with lowered crest and savage, sullen ook, came slowly on, and actually got bis iiead between tbe perpendicular rock and the neck of Gibbon's mule. But the sa picious beast ou which ho was mounted, pressing her haunches hard agaiust the vall, fathered her feet close under her, and turned as upon a pivot. This placed he bull ou the outside (there was room to pass, though no ouc would have thought iO, and he rushed by at the gallop, fol lowed in single file by the rest of the herd. The lieutenant owns that he and his friend "ftlt frightened." On the IStli of June they arrived at the first hacienda, where they saw sugar cane, yucca, pine-apples and plantains. Besides thec, cotton and coffee were soon after found in cultivation. The laborers .rc native Indians, nominally free, but by the customs of the country, pretty closely held in subjection to their employers. Their nominal wages arc half a dollar a dav; but this is paid in articles necessarv for their suppport, which are charged to them at such prices as to keep them al ways in debt. As debtors, the law will enforce the master's claim on them; aud it is almost hopeless for them to dcicrt, for, unless they get some distance off be fore they arc recognized, they will be re turned as debtors to their employers. Freedom under such circumstances is lit tle better than slavery; but it is better for this reason, that it only requires some im provement in the intelligence and habits of the laborers to convert it into a system of free labor worthy of the name. The yucca (cassava root) is a plant of fifteen or twenty feet in height, it is dif ficult to distinguish this plant from the maadioc, which is called "wild yucca," and this, "sweet yucca." This may be eaten raw, but the other is poisonous un til subjected to heat in cooking, and then is perfectly wholesome. The yucca an swers the same purpose in Peru, that the Uiandioc does m Brazil. It is the gener al subhtituc for bread, and roasted or boil ed, is very pleasant to the taste; the In dians also make from it intoxicating drink. Each plant will give from twenty to twenty-five pounds of the eatable root, which grows in clusters, like the potato, and some tubers of which are as long and thick as man's arm. Patent Spark-arrester and Water-heater for locomotives. R. A. Wilder, Esq., Superintendent of the Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven R. R. Co., has taken out a patent for an im jiovemcut, for the above named purposes. It is said to cause a saving of 15 per cent, of fuel. A friend who has thoroughly f xainined it and is also acquainted with its practical operations, describes it as follows: The invention consists of a water cham ber, containing about twenty gallons, very strongly made of boiler plate and st ujed with bolts like the firebox of an en gine, being placed inside a casing made aUo of boiler plate and fastened to the i--p of the smoke box: the water chamber i s placed inside the casing as to admit iLv passage of heated air, sparks, &c, o vt r i very part, thus giving to it the great- t amount of heating surface. The spark ..rrt -ti r is made of fine woven wire, and .ice the casing and water chamber, is in l'. . rm like the hcction of a cone inverted. 'i iiv narrow partis placed around tbe ;. sings of the exhausted pipes, and made i ) Lt closely to them, while the wider part is attached to the straight open pipe 4 nuiug the upper part of the smoke stack. j-re is a pipe leading from the pump to hester, and another from the heater t . the boiler. From this description it -..1 readily be seen that the cold water froai. the tank is forced into the water b amber by the pump, where it is warm 1 1 by the waste heat of the engine to near ly the doiling point, in which state it is vuviyed to the boiler. Every one knows h w i-oon a little cold water will chil boil ing water, and hence can readily under stand the advantages of forcing into a locomotive boiler hot instead of cold wa ff r; and when it is borne in mind that this water is heated by what would oth erwise be a clear loss, its economy can be readily understood. It will also be .ten that in this arrangement the spark a r rioter offers no obstruction to the pass ive of the exhaust steam, which is the t use with every other spark arrester em- j '.oyid. It is adapted to evey kind of fin 3, and has been successfully applied to u n or twelve wood and coal burning en gines on the Mine Hill R. R., during the M'ar past , with no expense for repairs du lins that time. Board of Canal Commissioners. The Democratic Union at Harrisburg gays: "Probably one of the first acts of the Legislature will be tlie dissolution ot the Canal Board. It seems to be a use less appendage to the Public works, even thould they be retained. We have no particular dislike to the present board- Wesscrs. Forsyth and Clover, are proba 1y as good men as could be found to fill the place they occupy. But one man, subject to the orders of the Exccutivo or the Legislature, -would be of more ser vice to the State than the entire board as at preseut organized. When we first broached the subject of abolishing the Canal Board, we were strongly opposed in mauy quarters; but public opinion has changed since and is now nearly unani inous in favor of the measure. If the Legislature acts up to the popular senti mcut, the board will not be in existence tix weeks hence. kh To Executors, Administrators, &c. We think it proper here to copy, for the information of some who violate the law without knowing it, the following laws: Act oj Feb., 1834. "That tho Executors and 'Administra tors of every decedent Bhall, immediate ly after the granting of letters testament nry or .of administration to them, cause notice thereof to be given in one nacsjia jjrt ai or near tJtc pktfc where &pch dc cciyienl rcsjdc$ onae, a. weak ,4uring six huccosjjirc week" &c. " 3fcffcrsoiuau. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1854. Notice. The members of the Stroudsburg Dra matic Association are requested to meet at the office of the Jeffcrsouian, on Friday evening, the 29th inst., at eight o'clock. A full attendence is requested as busi ness of importance will he laid before the meeting. ,,T, C. M. PRICE. December 28, IS54. James U. Walton, Esq., State Senator, left town this morning, in com pany with Col. Henry S. Mott, Canal Commissioner, to attend to thier respec tive callings at Harrisburg. m.h.i - Q A mi ii. Brutal Assault. John Learn and Simon Marsh, while in attendance at a Sheriff sale, in Paradise town ship, on Wednesday, the 20lh inst., was vio lently assaulted, by Daniel J. Ward, an Irish man, armed with a Pick handle. Mr. Marsh, we are sorry to learn, was so brutally beaten that his life was despaired of for several days. The assailant has been lodged in Jail. We were informed yesterday, that Mr. M, was in a fair way of recovering, although he was for several days unable to recognise any one. - .$ ); The Methodist Episcopal Sun day School of this Borough, held its An niversary, on Monday evening last. Af ter the opening exercises, singing by the Choir, and prayer by the Rev. J. L. Sta ples, the children, as their names were announced by the Pastor of the church, made their appearance upon the platform which had been raised for the occasion and beautifully decorated and recited the pieces which had been appropriated to them, in a very fine style. When we take into consideration the number of small children who participated in the exercises, and the timidity that is natural to them, in appearing before an assem bly, we are pleased to say that they ex cecded our most sanguine expectation. A number of the single pieces, as well as the dialogues, were delivered in a very fine style. The Choir, added much in terest to the occasion, by singing several very beautiful and appropriate pieces, which had been selected expressly for the occasion. Viewing the whole perform ance, we doubt, that if it has been sur passed b' any former exhibition of the kind in this place. "We understand, that the amount raised durinc the evening, was some fifty-three dollars, which is to be ap propriated to enlarging the Library of tho school. We congratulate tbe school, in their succes, and our fellow citizens, for the noble manner in which they sustained them, both by their presence and means. The performance is to be repeated on Thursday evening. Gleason's Pictorial. This favorite illustrated journal for the new 3car is to be greatly improved, and one additional page of illustrations added each week, making from one to two hund red more illustrations per annum. The . t . i lit price is to remain tuc same, tnougu tue work will be printed henceforth on fine satin-surfaced pnper. M. M. Ballou, Esq., the new proprietor, is resolved to make an illustrated journal which shall be a credit to the whole country. Its litera ry character will also be greatly improv ed", and more attention given to its de scriptive department and editorials, for which purpose the proprietor has associ ated with himself, as assistant editor, Francis A. Durivagc, Esq., a gentleman well-known in the literary world as a ripe scholar, a graceful aud ready writer, and an author whose fame is already estab lished. This arrangement will greatly enhance the intrinsic value of the Picto rial. The public may be on the look-out for a magnificent paper on the first of January. General Agent for Philadel phia, A Winch, Esq., 11 G Chesnut street. . A.Great Crowd Since C. R. Andre has received his last supply of goods, we have been drop ping in occasionally, and found jiis count ers lined with customers, some buying Plaid, Silk, some Broche Shawls, and others fancy Delaines and striped Cass iuicrcs. We heard them say "here is the best assortment in town." Yes says another, "and the cheapest goods." After a few moments obscrvatinn we came to the same conclusion. Give Charley a call. . j&gg- John W. Forney, Esq., Clerk of the House of Representatives, is out in a lettor branding as a falsehood the charge that ho is engaged with Douglas and others in a land speculation in Nebraska. la five years the number of be lievers in spiritual rappers have increas ed in t his country to over two hundred thousand an thej now support eleven ufcpapcrs" . ; J ;vv COURT. The December Term of the several Courts of this County, commenced on Tuesday morning, December 25th, at 10 o'clock A. M. The non. J. M. Porter, President, and associates Levering and Storm, all present. The commission of John Ediugcr, Esq. Prothonotary and Clerk of the several Courts was read. The commission of H. D. Shafer, Esq. Sheriff elect, was also read. After which the Constables of tho several townships were called and made their respective returns. The Grand Jurors were then called and Felix Storm, Esq. of Chesnuthill, appoin ted foreman, when his honor, Judge Por ter delivered to them a very able and lu cid charge, defining all tho duties devolv ing upon them as Grand Jurors, as well as the various offences that were likely to be brought to their attention. . His honor read the various Acts of Assembly upon the subject of Lotteries and the vending or sale of Lottery "Policies and Lottery Tickets. He also called the attention of tho Grand Inquest to tho Act of Assem bly passed at the last session of the Leg islature, prohibiting the sale of -spiritous liquors to drunkards or insane persons, urging upon them the importance of a strict observance of said law as a remedy for the various evils of intemperance. The concluding part of the charge was devoted to the subject of conspiracy, in which he gave a succinct history of the law upon that subject, applying it to all secret societies for political-purposes, giv ing it as his opinion, that "wherever such societies exist as ho describes in his charge they arc indictable for conspir acy. Tho first case called was the Common wealth vs. Supervisors of Stroud town ship, for not repairing the roads in said township. The road in dispute is the Fox Gap road: extending from Cherry Valley across the Blue Mountain to Northampton county. A number of witnesses were ex amincd as to the condition of the road. They differed somewhat in their state ments, yet all agreed that the road in question was a very bad one to keep in repair. The difficulty complained of was caused by a heavy rsin that fell sometime during harvest, 185-1. Verdict not'guij ty. Barry, District Attorney, for Com monwealth, Drehcr and Davis for de- fendants. Court adjourned until Wednesday morn ing 9 o'clock A. M. Wednesday morning 9 o'clock A. M. the first case taken up was the Common wealth vs. Nicholas Roth. Surety of the peace, on complaint of Mary Roth, his wife. It appears that Nicholas had been in the habit of imbibing strong pcrtations of Lager and other spirits, comiug home late at night or early in the morning, in a state of beastly intoxication, abusing his wife and threatening her life. The Court, after hearing all the evidence in the case, sentenced Nicholas to enter into a recognizance, with one security, in the sum of 100 for his good behavor for 18 months, to pay the costs of prosecution and stand committed until sentence was complied with. Barry for Commonwealth, Walton and Davis for defendants. Commonwealth vs. Monroe A. Cool baujeh. Indictment for malicious mis chief. True bill. Verdict guilty in man ner and form as indicted. Sentenced to pay a fine of 50, the costs of prosecu tion, and to undergo an imprisonment in the County Jail for 30 days, and enter into recognizance for his good behavior for one year. Barry and Davis for Com monwealth, Burnett for defendant. Commonwealth vs. Jacob Frederick. Indictment for Rape. Bill ignored. Commonwealth vs. Supervisors of Par adise township. Indictment for not re pairing the roads. Continued until next term. Commonwealth vs. Thomas Christian. Charge of arson. Bound over for his ap pearance at next term. Commonwealth at the suggestion of Jos. Kicffer rs. Charles H. Heancy, ct. al. Ilcaney was tho assignee of Samuel B. Kieffcr, and as such entered into bonds, with sufficient sureties, upoD which this suit is brought. Verdict for the plaintiff 88 15. Dimmick and Dreher for plain tiff, Davis and Barry for defendant. - Commonwealth vs. Thomas Swingkam mer. Indictment for keeping a tippling house. Commonwealth vs. Supervisors of To byhanna township. Indictment for not repairing roads. The District Attorney by leave of Court, in this case, entered a note prosequi upon defendants paying the costs. Commonwealth vs. John Kerchncr. Indictment for keeping a tippling house. District Attorney, by leave of Court, en tered a nolo prosequi in this case, upon de fendants paying all costs. Commonwealth vs. Daniel J. Ward. Indictment for assault & battery with in- teut to kill. And now December 27th, Grand Jury return a true bill. t . Election of a U, S. Senator. Qolu7ibiq Dec. 23. The Legislature of Florida has elected David L. Yulec as UtiilSnl States Senator from that State. HARD TIMES. Almost every exchange paper contains a sad chapter under this heading. "Hard times", is the cry in all our cities and large towns, and wo think a column de vnted to this subiect will be quite as ap propriate, as any subject we could select.4 Tho following extracts irom Journals convey a pretty clear idea of the heart sickening sufferings of thousands of good, honest, sober and industrious me chanics now out bf employment and re duced to the most extreme depths of pov erty and misery. After commenting up on probable causes of the present finan cial revulsion tho New York Herald gives the following list of destitute in that City: Wrc are unable to refer to all tbe trades in particular, but the following table will give a pretty accurate idea of the num ber of persons in each who are out of em ployment : Tailors and tailoresscs 7.000 1500 2,000 700 500 150 450 400 200 700 Cabinetmakers, upholsterers, &c masons. Machinists, smiths, &c. - Printers S-prpnf.vnnr.4 J Bookbinders, folders and stitchers Shoemakers House carpenters Ship carpenters Rope makers, block makers, riggers, &c. 500 Plasterers Plumbers Umbrella makers Hatters 200 690 255 300 Total 15,345 Here wo have a total of over fifteen thousand men and women belonging to the principal trades in the city of New York out of employment, and that, too. at a time when coal is seven dollars a ion, flour twelve dollars a barrel, aud other provisions at a proportionately high rate, with little prospects of a decrease in the present enormous rents. This, however, does not include the whole number, which will be found on a close calculation to be rather over than under twenty thousand We hone the nrediction that the depressed will be over by the approaching spring .may bo realized. In Brooklyn. Williamsburg, Jersey City, and other places in the vicinity of New lork, the depression nas neen at tended with the same clisasterous results It extends even to work under the gov eminent, as exhibited in the discbarge of five hundred laborers Irom tbe Jiroolilyn Vsivr Yard, on Fridav last. From the j . . . i India rubber works in the same city elev en hundred men were also discharged quite recently. In fact, we could hardly mention a trade or business tuat nas not exnerienced some loss from the present revulsion; and, as a proof of this, we need only mention the fact that even the re staurants and eating saloons are not do ing half the business they transacted formerly. From the 'Kciu York Tribune. The Commercial CrisisDistress of the "Working- Classes Depression of Indus try in Hew York and Vicinity. IRON WORKS. Tho iron business in this city is very much depressed, and large numbers of workmen are destitute of employment. In a recent tour through the foundries and machine shops, we learned that up on the average not more than one half of the men are now employed, and the an ticipations for the future hold out still gloomier prospects. In Brooklyn, some five hundred men in this business nave been rcccntiy thrown out of employment, and about a like number are now at work many of them, however upon half-time One shop that employs a large number of hands has discharged a quarter of them and put the rest on three-quarters time, and expects to be compelled to discharge still more. PRINTING. Experienced men say that they have not known so great a depression of the printing business for many years. Many of the leading omces have discharged two-thirds of their employees, and have reduced the remainder to two-thirds of a day's work. A large number of journey men printers have left tho city others arc working a day or two in a week as substitute m the offices of the daily jour uals; but many more are totally destitute of work. The scale priccB, as establish ed by the Union, has not been materially departed from as yet, that wo can learn, although employers say that a considera ble reduction must take place unless bus iness improves, and that right speedily. TYPE FOUNDERS. In this branch scarcely anything is do ing. We are informed that one house a- lonc in this city, for the past mouth, showed a decline ot business to the ex tent of some 40,000 pounds of type, as compared with the same period of last year. BOOKBINDING. In the same category this branch of bookmaking may be classed. At a re cent meeting of Bookbinders Association it was stated tbatthe business had nev er been worse. The Tract Society, Meth odist Book Concern, Harpers, and other establishments, had -either discharged a large number of their hands, or reduced their hour of labor. Of the 1,000 men engaged in this branch of industry be tween 200 and 300 are now out of work. BUILDING. The builders have scarcely anything under way. Many of the masons, brick layers, plumbers, carpenters, and others have left the city, to seek employment elsewhere. A large contracting mason estimated the quantity of business now doing in his profession at about one eighth of that of the same period in 1853. He says that riot more 'than 1,000 of tho 5,000 to 7,000 masons usually employed in New York arc now at work. Work men who last 'year commanded $2 per day; can-not be heard on' the- street cor- ner for SI 50; and laborers wli'o then ob fin from 10 to 12 shillings, aro fortu nate if employed at $1 a day. House carpenters are among the prin cipal sufferers. Many of the small em- t . i jt iLnt nliAno flirt m rm plovers nave cioseu iuu ouu, extensive master carpenters have greatly reduced the number of their employes, and curtailed the hours ot JaDor or those vet at work. The maiority of the oppera- J r a a tive ship carpenters in this city, number ing many hundreds or men, are now out of employment, and the number deprived of labor daily augumcnts, by the comple tion of the work in progress. At a re cent meeting of the shipowners and agents in this city, it was resolved to re duco the wages of ship carpenters from S3 to 82 50 a day. It has been estima ted that at least one half of tho ship car penters in New York arc unemployed. In tho nine shin-yards of Williamsburg and Grenpoint, employing, on the aver rage, in good seasons, an aggregate of 1,000 persons, only 237 men are now at work. Tho depression of this branch of in dustry necessarily effects large numbers of operatives in other proiessions, as rope makers, blockmakers, curriers, riggers, and a host of others. Of the 1.500 plumbers it is estimated that not more than one-half are employed. We could not hear of any reduction of the waes, although in many shops the hours of labor had been reduced. OTHER TRADES. Tho brass founders and brass finishers share in tho general depression. Nearly all ot the employers liavo reduced tne hours of labor one-half. With the tanners and morocco, finish ers no marked change has taken place that we could hear of. HATTERS. Not more than thirty per cent, of the average force in this business is now em ployed. Wages have not been affected as yet nor havo the hours of labor been abridged with those who arc at work. We might go on and fill every page of our paper withsimilar discouraging ex tracts. The sjbity of money, and ex traordinary high'prico of almost every ar ticle necessary to sustain life, are attri buted to various causes. We think the present state of things may justly be at tributed to excessive speculation, unlimit ed credit, and the war in Europe, as the leading causes. Uur people must en deavor to do as well as they can. The best remedy they have is to keep cool, submit to inconveniences and disappoint ment with as much cheerfulness as possi ble, live economical, be temperate, prac- tice charity, and live in hopes of better times. Partial Expense of Recovering a Fugi tive Slave. The Boston Post states how the money was disbursed which was received from the United States Government for the pay ment of tho services of the military com panics called into requisition at Boston last summer to secure the delivery of the fugitive Anthony Burns. It was divided as follows : National Laucers, Captain Wilmarth, SS20; Boston Light Dragoons, Captain Wright, S1,I2S; Fifth Regiment for Ar tillery, by Colonel Cowdin, for himself, staff, aud regiment, S3.94G; Boston Light Infautry, Captain Rogers, 8460; New- England Guards, Capt. Henahaw, S-132; Pulaski Guards, Capt. Wright, $328; Boston Light Guard, Capt. Follot, 8500; Boston City Guard,. Capt. French, 8488; Boston Independent Fusileers, Capt. Coo ley, 8320; Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Upton, 8536; Mechanic Infantry, Capt. Adams, 8428; National Guards, Lieut. Harlow commanding, 8416; Union Guard, Capt. Brown, S47G; Sarsfield Guard, Capt. Hogan, 8308; Boston Inde pendent Cadets, Capt. Amory, 81,136; Boston Light Artillery, Capt. Cobb, 8103; Major General Edmands and staff, 815; Major Pierce and staff, of the first bat talion Light Dragoons, 8146; Col. IIol brook and staff, of the first regiment Light Infantry, $26; Brigadier General An drews and staff, of the first brigade, $107 50; Major Burbank and staff, of the third battalion Light Infautry, S7G; Win. Read, for ammunition, 8155 28. Total 813,115.78. Singular Effects of Lightning. A storm of thunder and lightning pass ed over the counties of Worcester, Here ford, and Gloucoster, England, a few days previous to the sailing of the Baltic. It was of short duration, and was preceded and followed by sharp frosts. At Pin vin, Worcestershire, Mr. Stinton, a far mer, was ploughing with a team of four horses, when he observed two black clouds pass, one on each side of him, the intervening space in the heavens being clear. In a moment, without warning, he found himself thrown violently for ward upon his plow, and a fearful peal of thunder and a vivid flash of lightning appearing simultaneously. On rising, he found his team of horses lying prostrate and dead before him. Each horse fell with his head between his legs all in a straight line, as when in the act of draw ing tho plow. The boy who was walk ing by the side of the horses was unhurt, and Mr. Stinton only received a shaking. The animals' bodies bore but slight marks of injury externally, their coats appearing as if singed in one or two places. The Chief Grain Port of the World. The Chicago Press of tho Htfi instant says that a thorough investigation estab lishes the supremacy of Chicago as a grain port over all other ports of tho world. According to its calculation the grain ex ports of Chicago exceed those of New York by 4,296,393 bushels, thoso of St. Louis by more than two hundred and fif ty per cent., thoso of Milwaukee nearly four hundred per cent. Turning to the great granaries of Europe, Chicago near ly doublos St. Potersburgh, and exceeds Galatz and Ibraila combined 5,06,727 bushels. ' " ' - ' ' ALMANAC FOR 1855. g 5 'S w S 8 5 g g ' 2 S t p o s w 5 53 5 5 t " ? g January, - l 2 3 4 5 g 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 - 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Febk'y, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2 25 2G 27 28 March, 12 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ArRIL, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY, 1 2 3 4 5 ' g 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 29. 30 31 Juxe, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 27 28 29 30 Jur.i- 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 '9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .29 30 31 August, 12 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 29 30 31 Sept. 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 ,12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 29 30' Oct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Nor. 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Dec. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. 12 13 14 15 16 1.7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A Snow Owl. A bird that deserves to be classed with the eagle, for size and strength, was kill on the bluff, last Wednesday, by our friend William S. Thompson, and by hini brought into our office. From tip to tip of wins he measures four feet and eurht inches, and his tallons were like those of an eagle. They breed in, and usually frequent the northern regions, being nu merous about Hudson's Bay and the Red River of the North. Oquaka Spectator. Great Fire in Philadelphia. On the 14th inst., a fire broke out iu ChesnuUstreet, near Fifth-street, which consumed -some 15 or 20 stores, shops and dwellings, involving a loss of $450,000. Several firemen were injured by tho fall ing walls, and one or two it is feared were buiied in the burning ruins. The City Buildings aud the State House were threatened with destruction, but were saved by the exertions of the firemen. Tho American Hotel in Chestnut-street, was in great danger, but was ultimately saved. It was completely flooded with water, and it was found necessary to move man' of the articles of furniture, &c. The boarders all left. Tho old "Jcfforson Wig-wam," tho spot sacred to every American, as the place where Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence is destroyed. George D. Prentice Esq. Of tho Louisville Journal, while on his late visit to Little Rock, Ark, received a letter from M. B. Hewson, Esq, demand ing satifaction for some remarks he had made in a newspaper. Mr. Prentice dis avowed any intention to offend Mr. Hew son, and very sonsible added: "I am no believer in the dueling code. I would not call a man to the field unless he had done me such a deadly wrong that I desired to kill him, and I would not obey his call to the field unless I had done him so mortal an injury as to enti tle him, in my opinion, to demand an op portunity of taking my life. I have not the least desire to kill you or to harm a hair on your head, and I am not concious of having done anything to entitle you to kill me. I do not want your blood upon my hands, and I do not want my own upon anybodie's." Result of Gubernatorial Elections-. At every Gubernatorial election which has taken place in the F?cc Stales, du ring the present year, the Administra tion has been defeated, with the single CIception of New Hampshire. The old Granite State will redeem herself next spring. Tho new Governors are as fol lows : New York llyron II. Clark, Whig. -Pennsylvania James Pollook,. Whig.1 Massachusetts Henry J. Gardner, ICN. Maine Anson P. Morrill, A. N. D. ' Connecticut Henry Duttou, Whig. Michigan Kinsley S. Brigham, Rep. Iowa James W. Grimes, Rep. v Verraont-Stophcn Royco, Whig. Rhode Island-William W. HoppinWHig. Sovcn of tho nine above named SUtca had Demqcratio Governors last year.
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