal virtues of Mr. Buchanan's po
litical character, and also the eight thousand.
majority Michigan will give him.
Democratic Triumphs in Ohio.
The Democratic papers throughout Ohio all
come to us exulting tremendously over the lo
cal victories won by the Democracy at the
Spring elections. Democratic triumphs seem
to have been very general and decisive. Col
onel Medary, of the Ohio Statesman, says
that seldom, if ever, did they carry more
towns. Nearly every principal city and town
in the State has gone Democratie Some of
t !tom erwhelmingly so, and some that scarce
ly ever before gave Democratic majorities; and
nearly every one Was fusion one year ago.
More Democratic Victories.
The election in Fort Wayne, Indiana•, took
place on the 7th instant. The Dcn►ocrats elect
ed their entire ticket, over the Know Nothings
and Black Republicans united, by an average
majority of nearly four to one. Nearly a thou
sand votes were polled. At the recent munic
ipal election in Evansville, Indiana, .John Hew
son, Democrat, for mayor, beat his Know Noth
ing opponent by 123. In lowa city, which the
Know Nothings carried last year by a large
majority, tho Democrats, on the 7th just, elect
ed a good portion of their ticket.—Baltimorc
SgeiigiiaiViMNMMMMMMMMii
1 HE FATRERS WERE NOT, KNOW NOTHINGS,
The Philadelphia Arra sap :—William
Penn, and the first settlers of the Province of
Pennsylvania, in the year 1682, before they
deft England, agreed upon this as a funda
mental
mental law,that ;'every inhabitant in - the said
province, that pays scot, and lot to the govern
in ell t,
_shall_ be deemed and _acminted a free
man of the said )rovince; and every such ,er-
son shall and may be capable otelecting or
being elected representative of the people in
Provincial Council or General Assembly."
They also agreed, in the same time, that
"all persons living in the province, who con
fess and acknowledge God, and that hold them
selves obliged in conscience to live peaceably
and justly in civil society, shall in no .way be
molested or prejudiced for their religious per
suasion or practice in matters. of faith and
worship."
In. the year 1683, at Philadelphia, William
Penn, in the third year of his Government,
under his "hand and broad seal," published
what is called "A Frame of the Government
of the Province of Pennsylvania" and a "Char
ter of Liberties." In the twenty-first article
thereof, be "gives and grants" that if any alien
shall die before he can well be naturalized,
his property shall descend as free . and amply
as if he had been naturalized. Ile makes this
provision, ho declares, "for the satisfaction
an& encouragement of all aliens"—in other
words, to promote immigration and • naturali
zation. This "encouragement" to aliens was
expressly, in the same words, re-passed un
der Governor Markham in 1696. The re-en
acting instrument also provided that any "In
habitant, of this Province," who, (with other
qualifications of no account in this connection)
had "been resident within this Government
for the space of two earB," should have the
right of "electing or being elected" to office.
With this policy of encouragement of aliens
and speedy naturalization, the infant Province
has grown into the great Keystone• State. Did
_our benevolent Founder ever dream, that when
his City and his State became so grand and
mighty, as to exceed all
.his serene visions,
that, in the day of power and safety, any
Philadelphian or Pennsylvanian would fall in
to a booby terror-of these same "aliens," and
try to bolster his .fears with religious intoler
ance, and a Chinese exclusiveness? By all
the common sense that ever dawned upon the
co►nn►onest mind, if Immigration did not harm
our experimental
,Infancy, how can it hurt
our established Manhood? The broad-brim
'and benign - liberality of old Father Penn, so
wise in its conception, and so glorious in its
results, palpably 'opposes and rebukes the
stupendous stupidity of modern Know Noth
ingism. The Know Nothings often talk about
"the Fathers." Just as a peacock spreads an
overwhelming tail, the Know Nothings used to
dub themselves "Sons of the Sires of '76.7
This Lou Chou title was fat' more alliterative
than truthful. -The "Sires of '76" were too
bravo to get scared at any foreigners, too big
hearted to refuse welcome to the poor travel
lers that sought refuge, rest, and• happiness on
this Continent, too generously proud of their
institutions and their liberties to grudge them
to adopted citizens, and too thoroughly imbued
with the spirit of right and equality to allow
- any religious proscription. •
Fancy the majestic form of George Wash
ington, about twelve o'clock at night, skulking
. and jirking into 'a Know Nothing Lodge
Fancy- old Anthony Wayne dodging home
from an "initiation," and diving below the
suspicions of some questioner, by puckering
up his martial mouth, and smoothly asserting '
that he "don't know" anything of an order
called Know Nothings! Fancy stern old Sam
uel Adams, and rough Dan Morgan, and bluff
Israel Putnam, twisting their fingers into
crooks, and sticking them in-thoirbutton holes,
and thus acting likethedeafand dumb, instead
of speaking right out like men ! Fancy elegant
John Hancock, and chivalrous Edward Ran
dolph, and fiery Patrick Henry, with point
ed digits, mumbling over - some prosy oath,
dictated - finr them by some nasal Uriah heap
of a fugleman ! Fancy Alexander Hamilton
and James Madison with folded hand's meekly
listening to the precious initiatory disquisi
tions about "Popery" and "furriners," doled
out by some wiseacre of an Instructor ! Fan
cy Thomas Jeflerso •
ing councils to kill General Lafayette or
Charles Carroll ! Fancy sonic officious satel
lite spooking Henry Clay or Andrew Jackson
around corners, and through . alleys, and up
dark stairs, into a Hindoo Council, and offer
ering to swear them, on a cross and Bible; to
proscribe Irishmen and Catholics ! Shades
of departed worth and patriotism, forgive us
the bare imagination of such preposterous ana
chronism !
The "Black Republicans ~S'plitting.—The
Black Republicans are by no means satisfied
with the action of their late Pittsburg Con
vention. Six hundred and forty-eight of them,
headed by Gerrit Smith, have issued a circu
lar, in which they pitch into the doings at
Pittsburg as not coming up to the mark,.and
calling a Convention at Syracuse, New York,
on the 2tith of May next, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for President. Be
tween the Fillmore split on the one hand, and
this Syracuse ono on the other, the Pittsburg
Black Republicans will have to go to the
"wall."
Large Supply of JPrrings.--:The Potomac
fisheries seem to he yielding an immense num
ber offish. At Alexandria the market for sev
eral days has been glutted, and on Sunday week,
two heavy cargoes, one of 50,000 and another of
70,000 herrings, Were thrown overboard, in
I consequence of having become heated. Oth
ers, says the Gazette, were sold on Saturday in
quantities at $l, and even below that price.
The storm of Monday, has since somewhat
reduced the supply, and prices have advanced
• • - ellialay t
Bred, and herrings at $5 per thousand
By the Africa.—The 'steamer Africa arriv- -
ed at New York on Saturday week. Peace COURT DOlNGS.—Although an unusual
had been proclaimed at St. Petersburg, and . ly large amount of- criminal business was
was favorably. received. It was rumored that brought c before the Grand Jury, but three or
the Emperor and one of his. brothers would four bills were found, the balance....having
visit France and England, but the report is been ignored. Monday was occupied in dis
doubte( in many quarters. The Journal des. posing Of Orphan's Court business.
C. ; ~,, . .... ~ . . , • • : ... -
fits eitprecueg the belief th a t i n peace, , . . ~
•,_ - ,
in -war, the alliance between England and
France will continue.
By the Arago.—The steamer Arago reached
New, York on Wednesday morning. She
brought one hundred and thirty passengers,
among them the lion. JAMES BITCHANAN.—
The details of the peace treaty were being ar
ranged. The Allies sent oilt orders to raise
all the blockades which have kept Russian
vessels in neutral ports; and Russia has is
sued notice that the merchant vessels of the
western powers would be admitted into Rus
sian ports. The two English steamers that
were sent in search of the Pacific returned to
Galway, after nine dayS' fruitless search.
By 'Me Arahta.—The steamer Arabia ar
rived at 'Halifax on Wednesday, with three
days' later news. Austria is evacuating the
principalities. Turkey shows great anxiety
to be relieved of the presence of the Allies.—
The energies of the Russian government will,
it is said, now he devoted to three objects :
An alliance with France—the completion, of
great railways, and the diffusion of Russian
feeling on the continent, especialy in Ger
many. The English and French papers inti
mate that Russia has made immense conces-
Sions in the treaty of peace, but time will show
to what extent. Preadstuffs at Liverpool were
coming down, and transactions small.
LETTER FROM TILE WEST.
FRANKLIN GROVE, lii., April 18,.1856
Friend Stahle:—l have a fow moments of
spare time, which I will devote to writing your
a line or two.
The weather has been rather cold since I
have been in this place; but from what I hear
from the East, you have had a more unfavora
ble season than we have had here. Quite a
number of farmers have already sowed their
spring wheat, and some is coming up. .
There has been a considerable amount of
money loaned out here at ten per cent, per
annum. Farmers have nearly all their corn
on hand, holding up for higher prices.
Franklin is a lively village. We have .a
Railroad - through it—two express and two
freight trains from the East, and the same
from the West, daily. A great deal of build
ing is done, and I hear that there will at least
forty houses be put up this season. This will
be a beautiful. country when our prairie is all .
cultivated—and it is fast being settled. There
have quite a number of persons arrived in
this place this spring from the East, and
and there is room for-more.
The grain, market has been rather dull for
the last month. Live stock is high, - -worth
more than in Adams. Yours truly, L.
Adjournment of the Legislature.
The session' of the State Legislature closed
on Tuesday, after passing six hundred bills and
fourteen resolutions which received -the Gov
ernor's signature. The session was charac
terized throughout by industry, ability and
honesty. We hear of no !'bribery and cor
ruption," which _marked — the doings of Hiss
Know Nothing Legislatuvi;
Immediately previous, to the adjournment,
resolutions were unanimously passed in both
Houses thanking their respective Speakers
and officers for - their - efficient'and faithful dis
charge of duty.
Speaker. Piatt resigned the chair, of the
Senate, and upon taking a.ballot for a suc
cessor, Hon. N. B. Browne, of Philadelphia,
was chosen, by the following vote: -
For Nathaniel B. Browne—Messrs. Crabbe,
Ferguson, Flenniken, Gregg, flov, Jamison,
Jordan, Knox, Lewis, Pratt, Price, Sellers,
Shuman, Souther, Taggart, Wherry, and
Wilkins-1 7.
'For Mr. Wilkins—Messrs. Browne, Bucka
low, Crosswell, Evans, t[igrara, Laub:Leh, Mc-
Clintock, Straub, Walton, and Welsh-10.
.For David Taggart—Messrs. Finney, Mel
linger, and Pratt-3.
For Francis Jordan—Mr. Frazer.
Mr. Browne was thereupon delared elected
witnesses was defeated
The bill to allow the truth to be given in
evidence on the trial of indictments for libel,
passed both Houses,
More of the License Bill.
A bill declaratory of the recent License
law has passed the. Legistature. It specifies
that the bonds required under the tenth section
of the act, shall be held in security for the
payment of all fines, penalties and costs
imposed on the principal obligor for any
breach of the, act, and no more of the.penal
sum shall be collected than will cover the fines,
penalties and costs. The fees to be paid to
the clerk, in addition to the fee for advertis
ing, shall be one 'dollar for all services in the
matter of each application. Any person fined
under.the `29th and 30th sections, who shall
fail tangy the same, shall stand committed
until the payment is made with costs.-,
= Governor WISE, of Virginia, has writ
ten a letter to New York, (which was published
in the Herald of Saturday week,) in which he
strongly advocates the nomination of Mr. By
cnAN.As for the Presidency. Amongst other
reasons for his preference, he says: •
Pennsylvania has always stood by Virgin
ia from the days of Simon Snyder and Thom
as Jeffersonn - down to this day; she is one of
the largest and oldest and best of the old thir
teen States, and she has Maims to give a candi
date, and she has a son worthy of nomination,
who is a representative, man and name, of his
State's Democracy : and if Virginia again pre
fers him, as she did in 1852, I will go for his
nomination might and main.
.vs he couldn't tell whether it
wa: brandy or a tarch light procession going
down his throat.
NEWS IRON EUROPE.
EGOS
drink lie once had occasion to
local ~atfieh~.
vs. the Executors of George Deardoiff, dec'd.,
in Common Pleas, for balance alleged to be
due for services rendered, engaged ,the atten
tion of the Court the whole of Tuesday and
Wednesday, and was given to the Jury on
Thursday morning. Verdict for Plaintiff,-$2lO
and cos/s. Counsel for defence filed a motion
for a de - w trial.
Jeremiah Herrigan vs. Jacob Weikert.—
This case grew out of the purchase of a lot of
old timber by Plaintiff from Defendant. The
jury found for the Plaintiff; $7,52 damages
and 6 cents costs,
Joseph Riddlemogr vs. Joseph Orndorff,
Jeremiah Orndorff, and Daniel Trostle. Tro
yer and conversion of two cows. Verdict for
Defendants.
Quarter Session3.—Commonwealth vs. Wm.
M'Clain. Defendant, a young lad, resides in
Oxford township, and was indicted Fir Lar
ceny, in stealing $5 from the drawer of Mr.
John E. Smith, merchant. Defendant plead
guilty, and the Court, in consideration of all
the circumstances of the case, sentenced him
to an imprisonment of ten days in the County
Jail, with the usual order as to costs, &c.
Commonwealth vs. Levi Weaver—Assault
and Battery. Bill ignored by Grand Jury,
and prosecutor (Wm. Tate) to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Wm. Tate—Assault and
Battery. Bill ignored by Grand Jury, and
prosecutor (Levi Weaver) to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Edward Chronister—
Selling liquor in violation of the Act of 1855.
Bill ignored and County to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Chronister—Sell
ing liquor in violation of the Act of 1855.--
Bill ignored and County to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Margaret Smith—As
sault and Battery. Bill ignored, and prose
cutor (Geo. H. Houck) to pay costs.
ComMonwealth vs. Nicholas Smith—As
sault and. Battery. Bill ignored, and prose
cutor (Geo. H. Houck) to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Andrew Ohler, Levi
Murrain, Geo. Houck, Levi Harner, Casius
Bowersocks, Andrew Hahn, James Staley—
Riot, Sr,c. till ignored, and - prosecutor (Nicho
las Smith) to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. George Houck—Assault
and Battery with intent to kill. Bill ignored,
and prosecutor (Nicholas Smith) to pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Benjamin Reed, Lewis
M'Laughlin, James Sanders, George House—
Malicious Mischief. Bill ignored and County
to pay coats.
The applications for Tavern License of
,Peter Shively, 11. D. Wattles, Benjamin Shri
ver, Jeremiah Johns, Isaac Robinson, Francis
J. Wilson, John Thisbey, and David Goodyear,
were granted. 'The balance, not having been
filed the required. length of time, are deferred
until the 13th of May, the day fired for a
Special Court.
A petition mesas present4to_Courtpraying
that a portion of Menallen township .be incor
porated within the limits of Franklin, for
the convenience of a considerable body
of voters, who are now compelled to travel
from ten to twelve miles to the polls. Messrs.
George B. Hewitt; , James H. Marshall and
John Wolford were 'appointed the Commis
sioners.
ABATEMENT.—The Commissioners have
determined to make an abatement of five per
cent. on State and County Taxes for 1856, paid
on or before the 28th of June. See advertise
ment.
THE RAILROAD.—The work of grading
the Gettysburg Railroad is going rapidly for
ward. Messrs. Warren and Paxton commenc
ed work a few hundred yards below this place,
on Friday last. Mr. John McCallion, we un
derstand, superintends, and does it with en
ergy.
A FATAL ACCIDENT occurred on Mon
day week, at Mount St. Mary's College, near
tin • . - , ;
the Architect of the new building in progress
of erection at the College, fell from the scaf
folding, and was so much injured that he died
on the following day.—His remains were taken
on to Philadelphia on Wednesday.
"SOLD AGAIN !"—Allen, the razor powder
man, was in town on Tuesday and Wednesday
last, disposing of his self-sharpening powder
and all-healing liniment. The rapidity with
which he pocketed the "halves" and "quarters"
gave the lie to the somewhat common notion
that these are hard times. Sharp chap, that
Allen !
"It snowed, and snowed, and still
it snowed !" This expression of Dickens'
(in his Holly-Tree Inn) occurred to us on
Tuesday last, as, casting a glance at the
mountains - west of this, we found theta cov
ered with snow. The white sheet which
overspread them for so many months. had but
recently disappeared, greatly relieving the
monotony of - the view, but last week they
were decked out in their old garment again—
"snow ! snow ! snow !" The scene is more
cheering now.
SNOW.-
-Arithmetical Questions.
No. B.—Divide the number 10 into two
parts, such, that the greater divided by the
less shall give 10 for a quotient.
No. 9.—Find two integral square numbers,
whose sum shall be the square number, 13496.
Last Week's Questions..
ANSWER TO No. 5.-101,4=2 )4 rods.
No. 6.-24 square feet.
No. 7.-16 and 24
VB"*John Batet, senior, of Greenville, S. C.,
had twenty-four children by his first wife, and
has half a dozen more by hi' second.
.WATER CO. REGULATION.—The ninth
section of the act incorporating the Gettys
burg Water Company provides "that if any
person or persons, or body politic, who shall
have contracted with the said company for the
use of said water,_ shall wantonly and unne
cessarily waste the same, to the injury of the
said company, or shall permit any other per
son or orsons not bein b the said contract
entitled to the use thereof, 6 - make use of the
same; or shall neglect and fail to - pay to the
said company, the amount of money by him,
her 'or them agreed upon, to be paid as a com
pensation for the use of said. water, for the
period of three months after the same shall be
due and payable according to the terms of
said contract, it shall be lawful for the presi
dent and managers to withhold, and cut off
such water from the premises of such indi
vidual, or body politic and corporate, 'until all
such arrearages, with'interest and the costs
of recovering the same,
.shall be paid: Pro
vided, That nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as to affect, impair or take
away the right of the said company to sue for,
and recover the amount of such arrearagv3."
The Grand Division of the Sons of Tem
perance of. Pennsylvania, held its quarterly
session in this place, on Wednesday last.—
Messrs. BRIGGS and Nrcncnsox, of Philadel
phia, made Temperance speeches in McCon
aughy's Hall and the Methodist Church.
Dar A friend has kindly placed upon
our table a copy of n !,'Nemoir ofihe Lift and
Times of Henry Metihoir,Alidtlerilierg, D. D.,
Patriarch of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America." By M. L. STCEVER,
Professor in Pennsylvania College. The
book is tersely written, exhibits industrious
research, and is doubtless as full and accurate
a memoir as it is possible now to have. The
printing is excellent—binding ditto.
P. 0. APPOINTMENTS.—EstabIish a
Postoffice at Square Corner, Adams county,
Pa., (on the road between GettysbUrg and
Hanover, below Bonaughtown,) and appoint
JACOB NOEL Postmaster. •
CATHARINE THOMAS Post-mistress at Table
Rock, Adams county, vice S. Faber, resigned.
ler Hon. JAMES CAMPBELL, Postmaster
General, Las appointed Jacon EICIIOLTZ Post
master at Bark Hill, Carroll county, Md., vice
JACOB HESS, resigned.
WM. SERGEANT, Esq., a son of the late dis
tinguished lion. JOHN SERGEANT, is out in a
letter in the Philadelphia papers, resigning•
his position as a member of the Whig Coin
inittee of Superintendence, and announcjne
his determination to support the Demoeraiic
ticket at the coming municipal election in that
city.
Sir The borough election in Connellsville,
Fayette - county, came off on the 7th inst., and
the Democrats swept all befOre them—elected
their entire ticket by a majority of from 20
to 25.
ficEir''We learn from the Patterson (New
Jersey) Guardian that the city eleetiOn in that
place.has resulted in the election of a Demo-
, -- cratic - Mayor and - boardof - Akterm - en - The
city of Camden, in the same State, :bas like
wise gone for the Democrats.
Sharpe's Rifles.—Prof. Silliman has writ
ten •a letter to Senator Hale, in which he at
tempts to vindicate the course of the New
Haven emigrants to Kansas in arming them
selves preparatory to their departure. Redoes
not, however, undertake to excuse the disgrace
ful scene in the church -them
ZMr. Elliot will not make his contem
plated balloOn ascension at York or; the 12th
of_May.
Abir . The Know Nothings have carried - the '-
election in Hagerstown-L-150i by only 21 ma- .
jority, whilst one year ago their majority was
116. Something of a "come downi" weshould- ---
say.
A Queer Re:sotutipn.—lt appears that some
of the merchants of Louisville, Ky., have held
a meeting and adopted rosolutions requesting
the editors of the press "to discontinue the di s-
would have been far better if they had adopted
resolutions manfully denouncing riots and
mobs, which haVe . very seriously affected the
prosperity of their city.
Siiii"A bet was recently made in Washing
ton City, that A. Wise would be in the
Lunatic Asylun at Henry 'Staunton, withiti ten days
of the meeting and adjournment of the Cincin
nati Convention?'
We are open to bet that HENRY A. Wise
will be sent to the Asylum about the sain
time "SAM" is "discharged improved."—Dria
chexter, Virginian.
r•-arA mine, containing thirteen different
er./I , ,rs if paints, has recently been discovered
iu MOD t gornery county, Georgia. The depos
it: yields sixty per cent.
Skod-in!ri Cote/lib—A man named Thomp
son was Convicted at the Columbus (N. C.) Su
perior Court last week, of manslaughter, and
branded. lie was convicted of having, by
cruel neglect, starved two small children who
bad been entrusted to his keeping by the war
dens of the poor of Columbus county. They
died of hunger and want of attention.
Tro Ladies Burnt to Death.—The Scioto
(0.) Gazette says that a fire broke out about
three o'clock a few mornings since in the
dwelling house of two widow ladies, Mrs. Smith
and her sister, in Adelphi, Ross county, which
entirely destroyed the house and all its con
tents. But, what is more melancholy to relate,
both the ladies were also burnt in the flames
before assistance could be rendered.
For tho Compiler
What's in a name ?—The Darlington (S, C.)
Flag says that a child in that district, not long
since. received the following name: Frances
Cornelia Amarinthia Olivia Sarah Rebecca So
phoronia Julia Josephine Victoria, Queen of
South Carolina.
A Chance for Architects.— e ' arns 'tug
and Lancaster Railroad Company offer a pre
mium of $2OO for the hest plan for a passenger
station at Harrisburg, Pa., to be 400 feet long
by 100 wide. 1
Aid from Another Whig.
ME