(El)c 2cffcrsonian. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1S60. FOR GOVERNOR Hon. Andrew G-. Curtin OF CENTER COUNTY. -0n the out side of this paper wil ho found a speech delivered by the lion James Campbell, in Philadelphia nt Curtin ratification meeting. Read it. jgg Henry Shoemaker, Merchant this place, has just returned from the city f.tnclr of Good, which he will sell at low rates for cab. Ca and examine his etook. A Mistake. Wo notice that some of our cotempora rics are laboring under a mistake, in re lation to a proposed amendment to the School law, regulating the salaries of County Superintendents. The amend ment was not passed, as has been stated in some quarters, but was lost in tho hur ry of business, at the close of the session The School Journal, in its April number, contains full information in relation to the subject, and says that but for an un fortuuate combination of circumstances, tbe amendment would have passed. The Party of Rii union. In order to exhibit fully tbo extent to whioh the Democratic party is committed to disunion in case it should not be able to elect the next Prcaidrnt, wc present to our readers the folloin extracts from speeches made by Democratic members of Congress since its meeting in Decem ber. As these declarations come from the very highe-t authority, the chosen rep resentor ves of the party, wc accept them ai showing that tbe Democratic party of this country is opposed to the continuance of the Union of the StatcF. Whenever they aro turned out of office, they are in favor of dissolution. Behold the proof: fS"In Congress, on the 6th of Decem ber, 1H59, Mr. Ivefeon, a Democratic Sen ator from Georgia, said: " Tbe South can take care of herself. We will be pre pared to defend ourselves, even at the sac rifice of the Union." On the same day, Mr. Clark, a Demo cratic Representative from Missouri, said "The Uuion cannot exist if the recom mendations in the circular (that is to cir culate Helper's Compend) were curried out." 2jIu Congress, on the 7tb of Dccem Vei. 1?59, Mr. Obesnut, a Democratic Senator from South Carolina, said : "The South cannot preserve tbe Union. It c.oea uot behove .her in ber down trodden and feeble condition." On the same day, Mr. Pryor, a Demo cratic Representative from Virginia, said "The Representatives of the South will never consent that the creature and cham pion of the Republican party shall take r,o.ses-ion of the Speaker's chair." jIo Congress, on the Sth of Decern qcr, 1559, Mr. Moore, Democrat, of Ala bama, said : "If tbe Republican party could be defeated the Uuion would be Tirflcfirved. but if such a nartv were to 1 " Micceed the sooner the Union is dissolved the bettor." On the same cay, Mr. Davis.Democrat ic Representative from Mississippi, said: " Seward is a traitor, and deserves tni gallows." CST"In Congress, on the 10tb of Decern ler, 1859, Mr. Smith, a Democratic Rep resentative from Yinjinia, said: "I would not sav if any particular man should be elected President, I would immediately favor a dissolution of tbe Union." On the same day, Mr. Curry, Demo cratic Representative from Alabama, said: "If the North elected Seward or Chase, or any other member of the Republican party on a sectional platform, such an e lection was to be resisted to the dettruc tion of every tis that binds the Confeder acy together." Applause by the Demo rats. cSIn Congress, on tho 13tb of De eember, 1859, Senator Clay, a Democrat of Alabama, said: "1 will eay that i Alabama be not recreant to State pridi and political integrity, she will ue?er sub- mil lO your JA.epuuilt-ciuy "uiuuihji, Azain. he said : "Unless, she an( a the Southern States, (except three) arc faithless to tbe pledgor they hare given they will never submit to your XicpuDU can domineering in this government. Again, he said: "I repeat, by the un animous action of Legislature and Oonven tions. the Southera States, except three have pledged themselves to dissolve the Uniou upon the prohibition of Slavery iu tho Territories." On tho same day, Senator G win, D.uj rnfc of California, said: "There is au Bother reason why the Southern State Klimild nrenare for ft dis'olution of the Union: the Republican party has triumph aH in almost everv State on the Atlantic borders." Again, ho said: 1 In my opiuionjt i impossible for a Republican President to administer the Government over'a slave holding State." JJjIt is rumored that twenty thou sand Swedes and Norwegians are getting in readiness to embark, for the United States early in tho coming summer, and that any of them iutend seeking home's,! Tothe Citizens of Stroudsburg, anT tne Members of the m. js. unurcn. Thounderbigned were appointed a Com mittee by the Philadelphia Annual Con UI"CC MJ... 7; ;nVh J of & crenco. at Us late eeiMon.in tho city ol1" l . . Philadelphia, to present to you tne graie- ful acknowledgements of that body, for your kind and cencrous treatment of the , , .... ....j j ..:u.ne(ftnm. lami y oi our icioveu auu mmj a. died suddenly in your mid.t. We cannot - . . I perform this most pleasant duty, oeiier than by presenting you with a copy of the n,, rn.nlntmn which were adoo- led most sincerely and unanimoufly by the - . .. J- , Uonterencc, in tne lonowing worn., - :.. wit 'Whereas. Our brother, Rev. John 0. Thomas, having died suddenly in Stroud- bur. whilo in cuarue oi me vouruu iucic, -nnd Wl oreas-the citizen, of tbe town. ... t r i! . r n I. .i.nwn i , ,t r .t. nx u iw. - n nA .. . - . - j:. all tbe !unorn espenses in auuuiou iw bu ' ,L nf Hmf hr Thomas, therebv con- tv tn ihn comfort of bis Ha children. Thereforo Resolved. That we as a body, request tlirt Pmviilrnt fo nnnoint a Comcjittee of two to express to the citizens of the Town w . w . . - r i i .lll icknocd.coDt for their bind 8 , .... j.f.. , Ttr ;,QJ rrAT'llv" . uoiuiug uiu uu,cllJf ,u w.r.-- f.i..I,U.. nnrl nrnvinrr that the blowing of tbo HMI e,Sb mSJ upon von and vour lamuiea. "1 ! I rf We subscribe ourselves P. COO.VBE, C. I. THOMPSON, Committee. Clarion and Eranklm The Crosby and other Oil Wells. The Crosby well seems not to have been pr0prjetor 0f the steamer Enterprise, es greatly ovcr-efctimated. The Franklin tjmates t0at there are about 75,000 bush and Clarion papers itate that this fact is , f wucat up the Mississippi for ship- confirmed by a multitude of witnesses Its yield is now accurately estimateu ai rmifititi ocvci(ii i -f ""--j I four hours ! Ibis makes, allowing gallons to the barrel, 2,4ogallons,wbicn at the moderate price of 50 cents, would ..I J ... ..I., .f r,) ,r.l. ,-.,, r amount to a daily revenue of Id7 ol At t.hp sanm rata, the vearlv income of this well would figure up at tbe enormous " " j - j v sum of $371,251). Mr. Crosby may be warded, therefore, as one of the mercan- tile princes of this continent, if his well iiolds out. and if wc may judge lrom tne hi-torv of the wells on the other side of the water, there is little danger that it will ever fail. Col. Drum, at tbe mouth j . ..... .. nfflil Crcpk. nt the deDtb of 414 Jeet struck a heavy vein when about to aban ww- w- I - A don his well. It yielded over two barrels during the first six hours of pumping.and continues to hold out. Scvcrol wells a ons Oil Creek, moje or less known are, yielding from five to twenty barrels a day 1 be number along the stream is near a hnmlrad. mo.t of them in an unfinished st.nto. At Walnut isianas some new veins have been struck, but the particu ars are unknown. The firm of Philips, Frew & Co., all Pittsburccrs, have struck a vein of oil, at tbe depth of 199 feet. The yield IB re ported to be 42 barrels every 4 Hours, which exceeds the Dras, mcUlintocK ana Barnsdalo wells, and comes next to tbe Crosby. J he site of the well is seven miles above Franklin, on tbe Allegheny uearly opposite the mouth of Oil Creek Pennsylvania. Many persons are under the impression that the name of our State owes its title to tbe fact of an influence exercised by William Penn, on the Councils of Eog- lane to that effect. Such is not the case, as proven n inc er. .ruu. a written by William Penn. dated January nroved in tho extract lrom a letter - ... ... i . . 1631: "This day, after many waitings, watch imr?. fo icitinps anu aispuies in couuwu, . - - - :i mv countrv wbs confirmed to mo under the seal of EuJsud. with larce powers and privileges, by the name of Pennsyl vaniB, a name the King would civo it in favor of my father. 1 chose JNew Wales, beine a billy country; and when tbe bee retary a weisnman, rciujcu ' " New Wales, I proposed Sylvama, and itt i r i . ii zi they nJAA Ponn tn t thnnoh 1 was much opposed to it, and went to the King to have it struck out. He said it was oast, and he would take it upon him; nor could twenty guineas move tho under Soeretarv to vary the name, for I feared j , . 1. 1 1 n .1 i a n rntiiriT ,n ran it. Illi JJ lit OB JOUJiCU uu o u iuuiiji iu uiv, and not as a respect in tbe King to ay father, as it realy was." ggj-The jury in the case of the Com- aionwealtb vs. Linn, who was with altering tbe election returns and tal- ly, lists of South Ward Election, come in yesterday morning with a verdict ofguil- tv after upwards of twenty hours delay, U was reported on Wednesday aitcrnoon that there was no" possibility of the jury a'reein.'. and the .-peech was in many a ...nmh "nh vnu can't convict an Irishman charged with a serious offence --w . Luzerne County, and if convicted you can't get him properly sentenced." We arc ratified that this is proved, thus tar, a fafse impression, ond hope that Judge tfnnvnohflin will show it to be entirely unfounded. Regardiug JJiuo as tho tool --j-r . .. of keener beads, we regret- that the pun- ishment ha- to fall on him But if he fails to make known the true authors of this infamous outrage on the ballot box, let him tear as boat ho may the law's -O.,tonon Scranlon Republican. Ufct JL, A h aitiful but ailly cirl of 16 to 18 A DVmiu, . J.Jl, -neA ears, aaugnter oi a . u. Til nrlrrti.Afl for a husband m the pa- r morta nf fi, thinr and Per lor the romance oi me iuiuu, auu ui, iui tut. iui b was caucht and seduced by a riuo a L'eau"-fc - iniblftr named Wm. Moore. She Start- ?a : ut f.- p;w Pnfc ,eu iu vuuiunu niiu uiui iui x iii .. T . . , p i .1 J iL. 'and now nas oeen lounu murucrca ou iuu nvav to Ottumwa Iowa, - - "Wheat Prospects. A Missouri popor of the 26th says : Wo think, from observation and report frnm rr.rinus narts of the country, that croP in Impendence county will fall , r mL t a..,;.;,,., snori over nan. j uu must uuu.Uk ,,, . m not waic moro than half the usual crop. This ari Uefl from the long drought with which the Uuntr has been visited for tbo labt bis 34lhDuri -recent trip we took JJAUIAJ bUU liJUi 1 wiiv- i 1 I oore pains to iDquire and notice tne pros- poets for a good whea crof , tms season cnis BrasoD, and our conclusion is iubi uut uiu.u i. au v U hn rnispd. botae few a - - - ".V r n fft:r MMirMfie uujub uiuBLUfc u u.wu.v .... -lr- - for half a orop, whilst on others the seed .n.lL. will not be mace. The Vinccuncs (Ind.) Uazcuc says i : Although the prospect for an abundant view oi ttucui iup DuuuwU .u . Jhis county, we are glad to learn that tin t I . i - K l . f Q n i: n n u u.'ii,' kiiiij ill I t r i?,nc ?c nnt nnivAi-sal. The In- j; i: r,,.,; ti, wKonf nmn in uianapona itttiti-oujro . -r ... Marion and adioining counties looks well Kind nromisas well. The Madison Curiei Lavs tbe same. In many places iu Illi Lois the wheat never looked better attbi." season . . 4 The Hillsboro' (111.) Herald says : t tho rnnont term 0f tbe CirouU Court to convex ith . f ... nn, ihn snbiact of tbo Kboal county, and o.ostofthem eonoV in the opinion that thana half cron lucl "uui . n , , .' '.VrlT toS well and promuo . r 1 7 I. :i. & L. n n-VTrift CrtR'Tl tnir vie a. wnuu oiuuia turn cvi aw,, .: :ii n-inin rthors fhnt. wfiro i L U bi ,lh ..It . TbU i. .k..-.i. mnrimnnr fnrmurs for UU3 UlUU iuw vi-ww-- i manv Years past, and they have beeu sut- c:i ,ir,;ei,flf? in liorp.iftpr Titit in uuiuuuy uuuiuuuv" iv . tbeir b..t crop oarlj. ine Dneapuu, . .... enre IV lour 19 iin UUU1U1UUUIUM tEUW in our market. Mr. Thomas Moulton. . " ...... . .- a . mcVLt thjg sprin. It is anticipated that tj.c potato trade will be largo tbe comiiig season. Tho Lake City Tribune says : Grain . DOurintI into Lake City iu rieh profu minnrtl. .f sion. r rom iii.uuu to uu.uuu -n J rr nm no nfA nusneis oi wheat ha?e been brought hero siuce the harvest, and the cry is "still it comes." Not a bushel was brought in during 165S, but on the contrary, our farmers were themselves supplied with flour from Illi nois. What will another year do for ui Minnesotians 7 Tbe reports of the coudi tion of the crowing wheat, says tho Par- kersburg(Ya) Gazette, from nearly all parts of the country aro favorable. In nn minrtnrs havR wc noticed other than n x . ..... f ii tor nniocc Tcr P v Uai"Ur": '.; eepuuoiatuau.unuv j. tucliy The Kankakee 111 Democrat 3ay3 of the wheat crop in that county : A lew days ago wc enjoyod the opportunity of taking a short trip in the country, and were much pleased to see winter wheat looking so well, espeoially that which had oeen sown amoncbt com; it really had an ex cellent appearonse, and promises well thus far for a good crop. Tho farmers look happy m anticipation ot an aDunu- aut reward as the fruits ot their lauor Tbe spring ploughing seemed to be pro- finplv. and some, we understand, had commenced toeow their spring wheat. Tf nrth is caused to vield an abund- ------- ' , t ant crop this year, wc may iook iorwuru nrntnomiw tim with certainty to moro prosperous times, and we know of no place letter adapted for agricultural and mechanical pursuits than Kankakee county, and no place that will be more likely to enjoy its snaro ol nrospenty From inauiries. soys tho tarrouton Frcss, made of farmers from various por - w tions of the country, wo conclude that the ct for a crop of wbeat is much bet- Pr F a a . t., nrn r Tho early sown fields are generally look- inrr well, while those put in late, of which but little has been entertained, some nuias now promise a fair yield. Doubtless there was much sown that will yield but a poor returnbut, upon tho whole, un- loss hereafter injured, we have reason to anticipate a fair crop. The Montgomery Free Press gays : Re- orta from different portions of thia and H . , . that late sown j" -fa ' wheat is entirely killed out, whilo early sown and that put in with a drill or plow tuat oarnj Belf-reliaut courage that al is looking fine. waj3 measures its words aud deeds, that The Randolph Journal says: The yc,. acts upon unreasoning impulse, that wheat between be and Indianapolis m0VC8 forward to its position after a con looks fine. The winter has been unusu- .jcrat0 estimate of ultimate conscquen ally favorahlc, and unless a good deal of ccg. an(jf onc0 having taken its ground, thawing and freezing without snow before ncver y;eia it but with life. Ho felt, the first of April, wheat in this part of tbat ;n t,3 case a deliberate effort was Indiana will have a fine start for an abun- cein' made to sacrifice freedom of speech dant harvest. Farmers from all parts of tho country assure us that it is impossible, even witn the most favorable weatner lrom now mi harvest, for tho wheat crop to come op to tbe average. Tho late rains have revived n cuusiuuiauij, uut so badly killed that its making anything like a crop is impossible. We dislike to "oroaK" as muco as anyuouj, uut iuuic , i i r . . seems to ne no escaping uic auuu i , except by shutting our ears and eyes 10 them. Xema icivs. The Staunton vuulicaior says : ue vheat crop is looking remarkably prom- isin? in Aurrusta and Rockingham coun- ,1 o .... o ties. The indications arc also tnat tucre wJl be an abundant yiejd of fruit this season. Our exchanges from all directions tell u8 that the prospect for an abundont bar- vcst j3 now more flattering than it has hnn fnr vars nast. The crain appears I'-' J I - tn li.ivn KiiHtained littlo or no miury from the extreme cold weather of the past win- te. and is now sprincinc up most beanti ni. ei - nrA ft nt. lUD ouuu u";u . . josiug will ensure us such crops the com- j j e ... , , i- conenn na will mnl'A thn whole nation rejo.ue . From nresent indications the wheat i .nil! lin ilinnrisiit .in Pnnnowlcnmn wiup " . - --..-j . The fields, never looked better. - Potter and PryorT " said The sequel will J Roger A.rryor,oi virgin... . utt?.. j iii. at it aemousirait., " said John F. rotter, oi It L deLnstrated're- Wisconsin. -it nas demons , cnds nvervbodv evcrvwbero. 1 be per v - S0D wb0 will neeuicssiy provmu - troversy, and taunt ins aave""y""' st lacu oi n t mor. pretense, peremptorily invite bim to uxor , ..... nntj whou his cuai gvio is a- that the weapons sc jieatoa .r. -o----, . 1 ..-..! I fl tney nuo.u.ug .u :u(iemcDt uiagB, u,u... -;e;-;- n , . m f , j- j -j - 6- - o fc , r- cowaru. To 2o back a little. Roger A. Pryor " . . n t Tlroc0ntn. brought mio iue uua --f t vos a rcnutntion for rare skill in tbc I . . 1rn r i) Tft C I ' 1 I I ill L U 'e lXV " " . "'VUIUUD " ""T;" ' , L tended e waa a m.o . - T?ri :., unque - tionnblo courage Early n the . riL. uuiuij i session, he gavo lnaicauona vuui ho was nnocr to enhance this reputation, and was --e-- L,i ,.n in tin. ready to put his nerve and courage o the trial, oq all oaoasious, suitable and un suitable. It was evident from tho outset nf tbo struzrrlo for tbe Speakership that the more turbulent aud wtuporative class of Southern members regarded Prjor as tbpir orran aud leader. Ho was thrust f?rrd i. rr W "J abnrp navmgs, to (tivo tbo He, una oeai n t i oatlbogeooraUu.itr?tb0Opp oai- tion Side ot the Udamoer. Iu those oeca- s ons he openly or coveruy aimueu tu i - r 'l lntimoa aiv nff h 3 onOO- ncn.S To ..d..d, jo ,h. -r patron,, U.ki. iu tbatpartiou.arinta?e TliT V r t UL UU UiiU , ----- - in bia own bcbal!; anil tbon, again.iu ... - . i the haughtiest lorming m amagua,,. . manner, that u taey ic that if they felt aggrieved tney , - baa U.r-y ' .. beinjs oarefal always to pick his quar- , l I. :i.i, tl,n rriin nsnhPffflfl 111G cone. his first encounter was witu lur. reisou, . . AT XT 1 . n.j. . frnm 'Pnnnnwpfi. a quier, oiucr.y ""; Ho fnnip out ot this contest orcBuautu, fnd with tClllh of the House ringing .;t;iH,slv in his ears. He afterward r"" . . ai. made a most aDusive assauis upuu mi ODcrmau, uu- r a j. :,.tn , p from the ucll- -"- - , . , . u ftnfiV O D 3 DOS UUU iia miuumi. Millson. repeated the insult witn a men use. anu rcicn vu iiitnuiftu iui i ti,n mAn NV. nv after, he set all the LU w - r rules of tociul decency at defiance by an assault, alike vulgar and brutal, on the fl,r,r nf thr IToiKo. unon the wile oi the editor of one of our city cotcoporano. , he received in return for this scandalous proceeding kept him rather auiet for a while. But, panting for noioriety, he made his recent euach . . ... ... unon Mr. Loveioy, which led, by a plain r.nth. to his affair with Mr Potter. r .... . . . i : --J The principles oi mis journal, m lugmu tlw. ,n.3o rnnn.'itizd aniOIlP dUCUStS H'C lu fz well understood, and need not now be re ntA Wo nnvfi those nrmcipies to fl W w J" I vindicate themselves, while we oontem ni-,tr"frnm it own oxccDtiooal stand- r.oint. the necuiiar case or iur. i ouui r - - . . .... li? rtrnmnt, accordance ,T nKnllonirrf tell! ho. " 'ned bry ny persons whose good . . , ,,, f f, it. opinion uu V.OU.U uuu ,,..6.j, - . ons sbould know that Mr. L - - , : Pntfpr eo tar trorn neinc a uuunsv, siu- rouei, du ui 1 UU1 u? fa cere -lv regards the code as a relic oi Dar- lyrcfcnrustue oarism. .uuw " u-aw.. .,rria oron within the canons oi tne jl,UUll, v . w - , , rt.wl n nr.nn TP I, t h Prror challenscd mm to combat, that ho and ins menaa ou lieved that a deliberate purpose was formed to tako his life, and that, there- .- lt. Un rnrn. t was a mere Question wuemui uc would fight according to prescribed rnies, 1 ------- , ..ii or. ueciininc to uu &u, uum self to tho hazards of a street assault, at an ungarded moment, after the manner ol Edmifndson's attack upon Hickman. Reasons, not patent to all, but known to him, induced Potter to believe that, u ne declined the duello, ho would be liablo to assassination; and, therefore, he accepted Pryor's challenge. But Mr. Potter was actuated by mo tives higher and broader than any mere personal considerations. Wo doubt rohothnr a braver man lives. He has ou the floor of the Home of Representa- t;V0Sf an(j to dishonor and disgrace the Republican portion of tho chamber; and tbafc each 0f these interests was, for the committed to his keeping, and was sou.ht t0 be imperiled in his person. He thereupon aetermineu 10 uiuui iuu c&iguu oy and defend, t every hazard, his own T-Xj,itii and tho rights of his constituents, n,3 nlg0. and n,oro especially, tne irce- . . , dom of debate on the iicpuuiionn siae oi tb(J iajj bioh tins pehtilent Pryor and hia brawliug backers had for four months been trying to striKe down. The explanatory debato on Wednesday between Pryor and Potter, respecting . ., , t : 1. wbat occurred on tue nay jjovejuy npuu, was a culminating point m ttio series oi outrage heaped by tho Uiivalry upon the Republicans from the conYmcncemont 0f the session. Thieves, ' "traitors, ''murderers," incendiaries," were the common current of epithets which had boon noured UDon them for wcoUs. I . Lovejoy was repelling these assaults, with dowinc words and emphntio gestures. Aoann:nn fnwftr(i ilim ;n tho most lT'"",B b --- --- ln3olcnt manner, told him ne snouid not .... i r it m otnnil in thfi arfia. in front Of tfaO Chair. . - - - , -- au ' - , "V at membres. l'ottcr simply respouueo, l.r i- n i:5J rnii "Yoo are dome tuo same nun?. uat - - - Potter thus said-, and,thnt it Was,a faith- rad all the canons of parliamentary law telling him in substance tnac tne 4 and Ld breeding His next attack was would demonstrate that ho would not ;Jng Mr. Hi& called, in stand by his words; that he (PO oW substance, a liar; and, when mildly re- akocatth . , , i... ..L iu lFr was to d by practiced duelist, that there PUKCU IOr li U iJia L-uiui ful statement of what Pryor was then do- ing, is unquestionable. And for these worua rrvur cuu ivucu mm Washington that the challenge ieg n u outugw.. - was sent after acontooo between , some - Dcm-ooratio combers, of ten ur u uu cu whom Hotter 8 coueacue was ouc.ui mu exr7rescd that Potter Lould not accept a challenge. If this be a0 tben it is a striking proof of the ott- . no Southern man will ---- - , . un- bis g .q true 1gh f bo nil II: ill (I I V 1 1 IT I I (. II 111 1- valor of Roger A. Pryor. But, at all e- and whether and whether the offspring oi a )ffspriog Dnmoorat c consniracy, or the mere im lin sent paise or iao g- . . tbC noStllO illl'SIVC, II was uu u..r- bully and browbeat, and, if possible, dis y u ,!..' t. :.t;r uuiii " - ' 1 & . . m o. everv Rcnublioan who maintained j waa determined to practice freedom of dobato in tbe House. And most effec- lual v has this attempt oeen crusuuu uy the undaunted conduct of John F. Pot- ter. Of Roeer A. Pryar thero oan De but He nnn nnininri amonj sensible men. has.been seeking a hgnt wim r . . " , . .., all Winter. He has had an opportunity to mingle in one on equal terms, and un der the rulesof hid mucb-chcrihed 'code," and he has shown the white feather. By one or tne rccognizcu uuuuua u. vu.. , everybody is authorized to post him as a poltroon and a coward." nis in vaiu for Pryor and hid patrons to attempt to nv.t. nffc 113 di emma tnrouzu - r ----- r t, ,. , nnM,n- Wr small CreVlCC Ul ui a..vfeuu i. .i n.Mnini1 Y tlm sn- ocu, . - nn,I nnt nil llHUUa dUCllO WCapoil in all the States along tbe Mississippi Val- ley. We care notuiog annuo Potter lives in Wiscousin, id vuu on tl,n Missis.-;! r.ni River, and is not a " M( l0 tllc cod0 construed in Vir- gmia, duo ramiu uu iu uuu.. ui. But, we caro nothing about the wea- DODS. except that they give au uijuat S n ' fn unih nfirtios. This latter point v-.- . r being scoured, areally co-f ou; n, yea, anycouy mi iu vencat poltroon would, afUsr doing and saying what rry- V.t Pntlpr ' - . . . . T, or nau aone aim iaiu, ua,t uugu TT !,rl in tl.fi nres L,IlCG 0f the louse of Representatives, im wuu auy vvuuj.uu. , ... r r - - . . .. ..i 3- n iniilw hnrffed rotter wiiu cowaruiwc, r- --j -.p . . ...... 1 was no sufficient ground for a challenge And, yet, without first demanding au ex planation of tbe words claimed to be of fensive, he sends Potter a peremptory summons to the field, rotter avows ui rondiness to fro. and promptly proceeds to exorcise bis undoubted priviit-gc oi choosing tbe weapons. Now, any crea ture, after proceeding by such a pathto such a position, and with such a flourish of taunts and innuendoes, would, if he had the courage of a louse, fight hi3 foe with any death-dealing instrument that could be brought upon the field. No! the defect is not in tho canons of the code, but in tbe pluck of Pryor. Ho is a dainty assas-in, who affects hair-triggers, because his fingers have been train ed to their use; but he has no stomach for a fair fight, which might result in his bein" carved np for worms. But, we aro forgetting that Ool. .ban der, tbo second of Mr. hotter act strictly within the code, tool: ortense actms at I . - ..,. ft,n .;nA nr Cl,.nn too suggosuuu iu-i - . toImoI, liiq nnncinal had. thrOUilU Uim ee- ...-" f-----r " A mna Knrhnrnnc!' and therouDon. i;u, , -- proceeding upon the celebrated precedent , . n;x. h nrnnn. Ol 1110 jriuvu3 uuu ui""; i t x ed to fi-jht Pryor with any weapon with which that fastidcous gentleman might se lect. Whereupon this Htickler for tbe ten ets of the code, this punctilious Pryor, not relishing the whistling of bullets any moro than the gleaming of knives con ceived a sudden prejudice against pistols, and informed Col. Lander that he had no controversy with himi tna so, iogei A. Pryor, not to put too line a point upon it. who had gone swaggering iuio una quarrel, skulked out ot it a uouoiy-ais- graced man. Tribune. flg-Frooj tho twenty-seventh annual Report of the Managers of the Pennsyl vania Institution for the Blind, we learn that the number of Pupils in January waa 153. During the pa3t year (1859) thirty-threo were received. Of thoso 153 pupils, 132 aro from New Jersey, and from all other places, 9. Twenty-three contribute in part to their own support, as assistant teachers, or by their industry. Thero were manufactured in 1859 in the work shop of tho Institution, 41,962 Brushes; 26,050 Corn Broom?; 480 Door Mats; and 767 yards of Carpet, worth, in tbe aggregate, 813,018. Tbe female pupils made fancy article to the value of 81,059,98. Tho debit account of the In stitution show an excess of expenditures over receipts of upward of Si, 000. A lady in Petersburg, Va., one day last week, whilo out marketing, brought a cabbage in rather olosc proximity to her face, and assho did so, a small grocn snake, waked from his repose among the leaves of tho cabbage, poked out it head and gavo the lady a tender kiss on tho lips. His impudent snakoship then proceeded to render himself comfortable in tho bosom of tho unsuspecting dame, and had stretched his long, almost trans parent body half around her neck, beforo she waa aware of his prosenoo, when she let fall the cabbage and her baskot of butter and eggs, and after a few soreams removed tho intruder. It was eighteen inches long. TTPA doatincr mother of a waggish boy in Now Haven, having bottled a lot of nice preserves, labelled tuem, - rut uy by Mrs. D ."Johnny, having discovered thn radios, soon ate the contents of one bottle, and wroto on tho bottom of tho la bel, "Put down by Johnny D-r.-V - Found at last, a remedy that not only relieves, out cures Consumption and its numerous satelites, which rovolve about it in the shape of coughs, coldsihfluenzo, bronchitis, &o. This remedy is Dr. Wis tar'a Balsam of Wild Cherry. JJThere's a vile counterfeit of this Balsam, therefore be sure and buy .only that prepared by S. W. Fowle & Co , Boston, which has the written signaturo of I. BUTTS on the outside wrapper. - The editor of Bell's Life in London is delighted with that distinguished person ago, Mr. John Morrissoy, who has lately arrived in Jiingland. "ills mug is all o ver that of a pugilist, and thero is a look about bim which convinces one at onco that he would prove a tough customer to any ono." Morrissey, according to Bell's Life, has bet 53,000 on Sayers. Escape of two Prisoners. Norristown, Pa., Monday, April 16. This morning, two prisoners in tho county jail escaped. They dug through a wall eighteen inches, and a stone wall two feet thick, when they knocked down tho jailor stole his keys, and escaped through the main entrance. One was a burglar, under ten years imprisonment, and the other a horse-thief. A heavy reward is offered for their arreBlv Harrisburg Election. The election held in Harrisburg on Friw day, resulted iu the election of the Dem ocratic caudidate for Mayor, by a major ity of 130 votes. The balance of the Democratic city officers were elected, with' a majority of tho Ward ofbeera. Robbery of the Adams Company's Expess.- in iron oaie iu&cu iium wi utua. Sixteen Thousand Dollars lost. -The Thieves escapewith their booty. From the K Y. Fost, of the 167. Last night, shortly after the New York and Boston train left New Haven, tho Agent in charge of the express safes and packages of the Adams Company left the room where he was stationed, and tisited the mail room adjoiuing, against the un derstood rules of the Company. During his absence an iron safe, weighing about one hundred and Eixty pounds, aud con taining sixteen thousand dollars, was thrown from tbe car by some parties at prescut unknown. It is presumed that tho theft was ac complished by persons who have been passing up and down the road for soniof months watching for the opportunity to abstract the valuables. This opportuni ty would not have occurred had the agent remained at his po-t. The express room is built in tho fore nart of tbe bacgace-car, and has three doors, one upon each side and ono leading out upon the forward platform. A pas sage way connects with the baggage-room in the rear of the car, and betweon tho two is the mail room. Tbe parties, who were undoubtedly on the watch, might have approached the safe from either tbe front or rear platform, but it ia almost a ccrtaintity that it was thrown either from the front or side door. The agent did not discover his loss un til the train had reached Forty-second street, in this city. Ho is, however, sure that he noticed tbe safe at New Haven. Tbe following is a list of the property contained in the safe, as far as is known,, furnished us by Mr. John Iloey: Ton 8500 bills of the Atlantic Bank of Boston. $3000 in bills, newly issued, from tho Langdon Bank of Dover, N. Hampshire. A number of notes of various amounts. Three coupons, of $25 each, of the bank of Commerce, New York. Notes belonging to Rathbone Brothers, and some smaller amounts in money. It is the opinion of the officers of tho Company that the safe was buried imme diately, at any raterthe thieves will find hard work to get rid of the notes, if they should dare to bring them forth. The Company havo this morning paid the amounts called for in the various re ceipts, t-o that their customers dot lose o ven by delay. The most strenuous ef- foits will of course, bo made to detect the perpetrators of this bold robbery. nSrThe pro-slavory press aro very fond of asking why a slaveholder baa not the right to carry "bis property" where- ever his busmoss of his pleasure cans nim This question is answered in tho truo Yankee fashion by asking another, and the following: "Why can't I carry my property where I please! as the man said with two polecats in a basUet and a pouna of assafectida in each pocket trying to force his way into a ball room. G-Trapping must be a very profitable business iu Kansas. If suoh luck as tho following ih common oat there, wo should think the gold mines would soon lose their attractions. The Leavenworth Dis patch soys: Two young men from Mich igan recently went out on a trapping ex pedition to tho Big Blue, taking with them a lot of "animal traps,'' (a kind of spring gun arrangement.) Tbeyrcturned to this city yesterday with S30,000 worth of furs, the result of a two months trap- piu tour. 03"A little Sabbath school girl re peatcd her lession with this new version nf nn nn4!iiri! "For ifvo lovo them that loo you what roward have ye? not o?on the Republicans the same!" Do S"Mrs. Swisaholm says that tho4 pop ularity of her papor in Minnesota, is duo to the facftbat tho pcoplo aro always ex peoting she will say something sho oughi not to. SSrBats in India aro called flying fbx , and measure six foot from tip, to tip. 03 fiFlour is reported at S25 per. pounda otttPiku'a Peak. . - 100 in Wisconsin.
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