acticrsoman.
THTJESDAY.HOVEMSglS, 1855.
Arrest of Counterfeiters.
Josenh Keller and Peter Foster, were ar
rcetou at Bethlehem, on Thursday of last
week, on a charge of passing counterfeit bille
nf the Mechanics Bank, of Philadelphia.
After n hearing before Esquire Rauch, they
were fully committed and sent to the Coun
ty Juil ut Easton. The following particu
lars, we extVact from the last number of the
"Lehigh Valley Times:1
One of the notes, a nve, was lounu on
IWler. During the hearing in the magis
trates office, Foster managed to throw a rol
of the notes into the stove, but some one man
aged to get them out before being entirely
consumed. Thirty-two dollars, good money
woe found on Keller.
" Foster eays he is from Lancaster, where
he worked for Hon. C. Kieffer, in hie foun
dry. Keller, who formerly resided in tipper
oiid of this County, it now said to be keeper
ofa drinking house in Philadelphia."
Carrying it too Par.
The market for breadstuffs on this side o
the water is taid to be much above the ad
vanced prices ruling in Liverpool and Lon
don. The French can now buy cheaper there
than here. The New York Post says that
the shipment now making are at one or two
dollars;, including charges, per barrel more
for Hour than in Liverpool; and this fact alone
renders bills drawn against them unsafe.
Speculation has been carriad too far. The
ndvance in the foreign markets has been more
than anticipated long ago, and as the daily
supplies in the New York market have much
iacreaeed of late, prices are declining. We
note another decline in flour and grain in
itiie market, -and the tendency is downward.
Death of a Murderess.
Elizabeth Harker, who had been con fineri
in the jail at Huntingdon, since the fall of
1553, under sentence of death for tho murder
of her husband and sister, by poison, died
there a few days ago. She was sixty-five
years of age when she committed these mur-
durc-, and in consideration of her sex, and ex
treme age, Governor Bigler humanely with
held her death warrant, and she was allowed
to drag out a life of remorse and wretched
ness, until called by Providence to her final
account.
03" The Death Warrant of Jacob Arm
Iwufctcr, convicted and sentenced in the Bucks
County Court, for the murder of his wife, was
received from the Governor, on Monday of
fast week. It fixes Friday, the 15th of Feb
ruary next, as the day of execution. The
hardened wretch betrayed no emotion when
tUe warrant was read and explained to him,
itut simply remarked that "many an innocent
had been hung in Pennsylvania."
The father of Passmore Williamson
bus already paid 84000 for legal proceed
ings in the case of his son's late imprison
ment by the dictum of Judge Kane. A
gentleman in New York has generously
given 81000 towards defraying bis ex
penseses.
Corn at the West.
The corn crop of Kentucky never was
cqaulled in amount. It is large and all
ripened well.
In Iudiana the growth is very large and
well ripened in the South part of theState.
in the north part of the State a frost,
0t. 5, caught a portion of the crop and
will make a good deal of Foft oorn.
The crop is large in Illinois, but wats
iajured by frost iu the north part of the
Slate.
EOT A paragrapu is copied into tne
city papers from the Montreal Gazette,
ooutainimr a statement that 'there is at
least Jialf a bushel of plaster of Paris ii
every barrel of Upper Canada flour' from
til A ! i . , t
certain mills. A miller writing to tue
Toronto Globe, says that a set of dealers
in Canada buy up empty flour barrels of
such millers as have the best reputation
and fill them with a very inferior article,
and sell as original brands.
Marketing. At Dayton, a company
bus been formed, which employs a man
who goes into the country, and buys mar
keting for the whole. This plan has been
adopted to put down a combined effort to
keep up prices of all articles of table use
at exhorbitant rates, It is said to work
well, and proves also, a matter of econo
omy. A Union Proposed.
The Pittsburgh Times, Cambria Tri
bune, Warren Mail, Reading Journal,,
Delaware County Republican, Clarion
Banner, Lebanon Courier, Jefferson Star,
Blair County Whig. York Advocate,
Washington Reporter,. Norristown Her
ald, Uniontown Standard, Gettysburg
Star, Washington Commonwealth and
various other journals in Ibis State are
advocating an organization in which A
mcricans, Whigs and Republicans can all
unite. The platform proposed consists
of these propositions as follows :
1. The restoration of the Missouri
Compromise making freedom national,
and slavery sectional.
2. The modification or repeal of the
Naturalization laws of the United States.
3. Substantial protection to American
jabor-
..
5 si In Madison, Ipwa, apples pre sell
ir? fr fivo'couts a bushel. j
T?ew Jersey legislature.
Tho Trenton Gazette contains the
following table, showing the political oom
nlcxion of the next Legislature of that
State. It "111 oc fceuu uiub 11 ii umuu ui
the Whigs, Americans, and Prohibition
ists were to be effected, they would have a
majority of one in tho House. But par
ties are so nicely balanced as to render
the-temporof the Joint Meeting cxtrenio
lv uncertain. This will render the ap-
pointinent of United btates senator uy
the Democrats, to succeed Mr. Thomson,
a very difficult affair, even it it should ue
attempted, as his term does not expire till
1857, before which the Legislature will
be visited with a wholesome purgation.
Mr. Wrisht'B term does not expire till
IRAQ S Bf..nila for Senate and A. for
Assembly:
Whirr.
S. A.
Amcr.
S. A.
Dcm.
S. A.
Temp
S. A
0 1
Atlantic, 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bergen, 0 0 0 0 1 2
Burlington, 1 3 0 0 0 2
Camden, 0 0 1 3 0 0
CnpeMnv, 1 1 0 0 0 0
Cumberland, 10 0 10 0
Essex, 1 5 Q 0 0 4
Gloucester, 0 0 1 2 0 0
Hudson. 0 2 0 0 1 1
Hunterdon, .0 0 0 0 1 4
Mercer, 0 10 0 12
Middlesex, 0 2 0 0 1 .1
Monmouth, 0 10 0 13
Mnrrid 0 2 0 0 1 2
Ocean 1 1 0 0 (J 0
Passaic, 0 10 111
Salem 1 1 0 0 0 1
Somerset 1 1 0 0 0 1
Sussex 0 0 0 0 1 3
Warren 0 0 0 1 1 2
Total 7 21 26 11 29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 2
Maryland Election.
The Americans have achieved a bril
liant triumph in this State. Tho mem
bers elected to Congress are :
First District Judge Stewart, U. D.
Second District James B. Bicaud, A
mcrican. Third District J. Morrison H arris, A -merican.
Fourth Dittriot Henry Winter Davis,
American.
Fifth District H. W. Hoffman, Amer
ican. Sixth District T. F. Bowie, Union
Whig.
The Legislature is largely American.
Thoy will have a majority on joint bal
lot, and be able therefore to elect a Uni
ted States Senator to succeed Gov. Pratt.
The following are the majorities of the
American candidates in Baltimore :
Comptroller PurneH's majority .o
ver Bowie,
Lottery Commissioner McPhail's
majority over Gale,
Congress 4tb District, Davi's ma
jority over May,
" 3d District, (city portion,)
Yansant'smaj. over Harris,
Judge Supreme Court Lee's ma
jority over Presstuian,
Senate Hoffman's majority over
Nelson,
House of Delegates Average ma
jority of American candidates,
State's Attorney Whitney's ma
jority over Gwinn,
Sheriff Gaskin's majority over
Towson,
Clerk of Common Pleas Ramill's
majority over Sherwood,
Judges Orphans' Court Average
majority of American candidates
about,
City Surveyor Bryeon's majority
over Martiuctt,
344
3SS
472
132
231
460
350
220
608
oO5
500
72
The Canal Appointmemts.
Harrisburg, Nov. S. The Cann
Board met to-day, for the purpose of ma
king the annual appointments of officers
upon the Public W orks. The Board se
with closed doors, and it being the first
time that it has been done, has naturally
caused groat dissatisfaction among the
applicants, who are very numerous. Tb
following are the appointments made to
day :
Superintendents of Motive Power. On
the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad
J. B. Baker; on the Allegheny Portage
Railroad, W. M-Calaban
Supervisors. Eastern
Division, W
Foster. Delaware Division, D. Evans
Susquehanna Division, J. Diffenbach
Duncan's Island Bridge, C. TJ. Ziegler
Portsmouth Outlet Lock, W. Cole
Weigh masters. At Philadela., Rich'd
Simpson; at Lancaster, R. King
Cargo Inspectors. At Bristol, D. Wil
hards; at Columbia. J. Majjee. L. L
Branch, G. W. Search; for the We
Branch, J. B. McMickcn.
Collectors Easton. D. II. Neiman; N
Hope, S. K. Salliday ; Bristol, R. Patter
son, Philadelphia, James F. Smith; Paoli
Robert Lafferty; Parkersburg, N. Mc
Vey; Lancaster, C. Carmany; Columbia
J. L. Lightner; Portsmouth, Joseph Liv
erraore; Harrisburg, J. L. Roily ; Hunt
ingdon, Thos. Jackson; Blairsville, Goo
J. Jamison; Freeport. C. G. Snowden;
lreeport Aqueduct, JHary iNesbitt; Pitts
burgh, M. W. Stewart; Beach Haven, Pe
ter Ent; Liverpool, J. M. Bourn; Juniata
Aqueduct, Samuel Bigler.
Coal Vein on Fire.
mc rare pnenoraenon oi a coal vein on
fire is now to be seen at Beaver Mead
ows. The fire originated from the out
side dirt heap, and thence communicated
to tho vein, filling the subterraneous av
enues of the mine with sulphur, and rend
ering its abandonment necessary, until
the fire can be arrested and extinguished.
This howover is a very difficult and ex
pensive process, but is usually accom
plished by walling up all their currents,
and heading off (with clay) the progress
of the fire, and tho injecting tho mine
with steam. A fire in a coal vein pre
vailed iu the vicinitv of Tamaqua for sev
eral years, and no doubt consumed tens of
thousands of tons of coal before it could
be extinguished, which was finally accom
plished a few weeks ago.
JJj3 In 'bobbin' around' keen your
nose out of your neighbor's dinner pot.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
New York, Nov. 11. Tho steamship
Northern Light arrived this morning,
with California datos to the 20th ult.
She brings no specie, the trouble on the
Isthmus having induced shippers to se
lect the Aspinwall route.
Tho mail steamship that lett ban Fran
cisco on the 20th ult., had two millions
in cold on board.
All was quiet on the lstnnius. -luc
Walker and Chamore party had agreed
vr . - . -r . mi
upon terms of peace, and General luvas
had been appointed r resident alter tu
declination of Walker. The latter has
been appointed Commander-in-Chief of
tho Nicaracuan forces, and Parker 11
French, formerly of the Sacramento Tri
bune, hes been appointed Commissioner
of War.
The people of Nicaragua appear to be
pleased with the new state of affairs, and
no more trouble was apprchenned.
Col. Kinney remained at Grey town,
and Gen. Walker is reported to be dis-
posed to drive him out of the country.
The Steamship Sierra Nevada, from
San Juan, arrived at San Francisco on
the 10th ult. During the trip she lost 45
passengers from Cholera, only three of
them wore cabin passengers.
The Indian troubles continue iu Ore
iron, and are firowinir nuite serious. Ma
jor Haller and his forces were surround
ed by the hostile Indians, at a point a
bove Dallas, without food or water, for
forty-eight hours. Lieut. Day, in com
mand of 150 men, had been sent to hi
relief.
Tho steamship Golden Gate arrived at
San Francisco ou the loth ultimo, bu
the steamship Cortes, had not arrived oi
the 20th, when the steamship sailed.
TheU. S. steamship John Hancock ar
rived at San Francisco from Petropolow
ski, bringing news that the Russians were
at Amoor in great rorce. both on sea and
land, and were anxious to meet the Allied
fleet, which was probaby in the Gulf o
Tartary.
The British steamer Barracouta, had
been at Ayan, and found tho place de
sorted, but discovered secreted there, goods
belonging to the Russian bur Company
m m i n rr
which were taken nossession oi. xnt
m.
."teamship then proceeded to Petropoloy
ski, into which port bhe is reported to
have entered with the American flag fly
in?, and havine fired into the town, she
then left.
When off Elizabeth Islaird the Barra
eouta encountered a Brcmau brig, having
onboard 140 Russian ofheora and soldiers
who were taken prisoners and carried in
to Hong Koii.
Five hundred men under Captain Foy
of Sacramento, has left to join alker.
On the Gth ult., the Indians on Rocue
River massacred over fifty whites.-
Major Fitzgerald pursued the Indians
and overtaking tnem, nau a oattle, in
which thirty Indians were killed, losing
ten of his own men.
ine oaiance or tne treasure, stinK on
board the hteamship Yankee Blade,
mounting to S00,000, has been recovered
j. ne u. o. -uisirict uourt nas ucoiuod
the case of the State vs. Leiclesdorff estate
in favor of the mother and Anna Maria
Spark?, who is a subject of Denmark.
The estate is immensely valuable.
Commercial Seven clippers from the
Atlantic ports had arrived at San Fran
cisco, and their cargoes wore sold readi
ly. Business had improved and most ar
tides of Eastern merchandise were pay
ing fair profits. Domestic Flour was sell
ing at 9 50 a -310; Wheat 2 75; Clear
Pork, 42; Mess, 38 50.
Honesdale, Wayne Co., Pa. )
October 27th, 1855. $
Editor Tri-States Union :
Dear Sir . I notioo in the Tri-States
Union of the 25th inst., a paragraph un
der the head of the 'Oldett Engineer,' as
follows:
Nathaniel Cummincs, who runs the
accommodation train between Waukegan
and Chicago, 111., is said to be the oldes
engineer in the United States, having
driven the first locomotive placed on
railroad iu this country."
Without any disposition to detract from
the well earned fame and reputation o
Mr. Cumraings, I will state, for current
information, that 'the first locomotive
placed on a railroad in this country,' was
the 'Stonebridge Lion,' imported from
England, and arrived at llonesdalc on
tne 4tu day ot -July, I02ii, which was
placed upon the Carbondalc Railroad, of
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., by
Horatio Allen, E?r , Civil Engineer, one
now a proprietor of the Novelty Works
in the city of New York, and ruu by him
from the borough of Honesdale.
Yery Truly Yours,
R. F. LORD.
( '
A Snake and Bee Fight,
The Romulus (N. Y.) Eaglo, Oct. 24th,
says that Mr. J. Mildman, of Cato Four
Corners, while returning from a visit, to
Romulus in his carriage, recently encount
ered a pair of immense rattleranakes, en
gaged iu fighting a bee's nest. The snakes
used their tails to beat off the bees, and
in a short time were in possession of the
houey of their antagonists. Mr. M. at
tacked anqVkilled one of the snakes,which
measured oo feet, and had 07 rattles in
his tail. The skin and raitlcs may be
eeen at. his residence at Cato.
Some irreverenced wretch styles Dr
Bellows church in New York, "The
Church of the Holy Zebra." It is built
in alternate layers of red and yellow brick,
which gives it a curioulyly streaked effect,
resembling mutton .chops or raw pork. .
Markets
New York, Nov. 9 Flour is firm at
S8,81 for straight State, 9,31 for good
unio, ana i?y,oz lor southern. Wheat
is drooping; sales at 82 08 for Southorn
red, Western red 81.98. Corn has de
clined and sells at 95 for Western mix
ed. Pork firm at 22.50 n 22.75 fnr
mess. Bocf has declined, and sales of
300 barrels at $10 for repacked Chicago, j
Taylor '3onunient Dedication.
ThA 20hh of November, instant, has
been fixed upon for the dedication of the
Taylor Monument, at Easton. I he
Military of Northampton, Monroe, like,
Wavno, Carbon, Lehigh, and other coun-
ties, has been lnvitoa anu ib eijjuutou w
bo present. It will doubtless be a grand
- - ... 1 . . 1 In
occasion, and will Dnng many puupu to
gether to witness it. We subjoin the pro-
O .. n Ml .1 1 t
oeedings ot the mooting or xueaiiuy wsu
At an adiourned meeting oi cue citi
zens of Easton, held at the Court House,
on Tuesday evening, Nov. 0th, laoo, to
take measures to co-operate witu cue i.u-
lor Monument Committee, in the comple
tion and dedication of tho Monument, tho
following nrocoedings were had :
Cant. John Eyerman, was called to tue
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chair, and Wm. M. Patterson, appointee.
Secretary.
Samuel L. Cooler. Esq.. offered tho
9 a ,
following resolutions, which were unan-
imouslv adopted :
Resolved, That the Monument recently
erected at the Easton Cemeutry to the
patriot and statesman, Geoiioe Taylor,
ho dedicated in a suitable manner, on
Tuesday, the 20th of November, instant
Unsolved, That we deem it proper in
order to render the occasion more impres
sive of some of the ereat events m our
a
history with whioh our departed citizen
was connected, that the military of North
ampton, Lehigh, Carbon, Monroe, Pike
and Wayne counties, and adjoining ooun-
tics in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, be
lnvilOu iu paruuipuiu iu iuu ueiiuume.i ui
said day, and that a committee of throe
be appointed to oo-operate with a com
mittee of the same number appointed by
the Monument committee, to extend invi
tations to the officers of the Brigadcs,and
companies in the counties above named
Resolved, That we heartily approve o
tho selection made by the Monument com
mittec, of A. E. Brown, Esq., to deliver
the Oration on the occasion.
Resolved, That a committee of two in
each ward of the Borough of Easton;. be
appointed to collect money, to bo appro
printed to defray the expenses of grading
the Monument Plot, and iuolosing the
same with an iron waning.
Resolved, That a committee of ten b
appointed to co-operate with the Monu
meut oommittee in making arrangements
for the dedication, and in superintending
the erection of such improvements as may
be made to beautify and auorn the plo
on which the monument is erected.
On motion, the Chair appointed the
committees as follows :
Committee of Invitation Henry Ham
man, R. C. Pyle, Wm. M. Patterson
Committee to Collect Funds Bushkil
Ward, B. M. Youells, David Schooley
Lehigh Ward, Geo. Finley, Peter Buldy
Esq.,; West Ward, Daniel Thomas, John
Stotzcr, Esq.
Committee of Arrangements and Im
provements John Eyerman, S. L. Cooley
Esq:, Thomas Lynn, John F. Bachman
P. F. Eilenberger, John A. mnes, S m
Lee. Abraham Sigman, Charles Duwos
Augustus Patier.
Ou motion of Henry- Hainman,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the papers of the
district.
The above named Committees together
with a Committee of three from the Mon
ument Committee, met at the Franklin
House in Easton on Thursday Evening
the 8th of November, 1855 and orgam
zed by calling Samuel L. Cooley to the
Chair and appointing George W. dtein
becretan
On motion, a committee of three were
appointed to wait upon General Winfiah
Scott and invite him to be present at the
said dedication.
HENRY JIAMMANN,
JOHN TINDALL,
WM. M. PATTERSON,
R. C. PYLE,
JAMES SHOEMAKER,
GEORGE W. STEIN,
Cora, of Invitation
On motion the hour of one o'clock, P
M. of said day was fixed as the time when
the line should move from Centre Square
On motion, the Committee of Invita
tion was directed to extend an invitation
to His Excellency Governor Pollock, and
Staff to be present on the occasion.
It was stated to the Committee that in
timations had been received from differ
cut Companies at New York, Philadel
phia and elsewhere of their invention to
be present
The following gentlemen compose the
Monument Committee .
CAPT. SAMUEL YOIIE,
WM. H. LA WALL,
T. R. SITGREAVES,
J. II. WILKING,
II. D. MAXWELL,
C. W. MIXSELL,
GEORGE W. HOUSEL,
COL. PETER BELLIS,
WM. II. THOMPSON,
BENJAMIN IHRIE,
JOHN TINDALL,
MICHAEL BUTZ,
JAMES SHOEMAKER,
CARMAN F. RANDOLPH,
DAVID CONNOR,
. GEO. W. STEIN.
Rendering Teeth Insensible to Pain.
The Dublin Hospital Gazette states
that diseased teeth have been rendered
insensible to pain by n cement composed
of Canada Balsam and slacked limo.
which is to be inserted in tho hollow of
the tooth, liko a pill. It is stated that
such pills afford immediate relief in all
tooth-aches but chronic oases of infia
mation. This remedy of toothache is
simple, safe, and can easily be tried by
any person.
Dr. Ball, who was lost on Mount Wash
ington, N. H., was found alive and doing
well, his foot were badly frozen, also two
fingers on one hand. He was very muoh
exhausted and was standing up when found
lie appeared to know what ho was about,
mu lain two nighta with nothiqg over htm
but bis umbrella, in sight of the Glen
louse an
Startling- News on the Cuba Question
mustenne ot a juarge anusn aqaoron
for the west Indies.
Wo have received by the Baltio a let
or from a reliable source in Paris, com
municating tho important fact that the
old Cuban imbroglio has been very re-
revived in a mo3t Belligerent suape,
" J -r-. , TVT::t.t .)
L.t,nn mp i-inrmanan. oui u-huidlgi au
T.rtn,lnn nnd Lord Palmerston, the Brit
U Premier. This iniormanon iruui x a.-
' . . T)..
;Q trn find substantially corroDoratea uy
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l.J II" w
tn fnllnwinrr nvtract:
From the Hants (Wng.j xeiegrapu,
Oct. 10.1 .
ThA Powerful 84. Captain iUassey, is
nrfWfln1 to Jamaica; and the Uornwain?,
- - . ,,.
00, Captain Wellesley; Pembroke, CO
rwn n Sfivmour. screws) auu xxo
mnnil fi Cnaddlel Commander Crofton,
nr, tn rrn to Bermuda. It is rumored tbt
... .ftu1
the movement is in consequent ui
American government having replied to ,
somo communication made to them b)j
the British government on the subject of i
Cuba, in a tone insulting to this country
in the highest possible degree. The A
merican government bids the English
government to beware what they are a
bout; tells them that England has its
hands full already ; and that in defiance
of England's interference with them they
will do what they please as to Cuba.
The Powerful goos first for Lisbon be
fore steering for Jamaica. The Power
ful takes supcrnumaries for the Nop
tune and the St. George, three-deckers,
at Lisbon, also for the squadron on
the Wost India station. These two last
named ships, now that the Neapolitan
busiuoss is settled, are also expected to
go to the North American station, so
that a force will be assembled that will
be more than sufficient to defend the
honor of England and the interests of
her colonies.
Nearly a fortnight ago wo published
from the London limes, ot Oct. i t
the list of the aforesaid vessels of war
and their destination respectively; but
although the news at that timo attract
ed our ouriojily, it did not excite any
particular attention on this side the At-
luntic?. from tho harmless division of
the ships between Bermuda islands and
Jamaica. Now, we are entirely satis
fied from our special letter from Par
is, and from the corroborating extract
from the Hants Telegraph. that there
is mischief in this thing. This Hants
Telegraph is published very near the
county seat of Lord Palmerston, where,
we presume, during the recess of Parli
ament his Lordship spends a consider
able portion of his leasurc time. This
circumstance gives a coloring of semi
official authority to the specifications of
the journal in question. Lu fact, as-
sum in"
that the Hant3 Telegraph is the
home orjrau of Lord Palmerston, and
i
that he employs it occasionelly a Pres
ident Pierce uses the Concord Patriot,
(when it is deemed most expedient to
givo the democracy a broad hint, in a
round about way of some important
movement a foot) we may venture to
consider the above extract an official
communication.
Tho case then becomes an affair of
the highest moment, for it involves is
sues and contingencies which may cn
tansle U3, and this whole Western hem
isphere in a war with the maritime Pow
ers of Europe, lurst, it appears tba
this concentration, within striking dis
tance of tho island of Cuba, of a Brit
ish squadron numbering, in all, proba
bly not less than twenty vessels of war,
(to say nothing of the French West In
dia souadrou) "ia it in consequence of
the American government having re-
nlied to some communication maue to
them by the British government, in
sulting to England in the highest pos
sible degree." Nor arc wc left altogeth
er in the dark concerning this commu
nication from the British Cabinet. It was
doubtless a renewal, in some shapo, of
the tripartite overtures to the administra
tion of Mr. Fillmose, which Lord Pal
merston may have concluded would be
acceptable at Washington, by Mr. Pierce's
after the apparently indignant rejection
by Maroy of tho Cuban manifesto of his
Ministers, resulting from those solemn
authorized conferences at Oetend and
Aix-la-Chapcllo.
In the rumored reply of "the Ameri
can government," there is an air of that
genuine grandiloquent patriotism which
has characterized all the diplomatic prom-
ises, circulars ana instructions or our
Pierce administration, so that brief as i
the report of the Hants Telegraph of this
answer of our government, it bears the
evidence upon its face of official authority.
The question then arises, what is Marcy
driving at in thus startling tho whole
country with his "war-like rc-opouing of
the Cuban trouDlc, when ovorbody had
imagined it indefinitely postponed,or that
tho administration, like Micawber, had
humbly resigned itself to wait for "some
thing to turn up?" Doos Maroy, or does
Mr. Pierce, seek to embarass England
and Franco upon tho Cuba question, by
way ofa diplomatic diversion to the ad
vantageous settlemont of tho Danish
Sound difficulty? We think not. Or
does our Cabinet really believe that the
goldon opportunity has como for cutting
tho Gordian knot of tho Cuban ontangle
ment with the sword? No. The true
explanation, wo appredond, lies Th the
necessity to our Cabinet aspirants of a
little active war oapital for the next Pres
idency. Tho "tho manifest deatiny" of Cuba is.
sooner or later, tho annexation of tho is
land to the United States. Thia nt all
events, is tho general popular belief in
all quarters of the Union. Thus far, our
Pierce administration has failed in all
its fine promisos looking to this great
consumation. It has lost ground here, as
in everything else, while meantime the
Presidential election of '50 ia coming so
near as to require some desperate expe
dient to recover tho lost confidence of
the people. Mr. Pierce, unquestionably.
would consent to accept another demo
cratic nomination; and, utterly hopeless
as ins case appears to be. Marcy luuisolf
aspires to, the sqogession. Th.on, again,
Mr. Buchanan, our Minister ac uouw,
the especial champion of tho Cuban an
nexationists, is, wo dare say notwitn-
standing tho Ostend collapse quiwio-
y to co-operato with the uaDinei. m j
bold Cuban movement which my strength
en his-claims with the progressive democ
racy. In this viow wc are prepared to
believe that neither the administration
nor Mr. Buchanan would hesitate to get
up a war cry against England and France
upon Cuba, and such a war cry ns Would
overwhelm in the Democratic National
Convention the slavery question, and all
other issues, and bring the re-uuited
democracy to the support of the admin
istration, and it3 most available war can
ditate for the succession.
It was upon the war question of 1812
that Madisqn was re-elected; it was the
battle of New Orleans that brought Getf.
Jacjkson into power; it was the military
services of of Gen. Harriett that made'
him President; it was the policy of tue
annexation of Texas, peaco or war, that
elected Mr. Polk; it was tho Mexican war
that carried Gen. Taylor into the White
louse; and to that war are we indebted
for the elcctiou ot Gen. Pierce, though
not elected upon his military merits. "
In a word, though the most pacific people
in the world, the United States arc ever
ready to unite in support of the honorr
the "lory, the interests and cau3e of the
country in a foreign war, and in support
of the administration which may involve-
us in a war, however iceoie ana incom
petent such administration may be. And,
this, wo conceive, is the desperate alter
native which Mr. Pierce and Mr. Marcy
have resolved upon in this belligerent re
opening of tho Cuban imbroglio. It id
an experiment to divert the public at
tention from the general imbecilities and
collapses in our foreign and domestic af
fairs whioh have charatcrized this ad
misistration to tho public necessity of
union against the admissible pretentions
towards Cuba, of England and France.
It is but a trick to get up a war excite
ment in season for tho Democratic Na
tional Convention, and upon which Mr.
Pierce or Mr Marcy may ride into an
other Presidential term.
As the administration stand.
it
is a
a failure and is condemned; but let it in
volve us in a Cuban quarrel with Eng
land and France, from which there may
seem to be no hope of escape short of a
world-wide war, and it may possibly rise
Rgain to its feet. We know that the di
vided democracy will rc-unite in support
of a war for Cvba against the world. Will
tho anministration follow up their lead
ing oard, or'collapse? We
other collapse ; but we shall
York Herald.
predict an
see. JNeut
Passmore Williamson.
This gentleman who, eiuco July astr
has-beon imprisoned for a alledged con
tempt of Court, in refusing to make a true
return to writ of habeas corpus, was final
ly libe rated on Fridy last. Judge Kane
consented to hearing his petition for the
reason that Williamson acknowledged
that ho now deoired to purge himself of
the alledged contempt,, but in that purga
tion we can discover no new confessions
on tho part of Williamson nothing but
what could have been most clearly and
unmistakably adduced from his first state
ments before Judge Kane. His Honor's
wrath must be easily appeased indeed, if
he finds anything in Mr. Williamson's
late confession which argues any strong
er for his innocence than the statements
he first made beforo the Court. But the
farce has been sone through with, which
seemed to be neceHsary in order for a
mortal man to gain admittance into the
presence of such an exalted dignitary as
Judge Kane.
Singular Adventure of an Eagl3r.
On Saturday evening last, a largo bald
Eagle was seen in the vicinity of tho
Railroad depot in Wetherill on terra fir-
ma, yet no one manifested the least dis
position to shoot or capture him. Sin
gular as it may seem, when the train was
leaving for Muuch Chunk, he entered tho
car, and the conductor as we are inform
ed, took good care of him. Upon arriv
ing at the Mauch Chunk depot he waa
taken to Kraus'es American Hotel -where
ho was well fed, and a number of persons
beheld and admired the bird during Sun
day. Returning on Monday morning-,
the eonduotor concluded to carry him
baok in the cars, but as he wns not prop
erly fastened,, he managed to make his
escape at the Bethlehem depot, just whero
he first entered tho car. He is again nt
large. It is supposed the bird had eith
er been in a manageric or domesticated
in some family as he appeared quite tame.
He measures from tip to tip about nve:
feet, ten inches. Times
Gon. Scott's-Pay.
The Union of Saturday publishes the-
President's decision relative to Gen.
Scott's back pay, awarding him $10,405.
I ho N ashington Star estimate his dues
at 831,304,92, made up as follows: Tho
General's allowanco in timo of war was,
per month, 8505,80. In timo of peace,
prior to the act of 1854 the pay of a Ma
jor General was per month 8472. Tho
pay of a Lieutenant General for a month
of thirty days, is 540. If the rations bo
doubled for commanding the army as
provided by tho act of 1841, there will bo
added per month $240 -making a total
per mouth of thirty days of S?80. By
the act of July 5. 1838, an additional ra
tion ia allowed for ovcry five years in ser
vice, whioh would bo per month 52
New York Post Office.
Some idea of what the business of New
York is. may bo formed from tho fact
statod by the Horald, that tho gross a-
mount ot tho receipts of the New York
Post Office, on account of the govern
ment, for the two last fiscal years, amount
to tho onormous sum of 82,501,221,22.
On tho occasion of each of the two annu
al settlements with tho Post Office De
partment, tho accounts of -the Auditor
were found to agree to a penny with tho
statements furnished by the Cashier of
the P.qst Office there, .