THC CCkV AftD FIIXMOnE MEF.TISQ NEW YORK. Clay nomimteB for the P residency. Tho meeting advertised hi the'Sg Honry papers for llio purpose of CIS a .'very large Clay for the Presides ho Tribune say V collection ot pw present. Two distinct 000 perse organized. Willis Hall presi n,e'cr the main one, and the speakers .rem Hall, Delafield, Smith, Mr. Seldon and " others. The first denounced General Taylor - for his extraordinary concealment of his prin ' tiples. Ho said they could not go for Gencr 'I' Taylor, and as they could but die, let them raise the nomo of Henry Clay and die, fight ing under his banner- . Tho following is an extinct of the address : '.-' . "If Gen. Taylor is an honest man and wo are not disposed to doubt that which we do not call in question ho has no claim upon the Whig party ; upon its support or counten ance. In the history of our country but ono man has ever been so placed as to be enabled to have his claims-universally admitted. Gen. Taylor would question tho motives orsinceri ty of those who would claim of him a posi tion beside Geo, Washington, who was selec ted at a time when the country had emerged from a state of revolution and commenced its national existence. And yet, to sustain his self-elected position, this comparison must . hold good, or his pretension falls when this falls. We cannot recognize tho acts of tho Philadelphia Convention as regular,- clearly proved as they have been, to have been ; .. i. u..:. : u... I wrong in acuuu ue men hiuuyi-o ncuitucu by their constituency, and their own consci ences, ami let them answer, to that tribunul where all must go to account for their earth- . ly stewardship. . Their nomination 1ms fallen dead upon the country without response ; no effort can gnl- . vuuizo it into practical vitalrtiy. . His defeat - wo consider, uuder the circumstances, a thou- sand times sure. We can conceive of no possible contingency that could alter this - "fixed fact.-' If we consider his noniiiiutiou proper and warranted by the facts lis they . existed at the time it was made, justified by principle and sustained by that immutable .and unchanging l:right" which overlaps all mere "availability" or "expediency," vc would support it, regardless of defeat, through ull changes or vicissitudes. Condemned by all those tests and yet the moro unforced by his own singular and vacillating course setting at defiance the very men who 'stoop ed to conquer' wo arc obliged to discard it, and regard it now and hereafter as of no more binding forco to the Whig parly, than if Gen. Cass had seen lit to take "the Phila delphia nomination," if tendered to him on ;any terms. The Whig party have no nomi inee in tho field. At this junction of u flairs there can be but icne course left to the men of principle in our own ranks and well we know thousands of all parties, who cannot sympathize with any of the present candidates would rush to our standard if vs present them with that peer less name, around which in this hour of des pondency and gloom all patriotic hearts .centre. Fellow -"Citizens Democratic Whigs of 3Cew York, fhere'i yet hope for the trusting: light is seen in the West ; in this ea f trou ble we can perceive but one suro course, and that is to "do right, and trust to Providence for results.'' PARTICILAUS OF THE GREAT FIRE AT BROOKLYN N. Y. ACCIDENTS. New York, Sept. 10, 10 o'clock, P M. Tho (lames raged with the greatest fury from 111) o'clock last evening, until 8 o'clock this morning, when they were finally extin guished by blowing up several houseson Con cord street. The number of buildings destroyed will nearly reach two hundred, covering an area of about fifteen acres, in the very heart of the city. The loss is estimated as high us one million of dollars. Tho crowd on the Fulton ferry bridge was so great that it gavo way and many were pre cipitated into the water. One fireman wns drownod and others were severely injured. Edward Crowley, of Company 22, was run over and instantly killed. Tlie Post Otfice, with part of Sunday's mail was destroyed. A Mr. Hirley and a child were killed by a wall falling upon'theni. Another child hud its legs awfully crushed byan engine running over them. A detach ' ment of mariners and sailors was sent from the Navy Yard, which rendered most uflicient service. The names of 200 occupants of stores and dwellings have boon ascertained. The suffer ers are mostly mechanics, laborers and store keepers. A number of thieves have been arrested and impvissoiied for stealing at tho fire. The fire erigiuated in Riley's Crockery Store, from the explosion of a camphine lamp. General George Washington, when quite young, was about to go to sea as a midship man ; every thing was arranged, the vesse lay opposite his father's house, the little boat had come on shore to take him ofT, anil his whole heart was bent on going. After his trunk had been carried down to the boat, he ' went to bid his mother farewell, and saw tho tears bursting from her eyes. However, ho said nothing to lierj but he saw that his mo ther would bo JUuessed if he went, and per haps never be happy again. He just turned . rouud to the servant aud said, "Go and tell them to fetch my trunk back. I will not go away to break my mother's heart." His mother was struck with his decision, and she aid to lain" "George, God has promised to bless ths children that houor their parents, aud I bflievo lie will bless you." , , . . Cauo or OaruANs. The ship Finland, from Liverpool, which arrived at New York oil Friday, kid on board thirty-five orphan children, entirely destitute of means. They were placed on toard by some persons un kuown. , A Gseit Drought prevails East as well i as here. On Cape Cod the excessive heat i and dryMM of the weather has now been t prolonged to a period of seven weeks, . . THE iLMBRICAlT. ,-"7- ,J SUNBURY ! i SATURDAY, SEPTEMBEH Ifl, 1948. H. B. MAUSER, Editor and Proprietor. K. W. CAHR, Sun bnildinf, N. E. Corner of 3d and Dock streets, Tliilftiielpllia, is Tcs-.ilarly authorized to receive ailvertiacmeiiHi and mibecriplioie for this paper, and receipt for the same. Demochattc National Nominations. . for president, . GEN. LEWIS CASS, ' of Michigan. - rKl VICE-PRESIDENT, OBIT. WW. O. BUTLER, vf Kentucky. : 'ELECTORS. "'" SENATORIAL. . WILLIAM rUOl.DB, of CloarBcVt. DAVID D. WAGKNER, of Northampton. REPRESENTATIVE. 1 It. f.. Bnmor, PTiilait. co. 8 II. R. Knots, - citv .1 linuic Slimik. " ' 4 A. I.. RuintVirt, e. rt J. f. Yost, Monlu'crv " (I R. E. Wright, Lchiph " IIJ J. C. Kini!, Clinton Co. H J. Wiritnii, Irflmnon " 1.1 K. J. I- inner, York " IS K. Smith, Fmnklin " 17 J. Creswell, HtiHt'duu " IS r. A. mack, t.rceiie, 7 W . VV. Downinc, Chester lp . W. Howinan, BedPd 8 H. Hiilik-iiuin, ljinc'tcr 41 n 1. Kline, llerks " 'Jtl J. H.Minnii ui, Ilt-nver " 21 fi. I'. Ilnmilton. Allcsr'v 2S W.H. Dnvit, Crawf'd " fcl T. Ives, Poller " 21 J O. Campbell. 10 II. t. Sfhoonover. Moiiri'e 1 1 W. Sfwctlimil. Wyom'g " llJ J. tlrewnter, Tinga " Democratic State Nominations. For (jovrrtinr, MOI1RIS LONGSTllETH, Of Montgomery County. l'or Carnal Commissioner! . ISRAEL PAISTEIl, " of Westmoreland County. , - Dr.MocRATtc CorxTV Nominations: " congress: r Gen." WM. A. PETRIKEN. SENATOR. . EDWARD Y. BRIGHT. " - ' - ! ASSEMBLY. ' . ' : GEORGE -A. . FRICK ' SiiRntrr. ; ' " ' JAMES COVERT. PkUTIIOJCOTARV. JOHN FAKNSWORTH. Register &: Recorder. JOHN P. PURSISI.".' Commissioner. ciiaiu.es weaver. Arniron. DANIEL V. CAUL. i ... Coro.vei!. . FRANKLIN A. CLARK. 0!7" On our first page is an interesting sketch of Morris Longstrelh, our worthy candidate for Governor. . f7 Robert M. Frick, the whig candi date for Senator, must bo awfully green himself, or suppose his his readers to be very soft, if he thinks lie can injure Mr. llright, by mutilated extracts from the pro ceedings of the Legislature, published in his paper. Mr. Bright, it seems, was not warm enough lor Polk, or bitter enough against the Banks, lor Mr. Frick, who was not only in lavor of a United States Bank, but all kinds of Banks and who has heen ono of the worst slanderers of Mr. Polk. Out upon such vile hypocricy ! ! iy Joseph Casey, Eq., of New Berlin, has received the whig nomination for Con gress, in this district. Mr. Casey, is a very clever man, but our whig friends must ex cuse us, we cant albrd to oblige all thejr clever lellows, without great detriment to some A ery clever men of our party, who seem to think tfiut we have been already, quite too generous, in allowing the whigs, the representation, of this district, for 6 years past. We have, therefore, concluded to take charge of it again ourselves, fora time, at least. David Wilmot, Eso.., has been re nominated for Congress iu his district. Ti oga was instructed for Robert G. White, Esq. ; but Susquehanna and Bradford were strong for"Mr. Wilmot. A Free Soil Van Buren meeting was held atTWanda.which was eloquently addressed by Mr. Wilmot. This district will poll a strong vote for Van Buren and most probably give hira a majority, as a large majority, whig and dem ocrats, are in favor oflhe Free Soil princi ple. 117" Lieut, CocuaAV. The citizens of Columbia gave Lieut. Cochran a splendid reception on his arrival home on Saturday the 2d inst. Lieut. Cochran, belonged to the Voltigeur regiment. Lieut. Wm, J. Martin, of this place, his friend and com. panion in arms, was present by invitation as well as Weiser Zeigler, whom the Col umbia Spy classes as one of Cochran's men. A number of toasts were drank and speech es made. Among the toasts we find the fol lowing by J. F, Houston, Esq., who pre faced the same with appropriate remarks: 'The Hon. Simon Cameron The friend of the Pennsylvania Volunteer " The enthusiastic manner in which this toast was received by all the soldiers pre sent, showed that it struck a responsive chord in every bosom, and that the eulo gium with which it M'as prefaced was well bestowed. . . IC7" Our worthy and gallant friend, Col. Trios. B. Florence of the Philadelphia Times, has been nominated by the demo c rats' of the 1st Congressional district, in Philadelphia. The Colonel gave Mr. Le vin, the Native caddidate, hard chase two years ago, and we shall be much mistaken if he. does not extinguish him in the com. ing contest. -v SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAMQK1N Mr. DiEFFENBACH,one of the Conf rees flrora Clinton, county, ays,. thatTUi6" tonfereet of this county played the part of the dog in the Mnytrin nominating Gen.' Petriken. On j conferees think .the same of Mr, 1., only a little more so. S EF" Doei the Miltonian suppose Mr. Bright is green enough to answer the tjues tions of every needy ad venturer,calling him. self ft democrat, who may choose to inter rogate him through the columns of that paper. (C?"TtiECtTV Item does not reach us, of late, as regularly '- as we could desire. We miss H much, very much friend Fitz gerald. ' To whom shall we lay the blame, Fitz! yourself or that obstinate, uncom promising, broad shouldered old chap, Cave Johnson. Ominous! One? of tho D.tupliin eouuty locofoco Senatorial conferees was Dr. Mercer Brown, President of thoMiildletown Bank. Miltonian. (ET Still moke Ominous. One of the Dauphin county whig conferees was E. C. Williams, a book binder, whose partner said they could go for no man whom they could not use in getting a share of public plunder Seethe letter of a "Lewis Whig," in another column, K7 C'apt. BiiAotk A public dinner was recently given in New York, to tho gallant Uipt. liragg. no gave a ttescrip fion ol the battle at the critical period when Gen. Taylor came riding up and re quested him to give the enemy "a little more grape." J he Captain saw a cloud ol dust, and supposed Gen, Minon was coming to attack him in the rear, when a noldier came running and screaming that old Zack was coming. ' He said ? Every soldier gave involuntarily utterance to '.lis feeling. Old 'Lack f.unc and in fif teen minutes tho tide ofbatllo ttmiett. Foui thousand five hundred men repulsed twenty thousand and to the influence of that pre senee, under Hod, 1 think I am ulivc here to dine with you this day. A (icntlcmnn. How often did you dis charge your pieces that day? Ciil. liragg. About 250 Tounds to each itmi. Another Gentleman. How near wa llio en- itmv tn fmir ftim.rw nl ntii'ritu. fiitm' Vol. Bragg. Within fifty yards at one time, when wo mowed them down. Another. Where was General Taylor? Col. Brag. Within forty yards. UL" We make room for the following letter from a Correspondent from Lewis' Township, exposing the trickery which was resorted to, in order to effect the nomination of R. M. Frick, at the recent whig Con vention at this place. The writer is one of the ablest, and deservedly one of most pop ular whigs of northern Pennsylvania. His character and high standing, is to us a suf ficient guarantee of the truth of his state ments, and would preclude the idea.ol mis representation. As our whig friends have no organ in this County, but the paper pub lished by Mr. Frick himself, we fee! bound to give publicity to the Communication, in order to expose the shameful duplicity ami treachery that was evidently resorted to, in order to thwart the wishes ol the majority of the whigs in this county. Lewis Township. Sept. 11th 18 IS. Ma. EniToit : I h ive just seen tho Miltonian, containing an account of the proceedings of our whig delegates and also the opinion of Charley B.. a corresiHindeut, that it passed off "without mitrft gouging," 1 cannot tell what Charley calls mi'cii, but, he must allow mo to say, he is mistaken: my opinion that Mr. Frick' nomination was effected altogether by goug ing, from Harrisbnrg to Lewis Township is worth as much as his based upon the circum stances 1 shall state, which belong to the pub lic to know. First in tho list of Delegates I see the name of Wm. S. Montgomery, Frick's dear cousin, how iu the naiiio of tho gods eanio ho into the temple of honor ! ! ! I will tell you. Montgomery, intended to be a delegate but finding lit) could not bo elected, procured Samuel Shannon, Esq., to run in his slend ; nineteen citizens met, and those who desired somo other candidate than Frick, voted a dif ferent ticket. The result was that Squire Shannon and James Tweed, were chosen de legates ; they differing in opinion as regard ed the Senatorial candidates. After the tie. legates were chosen, a vote was taken and S. Hunier was recommended for Senator, 2 dissenting voices; and James Armstrong, Esq., for Congress, the same number disseut ing, the delegates therefore, were so instruc ted, 14 persons were in the room, wfcen the instructions were voted. After the meeting adjourned, Mr. Shannon approached the other delegate (Tweed) uud stated that it did not suit him. to go to Sun. bury, he had no horse, and ho would not have consented at all to go only that lie did not like to have such a "Btathcrjng foot as Montgomery," sent into the Convention, That their going would effect nothing, as he would not obey tho instructions they would balance each other, and proposed that they should not go at ull and he would pledge his honor to the observance of the arrangement Mr. Tweed consulted a few of those who elected him and acceded to Shannon's proposition. On the following day (Sunday,) uuder the droppings of the sanctuary where he was pre. paring fur a solemn act, be again pledged his honor, if h had honor in him, that he would not violate the arrangement. But what fob lowed ! ! He started like a thief in the night, takes his blathering fool and they proceed to Sunbury ! And this accounts for the. name of W. S. Montgomery appearing as the sole representative of Lewis.- How did ha as an honoiable man, knowing the circumstance! ac. eept of a aeatl .The answer . to this is iu Charley B.'s communication. ' They went to Sunbury to act as circumstance- required, and they found before 13 o'clock that the forks by such trickery could nominate Frjck. I do not sea Shannon's name., in the list of delegate no 'matter he had his seat su p plied I - And "Blathering fool", as he ex posed his colleague to be, will find men of his own depth often exert a greater influence than any other. Did Mr. Shannon not exert an influence "fteors .12 o'cfocl" himself t- It Is but just that his betrayed voltenguo should know what took bim to Sbnbury, v .. While it is within the scope of probability that Frick was nominated by this trick it is equally so that Mr. Armstrong lost the vote of Northumberland County. ' Had Shannon and Tweed been in the place assigned them on the first ballot, '. Armstrong would have had 12 votes and Quay 1, which would have been a strong leader in favor of Armstrong. It is therefore not improbable that this trea chery gave a cast to the Congressional as wells the Senatorial nominations. I am not suffiently versed in the mytholo gy of the pagan nations to define the reasons which gave rise to the belief of, some of them, in the transmigration or the spirits of dying men and animals into thoso just be ginning to live, but, I tnke it, that it wns by observing a viinilarity of action between ani mal and auiinn and not unfrequently between men and animal. Perhaps they had politi cians and comity delesmlions and such tric kery, which is quite likely from the part that Aristides was ostracised and banished because he was an honest man. BenTlthisas it may, if there is any thing in the dogma alluded to, a pairof contemptiblu dogs must have yelped their Inst ut tho birth of the Lewis ambassa dors to Sunbury. As I made Hnrrisburg a point, as well as Lewis, let me refer to it before I close. There happened to be a firm established near tho State Capitol for binding and stitch ing state papers and selling stationary, quills &e , Hiid a board placed over the door with Clyde and Williams on it, 1 know not whence they came, but they matlo money and 1 be lieve both have military lilies; they are also adepts iu nautical science such as is practiced in the Latitude and Longitude of our eom monwealtu which admirably tils them to tnke the command and net fhe Black beard of a lumbering crew. It somewhat happens, per haps by accident, that one of the lirmhas ac ted us Senatorial conferee ever since Dauphin and Xorlliumbeihindbecaiiiea district. Three years since Mr. Williams was the conferee from Harrisbnrg with tins preamble, 1 will let you see the clue I have, by l'h end. Between tho 14th and 20th April 1815 a distinguished eitien of llarrisburg, ut the in- stance of a friend, called at the olliee of Clyde & Williams, to ascertain their dispo sition in regard to ;a candidate proposed by Northumberland enmity. Mr. Williams, the conferee ; was not in but Mr. Clyde, in great confidence 1 suppose, stated his views, lie agreed that it would be best to (live the can didate to Northumberland, provided a suita ble one cnuld be had, said be, you know we make our living out of the Legislature and we are resolved to no for no candidate in Northumberland or eVewheie unless we know l hat we' can use him, and you know well that the candidate proposed byNorthurn berlund, if elected camiof he v.s.l and so we will support any other candidate whom we .don't know rather than he. This same Mr. Clyde, li.npprnod, perhaps bv accident, to be one of the Conferees who ' nominated Mr. Frick. Mr. Frick was one of I lie Conferees who met the partner of Mr. Clyde, in 1845, and although he may be a tall man with a big nose, and neither swear, drink, gamble nor be given in marriage, as Charley B. writes,, he can and has dealt treacherously to the injury of his f iend. It is proper that the public should be informed, whether any understanding took place be tween him and a certain individual, in llar risburg iu 1845, which induced his treachery at the time. And what arrangements he made with Mr. Clyde, about the 5lh of July last, a f.w days after Mr. Clyde was nppoinT ted Conferee, when he visited Harrisbnrg, and had an interview with him. Unless Mr. Clyde has changed his views, they talked much about the mutual advantages which would accruo to both by csino each other us occasion might require. A Lewis Wmu. 37" The London 7't'ws thus alludes to the heroism of an American sailor at thu burning of the Ocean Monarch : ,;We must not omit to mention an act of he roism exhibited by the crew, iu this melancho ly scene. Wheu'only a dozen helpless wo men and children remained on tho tainting wreck paralysed with fear, uud totally inca pablo of helping themselves by de&oeudiug from the tottering bowsprit to the boats, which iu tho midst of the heavy'sea nnd wreck, iu vuiu offered their assistance below, Frederick J. Irvine, a sauiuuu of thu American tship New World, stripping himself naked, made his way through the sea und wreck, and with a line in his hand, succeeded in lowering the lust helpless victims safely into the boats, be ing himself ihe last man to leave thu wreck. On his arrival on board the Brazilian steam frigate All'onzo, he was received on the quar ter deck by the Prince de Juiuville and Duke D'Aumale, who, shaking him by the bund, praised his gallantry in tho must llatteriug terms, bestowing on him at the ssuno time an ample gratuity." , :. ArkanM Election. . Louisville, Kv, Sept. U. We have full returns from the Arkansas election. Tho Democrats have 76 Represen tatives, and the Whigs 23. The principal interest attached to tho election has been the question of United States Senators. Of the members of the Legislature elected, Borlaud has a large majority friendly to hira ; Oldham has also many supporters, but Sevier seems to ltave lost his influence Phila. Ledger. Watnb Township Schuylkill county a gainst the World. A. Mrs. Press, wife of Mi chael Dress, of this township, was delivered of four children, two girls and two boys three of them are living and doing well. She ts now the mother of 24 children and is only 88 years of age. Beat this if "you cani " Col. Fkcmont left Washington on Satur day, on a third expedition to the far West. His present enterprise is said to be a private one. ' . .. , . , . JOURNAL FME iff POTTSVILLE, PA. At ten o'clock on, Sunday night last,""! fire broke out in a depository of hay knd strawi on tne Norwegian railroad, at the oorner ( of an alley, opposite the ' large boiler shop ; of Haywood 8c Snyder. By midnight, except ing three frame houses, the whole block was consumed, extending from Foster & Da ley's store, opposite Market street, to the next alley north, and sweeping through ! to the Norwegian railroad. By tho well directed exertions of the fire' companies, aided by a large numuer oi citizens, and favored by a still atmosphere, the fire was confined to this limit, which is about 230 feet square. ' ' The buildings Were nearly all frame, and of very slight construction ; but they were mostly stores, on both fronts, , with stables well stuffed in the alley between The loss of real estato Is supposed to be covered by insurance, and the goods doubt less also. Through the aid of number, most of the goods and even the furniture was sa ved, in such a condition of breakage, &c., as may bo expected on such an occasion. Ma ny families, however,' aro cast out of their homes and places of business in a village lhal never has an unoccupied building to offer us even a temporary substitute The fire is supposed to b the work of an incendiary. So many rumors aro floating respecting it, that it would be unsafe to quote any of them. We sincerely hope, for the credit of humanity, that it may, after all, be found to be the result of accident, and that this place may bo relieved from tho stigma of harboring that foulest of fiends, and incen diary assassin. , , : Yesterday morning the site of tho lire pre sented a blackened mass of smouldering ru ins. Around on all titles furniture is scatter ed iu confused heaps, nnd boxes of goods mixed up and loosely tumbled in heaps. The principal places destroyed are Fox & Brothers' store, F. W. Nagle's confectionary, Daniel Aurand's store and dwelling, Curry's hotel and stables, Fogurty's grocery store, Thomas Howard's beer house Leib's hat chop Hoffman's confectionary, Glenn Sl Stiue's feed store, Thos. Foster's shoe store ; Epling. con fectioner, T. Pollock, J. Weaver, W.H.Hill, Cochran. , . : ; b'rom the Limerick und Clare Examiner. nn. mrHAno o'cnnMox, jr. The Dublin Evening Post will be happy to hear that Mr. Richard O Gorman was in I ho hands of Mr. Little, R. M., who, however, tho Post will be mortified to learn, let him slip through his fingers, - or more properly, from his arm. Before the steam boat was searched ut the '.quay of Kilrush ns we have already stated, Mr. Little and the police were standing on the stones, devouring with th"ir eyes every male passenger who happened to be standing or sitting, walking or lounging on tho deck of (he vessel. The plank was put out and tho passengers disembarked' stepping out on thu lauding with considera ble alacrity, and walking the gauntlet be tween the files of police. There was an old lady, however, of sa low complexion, and 1 ri.u.11,,1 u.intii s.lf ill !,I:I,L' vl'l fttll.tlll tilll 1 ' . "iii ... ,. , - ,. , complaining not a little, was making lr?r way up the slij) to where Mr. Little, 11. M., happen ed lobe standing. His attention wasatlraeted, his gallantry was roused, ami ho unurlcously deseended, offered his arm, and led tho fee ble old lady up to the landing. I.itlli) did he know who Ihe lady was. We are positively assured sho was Richard O'Gormon that ho was nmong the passengers numbers now as sert, and that information to that effect was furnished Mr. Little, is perfectly obvious from his preseneo on tho spot, llo is said to have acted the spiire with great dignity, con doling with the old la ly as she muttered! "Oh, dear," and bidJing her adieu, who she was extricated from the crowd. ARRIVAL OF Til H STATE PRISONERS IX BELFAST, About half-past twelve o'clock to-day (Sa turday) the Government screw steamer Tra falgar landed fourteen ot tho state prisoners at Dunbar's Dock, where a largo attendance of polices, with Mr. Jenkins, R. M , ut their head waited their arrival. The quay was densely thronged with speclatoro, but no word expressive of fouling pr ) or co i esca ped from the crowd. They entered the prison van, and were es corted to tho new jail by a few police and troop of the Carbineers. Tho crowd follow ed the van a short distanco from tho quay, but the driver having received orders to move quicker, drove off at a rapid pace, and left the spectators behind. The prisoners, with one exception, are young men of manly appearance and robust constitution, looked the personation of good health, und seemed quite cheerful. They cainu in charge of Sub-Inspector Mat hew and seven policemen. Belfast Vindicator. . In the Ifouttt of Correction (says the Bel fast Chronicle) the prisioners aro privileged to remain during the day in a largo room to gether, but at night each one retires to a cell allotted to himself. They ore supplied wri fing materials, we understand, uud have, therefore, the liberty of corresponding with their friends the letters, of course, subject to a rigorous surveillance. The corps of officers belonging to the bouse have been strength ened by the addition of a sergeant's guard of Ihe 13th regiment. The Freeman's Journal says: The start ling prospects of the supply of food have caused the question of prohibiting of distillu tion from com to become again the subject) and finds many advocates, Tho largo stock, and unprecedented)- low price of sugar, pre sent facilities for the purpose and any "mea sure which will tend to increase the availa ble stock of food for the people of this coun try, deserves serious consideration. The Coiuiuftonai states that Mr. Richard O'Gorman, one of the leaders in the rebellion in Ireland, has been landed at Briene, near BrestJ by a fishing boat. ErrtcTS or Passion. A very distressing accident happened at Alexandria, Va:, on the 7th inst. A lady named Patterson, undertook to chastise her little son, but unfortunately struck him the first' blow upon 'the temple, when he instantly fell dead. ' The mother has become entirely deranged. ' " '"' ' JoHH C CALflOUN AND TUB PbESIDENTIAlJ Qoestioh. Under date of September 1st, Mr. uainoun inus. writes io tne editor ut tne Charleston Mercury. U will be seen that Mr. C. is neither a Cass man, nor a ', Taylot man, but that h, fs new whai he hs ever1 been a Calhoun man : "There is, 1 think, but little excitement as to the Presidential question in this quarter. I fear it is not the case with yoit. 1 seej af ter all the paint I have taken to be distinctly understood as to my position, 1 have not es caped misconstruction; which' 1 attribute to party zeal. If my friends, on both sides, would regard me as taking no part between tho two candidates,-and as standing on inde pendent ground, ready to support or oppose the successful, as his measures may or may not accoi'4 with the principles and views of policy which have long governed me, they would avoid all misapprehension. I see much to condemn and little to approve in either candidate." , California against Slavery..; While the North and the South aro discussing the ques tion of slavery in the new territories, and ex hibiting a degreo of violence anil feeling un called for by the subject, the people of the new territories arc settling the matter for themselves in a way that will be very effec tual. The people of Oregon said it should not exist, and the people of California are coming to the same determination. .The I Califomia Star takes strong ground against I , .. . , . , I it, and as this is the only newspaper in that quarter, it is moat likely reflects public senti- j ment upon the subject.. It says, at the pre- sent time "there is not a slave in California, and the power of the Homo Government is iiMdenm.te to their introduction into that tcr. ! i ritory. ''Those who attempt to transfer their slaves from the east to the west of the ltocky Mountains, will meet with thu inevitable loss of their properly. They might us well at tempt to remove them to New England or to Cauuda.' It is said, 'that tho simple recog nition of slavery liiuo would bo looked upon us a greater misfortune to the territory than though CalifoiRia had remained iu its former slate.' - It declares that neither the soil, the ! in ihe liorouuli . f Sunhoiy- the following detcri, climate, nor the productions of California, are I l,i V' l,r',v- '" "', ' " ' ' suited to slave labor, and that thev could not - certain trac t or piece of Land. be held iu bondage there. It - that Con- i "'" .'l'r A'-u .,l,w"al' ft "'"'"l"' . , , ; ! Und ci'tiiuy. Iiniiiiiled hy land of W m. Herd, re gress has no right to bequeath such a calamity i ,,.r 0 ,p,,i,,tf, y,y WYIvert. n. Und miveyed in to the country, contrary to tho wishes of the people." Such sentiments as these are the most effectual barrier to tho introduction of slavery. They will make California a fiee soil in spite of nil the clamors aud obstructions raised by a faction iu the South. Vhila. Led ger. Later from Hmjll More Executions Fisneh Interference. Boston, Sept. 1 1. Hy an arrival at this port yesterday, dates have been received from Jeremie to the 23J lilt. The political executions ruutinuiiu?, the French Consul uddressed u remonstrance to the government against its cours", nnd threa tened the Pit siilcnt with French military in terference in case a stop was not put to his crueltirs. lie tilso sent to Muitiuiqi.e lor a I? iclich frigate, which was daily looked lor at ! Jeremie. i L.onsiticiiiLii; t'xciienieiit prevails unions the inhabitants. It was also feared that an outbreak had occurred ut Port tin Prince. A FuiaiiTKi t Accident at La vino tih: CoRxra Stosb of a Cui'itcii 0;i Sunday afternoon, there was a frightful accident at the laving oflhe corner stone of the new Catholic Chinch, corner of Eighth st. and Avenue B. N. York., ll had been announced the Herald says, that Rev. Bishop Hughes would perform the services of tho lying of th'J corner stone of u new Catholic Church, to be erected at tho corner of those streets, and this drew a largo crowd together to witness tho ceremony. The walls of the basement had been built, mid the flo ir laid over thu tim- j hers. About 4 o'clock, from eight hundred j to one ih Hisand persons collected ?n this floor I when one of the walls about eight inches I lliick and not verv stronclv built, iravo vvav. 1 J O J I D . t and was pressed out by the great weigh: upon it precipitating the mass of human be ings into ihu basement below, a distance of twelve feel, and against th-- front wall, n midst the fallinz brick and timber. The scene of confusion nnd desptir lhal followed can more easily bo imagined than described. A bout fifty persons were taken more or less hurt. Some were very seriously injured. Two were taken immediately to tho City Hospital . . Oiio man, named Patrick Kelly, was so much crushed that what ho had eaten for dinner was forced out of his mouth. Al though there wero no outward bruises, yet he died soon aftur, probably from some eternal injuries. One boy had both legs broken, and there is very littlu reason to believe that ho- will recover. Jaao Bums had her right le; b.t Ily fractured. Hector MeDongall also had his right leg badly fractured. Another man injured iu tho spine. Fkeb Soil in Illnois. Tho Free Soil men in Illinois have brought out a full elec toral ticket. So have the Free Soililes of Virginia, though the Richmond Iiupiircr says only three persons were present at tho meet which formed it. Tim Fkicb Sua Pabtv, of Allegheny, have nominated a ticket j Geo. W.Jackson is their candidate for Congress . . .i A Si'lexuid Scheme or Swindling iu sol diers warrants, is said to be on foot. The plan, the St. Louis Republican says, is to get blank claims with the accompanying letter of John L. Kdwards printed in the sumo kind of type and upon, the same paper as those printed at Washington, and then to fill them up in strict accordance with the original and genuine certificates. . Soma of these cannot be told front the original. .. , . I. Twelve thousand oouaas for the relief of Albany have been collected in New York Brooklyn, which has since become a victim to the same calamity by which Albany suf fered, contributed $3,000 to the relief of the latter "' ' , . -' :- ; ' ' ' - "; ' Th Ricjc ILuvest iu Georgia ha been unusually tine.-4 .-i.-. :n- lb Df.cibion iii Favor or Ma. Morse. ThS New York tSxpress is informed that the Court at Lexington, Ky.r has sustained Professor Morse in his claim to thn exclusive right tii use the magnetic telegraph instruments. it i Health of MoBtLt. Considerable sick ness prevails in Mobile. The "break bone" fever and yellow fever are the principal di sease. 1 ' . . i BW-ggiilgia1!1.?1! ..'LJJ L"i I -it TO THE ELECTOR OP NORTHUMBER LAND COUNTY i AT th ioltcitntion of a number nf my friends, I offer myself s a candidate for , COUNTY COMMISSIONER st the ensuing election, snrt nrmnitt trelected1 to discharge (he duties of sold office with fidelity EMANUEL KAUKvUN. Lower A"!tu,,B 'I; IM" - NORrMUMBBElUND COUNTY, ss. TN theOoutt if CmmiMi ?'" of .1 C.uiity o' Augmt 'IVrm A. D. 18t8. fn the mutter of pniiiii.'n of llie eMite of Th.x Msyho'V, dee'd", Sept. 1.IH48. The Coori Riant a rule on the hcirnard leosl rrp'ewntatites of thesii'1 cl.c'J, to e and npiienf nn the fi' ty of nem Term, In iin epl nr ri fu.e Ihe mlnln at the jlu.ilion r shew rntie hv th enme idi'mM not l sold. Of wliinli the aforesaid l,eir ami leojsl represenlaiLvcsi' are hi'ri'by iniuire I In t k nntirp. THOS. A. BILLING TON, S'.ierift, Sheriff office Stnihiirv. ) 10. A. I). 181A J To (lie Voters of IVortlitltntif rlonrt Comily. iEi.l.OW tI I IZbIVS Hieing lieerl fncour- f -" .l ? 'Z "V"?1'" f"'''-lh; her la induced to ollur himaelf a s c mdidaie at lhi ll,1chiIIB election for thn oflics of KEGISTKU & UECOHDEIl AND Clerk of'ltie Orphans' Court. Iftieahout.l i.e deemed w,rihy of that offlc",iod fiv..ied iih a majority ..f voien, no effort will ' "j ire.i w l " uuiio inervoi w in men ly. and tin inuN, tn tho interest ami go .oral a i f,ir i i in of ill ' pa iplo. lie-l'ic-fully y"ur fellow filbert. ' JOHN H. UiSOWN. " M. ion,8,'p-. 9 1 1H, SHERIFF SAXiE. Y Virme of ceit.iin Older of Silk, isaui'il out of the Couit of Common Plena of Nor. Iliiimlii'il..i:d coUKly, lo me directed, will he sold ni 1 o'clock P- M. on SATURDAY, tho :i0ih day of MSi'TKMBEIt, A D. lt4, at iheOurt hnuea t'n' nunc of EltziVili Wal'i, and known hv tt.o n m i.f t'ie Joid:in trmt. containing 100 aciea, in iu o. !.. ALSO: A ccitu'ui ulher trnct. if Luud,, 8ton(c in ill. townh'p and County wforemhh ml jo riiiiz the Hn-q'ieliiin liver. lli Munrinn f rni of Thomas CJ'ont. ihx'd, nml land ol J, .tin Wol ve, I im, . d kn i 'vii hv lit.- na-ne i f llic Durclt trac , c n lining .r0 .crcs, more or -r. !..(' ihe ejl.itu of Thmn.ia (Siant, dw'd. THOMAS A. EILLIMiTOV, Sheriff' Office, ? Shcritf.". Sunliury.S. pt, 0. 14. A (1 K N T S flit) CNV.H- r'Ott suVE M-'VV NI I I'OI'UL R WOKiC, in oery i?t!.rv iliroiiit'mui Ihe Unilc I et .t.'. 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