f orcip Dittos.
ARRIVAL OP THE ATLANTIC-
LATER FROM RVROPK.
N- York, Not. 30. The steamship
Atlantic, from Liverpool, with dates to
Satnrdy, the 17th inst., arrived nt her wharf
mm evening, m oclock.
The Atlantic left Liverpool nt 4 o'clock,
1 . M on tho 17th, and brings 173 passen
gers. She experienced heavy westerly eales
lor the last teu days.
THE "WAR.
Tho latest despatches from tho seat of war
report officially from Lord Stratford Red
Hiffe victory pained on the 6th or Novcm
bcrby Omar Tasha, over a force of ten thon
!nd Russians, mostly Georgian militia, at
the river Itignar, which Omar Tasha, with
. Turks, 20,000 strong, crossed nt four
different points, taking sixty prisoners, three
guus, and causing a loss of 400 in killed and
wounded. The Turkish loss is 300.
A private despatch, which evidently refers
to tho same encounter, says the Turks cros
sed the river Anakava and stormed tho Rus
siun redoubts, after which they pushed for
ward towards Kulais.
Kars was still besieged, but appearances
indicate that the Russians will retire to
TiOis.
There Is nothing new from the Crimea.
Both armies are wholly occupied in hutting,
preparatory for winter.
Only a few ships remain iu the Dnieper.
The bulk of the fleet is returning to Con
stantinople A desultory fire is kept np between the
North and South side of Sebastopol, nnd the
fortifications of both sides are being aug
mented. The latest dates by letter are to the 3d of
Vnvnm httf Th n-nntl,. .. : ...,
fine.
The latest despatches from Gortschakoff,
dated November 6th, says there is nothing
new in the Crimea. The enemy continue to
occupy the valley of Baidar, where they have
two divisions.
A Russian Cadet who had deserted, re
ported that Gortschakoff had determined to
hazard an attack upon the Allies, who were
in consequence every night reinforcing their
advanced posts, and supporting thein with
field artillery.
Count Zumerski has been appointed to
raise and command a division of Cossacks
and roles Tor the British service.
RUMORS OF PEACE.
Rumors of peace aro extremely Prevalent
but vague. Diplomacy is active, especially
i ctocaiioim, lenna ana imisscis.
THE WAR IN" THE CRIMEA.
A private despatch says Russia has abso
lutely prohibited the export ol breadstuff.
Sweden is expected to follow her example.
RESUMPTION OP NEGOTIATIONS
Uenoral W edell bad beon summoned to
Berlin. It is reported that ho is again to be
despatched to fans em peace projects.
numerous communications are being ex
changed between tho Courts of Vienna and
St. Petersburg, but it is thought the prelim
inaries for peace negotiations will not take
a definite shape till the arrival of Sir Hamil
ton Seymour, the new British Minister, at
Vienna.
GREECE.
The U. S. Minister to Greece excited at
tention by exchanging formal visits with the
Russian Minister.
The French papers say the United States
offer to pay off the indebtedness of Greece to
England ana franco, in consideration or re
ceiving the Island of Milo for ninety years.
ine American squadron leit Athens on
the 9th of November, for Constantinople.
KANSAS
Ex-Governor Reeder delivered a lecture
at Trenton, N. J on Thursday lust, in the
course or which he mado the following im
portant statement :
"He proceeded to state that after his ap
pointment as Governor, and previous to his
leaving home, he received numerous intima
tions tuat a plot was concerted to overwhelm
tue ballot-box by Missouri votes, and to
prevent the people of Kansas from governing
liieinselves. He thought it most judicious to
Dreserve silence concerning this mutter nnd
lie communicated it only to him to whom it
was his duty to commit it. (meaninor the Na
tional Executive.) Iu St. Louis he was np-1
proached and the plot was avowed, and he
was asked if he would sanction tho proceed
ing, lie treated the matter as gently and
courteously as possible, determined to avoid
exciting, if be could, any disorder, and hoping
the plot would not bo put into execution.
But be soon found that it was no chimera.
A secret society had been organized in Mis
sonri, for sending voters into Kansas. Es
teeming the ballot box as the guardian of
freedom, he determined to guard it a sacred
ly as possible. lie hud no alternative bnt to
neglect hii duty, forfeit his responsibility,
lose his self-respect, and damu himself to
everlasting obloquy, or to perform his duty in
a storm of proscription, intolerance, and
menace, such as be had not expected.
There was but one courso for an honest man
to protect the ballot box, to prescribe
careful forms of election, and stringent oaths.
This be did, and from that time to this the
etorin has not ceased Before the Marcb
election, 1851 he was again approached and
promised forgiveness and many other things,
if he would throw off responsibility upon the
judges of election, und accept their returns
as valid, without examining or deciding on
them. He again refused, but courteously,
although irrevocably. He hud previously
announced to his southern colleagues bis in
tended course of action, and he defied them
to assert that it was not correct. In No
vember, 1654, Whitfield was undoubtedly
elected Congressional delegate, even after
deducting illegal votes, the Free State party
being then in a mluority, and their strength
being divided.
The census was taken in the winter and
the election for members of the Legislature
ordered for March. The Missourians and
pro-slavery meu then determined to make
their grand struggle. Severul weeks previ
ous to the election, companies of armed meu
numbering from 50 to 100 each, all having
weapons, und one of them a couplo f field
pieces, began marching into the territory,
boasting that they would carry every election
district. They encamped around the polls
on the night previous to the election ; in the
morning they took possesion of the polls in
some iustances, in others, they intimidated
the judges, in others drove them awuv, and
in tome cases used violence. When they
preseuted thouiselves to vote, the judges de
clared they must take the prescribed oath
they swore they would have uo oaths, and in
one place a man drew his knife, and thrt a
toned to kill the flrit umn that took an oath ;
iu another a tree slate voter Mho weui up to
ttke the oath Was thrown from the window.
As a supplement to this statement, w
append the following from the kit. Loms
Lveuiug News of the 27tb :
' r5T4RTi.ia IUpobt. There was a report
At Columbia last Friday, that a geueral fight
had recurred in Kansas Territory, iu which
thirty or forty were killed. The report needs
Kmnrinai.''
'REMWawo TlHI IxREMSIBMt TO PalN
The Cublm Hospital aetle steles that dis
rased lath bate Wo swaderod insensible to
)un by a cement composed ef Canada Bal-
?i Uu n'j8? 'i018' hick U ba inserted
iu the holWof .the tooth. Iika a r,ill it i.
uud that auch pills afford immediate relief
iu an luuiaacuea oui cnronio. cases ct inflam
BioiKMi. This remedy for toothache ia sua.
sia, uua can easily b tried by any per
wo- . ' r
THE AMERI CAN.
SUNBTJBY.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1855.
II. B. MASSES, Editor and Proprietor
To Aliniliini .The circulation of the ?unbury
Amencnn among the different towns nn the Putnuahauna
ia not exceeded if equalled by any paper published in North
ern Pennsylvania.
editoh's tadle.
tlnslnesa Notices.
Ntw Gnont Tener k Co. have Juat received a new
lot of gnorla fiom the city, among which are aome fine
Cranberriea.
Blackwood's Maoazixi. -The American edilinn of the
November mimlcr of thia itcrling magiizine, Iih been
received by ui from Leonard, Rett A Co , 79 Fulton
Ireet. New York The contenla are aa usual, varied
entertaining and instructive.
Trr Ii.LrsTATn Puma FrnnV f.rlie, of New
ork, publialirr of the "Gazette of Fnahion" and 'New
York Jonmnl." work of (rent meril and wiile-apmul
popularity, tailed on Saturday, the first number of ' F rank
l.elie'a Illustrated Newspaper," which promises M be a
formidable rivnl in the field now in n p lized by ''H ill'-n's
Pictorial." A specimen sheet, now before tis. s'n.ws that
In point of elegant typnrriaiihy and highly Suished engrn
vings, the new pnper will leave nothing to he denrcd
The first number will contnin five large illustrations of
striking Incidents in Dr. Kane's icecnl. peril us Arctic
Expedition, with numerouaotber engravings. rtnda variety
of interesting literary and news items. The "Illustrated
Newspaper" will be published weeklv, in a Inrge quart.)
form of 16 pnges, at IS and 14 Spruce street, New York,
for 10 cents a number, or ?2 a volume.
RELIGIOUS SOTICE,
Rev. Geo. A. Peltz. will preach in tho
Baptist Church, on Sunday morning next, at
half past 10 o'clock.
3P Our readers will find on our first page
some interesting rending matter.
0"Lost On Wednesday night, Inst, a
white silk Pocket Handkerchief with small
red dots in it. The finder will confer a favor
by leaving it nt this office.
sKTLauxcaed. The new Steamboat V.nild
ing by Ira T. Clement was launched on
Tuesday laRt. Her machinery will be put on
board in a few weeka, though it is probable
she will not be ready for business until the
opening of navigation in March.
e&" Phick ok Orals. Sinco the late arri
vals from Europe tho price of grain has de
clined. Should the negotiations now making
for Peace be successful there will be a tre
mendous fall in the price of breadstuff's and
provisions.
eST Ex-Governor Bioler, President of
the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, was in town
on Monday evening last, on business in regard
to the road over which he presides. Tho
grading of the small section of road connect
ing the Sunbury and Erie with the Philadel
phia and Sunbury is now completed, and the
rails on a great portion of it are already laid.
t-F Next Stats Contention. The Pem
cratic State Central Committee have fixed
upon the 4th of March next for holdin? the
next Democratic State Convention. The del
egates will nominate candidates for Auditor
General, Surveyor General and Canal Com
missioner. They will, also, appoint delegates
to the National Convention to assemble at
Cincinnati, about the middle of the coining
year, for the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice President.
fj" Pennsylvania and New York. The
St. Louis Republican has an article on the
future of the Keystone and Empire state, and
druws a parallel between these two great
states highly flattering to Pennsylvania.
The editor refers to the fact, that at the
last census, Pennsylvania had gained two
representatives in Congress, while New
York had lost two. The causes which led
to this disparity he snys are still at work, and
will produce more palpable relative chnne-p
in the future, and that in 18G0 Pennsylvania
will be not only the Keystone hut the Empire
state of the Union, first in the developed ele
ments of physical wealth, first in commercial
and pnlit:cal importance, and first in capacity
to influence the destiny of the nation. We
have no regrets, suys the editor, to express
at the prospect. Pennsylvania is eminent
for the conservatism of her political tenden
cies, the soundness or her economy, and the
sagacity of her statesmen. Her elevation to
the post of Empire State wonld insure sta
bility aud consistency to the nation.
ELECTION or POSTMASTERS.
The Miner' Journat is in fuvor of electing
Post Masters by the people, and thinks the
mismanagement of the Post Office depart
ment, under its present head, will in alio it a
popular measure. There is certainly no rea
son why the people should not be permitted
to make choice of their Post Masters as well
as other officers elected by them. The pat
ronageoftho Post Office department is im
mense greater than that of the President
and in the hands of a demagogue may be.
come dangerous. 1 Ins department of gov
eminent is certainly in bad odor at present.
and not without just cause. The lion. J as
H. Campbell of this district will introduce a
bill to this effect at an early day.
The general features of the bill will be as
follows: The term of office to be fixed at
say, I or 4 years. j4ie candidate elected, to
receive hit certificate of election, and after
providing hit security, to receive his commis
sion from the Postmaster Genera), similar to
the manner in which a sheriff is commissioned
by a Governor. The Postmaster te be sub
ject to removal by the Postmaster General,
in case of defalcation, and in his place the ap
pointment of a successor for the balance of
the term. Giving the Postmaster General
also, the power of filling vacancies, in ease of
death or resignutiou. The advantages to be
derived from the election of Postmasters by
the people, are nuiutrons.
WRITTEN HAND-DILLS A ADTEHTIS1MO.
Ws still observe, occasionally, written
hand bills stack np, advertising the sale of
real and personal property. That such things
should exist in this age or progress ana gen
eral intelligence, is Indeed surprising. In the
early settlements, when Printing Presses
were "few and Tar between," there was some
excuse for written hand bills. Before the art
of printing was discovered, written news
sheets were distributed among the people.
Yet who wonld think of disseminating news
at this day, in sheets of manuscript t And
yet the one is but little more absurd than the
other. No man who has sufficient capacity
to nr.derstand his own interests, will fail to
advertise his sales or his business in the
newspapers, and by prin ted bills, and, no Ex
ecutor, Administrator or Guardian should be
held inexcusable iu law for neglect of duty,
who failed to do so.
The object of advertising is, of courso, to
give notoriety and to attract attention. Now,
on an average, three fourths of thoso even
who can read writing, cannot do so with fa
cility, and would therefore pass a written bill
without attempting to read it, nnd of the oth
er fourth not one iu five would take tho trou
ble. This is not the case with printed bills,
The display lines of the leading articles strike
the sight, so that ''he who runs may read,
and whether one is inclined to or not, his
attention is involuntarily attracted, and the
object of the advertisement is accomplished
lint it is idle to urgue the subject. Every
busine man knows and feels the truth of
what we have said, and acts accojdingly.
GLKAM.S HtO.11 Ol'R KEIRIIUUKS.
Lkwisiu'ro. The Records were removed
from New Berlin to Lewinhtirg on Monday
hist, some ol me Lewinuirgers liuve gone
Camdt-n to examine the new Court House
there.
The Reverend editor of the Mifilinbnrg
Star has disposed of his printing establish
ment to Prs. Fisher nnd Crotzer, after a few
months experience. He has no doubt dii.
covered tnat printing a uewspapcr is no
small matter.
Milton. Our editorial friends in Milton
have hud a good time tho past week. Col
Heinen gave a grand entertainment to a large
number of his friends on Thanksgiving day
and the editors (always supposed to be huu
gry) did ample justice to the good things pro.
vided for the occasion.
The Williumsport Brass Band paid a visit
to Milton, on Thanksgiving day, aud after
serenading two of the Hotels and one of th
editors, returned home. The editor of the
Milttmian and he of the Chronicle, of Lewis,
burg, continue their interesting quarrels
about the division question, and by way of
reproach Lewisburg is called "Tars-town."
Awful 1 According to the Democrat three
sewing societies have been formed by th
young ladies, and a vast amount of gossip is
anticipated. A new steam saw mill is about
being built by Messrs. Chamberlin, McCleery
and Hunkle.
Danville. The Intelligencer informs ns
that Thanksgiving day was very generally ob.
served in that place by opening of churches
and closing places of business. In this place
the churches were also opened, but the effect
was not sufficiently strong to close the door
of business places. Tho proprietors of the
Rough and Ready rolling mill are building an
addition to their works.
The following gentlemen wero elected Pi
rectors for the ensuing year for the Bank of
Danville : Peter Baldy, E. II. Baldy, C. II
Frick, W. H. Magill, G. M. Shoop, Thomas
W oods, Juo. K. Grotz, Jno. Sharplcss, G. J
Piper, J. V. Goodlander, Teter Beaver. B
Schoch, P. F. Maus. On Tuesday following
Peter Baldy, l-sq., was unanimously elected
President.
Tho Democrat says coal is selling at the
wharves iu that place at $2,50 per ton. Tho
Democrat, speaking of the second steamboat
which has just been built at this place, very
cooly says :
"AVe don't despair of Sunbury yet. Send
us np your boat, when finished, to Danville
with a load of humanity, and let ns see what
can be done with steam on t be N ortn Branch.
Very patronising, indeed 1 Our neighbors
had better take caro of their laurels, or in
few years they may find Danville a mere su
burb compared to our extended city in
prospect.
The Democrat urges upon all citizens the
necessity of taking a county paper. W
second the motion, nnd think it a duty of every
one to do so. Who knows but that a la
may be jiussed soma of these days, disqualify
ing a man from voting at the election, who
has not taken and paid for a county paper,
year previous to the election.
l ottsvii.lk. l lie Miner journal denies
that tho business condition of Schiiyikilj
county lias been prostrated, A number of
coal operators have failed, and the profits
have been much less thun lust year, but as a
mass Schuylkill county is a prosperous as
any other in the state. An effort is making
to construct a road from Alleiitown to Nor
ristown, aud the road from Port Clinton to
Alluntowu will soot) b commenced, thus ma
king a new road from Pottsvillo to Philudel
pdia. G. L. Vliet offers for sale an interest in
the Mining Ilegirler. The editor of the Reg
ister says some scamp took from hia sanctum
one of bis best coats. Who ever heard of an
editor having more than ouu best coat T The
story is improbable.
A meeting of the ladips of Pottsville was
held on Monday afternoon last, to adopt mea
sures in aid of the Ladies' State Fuud for
the purchase of Mouut Vernon,
(3 Chaxqk or Time. There has been a
slight alteration mado in the time table of the
CaUwissa Railroad, which took took effect
on last Tuesday a week. The different trains
now pass Danville as follows :
Goino North.
Freight and Accom.
Night Express
Niagara Express
Goino Soltu
Philadelphia Express
Night Express
Freight and Accom.
5.50 P. M.
11.05 P. M.
12.23 P. M.
4.00 P. M.
4.20 A. M.
9.45 A. M.
This arrangement will continue throughout
th winter, we believe.
teT A meeting favorable to the formation
of a Teachers lustituU will be held in the
Court House, on the 18th. The object is a
good cue and should bt encouraged.
OR, DEALE'S FARDOI,
Some of the papers are finding fault with
Gov. Pollock for the pardon of Dr. Beale.
not so much however for the pardon, as for
the reasons be gave for granting It. The
Governor says he is now satisfied, that Dr-
Beale was improperly convicted, and that
the evidence was insufficient. Now we can
see no more Impropriety in a Governor giving
his reasons for granting a pardon, than in
ending to tho legislature his objections in
vetoing a bill, or, as is sometimes the case,
his reasons for signing a bill. The veto and
tho pardoning power are both prerogatives
vested in him by the constitution, which he
may exercise at his discretion, and we cannot
see any impropriety in tho executive assign-
ing his reasons for the exercise of this impor
tant prerogative. hatever may have been
the guilt or innocence of Dr. Beale, wo have
always doubted the justice of his conviction.
fjy Lkttino or the Northern Central
rail road. W e stated several weeKS since,
upon good and relitble asthority, that this
road would be let in a few weeks, in sections,
by the company. The letting was held yes.
terdaj , as we stated it would, though not by
the company, und only from Millcrsburg,
down, for the present. What we stated was
at the time, tho intention of the Company;
nnd the change was afterwards agreed upon
We have no doubt, however, that the whole
road will be put under contract soon nnd
completed without delay. We are generally
cnreful in stating facts, and can always ex.
plain apparent inaccuracies, and, this pro.
naniy, ctiuiu not, lie rxpecteii nom "some
Journals." The Baltimore Sun of Saturday
savs :
At n special meetinir of the Board of Di-
rectors of the North Central Railroad Com
pany, held on Monday, tho proposition of
.Messrs. ueprire Lniiman and otlittrs lor the
completion of the road in tho Bonds of the
company was accepted, and on Tuesday f
contract in accordance therewith was execu
ted by the parties at the company's office.
Although the contract is made for the com
pletion of tho entire line of road from Canton
to Sunbury. the work on the section between
Millcrsburg and Sunbury will not be com
menced at this time, ns in the contract the
company have reserved the riuht if they doom
it desirable, to postpone the completion of
this division three years; and the contrac
tors are required to commence work at once
on the lower division, comprising all the sec
tions between Millcrsburg und Bridgeport,
including the Canton section, and to complete
the same by the first of July next.
afjT Congress. We observed in our paper
of last week, that there would be some diffi
culty in organizing this body, owing to the
numerous party divisions. Col. Forney's do
feat in cauens for clerk, was, no doubt intend
ed as a rebuke of the administration, and
wholly unexpected. Until a Speaker is elec
ted, and the House organized, there will bci
of course, no message. The proceedings and
ballotings, will be found in another column.
Tab Coal Tkape. The quantity sent by
Railroad this week is 37,i'J6 15 by Canal
28,208 12 tons for the week, 65,435 07 tons.
Total by Railroad 2,205.281 02, against,
1,i87.R54 07 tons. Total by Canal 1,073,
301 09, against S'.6, 978 07 tons to same pe
riod last year.
The Railroad year closed yesterday (ho
quantity transported is about 2.212.000 tons
showing au increaso over the quantity trans
ported last year of 220,000 tons, in round
numbers.
The Coal tonnage of the Cannl will, in all
probability, reach 1,100,000 tons.
The Lehigh Canal was to have closed yes
terday by order of tho managers. They pro
pose building several new locks during the
winter.
The increased quantity of Anthracite Coal
thrown into tho market this year will be
about as follows ;
From tho Schuylkill Region, 390,000
" Lackawanna, 250,000
Lehigh, 50,000
Total tons.
090,000
Should the winter prove severe, the market
will be unusually bare of Coal in the Spring.
The increaso this year is less than it wrs last
year, taking the Bituminous Coal Trado into
consideration. Miner' Journal.
Washington, Dec. 1. Tho Democratic
members of the House held a caucus to-night,
which was attended by about sixty members.
Mr. Jones of Tennessee, presided, and reso
lutions condemnatory of Know Nothingism,
and advocating National Democratic princi-
fles generally, were adopted unanimously.
Ion. Win, A. Richardson, of HlinoiB, was
nominated for Speaker; Mr. Bunks, editor
of the South Side Democrat, at Petersburg,
Vn., for Clerk ; Cornelius Wendell, for Prin
ter: McKuen, for Doorkeeper; Johnson, for
Postmaster, and A. J. Glosshrenner, of Pa.,
for Sergeant-at-arms. The three last uumed
are the present incumbents.
The Republicans, to the number of about
thirty, held a caucus this morning, but made
no nominations. They will, however, nearly,
if not finite, all vote for General Ciillnm, frr
Clerk, expecting the Americans to help them
elect one of tho Republican party Speaker of
the House.
St. Louis, Nov. 30. Accounts received
here from Independence slate that three fne
is Site men attempted to drive Mr. Coleman,
a pro-slaverv settler, from his cabin, near
New Hickory Point. Coleman killed one of
his assailants, when a crowd gathered, drove
him and several other settlers off and burned
their houses. The ringleader iu the affair
had been arrested. Gov. Shannon hud called
out the militia, and many Missourians had
gone to offer their services to restore order.
The people of Lawrence are under arms,
and have five pieces of artillery. A num
ber of houses have been burned in Dou lus
county, aud several families driveu to Mis
souri. The law and order people of the Territory
are rallying iu large uumbers to assist the
Sheriff in the execution of the laws.
Sixteen bouses have bueu burnt at Hick
ory Point, aud a number of citizens are
missing.
Hkavt ErrnKiis Bi'BiNKss. The Schnecta
y Star, speakiug of the recent loss of gov
riimant money by the American Express
Company, remarks :
This is the first loss of any consequence,
we believe, this company baa ever sustaiued
during the five ond a half years it has been in
operation, a fact that speaks volumes in favor
or the wise and skilful management that has
brought about this to the public gratify,
ing result.
During this period they have transported,
on an average, $2,500,000 daily, in money
alone, besides a great amount of jewelry, aud
packages of great value. At the present
time, they are carrying upward of four mil
lions of dollars iu money every day, yet so
fierfectly is the business systematized that
oases are of rare and uufrequeut occurrence,
aud are iuvariably su tied without litigation.
6ince the 1st of January there have been
302 fires in the United States, at which $11,.
S9a,'i00 worth of property was dot troyed.
Congressional Itctos,
THIRTT-FOCRTH CONOR ESS.
Flral aeelea.
Washihoton, Deo. 8.
E1TATE.
The Senate was called to order at 12 o'
clock, and the members elect were duly sworn
in.
The daily honr of meeting was, on motion,
fixed for noon. Adjourned.
HOl'SI or REf RESENT ATI VES.
At noon the Honse was called to order by
Mr. Forney, the Clerk of the last session.
and the scene of conclnsion, which had op to
this time prevailed, suddenly terminated.
The roll was cal.ed, when 225 members an
swered to their names.
On motion of U. W. Jones, of Tennessee.
the House proceeded to the election of
Speaker, by a viva voce vote.
Alter tne nominations oi tne various can
didates, the first ballot was taken, with the
following result :
W. A. Richnrdson. tDem.) of III., 74 votes
Henry M. Fuller, (Am.) of Penn'a, 17 "
Lewis D. Campbell, (Rep.) of Ohio, 53 "
A. C. M. Pennington, of N. Jersey, 1 "
H. Marshall, (Am.) of Kentucky, 30 "
N. P. Banks, of Mass. 21 "
A number of other candidates were voted
for, nnd much excitement prevailed. There
was no election one hundred and thirteen
votes beinir necessary to a choice.
Three additional ballots were then had
without effectinir a choice. On the last bal-
lot, the vote stood :
Richnrdson. (Dem.) of Illinois
Campbell Rep.) of Ohio,
Banks. (Rep.) of Mass.,
Penninirlon. of New Jersey
Marshall. ( Amer.) of Kentucky,
Fuller. (Amer.) of Penn'a,
And 16 votes scatterine.
72
57
22
8
30
17
There beinir no election, the House, on mo
tion, adjourned.
Caucusing in WaMngton,
Washinoton, Dec. 3.
There is a good deal of canenssing iroinir
nn to-night. It is generally understood that
the Black Repnblicans nnd Free Boilers will
concentrate to-morrow on Mr. Banks, of
Massachusetts, numbering together 123. and
bfine sufficient to elect. The caucus of
Southern Knnw-Nothings, and Nationnl
Democrats and Whics, and numbering 73
resolutely reject, all fmio i with the Free
Soil factions, but have no hopes of defeating
them
Greeley. Weed and Seward, hnve been
working all day to ruse tne factions, nnd are
understood to have succeeded to-niirht. Wo
may, therefore, look for an organization tO'
morrow and the Message on Wednesday.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Washington, Dec. 3 10 P. M.
The National Americans will, to-morrow
vote for Henry M. Fuller for Speaker, nnd
endeavor to draw the entire L'emocratie vote
to him by conceding to them the Clerk and
Printer: thus forming a onion party against
the Free Soil factions. They deny that the
Republicans can. by a fusion, poll more than
105 votes, whilst 113 is necessary to elect.
The President persists in refusing to print
the Mcssnge. nnd it will be sent to the two
Houses in writing.
STILL LATER
WAsiiiNOTON.jDee. 4.
hENATE. I lie senate was called to order
nt noon. Messrs. Hale, Durkee, Yulce and
lVarce were sworn in.
The Rev. H. C. Dean was elected Chap
lain, wncn me senate anioured
Hoi-se. The House met at 12 o'clock,
when, on motion, the balloting for Speaker
was resumed, and the first ballot (fifth,) re
ituteu os louows :
t A. Richardson, (Dem,) of III., 74 votes
Lewis D. Campbell, (Rep.) or Ohio, 53
N. P. Banks, (Rep.) of Mass., 23
Henry M. Fuller, (Am.) of Penn'a 20
H. Marshall (Am.) of Kentucky, 19
Scattering, 20
1 here being no election, ill votes being
necessary to a choice, other ballots were had
resulting as follows :
liallots,
Richardson,
Cnmpbell,
Banks,
Fuller.
Marshall,
6th 7th Pth 9th
75 74 75 75
57 54 M 51
25 23 32 31
22 20 20 21
18 20 18 16
TROl'BLKS 11 KANSAS.
St. Lous, Dec. 3. Advices nceived from
Kansas stato that Govejnor Shannon had
telegraphed to the President in relation to
the threatening aspect oratlairs, stating that
a rorce or one thousand men had arrived in
the town ef Lawrence, and rescued the ring'
leader in thp attack upon Mr. Coleman, of
Hickory Point, who had been taken prisoner
by sheng Douglas. I he mob burned a num
bcr of houses and other property.
Governor Shannon has requested the Pres
ident to order the troops from Fort Leaven
worth to aid in the execution ol the laws.
Despatches from Weston announco the
startling news from Atchison, that tho Free
State officers had taken possession of impor
tant papers.
An attack upon Atchison was Anticipated
nnd a request had been sent to Weston for
fifty armed men to aid in repelling tho as.
sault.
Washinotov, Doc. 4. The National Intel
liireiieer confirms the reports received from
Kansas. The despatch from Governor Shan
non making a demand Tor troops, was recciv
ed by President Pierce yesterday. It sta
ted that civil war was threatened, nnd reques
ted prompt assistance. Tho immediato trans
it r oi troops irom all tne nearest posts was
transmitted by telegraph by the President.
A Remarkari.r Man. A correspondent
nt tne Kentucky statesman gives the follow-
ing account or an old citizen or Pulaski coun,
ty. named Elijah Deny, who is perhaps the
oldest man in Kentucky. He was one hun
dred and eighteen years of age on she tenth
or September, and is as active as any man at
forty, tie works daily npon a mrm, an
throughout his whole life has been an early
riser. He informed the writer that he had
never drank but one cup of coffee, and that
was in the year 1948. lie served seven years
in ins war oi ine revolution, ana was woun
ded at the siege of Charleston ; he was also
at the siege or savannah and the battle of
f.utaw bpnngs ; he was also present at th
battles or Lamden, kings s Mountain, and
Monk s Corner. He was onder Col. Horry
and Col. Marion, and was an eye witness of
tne sunering and deatb of Col. Isaao Hayne
orsoutn Carolina, an early victim of the
uevoiuuon. lie is sprightly and active, and
would be taken at any time to be a man of
middle age. He is a strict member of the
Baptist church, and rides six miles to every
meetiug of his church. He has four sons and
five daughters, all living, the oldest being
now in his seventy-eighth, and the youngest
in his fifty-first year. Such is a brief sketch
of this aged soldier and Republican, who is
perhaps the only surviving soldier of Francis
oiarion, Dumpier and Horry
The SroNos Trade. Frm twenty to thir
ty tons of sponges, or about triit.fiv mii
lions of separate sponges, are aunually expor.
ted from Key West, Florida, for the New
or mamei. About five years ago 12
cents per Pound waa the nriea hi .iii,nn
the quantity shipped has mceased consider
ably, the price at the present time is 40 cU
per pound. The value of t be last vear'a "h. P
WALKER, THSt DICTATOR OF NICARAGUA.
A correspondent of the Washington Star,
riting from San Jnan del Snr. N
on the 16th of November, says i '
- inis town is nothing more than a stop
Ing place for steamers, dependent entirely
or life noon the tasen?pra comlnrr nS
going, and upon the Nicaragua Company.
There may be from 300 to 400 fnhahitanta
and most of the buildings are hotels, kept
generally by Americans. Walker has estab-
nsnen himseirand conquered a peace; and
from the tenor of the newspapers one would
suppose that a new era was drawing on Nic
aragoa. Mr. Wheeler, the American Minis
tor, has recognized the present government,
and made his official address. Costa Rica
on the smith, and Honduras on the northeast,
have pronounced neainst Walker, and the
papers from Costa Rica received last night
cry 'Death to the Americans.'
"Many men are expected from San Fran-
cisco in me next steamer to join Walker, and
if he be not shot, poisoned or killed in some
way, mere is hut little doubt that he will
triumph over all that can be brought against
him ; but should he die, anarchy and con
fusion would airain reicn. for there is not a
man in his party competent, or with brains
enougn to take his place. W amer made
treaty of peace with Gen. Corral about the
20th or October, which by its terms was to
have been binding an'd permanent; bnt
shortly afterwards some of Corral's corres
pondence was intercepted, showing treachery
and treason on his part. Walker had him
tried by a court martial, and had him shot ac.
cording to his sentence. Corral had been
jt resiaeni oi tne Republic. Walker was
offered the Presidency, but declined it, and ib
called the Commander-in-Chief of the army,
but he is in fact the ruler of the cnuntrv.
He is a small man in stature, with lieht hair
and complexion, and glittering erey eyes that
seem to pierce you through. One would take
him, at first view, to be a mere country lad.
without dignity or talent, but he is absolutely
worshipped by his men. The opposite party
iook upon ail Americans as hiihusters. upon
-r f.
me Nicaragua i ransit. company as a III mus
ter, and upon the Lnited States as the treat
est filibuster of all."
A v VOMINO UOUNTY IIUSIUND SOLD FOR
S500. ' The Cleveland Plaindealer tells tho
following :
"A lady passed through here a few days
since in nor. pursiiir. 01 nor nusoana, wuo had
been smitten with a smart attack of 'passion
al attraction,' nnd had ran away with another
woman from Wyoming county, New York, to
Lorinn county. he took a brace of officers
Irom this city, and went to Flvria. Thee-en
tleinnn snuffing the approach of dancer, lefl
his money with a nephew toeflect a diversion
with the enemy, and took the cars for the
South. On reflection, he suspected the hon
esty ol his nephew, nnd took the next train
back to look after his money- Hero he en-
countered the pursuing party, nnd negotia.
lions were opened. It resulted in the lady i
selling out all her right, title and good will
in and to the husband, and his purchasing a
dishonorable peace, for five hundred dollars.
inelady returned to Wyoming without a
nusDanu, uut with a pocket lull or rocks."
Model Congressman. The result of tho
election for a delegate to Congress from the
Nebraska lerritory is not positively settled
One account declares Hiram P. Bennett, an
ti-ad ministration democrat, positively chosen
by sixteen majority ; while simultaneously
we have the claim to success of B. B Chap
man, administration, nnd formerly of Cleve
land, and of whom tho Herald of the latter
city makes this "first rate notice :"
W ell, Chapman has not got nn honest po
litital hair in his head, and he will not dis
pute ti.e assertion j more than that, he he
ieves thero is uo honesty iu politics any how
it can bo fixed, and that he is as good in that
respect as the best. From being a free soil
er of the strictest sect, he has become a pro
slavery man of the sternest cast, because the
latter "pays" and the former did not. Chap
mau is it talented man of agreeable manners
and never gets mad. When this administra
tion gets "laid out, however, the body had
better be watched, or Chapman will pocket
the political cents from the eyes of the corpse.
As we've always been on first rate social
terms with Chapman, wo shall expect valua
ble documenta.
CanLVLR. Friend Ayer : In this ape of
quacks, charlatans and mere windy, gaseous
pretenders to heal, who blow at every corner,
and in the face and ears of all men, their loud,
blaring Jericho trnmpets and other noisy
boisterous wind instruments of mnrveloimly
twisted brass, in sch a wofully sham-ridden
epoch as thin, I say, it is comforting, nay even
cheering to the earnest well wisher "of his
race to know there has arrived in this world a
genuine Physician to light once more npon
something besides mere Sangrados and Don
Mercurial Jalap?, with their phlebotomies'
poisons nnd warm water.
Your Cathartic Pills and Cherry Pectoral
carry us forward to Halcyon days to millen
iu! Pharmacopoeas, when Science, deep di
vine down into the principles of things, shall,
with infinite cunning, bring out the genuine
Elixer Vituo; for of a truth there is mani
festly enough somewhat of that same I-ife
Essence in your subtle vegetable distillations
and compounds.
You realize to ns the visions of those poin
fulest, smoke-dried Alrhymists. boootless
seekers dreamers among retorts and crnci
blcs, touching the Quintessential hidden Vir
tuo of tho Universe, which should nntirlntn
distemper, and break for man the Wheel of
1 ime.
Got n Mepal tor Commaspfr In-oraium.
I he I lnlailelphia ledger says : "The gold
medal authorized by a joint resolution cf
(. ongress to be presented to Commander
Duncan N. Ingraham, for his gallant conduct
ana nonie intervention in the Kosta aftair.
was sent to Washington on Thursday last.
The medal is four and one-sixteenth inches
in diameter, and is the largest ever struck in
the United States of greater dimensions
than tha celebrated Jefferson medal, struck
in 180b, which was less than four inches. It
is made of fine eold and weirhs nearlv 2
onnces. Its intrinsic value is upwards of
9UOU.
Kossuth, according to reports, is prepar
ing for revolutionary attempt in Europe as
"uuu " me proper time may arrive. e
may then look for a revival of the Kossuth
hats aud revol lltiiinnrtt fikuMrtna Tint. La
doubt not the Philadelphia public, no matter
-mi may De me changes in dress will still
continue to provide themselves with clothing
from Rockhill Wilson's cheap and elegant
Howling siore, no, iu Chestnut street, cor
ner of Franklin Place
Philadelphia Market
Dec. 5. 1855.
Grain. There Is a good supply of Wheat,
but sales are limited at a slight decline.
Sales of Southern and Penna. red at 82 17 a
2 18. Rya is in steady demand at 125c per
bu. Corn is in request. Sales of old yellow
at from 10 to 75c. Oats are dull at 44 cents
per bushel, for Delaware, and 44o a 45o for
Pennsylvania. , .
WmsKEVis steady sales orbbls
eta., and 39c. for bhds.
at 40
MARRIAGES.
On the 22d nil., by Rev. R. A. Fishor,
Mr. William Rasm. to Miw J.li4eih
of Aognsta.
On 0e 29th nit . tiv th i
RtABHOLTi, to Hester Holla bach, all ol
SUNBURY
rmcE cuunuNT
Waiir.
Rn. ;
Cor.
Oats.
PoTlTOtS,
tiitiwix
Hicatie Fw.
Bern.
E9(.
Pork. .
FnxstiB.
Tuiow.
300
lis
to
ss
25
10
S3
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10
us
New Advertisements.
STOVES-
pOR SALE an excellent second-hand Cock
7" mg tov, alao aeveral Cylinder Coal
Htosea Enquire at this office.
Estate of DAVID MARTZ. deeM
NOTIC E ia hereby givrn that letters of Ad
mimatrnflnf. . . 1 ... -
Marti, late of the township of Hiamoldn, Nor
thumberLnd County, E,q dcccaw.1, have been
granted to the undersigned, residing near Paxi
noi P.O., in said township. All pcraona hav
ing claims or demands against Ihn ec-at. r
deceaaed, are requested to make the same known
to the undersigned without delay, and all per
sons indebted aie desired to make im,.i,.,.
payment.
HENRY MARTZ, Adra'r.
Shamokin tp. Dec. 6, 1855 6t.
ORPHANS' COURT HALE.'
IN pursnanco of an order of the Orphans'
Court of the county of Northumberland, will'
be expo'ed to public sale on Thnisduy, the
third tiny of January next, at the honse of
Johu Weaver, Inn-Keeper, at the town oi
Trevorton, Zerbe township, county afcresaid,
the following described Real estate to wit :
Two certain lots of ground, situated in the
town of Trevorton. The one thereof in"
block No. 107, lot No It), containing in front
25 feet and in depth loO feet. The other in
block No. 121, lot No. 3, containing in front'
25 feet, and in depth 150 feet. Lute the es
tate of William Stanton, dee'd. Sale to
commence at 10 o'clock. A. M., of said day.
when the terms of sale will be made knou'u
by
PETER WALSn, Guardian.
By order of the Court, )
Jno. P. Purael, Clk. O. C. J
Trevorton, Dec. 8, 1S55. tp.
Northumberland County ss.
The commonwealth of J'ennsylvania to Fran
cis Boner, husband of SaruU Heller Lower,
Ukketino :
Whereas Sarah Heller Bower, by hi-r next
friend Jacob Dundore, did on th thiid day of
April, A. D. 1655, prefer her petition to the
Honorablo Alex. Jordan. President Judge of
the Court of Coinmou Pleas of said county,
praying that her raiues set forth therein, she
might be divorced from bonds of matrimony
entered into with you the said Francis Bow
er, we do therefore coinmuud you, as before
we did, that y su be and appear in your proper
persons before our Judges at Sunbury. at a
County Court of Common Pleas, therein
to be held tho first Monday of January next,
to answer the said petition or libel of the
said Sarah Heller Bower, and show caue if
any you have why the said Sarah Heller
Bower, your wife, should not bo divorced
fiom the bontle of matrimony agreeably to
the act ol Assembly in such case made and
provided. Hereof fail not.
Witness the Hon. Alex. Jordan, President
of our said court at Sunburv, Oct. 12th, lb.'ij.
JAMES BEARD, Proth'y.
Sunbury, Dec. 1855.
GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING!
JOHN "V. MARTIN
MERCHANT TAILOR,
SUNBURY, PA.
Reapectfelly inl.irina the cilixi'iis ot'Stiuli ry nn 1
the public generally, that he has just rrrinrj
from Philadelphia, a choice and arlt'U absjrr.ii'iit
of Cloths, Castjiuierc, Ac , viz :
French black Cloth, plain and twilled.
Ulack Beaver do Ur overcoat.
Pine blue cloth.
Claret clutli.
Caksimerea fronrh black rnrdeJ.
do do do Doeskin.
da do grey mixed D.eskin.
Vestinga plain olack silk velvet.
do Figured velvet. Plush velvet.
do Black satin figured.
Woolen 8hirU and Drawers.
Geiitlrmeu'a Pocket Handkerchiefs.
do Neck-ties.
All of w hich will be sold or made up to order in
the latest and beat style.
Sunbury, Dec. 1, IK55 if
List oi' Causes,
OR trial in the Court of Common Pleaa
of Morthuinlierland County, at January
T. A. V., 1850.
FLAINTlFrs. DEFENDANTS.
Jacob Fry va John Krv el al
Wm li iurk vi Win II Thompson
8 H Uibighouse v John linker el al
Henry liepler va aume with notice, 4c.
r.yater &. SUUfr for byater v Michael Downing
DaviJ Teas
J ! weeny adiu'r
Jaa Hammer
Ira Foirp.irr
John Shissler
Mason Henrys Ex'ra
a ine
Henry Masser'i Ex'rs
lilizabeth Irian
v JkIiii Hollinan
v Isaac U Fuller
t Reuben Pagely
vi J II Master
vs Masaer & Marts
vs baine & co
vs Tlmniaa Durnun
Elizabeth bright
Patrick Donahue
While ,Merviut 4s
Lawaon
Isaac Campbell
L'has 1) Wharton
Samuel Kvla
vs DaiiH'l Uruckeuiiiler
va ii Eckel & ami
Dig Mounlaiu Im
provement co.
vs
va Henry Hud'
VI Wood, Ualdwin it al
vs i'enj tin tie y
W m. Dulci Ex'lon va (ieorae 1 ankins, Adm
llmj Wolverlun vi K Faiiely 4 co
Miry O Lyon vi C'haa limeuart
K F Weiiner vs Daniel (lours J
Bright & Clement vi Phili & Sunbury R R
Kaai and Dcuty
Elizabeth McGinis
Chai S Engle
Henry btetleri adin'r
H A Lichienihilit
Kaae 4 Douty
Kiae, Douty fc Reed
Frymin Si Stout
Win E Way cV co
Ulack for 5 li um an
CHi.H Shearer
Jacob Darnhart
Joseph E Llebl
School Director! of
Bhimokin tp.
Daniel Robins
Edward Faber
ptarih Hide nay
E Rath
vi I agply nonius v to
va J C liurtuii el al
vi Milton Ahlum
vi J (lurj Tcrretenant
vi F Wilhehu et ul
va R Fagely
vi R Fagely &. CO
vi Win Cameron
vi James Cameron
vi Milton Troxel
vi J M Pitton
va John Parka
vi U ui E May
vs Jesse Hon) I
vs Thomas Dirret al
vi T Bauu.gaidner it a'
vi Charles Icuhsrt
vi E N Grahim
va Jease AnhumatV
C H Arcbumety it al
JAMES BEARD, rrolbyi'
Prottu notary's Office. )
Sunburv, Dee. 8, 1855. I
LIST OF CAUSES
OP Northumberland County, for a Special
Court, to couinieuce ou the lith of i eo-
ruary. 1855.
Jacob Venida
Ira T Clement
vs Zerby Run Imp. co
The hhmoki Steam
Ferry fc Tw 1,0,1 co
vi Mickaal Kerileuer
a Wm L Hellenatein
Gressler it Reettdee
Wm O Kipp
Isaac Elliott
ami
sani
vi Cerneliai Garretiou,
vs lam
vi aim,
vi aame
'JAMES BEARD, PioU'f.
same
ProthonotMyY OllK-e, , s
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