Mysterious Murder in New York.
_Assassination of Dr. Burden in His Office.
.T : reibre .Pitifulf;o4 of Pie )fife
of Dtce.asta; Twri Afeg Arrester/.
From Um Baltimore Suitor Tuegday.
It waa stated under our telegraphic head
vesterdaythat Dr. Harvey -13 irdell, a wealthy
dentist, had hoot; found brutally murdered in
his office in New York on Saturday morning.
.Toe deceased it appears had his office in a
hoarding house, No. 31 Band street. When
his servant boy went to his room at the usaal
hour in the morning, he found-the doctor lying
dead on the flaw, covered with blood flowing
from fifteen wounds he had received, in addi
tion to which it was evident from marks on
axis neck that he had been suffocated by utran
gelation. He immediately gave the alarm,
sled the coroner was sent for. The 'runes
says :
Da Burdell was a man of fine personal ap
pearanee, and about 46 years of age, though.
lie looked much younger. He was one of the
most successful of his profession. He had
a :enamlated a fortune, estimated at $30,006,
nearly atter which was invested in stock and
real estate. /: -
lie had been married, but his wife obtained
a divorce from him some few years ago. It
was not known that he had married again,
. until, upon the evidence before the coroner, it
aoneared that quite reeenthr be was secretly
wedded to Mrs. - Cunningham, a widow, and
tie landlady of the house wherein be had his
(gee and was murdered.
The room in -which the corpse was found,
is a back room on the second floor, to the
right of the first landing, anti was used by
him as a reception room. It was furnished
as such rooms generally are, with a few
chairs, a table, several engrasins, , ,s, maps, &0,,
a large daguerreotype of the Doctor, in a gilt
frame. This room bears shocking evidence o f
the crime committed within it. Its carpet,
the papering on the-walls, and the inside of
the door leading to the entry are stained with
the blood.
We subjoin some of the testimony before
the coroner's inquest on Saturday:
Hannah Conlon being duly sworn, deposed
as follows--I have been living with -Mrs.
Cunningham [wife of deceased] since the 6th
.ofJune; I acted as cook ; the deceased owns
this house; Mrs, Cunningham boarded with
,n Mrs. Junes when I first came to the house ;
Mrs. Jones left the house beeause she-and
the doctor did not agree; . Mrs. Cunningham
took the house after Mrs. Jones left the house;
the only hoarders the-house were a Mr.
Snodgrass and a minister's son; Mr. Eckel
often sat with Mrs. Cunningham ; I have of-,
ten seen Mr. Eckel sit in the parlor and bed
room with Mrs. Cunningham Mr. Snodgrass
used occasionally to bit with Mrs. Cunning
ham in the same %pay ; I never heard any of
the conversation ; the girl who lived here, and
is now absent, told me that she did not like
the conduct that was going on a I knew Mr.
Burdett—he - was a quiet, respectable 'man ; I
heard a dispute between Mrss Cunningham
and Mr. Burdell in reference to some papers
which the deceased accused her of stealing ;
this Mrs, Cunningham denied; last Thanks
, giving day Mrs. Cunningham had aduiscar
,riag,e of a chill by Mr. Burdell; since that
time Mrs. Cunningham and the doctor have
`been in: unfriendly terms; the girls reported
quarrels as having occurred between the de
ceased and Mrs. Cunningham ; I saw the doc
tor yesterday there at 4 o'clock ; he was thou
in good health ; I saw Mrs. Cunningham last
night about ton o'clock ; she came to the.
basement and, ordered Inc to go to bed ; Mr.
Eckel" was down with her; she and Mr. Eck
el then went up stairs to bed ; I saw Mr.
• Eckel in Mrs. Cunuinghani's - bedroom ; she
WAS nutin the habit of ordering me-to
,she
except on some nights ; I went to bed :
heard no noise in the house last night ; Mr.
.Suadgrase, Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Cun
ningham's daughter came down to breakfast
next morning ; Mr. Burdell's boy told mo
this morning that the doctor was dead ; .he
,aske I use if there was any row-in the house;
I said not; Mr. Eckel did not come down to
breaktast ; was after breakfast when I
'heard. from the boy that Mr. Burden was
(lead ; informal Mrs. Cunningham and her
,danahter that the doctor was dead; they all
s ss.a; I confused; Mr. Snodgrass went to Mr.
lid:At:Ws room and came up and said it was
true; Mrs. Crinniughatu then seemed crazy
,and tore her hair: I know Mr. Eckel was not
in the habit of going out-any morning before
byeakfast; why he went away early this
sd 'ruing I-cannot say: heard that a jealousy
existed between Mr. Eckel anti Mr. 'Burden,
In regard to Miss Cunningham; I heard the
doctor (deceased) say at one time during this
rniuth that he looked through the keyhole of
Mr. Eckel's room door and he said he did not
di Ice it; this conversation was between Mrs.
Cunningham and. deceased. The conversa
tion tout place on a Sanday afternoon ; Mrs.
Curia i ugha in told me that deceived was jeal
ous of Mr. Eckel ; nobody lived in the house
females except Mrs. Cunningham, her two
daughters and two servant girls ; Mrs. Cun
niughana was in the habit of going into Mr.
Burden's room; I don't know that she went
in there last night ; I did not hear that she
did; I so!emnly swear I know no more, if I
did I should tell it if I were to go to the gal
lows for it; when I informed Mrs. Cunning
ham, her twa dal ghters and Mr. Snodgrass
that decealed was dead, I did not observe any
thing strauge in their conduct; I was too
mach excited at the time, perhaps to notice
it. Nobody told use who sent for the coroner.
Criab Marviac, the clergyman who married
deceased and Mrs. Cunningham, was sworn.
arid says he is a clergyman of the Reformed
Dutch Church in Bleeckor street; the witness
could not recognize Mrs. Cunningham as the
lady he married ~ J) dece;v+ed, and could not
p isitively identify deceased as the Mr. Bur
dell whom he married to Mrs. Cunningham ;
recognizes one of the dna:Waters of Mrs. Cun
ningham as being present at the wedding ; was
requested by Mr. tiurd.cllnot to have the mar
tiage published.
Several other witnesses were examined. but
nothing impietant elicited, and the jury ad
journed over until yesterday. Mrs. Cunning-
Larn, J. J. Eckel and Mr. Snohigrass have been
arrested and committed, though there is, as
yet, nothing directly implicatitkg . them iu t
murder. The Journal of Commerce., ho k‘ .
ea}; a bbody dag4er and a loaded re , :
have been found in a bureau clrs - xer of the
room of the female prisoner. - Lio Times
says:
"Mrs. Cunningham is a wornal of at least
40 years of age. S'ie is not baodson.ie--scaree
ly pod looking. l ler eldest Wit; gh ter, Au cols
ta, is a fine, tall and very prorty girl. Beth
m Aher and daughter are of a somew flat dark
complexion, and their gene-al appea.ra.nce is
lady-like."
Farther Particular? o f !ho T • 1,7(1y-I,de-rest
.l)-visluplar..
The investigation of . tile co:-.:iter in the case
of the- murder of Dr.- Bardeil, in New York.
was continued on 3100.1ay. 'rho excitement
wa3 unabated; and , Juring the day iniumu , )e
..cnordi of persons asseuthled in the vicinity of
the house where, the tragi,:dy oectirro L The
Tinrts, k)f Tuesday, thus stuns up the e..,:ence
elicited on Monday:—
It is now ititimate , l, as appears by 'oe testi
mony, that 13urdell and Mrs. fun gilaril
were never ruarrivd Eckel and MN. (.%
were On very M6:flute kahl Eckel.
parsousta thirdell it, the Luarriaze
—The chambermaid, Mary Ponahn, was ex
, unlined at great length—and her testimony,
i Which was riven with great clearness and ev
idoat truthfulness, related exclusively to the
1 ,- i wevions relations of the parties, she left
,
'the house on the Wednesday preceding the
murder. She gave Mr. Burden a very excel
lent character, saying that be nlweys. came
' home by ten o'clock, that he was never. intox
icated, and never been known to have any im
proper intiac with any erson i
, to the honse,
bet was qumiei, y
and uniform p ly attendedhis
own afrairs. She represents him as having
' been treated, with great rudeness for some
weeks past by Mrs. Cunningham and Eckel.
who were exceedingly -- intimate---criminally
i so, according to her own account, and both of
1 whom hal frequently indulged in intimations
1 that Dr. Burdell was a very bad man and
lought to be put out of the way. Eckel of late
had assumed, to a very undue extent, the
oversight of the house, and had boon treated
i by Mrs. C. as the most important person,in it.
I She slept in the bedroom adjoining and COM
raimicating with his, and would never allow
I either of her children to sleep with her, except
on the night of the murder, when both of
them did so. In the drawer of a bureau which
st ,od in Eckers room, of which it seems that
Mrs. Cunningham kept the key, were found
yesterday sundry private papers, in the hand
writing of Dr. Burden, and evidently intended
to ho signed by him ; amen. , them was a check
drawn and signed by Dr. B. in Mrs. Cunning
ham's favor which had not been presented for
payment and also an agreement on his part,
lin con '( oration of the Withdrawal of certain
suits, hat he would always befriend and pro
1t et her family; This would seem some
, what inconsistent with the notion of their war-
nage.
Sundry lusts were mported - yesterday,
though no evidence concerning them has yet
been heard., It seems that the doctor had
come home and drawn his boots, though he
had not undressed,' preparatory to retiring.
According to appearances he wits seated in
his arm chair at the table when his tuetasitins
entered, and it was found slightly shoved back
as if he had risen from it to moot some one
coming in. Mr. Brooks. a gentleman living
two doors front the house, states that not long
after eleven o'clock, he hoard the cry of mur
der very distinctly; and Dr. Parker living
opposite perceived the smell of burning flan
nel at about half past 11, lle WAS so much
surprised by it that he went down into his
own basement and then crossed the street to
the door of Dr. Burden's house, where the
smell was much stronger—but beyond this
ho did not push his inquiries. It is also said
that on examining the grate in an upper room
of the house ashes of flannel were discovered
and one piece of Canton flannel which a clot
of blood had prevented front being burned.
All this, it will be seen, goes but a little
way towards dispelling the mystery of -this
awful murder. Combined with other eirculit
stances, however, which the progress of the"
inquest will elicit, it will furnish the material
by which Regnant:4 minds can beyond air
querdion trace the deed to its perpotrators.
That one person could have done it is scarce
lypossible ; that it was done from motives of
robbery, or by any of the professional ruffians
of the city, there is no reason to believe. Its
motives was of another kind, and unusual fa
cilities tnin.t have been furnished, either with
in the house or elsewhere, for disposing of
soiled clothes and other memorials of the
crime.
Mys. Stevens testified that Mr. Eckel called .
upon her some time since-and tried-to-gether
to go to NJ. 31 Bond street and remain there
some time, while Mrs. Cunningham would go
and stop at Dr. Stevens' house, thereby mak
ing Dr. Burdell jealous, and so as to get him
into a row about Mrs. Cunningham. She also
stated that more than two weeks ago Dr. 'Har
vey Burdoll was at her house, and stated that
there was a dispute between him and Mri.
Cunningham and Mr. 'Eckel ; that ho, the
doctor, was afraid they would murder him;
that ho hardly dared sleep in his own bed, in
his own house, for fear of their taking his life.
This, it will be remembered, - was told to Mrs.
Stevens by Dr. Bardell two weeks before his
death,
Mr. and Mrs. - Stevens were then taken to
the Fifteenth Ward station house, when Mr.
Eckel was introduced, and they were asked if
he was the man ; they replied that ho was the
man, they know him by his face and form ;
but when they saw hint before he was not so
bald—he had black hair on his-head, Lt - !. The
coroner did not think this dJ'erenco very im
portant. but nevertheless notedl it, and while
examining the premises found the wig of Mr.
-Eckel secreted in a nightcap in his cell. Or
being asked the reason for this change in .his
appiarance. and why he did not wear his wig,
Mr. Eckel seemed confused, but at length said
- he had forgotten to put it on.
According to the Express, Mrs. Cunning
ham, on hearing that a bloody knife had- been
found in her bureau drawer, became greatly
agitated, and fell back in her chair and swoon
ed.
The Times.XWedneSday. thuss-sums up the
evidence taken before the coroner on Tues
day:
young Burohell, the lad who first discover
ed the murder, testifies to having seen Eckel
go into the back yard, where he bad never
known him to go before, at an early hour on
Saturday morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, -
who live in Mercer street, testified to Dr. Bur
dell's having told them that he felt unsafe in
his own house from the presence of persons
he did not like—that he hell made his will
and should never merry—that Mrs. Cunning
ham was very anxious he should marry
her, but he would not have her to save all
his money and his life besides, and that
when her lease was nut in May he should
clear them all out of his house,
The Tribune of Wednesday sapv:
As far as the inmates of Dr. Bur&ll's
house are concerned, the investigation of yes
terdey developed no new facts to strengthen
suspicion against them. On the contrary,
the result was negatively in their favor. Two
points were pretty conclusively—first, that
the murder was committed before 11 o'clock
on Friday night : and, second. that the front
door of the house was about as often left open
as otherwise. One of the neigh' ors on the
other side of the street also testified that be
! twofer 1,03. and 11 o'clock he heard a cry of
';murder; the first syllable of the word being
' filtered distinctly, and the second in a dull
i
!winner, as if the voice were strangled. A
swell as of burning woolen cloth was also
pro red to have been perceived in the street in
j that vicinity. This is about the sum or the
de !:' 4 revelations.
'l',lo wonderful mystery that has from the
first surrounded the murder of Dr. Burdell has
; roe been unraveled. The excitement in New
Y•ak growing out of the horrible anir is un
a bawl. We make up from the Now York pa
i i.ers of Thursday morning the following addi
tional and highly interesting particulars:
Whoa Mrs. Cunningham was inflamed yes
terday that the body of the murdered man
was to be interred, she made au earnest re
quest to the coroner to be peer_, tied tu-pay_
i the tribute of her grief to the mortal remains
of the man whom she asserts to he her hus
band, ere the coffin was ceusigned vi its dark
! chamber. The request could not be well re
, fused, and at 113 A. M., she was escorted to
;
! the room of death by Captain Dilkes, followed
! biz her family.
' "Int. Curminehain entered the room first,
an'] walked straieht to the coffin. fsi-anil;;e;
infotiuuele4s by it fvr a few :.,•e,;(414z, cihe eetuffrk•
cd : "That's not his shirt ; he never wore one
like it." Then the full tide of agony and de-,
spair seemed to roll over her—the two daugh
ters and little boys were robbing bitterly—
the mother sank upon her knees, and throw
ing herself upon the open coffin, she cfzelaim
ed, "Oh I wish to God you could speak, and
tell who done it."
The officer described the scene to us as being
exceedingly affecting. On one side was the
younger daughter, Helen, supporting her mo
ther and beseeching her, "Dear mother, don't
cry so," Augusta, the eldest of the family,
held her on the other side, whilst the two lit
tle boys nestled together near the group, send
ing up a -doleful cry of sorrow, the mother
mingling her- sighs with "0, dear doctor,"
and such like exclamations.
Finally the time came for the corpse to be
removed, and the tearful group---ascended to
their own apartments. Mrs. Cunningham
Wag so affected by the appalling adieu, that
medical assistance had to be called in. She
w•ts put to bed, and Dr. Ultr waited upon her.
Wo are happy to hear that her symptoms are
not, likely to prove serious.—Herold.
The funeral Services over the remains of
Dr. Burden took place yesterday afternoon at
'Grace Church. Long before the hour ap
pointed for the ceremony, the street opp 'site
the house where the murder was committed
was covered with Men, women and children,
anxious to see the coffin removed from the
premises. This was done about half-past
twelve o'clock, when an immense throng
gathered in front of Grace Church. The re
latives and friends of the deceased, members
of the medical and dental profession, and re
presentatives of the press, were admitted to
the church, but all other persons, so far as
possible, were excluded. The crowd outside
numbered probably not loss than three thous
and people—a great proportion of them ladies.
When the doors were opened there was
general rush to gain admission, and the ser
vices of a large force of policemen were re
quired to keep back the crowd. The services
commenced about two o'clock, when all the
doors were locked, and no persons were ad
mitted except thr the most urgent reasons.—
The church at that time was about halffilled.
The religious exercises were conducted hy
Nev. Taylor, rector the church, who
pronounced the full burial ,
"service. The choir
sang the 188th hymn, commencing, "And I
hearth a voice from Heaven." The a udience
throughout the services appeared to 11 , Jc/col - Ay
impressed with the solemnity of the occasion.
The body was taken to Greenwood cemetery
for interment. •
The city 'councils last night' resolvefl to
offer $l,OOO reward for the arrest of the trkur
elerers.
'Pl►e investigation on Friday tended to
thicken the mystery thrown around this ex
traordinary murder.
From the tottemater intelligtiticer.
The Letter at Last.
"We have heard a great deal said in -the
'Black 'Republican press, for the last two or
three weeks, about a "dictatorial" letter sent
by Mr. Buchanan to Col. Mott, on the sultieet
of the late Senatorial election. There has
been a vast ailment of unnecessary abuse
.f heaped upon the head of the President elect,
and many impost people were led t o sti pp o , o
that there was something absolutely horrible
in his "attempt - to influence the election Of
United States Senator," We supposed a ll
along that the Negro-worshipping -friends of
Cameron were barking up the wrong tree.
_mid that when the letter once saw daylight,.
it would .be found to be a totally difFerent af
fair ft om what the piddle were led to sup
pose. At length it has wade its oppearance
m the publie prints—thanks to the traitor
Wagonseller, who; in his feeble attempt, the
other day in the House, to justify his base
treachery. (somebody wrote a speech for him
which .he read in his place,) brought the let
ter to light.
We hare rend this }etter over and over
again, and, for the life of us, we can see malt
ing wrong in it. It is just moth a letter as
Mr. lloehanan might have written to a politi
cal friond at Harrisburg or elsewb re—even
to Geri. Foster himself—rwithout giving just
cause of offenee to any man, whether a cnioli
date lOr Senatorial honors . or not. And this
letter. so cautions amid mild in its tone, and so
far rcutoved from dictation in the remotest
pimp,: or fern', is trade the shabby pretext by
Wagonseller and Lobo for supporting Camer
on's election !` Hear what the traitor, in am . -
jug his speech. says:
"A. document so palpably hostile to the
spirit and policy of Republican government
—so subversive of everything like free action
and free thought—so insulting to Senators
Bigler and Brodhead and other otninent.Bein
oerats, and so contrary to the expressed sen
timents of Mr, Buchanan himself when call-
ed upon to give his opiniott of Gen. Cameron's
previous election to the United States Senate,
at once brought my mind and that of my . col
league to the determination to resist its instruc
tions to 'the farthest end."
To show the infamy of Wagonseller. and
the Utter groundlessness of his excuse for be
traying his narty and his constituents, ,we
subjoin the fetter of Mr. Buchanan, and ask
all. our - readers to it a earefnl perusal:
WilEtTl..4oll), Jan. 1 , 1857.
MY DEAR SIR :—Although I have always
refrained front interfering in the choice of
Senators by the Legislature, yet the highly
confidential relations which a Pennsylvania
President ought to sustaintoward a Pennsyl'a
Senator, at the present moment, induces me
to say a few words to you, as a valued friend,
on the pending Senatorial election.
I learn that doubts have been expressed es
to my preference among the candidates, and
although my opinion may •be entitled to
little weight, I do not desire to be placed in an
equivocal position on this or any other subject..
When asked, I hare, always- said that I pre
ferred Col. Forney. and I should esteem it a
friendly act towards myself f,r any person in
or out of the Legislature, to support him.
At the same time, I desire to express my
warm personal and political regard for Messrs.
Rohbins, Foster, Buckalew and Wright.
From the course pursued by Mr. Brodhead,
for some years past, confidential relations be
tween him and myself have ceased.
I have thus presented to you my viers, so
that if you should deem it necessary, you
may speak my sentiments to such persuns as
may consider them of any value. -- -
From your friend, very respectfolly,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
HENRY S. MOTT, Esq.
IDsrllorace Greeley, of the New York Tri-
I borne, has sued the editor of the Cleveland
Plaindealer, for libel, laying his damages at
$lO,OOO. The libellous statenient, which ap
peared in the lowa State Gazette, and which
has since been copied by journals in New Jersey
and Ohio,was to the effect that Mr. Greeley had
acted as paid lobby agent at Washington, for the
Des Moine River Navigation Company. So
it appears that Greeley, after slandering more
4pepple_than any twenty Editors in the-coun—
try, has now determined to make a raise by
the prosecution of others fur slander; Shame
on you, Horace!
Natiqnal Theatre at Washington
waa burnt on Fri•lnv.
fte"The Laucaw.ur J3auk has made au as-
bii;nuteut.
IME2I
THE COMPILER.
"LIBERTY, THE UNION, AND True CONSTITUTION."
GETTYSBURG, PE', NIA"A
Monday Morning, Feb. 9, 1857.
Nal-The Democratic Convention of Chester
county, on the 27tbult., elected Capt. Rountr
'Rms. Senatorial, and Abel Evans, Samuel
Ringwalt, and Elier W. Sharp, Representa
tive. Delegates to the State Convention—in
structed to support Judge Strickland for
Canal Commissioner.
Abraham Killian and Gee. H. Bucher have
been chosen to represent Cumberland county
in the State Convention—instructed to sup
port lion. Samuel Hepburn for Judge of the
Supreme Court.
The Democratic Convention of Philadelphia,
on Wednesday, elected Delegates to the State
Convention, unanimously instructed . for Hon.
Wm. H. Witte for Governor.
-far The bill before Congress in relation to
foreign small coin has not yet become a law,
but no doubt soon will.
Supreme Court I)eci4ion.--The Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, in bane, has decided a
case in which the fifrllowing points were ruled :
A.guardian is not guilty of such negligence
as to render himself liable for money which
might have been received as his ward's share
of an intestate's estate, because he did not
proceed against the administrators of that
estate at the earliest possible day and this
especially where the administrators did, with
in a reasonable time, file an account which
was not finally passed upon until after the
ward came of age.
The statute of limitations is a bar to a pro
ceeding by a 0, and against his guardian, In
stituted more than six years after his coming
of age. to charge the guardian wilh a liability
fur matters arising from the relationship of
guardian and ward.
Oreat 21 - ational Trial V.Jfachinery an-1 1:11.•
Plerneid "1.- - The committee of the United States
Ag,riceltural Society - , appointed at the fifth
annual Meeting, held at the Smithsonian In
stitute, in the city of .Washingum, on the
14th at' January. “to designate the time and
to make all the neve:As:lry arranfr,ementq for a
n‘/tonal tried in the field (!t* agr:entlitral im
plements and machinery," have invited the
in
ventors and manufactitrers of all such articles.
both in the United States and foreign coun
tries, to participate in a public trial to be
mule at Louisville, Kentucky, under the
auspices of the society. during the fall of 1857.
ger Isaac C. Shurlock, who deliberately
shot Philip S. Clawgos, in Philadelphia, for
seducing his wife, has been found ..not guil
ty." Insanity was the plea, bat the jury un
doubtedly acted iipm the idea that the offence
Ives properly arengel, in the absence of law
for the adequate punishment of such offences.
Xte.A. small boy perished in' a MUM bank,
on Tuesday , morning of week before last.
while on his wny to school, about a mile dis
tant from his home, , in Fawn township, York
county. When found, nothing was visitde
hut one. nrm, which was raised above his
head, and could be soon above the snow.
Sale of the Main Line.—Mr.- Penrose has
road a bill in the Senate for the sale of tho .
-Maht Line of, the Public Improvements. It
is the worst kind of an omnibus bill, fixing'
$9,000.000 as the price of the work proposoi
to be sold, authorizing a subscription of $3,-.
000,000 to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad',
and repealing the tonnago tax. The bill is a
monster of evil, and should be slaughtered
without benefit of clergy.—Btrrisitrg
In the State Senate, on the 29th ult..
Mr. Brewer presented two petitions signe(ilky
180 citizens of Adams county, for the incor
poration of the Farmers' and M6chanics' saa
lugs fund of Mains county—and has' silo*
read in place a bill to that effect.
In the House. on the '29th, Mr. Musselman
presented a petition of like import.
SerThe death of the Hon. Preston S. i
Brooks created a great sensation in South
rolina. On the arrival of the news at Colton
bia the mayor ortisred the town bell to he
tolled ; and the exercises at the South Caroli
na College were immediately suspended. At
Charleston, a large Palmetto tree, stand
ing on one of - the streets, was draped in
mourning, and the flags of the shipping in
port and on the public, buildings placed at half
mast.
Exports and Imports.—The value of exports
from the United States to all other oountries
during the fiscal year ending Ist of July last,
was 5a'26,954,508, of which $195,791,836 were
to the British dominions. The imports dur
ing the same period, were $314,636,941, of
which $154,056,746 were from the British
_dominions,. Our exports to France amounted
to $42,524,936, and our imports to $39,249,803.
re"..Tacob MYcrs, of Freystown, near York,
lost sixty or seventy fat hogs recently by the
"hog cholera." The first symptoms manifes
ted are in the staggering motion of the hog,
which is succeeded by violent purging and
spasms. The disease then extends to the
throat, which inflames and swells, until the
hog stifles and dies.
To!fano in Virginia.—The Rockingham
Register learns from the most reliable authori
ty that the shock of an earthquake was felt in
Pendleton county, Vn., some days ago, and
that au aperture has been formed in the
mountains, within two or three miles of Cir
cleville, m that county, from which volumes
of Meek smoke are issuing, and large - stones
have been grown to a great height.
y-Largo numbers of Californians' will
visit Wa.sitim4con on the ()erasion of the inau
guratiou of Proiticut Buchaua.a.,
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Fir=9l
"Now by St. Paul, the Work goes Brave-
ly On!"
"A wise man careth for his own household."
This was considered good doctrine many years
ago, but the modern reading is "a wise man
carethlor himself." Self is the motive power
which propels all human affairs in the nine
teenth century, and it is amusing to see how
circumstances are . warped—how favors are
controlled—how patronage is disbursed, and
common duty performed to aid the ambitious
in piling honors upon their heads and putting
money in their pockets.
Our modest Oovernoris not exempt from
this frailty of his race. With all due defer
ence we say it—be is not above looking after
No. 1, and just now he is going his length to
fill the measure of an ambition which threat
ens to overleap itself and full, badly "used
up," on the other side. The machinery in the
Secretary's office has been greased and set in
motion, and paper Colonels are ground, out
with a rapidity that would throw the manu
facture of shoe-pegs and locofoco matches in
the shade. It matters not what kind of mate
rial goes in, all is sure to come out "fuss and
feathers;" and clerks, broken down politicians,
renegade Democrats, oyster pedlars, old
clothes dealers, men of all characters and men
of no characters, are, with a quick presto!
metamorphosed into "Aids to his Excellency,
with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the
Pennsylvania militia."
, There is an object in all this, (remark.S the
Harrisburg Union:) Sometime during the
present year a candidate for Governor will be
nominated by the Black-llepublieatt•Know-
Nothings, and a Governor must be also be
chosen by the people. Governor Pollock
knows perfectly well that his term of office
must expire in about one year from this time,
and he is playing a full hand 'for at renomina
tion and re-election. Ile is firing his com
:missions into . the ranks of Lis p.arl* with ct
' rapidity that
_will tell, he hopes,. upon the
delegates to the next. State Convention, and he
expect 4, by theatisOf spreading eagles and
parchment, to induce these delegates to place
him again betore"the people. The game
pretty one. The State pays all the expenses,
and all the Givea nor has to do is tea sit down
in his .vanphint sanctornm and,write his name
to the documents whieh are, in his opimien,
to make him Governor fur three years more
at three thousand five If undrett per year. DO
will lie win ? Ah, there's the rub. Vie. are
inclined to think his . -political friends will in
form him that they have had enough of his
serviceg, and if they tiul to do rlis, we feel
pretty certain his political enemies -will Thy
him upon the shelf, mo4t completely. Iris
Excellency wilt stand no more - alnulce , I , efore•
the people next full, than a mos:lline quad
ruped of the bovine genus, with nn abbrevia
ted extremity, in the midst done of the plagues
of Egypt.
The Bolters from the Late Caucus.
We °lR.:erre in the , Pittsburg Union, a de
fence, as they call a Protest, made by the,holr
erg' themselves from the lateDemocratie Sen.
Muria' Caucus, for their notorious violittien of
the usages of the Democratic party. And
what think you, gentle reader, is the cause
assigned for this gross dereliction of'd'akf .
it is, that :Mr. Buchanan, in answer to numer
ous letters from metnbers of the Legislature,
expressed zt preference for Col. Forney. though
speaking in the kindest terms Of all the °titer
Democratic candidates ! llad I.e not - a rfg,lit
to do thi.? Was it not his duty to do it ?;---
Had not a President elected by the Democra
cy of Pesnusy Ivan it% a right to express his pre
ference for the election of a confidential friend
as Senator who possessed the necessary in
dustry, enes-gy and ablity to defend the mea
sures of his administration on the floor of the
Semite? Other Presidents have done the
same thing without objection. The eloquent
and talented Buekalew„ and the patriotic and
soundjudgitez, Robbins, the only real competi
tors of Col. Forney, cheerfully admi lited tiAis
and scut' accordingly, Why did not Gen.
Foster pursue the sante course ? Ave, there's
the rub. Ho doubtless expected to be elect
ed,' not 11 the Democratic members with
whom he had refused to go into caucus—this
being impossible—but by keeping in reserve
his little corps of bolters sallt awaiting the
fate of his personal friend Gen. Cameron.—
Does any person believe, that if Gen. Foster
could have forewen Cameron's election, he
would have bolted the. caucus? That he.
would not have done so,, is evident from the
fact that when this event had become certain,
he attempted, in the face of the Convention, •
to change his position and vote for Cu]. Forney
,Erecntirc dictation to the contrary nottcrith
starading
We miuhl say much more- on this subject ;
but refrain for the present.—Lanc. Intel.
Se" The Democratic party now consists of
the slave power of the South, allied with the
Catholics of the North, with just enough
donghfaces thrown in to give a triangular
variety to the unixture.—Republican• paper.
Whatever the "mixture" is, it has proved
a most admirable remedy for disuniun anati
cism and religious proscription.
The Republican movement needs compact
ness, breadth, vigor, nationality, generosity_
—Springfield republican.
£True—aud this leaves it in the condi
tion of the old farmer's gun, which he de
clared had ''ne;ther lock, stock, nor barrel."
Se-Brute force, says the Westminster
Democrat, has again triumphed in the city of
- galtimore. The Know Nothings succeeded'
in electing their councilman on Monday last
in the 12th ward. The Plug-Uglies and Rip-
Raps surrounded the poll, and no Democrat
was allowed to vote after twelve o'clock. How
long will the city of Baltimore continuo to be
ruled by ruffians ?
Fool-11 trdiness.— A. man named For nor,
living near Miltonsborg, Ohio, on the 15th
ult. bet a dollar that he eould walk home, a
distance of five miles, barefooted. He won
his bet and lost both his feet, which were &0
badly frucou as to reriui:•,i amputatiun.
The Washington Union.
This paper annonnces that after the 4th of
March, its present edikr will retire, and that
Ifon. John Appleton, of Maine, will become
sole editor and proprietor. The Albany Aryils.
expresses the universal feeling in reference to
this gentleman, in saying that, "We are quite
certain that we are not mistaken when we say
that Mr. Appleton's accession to the post
named will be received with satisfaction by
the entire Democratic party of the Union.—
He is a gentleman of fine talents, familiar
with public life—having been in Congress,
and served as Secretary of Legation at Lon
don while Mr. Buchanan was Minister-Lac
eustomed to editorial service as the conductor
of the Eastern Argos. a paper of decided abili
ty- and discretion, and. above nil, as a quali
fication for the position which rumor assigns
him,,p)ssesses sagacity and prudence. He is
well understood to enjoy, in a high degree,
the esteem and 'confidence of the incoming
President."
The Voice of the Press.
The Democratic press of Pennnsylvairlit
and other States, is denouncing, in thunder
tones, the treason of LEno, WAooNszta.Eß,
and MANEAR, and applauding the noble vic
tim of Their treachery. The numerous indig
nant articles which meet our eye, vroilld fill
onr columns for weeks, could we publish
them. All concur in bitter emlemnation or
the traitors, and in claiming for Col. FoRNEr
some high mark of honorable distinction.
Lancaster Municipal Election.
LANCASTER, Pit., Feb. 3.—The annual elec
tion for Mayor and. municipal officers took
Once to-day, resulting- in the 'election of Zi►n
merman, the Democratic candidate for May
or, by forty-two majority over ran the other
candidates_ The'vote stood-Rs folliyws
Zimmerman, Dem.,-....
Borrows, Independent,.
IVhFte. Citizens_
111.kb,er, Republfean,..
Majority overall,
PEN AND SCISSORS.
railroads of Ohif eost $90:000.000_
.....fron- Preston 'King has .heen: elected
United States Senator from Nen- Yi,rk.
(Evening of 31. 0. Robertsin New
York cost $2.50,10;9.
..--Countargtill!three; nn the Runksof.Con
necticut are in: ctirculation.
ere-are GOT inmates of the 'New York
Lunatic :Asylum.
. Obi -o se sugar cane has , .l;een rais
(Al in Rock Ca.. IVisconsin..
-Adam & Eve are kecnit , - am ov:iter
Deadi..rick street, Nor. * hville.; Tenn.
gild in Jacilion. Miss., reettntle gave
to a 64,7, with, a, black faro and whita•
. ..It wen't.4b form inan himp•his head.
itr.,..tinst Ft StO arileS , f. 4 lie l'n ' tlScientivui , ly
believes that hi. head' is the hardemt.
—Flowers are the uiphahets. of anzelq,.
wherewith the 7 waite vu. hills and plains
mysterious truths.
....-Lord Napier lip been.appointwl
ter to the Unit d Sts Ii the- Croy
entmen t.
__There is a fti4iiii7.r - l'imi - n*rini.tlie.vivinity
oft't:uria. Illinois.. _Ally MitV, ursts• act.
atV a premium.
..... _We intvf- news of anfa.nrrEtv voki;lnt Ma
nilla, by which, /.0.0110:11(lusqrt
within a circuit 6 ;4 14 league.;...
~....One. h undrefFtv.-141 twenty vrc(c.eil4 wero
wrecked in the British4thannel andiAsijaeent
waters by the recent s'rt,rm there.
severity orthe preser i t. l 4 ot Qo n lIR'
not been exceeded sine the winter ofi 1E34-
1635. •
. ..The Indiana libuse.of Representative , '
haf passed a bill to repeal: the liquor law of
Lis; ii by a - vote 01'70' to• 18:.
• the 23d ult., the. KilTlsfifi ,
passed a bill repealing the•test eatta+-enfiireedl
by law at the last se , :sion..
--The total number of deatiis , in- Now
York last yeariwits2i;,,263',.or ene•every:twea-:
ty-113.-e minutes.
pews in Henry Wark
Church, Were rented last week for the-sum (If .
$13,000.
house in St. Louis, a• few-dives.
received $1,(100 throng!? the Post 0111i:e. - with'
the retnark,.that "the sum belonged to them."'
--The N. Y. Evening Post sPVS that
there are 2.(OO gambling houses in that city.
In Cincinnati wood is sellin , * at $lO
pe r cord,coal 40 cents per bushel. Wood is
selling. at per cord in Dubuque.
Butialoilians are abi)ut a
=I
3Semphis Bulletin of the 22l sirva
ittt never observed such heavy- ice in the 31i , •s--
ICRIPnI heforft 'rile• river at that point had
the appettraohu-e ell being frozen entirely aerot4s..
e• cost efbreaking- nut the roads ob
strUcted by- the , last snow storm in ilassach
setts was $451 0 .000. In .Uoston aZune the ei--
pense will be :$'50,000.
.. --When we-see a citizen carefully putting;
ashes ur saw-dust upon the sidewalk, when it
is covered with ice, wa- put him , down as a
prudent and careful mau, who regards the
lives of others..
amnsylvania Institute is making
arrangements for a grami'exhibition in Phila
delphia, in May. of the• work ofyoung persons
of mechanical ingenuity..
....Distinctly Marked' tracks of men, birds
and animals, all of gigantic size, it is sail,
have been discovered - recently. at Barnesville,
Ohio, which have caused much curious specu
lation.
. ...Governor Gorman ban , reconynended.
the Minnesota Legislature to take•the•prelimi
nary steps for organizing a State government
prior to admission into the Union as an:
pendent State.
....TheGalena Ad vertieer states that there
has fallen during the present season in that
region fifty.sis. inches of snow. In Northern
lowa and Southern Minnesota the snow is
from three to four feet deep, and well packed
down at that.
. • ..The fuel famine continues in Cincin
nati, and many of the largest manufacturing
establishments in_the citv_remain_closed—sim
rp-ly because of their inability to procure coal.
.... The enrrespondeoce between Gen.
Scott and the Secretary of War has been coin
municated to the Senate, and ordered to be
publkherl. It is spicy.
....The Hon. Andrew St . ephengon, a dis
tinguished Virginia politician, died at his res
idence, in Albemarle. Va.. no Sunday night a
week. of an atta-k nneux.mia. lie was in
the 74th year of his age.
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