411.11:38iiitACTC OF A LE.CTENE DELIVERED BY PROV. J. F. STODDARD Before the "-f i enn'a State . Teachers' .Associa tion,"-attinitiana, Dec. 20th, 1857., . . • Femme:se: I cannot decline the'invi tation extended to me by my felloW Laborers iii the.cau-le of education, to make a few re mark regaeding the progress of the Normal School Movement iii our State, • and the cOn sequent'elevation of the s.,Neinmon Schools and the Common Selool Teachersein the esti tssation of the intelligent part of the corn raunity. The three tiost important objects which this Association has labered to accomplish, and which it has kept in view ever since-its ors gatsization,—are the.establiehment of a "Com mon School Department," (independent of othey departments of State,) the_lofflee .of Cointy,,Auerintendent and. Schools a--Sclitocrist&i„ the prcSfessioee training of Teacher K-1 -Ilse first two obieets• have been accomplished. And I heartily congratulate the friends of education on the fact-, that the advantage: the cause of Colismion School oducation,is receiving from these two sources, ' 'Separate State Department of Common Sohools and the County Superintendency, ' ;wherever this office is filled by one who has --Mit:Let:talent, and the disposition to proper - tie meet els responsibilities.) arc fully equal to', itfisixpectations Of the friends of education.. -The-establishment of State Normal Schoel • *Si rectonmended, • at the -first:semiannual Meeting Of this Association at Pittsburg. The • (amnia of this measure indulged the hope that .the Legislature wettld establish trio • such Institutions, one east-and the - other west :of the Allegheny 'mountains. In that hope -lie were disappointed. And no longer.-pla ting confidence in the Legislature to do any thing, rieenniarily, to establish these Schools, tipen Which, hi an important degree, depend the efficiency and usefulness of our Common SehoolSystem; other Means 'lutist, be employed to secure them. It was believed that if the:subject could be . brought before the-people in its true light, Normal Schools could be established by .pri _vete enterprise. In accordance with this be - lief the IV lowing resolution (as nearly as I can ;re-Membered it) was offered at the semiannual Meeting of _the Association, at Pottsville, in 1854; and T. H. Burrows, W..A. I. Wright and. J. - Thompson, were appointed a cons 'rnittee to report on the same-:—"Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to devise some ... practical plan for the due profes sional ttaimng otTeacbers, •to repoit at the next meeting." • . Soon after this the Counkr Superintendents esf•Lancaster, Indiana and Wayne Counties were - enceuraged to call the teachers together, • in their respective counties, tO receive untrue - Lions-in the Science and Art of Teaching for a s sterin - of from five to eleven weeks. All of these temporary Schools_wero eminently suc cesful. In Lancaster County it awakened such- an interest in the education of Teachers that the people immediately erected additio nal buildings to accomodme a Permanent • Normal School. Since, that time many other counties hare-taken similer measures to afford their teachers an Opportunity toleetter .qualify themselves for-the dicharge of the difficult, • - important and responsible duties that deeolv e open them, with results, equally flattering. • Thus, the professional training of teacers • hai continued to attract public attention un til test winter; when-the " Normal Selool Act," write which you, doubtless, are all familiar, wet - passed by the Legislature. This Act, al though it offers no aid from the Stale Treasu re, seems nevertheless,' well calcubited to Lung about the establishment of Normal Schools, in such numbers as, in the course of -.ere— rear- ^`" DP'"? ote.t.e.seutoeiseetee qualified Teachers. , Several "Normal Districts " • are already making'calculations to organize Schools durs ing the coming vear• unde.r tbe proilsions of the "Normal School Aet.."_aOci I donbt • not .many other districts will awaken to their, own interests and the true interests of the commu nity and do likewise, There is a growing interest in the cause of initiation-in every part of the-Stale. ,Teach era, pupils and parents - are beginning to 'real ize more fully - that the requirements of the peeseut iga demand of those who-, expect to maintain an honorable standing in society, or to dispense - gbod to those around them, a greater degree of cultivation both Of the head . and the heart; and it_ie encouraging to know_ that they 'are patting . .forth every reasonable exertion to meet, successfully, these require -meats. _The intelligent porti sit of all classes of .society acknowledge the otdigation of the. State tOprovide ,for the education orevery child within its borders, whatever may be its cendition ;- and they IVO beginning to regard : the Solomon Schools as the best and only means of affording thorough instruction in the-elementary. and the higher branches of an English education to - the great mass of our „youths and to rely with more - confidence on these echoole to establish in the minds and • 'hearts of the rising generation the foundation _ of a more/ and chrisllan character thatehall • redound ;to their own happiness in time to come - find secure to the age in which they lire.thegreatest 2IIIOUnt of goOd. . • Thisnwaketing interest is manifested - in al most every county in the State by theire quency of holding Teachers' 'lnstitutes rind by-the establishment of temporary Normal Schools that con tinuein sessioe•several , alltof-which.are are well attended. Lest Spring the Temporary Normal School of Wayne Co. watt in session eleven _weeks, and .there \vere in attendance nearly as many students as there isieuelmols in the - con aty. The Normal School of Susquehanna Co. • 'list Fill numbered upwards of 280 - -students and .40. in the Experimental department. By the earnest solicitation of the teachers of this . County, the School woe opened- again on the 30th of Nov: last,- to-continue ire cession one terra twenty-two weeks. It is just , to add tlmttlie people of this county in point of in - telligente and in the interest -they feet in the work of educating all classes, are second to those of no Other county-in the State. The inhabitants of one small village offer to raise • ...fiyas i en - ,-,lhousteuel - dollars and, the- Common ' segijol•resteheis two thousand dollars to aid in -ereesissifuildings to -accommodate a per ,xnaneiit Nornmi! School. I ;jig e p . nntie ip this connitetion that dt is much easier to hafit a Normal School in name, than to hat - a one in its practical . work ings,: We h ave aspsenal -Departenents "'in Adademies in all parts, Ole th e suite, and 'N'Or mal Schools!. various pLlces, iti= 4 still, in their practical workings—in tii; acivl l :'-Lsges to.kederived from attending thein, t;:ey are Ae same as they were years agoo--the only .e.hange thtft hai . taken /lace being in their name. - truth,‘properly'epeaking, we have no Jestitutione, that. are justly entitled to be cal. :letflrorntat SFhootz; Ain we have Some that are e d - oin,g a noblewor , and will; it is be ' by the aidOf the 'Normal Schoot Ace and pio_per 'inoou ragement, in the course of a•_fitir years,, adopt a tegnier .system of ele mentat7---inetruetions, based •ori tie laws that goiarn -human development, which-ellen-em brace;neiftinty, the_cultivation of the Senses, the Physical and Intellectuai_powers, but the - Moral' - ainti. Eeligioute..function as well, and _ 41e-IsiA like the y - . 1 vifyn*influence ofthe eqn's ill gladden :every rurul diattiet, fr the kithlsllS . R. their 'perlign influence.' I Soutrost gitiarrat. A. J. GEREITSON, Editor. IC.ONTRODE, nam., Thursday, January 14, 1858. .Notice.---Yo paper sent to a distance unless paid for strictly in advance. Notice will be given when the term of pre : payment e.rpires,_when the' paper will be dileontinued, unless a. remittance be received. . Democratic 'Meeting. 4110 16 • The Democrats of Susquehanna‘County Hill meet jn mass Convention at the Court 'House, in Montrose, on Monday evening, Jan. 18th, 1858, to choose delegates to the next Democratie State,Coavention. A full.attend- Race is - desired. WM..K. HATCH. Chairman. State Committee. The Members of the Democratic State Com mittee are requested to meet, at,BuErwea'a Hotel, Harrisburg, on TUSED.AY, January 19th, at 7 o'clock, P. M. C. R. BUCKALEW, Chairman. I. N. 'HUTCHINSON, } Secretaries. R. J. HALDEMAN, illnazines for 1858. We would 84 to those wibhjng to subscribe for either of the folowing namedllagazines, that we have arrangements with the. Publish ers„ by whieb .we can furnish them (in con nection with - the Nat - bend.) at the lowest club rates., For cosh in advance we send - , Godey'iLadrs Book and Democrat for 0,50 Peterson's Magazine " " 2;75 Home Magazine 41 AI " 2,75 D ir For the benefit of those not now receiv ing our paper, we make the following liberal offer: • - For fire dollars cash. we will send four co pies of the Demoerirt until annary 4t, 1859, to the same or different addresses as may suit the parties. Bring on the names.and money during Court week. We 'will 'take -farm produce in payment of subscription if brought soon. ref — The uncalled for letters are adiertised in this paper, it having , a‘ larger circulation with in the rapge of the delivery of the Montrose P. 0., than - any other paper. VrThe card of Dr. Smith & Son, dentists, will be found in another column. Eir Mr. A.Mcßß;xav makes a liberal of fer to the public, through our advertising col: urns to day. To Correspondents. "X.l. Z."—We cannot publish your com munication. We vloubt the facts upon which you base your charges, and ti•ere they true, you seem more luelitted to attack the party implicated, from personal Motkves, than to obtain redress of grievances; I.,T."—Why-not send us-your name in full d Even.though we publish an article with out the writer's name, we always expect to know, (in confidence.) who the author ie. " THO'TS ON NV/N7E11," are too cool for the season. Try spit]. The eovernot elect." has made the fullowinm . appointmenta : : Wai. M. Ilizsrint, of Berks county, to be Secretary of the Commonwealth. .. .11. L. DIEFENBACII, of Clinton.countv, to be Deputy , Secretary•of the Commonwealth. tar The New York Legislature is not yet fully' organized. In the Senate, a "Republi can" Speaker was elected, by a portion of the ;"Americans" voting for him, and the others declining to vote at all. /VT Ile Republican accuses us cluttering a falsehood in saying that all the leading "Republicans"- declined being candidates for Speaker of the louse, but admits the truth of our statement in the same paiagra . ph ! The " Republicans" claims ninety-two members i n the House, but Grow received eighty-four rotes only: Eir Gov. ,Pollock's last abnual Message came too late for the outside of our paper, and we could not insert if inside on account of its tedious length. We have been so bu sied with copying booki, balancing accounts, &c.; that we 'could not possibly prepare a synopsis of it. for this week,-.we thereforeiet it pass; rejoicing that it is his last ; the people suffer ,him to fall into deserved obscurity, to give piece to the maniof their choici. Anothei “Split." • Our Republican cotemporaries have dis covered another terrible "split'? in the Dem ocratic., party, and seem to believe that we are "hopelessly divided." Of course their only hope for success ,is ins division.of the Democracy, but they may as soon look for the final blotting out of .the Suzy, because some trifling cloud of vapor chances to move across its face, as to'a hot* for a dissolution of the National Democratic party,' because some individual gets dissatisfied with the policy of ibe.party, and kicks up a little dart. When Wilmot' left us, be vainly flattered himself that the party'rnust die of course, as be bad split it (into fragments; but an inci dent which happened on the 33th. of fast October convinced him that be had only suc ceeded in badly splitting himself. • itarA. gentleman complains that we dis continued his paper and *claims that wo did wrong in doing 'all lie says that be has paid nothing for tire, - or three years; but "in tends to do so," and that his "ability is not to be queitioned." The question for a neva paper publisher to settle with himself.* not whether A, B,'and 0, will pay for the paper titer being trusted for several Tears, but can lie afford to borrow money to buy paper; p,; .. v for htbor, itc., and Wait for years. to real ize it, understanding- of 'course, that a con. shfertible 'portion of it will befinally lost. Sup! pose the gent man t o WhOM . we refer had been in the habit orsendi. ng_to this office the amount iof 7- his - subscrip:iun.'iegulF4 every year; but that the publiihe: had always told him that he could not send Lis paper just' yet, but_ would , after awhile; for iiint many years would our frie,nd conga:se the mousy wit/ soul receiving the paper ? Would not tbo rile workLoth ways I • jtirWe 'esti fron? thelndianarndependene that the neat meeting of State Teachers' As sociation will be held in Scranton in August. 1 1 Tickets are to be furnished to members at one-half the us al rates of fare over the rail roads. Prof. Sioddazd *as elected President _ at the last meeting. , PENNSYLVIANIA LEGISLATURE. Horse.—Thr HoUse met at 11 o'clock this morning. The returns IA the election were peiented by the Secretaty of the Commonwealth, and opened and read by the Clerk of the previous session: The House then proceed to the election of a Speaker. Mr. •G. N. iSmith nominated A. Brower Longaker, of Motitiome7 county. ' .Mr. Isaac Be&mon nominated Thos. Struth ers, of 07arrenicounty.„-- --- Mr. Loagaki t r was - elected by the following vote : - A. B. Lcingaker, 67. • Thos. Striithers, Three memtims were absent. • . On taking the chair, Mr. Longaker return ed-his thanks for the honor conferred upon him. The oath of effice was then administered by Mr. Struthers.) The members were then sworn in. Jacob Zeigler was elected Clerk, receiv. ing 93 votes, shore being no opposition cand i.. date. The Clerk appointed Wm. H. Picketing as sistant, and .Eans R: Brady, George Sharrett, John A. Magill, and Edward IL Flood, Tran scribing Clerk. the members being present, were called to!order by Mr. Finney. " The Secretary of the Commonwealth pre sented the returns of the election of new Sen ators, which Were read.. William IL Welsh, of York, was elected Speaker on the first ballot, which stood as fellows: For Mi. Welsh—Messrs. Ball, Brown Buckalow, Craig, Cresswell, Ely, Evans, Fet ter, Ingram, Knox, Laubach, Marselis,•Miller Randall, Schell, Steel, Straub, Turner, Wil kiwi and Wright, Democrats, and Finney, Re publican-21; For Daryinl A. Finney—Messrs. Baldwin Coffee, Franciv'Gazzan, Gregg; Harris, Myer Rutherford, Schaffer, Silhofield and Souther Republicans; ;and Welsh, Democrat-12. _ Mr. Welsh was . declared ,elected Speaker, and being.conduct,ed to tho Chair, addressed the Senate. Mr: Finney: administered the oath of office to the New Senators. Resolutions adopting the rules of the last session were passed. Committee were appointed to inform the Governor and House that the Senate was or ganized and ready to proceed to business. The hour ,of meeting was fixed at 11 o'clock A. M., and On adjournment at 1 oclock P. M. Hanritsneno, Jan. 6. SIMATE.-A communication from Samuel Hazzard, relative to the publication of the Colonial Recoids of the Pennsylvania Archives was presented and read. Ile asks au appro priation for the completion of the work. . A resolution was adopted to appoidt a com mittee -to contract for the publication of a t o ddly Legislative Record. S e Governor's message was received and rea . - Ttie election of officers of the Senate was then proceMeid with. Mr. H. Miller, of Harrisburg, was elected Chief .Clerl, by the following cote: Wrn. Miller,... _ .21 The various candidates nominated by the Democratic Caucus were elected by the same vote, as folloWs : Assistant PlerlitF. M. Hutchinson, of Philadelphia; Transcribers—J. Simpson Af rica, of Huntingdon; &Isle B. Davis, of Mont gomery, and ;Nelson Heiser, of Lehigh; Ser geant.at Arms—Theophilus.Snyder, of Blair; DoOrkeeper—rLewis Frank, of Berks; Assist ants—Samuel D. Brobst, of Luzerne,and John Farrell, of Philadelphia;Messenger—A. C. Worthington; of Bucks; Assista'ut—David L. Spear, of Fayette. Captain William P. Brady, Assistant Ser geant at Arms, re c ceived-a unanimous vote.— The Republicans voted for the officers of the previous session. A resolution to pay the salaries of the retiring officers was passed. A tabular statement bv.the Auditor-Gene ral of the condition of the banks of the Corn monwealthon the Ist of Novernber last, was received and laid on the table. HotsE.—The Secretary of State presented the Governor's Message, which was read. The House then proceeded to the election of a Sergeant, at Arms, Doorkeeper, and Mes senger, with the following result : Sergeant at Arms,Jacoh Glassms.yer ; Door keeper, Samuel Taylor; Messenger, James Bradley. - The following Assistants were elected : Assistant Sergeant at Arms, Isaac McClure and Charles C. Hibbs; Assistant Doorkeepers —William Carey of Monroe; John Little, of Philadelphia; Stephen Holland, of Montour, and John Maguire, of York county. Assist ant Messengers—Curtiss W. Gare of Clinton, Peter Easterday, of Philadelphia, and G. WI Frick, of Westmoreland. The House appointed two additional Door keepers by resolution, viz: Adam L. ll)rne,of Schuylkill, and Isaac Clughson, of Hunting don A resolution to print ten thousand' copies of the Governor's message, was disensspd. • ITARRTBBI7RO, Jan. 7. SzNAT'L—The "Speaker presented the annu al reports of the State Treasurer and the State Librarian. • A few petitions were presented. • Mri Straub read in place a bill, relative to the currency and finance. Mr. Coffey read a supplement to the Relief law passed at the extra session. -Also a bill concerning proceedings in action of ejectments. Mr. Brewer read a bill to.frevive and con tinue the act graduating the price of lands on which there is money due to the Common wealth. Mr. Ratite read_asupPlement to the acees tablishing a Land Office. Mr. )3uckalew read a bill to repeal the act separating the State and School Departments. ;Mr. Wright read a to. incorporate the Girard College Passenger Railroad Compa ny. A resolution—vas passid authorizing the Clerk to appoint two pagm. Also a resolu tion appointing Henry Wenold an additional doorkeeper. A message was received from the Governor 'announcing . that the following bills passed at the last session became laws without his sig nature, not being 'returned within three days of the meeting of the extra session, viz : To incorporate 'the Octorars Bank; to in corporate the Monongahela Valley _Bank ; a supplement to the, set to incorporate the Eas ton Bank; to incorporate the Milton Savings Bank; to incorporate the Bank of rboenix vine, awl incorparatethe MoHaars,fCouuty Bank; Ahicf :announcing _ that the following bills were aimed by him during the rioeleolz: A supplement tt the Delaware River Rail road Company; o change the name of the- Bank of New Castle ; to incorporate the Bank of Fayette Counti ; supplement to the act consolidating thewards of Pittsburg for edu cational purposes. Mr. Gnzzaw prmounced a brief eulogy on the late Janie B.34ckhouse, member horn Allegheny ecuuty,who'died since the election in October. Housz.—The .innual Reports of the Audi tor and State Treptury were. presented. The report of ifr. Hazzard, the Compiler of the State Archkes,_was also submitted. • Mr. Dolmen (Herod a resolution•calling upon the State Treasurer to report where tie money of the Cotnuonwealth is deposited. Mr. Yearsley c Philadelphia, said that painful rumors wee in circulation in relation to the public morys, and he was anxious to give the State Trasurer an opflortunity vindicating himseltand he also b6lieved that that gentleman-wwwnxious to do so. The proposition vas discussed by Messrs. Jenkins, Calhoun, rohnert and Mills ; but - the House refused to supend the rides so as,to adopt the resolution The death of J. I Backbousemember from Allegheny, was anmunced by Mr.lreogbtley, his colleague, who dieted resolutions of con dolence. He was succeed by Messrs. Foster, Struthers and Calbun, who severally paid glowing tributes ti the memory of the de. ceased. * ' On motion, the Ebuse adjourned till Mon day. - XXXVIIt Conireisa—First Session. WASIINGTON, Jan. S S A 1858 SENATE.—On moion of Mr. Seward, a res olution was adopted that the petition of Mr. Milliard, which wi presented yesterday, be transmitted to the lecretary of State for the consideration of the President. The petition sets forth various gimlet:es inflicted upon Mr. Maillard, an Anerican citizen, by British civil officers and othes, in Ireland, by which he claims to have bac a large number of valu able cattle taken fMn like by a mob. • Mr. Fosenden intrKlueed the l'reneb Spoil ation bill and •movedits reference to a Selee Committee of Seven. After debate the motion was agreed to,and Meisrs. Crittenden, Cd lamer, Toombs,Harniin, Hunter, Davis and Kug were appointed said committee. ' Mr. Slidell introduced a bill amendatory of the coinage act, relarve to the half dollar and smaller silver coins. Mr. Gwin submitted a resolution, which lies over, instructing the Conunittee on For eign lleiations to inmite into the expediency of providing by law:or the appointment of a Minister Plenipotentiary _to Japan. ••llorsE.—The Eloti4 - Avnt into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, on the President's Annusi Message. Mr. J. Glancy Jews iu the House submit ted a series of resolotiont refeiring, the - vari ous branches of the Message to the appropri ate committees. Mr. Quitman moved an amendment refer ing that part of the MesAage relative to the enforcement of the neutrality laws to a select Corn rni ttee of live Members. Mr. Stephens concurred almost entirely with the argument of Mr. Quitman. He wi,hed this matter inquired into by some Committee who wouid report. Mess m. Toombs end Hunter asked, but the Senate ref . sed to excite them, from serving. on the French Spoilation Bill Committee. SenitsaprocreUlerg - erringsAluerdre'irs resolutions in favor of increasing. the duties on imports, and sub stituting a home fot foreign valuation.. Ur. Cameron presented one hundred and six 'petitions from citizens of Philadelphia, re monstrating against the location of the City Post Qffice in the building lately occupied,by the Bank of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pugh,pre.enied a petition from Elwin M. Chaffee praying for an extension of his pa tent for preparing india rbber and applying it without the Ana of a iiol ent. rn Mr. Pugh also presen ed a petitioniro, t , citizens of Portsmouth, hio, praying for a charter for a National hank for thirty years, with a capital of $60,000,,and an increase cf the tariff. Adjourned. . . liousg.—Mr. J. Gtanc♦ Jones from the COmmittee on Ways and Means reported the bill orappropriations,for the support of the Military .Academy:. Mr. Wa.qhburn,i'rom th. 3 Committee on Com merce repoited a bill to- further amend the act providing for the. better security of the lives of passengers on board steam vessels.— Its consideration was postponed till the first Tuesday of February. - Mr. C!ingman from the Committee on For eign Affairs reported it series of resolutions, which were adopted, 'calling on - the President to.commuuicate the correspondence between the Secretary of State` and the Governments of Paraguay and New Grenada, in any way affecting our differenees with those 4overn ments; also between the Secretary. of State and Brazil, relative to s the opening of the Riv er Amazon and the negotiation of a reciproc ity or other treaty; and all correspondence on the subject of our, relations with Spain, not heretofore made putter. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the , Union on the President's Message. SENATE, Jan. 7. • Mr. 'Hammond, Senator from South Caroli na is place of Mr. Butler, deceased, took his seat. Mr. Seward presented a petition from the citizens of Canandaigua, New York,. praying for the adoption of some practical measure by which the people of the North may co-operate with the people of the -South for the,eztin guishment of Slavery - by making fair and honorable compensation to slave owners foi the full value of their slaves.• The poetition was ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. King, a resolution was adopted requesting the-President to furnish, if not incompatible with the public interest, copies of the correspondence and dispatches from our Ministers at the Courts of England anti France, and otberpowers on the subject of the dangers to emigrants arising from con tracting with -irresponsible parties for their inland passage. On motion of Mr. Foot, a resolution was adopted calling upon the. President to -com municate all of the official correspondence of Robert McLane and Peter Barker, late Com missioners in China, with the Statta/epart ment. On motion of Mr. Gavin, die Committee on Foreign Relations Wan instructed to inquire lute the ex?ediency of making appropriation by law for the compensation to our Ministers Plenipotentiary to 'the Empire of Japan, and for ttie other officers of the United States Gov ernment in Japan... . • Houszi—A select Committee was appoint ed to inquire into the circumstances - attend iog the sale of Fort Snelling. It consists of Mews. Burnell, Morrft of 111, Morrill, F*ulk 'tier and `Petit. To morrow being the anniversary' ortho battle ar ?few °dew, it ,was agreed -that when the House adjourns today it, be till • The House then *eht ilit6 the Cetrinattee of the Whole . on the President's Message. - Adjourned till Monday. Or Dr. Bantnbaek in his. travels 13n . the Cape of Good liope•saye: I found very "frt , quen tly among the Duteb Boors of the back• country, Ayer 's Cherry Pectoral, which they keep hung up by a thong around the neck of the bottle to a peg over their hammocks. In deed this seems to be their - sole protect' , 5 , against the throat and lung disordeta which are quite prevalent among than, t thought it a speaking comment on the practical gen ius of the American people, that they should furnish the staple, I believe-the only remedy this people buy to use. ,• Asking if they used the same manufacturers Pills, they told me that better purgatives grew all aroturd them than any body could prepare. OF Asa remedy for Dyspepsia and Indi gestion, we think the Oxygenated &tiers un- equalled. They are free from' alehohol, and eontain=juditiously combined_ with other hygienic, aubatances--oxygen, the thief vital remedy. 21 - SW' The ACCOUNTS from Kansas are such as leave no possible doubt that the recent exci ting and war-like dispatches were base fabri cations, made up and-forwarded by partizan agents of the smcalled Associated Press, with a view' to promote Black Republican interests in Washington.—The same ssykem has been pursued for years. A lie is cought up at St. Louis and forwarded; even after. it has been proved a fabrication, and the public mind left to feed upon it until the slow course of the mails proves its falsity. The rumor sent East from St. Souis on Monday last, was current in that city on Saturday, and was thus flatly disposed of by the Republican, in its issue of Sunday morning, the 3d inst.: A dispatch. from Captain E. N. Tracy, of the steamer Isabella, dated at Booneville ye sterday, says that he left Fort Leavenworth on the 31st. alt., some days after the news-of the engagement is reported to have been re ceived at Leavenworth City, and that "all was quiet in Kansas Territory." If there had been such an engegetnent—if Lape and Bo hbinson had been seen "mounted and cornple• tely armed," "much excited" and addressing a crowd, "and the people of Lawrence were prepared to take the field,"-and that Governer Denver bad called for three additionl compa nies of dragoons, certainly it could . not be said that "all was quiet in Kansas Territory." -It suited the interests of fhe agent to for ward the bogus. news ; but the genuine, re porting "quiet in Kamaii" was of too little importance to claim attentions It is by these constant and never-ending falsifications that the public mind , is kept excited concerning Kansas for the lie is often read where the truth never reaches.—Pennsyittnian. THE WZATER'S TERRITORIES: —A whole brood - of incipient States, on the Western I frontier, are approaching maturity, and seve ral will .be clam:lrons during the present ses sion of Conwrefs for admission into the Union. The noise of preparation is heard where the surf of the Padific breaks on the shore, and nothing but the watery wastes there interpo sed can finally and effectually cheek the Westward courre of the Empir9. Should Kansas, Oregon and Minnesota secure admis sion this Winter, the nutilbor of States in the confederacy will be increased to thirty-f .ur. and more than five-hundred thousand square miles of Territory be added to tlikr now em braced in the Union, or an area equal to ele ven States like New York, or sixty Ont. like Ist..r.a.termsetts.- When these -hall-be followed by territories already existing, (comprising 1,300,000 square miles) and by such as may be formed from divisions of California and Texas, forty-five stars will emblazon the fllg of the great American Republic. The superficial area of tho new Territories is thus represented : SENATE, Jan. 6 Kansas Territory, Minnesota " Oregon. " Washington" Utah 11 New Mexico" Nehmka " Messil la " Indian '" Square miles, Tui DzmucaAnd CITY Convention of Pittsburg meet in thit city on the 2d ult., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Assembly, to fill the 'vacancy caused by the death of J. ILBAc4lmuss, and also to chose seven delegates to the State Conven tion, which meets at Harrisburg, on the 4th of March. Captain DAVID CAMPBELL was choosen as Chairman. J&MES SALISBURY was nominated as a candidate for the Legislature, and the delegates to the 4th of March Con vention were instructed to sustain Major DA VID LYNCH as a candidate for Canal Commis sioner. JquN - - C. DUNN, EN., Chairman of -the Committee on Resolutions, then reported the following, which were adopted unani mously : Resolved. That the administration of Pre sident Buchanan has, thus far, met the high est expectation of the Democracy of Allegh eny county; we confidently rely upon his character, experience and integrity, which led us to victory in 1856, for an holiest and faithful administration of our national affairs, and for a fair and an impartial settlement of all public questions entrusted to his care. Resolved, That thi election of Wm. F. Packer to the gubernatorial chair of Penn sylvania, was a signal and triumphant con k damnation ofsectional fanaticism, represented by his opponent, and we entertain the - san guine hope that his administration will be distinguished for wisdom and economy wor thy of the purest day of oar Commonwealth. AM ATTEMPT TO SUOOT A BRIDEGROOM.- A desperate attempt to shoot a bridegroom was witnessed in the railroad cars at Fair mount, Va., on Thursday week. Mr. Sand-' ford B. Hall, of that place, married a wife at Cumberland, took a brida l to Wheeling, and returned home with hi wife on Thursday, As the train stopped at Fairmount, a widow lady, Mrs. Boggess, (to whom Hall has paid his addresses, and, report says, he was enga ged,) approached him, armed with a revolver in each hand, avowing a determination to shoot him down at his wife's side ! The by standers interfered, by persuasion and main. force, and Hall, thinking he could.be put to a better use, escaped, while his frightened bride was duly taken care of. The widow, it is . said, still goes armed. Is there not danger that marrying men of ordinary nerve will be afraid of her ! Tits LHGVILATURIC ot Minnesota has, fixed the term of Mr. Rica in the United States Senate at four years, and Mr. Sntems at two. The same body has decided that of-three De mocrats declared to have a majority of votes as Members of Congress, Messrs. Pastys and CAVANAUGH shall have the two seat's which belong to the .new State. Against this Mr. Beaus, the, third elected candidate, hiving had more votes than - P11111:PB lad CAVANAUGH, decidecly objects. Hi will brin . g'the wilier before the amts. of Repreleatieres. About the most useful thing that any: per ion in business, tan have in these: times;.is a toirect an& reliable Counterfeit Detector and, Batik Note Lists ,This want is now to be supplied. Messrs. T. B. lietersons d. Brothers_ have just commenced the publication ot"Pe terson's Philadelphia Counterfeit- Detector and Bank Note List A--a monthly quarto pub lication which contains all the information that can be obtained in regard to all Coun terfeits, Broken Banks, and the rotes of dis count on all the Bank Notes of the e..untry. Messrs. Drexel de Co., the well known Bankers - and brokers, of this city, will supervise it and make the corrections io each number of the list, that it may Le ptrferfectly relied on,: while the well known house of E. W. Clark dr Co., Commbilion, Stock and Exchange Bro kers, will correct the Stock List. Not being' intended to subserve the purpose of any bank ing house, as most of the Detectors do, it will be a useful And reliable publication to the whole . business community, and we would ad vise all our readers to remit the price of one year's subscription to the publisher at once for it. The price is but $1 a year. To Clubs, Four copies,for $3; or Ten copies for $7-; or Twenty-five copies far $l5. Address ail Or dere to Ts B. PETERSON & BROTHERS, 300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. . HOARDING:NOW is the time when . gold dollars are bid io old stockings. Now is the• tittle:4'lton sixpences are tucked away in snub insed teapots. Now money is laid_-away in 'cupboards, for mice to nibble ; thrust into corners, for thieves to rummage; carried in wallets; for pickpockets to grab at ; hid be hind the wood work, for the next generation to find, and buried in the ground, to be lost and forgotten. Now men rush frantic to draw cash out of safe places and put it into unsafe ones. Now poor families lose fire per cent, for the purpose of having their savings where they will keep them awake of nights.- Now farmers hang up deposits in pouches behind ' the-door, bousewifes sew up gold pieces in their skirts, and travelers weigh themselves down with body belts of Coin. Now the un profitable servant who hid his talent in a napkin is cannonized into- a bright and shin ing scriptural example, while those who " put their money to the exchanges," are looked suspiciously upon, as rash speculators in Jew , ish fancy stocks. Now alhnoney is distrus tei but such as can be heard to chitik. Now men privily put all their Gash under lcok and key, and publicly lament that it has ceased to circulate. Now men with well-filled pockets refuse either to pay. their debts or forgive their debtors. Now the butcher must wait,- and the baker must go unpaid, and the- printer must be put off for the nineteenth time. The era of hoarding haslcome around again, with 'all its blind, unreasoning fears, and all ifs self imposed curses of poverty, idleness, dis trust and decay. Square Miles • - . 136.000 . . . . 141,000 . . . . . 227,000 . . . . 113,600 . . . . 187,000 . . . 210,000 . • . . 528.000 . . . 78,000 .. . . 187,000 . . . . 1,807,000 A Ni* t'saanterf el t Detectors DEPUTY SECRETARY OF TUE COMMONWEALTH. —The announcement that Henry L. Damp. teach Esq., has accepted the appointment of Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, ten dered him by the Governor elect, is received with pleasure,hy all who are familiar with the' worth of that gentleman. He will lend much strength to the new; administration. As the head of the School Department, during the administration of Governor Bigler, he con tributed a great degree by his energy and talent to place the Common Schools of Penn sylvania upon a firm and secure basis and to elevate the general standard of education.— His general intelligence and familiarity with all the departments of our Sate Government, fit him in an. eminent degree for the responsi ble po,ition to which he has been called.— Governor PACKER has already by .his selection of 11 yrHeinter for Secretary; and Mr. Dieffcn baA as Deputy 'ectletary of the Common• werile._shown so high an appr«eiation of per s.mit . viMith, that we can already promise a safe, honorable, and sttece4ful administra tion.—Putriot and Union. TUE AMA Tt' UTAH—It may he a matter of . .oine inteseßt to our readers to know some thing of the comparative extent of that Terri tory of the United States, whose chief officer is bidding defiance to our government. Ac cording to Cotton, the area of Utah is 269, 170 squre miles. •To engineers, and a few others. this will give a just idea of its vast ex: tent, hut the. Majority of people will form a better estimate by being told that it is as -large as the whole of the New England Sta fes, .New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Tennes see. Or to compare it with European coun tries, it is equal in extent to Great Britain and Deland:Switzerland, Prussia and Den mark, with the Islands - of Guernsey,' Jersey and Man, and the lonian Islands added. SHOCKINO.—Iu Cincinnati, thirteen of the young .lady teachers in the public schools, as appears from the report of avery special corn mitre appointed to examine minutely. into the mysteries of the interesting subject, have lately, resigned in consequence of approaching matrimonial alliances. Rica to CALAramvu.--,-Ifeasures are taken in Stockton, California, to test the Cultivation of rice on swamp and overflowed lands,through the employment of Chinamen. Little doubt is entertained as to the success of the even- SO" When the Royal Baby of Spain was born, its enraptured papa, putting him upon a golden platter, passed him around the room for the inspection of the assemble courtiers, liken delieati morsel they might look at but might- not eat. tar Jack did you carry that umbrella home that• L , borrowed yesterday I- Jack—No, father, you often told Me to lay up something for a rainy day,aud as I thought it would rain before long I have laid it up. ta-The man - who caught a- glance from the eye of beauty says that it slipped through his fingers and went right through his heart, inflicting a dangerous wound. :if A thief broke out of jail'the other day, but being captured told tho constable he might have escaped, but he had conscientious scruples . about traveling on Sunday. .. jar Young linen who would [prosper in love eifould woo gently. It is tot fashionable for young ladies-to take 'ardent spirits. 'The papers ism that the lilionisßiver has lowered a foot. When it lowers the other (oat, we suppose it will cease to run. Itle A young lady who was. urged so study French, replied that she thought one tongue-sufficient for any woman. Cam. General Jackson once told a man who came to him to complain of hard tinies,."gO borne and talk lessand work More.". , Moir To Da.X. l trm. 7 —The Freemasons of Nei' tor.k, PlOpois, !Ai erect. a monument in honor of Dr. 'lf.acke—a •inow-peak of im mense height--iit the park of the Cooper In stitute, to be of white marbV. of irregular shape, with four. tables in the t use,. appropri ately inscribed. Fir - Punch asserts i arts that t rOquirea AD oar. Iratart "now-a-daya for A mon to get round' his wife, • SAGACITY . 01F.T1113 REAL—Several anecdo tee whie c h were related fu me dby our guide, concerning the habits of the bar, *cold se em to, entitle him to a higher r position in the scale of animal instinct and! sagacity 'th an that of almost any other litadruped. For instance, be say that before tasking his bed to lie down, the animal invariably goes several litinderd prat with -the wind'; at a distance from his track, he must approach with the wind ; and with the bens 'kean sense of smell, he is almost certain to ; be made aware of his presence, and has time to escai htfore be is himself seen. • He Ak e swes that when pursued, the bea r sometimes takes refuge-in caves in the earth or rocks, where the hunter . often endeavo rs by mating a smoke at the entrrince,. to force him out; but it not in/frequently - haples s that, instead of coining ont when the smoke become; too oppressive, he very deliberately • dvances to the tire, and with his forefeet 'eats upon it till it is extinguished; then re. treats into the cave. This, he assured we. he bad oft - en seen. Although ,these statements would seem to endow Bruin with something more than mere animal instinct, and,evinee a conception of the connection between cause and'effect, yet another anecdote- Aieb, was - related to me would go to prove this curious quadruped one of the most stupid fellows io the brute creation. My informant Says that when the bear can- not he driven out of the cave by smoke, it Sometimes becomes necessary for the hunter to take his ride, and with a torch to enter the, cavern in search of him. One would suppos this a very hazardous undertaking, and that the animal would soon eject the presumptous intruder; but, on the contrary, as soon as he sees the light, approaching, be sits upright on his haunches, and 'with his fore paws cor ers his face and eyes, and, remains in this po sition until the light is removed. Thus the bunter is enabled to , approach as close as he desires, without danger, and taking deadly aim with bis rifle, poor Bruin is slain. These facts have been stated - to me by three differ ent Indians, in whose veracity I have much 'confidence, and I have no doubt are strictly true.—Captain Narey's Expedition. Trial Last—San. Term, Mg. FIRRT WEEK Witrd vs. Griswould, Lath. S. Dia. va. Lenox S. Di,. BECOND WEEK.. Smith vs. Wilbure, el al., Taylor vs. Connor, Shiffer vs. Hollister, Burritt vs. Curtis, Fraser vs. Mitchell, • Gavitt .vs. Dennis„ GrOw & Bro's vs; Case, Tyler. vs. Fowler, Bennett vs._ Hollister, Bennett vs. Barnes, • Westfall vs. Fritcliley, , • Coninelth vs. Hickey, O'Laugblin vs. Thompson, Ns. Bennett. vs. Carmalt, Moms, "vs. . Skinner, vs. Pope, Brackney vs. Gaige, Newcomb vs. - N. Y. &. E. R. R. Co; Welk ve. Bennett, • Green vs: Brom.on, Wilbur vs. Hollister, Williamson vs. Pratt, Dewers vs. Dunmore, Drinker vs. Whitney, • Burch vs. Bur c h, Weeks vs. Holman, Nivel . vs. Reatden, Cumml'th vs. Irnicknev. Jury List To serve at January Sessions, 1858 GRAND JI:tiORS Ararat—LJame.; Btu hne2l. Ar.olaeon— Peter t_liff”rd. Bridoi.w »ter—Joshua Boyd, dc's. Jameson, Edwin Si one. Clifford—John Gore. Dimook.,:—S. Tyler. Franklin—Harry Smith, Edwin Summers. Gibson—Albert - Barnes. Harford—Alonzo Abel, Jacob Clark, Lo• ring Gate.. Libqty—B. Jones. Middl..town—J. S. Davis, J L. Ross. • Montrose—M. S. Wikon. - New Milford—H. C. Baker, Norman Ting ley. . Springville—Albert Beardsley, 0. B. Me•- krix. Rush—Abi-ha W. Gray. SuN'a—Tho'm Carr. Silver Lake—Perry Gaige TRAVERSE JURORS Those marked with a star (*) seeoud week Auburn—E. S. Coggswell, D. 0. Cooley,* E. H. Lyman.* "Ararat—Wm Carpenter.* Bridgewater.—G. Allen, D. F. Austin,* M. Mott,*ll.Moore,* M. M. Mott,* B. McKenzie,* R. Wells.* Brooklyn—q-. Chapman, G. W. 'Ely, IL T. Ashley,* C. Oakley,* Amos Tewksbury,* D. M. Yeomans.* Clifford—J. C. Decker, Aa r on Ifanter, Joel Stevens, R. Burn tt.*. Choconut—J. Stanley. • • Dimock—G. Stevens, J. Kellogg,* M. Ting _ Irsy.* DundaEL—Thos. Arnold.* Forest Lake—M. Birch:lrd, J. Brown, T Meehan. • • Franklin—D. Davis. Gt.'Bend—G. W. Brown, P. Decker, M. Gilman, P: W. Messick, W. Smith. Gibson—J. Denny. Harmony—B. Comfort, J. Taylor. Harford—L. T. Farrar, M. Oakley, N. Brainard.* - Herrick,-Henry Lycn, 'Churchill,* J. Miller.* • Jackson--T Butterfield, J. Mann,* A. Page.* -Jessup—L. Smith. Lenox—C. Harding. -Likerty—J. Webster,.l. Comstock,* A. A. Fish.* A. Truesdell. - - Lathrop--E. Lord.* Montrose—C. Dunn, IL J. Webb, W: B. Deans • J. P. W. Riley.* Mid:.iletown—E. James. New Milford—W: !boding, W. T. Mdiley, J. Brandin.* • Oakland-;-C. Beebe. Huen, I. Hancock, A. Lung, A. Picket, R. Shoemaker„ N. Hillis,* Wm. Sher wood.* Su 'a—L. T. Clark, E. O. Wilson, R.-Wal lace, H. Hall. * A. J. §eymour.* . S. Lake—M. Gaige, Jr., 11. Hill, E. Hoag, B. 8. Giejgo.*' - - Springville—D. She!den, IL P. Loomis,* 5. Quick.* Thomson-4. Vanhorn, T.. Whitney.* Akmociatinn of Uni. versalimuk will• hold a conferenev at Cliff4d Cur', Wedgezday and Thursday, Jan: 206.214. liwittre.•:•ti meeting of the Snag's Co. Ag ricoltnial Society"will be held at the COURT HOUSE in - Montrose, on Toradsy evening, the 2d Week of •fan: Court* - The annual election-of officers for the ensuing year will then - hike place. The reports 'on - grain crepe &a:, should also by presented at that time. Wm J. TURRELL; S. Jan. 11, 1858.
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