Q :.~ a... outrost petn.otrat. Alta CMCULATI9II Ilfi wort-non% rzwei -•• • - J. 11:111ii{30111.1 .3* -1 . - The Democratic illitte_convositiolla - -- Ter 1857. 'TheDernearatic State Convention, for the purpose of placing in nomination' candidates for: tioVernor; Canal Commissioner, and- J udgeOf ihe Supreme-Court, to be voted for is October next, will be held at TIARRIS 11X.R.G, on MONDAY, the second day of March, 1857, at It o'clock, A. M. J. W. FORNEY, .Chaiiinan of State Central tgommittee. Yin Democracy` . of Susquehanna County art requested do meet in Mass Convention nt \the Court house in Montrose, on -Monday evening of the first week of January Court; to appoint two delegates to attend, tho above Convention. WOOI). AND CASII .wanted on - tsubsetip tion at this °lnlet. immediately: t The January term of Court eoromene es on Niondav the fOth inst. United States Senator. , Tuesday, the lath, was the clay fixed by law, for the election of nU. S. Senator from Pennsylvania. Col. John W. ForneY is the candivate of the Democracy for that position. Mr. Forney is en eloquent and logical 'advo- Cate of sound Democratic principle,, and his nomination by the Democratic . caucus will give, we apprehend, satisfaction , to the party, ' . whose faithful and efficient chap \ pion he has been, We notice The Senate ha. refused to • considertho resolution to - c44,? into joint ballot 1 with the Rouse on the SmAtorial tineitlon. This procerding is clearly revolutionary, and should be disc)tintenanced by all parties.— Thontterupt of one branch of the . Legislature •to rent the electiotiof aU. S. Senator is shameful,and 'we trust vill prove. unsuccess ful. Mr. Forney, having the necessary quail fications,:and being the choice; of the domi nant party, ought to, and we doubt not, will b. it • e our next Senator. -: Bribery in Congress. In . the House of Representatives on the oth inst., a member from New York called_ at tention to an editorial that had appeared in tEe:N..Y. - Time.s,. charging that efforts:had been made to procure the passage Of' the Minnesota Land Bill, through the agency of bribery. Mr. Payne, a member from North Carolina, intimated ; that tlt charge was true, and stated that he had been offered a large sum, of money to vote fur: said Dill. A' reso- - !titian W'AS.submittld for the appointment of a committee,withpower to send for persons and papers to investigate the charge ; which ; • resolution passed unanimously. The investi gation will therefore take place, and probably show a condition of things at. Washington capable:, of much salutary reformation.— While the people have been thiuking. 'and ,talking only of slavery, we fear their .repre sentatives have -been getting rich faster • than honest men usually do. Whitfield and_ Reeder again. When Mr. Whitfield was admitted to- n ;tent ns Delegate fro \ Tn the T..rritory of Kar.sac it wtts natural mid reasonable to suppoie That the agitators would permit him -to occupy it in Pence. . But such is not the case. an Sat urdny last Mr. Grow presented a petition, which he said Ras signed by 1500 voters of Kansas " temonstrating again.: the right. of 51. r. Whitfield to a seat as Delegate Item that - ler--‘,43 crizrz, -- -nTecier - marcti e seat for himself, by virtue of the voluitary ele4tion held in October, 1555. Last aetsion the black republican House toted against Iteeder's claim to a seat, and we cannot dis• cover-that anything has occurred since to strengthen that claim. The niay 0 1 . , ject of the petition is to afford an opportunity for the black republican members to treat the country to a few more liarangues abo'ut the wrongs perpetrated in lianas. They will not of course vote to admit Reeder, :because , the committee sent out by their tot collect and report the 'facts connected withithe dis _ pita between tie contestants ritpoite , l again , t his claim tea seat. It is Plain therefvre th.at the =design of the present proceeding, is to keep up an excitement in 'she country, which cannot possibly benefit any ,body Pe:nusylraula Legislature. 1 - 1/Arto TAO:WERT (Rep.) of Nortburnher land county was chosen Speaker of the Sen ate on first' ballot by a vote of 18 to 15. 3. LAWRENCE GETZ (Dern.) of Bells Comity was elected Speaker of the House by a vote of 52 to 40. . A bill has . been introduced in tie Senate, ,lianting equity posters to Courts of Common Pleas; also tills to incorporate the Bank of Pottstown, the Tioga County Bank, and the Beekoftonn . estop.' - • Duras4 the late Presidential canine, and *tithe momenta gallant Senator from the South was proclaitning , the . certain election of Mi. puchatum, a feather dropped at his feet, from the wing of an eagle that was k han. Over. The gentleman preserved the quill, and; i.e.:dented it forwarded to Mr. 13uchan an, to . write - his :inaugural add teas with. It was ant-plucked by luau from the wing, but muithe foie gf .of our _national bird.— IF - 04..C0i. -Sent:net. 111e*Felstatement is ' correct. Senator BRowi;i4.l4ississippi, is the ,'getitletnan letred to: The Oil! is now in poSieliOLl of Mr:Stlctialq,AN, at Wheatland, where We'Saw it on Fridar,*nd in accordance with the re quest of gallant Senator," it Will be used by the Pnrsident 41e - et in Writing ;•i;ittral her/. MEII3III AZOR LATHROP, . Chairman of Co. Conn. For the Democrat. House.Reprerentatives, Harris burg Jan. 8, 1857. To-Y,Cowarrritirvra.—:-Permit the te‘ es press thewilh tirat'yon will forward ;rour Pe- Otions fOr all legislation either general or lo= 'cal at the earliest possible moment. ITherels a • vast amount of business before the'Legislit turo $ this.session, and bills that are not in iroduced at an early day, will stand * poor chance of-being acted upon. Complaints have frequently been made to me t that Ktey : ions pang,talons have been fy unqu es tionably his been • oy were nut sea at an earlier day.. chaff The United States Expedition to the • Eire! , La Plata. • - We have received the preliminary report of Capt. Page, who commanded the United States steamer Water Witch, and by order of the Gorernment, made an extended and very successful exploration of this important river. The attention of the Gevernosont ofebi3 U. States Lae, only*Within a comparatively few years, been properly directed to the value of explorations and geographical investigation with reference to the increasing and now vast commerce of our country. This descrip tion of operations has long been held to be of the most vital importance, by the powers of Europe, and in no inconsiderable measure, the wealth and commercial ascendency of Great Britain . aro to be traced to this policy. From the time of Capt. Cook, and even to data from a previous era to the present day, the naval explorations Made under the aus• pices of the British Government have been of the most extensive character, and ba'vo been made in almost all parts of the world. Peo ple, liefore almost unknown to civilized men, have been visited, treaties entered into, and i.ew markets opened for commercial enteprise, and a high and perhaps the most lasting fame has been awarded by the whole world, for those minions: of peace and amity. The reader of the voyages of Drake and Cook, of Wilkes or Perry, of Ross or Franklin, will not feel his interest at all lessened by the consideration that thew were arsstntially rtimMerthai in their objects and . consequences. The Uuited States has cot been behind oth er-nations in this impOrtant Auxiliary to the march of civilization.. Numerous expeditions have been organized and have .completed their proposed business with e great success, and have. added lustre to the National char acter. With a vast extent of preciously un explored territory, these explorations have ne cessarily been for much the , greater part, per formed by land expeditions. But the naval department has been by no means idle, and one of the most important of services of this description, to which wewilude, has just been completed by the squadron under command of Capt. Page. ,The River La Plata and its tributaries, amongst which is the river Parana, were thor oughly explored and surveyed, and were as cended to the astonishing distance of 2;000 miles from 'the ocean. The entire countries on their banks in.-.lu,iies the hithcitv little known and almost misterioussvuntry of Par aguay, were completely explored and a synop riis Of their commerce and resources is given in the present report. When we remind our readers that among, the products of those countries are classed many of.the richest pro ducts of the n3ine—many of the most itnpdr rant of tire medicines known, that. they abound in cattle to such an amazing extent as to be almost, capable of furnishing the entire world with material for the currier and the indis pensable products of his art; that a vast number of woods rarely seen as yet by the cabinet maker, are produced abundantly in those *forest., that in short all the inducements to commercial intercouse and most valuable accessories to the good of society are to be found in the countries visited, the importance of this expedition • and its probable results may be e , tirnated. T he tea of esz Civil., or diet in all the countries of South America, is no* attracting much attention in Europe, and eery probably will become an article of t l extensive exporiation.. From the city of As cension alouelit is exported mainly to other States of South America largely, the Val ue in' 1854 reaching t 252,489. The com mercial investigations by Capt. Pages' expe dition, are 'irf the most valuable description. In geographical science and - matters of general interest, this expedition has also pro duced a vast accession of information. For the first time, accurate surveys were made, and the vourees of rivers and positions ,of towns, in some cases containing large pope -1 lations, carefully ascertained. The climate, 1 customs of the people, diseases, in fact, no 1 matter of general interest has been neglected. No less than sixty-six medical plants, used by the people of Paraguay, were obtained and- brought home in safety. The superior quality of the tobacco grown in those count tries is alluded to. ; 4.104 information was obtained relating to the curions and almost unknown tribes of •Aborigines which inhabit the countries of the interior of South America.' Twice the expedition was attacked' by hostile Indians, fighting on horseback, armed with spears.---- Large collections in •natural history were se cured and brought borne in safety. We hope to see the very Lnportant results of this expedition published at an early peri red by the authority of the United States,and venture to say that such a contribution to commercial, geographical and general infor- Mation wilt bare very rarely been made by any government. e Next Governor. c `The prominent candidates t Governor are Hon.,Wm. H. Witte, of hiladalphia ; Hon. Wm. P. Parker. of Ly mitts ; Hop. Wi,liiaro Hopkins, of. Washington *- CA ii. W. Black, of iNtukturg. ' .Other i luktioniblo gentlemen Love also been named in . aOlilleC . tiou with this post. - - ' - ' - • jar At Charleston they take the &goer eotrpes of all pi . okptialreol and other rogues, sea' keep thew to the,polioe Ware kr -figure 15 ( c . C e o u rr e er i p a on l d h , T r uill of i . i the 4gl i ii l s . v io 11 7 11.1 7::: /Rican.el ; This ss S o r i za ug o v l t t E n t.n o , s l tr il s ., ge .l o an us . 5 a th n , d - B a s t 7. ;he same time, an : amusing scale occurred in the rs lt he A n ot i p s l g ac p e e i s n . ris sr se f ; y l ; N Re ea Pi*" e.v t t ll lW e es. rne eat, they hy 'ed el t e o st o is rg g a a ni ze spe tl a te he n , ; C use lsr i h n , the Assi usstauniiitPwY:alver7k,- and,'Sergeant9at-Artna pro prternopteornes.orsTsbe p:_arellosinz.f.rhcsh_r.ozol.fia.:ol:l2Lhkreurr. 9-64- 1 levis reatnouse, of Fayette. The Speaker and Clerk took their seats. 'At this time Mr. Bridges, the clerk of-the former House, made his rppearance and declared himself the pre siding officer of the Rouse until it was regu larly organized, and protested against the pro ceedings orthe members in electing a Speak erand other officers. The members paid very little attention:to 'Lin:lL—inasmuch they had an Intimation of the course he intended Pur suing—and went on with the business. The Speaker then direhted the Clerk pro tem; to call the roll of the House, and see how many members were present. Mr. Bridges again protested, called the Speaker to order, declat.- ed himself the presiding officer, and demanded that the members'address him. The Speaker, several times, called Mr. Bridges to order, and Mr. Bridges agaiti called the Speakerito order. Every one began to be somewat ex cited at this stage of thel proceedings. I l k Arnold of Chicago, commenced making, a speech for the purpose of sustaining Bridges, and here we will proceed verbatim et 8.13. CHASE. Mr. Arnold—" Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a few remarks." Speaker—" Dock the geutlem an recognize • i me as tho Speaker 1" . , 1 Arnold—" No, sir." Speaker—" Then the gentleman is out - or order, and will take hi seat. The Clot: Trill proceed to call the roil." Bridges—" I protest. I lm:e my rights here, and intend to maintain- them. I am presiding officer of this House, and I intend to maintain my tights." Speaker." o!der." Briges-4 call 'you to order, sir." Logan ox .;act son---- Mr. z.;peakel, I ii,u4 that the Sergeant-at-Arms, pro (cm., be in structed to take Mr. Bridges out- of.tho House, if he perSists in his course." call you . to order:sir!' Lugati's .motion being seconded, and the , question being put and carried, the Speaker directed the Sergeant-at-Aims to show Mr. Biidffes the door. Mr. Greathouse, Sergearit-at-Arms, walked up to Mr. Bridges, and politely infottned bin that he was directed to show him out. Bridge's told him to keep his hands off, or he would get hurt. Greathouse took him by the cold lar, when Bridges.itruck him, and then com'r , menced the scene.. They clinched, while many of the members made up to the scene of action to assist the B.:rgeant in the dis charge of his duties.. After some considerable wrestlinix, knock; ing over Chairs. ch ctc, inkctnnac, mc.n., anti things generally, Mr. Bridges was got out with his coat "shockingly torn." • Five or six Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms were then ap pointed to keep order, and the House pro 7 ceeded to business. After the Members had been sworn in, the House adjourned until three o'clock this afternoon. This is one of the most disgraceful affairs that ever occurred in . our State; and by far this most impudent: Such a thing As.ilie old Speaker organizing . the new House of Representatives was never before heard of in this State, and Mr. Midges himself knew', that he had no such authority; for he himself had been appointed, two years ago Cletk pro tem pore, and after the House was organized be was elected Clerk for the session. Wp think Mr. Arnold is rellonsible for trying to sustain him in his outrageous course. - Democratic Postmasters and the T. Tribune. -Considerable discussion has been going on as to the duties of Post MAsters in the dil tribution of the mammoth packages of thi l s mammoth sheet. It has been claimed. i, Greeley that it was the P. M.s' duty to di rect all snch packages indivivuallv—the.list of names being furnished—thus saving th publisher a large expense which is groun out of Postmasters and their clerks - . , The burthen has become so great as to lead offi r cials to enquire for instructions from the Post Office Department. The result we cop. from the Plaindealer. "Greeley still persists in sending his papens unmarked to his 170,000 Western subscri ; bets, relying on Postmasters to do this work for him gratituously, thus saving him a east amount of clerk hire per year, which other clerks have to pay. The Post Master General has decided that it is no part of a Post Masi tars' duty to write the names of subscribers upon papers sent them for delivery, and they are forbidden so to do wltenever it.conflicts with official duty which in all cases it mutt so do.. It is an idle plea which some Post Masters make, that when a Mail arrives they can lay aside the Tribune until other custom err are waited upon, then write on and de liver them 'Avithout Wringing upon their le. l gitimate ditties. It is not true. Subscribers to-the Tribune will have their papers just. as soon as any one else, and their natnes must. first be written or else there will be confut. gap . in the delivery. It is clearly the duty of Post Masters to return all such papers to the office of publication 'lor properdirection. This is the law and the ladguage of .the in structions, and 'Post Masters , who blink thit< duty should be reported to the Departwen without delay," James A. Bayard, Senator from Littl Delaivare, is the best billiard player in tb United States. Air The Long Island Railroad track Wa snowed under when our first snow storm came, and has not yet reappeared in All its length. -sir Dating the past year ihirty revalur . , tionary ackldiers have died. The number ou the pension list in July last, was 514. Air A trade in Hartford distributed to the poor children of the city, 1000 pairs of , rubbers on Christmas day. • r. jar It is estimated tbat the number of persons afflicted with , insanity in the United f!tatts: rilach.., at precfnt 25,000. .SOMMING OF , ell flGS.—it. is said .thrit ..,..... the Lion. S. A. 1 . .. '' .J., when he set out for:Washington; is not allowed to pass a station between Chicago and Cleveland with out being called out., While acknowledging the compliment of an Impromptu demonstra tion at Toledo,lie said it "was but a short t,ime since he might. have travelled from I3os, ton to Chicago by the light of his own effi gies burning in ereiy village where abolition ism could muster courageenough to Attempt the disgraceful RCA, Ole only provocation for which was that he ltd dared to introduce a . bill allowing the pe4sle of every State and T hae p tea r i r rr i: ro n sw r v tnh aw t t n ayt Tito: justi o i a u e .. their he &) n o g w r a n t u f i n e ti i 13 his priec'qles - Of that' bill had been adopted and movie I, fun.lankental principle of ourgovernment ; ald he felt a proud satisfaction in the approval pf his own course, and that of his,gallat.t colleague Gen. ShWds, embodied in tte triumphant election of the veteran Statesman ; J AIMS BUCUANAN, to the I Pre ' st, ency„ Department News. The prepayment of all Transient Piiited Na tier Compulsory. The National Intelligences of Satuday contains the following: We are requested to publish the following Regulations made by the Pust Master'Gsneral. in order to carry out the provisions of the act just passed, requiring pre•payraent of postage on all, tianstent punted 'watts, viz: I. BOoks, not weighing over foul pounds, may bisent in the mail pie-paid hi postage staynps. at-one cent an ounce any distance in the United States under three thousand miles, ned at two ount,' nit OUnoo over three thou sand miles, provided, they are ptit up withcint a cover or wrapper, or in a cover or wrapper open at both emls - or sides, so that their char acter may lie determined without removing the wrapper. 2. Unsealed circulars, advertisements, bu siness cardsoransient newspapers, and every other article of transient printed• matter, ex cept books, not weighing over three ounces. sent by mail to any part of the United States, are chargeable with one tent postage each - , to berepaid by postage stamps. Where mor4 than one circular is..printed on a sheet, or a circular and a letter, each-must be charged with a single rate. This app:ies to lottetie , and 'lather kindred sheets assuming the form and name of newspapers; and .the miscel laneous master in such sheets must also be charged with one rate. A. business caul on an unsealed envelope of a circular subjects the entire packet to letter postage. Any transient matter, like a eireular or handbill, enclosed, in or with a periodiCal or newspa per, sent to a subscriber, or to any other per son, suljects the svhole package to letter-- postage, from being sealed or (loin any cause whatever. all printed matter, without excep tion, nu-t be prepaid or excluded front', the mail. It . is the duty-of the feast master at the mailing ofilee, as well as at the office of delivery, carefully to, examine all printed matter, in order .to see that it is charged with the proper rate of postage and to detect fraud. At offices where postage stamps can not be procured, post masters are authorized to reeeive money in prephyment of postage on transient matter; but they should be care• ful to keep a stiPirly'of stamps on hand.. TUE ELECTORAL VOTE OF WISCONSIN LOST IN • SNOW STURIA !—The . Electoral Vote of Wisconsin was lust in a snow stony as we learn from the papers in that State. .Though as thi! facts stand, the loss was not one of any -great importance •to the' result, yet circumstances might very-easiry concur to make such an event of serious importance. Tim Er.t. Wo.l..<"• , Urve or li•eamber being the iay fur the assembling •,f the elector: of-the several States at their respective State Capi tols, th e el ee tots of Wisconsin started in time, from their botnei, to reach Madison, tinder ordinary conditions of the weather and roads on the day. But a snow storm on the. Tues day previous., shut in the Capjt. 1 , and pre vented all ingress.. Tire kgid, day passing over without any action of the Colh-ge, of course the functions of the Electors no longer continued, and all they had to do was to re turn home, private eitiiens. Consequently, Wisconsin had no voice in the election.— Albany Statesman. A Mo SUER. TURN-TABLE-A CURIOSITY.- The Messrs. Sellers, corner of Sixteenth street and Pennsylvania Avenue-, have - just com pleted a monqterturn-table at their extensive work., where the curious and the public in general are invited to see it.• It .is 54 feet in diameter, manufactured of s cast iron, weighs 311.27 G. pounds, and. revolveir en Parry's celebrated Anti-Friction Box. Nol % withstanding, however, great size and we4thr, It can be started and _kept in motion with ease by Gair pound pressure, a fact seem ingly , Tet . sti:keeptii,le' of proof by examination.. kcorti placed upon a pulley, one end-being attached to the table, while . a four pound weight is tied to the other, is all that. 'is necessary to move the ta ble. Mechanics and scientific men, and all interested in railroads should not fail to etm brace the opportunity to examine this supe rior arrangement. It will be open for in spection at the establishment of the Messrs. Sellers until Monday next, when it will he taken down and removed to Great Bend, its future destination, having been ordered for that depot, by the Delaware, Lacawana and Western Mail road Corn pa ny—Pezinsy/van ian. Dispatches froth Kangas. Nag York, Jan. Hoagland, of Kan sas has passed through this city on his route to Washington, with dispatches from Gov. Geary. BLOODY AEFRAY ABOUT A YOUNG LADY— ArrEMPT AT Cowniorlid—TWO MEN KILLED INRTANTLY BY STA/MISC.—The Rochester American publishes an extract from a private letter, dared Monmouth, Warren county, 111., Dec. - 12th, detailing 4 most horrid • tragedy which occurred at the Brildwin.liouse," in Monmouth. The circumstances are given as follows: -" Mr. Fleminff, an elderly gentiemitn, and two sons about 25 to 1 ,28 years of age, hpd called upon Mr. Crozier nt his rooms at the B. louse, armed each with a loaded pistol, to coerce the latter gentleman into a conces sion and retraction of a calumny -affecting their daughter and sister; with which they charged Mr. C. Mr.C., after some pretty warm language passed between the parties, agreed to and did sign a retraction in the presence of a friend whom the Afessri. Fleming had brought with them. Immediately after dell-..ering the paper into,. possession of their friend, the Messrs. F., otiedi wil I 'attend to the duties of his said appointment nt his , fifliot SlOntiolgo on Friday the I6tl day o; January next. at 10 o'elfieb in trio furlostin; at which time atid plane all perstirin• interekted will prettent' their ch•ima or be forever barred trout coming in, upon , Raid. fund. . ' .F. A. CASE, _ Atiintr.ime:Th;e: 17 ,' ' • Nogce• • TH'• under:4l2ll44 having heen appointrd thi , ,Cirptian'i“.7.4tuit oftioaquehatina row, tfr, an Anditoriii aistributO 'funds' itt' "the. hands of the ad oninint t ors of the estate otHen!...., ry BWlfiim d.tTnia.l,..will attend to the dutir49(% Wit ippoirifornt.al office' in Mohirtme; titl iilny , ef January neat. lit-1a - 4 4104.7.k.ia, o , a - forenoon; at: wlikh time anti itlitiee.: .41! Personnintereated will present Weir &aims-, 'or he forever tititired fro 'venting; in thilo6 - fand.•' ..• ••• • : - * F.- k.-CASIg; Monger, flee, 11.'18511. • • '" . worHIE ist-helet !Avon - to all Orions her , 1.11 dtinanitihzainkt tit« etittatio nriCits4.lll.l.l4 Er.lswqrtrif.,oo6ao4, lap. 'lit M idd own Jowl!, ship. thliihe i‘an'tir imixt ; he iireipien!edlo (hi 01)4.4.410ra-far Eta idl petinnna indebted ,t% , maid.A . Er e tAte: !equi.o4.4-tomakci fintriediati. • NI `e FAISWORTIf SA IWEL; TAGGART; !'•77 MMAKoivo, Dee. Vith, test. - ':sokftk