a II 11BAI? fi ' • 1 R. L9o,lfp.t. ZIER.• EDITORS .1 R RESPOIVDING EDITOR SITSQ. CC!, • I Thuirsd 111.ay 27, 1438. • offliship Committeep. Courrr Coln: trtnn bare -appoint wnship Conimittes for the spresent •legu, , lican ~TheßtruefacAs ed tie following T. year Ilarxisley;tewjA Barton, eicksbiry, C. E. Dili's, Tiediry APOLACO. - 4. Simhte j AUBURN.—John Kellogg. Au AT.—E. . D. BushaelL ' Tyler, Samuel .Williams, J. C E. W. Hawley, A. B. Eent, Mar- BRIDOKWAyKR. - tin Newman. i . BROOLLYN I-- bdi s. mon Sterling} • Ct.trioan.--C-1 Wilson, R. 0. Willis, T.D. Rem. Cuocosur.i—S. F. Carmalt, John Stanley, Robert Addison. I • Dlotoci.---kmijoßlikeslo.e Philander Stephens, F. P. Hollistdr. - • DIINOAFV.4--J. B. Sloenm, George Rogers, Thomas Arnold. j ••.. FORM LAKE. -,-Orange Mott, jr., 31 11 . ' . S. -Towne, Milan Itirchaid.• B..,Smith, E. Beebe.. IT. Ni Park. Fatmizsritax.- D. W. Glidden, J. llogbrd, James 81i55:.... L • Gtosos.---. S. Ingalls, J. L. Gillet, Ilorae.N. Tif-. Eany.. I - -. • ,Gazar By.jyto.— 'icholas Dußeis, B. B. Tuthill, IL .P. TetbosS.l' ter Sibley, L. R. Pe c k, E. V. Green,. Hanototisi - ---S4 H. Barn, Lyons, R. A.Webb. Haaams.r-C.• IL Ellis, Heil; 'Bunnell, -G. WArnold. Arnold. I • Jamesdx.--1-1: JEssup.—lWes l - Iraq * Ltaarry.-Ht. Fish. FJ M. Tingley.? E. Newton. XIDDLETAWN , - antine Gaiusia. Morraosc. - --V J. P. W. Riley. Nktroan Martin Vtuoillom Oaxt-aani—G: - Rcrsn.—Fhilo Shoemaker 4 • , Scs.mrsznit:N.t ter; W. C. Frithr SILVER 11Aue- T E. 31, Turner, Pre_ferred Hinds, • Benjamin IL fiattre. • •.• j . • Sent'soricta. l o. C. Lyman,. Antos Williams , 11. ' 1T Phillips.t Tnonsovr-R j ib% Celan, A: 0. Stoddard; I. Coon. - I ..P....LATHROP, Ch'n, Co. Con, CRARRY.RIAN Seery ' : - . in McKenzie, S.'W. Breed, ller Corie, Francis 31.11a11, J.11.31i105 . Faurot, Wm. 13issAs.1, Joel Cogs Southtrd, JosCph Webster, S Spover; Alpiicub BA-13 - er, Warrsn Lord, Philander Bronsonol. A olin dames E: Stone, Cor- Main CrosmOtt, C. , W. Mott, —Samuel -.Toting; S. IL. 3lorse, T.Frazier, gnml Brush, J. K.GrimeN. Sherwood, Z. L. Cooloy, Robert F. IDrror.-6 Szißcnnett, Wm. Skin . , Ilar Jodie of [our corresponderi : do :net appear. rt _ . to be awa . of, the general rule established by the publishers ,•f newspapers, against publithing anon: " Talons eemniu s deations. Articles inttndeil to appear - anonymoufly tnitst still be accompanied by the name • .of the wriier, that the ejitoi,may know orho is. re . , Apartaible for thim. - ' _'a .. • 'l-14a—e--,____,_. _. • t Net W dnesilay the early settlers of this and .ailioininr.gep. as will the 'at MOVirage for Ike. , . purpose of ceic rating the first settlement of this part of 6; cog try, and to congratulate eaeh.othor. uptui the iiucce:)s whirl' h4satternled theirs efforts_ to sulr*aninntitken wilderness. The pFrticular Ott ' led of l th gatl i ering is to collect facts, itteidenis,and 1 '.. aneedoteSirelat ng to the first settlement ofthe difr • erent localities, and to read' reminisceuces of the tri-, aliand hiiidships endured by the s old pioneers. An oration alltil 1)96 aPpropiiate to the occasion till be r l b Ifievered,llnd eiras mach of the local history of the . colas ales will ln 'given as can be collected.. The meet- . ' ing. will !undo tedly be a very interbsting one, .anti`will be la, sly attended: • ' -' • i __. l .--.......-•-./..,:---_•__ .: - . - • 'g' The Rr. iTeiseph Ballow, a Presbyterian' - , eler&vmaii, of Franklin,' this county, lost his WC in 'a sitocking ntinnr, on Saturday night last The fami -_ - .ly were Tu. about midnight, and found the house was on fire. ' pproachinz the kitchen 'where the 1, • : fire appeared luive•originated, lf;. Barlow opened -,- . the cloor,iwben The flames burst out upon him, and .4 probably inhaled a portion of Rank, as ho imnle diately sank down, and rearcely,sbowed a 6 0 ;M of 1i,. :. . fe ' _. afterwar4:q. • ' . , , . daughter!, the on presen t,persons prent, gin vain to loosen the death' grisp of the door,at length to save themselves ! . to leave him to be consumed where louse was destroycid; with almost every • iitcontained. : ' Vie wlfean. • after atto?napti i Mil band n were cxakipen 14•14. article of pro Mr.lAidow of age, and waia# Englishman, about sixty years uch!rLK•peetecl, • • ' Vir lien _ Willi."' Herbert, better • own-by his stonsdeet„ „ • of "Fmk Forrester," cortunitted-sui ode in ;est; Tork,Ain Monday, May , 17th.. He had • been !icipreisfd in SOrits.'for some weeks, in conse•-• quenee6'"bis separation - frombis second wife, caus ed,- it islallegedln a letter left by hinc by ' the - ;med. dlinglitterfetes;ce of other=:. in a lelter i tothe_C4W- . otter, 4 denreti . hiS intention to commit _suicide be muse ife bi _beco4:".hAndies.s, hateful, and . insup c portable,"iti conSe4ileence of suspicion, distrust, and dissension sown by Others betireen LIMA( and his ' wife. :'Dinldr.erbert was born in Louddn, in ISM.— He will the' lam t s iseth of the honorable and revel-end Whlifistt 11 rcilean_44.3lanchester, eminent as a numr,Ut sci .._ 01 :poet, and a liberal rlitiehtif,Sand wastingerna i lly descended_ fir the, noble houses, of Pembroke . d Percy, - _Being reduced from affkiertee to poverty hi sudden ,'reverses in Eniland, he , carn e to theiCnite States:in 3811, Where he has since dis: • tinuish' ed msprAttglischolir; an author of popular noveissuid ' 4rstrieartielesj-struf a high authority in ' I • ' •-•(• high "Pc'rtli •-• . :-. • —.. L- sift The r thinksi that there eent glamor' ut interference of British cruisers with or commerce in the Gulf of Mexico, has tulen raised' for the purpose of helping .through magni Bent nary akrpropriaionrr, just as the Mormon war f+ce. 'Made use .of l ,to fill the pockets' of horseibeef, and wagon contractors. .§onurny raven ouipolig hare to be paid for their services in making Bu hanan President, that gnany expedients, mutt* r to to give them a dip into' the nek: tionalltreasiaty. • They hare already drained it dry; but 11:4cle tam's proinises tp pay—now so freely is= . suedtare better than no money, at present; though if-the, old , gentleman does on running in debt beyond hisideotnelas hula now doing, he inijkt soon becomb . -1 • I r.ll old troubles in the ICew:York City public 116008, about the - nu/ding of the Bible, have: come op tier— "r443121.10 . The Board of Education has laid upon the .fabiell! ' n to open IA schools„ by reading a pm.* of the Seriptaniii, - without note or_counnent. In 4 th e districts the ' Bible hrs been 1 . p " iy die ward officers, and the vote , laying 1 .en 4e e the resell/don in theßoaid-of Education, practical san ctions fifese proceedings. In conie cierrie the prohibition no more :Catholic children attetid.tb tbeti . beret!, !tile' the . hildren of many Ptarl - itio fliullies haVe been vvitlicitawn. ,It ; is• said • ths ,t 4414; nee' of -a: catholic secret society .has hied discovered in that cit!. ilite'lcittlect of which is She imppiPssion of the readily' of the -Bible in the anningqictweis• or We have not room to publish in full the re imrt of •the Won Teachers' litatittite for Susquehair My:Lam:me, and• Wyoming counties, held at Facto tyville, on the I !oth and . llth' Inst. -,Prrif. Stoddard, J. L. Richard- ti Co.. Supt. of Litierne,' . and - C. It. Davis,; ro..._Suphlor Wyoming, Acre ~ ptesent, Mid each lectured - before the Institute. By request, Prof. Stoddard of the fair seems to have gone off in a'aatis factory manner. Resolutions were, adopted--thatidl have a common interest in the diffulion of kno; thatthe Oren tige erty of the State should educat the children of the State'; that more attention shou be given to the educatiOn of. Teachers ; that Teacher? Institutes are calculated to be beneficial both to teachers and Pa rents ; that none but thoroughly. qUalified teachers should be employed, and they should be paid a rea sonable compenmtion ; that uniformity of text books 'is important; that the orrice of County SoPorlaend ent is of public benefit ; that Tdaphera should attend 'tlitneeting of the State Teaclers' Amociation - at Set:inn:in in August, Sc. AIT; colytion was also, adapted by the Luzern and WY ming teacher's, in. Thing Prof. Stoddard to Hold ti - Pf," rmal School of II ... weeks in Luzerne county, nezt4 1. • ..—.....i.•44iti o- ' • ''Since Since wo Published a nice of the Montrose Gazette, en old newspaper , prilited here in 182.,2, bars. L. Searle of Montrose has placerfin our hands a copy of the StieroehanndlCentenel, of a still ear lier date, March 29, 1817. ''ithe Centiner—the spelling of the name of which, it will be perceived, - IS ratherperuliar—was-published ever'' , Saturday at Montrose; Pa., at Iwo dollars.a year, and Was print. . of on a sheet less thin half the size or the indepen• but Republiean. Justin Clark was etlitor'of the Corrine/011e publication of which he commented in . 1 Sl6. lt wai the first pap& e`v,er published in Sus quetanna County. ' an• visr- A great indifination. meeting against the Tract Socletrwas held in - New York-oulhursday -evening last. Speeches were made tky the Rev. Dr. Cheerer, .Rev;Rufas W. Clarke, John Jay,- Der. Dr. Thomp son, and Rey. Dr. Ting. rar The following extract (rOm tt... private letter .written.by a citizen of Schuylkill coup who has been a strong .American, and supporteePillmore and liazelhurst,—to a Republican- of this county, is an other indicatim that the continued and alarming as sault; of the Sham Democracy upon'the' liberties of .our country, are bringing the scattered 'forces of-the opposition'together for - o final and desperate stand agairt . 4Fedcial usurpation and . the complete domin ation of the Slave Power in the Union: , " Nothing makes me rejoice:more than to — Hear of the cheering prospects of, a l hearty . and cordial union of all the opposition forces against the reudo De mocracy. If ptesent signs are any indication *of wiat we are it, e x pect on the Tuesday of October next,. the Sham Democracy will be *thrashed so un merciftilly that you will need, all the'Sheriffs in our good old ComMonlicalth to find{ one "Democrat," save those who are rin office ; and they, yttu. knoW, are the pliant tools of those above • them. .Even, in Schuylkill county, where thervis io great a majority against decent people, signs indicate a great falling offal nnterrffied voters, thoegh the office-holders (what few we have) try to &um up the faithful'irhen- . ever an opportunity is presented.. - "The passage o( the Confivente bill at Washing ton brought out the Postmaster at Ifinersville, and the Dutch sheet-bolt brass band, at one o'clock in the morning, and, after serenading the most faithful, they Ni ached don their jay in copious draughts of lager: " They did not come out in-the same- style, that, when they learned that Sir Richard the Dairy, on the invitation of' the people.c)f Philadelphia, had re tired to the tranz of private life; on tlre contrary they, they feel like skinned eels, and,act accordingly. "'Philadelphia is free,' writes a friend of mine, _ _ 1 - free from one of the most disgraceful goiernMents ever neard or. • • • . 11.....). r..- •a,42-- ker dty's .redemption! . Molly Maguireit'm is no more. Every true-hearted friMtd of law and order —every opponent.of the Wicked and dangereus doe trinM. of James Buchanan and his satellites—cvery . friertd‘of Americrism, and every advocate of true Repbblicanismi will join with one accoid in- carrying out the geed work . so nolily commenced by the citi zens of Philadelphia. The Republicans and -kilted cans new stand on one platfornE.on this Slivery ones lion, no =titer what theiy.differettees have been.— ' Ilertvp •„zrm t that Democracy; so-called, be kicked ' limn:Maine to -California, and front,the Land of Gold to the devil." ,k, • •• • Zjr In the House of Ilepresentathes,May 17th. Hopi. t. Joy Morris, of Pennsylvania, moved to sus pend the rules - Joy. the purpose of introducing the following Whereas the existing tariff has been found inade ,quate to supply the Government With revenue, and has proved itseif a source of embarnissinentr,to the trade and interests of the country : Therefore 'Be it resolved, That the Committee of Wars and MCatis be instructed to inquire into the expdiency of reporting a bill revising the .pripict taliff: abol ishing foreign valuation, and sub,stiading specific du ties, and borne vahlition, where neceUirv, 14 retain ad valorem duties, and so augmenting the duties on articles coming into competition with domestic man ufitetures-and products als to afford increased protec tion to American industry and. lab Or. The question was taken on 4 .lir, *rib's motion , and it was decided in the nega . tiveas 86, nays 101—the Republimitut - generally TObnrip_th, affirm ative-- • •••• .nr It Rill be obseried that the opponlents of the nttionA and State Administrations design holding a State Convention on the Bth. day. of _Jnly next,- for the - putfose of nominating a candidate for the Su , - preine Bench, and we presuine also one person to fill the office .of Commissioner. Although the latter office is entirely useless, yet, as the Senate re: fused to abolish the same, to doubt with a view 91 - keeping a few . inenat the expense of the State, - it might.be well also, for the opponents of the' mea sure to nominate-a man for that office. • . - 05 — . ..3Ir..Tlackney, the Democratic Doorkeeper of the national Housed Representativeilas been dis missed froin office for official misconduct; and Joseph L. Wright,"Democrat, of New Jerity, elected to fill his place... Several charges 'of 'official corruption were . In-ought against Hr. *Hackney, and they were evidently made good, for. the, House'surmnarily re moved hitp, although his removal has ktlarnaging ef teit on the Democratic majority of that body, who elected him. * ' or . 27t e Montrose Danoerat disPtays a remarka ble taste in the selections it fwihes up from "the, 'filthipool of polities." We don't enry it the cor morant maw that can assimilate such foul and dis gusting morsels aslhe article it copied last week from the rfarrisburg Herald . against Judge Wilmot. it In iuldition to its hillingsg etotte, almost every par agraph in that article con - ins a shameful falsehood, as the Del7 . loCrili editor we knows; yet be seems to consldei: it none the less appropriate for his columns on that account. Well, eery one to hii lilting. or A telegraphic dispatch to the Philadelphia Priss states that C.• R. Buckalew, of this State,' is to ,go to One of the South American ports as Minister Resident, at ‘7,500 a year. So Senator Buckalew's services to Slaver/are rewarded. tgr ?dental's Magazine, for June, besides s fine . fiteelplate engraving; and several fashion plates and patterns, contains an array of interesting literary matter, "I.:ell Welder's Berry Excursion,", Watcher by the-Smt," 16 The Archer," - Une pupy; Mite Lecture," "Billy Dote," "The Outcast," "Aunt - Busy Blake's Peau," "The heroine 0f' 1 76," ke.L- Published by,Charlt% J. Peterson,.3o6 Chestnitt st., Phßadelphia,'at $2 a year in advance. • Or "The .frinter"isthe title of a: new monthly published by Henry & Huntington, No 4 " Stir - tie:a st., Yrirk,one x dollar ',year. Its character may be inferred from its name.lts whriummillip is beau titg, and its'content, will be fotind 'interesting to all concerned in the printing art, • .. Mas. Ilatec.Flactirrs yo. nit Ilit.t.t ,l iny hour Thousand Hundred 2. 1 Receipts, Facts, Direr 'one, Know] ' .. .the Useful, Ortiantenta , , - and Dome in the Conduct of. Life-Lbeing a . Co. ly Directory and Household Guide ion, relative . to" all kinds of .1 ,'Antuseirtentrt, Beauty,. .Pirds, Cookery, CourfahiA Difeu, etc., E . l ing t htigrtelte, Flowers, Cardilq Painting, Health, Houle, Housek•• .; Work, Feather Work, Hanurri, • ,• Needietoork; A urging, O . Painting, Phrentlogy, PoSehom • .Riding, Swimming, Surgery; Tem etc., IlrmnaWs - D4liei, etc. By ti HALE. • CoMplite in one large man ' pages, nerilli,y b ound in efOth: ,Pri I We give the-title of the above. 1 whickw§ hitie just received from pub) re;' T. 11. Peterson lc IlrothCrs street;Philadelphia—in .1111, as fur.' idea of the nature of -the work. It I nary to add, ‘fter giving he name of.' it is a work-Of real value. • 1 • Beitt—.-he • d. (Katy Who came froin a turpentine State. .. 'Where sweet potatoes nd chivalry And whev, when a man has recei 'To heal tne disgrace s.'me blood m Ke Brooks it . 6 strut and Who joined the firm and aped,the Shangh. And always made a to When he hadn't a da Who tried to bully G. Beeause .was Wet, Who, hit him so hard What was' the cause t For the • , Pie Word "Like Mrssns. tturroas :—S l everal mode call'the word "like; in. such exampl, like my brother,". a preposition ; wh an adjective, and consid 3r-ihelollow drned by a preposition t aderstood. compared by means o' the adver "most," a fact •‘‘ lila thiiik Feiti against those who call i it is sometimes compare likeat. Will any one c ever be-thus compared Wyoming Conf i rence Apptintment". WYOMING DISTILICT. T GeOrge - PC9 , P. E. ••• W ilk esbarre, .1. M. S 4 iyder ; W'ooilville, A..8r004 Plainscille, Henry Win kler ; New Try, 11. Brown' combo; Kingston,. to bp supplied.; S. S.'Kenneda Sup ; Stodartsrille and..,„„ki„; to tre supplied ; Northnicireland. to be s upplied;. lymouth, A. IL Schoomaker ; Truxvil , .1. La Bar '• Lehman, Philip Holbrook ; Pittston, A P. Mead ; rovidence, J. W. 1 Munger, Scranton, B. V. Gorham • Lackawana, J. S. Lewis ; Abington, . S. Barter, ( . M. Peck, Sup ; Newton, Charles Perknis ; Newton, td be supplied. Wyoming Seinioary, 11-Nelson,. rincipal, Y. C. Smith, Prpfessor—members of: lii. gston Quarterly Conference, HONE:WALK DI:111I1 I .—WIII. IV'S 11, P. E. , .'• Honesdale, 11. R. C • rke : Cannel', C. L. Rice, G. , f 1.. Grilliti, Sup; Dim , atT,7A IT. Stanley • Carbondale, G. IT. Blal esle.e. A. Ila sr, Sup : Welly Mission and Blakely, . Williams ; Salem, M. Swat. low, W..H. Lenke , Cerra Ridge, oseph Madison: C . i i . Moscow, ,C. Smith • Hawley, L. le; Lackawax en, to be supplied ; ash Pond, .S Barner ; Danuts ' -eus, Charles '•White'; IBethany; F. Spencer; Mount Pleasant, N. 'W. Evierett ; Thoi on, F. illman .; Sandford, William Sh Ip. ~ i . BINGIIAMTON . DISTR CT.—N. Boni Binghamton. Ilenr, St., T. D. W J. A. Wood;, Broom , William Sil I ) ' A. C. Sperry.; Lisle a id Whitney'e ing ; Page Brook, L ri -Pitts; H: Bridgman ; Windsor George R. ri, .• S. W. Weiss: l.ane., m, Wm. 11 and New Milford, Lit her Peck ; 1 worth . ; Vestal, E. W. Tlreekenri '11...V.•, -... /.. ve-sareln . "ainmis. N. born Hollow, George A. Severs Round. • W. H. Peartie. Agent Imeri . Fliblef , ..aciety—. n•ember Henry Streek Quarterly reference. Philip Bartlett, Agent Tract_. xletr, and P. S. Worden, Agent of St.squehanna Siminary = membern of Court Street Quanerly 'Conferepce: .. Owsco Disrnicr. 0.-'ego, John J. Loomis; Newark, 0 'John M. Grimes; Datiby. B. C. Olmst gesS; Candor. S. K. Van Etienrille, F. . IL'S. Rose, V. M. C tory - rill°, 1). A. She Nichels. W. B. 'Tho •Tiogit, Wm. J. Jud . WTALESISG DI ICT.—Geo. I; Montrose, B. B. Imory ; Brod Gibson, W. W. Wel h,Jos. Wig to he supplied ; At burn, to he Ville, J. V. Newell, J. T. Walker D. Warren ; Skinner's Eddy, . H. Mehoopany, T. J. V. Sullivan;, , Worrell, to he supplied; Wyabisi T.41.t.1e Meadows. M i ter Sibley' : Rc Orwell, W. B. Kin ev ; LitchGelt Windham. C. F. Taylor. Next Conference to ke held at 1 • i New York, 4 ' m tine WaR4 ~ „Itkpublicanism in Wa - ~. j Nea)vitbstandtrtg the inii -weathe - 9 — ther.e 14ts . a lafgel urday evening I -t at the Inl Republican Ass. iation. :1 .:FL. .. . ,quite spirited, red gaVe• -.li dense that the epyblic.in rapid progress i this city. " The Hon. Wm. H. Sear:, and addressed - the associal hour, in one of his most speeches; lii wh i ch he reviei .tort' at. the,Slarry questi est dawn to thepresent ip effect of Slaver upon nat j r ing that the da was not Freedom would'be univer to the great change that h the sentiments cif the peu on the subject-Of Slavery, to Congress, some eight- y ceived with rapturous.appl of 'his retnark4 he apnoun the first. political speech h ed in Washing* n city. W elope tin Republiait (t t i takeingmediat steps to - publisikd in pa Phlpt for culation.. . . 1 _ The Association adopte their platform Fi principl: - i i s Platfonn of tho Naiiona Republican Asso. ciation ... , ''TED MAY 1-b, 1858. iose of perating with all. (extension of ,Slavery and th e the \Slav : Power, and who and perpetuate the blessings , have ass . iated ourselves to- Oe title cithe National Re ..iation, and adoptl as the getter action 14 following princi- MCI For the purl who'oppose th( domination seek to•extend of Liberty, w gether, under I publican Ass al basis-of ou pies : 1. The Fed over the s. States; fmkt,w diction it has t it, to:secure li happiness,-to 2. There ell involuntary Meat of trim the United S 1 1 . 3. The-peo political Rowe; far as practica of 'the peopl • I 4. cardida be, men of . and , pledged tI Platform by ..=—contaia• .ilinly-five eel e, dc.„ ill iirArt; and nilde Faini , - the ,Mill . apliskikents, , t i 9 Children, ,st . .y, :Etch it s;Greczara ,_ir,,, ,:florlies' .ar. sys.,'Meel lo t, r •,IVark, ni , Poultry, nee, Trees, . S waniS I : (.near 800 e $ ,25 4 copy. kra copy of • enterprising 36 . 6 Chestnut idling a good hardly neees author, that d.) grow d t t b l fi e b below, 0 w, t—he did! ible show gerous:mar Ke to toe! —be did! A. Grow but founded c didn't at laid him KC . la—he did! RtpuUicaie, Tmlependeit r n grammarians • s as, " Be looks le others call it g noun as gor- I" Like" is often [s " more" and lit the question .; but, further, Ili, like, liken ' 'preposition may A. B. a prepositio, I regularly, ,ntend that zi ds, T. E. alker Court St., -v; C3stle Creek,. Point, A. F.'llard rperille, I'. C. ir ; Susquelmllna; (.)I),zrt,•.; Gt. 11 , -nil .iherty, S. E. WM ' ge ' • Union, N. S. -.„.... ,....- n • Conklin, - Wm. I Z. Paddoeic' Pearce n 3lFDott:,e lerkshire, ad ; South D; I .Peck ; Spe Chuhbuck ryell, Sup h ard; I'as ; Barton r. F. MIENZU ;, Caroline Centre, W. Judd ; Nerth nty, Thomas Bur er, Kin& Elwell: Shefutrd's 'Creek, ' averlv-and . Tax : to bit. upplted Welcome Smith; !=532 J. F. Wilbur; ; Le Raysville, [supplied; Spring• Tunkliannock. Ira lan T."alkenburg ; leholson, Davison to he supplied ; I me, E: F. Roberts; IsaaP. Towner ; zrgcm; ingtem Repatic ngton city. . leniency of the athering on Sat. :,adquarters of the i e meeting was rnmictakable. evi -1 ause is making •., was present, r \ fur : -about - an ahle\rd telling ved th&whole his. it, from its earli :ment, showing the .ns, and pt hit distant when His allusion taken place in e of this-city up since he first came ;ars agn, was re• use. ' At the close ed that this was had ever deliver. Assoiiation will are his reniarka , for general the following as 'meat bas no pow , lavery within the n exclusive jut's d ought to exert d the pursuit o • .I Gove L•stem of 1 7thin its o e power, e, liberty, 11,men. loulikJbe Ili vitude, e'xd in any Of tes. ' . ~ ,le are the ightful source of al L ; and all officers should, as .le,• tie cho nby a direct vote • 1 • fur . i t . es pols !cal °trims should l ioubted integrity and sobriety, l e support t:le principles of this all .lawful 'and qoustitutional ither Slavery nor • tit for the punish. the Territories of The Voice 'Qualms. The voice ot the'Karisas papers upon the English.swindlels as decided as could be wished. -.. ' Front-tkeleaventoorth Time*. Having found that threats a l one:are . insuf ficiefit,to curb the''people Of Nansas;!our ene mies; hare -joined a threat and bribe, and hope by this means to succeed in their nefa rious purposes. We would intarth the Ad ministration and its minions that the Gov ernment does not o wn. land enough . to ,buy up the people,Of Kansas. , . • Our duty, as irappeari to as, is plain the .it be painful.. With that devotion and nig nanimity characteristic of the Free State par ty, we' should drop all thoughts f existing State Governments ; go, like one man, into the election under the English bill, vote . the land bribe, with its Lecompton appendage, into eternity, and - then'urge forward emigra tion, so dint beftire another year rolls around, we may count a 'population guaranteeing our admission into, the confederation even under the high-handed terms of the English bill.—, These are our views on the matter, but we think it highly important that a Convention: of the people should soon be ealled,-and that, as a party, we should resolie upon some defi nite policy adapted to the present condition of things. , • From The Quimlaro ChimlOwan. \The unfair submission of the Lecompton Cc nstitution will not shield It.;, the people will strike through the ordinance-to bury the lance of their just indignation deep in the heart of the swindle,. cud thus struck down, a will. be trampled into the very earth, while its memory, like the ghost of Banque, will tor ment the party which countenanced its crea tion and cherished its transient being. From the Lawrence 1 eruhlica74. AS we gra() press we learn that the Le c6mpton bill, as reported by- English froth the Committee of Conference, has passed both branches of Congress- 7 in the House by nine majority. Lecompto Isis therefore pass ed—provided the people f Kansas vote to accept a proffered land •tb; otherwise we remain in* a Territorial. c pdition until we havo 93.006 inhabitants. 'Of course we will remain a Territory I Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette. In the parts of Northern•'Kansas' which hthe visited, there is little political excite inept, but a ueneretermination exists to ne down 'the Lecompton ordinance and stitution, From the A - await Malyllgo 1 , LEcostrres on No Austitstox.—Since our last issue We have read carefully the sults:ti t* of Mr.cEoglish, which has now become a law, and are , prepared to give our opinion of that measure, as well as our views of what should- be done in this crisis. Before pro. ceeding to this topic, however, we swish to have it understood that our opposition to the Leavenworth Ct • stitution has not abated in the least. ' aye neverbelieved, not do we ye yelieve, that that movement will amount to a snap of the finger in importance. We, as a people, are obliged to pursue one of two courses. We must either swallow Lecompton. head and tail, or vote to remain out-or-the Uniiin nittil we , havn a pOpulation which will entitle us to one Representative in Congress. That is as •much as to say, " If, after all your shrieking and_ bellowing ; if, atter all your opposition to this 'swindle,' if you will now sacrifice your principles and say amen to it, we will give you for school purposes so much; fbr the completion of the public buildings so Much ; all the salt springs in the State not exceeding twelve; also five per cent. of all the proceeds .of the pudic lands kr building roads, internal imprdve ments, &q. ; but if you will not do-this, you will be obliged to stay out of the !Minn. un til your population will entitle you to . one Representative." .. Having found tluit threats-alone are insuf ficient to curb the people of Kansas, our ene : tnies have joined a threat and bribe, and hope by this means to succeed in their purposes. We would inform them that the Government does not own land enough to buy up the peo= pel or Kansas. We would rather .constgo ourselves to eternal poverty than be, the 'in struments of our own &gradation. Who that mingles with the people/hears . their _opinions, and observes the / spirit in which they are expressed, can d9tfht auto what - will be the result of that election ? Our enemies may qmsider us footiand knaves; but give us a chance at the ballot box and we will re. turn the compliment. In the event of the rejection of that ordinance, and - with it the Constitution, what harm' is, there to accrue from our remaining in a Territorial condi tion ? We can see none 'unless - k ite that. the hungerers for office, the Wolves - ivh,o hope to gorge themselves on public pliinder, will be for a while, at least disappointed. Our population is at present small; the, expenses of establishing a State Government, erecting public buildings, &c., most necessarily be enormous; and, worse than that, Leaven • worth county will have nearly,; if not quite, half this expense to pay. What voter is there who wishes t,'taddle himself with a burdensome tax tion 1 Let us retain 'our present positid until our population becorries more numeepts, our business expanded, and our resou*s developed ; then' We can be ad. mitte4, /with honOr tit ourselves, a tukle member of the great family of Republics. A SPECIAL REqussr.—`Vlll not the De troit Free Press, the Albany Atlas dud ilr- ' gus, and other papers of the same slaw. re linquisb theit' habit of styling the TIMES a ".leading Black Republican journal V'. It is not \ true, in the first place,—and it hurts the feelings of our Republican brethren, which is another consideration of some importance. The T4IKI makes no pretensions to being a Republican leading" or otherwise. It belongs ttkto party,—it is not responsible either to or fer \ any party,—does not adopt or espouse the entire creed of any party,— and neither aims kmarily at any party suc cess pr; relies upon any party support. • It endeavors to form sensible and reasonable opinions upon all Copidi\of public interest, and to express them as clOTly and_oxplicitly as possible,—and that is Y. Times. ar Contrary to the genoral \ helief, Mr. James B. Clay, in his Lecompton 'speech de: clared.that Henry• Clay was not the Ttither of the Missouri Compromise, and in a \ recent letter to the Boston Advertiser he avers \that the paternity of Abe Tariff Compromise act of 1832 does not belong to that gentleman. If in addition to these corrections of current belief, Mr. James B. Clay could convince the world that Henry Clay was not his father he would render a great service to the reputa, tion of that illustrious statesman. far The appointment of Edward .G,; Lo ring, of to the vacant judge ship of the Court of Claims, furnishes anoth er significant instance o v t Mr.. Bueluman's de votion to the ,'! peculie institition" of the South.. This is the same Loring who was removed hy Governor Banks, of •Massachu setts. front the office of Probate Judge, "for holding at the same time the office of Fugi tive Slave . Commissioner contrary ;to 'the atatutq of that Commonwealth. As 41 . udgeIoring,is not nos . antl never has been a Democrat, his appointment at the present time must be regarded ate . a further proof of 'Mr„.:Buthatian . 's earnest _desire to serve the interest of Slavery. . • Correspendettef Me #7.lr. Tiine FROM The Fort Scott Tronbles--Pastage of XB3lllllB Bill. . _ Friday, May 7,18" _ Nothing &t an has, occurred; SC'ott since my last, but affairs, are all t.l ing towards a general conflict. • • mrhedia , after the repulse of the octopi "under C Anderson, on the Marmaton, they. sent Fort Leavenworth, '(through the Govern. for reinflircements, and two companies oi tillery renehed Fort Scott last Monda During this time we- have reports that s very reliable tha,t a general rally is 'b' made in Missouri, for a volunteer part drive every Free-State _man out of Bour and Lynn counties. ',should first state,'i ever, that every Pro-Slavery man has left both these counties. They were con I , ..ing ikplot to attack the Free-State me different points simultaneously,' but. the became known to our men before itssson-1 ;nation', and they rallied under Catt. - I, gomery, and cleared out the last Pro,Ala man in that region. They tool: refuge a Fort, generally while others went into: sonri for s force to enable them to see venge upon their Victors, and such an a , we have good reason to believe, is no • ing raised in Southwestern Missouri. • day's since, the rumor came to Capt. :ornery- that 300 Missourians were appr mg the State line, when he at once r his company, together with Capt.' making in all less than 100 men ; but 'I ing fully able to withstand the superior her of their enemy, they marched rapi • I the line, and waited all ;lay fur the am 3oo; hut none came. it is the opinii thov best informed, that a collision corlY1;-and that it will be the blotdiest • .; yet fought in Kansas. Gov. Denver; has been repea'edlv a ed to to interfere and prevent bloodshe he sees no -practical way to avoid the eit except to have Clark, Brackett,. and • . noted tr6derers leave the Territory fo lie says, there can be tin peace while live in Kansas, but Clark is emploie . Buchanan in the Land 'Office, at Fort and while this is so, Denver can do n than flirni,h him troops when called up protect the Land Office, alialClark'S h Deis the worst man now in Kansas,. the originator of all this imbroglio: There is-probably a purpose in this ern tempest. It is well known that Ject.is moving to open by treaty the la longing to the'Osage and Cherokee and by constituting them citizens tin) up a Territory south of Kansas, for chi efit of the peculiar . institution. Atchi now M that Indian Territory, and man er Southernors•have,recently visited i a prejudice already exists among the I against any Kansas man. This prejud been begotten by Atchison and other this turmoil in Bourbon and Lynn co it is believcd,T4 intended mainly—to date emigratii4i That has, been' naturall ing southwar&the.past year, and div. Attention of our politicians, while A. and others accomplish their purposes Chorolpon worn This is, probably rect so ion of the whole matter. A , tofore, the blood of our countrymen the forfeit of our own misdeeds, but th or wager, for which'Soulhern politica biers seek to,.proeurc the extension cry. ILuso It is very Cvident that ,the nrteen Anillions, which has just been the Seeretary of the Trea,nry, will through Congress so easily as expo without provoking a disciis;tvn, extend the day of adjournment. T grave proposition, and is the enterin_ of a system,of borrowing, which is tied on thrOughout the whole term of ministration. Mr. Buchanan has bee fice4"little over a year. The balanc Treasury on the Ist of July last wa.- / $18,900,000. That was his start in year. For the nine months of it wh elan sed since then; there have been about $35,000,000 of revenue from a es.' For the current and closing mitt. 000,000 are .allowed. In Decem I $20,000,000 Worth - of Treasury not issued and now, five months aft $15,000,000 is ,proposed. These loom up into the grand aggregate 000,000, which may be considered good twelve months' business. No, of.policy is recommended, no increa ation . is advised, nor any- modifit tho tariff. It 'is simply intended fy on the Government upon, credit a ing more. The Treasury notes alt.; sued intuit be funded when due, if n CongreSs might as well make one j n order that the country may .un that this borrowing adds $1,750,00 ordinary expenses in the shape a in towing it to be only 5 per cent.— ton correspondent of Tribune°. .7 1— The expense of this Mo paign will not fall short of eight or ions of dollars,,---and it is estimated than it will reach twice that am, More flagrant =latterly useless public money can scarcely be con; The whole movement seems to hi planned in ignorance of the service complished, and with a reckless dis the public treasure According LI appearances nothing is likely to ,bel by this enormous outlay,"which !nig, as easily have been attained withou, possible, to be sure, that terms .made with Young more fully re-e-, the Federal authority than relia t Bence thus far.received would indi if this has been done; it has been t Col. Kane, and shoes that a judiel tnissioner' at the outset would have ; more serviceble than the army. dined to believe that the danger has been passed. We trust, how troops enough will be sent and her enforce the authority of the ment, and protect the personal rigl Y. Tames. • ' BILLS TO BE .VETOED.—The P Evening Bulletin - announces, in induces us to believe it speaks " ty," that all the bills that remai Governor's bands, without approl 4th of May, will be vtoed. It 'following passage from : Govern° lilatmural Address, "as decisive' question," and we think it 'is: "Thpropriety :of signing bil Governor between the sessions of lature, bas ke en questioned. It di cord with tbe \ old practice, and is liable to abuse:\. paring my term, strictly confined \ to,!he first ten da; adjournment, and dl tills not the may be , considered as \ allaiting the ing of the General Assembly to' b with the Executive disapproval." Among the bills held over, is o to Insurance Companies, • and in the old Usury Laws. STAGE TO Mionnoss.-.—Webbe are now running a daily stage to by way of,Coybettsville and Sna a pleasant route. Ye: wayfiria 'sportsmen, take ilotirx,—Proo* - " Front Waihington. - Special **peck% to the Yee York,Tributte. • ~ • inf ,A131111C01014 , , May za, leap „ . The. War Department received fetters from- Camp Scott and Fort . Bridger last night, con firming the previous 'rumors as to Gov. Curti ming's departure for Salt LakU and the prolix able exodus of a portion-of the Mormons.-7 But the information is notirlet regarded, as sufficient to warrant echange in the military. programme. Lortf Napier positively denies having had any knowledge whatever Of the recent pro ceedings in the Gulf until they appeared in print, and says that•he at oneetoMmunicated with the Admiral of the squadron, inclosing gm ing to I In the 'statements made: and comments upon them, with an 'emphatic 'injunction gainst l their repetition. He believes that the liomd Ministry, were, equally is and hence his-conviction is decided that these acts will be promptly.disalpwed and the fulleitt-repay tion made. ' The Committee of Poreign•Relations in the Senate met . yesterday to consider This subject on the papers transmitted by the Presldeni, and also Gov. Seward's resolution, but took no action; adjourning till to.morrDw. NO necessity is apparent for clothing the President with additional authority,. if that already 'conferred be efficiently and ly exercised. • - senator Hunter's Fifteen. Million Lotufbiil, reported yesterday from the . Finance Com mittee, authorize.‘ the Secretary to negotiate the sale of bonds, at any rate not exceeditig six per,eent. • Sec. Cobb will advertise proplfstds for the lowest interest when theliet passes'. t as in the cafe of the-Treasury Notes. Thenepublienn City' Association held 'a second meeting on Saturday night, which was enthus'astic. The speakers were Senator Clark and Messrs. Schuyler Colfax, and B; B. French. The& is no Sanger of a war with Great Britain. The Administration has no appe- tite for• it. Cotton speaks to the President peace. The indications-of war movements are confined to'New Granada, Paraguay, and such nations: _ The probabilities of an extensiotr'of,the session fluctuate. The better c;pinion-i*--TrE the negative. ; The Administration don't - 47; sire it if the tp.propriation bills •are passicE If the President reconvenes Congress, the Old Soldiers' bill, which has gone over to 'the next session, will be taken up and passed.' Au animated debate is expected 'in the Senate on Monday or Mr. .BuChanan's nu; tional debt. It will be proved that, under.. the present policy Of his Administration, die nation is drifting into hopeless bankruptcy. `ow o)Ct- MEM .outh. I p ro " d be open ben 1-on is , . Cotton Culture and Free'Labor in Jamaiese The Manchester manufacttireith have form cd a new Cotton Association fie the / o'btain• ing of cotton from the island of Jaen. An agent, Mr. William Cgoss, has/made, a re port, in which he shows the great adaptabili ty of the soil to the grow z th/of the perennial cotton plant.. The cotton 'plant of this coun try is an annual. / Efforts are- mahing jxf India and in Africa, both in Algeria and on the 'coast .of the At lantic f o r thetrow.th of this staple ; but it will take z rdany years before the'supply from oth l ceyart:- can contimvc with .our Southern. Stated, as consumption is evgr; on theincrease.: W 4 copy Mr. Cross's repat, as showing the /staft. of Jamaica- as affected by the' abolition of slavery : ' . . . . " Oil the Ist of August nest, 20 years Will have elapsed 'since *BOO,OOO British slaves were made free forever. oth and d ions and nties, 'ntimi tend- ! t the chison in the , he cor . here is'not I price, av- Pan o ken)) , not go ted, or h may Ills is a "There, is no use denying that as freemen they have produced less sugar and coffee than during thft - period orslayery ; hence a: general notion dkists that they are a lazy, worthless, and ungrateful class of beings ; but in order to inform' the British public what are the real causes of this leskened pro duction, d will shortly state what I 'know to be actual facts :as regards Jamaica: " Ist. During the days of slavery and pro-, tection, sugar and coffee estate proprietors realized enormous !froths, nevertheless many of them outlived their income, 'and were obliged to mortgage their property, so that when the time came for competing on equal terms with the whole world, much of their capital was lost, and instead of the free labor ers'-- wages being - paid Weeklur fortnightly, as was agreed. upon, they were in many in stances paid at irregulay intervals of three or six weeks. Under such conditions as these„ our Lancashire spinnerkwould no more he able toll*? their operatives together than were the planters. • "2d. The eState.overstirs who had to deal with the negroes as slaves, have, in very ma. ny -instances, proved utterly unfit' to govern them as freemen. - . "-The chief reason why so many estates have. been abandoned is on. account of the re distribution of labor. Slivery, as a sySteni, confined the negroes to the production of su• gar, rum, coffee, pimento, and gin g er ;_ as. freemen . they were at . liberty to consult their worn interest or inclination ; hence, great numbers commenced busmess as storekeep ers. In and around-all the towns ofJamiaci, shnals of these native dealers exist, Some of them,having realized various sums- up to .EIOOO. But a . still mare numerous class, numbering thousands upon thousands, saved money and bought land, a - portion of which they cultivate as provision grounds ; iii some localities, where - the soil and clirhate are suit able, they grow, from one to five tierces of coffee each per annum, in addition to, grolind provisions and fruit. Taken as a Qlass,-how vier, onelhalf or three-fourths of the labor of these farmers now lies dormant,. simply be canse they have nothing to grow fur which it market can be found, it is useless fur` them to produce More proviiions than they can eat or sell, and a large capitill is required' to es.' tablish a sugar manufactory. If theie free holders and storekeepers are lobe called la zy, what are we to say about our warn gro cers, drapers, and farmers "Only let us. get cotton culture introduced into janiaies, and she will flourish ma yore. The:present 'dearness of cotton caused chiefly by acqng on the cruel, vicked, blind, and insane doctrine that cotton spinners ought not to be produceri as well; if spinners ought not to help themselves, ialt reasonable toask aid of the bleacher, ironlounder,grocer, and, draper 1" wedge be car the Ad in af • in the about MEM ch have I- eceised soure er, r last, s 'ere I oan of figures f 06, , pretty change • of tax- Lion of to ear ad noth ady is before. b of it, 1 erstand • to . the erest, al- asking on cam en mill by some tint. A gte,of the iv ed.— Iye been o bc tic &Tani of 1 present achieve& t not just it. It is ace been :tablishing - Li le intelli- to ;-but e work of ous Com been far Ve are in ,1 4 a •ver, that t.thete to 1 govern is of,indi iladelphia way that authori-• ed in the PEARLS AND , PEARL HUNTING.--PRCQ : MOre we would say to our country, friends, you hakl much better devote your time to digging fur gOld in your gardens than to be hunting for pearls ;in your clam - producing streams. But if you must persevere in this romantic and feet•wetttng employment, we- pray_ you send your pearls to some other 'market than this. We are occasionally, and sometimes oftener, in receipt of letters inclosing pearls of various= shapes, sizes, and colors, saymg, " Please sell these for - a fair price, retain enough to pay you well for.your trouble, and send the . balance 'to the subscriber." -Tilts would all be vely well if the things. were worth anything, but we usually hie the pleasure of -tvriting a lettei., and paying the postageonerely to say; "Your pearls are worthless' ' =and we return them - herewith."-- So, friends, don't sand us any inore until you find one perfeitly round and of good color. To sell all you find of this description, won't take us long, as "a short horse is soon our ried."—Life Illustrated. • al, on tha suutes the Packer's upon 'this s 'by -the (the Legis :ies not as certainly ,ait will `be after an approved, next meet returned e re give Eepea mg -&'cafferty. Montrose, e, men ,an. 11,./,14 §en, 4u F mer 1110 tigaitiOled for gulroO, 14anses' Noreiutinpton Couty. • ' The Sudges of the Court-` ; of , Northanikon county have decided not to_ grant any new applicationi.for license under the repent free trade law. A number - of them were pressed On the e ,grotind. that their necessity for the ac-' Copmodation'of the public was not to be considered—that having complied 'with the forms of the law, they were 'entitled to' their licenties as a matter of' couise,-And ' that the Court could not refuse them. - Gov: Reeder, however, who was aokversely employed, took the grourid that -the Legislature were entirely mistaken as to the meaning and effect Of 'the law they had passed—that it had nOsuch-op eration as was generally, ascribed to - it, and that in fact, the Court wits bound to inquire, - as under the'old laW, whethetthe titian pro. posed was necesSary, for the accommodation of the publie, and if, in their opiniolt, it was notJnot,so,necessary, they must reject the app.' cation. Mr. Goepp,,the reputed Author of the new lay, was counsel for the -applicants, and made l'strong elfort their behalf.-; Gov. Reeder's'position wiis'eustained'hy the ,Court. We'learn the above'facts ifolll, the Morning ,Times, of Easton, whiCh says,butt . Reeder s/poshion wtiis based on the legal :AM , erations of a proviso in the sixth section - of the new law, and alio upon the argument that by the repeal of a repealing-law the third section Of the act of 1834 was .unexpectedly. figr The West Chester Reputlican-- • Detnocrat—closes an article on'the passage of the English ,bill thus;:: ' • "One result of this whole *matter is the demorfiliiatipn of the Demoeratic party.— We are rent and torn by dissensions. : The prospect ahead is a gloomy' one, and we can not cease to reour to the 'difference:which would have existed in our'ranks,,bad the ad ministration given its influence against this unfair and unjust efiiirt to force the Lenonp ton Constitution on-Kansas, if it bad .main tained the original grounds of the submission to the people of Kansas of their fundamental law, the Democratic party would, jo•day; have been invincible against the .6-6 m reed hosts of the *entire The pub- T' leans may well bet glish's bill. It brings weakness. to patiently await the induct° the Free Sr into' the Union with a,: slave constitution.— We do not intend to anticipate 'specific diffp, sulties, but the very countenances of thoie 'who are / kno)vn Lecompton men; shoal plain ,4y that - thel think, their trouble's aro only jusybegiening. , They evidently see breakers abead, and it they -find themselves , on the rock;, the fault is their own and; not -that those who have • faithfully 'warned' them against their danger." • . BAucaorr OR TAXEY.—zl:Lidge Taney in. delivering the opinion of: the United States Supreme Court on the Dred Scott. ease, ob sertred that at the time of the revolution, and of the formation of-the. present -federal:gov- • erunaent, black men.were universally Tregarit., ed as having, no rights which white men were bound to respect.. : • On the other hand, Bancroft, whose histor ical investigations }mire been fsr niore thor ough, does not hesitate to remark. in his Re count of the battle of -Bunker Hill, published • since the announcement of the Dred Scott , • opinion, as follows : , Nor should history forget tAzecord that, as in the artily at Cambridge, so also in this , gallant band,- the free negroes of the colony had their representatives: For the right of free negroes to bear arms -in. the public fence was, at that day. [1 . 775,].as ,lipc-dis- • puted in New England as , their pther rights. -They-took their place not in fi Set)firate,ROrps, • but in the ranks with the white man; and their names may be read bn the peniien rolls . of, the country side by side with those,of oth. er soldiers.a-the Revointion."4Vol.• VII., 'Chapter xxxix, - pagit 421.1—N. Y: Post. DEATH OF ANSON' G.THELPS. ESQ.—non sands of persons in all parts -of the country will regret to hear of the death of, Anson G. Phelps, Esq, an eminent Christian merchant of this city. widely known as the friend of all our benevolent, societies and institutions, and an tAficer of Many of 'them, !Who - made freit use of his splendid fortune in the relief of human want and sidfering, and in the spread of the Gospel. Mr. Phelps died suddenly on -Tuesday evening, while sitting in his house in this city of disease of the heart. tie had been unwell for several days, but was_ tho't to be Tecoyering, when in an unexpected meat he fell dead. Tie was act:imperatively , young man, being about forty years of age at his death, and was a son of the late Anson Phelp.=, Eq., whose good name :.be. wor, thily nitre. Both father and son Wire n.enr hers of die well known firm of "'Phelps, Dedge dr. Co." His death _will be widely , regretted not only among mercantile circles, but among all the friends of those religious and philanthropic enterprises - which he was always-so ready to assist, and frore which he was hardly ever known .to turn away with an excuse. Modest, discreet, prompt r e.nergetic; liberal kind, he was a man of rare value in plans nrut latins for the gOod of ottiers. His loss wilt he felt la public calamity.-4V: Y. indept*knt. A •Couicraymks F„,t,i.Ecen.,— Mr. D. C. Tiffany, from Susquehanna, Pa.,. stoppitig at Lovejoy's HOtel, was last evening swindled out of $2.5, at the, corner of L Greenwich and Duaim streets, by two men who ha previ. (Asir forced their acquaintance **Aim and. behaved quite socially. One of them requeit .ed Mr. Tiffany to change a *lOO _bill, 'and when Mr. T. took .out his money' for that purpoie, mio,of hiisOciablO friends . .seized it, and (both .rail away. Mr. Tiffany related the circumstance. at the. Deputy Superintendent's_ office i Lliut cmildAive no - description ,of the AhieVe. other than that one: of them was tall, with full red-whisliers, while the 'other was Tribune, May 20. Mons Stris . m.s.s l . STOPPED .- By recent decision of the Postmaster-General, all let ters addressed ti, persons or firrKs Iniawn to be fictitious are to be at once - Forwarded to the Dead-Letter Offiee, instead_ of being do. levered to any person professing to represent the fictitious concern. All communications addiessed to' C. E. - '''.fodd & Co., HuntingtOtY & Co., Dr:ll.4jami3s, the "Retired Physi- cian," Monnett & CO., Dr. Wallace, Dri. Le Brun, Dr. De Lormer, and Si number of other bogus lottery quack niedieine, and obacFne publication swindles, will hereafter be sent at once - to Washington, and the money .theY contain returned to the menders. - , • . VA LU'lt'ol7 7 oPl6.—At .was stated , 'at'ths.', last meeting (:$1 the Farmers' Club that la lm dia.loo,ooo acres of land, are devoted to the production of epitun. The . tits upon the,Pfo• duction la • *5,000,000. • The whole ,annual V f alue coavinrcially *32,000,000e Snd it is -calculated trat China has - paid- India within fifty years *400,000,000' for 001 m., Were• Bard opium, as we do tobacco or alcohol, as. one of the greatest•curses of the,human race. If the infernal drug had, never been known, human Icings w:auld•bo worth a - Itast more than they; are. now, not only pecuniari . • ly, but intellectually and morally.---Life.R. lustrated, T - • , ' r4rlllr. To4rilbs raigned his, place op the Judiciary,,Com., feeliag badly trvalcd brhiq Det9.llettd§ on . the Bankrupt bill, AI • • • wadi , steam • ~,: appoin that SI • • • cd.by• relatio .• Mg( ca* an isfy al ferred CoroP ed 0 I or" sacra 'lowa; there ed dil Was] as C 7 must the ti risbu 110 Dent y., ik mud of th liIIM3 II rOU PE ized t 1 wtidi \gr°l tens by cow the Fed of . 24fr. 'ength but We shall trivince to ;as to come Fort trail was MUT Gp iin P ayl g day iit i I ice §
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