2 tal)c Scffcvsoninn. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1804, WHIG STATE TICKET. . FOR GOVERNOR. ?as FoIIocii, of Northumberland. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. fcoorge Darslc, of Allegheny. FOR JUDGE OF THE SLTREME COURT. Daniel 31, Smvscre of Monliiomerv Extraordinary Pistol-Shooting. The great match and bet of one thous ami dollars to eight huudrcd, says the New Orleans 1'icayiac, has at last been decided, Mr. Travis winning the money upon the first shot. A small orange was placed upon the head of a man, and Tra vis stationed at a distance of 36 feet. At the first fire the orange was hit, half the bullet going through, Rather dangerous t-port for the chap upon whose noddle the .. range was placed. The Conspiracy Case at EastoR,--Senteiicc of the Conspirators. )n Thursday last the Jury, in this r:itt rendered a verdict of guilty against tl whole party, viz : Dr. Ciiulaud C. 1 i- Id, Dr. Daniel Lachcnour, Aaron S. K-i-h, and James Stevenson. An effort was mado to obtain a new trial; but this fvl. d. The Court sentenced the convict? follows : h. iniel Lachenour to pay a fine of and to undergo an imprisonment three months in the county iail. Dr. C. C. Field to pay a fine of $2000, ..nJ undergo an imprisonment of one v nr at hard labor in the Eastern Pcni t i.tijry. Aaron S. Decb'to pay a fine of 1000, uiJ to undergo six imprisonment of one r at bard lafcor in the Eastern Pcni- i. tiary. Meeiieon, wjio pleaded guilty, wa? - :t lued to pay a fine of 1, and undev- au ityprisoniiscut of one year at bard tab'tr in the Eastern Peuitcutiar. Al'ttr sentence, Decii, in the most i iu ii umnnenj declared bis entire iu- I.UtfliCC. ; 'i bus has endfed this extraordinary iri J, which has listed a number of weeks. caused a dcp leehng in this, com -i.Mititv. Singular Phenomenon. The Allentowu JJemcral says thatdur- ii's? a thunder storm last Thursday, the , atmosphere was filled with 1 njiimaleulro, from the size of myriad )f a pinV L' ad. to the length of an eighth of an iTiClj. The office window was nearly dar- .'i with them, and they are said to lie weevil of white lice, Avbich destroy i. Ac lit Ids of grain before they arc l Jvl. COMMUNICATED. Li.-inuBg that the .School Directors o; x .. 'ouuiy, are to meet at the Court li ii-e, in this Borough, on the 1st Mou ciy in June, to appoint a superintendent District Schools, I wish to make a w .-uggestious in regard to that appoiut luc! t. In other States where this office s been tried, it has proved of vast im- rtuuee, having far more than paid the "t of the superintendent; but the ad v n.tage arising, chiefly depends upon the -rou appointed. Too much care cau t. Jt be exercised in the selection of a com i t-.nt person to fill the office.. I thcre i "ic beg leave to offer the name of Lew-i- Vail, of our Borough, whose talents i .uiuttitly fita him to fill the office, and ui whom the greatest confidence can be placed. No better selection can possibly 1 !"ade. MONROE. ! Great Flood in Connecticut Eiver. The recent great flood in the Connecti cut Valley has been unparallelled. Tin nvtr was at its greatest height on Mon wa, lbt of May, being then twenty-eight 1. i t ten and a half inches above low wa ter mark, and more than twenty inches Lijier than was ever before known. The Haitford papers contain a table of the rtlativo heights of the Connecticut floods him-e the year 1GU2, and the result is that the waters of this flood were more than twenty inches higher than the famous Jefferson flood of 1801, and about thirty one inches higher than the disastrous flood of The damages by this flood have probably been over a millou of dollars. 'fin Possible. The N. York Day Booh in au article on the acquittal of xMat. Ward supposes that "if these culprits should now go to Mrs. Butler's house and cut uer throat, tear the infaut from her arms and dash its head against the hearth-stone as other savages have done, a Kentucky jury would count it a youthful indiscre tion, and say they were provoked to it by something Mrs. Butler had s'i Matt. Ward in Indiana. The murderer of Professor Butler ac companied by his wife, after esca ping from the Louisville mob, went to Can nel to i), Indiaua; but the people there requested him to leave the town, and he left. Public meetings had been held in various towns iu Kentucky, expressing the most violent indignation against the law- ycrs, ami the Court .and Jury who re leased the notorious murderer. J he Lou isville Courier says: "We are informed on unquestionable authority tthat four of of the perjured scoundrels that composed the Ward Jury were seen some time since playing cards for money on the Sabbath day with a negro! It is no wonder that such material could be so easily purchas ed. The public will soon be made famil iar with the previous history and charac ter of the Hardin County Jury." 4 SFevv License Law. The following was passed at the last Session of the Legislature, and is now the law : An Act for the better regulation of the Vending of Spirituous Malt liquors. Section I. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania iu Gen eral Assembly met. and it is hereby ou aeted by the authority of the same, That from after the passage of this act, no person or persons shall sell or expose to sale an beer, ale, porter, or other malt liquors, without a license for that purpose, first had and obtained from the Court of Quarter Sessions uf the proper county iu the same way, and subject to the same rules and regulations as regards the li censing and keeping of said beer houses, aud the payment of the license fees to this Commonwealth, as are now applied by law to the keepers of licensed inns and taverns. Sec. 2. That from and after the pas sage of this act, no license shall be gran ted by the Treasurer of any county, to any person or persons, to cll spirituous liquors by the quart or otherwise, within the said county, unless the person or per sons applying for such license shall be re tailers of foreign and domestic goods, wares and merchandize, other than spir ituous liquors, entitled to be classed c qual with the fourteeth class, and have been thus regularly classed by the ap praiser of mercantile taxes. Sec. That any person or perrons vending spirituous or malt liquors in any county, without a license for that purpose, first had and obtained, according to the provisions hereinbefore provided, and any person or persons violating the pro visions of this act, shall be subject to the same penalties that are now, by law, pro vided against the keepers of unlicensed tippling houses : Provided, that this act shall uot be so construed to apply to the brewers of malt liquors, or the manufac turers or rectifiers of spirituous liquors for wholesale purposes : Provided that the applicant for license under this act, shall not be required to give notice thereof, by adverti-ing in the newspapers of the proper county, and said Courts shall have power to grant said licenses at any term at which petitions may be presented And Provided, that nothing in this case contained shall change the classification? of venders of spirituous aud irfalt liquor? in the citT and county of Philadelphia, or reduce the amount of license fees thereof. Mr. Pollock at Home. The editor of the Milton Democrat, a ware of Mr. Pollock's well deserved pop ularity at home, is fearf.il that he will re ceive a too liberal support from the Dem ocrats of Northumberland count-. He therefore calls upon th? faithful to stand firm, and not permit their feelings of per sonal friendship for Zur. Poll ock to lead them from the Democratic fold : "TheCojIIng Election. We have, thus far, refrained from saying anything more than to express our decide-d ap proval of the nomination made by the late Democratic Convention. The time, however, has arrived when it becomes ne cessnr' to call the attention of the party in this particular locality to the import ance of coneentracted action. This being the home of the highly respectable candi date of the Whig party, it becomes the more important that we should call the attention of the Democracy to the neces sity of maintaining the principles of the party. Candor compels us to say that Judg-e Pollock has great personal popu larity, and that his private character is without reproach; but all this forms no reason why he should be elected by the am ot Democratic votern, whose prmci pies are at variance with Ins. it must be recollected that Judge Pollock is not now the local candidate of his neighbors for a seat in the Legislature or in tho Congress of the Uuited States where he ivould be but their representa tive in local matters, but las jmrty asjnrcs. tJirongh. his jjcrsouid 2opularit?j, to the con trol o) the ojjtars of Democratic rennsyl vam'a This is the main object with the n'lug parly, and let Mr.,Pollock be elec ted, and we may boast of the high char ter of our neighbor who has been eleva ted to the Executive Chair, but at the same time we will be compelled to de plore the destruction of our party and the sacnlice ot our principles: "In the above, we have endeavored to place the coming election fairly before the Democracy of this Democratic county, without any desire to do injustice to Judge Pollock, a gentleman for whom we have every kind feeling, but duty to our party, and a sincere wish to sec its principles continued to triumph through out the State, leaves us no other course.' J he above proves conclusively that Jir. rollock is as popular at home as any honest man could desire, and considera bly moi o so than suits the purposes of the Loco Poeo party. Jfovenientof Matt. Ward. "Wo havo already noticed the arrival of Matt. Ward and brother at Cannelton, Lid. They had been in the town but a short time before, as we learn from the Uawesville Eagle, a committee of citizens waited upon them and desired them to leave the place. Thereupon they went to Judge Huntingdon's, some distance in the country, and afterwards took passage on the Eclipse for Arkansas. When the steamer reached Henderson a large crowd collected on the wharf, and ordered the captain to be off with his boat and cargo. Complimentary Meeiirg;. A large and respectable meeting of the friends of Geo. W. Scranton, convened at the Wyoming House in Scranton, on Tues day evening, May 9, 1854. The meeting .was called to order by D. Dottcrer, Esq., and upon his motion, Dr. ANDREW BEDPOPiD, of Luzerne, was appointed President. The following gentlemen were appointed Vice Presidents, viz: Davis 11. Dottcrer, of Luzerne. Samuel Benedict, Thomas Smith, Charles Denison, Rev. J. D. Mitchell, Warren J. Woodward, Simon Jones, Frederick Sallade, B. Necdham, Ilcm'3T Bepp, Jacob Lehman, Peter Carlieg, Charles Bennett, . John F. Davis, Hon. Wm. Jessup. of Susquehanna. (Jon. E. Phinney, " Col. C. F. Welles, of Bradford. E. L. TIamcrsly, of Monroe. On motion, Benj. II. Throop, Wm. N. Jcnks, F. J. Leavenworth, and C. E. La throp, were appointed Secretaries. On motion, the Chairman appointed the following gentlemon a Committee to pre pare Resolutions, for the consideration of the meeting, viz: 11. W. Nicholson, of Luzerne. Edwin McNeil, M. W. Scott, J. J. Albright, Samuel Sherrerd, Charles Swift, II. L. Marvino Eugene Henry, Joel Amsden, D. K. Kressler, G. B. Nichosou, Joseph Chase, Wm. H. Piatt, Charles F. Mattes, Norman Phelps, J. C. Burcess, John W. Moore, W. W. Mannes, Sanford Grant, O. L. llallstcad, A. B. Fuller, John Nincehclsei'j John Grier, Thomas P. Kinso, .( ( tt ( .-( ( u it t: tr ti it it u if tt u it .( tt ( a Nathaniel Cottnil, " G. II. Coursen, of New York. Moses L. No'es, of Wyoming. John S. Sherrerd, of Mercer, M. Meylert, of Sullivan, who reported the following: The object of this meeting, as briefly stated iu the call, is to enable the friends of Col. Geonre W. Scranton, in this pub lie manner, to express their sentiments or regaru for nun, and their heartfelt re gret that, on account of ill health, he has been induced' to tender his resignation as General Agent of The Del. Lack'a. & W. R. R. Co. It seems appropriate upon such occasion, to take a brief retrospect or the years, and their changes, in thi community, since the subject of this gath ering became our neighbor and fellow cit izen: especially when it is remembered that many of those changes have been wrought by his skilful hand and indomit able enterprise. Fifteen years ago a period within the memory of all present this beautiful valley, and the surround ing country, bore no marks of improve ment or developement, except in Agri culture a region, rich beyond even our present faith or knowledge, in all the re sources which encourage production, cre ate wealth, and constitute happiness a mong the people; and with scarce a sin gle stone upturned to reveal its treasures The spot now occupied by this thriving aud busy town, was a few years before the home of a single individual, surround ed by the rude improvements of revolu tionary times, the old mills and dwel lings yet standing as monumental relic; of the early settlement of this region. u lttnn tue tnteen years past, Gol. Geo W. Scranton, with several well known as sociates, came into this valley purchased the old estate ot Ji.bcuezer blocum, am commenced the investment of their pri vate means in the iron business, which we now behold, far advanced, if not fore most, among similar enterprises in this Union. About five years since, the time having arrived when, tnrough much pecuniary embarrassment ana individual hardship the success of that enterprise had become a used tact: a conception of greater mag nitude, and bolder character was formed, to connect our valley with the business world, by railroad communication. It would be superfluous to repeat the local history ot the past five years to relate the operations of the present or predict the destiny ot tins region, in the luture. A distinguished statesman, addressing the people on Bunker Hill, pointed to the towering monument and said, "There stands the orator ot the day." The sue cess of the conception which has made tho "'rough places smooth," connecting us daily with the seaboard and great lakes is only surpassed by the impulse and energy, which are last completing the chain that shall bind us to New York and bring intimately and fully into our pos session, advantageous of trade and inter course, a thousand fold beyond the most sanguine prospects of a few short years a go Fellow cilizeus: These vast improve ments are the silent but most emphatic Orator of this occasion. I As a community, we owe the inception aud prosecution of these enterprises, great ly, to the foresight, judgement, and per sonal intlucnee or Uolonel George W. Scranton. But it is not alone as the projector and pioneer of great public improvements, that we desire to regard that gentleman. rossessmg dignity without ostentation benevolence without pretention: tho no bility of a good heart with an unswerving firmness of character and the ability and power to command with meekness and discretion, he has earned as a citizen the most profound respect we can bestow u- pon private worth. Yet scarcely past middle age? aud interrupted in a career of distinguished usefulness by tho hand of disease thus breaking off the official re lation which many of us have sustained towards him, our regret is only allevia ted by the prospect that his health will be entirely restored, and that he may yet enjoy, in comparative retirement from cares, the rewards of past toil, among his neighbors and friends: Therefore. licsolved, That we have learned with sincere regret that Col. G. W. Scranton, Geneial Agent of the D. L. & W. R. R. Co., has on account of protracted ill health resigned that office; which for more than four years past, he has filled with great credit to himself, profit to the Company, and to the satisfaction of the entire pub lic. licsolvcd, That it is the unfeigned desire of this meeting that he may be restored fully to health, and return to his home, long to-be useful and happy, as a neigh bor and fellow citizen. Resolved, That the 'proceedings of this meeting be forwarded to him, and pub lished in "The Lackawanna Herald," and copies furnished to all newspapers of Lu zerne, Wyoming, Susquehanna, and Mon roe counties, for the same purpose. The adoption of the preamble and res olutions was moved by Judge Jessup, of Susquehanna, in a speech full of interest & eloquence. Our space prevents more than a passing allusion to his remarks. He distinguished this social and spontaneous assemblage, from the conventions and meetings usually gathered for some po litical and selfish end: by the voluntary character and object of our meeting and then proceeded very ably to state theJiis tory of the Coal Trade, and to discuss and predict the enormons results to flow there from, to enrich and populate the'vallies of Wyoming and Lackawanna. That the project of the double outlet from these vallies for the developement of the An thracite Coal, east and west, was a pro ject of practical promise, in the sagacious judgment and foresight of George W. Scranton: and that to his personal la bors in the great work of carrying into operation what had hitherto existed in mere theory, we must attribute tho suc cess of an enterprise, whose future influ ence upon-the interests, happiness and wealth of our people cannot now be fore told. Alluding briefly and feelingly to the impaired condition of his heath, am: adverting to those characteristics which adorn the life of Col. Scranton, as a citi zen, a Christian, and gentleman, the speaker concluded amidst the cheers oJ. the audience; and the motion was carried bv acclamation. The following communications had been received by the Committee of Arrange ments, and were presented to the meeting and read, viz: Office of the 0. & S. R. R. Co., Ithaca, May 4, 1854. Messrs. McNeil, Albright & Dotterer, I have noticed in a late number of " The Lackawana Herald," a cal" signed by you, for a meeting to devise measures to express in some suitable and public manner, the respect all who have known him, entertain towards our mutual friend, G. W. Scranton. I cannot attend that meeting, but I desire to unite in any testimonial that may be deemed proper; and I trust I may not be considered an outsider in this matter. Although Mr. Scranton was with us but a short time, he is known, loved and rospected here, as much as the oldest and best citizen we havo. As a-citizen of Ithaca, and having been engaged on this road under him as President, 1 would con sider it a great privilege to unite with you in the proposed testimonial. Yours Respectfully, WM. R. HUMPHREY. Bingiiamtox, May 9, 1854. Gentlemen, Iliad intended to be pres ent at the Wyoming House, Scranton, this evening, to unite with the friends of Col. Scranton, in their " expression of person al esteem for that gentleman, and their high appreciation of his services as an of ficer" late General Agent of the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Compauy. 1 regret that my engagements at home are such as to prevent my being presen on the occasion of your meeting. I can assure you no one has a higher opinion ot the talents and energy of character o it.i ii il If T rr inui guuucman, man myseu. loiter you a sentiment : Many, very many towns in our country, have been named after their distinguished founders; but none more appropriately than Scranton. Yours Respectfully, WM. H. WATERMAN. Messrs. McNeil, Dotterer & Albright. Whereupon, the meeting adjourned. (Signed by the Officers.) The Ward Trial. Cincinanti, May 4 Hon. John J. Crittenden is suffering severely in public estimation in consequence of his volun teering to defend the Wards on their re cent trial. A public meeting in Madi sou, Indianna, yesterday, passed the fol lowing resolution, with only two dissent ing votes. Resolved. That this meeting renucst the Board of Directors of tho Jefferson county Agricultural Fair, to withdraw their invitation to Gov. Crittenden to de liver the address of the next annual fair of Jefferson county the action of Gov. Crittenden in the Ward case he having volunteered his services and prostituted his great talents in an unworthy cause, viz: "The over-riding of public justice' which has oceured since tho invitation was given, is deemed a sufficient excuse if one is necessary, for this public withdraw al of that invitation." The Kentucky papers are filled with tho proceedings of public meetings held n that State, by every one of which Mr. Crittenden was denounced and rcnuestod to resign his seat in the United States Senate. The Ward family have left Louisville and the whereabouts of the murderer is unknown. Foreign News. AEEIVAL 03? THE ATLANTIC. Ne-v York, May 15. The U. S. M. Steamer Atlantic, Capt. West, which left Liverpool on the 3d ins't. arrived at this port at one o'clock to-day a capital passage, considering the un favorable weather. The Atlantic brings us advices from all parts of Europe three days later than were received by the Canada. We give its more important points below. A dreadful catastrophe had occurred in the English Channel. At 2 o'clock on the morning of April 28th, the American bark Uesper, Capt. Jones, Charleston, S. C. for Antwerp, came in collision with the Bremen barJ Favorite, Capt. Hoegemcn, from Bremen for Baltimore, with ISO passengers. The Favorite was struck on the starbird bow, cut down to the wa ters edee, and foremast carried away. The captain, mate, and four seamen of the bavonte cot on board of the Hcsper during the collision, and tho remainder of the crew are thought to have taken to the boat, but have not since been heard of. At daybreak nothing was seen of the bark, which no doubt sunk immediately with all on board. The collision occurred at the Start. James Montgomery, the poet, died at his residence, the Mount, Sheffield, April 30b. t, aged 82. We havo to announce that a portion of the allied fleet has actually bombarded Odessa. An account of the bombardment is officially promulgated at Vienna, whence it has been telegraphed to the brencb and British press. It seems, however, but a half measure after all, but perhaps the accounts yet to arrive by mail may show- it in a more satisfactory light. It may be remembered that on the 6th ult. the British steamer Furious was sent with a flag of truce to Odessa to brinr off the British ex-Consul and some seven ty British subjects. The Russians re fused to permit the steamer to enter the harbor, and, on her persisting, fired six or seven shots from the walls, aud sent out some shins to chase her. On the morning of the 23J nine steam ers of the allied fleet took up a position beforo the forts that commanded the en trance to the harbor, and immediately commenced to throw bombs and rockets upon the forts and the city. One statement says that the bombard meut was over in two hours; another that it continued inccsantly for ten hours, and only closed with the night.. The Russian telegraphic account is suf ficient, it is in these terms: " The Eng lish and French Admirals demand the surrender of the Russian ships in the port of Odessa. An attempt to land 1,800 men failed The bombardment has produced no ef fect ! This being refused, bombardment be gan from eighteen ships. A small par ot the city was destroyed. The British fleet had been further re in forced, and was awaiting the arrival o the French squadron. Until the latter arrives, a British force will cruise off the Gulfs of Finland aud Bothnia. On the 21st, 19 British ships were an chored before fetockolm. Admiral Na pier arrived on the 24th, and on the 25tl had an audience with King Oscar. He returned to the fleet the same day It was fully expected that the Russians would undertake important operations a gainst Rustchunk, Nicopolis and Rassova No fears were entertained of the ability ot Umer Pacha to maintain himself unti the allies arrive. Tho Turks from Kal afat have already occupied Muglavit Gunia, Poiana and Palecti, and were ex pected to reach Krajova on April 28tl or Lth. j. he llussians on the 24th evac uated their hospitals and magazines at Krajova; Gen. Liprandi, with the division under his command, was expected there on the oth, and would leave on tho 27th The evacuation of Little Wallacbia by the Russians is complete, and was skill fully performed, the retreat being covered by a succession of unimportant, yet bar harrissing attacks upon the Turkish po sitions. The important position of Silistria is closely invested, but a telegraphic dis patch of date 26th, says that, to date, the tortress had suilered no damage. Accounts from Bucharest, April 19th, l !i rfl'l' , -ii i . uiL'uiiou main Loinstraj nau heen hard pressed since the 14th, and would ere then have fallen but for the determined valor of its defenders, who express them selves able to hold out until aid shall ar rive. The ford is in the possession of the Russians, as are also the entrenchments at the juncture of the Distra, the Turks t ... ' having retired within the defences. The Russians were expected to assault, on the 1st ot May, with ao.000 men. They have erected seventeen heavy batteries, under cover of which they will cross tho river. Tho passage at Oltenitza is expected at the same time. Greece. Insurgents defeated with a loss of 100 killed, 120 prisoners, 4 guns, and 00 barrels of powder. Sejujs, 28th. The Russians are ma king tremendous preparations for an at tack on Silistria. Liverpool, May 24. Cotton dull Indian Corn 2s.. lower, Flour and Wheat without much change. Dreadful Accident Falling of a Church jduvLy ujuj rurson luneii ana several Injured. Erie, Pa. May 8. Yesterday morning, during the oele- bration of divine service in the Roman Catholic Church in this place, tho "allerv gave way and fell to the floor, crushing many persons, killing one and iuiurin several others beyond recovery. o- Organized. -We learn fronfan Allen- town paper, that the "Good-for-nothing' association is organized in that TWnmrl. w O lhey convene every sunnv fin v. A branch of it has also been organized in Laston, and doing a brisk businn.. 7. high Valley Times, Quantity of Sain in the Late Storm. The Springfield Republican' gives the the precise amount of lain that fell at that place during the storm the last week in April, as indicated by the rain gauges kept at the U. o. Armory. The amount . : i .i . i i.i . was nve iuciics anu sixtcen-hunureatns almost an inch more than has fallen in a- ny storm since the record was kept at that establishment. Only four instances have heretofore oceured since January, 1848, in which there has fallen in this city over three inches of rain during any one storm viz.: 1850, Aug. 2o and 20, 4.18 inches; do. Sept. 2 and 3, 3.4Sinchc?: 1853, Aug: 17 and 18, 3.21 inches; do. Oct. , and 25, 3.13 inches. Tho storm ot last week commenced with thunder showers, settliug down into a regular northeast rain, till Saturday night, when the wind changed to the southeast. At two o'clock P. M., on Thursday the thermometer stood at 80 deg, and at nine P. M. of the same day it stood at 40 deg, thus show ing a sudden and extreme change of 40 deg, in a few hours. The highest attain ed by the present flood at Springfield was from fifteen to seventeen inches high er than the great "Jefferson flood" of 1801. This was about five o'clock on Monday morning, 1st of May, at which, time the water commenced falling, and continued to recede slowly during the day averagiug about one inch an hour. The Enfield Palls Canal has been damaged to the amount of 815,000. The Winding up. The closing scenes of the Pennsylvania Legislature wore funny. In the House, s vote of thanks was tendered the Speaker for the manner in whieh he discharged his duties. Also a voto of thanks to the Clerks. Mr. Manderfield offered a vote of thanks to each member for the arduous and honest manner in which they had discharged their duties. , Mr. Hiesfand (of Lancaster) offered a resolution that the House do take a recess until a quarter before 11 o'clock, this day and that, in the meantime, the members proceed to Brady's Hotel, and take "smile" at the Speaker's expense, Roars of laughter and stamping of feet. Mr. Hicstand moved that the gentle man foom Cheater (supposed to be Mr. Monaghan) have leave to stand on his- head, for opposing the Donegal Bank. Vociferous roars of laughter, Mr. Dunning offered r resolution that the Hall of the House of Representatives be put in mourning for the members who are politically dead, and are not likely to return next .se.-.o;i, Great merriment. The Speaker then delivered his vale dictory. A motion was made to adjourn sine die which was unanimously agreed to. The general impression is that the Act of adjournment was the best Act of tha session. Terrible Steamboat Explosion on the River Delaware. As" the steam tow-boat Pennsylvania was coming down the Delaware, near Eordentown. on Friday evening last, her boiler exploded with a tremendous report and with fatal effect. She had what is called a light tow, consisting of sixteen empty canal boats. The horses and some of the hands belonging this to fleet were on board the steamboat at the time of tho explosion. Seven men were killed and many others badly wounded. Nine hor ses were also scalded to death, aud a tenth leaped overboard and was drowned. The accident is attributed to a flaw in tho iron, which is probably correct, as the boilers were new. This is the most seri ous accident of the kind that has ever ta ken place on the Delaware. A Monster Egg-. Mr. Commissioner Derk, of Jackson township, handed us a common Hen's Egg, last week, measuring 3i inches long, and weighing 3i ounces. Columbia Dcm. This is a tolerable sized Egg, but no more to be compared with a Wyoming Co. Egg, 'than the petty' deposit of au Ethiopian Rantam, 'to the more ponder ous' production of the favorite Shanghai 'of a Roman Emperor.' We were this morning shown an Egg produced by a hen belonging to our energetic and enterpris ing fellow townsman, Mr. Charles Kish paugh, measuring iu its longest circum fcranco S$ inches, and in its shortest 7. in. weighing 43 oz.. (fact.) J his is thri ij vj v ' twenty-fourth of these mammoth eg" layed by this remarkable hen. P. S. We understand she is expect ed to lay a larger one to-morrow. iYL Branch Dcm. Fast Woman. A woman named Mrs. Ilamcrsly, in Lawrence county, N. York. was a few days ago divorced from her husband at half past 7 o'clock and her original name restored, her husband be ing in court and resisting tho application. At 10 o'clock the same day she was mar ried to a Mr. Wikle thus being twice a wife and once single" and legally entitled to bear the names of Mrs. Ilamcrsly Miss Colton, and Mrs. Wikle; all in tho space of half an hour. This woman will pass. On the 12th inst,, by Daniel Jay no, Esq. Mr. Daniel Kennedy, of Slateford. Northampton county, and Miss IIarrteiv Drake, of Stroud township, Monroo Co. JlP The printer was not forgotten by tho happy couple, The cake wo re ceived was excellent. May tho last rays of the setting sun shine on their cycuin lours. On Tuesday morning the 9th inst., by the Rev. Wm. W. Blauvolt. at New Gcr- mantown, N. J. Henry D. Maxwell, Esq. of Easton, Pa., to Miss M. Louisa Hon- eymau, daughter of John Honcvmaii; M. D. of Now Germantown, N. J. In Stroudsburg, on the 9th inst,; Mr. Jacob Doahl, aged 83 years 4' montH 2 days. r
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