Btllfit seems to bo generally true hi
those" times aodj'placfts,
ill a i. litLiiv
. i., -orJ- . Iletice we nitzut su
no what wo havolo.say farther to tench-
crs on
tin?
JT w :n5i more pay, muue ,ut
worthy of morel Be not willing to teach
this year, with the some qualifications as
jou did the lan. .. Remember thatbethat
would lead others forward, nrti-t prore
himself. Improve jour leisure hours. It
M a remark of Dr. Johwon, that he that
would become familiar with the best ue
of the Ennli.sh language, must give hi,
dnvs and xWxU to the. study f Addwon.
So'it may well be said that he that would
as a teacher, must givcbis days and
nUhts to the work of self-improvement.
?'on4 every defect of education cr manner-
seek every possible excellence: gath
er increasing stores of knowledge on eve
ry subject within your reach; discipline
5our intellect; refine your taste; control
your temper; "covet earnestly the best
gift.;" be more and more conscientious
and devoted in your work, and we believe
30U wlUir tWnd be, not only loved and
respected, rewpetcntly Paid 1
J
The 3cffcrscmian.
THURSDAY, HAECH 8, 1855.
TOR KANSAS,
t Foniteen of our citizens left this place,
for Kansas, last Monday morning. They
arc all hard working men, the right kind
to settle a new Territory. May the best
of success attend them.
We notice that a number of our citi
irns are preparing to build in. the Spring.
We intend taking a walk around town
poon, and thail give a moro particular ac
count. The bands on the different sections, of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Rail Road, near this place, are on a
itrikc.
The Stroudsburg Academy needs re
paring bpdly. Nearly all the railing a
rouud the belfry has blown down, and
the window saEh looks rather the worse
for want of paint. Can any one inform
us who are the stockholders, and who was
the lsst secretary of the board.
K5On Monday the residence of Hon.
Thomas H.Benton was totally destroyed
by lire, at Washington. His greatest loss
i his Becond volume of "Tbiity year3."in
tic Uuitcd States Senate.
Gen. Jackson's Sword.
The sword worn by Gen. Jackson at
the battle of New Orleans, and bequatb
d by him to the late Gen. Asmstrong,
has been presented to Congress by the
family of the latter. The presentation
took place on the 16th ult., bo Messrs.
Jones, of Tennessee, Cass and Bell, on
btbulf of the family.
Severe Shock of an Earthquake
On the night of the 13th ultimo two
distinct schoeks of an earthquake, accom
panied by a heavy rumbling noise, re
sembling distant thunder or heavy can
nonading, were experienced at Kinder
book and Stuyvesant Falls, N. York.
A Fearful Record. The number of
murders committed in California during
the year of 1854 is said to be four hun
dred and fifty, and even that is supposed
by many to be much under the mark.
During the fame period there were only
fifteen convictions for manslaughter, six
exeeutioda by officers of the law, and
eighteen by the code of Judge Lynch.
A Dutch expedition scut out to Japan
after Commodore Perry's expedition has
returned, having been promised, it i
gaid, the game advantages as those grant
ed to the Uuitcd States.
The Methodist Book Concern,, which
has bo long been in dispute between tbe
North and South has been finaly arranged
amicably by tbeir Joint Commission in
Cincinnati. The Book Concern is to pay
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
eighty thousand dollars, and the South
ern debts; S20,000 in stock and the bal
ance in cafih S15,000 down the remain
der in instalments of one, two, three, four
and five years. It is understood that the
Book Concern pays the taxable costs yet
due and that they endorse the debts and
notes of the Southern preachers without
recourse.
Recent Elections in the interiorof Penn
sylvania, have resulted in victories of the
American party. At Bellfonte, Centre
county. TremontSchuylkTIl county, Johns
town, Cambria county, Wiiriajnsport, Ly
coming county, Hollfdayhlxurgy Altona,
and other towns, iu Blair county, and all
through CJintopcounty, the party candi
dates were $11 elected, and tbe voto in
icttog an iuoraasod strength of the new
organization-. -n enmo of those counties
U9 oppos;itioo. -rair a' fusioD of .tbo old.;
Metres. - - --'
The February term ofMonroe County
Courts' cjjmtjpioaced 'onlI outlay the 26th
inst The Hon. James M.-'PoRTERj Pres
ident presided and ' associate Levering
and Storm.
Dr.-Thomas' Gratton was appointed
foreman of the Grand Jury.
The Court appoint Simon. JJ. Smith,
Charles Everett, Charles Ruth Consta
bles to wait upon the Court.
The Grand Jury transacted the following-business,
viz:
Commonwealth vs Thomas Christman,
Indictment for arson, returned a true bill.
Commonwealth vs. Jesse Van Bus-
kirk and Joseph Kemercr, Supervisors
of Jlamiltou, Indictment for not repairing
roads, grand jury ignoramus the bill, aud
county pay the costs.
The Grund Jury recommended that the
prison doors be altered so as to have double
doors, iron inside, and wooden ones out
side. The Grand Jury were dismissed on
Tuesday afternoon.
The following cases was disposed of,
viz :
Commonwealth vs. Daniel Scigliu, In
dietmen for assaul aud battery, defend
ant plead, not guilty.
It appears that the defendant in this
case and Phillip IluffVmith, were in at
tendance at the last Term of our Courts
and some of the land lords of our borough
'not having the fear of the law passed at
the lastr?cssion of our Legislature forhid
ing tavern keepers lo furnish men of in
temperate habit, intoxicating liquors un
der "the peualfy" had supplied their men
pretty freely with gny, and while under
the influence of it, got into a Gght, by
which Philip got a, severe hammering
so as to be unable to see for several day.
The Jury found defendant guilty, and
Uourt sentenced him to pny $15 fine to
the Commonwealth, for the use of the
county, pay the costs of prosecution and
stand committed until the sentence is com
plied with.
Barry and Davis for Commonwealth.
Dreher for Defendant.
William Pedrick vs. Robot t Huston
and Melchoir Barry. This is an action
for trespass in selliug a waon, the iurv
returned a verdict for the defendants.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Kresce.
Indictment for Arson, the Defendant was
charged with having set 6re to the Barn
of Peter S. Altemose, E-q. of Chesnut
hill township, on the night of the 21st day
of November last. The case occupied
the best part of three days with trial,
and resulted in a verdict of acquittal.
Davis, Barry and Geopp, for Common
monwealth. Dreher and Burnett, for Defedant.
John 11. White, E-q., late President,
and now Receiver of the New York Crys
tal Palace, is in Washington, endeavoring,
it is said to effect a sale of the Crystal
Palace Building to the General Govern
ment. There is also a strong desire on
the part of the Government officials, to
have the building transferred there.
Judge Mason the Commissioner of Pat
ents, wants the Government to purchase
it for a Patent Office. It can be trans
ferred for about 250, 000, purchase
money included; and as it contains nearly
five times' the amount of snace that is con-
tained in the Patent Office, it would
make a most valuable adjunct to that
department.
Cost of Public Buildings.
A correspondent of the Washington
Union has furnished that paper with the
following abstract of the public buildings
of Washington, as compared with the co.
of some of the
chie?:
public buildings in other
The Treasury building, made thorough
ly fire-proof, and covering an area of 29,-
3o0 square feet in its plan, and with it
noble colonnade, 336 feet in length, built
of cut stone by day's work, cost 640 000
Tbe General Post Office, a marble struc
ture in the richest style of architcctuie,
and covering Io,uUO square feet on it.-
plan, and thoroughly nerc-proof, cost
$450,000.
The Custom House, New York, a mar
ble structure, thoroughly fire-proof, and
covering on its plan 12,000 square feet,
cost SI ,128,646.
The Girard College, built of marble,
and covering 10,500 square feet on its
plan, cost SI, 427,800.
The center building of the Patent Of
fice, of cut btone, with its grand portico
and fireproof, cost 8417,000.
The east wing of tho
same building,
jutt nmsued, built ot white marble,
thoroughly fire-proof and covering on
its plan 1,250 pquar feet, cost 8510,000.
J he Boston Custom House, built of
granite, made fire-proof, and covering an
area of 9,800 square feet, on its plan, cost
Sl,e01,110.
The President's House, area on plan
15,000 square feet, cost 5600,000.
The present Capitol, area of plan 56,
000 square feet, cost S2,690,400.
The Treapur', Patent Office, and Gen
eral Po.-t Office buildings were all erected
by Robert Mills, and they are constructed
iu:the most substantial m3ner.
On-one of tbe mountain roads in Men
don, Rutland county, Vermont, there is a
pot which, on aecount of
a strong cur
rent of air which is almost nernetuallv in
motion there, is called the "Bellows Pipe
of the Green Mountains." The Wood
stock Mercury says that as the stage from
Rutland was passing through this place
on the 25th ult., the wind was so violent
that the body of the vehicle was blown
from tho wheels, and could only be kept
on the axcltrees by being chained down.
One woman was blown into an adjoining
field, and'five men lost their hats in res-
T ...
cuing ner. jjocomoiion was impractica
ble, and the wayfarers werer obliged to
put up for -the night in a neighboring
houso, which weathered the tornado with
out damage. -
STA man bearing that 2rayon would
live twoihundred .yiara, bougloae,t5 Bee h
ifit.wuild. , . v-i -v; .; Az,- -Ij
TEACHERS -MEETING.
According to adjournment, a -impibcr.
of Teachers met at the i"ichool .'house in'
Frnucrsyille,on Saturday, March 3; 1855.
The meeting was organized by appointing
Lewis D.-Ta'i President, and Wm. &
Detric-h, Secretary.
Thp Committee appointed to draft a
Constitution, through the Chairman re
ported the following, which being taken,
up, article by article, was adopied.
CONSTITUT
Article 1. This association shall be
called the Monroe County Teacher's As
sociation, having for its object the improv-
ment of its members in the artof leach
ing, the elevation of the Teacher's pro
fession, and the advancement of Univer
sal Education.
Art2. Its officers shall consist of one
President, two Yico Presidents, one Sec
retary, a Treasurer and an Executive
committee of three all to be elected at the
annual meeting aujl to hold their office
for one year.
Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the
President to call the association to order,
to preside during its deliberations, to put
all motions duly mane aud seconded, and
in case of an equal division on any ques
tion to give the casting vote, lie may
also have the privelege of addressing the
meeting at any time.
Art. 4, In the absence of the Prcsi
dent one Tof the
perform his duties
Vice Presidents shall
Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the
Secretary to conduct the correspondence
of the association, file all papers belong
ing to it, make a record of the proceed
ings of each meeting and prepare them
for publication.
Art. 6. It shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to receive and disburse all mo
nies belonging to the association accord
ing to its directions, and to report the
same at the annual meeting.
Art. 7. I he Executive committee
shall have a general supervision of all the
concerns of the Association, prepare bus
iness, assign members duties for the next
meeting, furnish the President with
copy of the same from time to time, cal
meetings and give at least two weeks no
tice of thesameiu the county papers. They
shall have power to lev' a tax on all male
members sufficient to defray the expenses
of the
association.
Art. S. Any teacher, male or female
or any person mtcnding to become
teacher, may be a member of this associ
ation, by signing the constitution and ad
hering to its requirements'
Art. u. Any person may become an
honorary member bv receiving v of the
votes of the members present at any
meeting, and signing the Constitution.
Art. 10. The Annual meeting shall b
held on the first Saturday in December.
Art. 11. The Constitution may be al
tercd or amended by a vote of two thirds
of the members present at any meeting o
the association, when notice of such alter
ation shall have been given attheprevious
session.
Tbe following officers were then elect
ed, to serve until the annual meeting.
President. LEWIS D. VAIL.
Vice Prcsidcjits. John S. Fisher.
J. Kirby Davis
Secretary. Edward B. Dreher.
Treasurer. Andrew J. Detrich.
Executive Committee. Joseph Barry
Adam Overfield, Jr., and Lewis D. Vail
Thev immediately entered upon the
discharge of their duties.
Mr. Adam Overfield being called on
by the President, made some remarks on
reaching Geography. Uses Peusorf:
Geographical Questions, becau?o it re
quires the scholar to search the maps, am;
uot to learu much descriptive Geography
Finds that they can remember localities
much better by seeing them on the map,
than by reading about them. Recom
mends the use of outline maps, and rc
grets, that he has not had any duriug the
winter.
Mr. Vail made some remarks, fully
concurring in all that Mr. Overfield said
Mr. Wm. S. Detrich was then called ou
and made some remarks on teaching
Spelling. Has been teaching it on th
old plan of hearing them spell around
twice each day after learning their les-
ons in school. Has lately heard of
better plan, which he intends trying, viz:
the scholars must learn a certain number
of words, and their definitions, at home,
and recite them next morning, lie would
have a book prepared, in which he could
keep an exact account of the manner in
which each lesson was recited.
4 ,
3Ir. Overfield stated, that the was teach
ing it on the la&t mentioned plan.
Mr. Vail give his plan fcof teaching
spelling. His school is divided into three
classes. The First and Second use Town's
Speller and Dcfiner; the Third, Conily'h
Speller, all three learns their lessons out
of school hours, ihey fmt spell a few
words orally, then the first class with pen
cil and paper, write the words and thiir
definitions as he gives them out. The
papers are then' exchanged. Each
cholar witn his book open to refer to,
marks each word Fpelled or defined in
correctly, with a cross, marks at the bot
tom how many arc-right, and how many
wrong, and signs his or her name. I he
teacher then examines whether it is cor
rect, and marks it in a register prepared
for the purpose. Tui- '1r)es not take more
than half an hour for a class of "f 'i.'.,f,;
second aud third wrote on their slates,
and well corrected by the teacher. At
the end of each month, an account of the
number of words spelled correctly and
incorrectly, by each scholar was sent to
iho Directors.
Mr. Andrew Detrich said, that the
great difficulties, be found, in the way of
advancement, were the want of uniform
ity of books, and of punctuality in at
tendance. His plan of teaching readiug
is, j to give a short lesson, and have it well
f -
studied.- Calls on some one to re, ad a
verso according to his judgement, then
gives it to tho nextand so on aipund,
till all have read it. He then reads it;
aud .sh'ow.6 them. tho mistakes thoy have
!-maio. ..A number of remarks wero nsadei
on this by various members.
Air. E. B. Dreher was then -cat-led on, anu;
made? pmeTeniarks ou teaching arithmetic;.
.1 i 1 ' "ft I. $t n1 'a Primnri? A viili.
metic without any answers printed m.--De
votes the morning recess to looking o-
vcr examples; when tho boys nre out
looks over the girls' examples, and when
t!,r orU arc out. the boys'. JLUinhsm
hotter at first to accustom uieui w uavc
. , B " ' il 1
no answers to rely on. U.-etodfJaru 1
Mfl'ntnl Arithmetic which he thinks high
lv of, and would call on the President to
explain it more tuny.
Mr. Vail related an anccaoie 01 aviu
P. Pace. Mr. Pago says "1 may never
fon-et inv first introduction to this worK
rColburn's Mental Arithmetic.)
On enterinc an academy as a-stuuent,
. . . 1
, ,-n .r T !. ,1 f ..i'ntinrnrl tli rn oil'
in p.i . HiLur x iiuu nuuvn.- . ..
enmn four or five arithmetics on tho old
plan, my teacher a.-ked me it I had ever
studied iVlenta Ariuuncrin-,
mo tlin liftln hnok nhova llBlcd. "No,
Sir." "Perhaps you would ii-e 10 uu
J T to r lit iM'Ct n?J CfO fill'! Sil
this question : :,IIow many thumbs haV.
you on your right hand 'Ihis was e-
uouh; the color came into my lace anu
T nntiishlv renliod. "I think I can find
- f j .'i .
out the number ot my tliumus wunoui
studying a book for it." "But," said the
teacher, "many of our young men have
studied it and they think they have been
profited. If you will take it, and turn 0
ver till you find a little exercise for your
mind, 1 think you will like it." His
manner was open and sincere,-and I tool:
the little book. In three weeks I had
mastered it; aud I had gained, in that
time, more knowledge of the principles ol
arithmetic than I had ever acquired in
all my life before. I no longer " sav.
through a glass darkljT."
Mr. V. alio gave his own experience.
M . t ".1 1
After he had been teaching a year or so,
he saw the study of it so highly reepm
mended in Educational Journals, that he
procured a copy, but like Mr. P., thought
it was too simple. However alter some
time, he thought he would give it a trial,
Books being procured, a class was start-
ed. and before the end of the ciuarter.
tound that not onlv the scholars, but he
,
himself, had gained more knowledge ot
the principles ot arithmetic, than thej
had ever acnuired before. bince that
time, in his school, not only children, but
young men. and women nave siuaiea 11,
and all think, they have been greatly bene-
Steel by it. He then gave an account of
his manner of teaching it. Alter exam-
w
imng several, he uses btoddard s, which
he tuinks it tus very best.
.V. ... . .
Un motion,
Bcsolvcd. That we recommend to each
leacuer, me imporcaucu ui auuaunuiug iu
1 iL . : x r
the renvsytvama school journal.
(At tho clo.e of the meeting, a club
was formed, for that purpose.)
licsolvcd. that the Editors ot our coun-
ty papers be requested to publish the pro-
ccedings of this Association
The meeting then adiourncd, to inert
at Stroudsburg, Saturday, March 24th,
at 10 o'clock A. M.
EDWARD B. DREHEfi,
Secretary,
Fcnasylvania.
A correspondent of the "Washington U
nion gives the following figures in rela
tion to the population, debt, valuation
and taxes of Pennsylvania :
Population.
iSlO, 1,721,033
IS43,
1614,
1615,
1S4S,
InVJ, 2,31 1, 7S0
I;5l, 2,51t?,120
Debt. Valuation.
$27,313,790 29l,5U'J,li;7
4U,lJt,7lS
SWJO.-Hil
S0,f"3,S(U; 4J0f3il2.5S0
40.028,1119 46:).210JS7
40.677,214 597,03'J.U10
$10,0S1,U15 631,731,301
Taxes.
533.911
751,211
1,318,331
1,:0,121
1.217.S2I
1,049,;
In 1844
some taxes were laid
but
III
1845 a more regular system was adopted,
ana valuations nave s-mce Deen maue
T 1 1 1 1
triennially. The tax here given is 011I3
that on real and personal estate. The
ueot lias reuiaineu nearly stationary tor
more than ten years, during which time
the assessed value of the property has
risen one hundred and eleven millions, or
nearly three times the value of the debt.
in the rntio of tins mnrGasiiifr wealth unii
number of the people, the burden of the
debt has diminished, while the taxes have
yielded better.
New Method of Bread Making-.
The Albany Journal says that John
Gould, of Columbia Co., hew-York,
aiariieu me oiaie nncuuurai society ui
its recent meeting bv nresentin. it with
.1- en ... .:.. ..1..... .1
1 I.nnfnf imnrnv..rf V.rnn, nn .irirl.. in
- c. r -
the manufacture of which there has been
no improvement since the daysot Pericles.
Ibis bread is the invention of Mr. Crum,
who was formerly baker to Gen. laylors
irmy auiinj; tue iuexican war, anu now
1 " .1 T T I
oreman of tho bakery of Mr. Chano
i'aul, ot liuuson, SS. x. J lie improve
w r r r T T f
ment consists in a new application of the
oiu principles 01 iermentation, anu a
modifcatiou in the old method of baking.
Its advantages may be summed up
at
bllows:
1st. It does not grow stale in eight 01
ten days. It is as fresh at the end of a
week as ordinary bakers bread at tht
end of 24 hours.
2d. It can bo manufactured by ma-
olnnnrtr uritiftli ta mmnuaili hi vrif Ii nrnm. I
ary bread. Ihreo men can manufacture
3 000 loaves per day in this manner.
3d Ordinary flour,of common brands,
can, by tins process, Decoiivcrteu into a:
white and sweet bread as can, by ordin
ary means, bo made from the best super-
ine flour. Jjjven sour flour can be made
into rood sweet bread.
4th. rThc JiHty of bread to become
our is completely obvioteu.
t; II T T - n7
No ingredi
ents arc employed in its manufacture, ex
cept tlour, salt, yeast and water.
Gth. There are no large holes in it nor
can there be. It is uniformly spongy
and vesicular in its texture.
The article is very handsomo in ap
pearance, and, if half that is claimed for
it is true, the improvement is very impor
tant. JTJ'It won't do to conclude that, a
man is always happy when ho is smiling,
or that he is a , house-builder because you
aiway8,tjnn him- with a ;bngk.$in.hi? hat.'
Counterfeit and AfterMoney SeizeST
On yesterday moring Deputy Sheriff
E. "T. Bulkley arrested a man calling
himself Nelson D. Riggs, but whose real
name turns out to be -Nelson Driggs, and
whose capture may safely be considered
the most brilliant and important haul of
the season. The circumstances attending
it are as follows:
Sheriff Bulkley has had intelligence
of the existence and movements of t his
Mr. Driggs for somo time past, and
was well aware ot his intention, to visit
Chicago, and of the time when he would
be likely to put in operation that intention.
He aiao knew that JUr. Uriggs would
send by Express to this city, a package
nf rnn4ifinr:ihl lmnortanee at the same
time that he came himself, and that h
would probably bring with him propert
of a description which is contraband and
illoirjil. The Sheriff then, was not at all
... - - ,
surprised, when on going to the Expres:
Office yesterday morning, he found a va
lisc addressed to Mr. Driggp, of the ex
nectcd description. Seating himself quiet
iv behind a newspaper, onerin xmiKiey
awaited tbf? arrival of that gentleman
fl came, liuurrcd tortus valise, wa-
.i,t ;t iwl nftftrmii?h circumlocution
and with great deliberation", paid the
chanrca on it. and Etarted Wit.l it up
Dearborn street, toward the Trcmoni
House, the Sheriff walking .at a safe iU
distance behind him. He proceeded
-lowly and with some hesitation up
Dearborn street to Randolph, and donn
Randolph to the comer of Clark, at which
point Sheriff Bulkley arrested him and
conveyed him to jail.
Upon searching him two gold watche?
were found upon him, and a small quan
tity of money, mostly counterfeit, in In
vest pocket, with a hrgcr quantity in hi?
overcoat poqket. His valise was then
examined, and in it was found a large
quantity of counterfeit and altered notes.
But the great haul was yet to come-
Looking his prisoner up, blieritt iSuiKley
proceeded to the Hotel near the Kock is
lane Passenger Depot, where the prisoner
behind nut un the niirht before. Going to
the room occupied bv the prisoner the
g 1 1
previous night, no baggage of any kind
was found, and tho laudlord tor some
time had no recollectiou of the stranger
having brought any. At length, howcv
cr. jir. liulklev discovered under tne
counter a carpi-t bag and a cloak, whie
the landlord finally confessed mbht be
I W
long to Mr. Driggs.
v.- tw r;Pi, w Eulkiev bro
" t J
tj em t0 tjie Sheriff's office, and there ex
himinoil the nnrnet bacr. In it were found
t n:iGS of b:ns countcrfeit and alteret
' . .
0fthe amount of not less than Stl.UUU
The bills were of all denominations, anc
Vor;OU(5 banks Qf tt,e South and Eat
as as of the State. Some of then
whrJn nn unfinished state, the alteration
D(,in(T inc0,Piete, while the others were
all ready for issue. The work on them
is generally done very well
The prisoner is a man of about 45 year
ot aire, ot ccntlcmanly annearance and
demeanor, and of highly polished address
lie came from Rock Island to this place
and from Gario to Rock Island. Chicago
Tribune.
The Famine in Zante. The Boston Ad
vertfser of a late date contains an npceal
in
behalf of the sufferers fnm the failure of tl
current crop in the island of Zante, who ure
said to still continue in a most deplorable con
dition. A letter sicned bv a lunre number o
ladies of rank in that inland hus been address
ed to the ladies of this country, inmloriii"
their aid in saving some of the victims 01
-
tii mine. Two boxes of article of Greek nm
Turkish manufacture, from the same qtmrte
are on their way to IScw York, to be sold fin
the benefit of the poor of that inland.
The OCCBU Mail StcanKT Bill Vc
pd
VV ASIIINGTON, March d. 1 He
Pp sideut has vetoed the Ocean
Mail Steamer Annronriation bill.
II X
owing" to lue 00111ns ametiaraem
There is great excitement in the
UmKP jn pn.niipnpii
wv.w.w
rrnu: 1 'li n? 11 K
I 1 hlS VOte kills iIlG P"
r.-it.A.... J
IJIUIJI iUIHHIJS lUl .SlBIUIl HUtlMI-
ly the "Collins," but the N. York
nu San Francisco lines ano
ft. ti .,..1 ir.. f,.n
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propriations rflso. These appro
priations, however, even that for
Collins, will, doubtless, be put in
the creneral annronriation biils
i": the niht. Collins will.
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we presume, be given ins also,
without the notice. The objec
tion of the vote, we hear, is, that
the bill now contracts to rive
Collins the annual annronriation
I m . .a . - -
during the whole time Of his con-
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Siailroatl Ai;cidcnt-r-Tivo Men
Killed.
Boston, March 3.-The bao-crao-e
car on. the Dedham train
03 O
was
thrown from the track this morn-
ing, and William Richard, a brake
murij xvas mstantly killed
A man named John Driscoll,
when returning from a gunning
excursion last evening, was run
over by a train on the Old Colony
road, and killed.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
Painesville Ohio, March 3.
Captain Andrew Andrews, , of
Richmond, while stepping from a
train last night, fell tinder the car
wheels, and was so badly injured
tii&v l0 died, ob'orfily cifi?rjrva.fcl3.
Esq,, during: his .renrfora;
tions across the Uontmetg, :j.fr
the pufpose of ascertliKiijg the
practical) ility- of -:construcfcirig a
railway to me racmcaiscovereai
a remarkable plant' at "the liead
of the Gulrot uaiiroraiaisuaing.
found in abundance through
rnrire of naked sand hills-skirting
" Adair Bay." It is described as
a parasite with a large and fleshy
root, and has been catl&d &fi
mabroma Sonorae," signifying
Sand Food of SonpraTThV
fresh plant is cooked- by TbasFnj
on hot coals, and resembltisIfthB.
'sweet potato in taste,, l)Tvn'
much saccharine matter abpupit
t is likewise dried alid Vniketl'
with less palatable kinds 6f,food','
such as musquit, beans,
It is represented to be a vgty'de
licious vegetable, and could'it bo.
transplanted, Mr. Gray: beiives
that it would constitute an ltrtpof t
ant acquisition to the table, proba-.
oly not second in demand to the
sweet, potato or asparagus. It as
said that the Tannye, qrSan
wich Island potato has JjefrT! in
troduced into cultivation ih sev
eral of the Southern States.. It,
is described as a delicious veget
able," and the plant is very, pro
ductive. The editor of the Sa'n
Antonio Texan says that a gen
tleman in that vicinity raisedrsix
bushels of the article upon a
pice of ground fifteen feetsquarp.
The Expected Great Comet.
The eminent astronomer, M.
Babinet, member of the French
Academy of .Sciences, givessbme
very interestingdetails.relativ to
the return of that great -comet
whose periodical course is 'com
puted by tho most celebrated ob
server at o00 vears. The result
of his investigations is that it will
appear in August, J 80S. with . an
uncertainty of two years;1 raore--or
less; so that between 1856' and
1860, those who are then Hvfng
ma' hope to see the great' lu mi rra
ry which in 1565 caused Charles
V. to abdicate.
A Fice Plaos to live in. -.
A writer in the last number of liar
per's Magazine says :
"During the lat century, theaverago
of murders in Home, with a population
of one hundred and fifty thouMind soula,
was five or six a day, and oirono occa
ion fourteen. While occupied -by. tho
FreiK-h, there were a single day.,one htin
dred and twenty assassinations. And'afc4
late as 182S they averaged one daily.
chapel of the Madonna, in the ehurcH
of the Augu-tins, is Imng about with
knives, dirks, and other murdorous JnV
-truments, suspended there by their own
ers, at the order of their conlessor-,I aa.
condition of absolution aud. evidence of
pardon of their crime.'.
"The streets of Home arc not safe as
die later hours of uiht, even now, foil
any one who has auht about hiin. to
tempt the cupidity of its fiihwayinen.-T'
Roman frieii'N of mine are ccu.-to.med to
place their watches in their boots 'whea
uut late at niht. Every liou-e-kfieper
will tell you the ri.-ks they run in not
Keeping the stneteft watch over their
.reini-e; anti any one's experience in Vi3
itin; Italian families will convince him
that they have more confidence in their
portcullis doors and ma.-hivo ijratin'jic
than in cither the hone.tv of their coun
trynien, or tho ituardiauship of the p6
lice."
The corespondent of the Detrofi
Advertiser thus poetically describes Louis
ille: ' .S
" This town does very curious ?cem, -
l'ur l)03s run loose at random
And when folks want a snh'iidid-tcaihT "
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They !it'.'h two jaeknses beforensdra"
ind get a big nigger with a red shirt, a'
up behind to drive 'em tandem." .-..tiit
IT r The Delaware Indians who'hold
,8t)0,t)l)() neres of the best land in Kan--
es territory, have sold three nuarterVof
their pos.-ensions to speculators for'SlOf:"
0UU. lcrfs tlian one o.pu't nei ni-ra- " " 1 ?
, r. w.
SGrape vines grow inCnVforaianrfth
'reat ranidltv. A friend at nnrk nnt a?
addle on one the other dav, and ifi Jiii
course of a Miiirle ni ht was carried un?.
wards of twenty-seven miles. :
Dil, V. Mi SW1YZE, DENTIST,
of Kao33, Pa.,"
Is happy to inform hU friaadsjum.-Stroud-burg.
that hu will vi?it thatplace
about the first of July nest, audumSu
for two or three weeks Vv wl
N- Those who wish artificial t'eeta
at that time, should have all the hoditeetli
and roots extracted as soon as possible -that
the gumb may be in a proper qond!
tion. He would rospectfuUy .aHMirDthV
public, that all his work and operation,'
will be faithfully aud skillfully. ei:(ona .
ed. . it.
March 1S55. "
PASS . . -
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A Dwelling Ilousl? and bo'ut
20 acres of land, situate in the
Borough of Stroudsburg. Apply To' ""Tk-- :
January 18,( 1855,