lOerrssprdeneeof tHs Phils. Evening I'lltrtin.) THE FEACA3 IN WASHINGTON. KS.ITT 'caotriica Am O.d Lin Wig Floors. AVmtFOTOw, Feb. G Tho city U all excite Wimt to-day In regard to tlie affray in the Home til Krpresentntivcs thin morning. 1 he account! cf ttio scene differ only (lightly, and tlie true state of the case aacms to be 01 follows I About quarter before two o'clock, while va rinua motions to kill time and prevent definite aotion were put. and while many member", know ing that there wns no special business on hand and no likclihnod of a vote, were lounging and dosing in their seats or moving proinietioualy about tho Hall, Mr. Grow, of rennsylvsnis, - whore stat is about the centre of th western , side of the IIoupc, whero tho Republican mem bers nearly all sit. found himself on the opposite aide, whose inhabitants' cro chiefly Uemocritts There is t passage or aisle between the seats, - leading from the North east corner ol the Hail to inn speaker s cnair, making a ramus 01 mo circle of members' desks. Mr. Grow was quietly walk i ing down this' aisle, when Mr. Keitt, of South . Carolina,and Mr. Reuben Davis, of Mississippi, - &r v.. i tr n..:, ....... k.,1 .i Mr. Grow had objected to his speaking. I Said Mr. Keiit, "if you want to oliject.you had better go to your own side of the House." ' "This is a free Isnd," raid Mr. Grow, "and every mnn has a right to go wero he pleases." -''.What do yen mean by such an answer as that i" said Mr. Kcht. i . 4 '.'I mean Just what I said " replied Mr. Grow, and repeated tho remark. Mr. Keitt then seized him bv the collar, ex claiming, "I will let you know that you are a d d Blnck Republican puppy" Mr. Grow thrust his hand aidc with violence, , laying: '1 shall occupy such a pines as I please, ml nil nii-Ti'T ttrivr rrlclr Ilia whio nver me."- -. .Again Mr. Keitt sriicd him by the throat, and - was again rWven olT by Mr. Grow, and on the s attempt being repeated, Mi. Grow delivered a well-aimed blow and knocked Mr. lOiltdown. There was a rush cf members from the oppo site sido of the HaM,-8tid from ell quarters. Mr. TJarksddc, c.l Misirsippi, rushed in to separate the combatants. Mr. Washhutnc, of Illinois, " who has a front seat on the Republican side, miUKli mains was going m nvij ncui, iiumi-u into the melee and knjeked Mr. tJorksdale's wig 'off. Reinforcements arrived from nil quarters, and for a couple of minntcs there was a furious con test, but fortunately no one. wat hurt, and by the aid of the Scrpcant-ut-Arms, the principal com batanU were parted and order was restored. Speaker Unr, who is a colleague and friend of .; .i. i. - !.! 1 : -.1 Keilt, was palo as a sheet, but composed and col lected in manner. The moment the combatants Were separated, there wns a quiet that was start ling in its cfl'ect. The Sj cakcr directed tho roll to be called on a motion to excuse a member from voting, and the business of the session went en. At a little befort seven this morning, the Houso adjourned, on a motion of Mr. Quitman, to adjourn till Mondy, when a voto is to be taken on a reference of the President's Kansas Message without any further delay. The anli-Lecomptonitcs are in good spirits. From Correspondent Associated Press. Vsuisr.rox, Feb. 6. The contest in tho House wss maintained the whole night, by calling for the yens and nays on the most trivial motions. At heir past 6 o'clock, Mr. Quitmnn (Miss.) submitted a resolution that the House adjourned till Mondoy next, when the subject under consi deration the President's Message- bo resumed, and the voto on the rending propositions shall be taken without further delay, debate or dilatory motions. By unanimous content this resolution was in troduced and nerced to. when the Speaker an nounced that the House was adjourned till Mon day, when the subject would coma up as the special order. (From the New York Evening Post.) LATCH FROM HAVANA." General D. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna has rrritton a manifesto, dated in Turbaca, New Granada, which wo find in tho Havana Diario Aa la Marina of tba "!l!i nil., in relation to the charges was employed by General Scott to bribo the Mexican Commander and authorities. These statements of General Pillow are denied with the usual vehemence and verbosity of the Mexico hero. Tho "infamous calumny" i3 re pelled with all the lengthy and high-sounding adjectives with which ho is so familiar. "Who," aayi he, "knowing my position in Mexico, the fortuno which 1 possessed, and the elevation of my character, can imagine me capable cf such base humiliation as having listened to so infa mous a propositi on as is indicated in the rtate Cents of General Pillow 1 And who, knewiur;, as all do know the abhorrence w hich I felt for the enemies of my country an. abhorrence which led me to fight tho aggressor to the la;t, ran be lieve I ever stooped to such a degradation 1 And eve i had I been a wretch so destitute of honor and dead to the sentiments of virturc, and deter mined to commit so great a crime, do tho ad vantages of this bargain into which General Pil !ow asserts I enteroj.bear any proportion to the sacrifice it would have cort ! No! the paltry sum ho mentions fjl.- if.cj tho assertion." Adjctant Gkxkra!.. Uea. E. C Wilson, or Venango county, has been appointed Ad jutant General in place of General Towers, res'gned. Such at least is the rumor. General Powers was nppniutod by Govor nor l'ollork for threo years bliorlly uftur the Inauguration of Uovutior Po!!oc!s, bti. (leu. Bowintin, then hoiding the oGico refused to surrender it, alleging that he htd been appoin ted for threo ycara. The Kuprea:o Cuurt sus tained UqwuiuD iti his position, ccnjonuently Get). Towers could have held the office fomu eighteeu tuonihs 1 ouger ; but ceeing that Gov Puckwr was pref se d by to many uppllcaots foroEice, be geaeroufly tendered lii.s resigna tion: iu otd.T to satisfy goiuo di:ippoiutcd ap plicant. Gen. Wilson Is a clever gentleman and will no doubt make a popular and c-ITIcieut Adjutant General. In farmer years ho was a zealous and nrdiat Whig, but latterly has taken a prominent part in tUa detnucraliu part. , Tup Nkoro Rack. !5ayard Taylor, writing from Nubia, in Upper Egypt, says : " Those fiietidi of the African race who E oi.it to Egypt as a proof of what that race as accomplished, ure wholly tuibtiilic n The only negro features represented in Egyp tian sculpture are those of slaves and captives token in Eihiopean wars cf tho Tharnhg. Tlie tempi 's and pyramids throughout Nubia as far as tho l'arefuud Abyssinia, all hear the bieroglyphy of uionarclts, and there is no evidence in all the valley of the Nile that the negro race ever attained a higher degree of civilization tbau is at present exhibited in Cor.o and Ashantee. 1 mention this, not from any feeling hostile to that race, but . simply to controvert ua opinion very preva lent iu torn parts of the UoiUd States." Gbiat RaouonT in Germany, Tho New York Sun says: "Accounts from the llartz mountains statu that the district of Clauelhu! is suffering ftom an upprecaueuti-d dearth of water; the natives had left t-CT washing their lands and faces wore thai) once a week, the suthoritiea or the place having imposed a Cce t two tfcalars on all laundresses who poitiBt in pursuing their trade." Gient quautities or tittle wero dying from thirst, uud a few cl the community, wto are enable to forego clean'iukss, usa beer to perform their ubiu titus." Lacirj' Ciiakcu or MARKtACie. A writer bis computed that a wemun Lai lott balf her chauces at her taeulietb year) at twenty, thraa she has lost three-fuui lbs of her oppor tunities) and at tweuty-eii, mtvo e'gut of fcer chaacts are gcoe. V- 7' JwM.,!-l,:'-'''f''' f THE A LI ERIC A IT. EUNBUBY. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1S58. H. B. JIAS3ER, Editor and Proprietor. To Advkrtkeks -The eirenlntlon of the Punhnry Atncriran among tbs different towns on the Satnnrhaiiiia H nut JXec:led ifrijaalVd by any paper published ill North ein Pennsylvania. CJPFort Rent. Two honses in Market street. A pply at this office. CJ" The work of grading tho Northern Central Railroad, through Deer Street, wns commenced on Moeduy last. Tho cutting commences at tho Lutheran Church rind will be about 3 feet deep at the grave ynrd. Market Street, the terminus of tho road is th i fame grade. The Sunbury and Erie Rood will have to make its connection at Ibis point. rJT Post Master at NoRintunKRi.j.vn. Mr. Jacob Lcisenring has been appoiuted T. M., at Northumberland, in place of Jacob Ulp resigned. Ci-t ni3 Eve Oct. A small boy, five years old, a eon of Jacob Slough, of this place, cut Lis eye out lust week. He at tempted to cut a string from his iiugcr up wards, aud using more force tbuu necessary i brought the knifo in contact with his rye. Another warning against the use or edged tools by children. CjT Annivr.D at Last. A long expected stranger, "cold weather," arrived last iiigbt, aud was duly registered at No. 5, Fahrcn heit. We trust he will remain aud lay loir, at least a week. Should be kick np a spree and got li'jh, there will be a scarcity of juleps and cobblers next summer. (3T The State Interest. Tba senii-nn-nnal interest upon the State debt was paid at the Girard Bcnk, in specie or its equivalent. 3" John O'Brien, who was tenteneed nt last Noveoiber court to the Tcnitcntiary, but who escaped by breaking jail a few days afterwards, was ugain arrested by Sheriff Vandyke at New Thiludelphin, in Schuylkill comity, and convoyed to the Teniteutiary on Friday last. The cold weather on Wednesday night closed the Susquehanna at this place. On Thursday some of our citizens commenced filling their ice houses from the upper basin. The ice is about 5 inches th'x-k. g3T Porot.AS Backixo Oct. The Oazclte naks if Douglas is becking out because he stated be would agree to admit nry Constitu tion "that embodied the will cf tho people." Mr. Uuugla3 never entertained any othor opinion on the subject, and has repeatedly stated that he would vote fcr the admission of Kar.sfts ouder any Constitution that embo died the will of tho people, provided it was Republican, as required by tho Constitution of the United Ptutes. Douglas wiil hardly bnck out while Congress and tbo people are backing him up. $y Rkscmptiox cp Specie Patjients. Tho Ranks of Northumberland, Danville ond Lewisbtirg resumed as soon as they learned that tho Philadelphia Batiks hnd dono so They had been waiting forsouic timo on tho city Banks to commence. CiT NoRTjiEn.N Central Railroad. At tho annual meeting of tbe etockboldcrs of the Northern Central Railway Company held ut Baltimore, on the 3d lust., tho following guntljnien wcr elected Directors :-Thilip Dougherty, James Frazicr, John Ilerr, An thony Kennedy, William II. Ktighler, Eli Lewi', Robert M. Mograw, Lloyd N. Rogers, Thus. Wiuans, Francis "White, William E. Muyliew and John R. Packer. John B. Pucker, of this place, was chosen to fill thu vacancy occasloued by tho retire- rneut cf Wm. F. Pucker elecltd Governor of this State. Resides it is proper that this cud of the road should have a director, cud us Mr. Tucker has always beeu an efficient friend of the road, the selection is a judicious ono. 13" Nsw CofNTEBFEiTs, The llarrisburg Itralil says, "a friend has exhibited to us some of these counterfeits. Ouo of llu'so v. as a 5 bill upon the Farmers' Rank of Lancas ter, cd another upon ono of tho Pittsburg Rinks. lie also showed us two altered notes from broken New Jersey Banks, made to re. present the Batik of Trenton." To this we may add 10 bills on the Gettysburg Bank, 63" A Doccmp.st. 0 Saturday evening we received a something, enclosed in a Urge parebmcut paper envelope, bearing the fran of "James Buchanan," (the President always writes his name in full and in a pluiu bold hand) which looked as if it might contain an Important document. Perhaps it was a com mission. But, then, we wero no applicant f.jr office. Yet the President might have heard that there was a gentleman iu this neighborhood who had beeu for more than twenty years in active politics, without being an epplicaut for cflico, and therefore conclu ded to reward him for Lis modesty. We carefully" openej tho mysterious envelope aud out csrne the Present's message on tho Lecompton Constitution. Well, wo have uo doubt the President looks upon this document as cf much greater I ijpt.rUiicc.tlian we do, and we must, therefore tender him our grateful acknowledgment for this murk of coutlesy. We Lad previously read tha message, and came to th conclusion that whatever merit it might pesetas it would Lave been much better adapted for a partisau t leech iu Cougrets, ou this vexed question, than a document intending to convey infor mation for tLa action of that body, who alone had tha U nakirg power. ARE THE TREAStRT NOTES) SIllflPl-A-Ttlts 1 Under Ills head our neighbor of the Gazette hnson article that will certainly never acqnit e for him tho chovactct1 of n'logician or a pro found thinker., fie says 'these notes ore issued "for a temporary purpose, and hen "that end is attained, will be called in and "cashed, with the certainty of fate (a thing "that can't be said of shin plasters." Ac cording to this doctrino, the shinplasters, (we beg pardon, we should sny tbo Treasury notes,) issued by this county some years since, were not shinplastcrs, because thoy were cashed promptly. Tho Gazette adds that the object of the Treasury notes is "to meet au emergency." We should like to know if that has not been tbe sole object, and the only alleged excuse for the issue of shinplasters in all cases a more temporary expedient. The word "shinplasters." says the Gazette, "is applied to small notes from 1 2 J cents to 5 dollars, payable, in most cases, "when conve nient." In this respect the Treasury notes are certainly very much liko shinplasters, if the logic of our neighbor ij good, for anything, as tbo Secretary of the Treasury is to give notice when ho wishes to redeem these notes, nnd that will bo enly "when it is convenient." Uncle Sam, though sure, liko individuals, has somt-liincs found himself in "a tight place," and some of theso very Treasury notes have been used to take up bis dishonored drafts. The Tact that they are neither "small and dirty" ond only intended for men of "cleanly hubits," in other words, men of wealth, does not alter their charucter. In onr opinion, Government should have effected a loan iustcad of issuing notes "payable when conve nient." THE LLCO.IIPTOn CO.HSTI ri'TIOM IS COS- cntss. It will be seen by tho Congressional pro ceedings iu cur paper this week, that there have been stormy times in the Semite and House on this exciting subject. Tho pro ceedings in tho House on Friday evening. when that body remained in session all night, was of the most boisterous charucter. Per haps tho beet aud only sensible part of tho performance during the night was the knock ing down of Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, by Mr. Grow, of this State. Sir. Grow represents Judgo Wiltnot's district. He is not a large man, but young and ardent in his views on Blavery, uud in his deportment amiable. The result, however, ended in a defeat of the administration uud the supporters of the Lecompton Constitution on Monday last, by referring the President's message on this subject, to a solect committee, who ure to examine into the matter instead of referring it to the Territorial committee, a majority of which is composed of Southern niembcr8 favorable to tbo Lecompton Constitution. ffT The voto in Congress cn Mr. Harris' resolution to refer the President's Lccomptou mcssogo to a select committee, instead of the Territorial committee, as desired by the friends of tbe President, stood ayes 114 nays, 111. Tha following is tho vote or tup. i-enksvi.vania members. YHAS - (Atiti-AJmiiii!itrati-ii.) Itenrv Chirrr.an (Ut-niormr) Hitcl;s District. Jnr.n Cuvodr, (Kc'tii!iean) Wcsttrinrclaud Dintlict. ilMam 1. Ili'vvurl, f Ltiniifrnt ."Nurtliuintf ruml Diflnct. Jot. a Dick, (licnuliacuii) Knv uud Cruwi'oid District. Julia It. J-i lie, (Uej.iiulitMii) i.imvnft 41 eiiilatlm A. Grow, (lepuli!ic:l) lliftilfoiil " J'iIiii Hickinttp, (Deiiiiicin') CliNtrr :ied LVlw. " Uwcli Jciirs (Deiuucr.it) l'lil.Hdil. Mimlpunf ry J"h:i C. ii'ikcl (Hriiuhlirmi) ilaupbiii Dlsttirl. win aiimtenm-ry, (Deiti'icna) w i:Mn,gtnu District. K. Joy Mni, ( Amtiricln) lini;itcl)!iia cij) Difliict. Samuel A. Punvuiire, (Rryubiirjn) Allegheny District. Uiiviu Ituclue, (ltrpu. licimj Allegheny District. Anthony K. Huberts. (Kqiiil'licnu) Inn-aster District. Williiiin Siewnit, Klllriiu) Mercer District. iuiui, is uepuu.iiniis iu, Deiuociatsa. NAV. (AJii.iiiislfiiiiDn ) John A All'. (Dcnrieiai) Cum!erlsi:(! Dintiict. Win. II. Diui.ii.ck, (De.iu-fru: ) XnTthnm;tn litf let. Tiiinnus It I'lureiice, (Urmornu) Plulii. Ut Distiicl. Jmiics I... t;i:ii, (Di-mocial) W'urreii District. J. e;!:iury Jniie.ii, (Democrat) (U-rks Dinrict. .tames l.tiuitv, ( Jt-imwrat) JMlil-l. tl'l District. Ileiu-y M. Hliiilijis, (Dcraocrat) Plii'-aild., 4tti District. Alts.-n While, (b-.-nt. vnil) J.yci iuii'g Dizti'ict. loial &- au liiilix-ratf. AUEKNT. Tnul I.eMv, (Democrat) C lnmlua Distrirt. Viiaoii Keil!yt (Democrat) Deuioril District. VOTE OF T1IK WHOLE I10USK. For Lecompton. Aqainst Lrcnmpton. l-'rnni Pkivr t.it-s, t-l Frm Flnve Suites, S fioin true Bines, iJ fruni Tite Sliites, IIS Totul, J 13 Total 114 C3T The oflico of Flour luspector of Phila delphia U thu most lucrative in tho gift ol tbe Governor, and it is not astonishing that there are so mnny aspirants for the position. There is a bill before the Legislature to havo two Inrpeciors instead of ono j but this does not meet with much favor. Thu fees ore one cent per barrel for Flour nnd Meal; two cents each forhhds.; and a half cent euch for hall bariels. 1-rom a statement of tho in spections, which we take from the Philadel phia Inquirer of Saturday, it will bu seen that the revenuu is a haudsomo one : iNsrKnioKs in 1957. Flour, bids., at I cent, fees f C.232 06 l)o half bbls., S.o.'G at i cent. 2'J 73 ICC 33 510 91 Ryo Hour " 10,(i.n.3at 1 cent, ' Corn meul " fi J.VSl ul 1 cent, ' lo half " 470 nt cent, To hhds., 3H2 ut 2 cents, ' Total, . . . . Less Balaries of threo deputies, 2 37J tit $d,9S91!J etprcitit, . . . ftj,4S9141 Tho Inspectors use an anger which thev thruat into ouch barrel, drawing out about hulf a pouuti of Flour, from which they judge mo quality ol the article, nnd brand the bar rel accordingly. This the Inspector keens as his perquisite. Tho total inspections last year were 082,770 barrels, and a half pound each is equal to 311,330 lbs., which at 3 cenU per lb., would net about 10,000, to which must be added the feee, amounting to $5,469, mukiog a total or 15,489. EST Messrs. Cluy of Kentucky, Dewart ol Pennsylvania and Raskin of New York, a com mittee of Democrats to wait upon tha President, were recoived ul the White House on Monday evening tho Ut lint Mr, Buchanan said to Mr. Clxy, that whatever vote be gave on the Lecomp ton Constitution would net, so far as he was concerned, sever their friendly relation. The AdmiiiLtiation, too, seemed to admit that if fraud were detected, it would ajlect tlie admission of Kai.saj under Lccomptou. tiT. Editorial Festival. We regret that we cannot attend this festival at Philadelphia on tbe 17th. Tha kind invitullon of our friend, Major Freas, is nevertheless, properly ui'prvcmieu. The new CooBtitutiou of Oregon positively t3" Senator lisle, of New Hampshire, ii noted for hit wit aud sarcasms. The follow ing is one of his last, in which be leti an arrow fly at Mr. Buchanan t "Mr. Hare rend an extract from one of Mr. Buchanan's former speeches, in which Mr. B. declared that all Chri$ttndom i in leagut aaaintt the South on tbil question of domes tie slavery. Of coarse remarked Mr. Hale, the South con bave no allies except those who are ont of Christendom. Laughter. Bat what does Mr. Buchanan say in tbe next sentence T He eayi they bave no other allies to sustain their constitutional rigbte except the Democracy of the North. There's a fight for you, all Christendom on one side, and the Democracy of the North on the other. Hearty outbursts of laughter So reports tbe Telegraph and we a'l laugh. CF We copy the lollowing notice of the death of Samuel R. Wood from tbe Danville Democrat. M r. Wood was highly esteemed by all who knew hire for hie social and gene rous qualities. Ilia late reretsestwere a subject of sympathy with all his friends : PiiATn or Samuel R. Wood We reirret to '.earn that our valued old friend. Samuki, R. Woon, late of Chulnsky. Northumberland comity, is no more. He died iu Philadelphia, nt the rosidence of his brother. Thomas Wood, 'No. 610, Spruce street, at noon, on iiirmuj, hid n msi., in me Oiin year ol his ago. the deceased was kind, affable and generons to a fault a gentleman in the. true sense of the word and his loss will be ein. cerely lamented by a large circle of relatives menus end acquaintances. "1 ea-ce to bis ashes I" (J3 Tho Anti-Lecompton meeting at Phil adelphia, en abstract of the proceedings of which will be found in another column, should satisfy the President that Pennsylvania will never sanction tbe Lecompton fraud, either upon the grounds of principle or expediency, Secretary Stanton's exposure must satisfy any unbiased and sensible man, that the President has put himself in a position that is anything bat enviable or ogreeable. rJ3" Tbe Harrisburg Telegraph has the fol lowing in regard to the appointments by the Governor : "Whifket Inspector. It is currently re ported and generally believed that Charles Wotrel, Esq., has been appointed Whiskey luEpector, for Philadelphia. 1'KOi'R iBSfECTOR. rancis Heister, Esq., of Reading, son-in-law of George W. Lauman lvsq., is said to have the inside track Tor I lonr Inspector, of 1'biladelpbin." O- Wo bave the Report of II. C. Hickock, Erq., Superintendent of Common Schools. It is a valuable document, creditable alike to tho ability and iudustry of Mr. Uiukock. We will refer to it hereafter. MoNTorn, Iron Works. At a met'tinrr of the creditors of this concern, held in the early part of this week, at Philadelphia, wo earn that the wuole establishment real estu'.e, stock, &c. was transferred to them nnd that they will carry on the works here after on their own account. A new Company will be formed, and it is believed that at least a portion of the works will be put into opera tion nt en early day. Danville Democrat. Giving tub Wnir to a Princess. An English paper has the following: Among the preseuts made to the Priucess Royal of I'.neland, on her late wedding day, was a riding whip, the butt of which is formed from a piece of tho hoof of a favorite horso set in gold. It is said tbo shoe of this golden hoof is formed of diamonds, the nails being repre sented by fourteen beautiful rubies ; the whole of tho bottom of tbo foot is a mass of email diamonds; the handle of the whip is firmed from one of the horse's bones, most highly polished, round which is twined a serpent in brilliants. Live Stock Fort no.voi.CLO. M. M. Rub- soil has imported a number of deer into Hono lulu, Hawaiian Islands, irotn California, also a number of mud-turtles, toads and (rogs. 1 lie toads auu frogs are to be set-oil airainst the mosquitos, roaches end centipedes that infest the islunds Two young " ciunamon bears," a male and female, have arrived from Oregon, as a Present to Ilia Mntestv. The bees imported from California are doing well at Honolulu. Pef.ecatfs Trtou PntLAnKi.rniA. The friends of Wm. A. Porter. Eaci . have suc ceeded in electing Delegates to the 4lh of March Convention luvorsule to thut Gentle man as a candidate for Judge of tbe Supreme Lourt. 'i ins is considered a btate adminis tration aoti-Lecomnton triumph, and will se cure that gentleman's liomiuution. Harris burg Ttltgrajih. Mrs. Robinson, tho 'veiled murderess,' is employed in knitting stockings at Sing Sing prison, New York. On visitors enteriug the room iu which she is engaged at work, ehe in variably endeavors to turn ber face in an op posite direction, as if she was the "observed of alt observers." Old oge and confinement begin to leave their traces of decay ou ber ouce beautiful countenance. Mrs. Darnteu is a pattern of household economy. Rbe says she has made a pair of bocks lasi uiieon years by ouiy knitting new feet to them every winter, and new legs lo them evdry other winter. A horse, valued ot 300, recently died from fright at Kiuderhook, New York. The sight of an elephant passing bis residence, caused it to rupturo a blood-vessel. A bear was recently cauebt at NorthGeld. Vt., but in order to escape from the tran 1: .1. I.. I I L ! L - an... . . 1 wuiuu ueiu mm, ne gnawed ou bis paw. . lie was traced a distance of live miles, and killed. Tbe Marquis of Westminister is the richest man in England. Hi wealth is estimated at one hundred aud Cve million dollars, and his annual income ut thirty-five hundred thousaud uonars i The Captain-General of Cuba, it is atatad has made over five millions of dullars in the last five years, as bis per centage from the sale of cargoes of slaves that he allowed to land under Lie jurisdiction. Mr. Hughes has sold lis patent right for his improved telegraph instrument, For one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. It is said to quadruple in point of rapidity iuv nj'Bhcuj uuw gcutuauy nseu. The Free Masons of New York propose te erect a white marble snow peak of immense height, in tbe park of the Cooper Institute, iu honor of Dr. Kauo. Four tablets at the basa are to be appropriately inscribed. Notwithstanding the tightness of the money market, it is said thut the subscriptions to the new work on Natural history, by Prc- essor Agaasiz, amounts 10 one million, two hundred and twenty-live thousand dollars. All the Jndges of the Supreme Conrt of Illinois, were uora aca reared la Oneida eouuty, Mew Xork. Extravagant. -The Empress Eugeoio, of i- rauoo, recently appeared at a ball, wearing jewels whose value was estimated at $600,000, aad having flounces of lace ou ber robe that cost tfUU.UUU. The Blermship Ariel which bai now been out tweniy-six days, had about one hundred passengers, thirty of which were front Bre men. . . Ingnlar Css Allege fNitsonti-Tiiifn Devrlopt menu. This morning a man named Robert P. Kirkputrirk, who resides at the corner of Eleventh and Wallace streets, in the Four teenth Ward, was before Alderman Eneu, on very serious charges preferred against him by hie brother, Mr. Edwin Klrkpatrick, who re sides in Arch Street above Thirteenth. Judge Kelly appeared 6a behalfof the pro- ecotion and J). S. Soby and" James II. Ran dall, Esqs., appeared for the defence. Judge Kelly opened tbe case by narrating its prin cipal points. He eaid it was not only a very peculiar case bnt a very painful one. II is client, Mr. Ed win Kirkpatrick, bad for several yean past been annoyed by tho reception of anonymous letters which were designed to destroy the dometio peace of bis family. On tbe 8th of January last, the daguerreotype of avoang female was sent to the house of Mrs. Edwin Kirkpatrick, on Arch street. Tbo picture and an accompanying note was directed to Mrs. K., who had given birth to acbild a few days before, and the blow was a painful one. The note was signed Miss Sherborne, and it set forth that the original of the picture was a young lady who Mr. K. bad seduced and whose friends would prosecute him for dama ges unless Mr. K. would pay for the support of the child. Tbe Daguerreotype, Judge Kelly said, was the likeness of a pure and virtuous woman, who is now tbe wife of a respectable and hon orable man. About three weeks since a mince pie was eft at the door of Mr K.'s bonse and a card which accompanied it, induced the recipients to believe that it was sent to Mrs. K. by her aunt Kate. All who'partook of this pie sick eued that night, and gave evidence of being poisoned. Tbe remainder or the pie was set aside, and upon being analysed, it was found to be so impregnated with poison that any person eating an ordiaurily sized piece would have been destroyed. livening Bulletin, Feb ruary 6. Tub Pennsylvania Common Scnoou. The Superintendent of the Common Schools of tbe Slate, in his onunal report to tho Legislature, shows that there are 10,956 public scheols in the State, exclusive of the city of Philadelphia, which is under a different superintendence They have been opened during the year on an average of five months and thirteen dais. The pupils attending theso schools number 541,247; including Philadelphia, J the number is 590,008. This number is, however, believed to be considera bly below the actual attendance. In the State there are 9,060 waiting 'or admission iulo schools, for want of ndeqiute school ac commodations. In Philadelphia, numerous as our schools are, there are, besides, 3,309 applicants waiting Tor admission. Some townships have nover put public schools in operation at all, and it is belinved that there are now in the Slate 25,762 children not en joying tbe privilege vt common schools. In cluding the cost of buildings, tho average cost of instruction is C5 cents for each pupil, or about $3,G2 for tho fivo months and a half that tho schools are open The total cost of tbe system including all expenses, and including Philadelphia, is 2,232,570, or less than 4 per year to each pupil. '1 be total number of teaehers employed is 13,445. The average salaries of the male teachers per month is 24; female teachers, $IG,60. In the city or Philadelphia, or course, the salar ies are much higher, for here teaching is a profession, and not, as is too often the case iu the country, merely adopted for temporary suppott. Normal Schools and Teachers' Institutes are doing much to elevate the standard of education in the State, and rais ing the profession of teacher to au independ ent and honorable liosilion, takini: equal rank with other learned professions. The Superintendent pays a high compliment to tho school system, which is acknowledged to be one of the best in tbe country, and other States are so much impressed with its struc ture and working that they ore endeavoring to shape their policy by our example. There is a vast amount of iuformation in the report respecting the operations or the school sys tem in each comity or the State, nnd wo are p cased to see that there is a better super vision, moro'time bestowed upon tho duties, nnd a gradual and marked improvement in the organization and operations or the schools. Public Ledger. M rs. nAV not Dkad Rem AnKAm.E State ment. A few days since upon tho authority of The Albany Times, we published the an nouncement of the death ot M rs. Hays of Day arren county N. Y., alter a total abstinence from food or drink 'for nineteen months but we now learn from tho same paper that their informant wns mistaken, and that tbe woman still lives, remaining in the same condition in which sho has been for many mouths past. A. 1. Dauu jews. Tbo Sandy Hill (Washington Co.,) Herald most respectable and reliable paper re marks : Incredulous as it may seem, there is little if any doubt that this woman has lived tor more than eighteen months without eating or drinking. We have not alluded to the case before, for the reason of its apparent incredi bility ; but scientific gentlemen, together with hundreds or others aher tbe closest scrutiny have become convinced that there is no decep tion practiced and that the woman actually subsists without Tood or water. In order to test the matter, a gentleman took the woman to hie residenco, and parlies watched ber day and nigbt lor one moutli, who say that she neither ate nor drank during that time, and that on Tood being brought iuto the room in the pockets or disinterested persons, the wo man would immediately go into horrible con vulsions. Tbe same effect was produced by porsons taking tobacco or any kind of ardent spirits wbere she was. Tho woman is reduced to a perfect skeleton so much so that by placing the handupen the abdomen, tbe back bone can be distinctly lelt. : . . We are aware that there are instance on record somewhat akin to this, which turned out to be frauds i but if this is a deception, it bad been so adroitly practised that every one who has examined it lias been duped Resides, there is no motive for the decep tion ; and it is quite incredible that any per son would sunar to tne extent tnat ibis wo man bus Tor tbe sole purpose ofplaying'tipon the credulity orthe public. Viewed in any light, tbe subject is worthy of the alteution of the scientific and the curi ous. A Recruit going through the exercises of sword cut, asked how be should parry. "Never mind that," eaid tbe old hussar, "only you cut let lue enemy parry. . Cclegajjjjtc tch)5. Attempted AssaesinatUa ef. the .Emperor M poieea. (Correspondence of the Londoa Herald Paris, Jan. 15 Evening At the Imperial carriage drove up to the main entrance or the theatre, and as one of the footman was in the act of opening the door three percussion shells, filled with ful minating powder, were flung from the top of one of the houses opposite among tbe cortege and exploded on reuchiug the ground. Tbe first fell Just in rront of the carriage, it frag aieots killing oue horse, wounding the foot man aud piercing tbe bat of the i'mperor about aa inch above bit head. Tba other shells buret among tbe crowd and escort Aa eye-witness say there was an interval of a few seconds butweeu tbe second and third ex plosions. Tbe Emperor bad alighted ) be thep carried the Empress In Lis arms to tbe steps of the Opera II nni, but scarcely hnd he done re whon a third shell buret order the carriage and shattered it to p'ece s. 1 he houses opposite were immediately taken pospetsion of by the ptdice, and in one several Italians were Ar rested, one having a loaded revolver. The shells mast bave been large, containing, a great qnnntity of gunpowder, as the repOtt broke all the windows on the opposite side ol the street. It is supposed the attempt was be lieved certain of success, fur tho denth of the Emperor wag a current report at the time or tne outrage. At the opening or the Uouree the cry of "Ftp V Empereur 1" was onivcrsal. Two hundred persons have been taken and arrests continue ; even some of tbe police have been arrested. The indignation against the assassins i iucrcased because they must bave known that tbe Empress and other la dies would be present. The explosions were beard at a distance or a quarter ot a mile, nnd placed the immediate spot in darkness for a snort time. I be r.mperor s bnt was torn in two parte. Tbe collar of the cloak he wore, and that part which covcrd the shoulders was rent open. Correspondence of London Times Paris, Jon. 15. Night. Fonr Italians amongst whom are Orsiui and Pierre have have been arrested. Many other arrests have been made. It appears that five persons have died, nnd fifty or sixty were wounded by tbe explosion. I Uib morning the j,mperor went to tno hos pitals and visited eight of the sufferers who are the most seriously injured. Cmmmmicnlc (For US Sua'jnrr Amcrlcm ' FsiriiB MAsstH, Your Journal, with Its other food qualities, appears to bt Ihs Educatlr-nil organ of the county, whose oolumns ars freely open to the Ttnrher, for the discussion of his doings, duties and troubles. It is iob hoped t'int Teachers will appreciate the sdvantege you have coiifeired upon their profession, by each securing a copy of the Ameiioun to peruse at the " ingle side," ond through it interchange views on school topics. Puch correspondence, if propeily e-mductcd, cannot fail to prove instructive to teachers, and in fact to every one whs feels an interest in the welfare of the Common Schools. Kiom recent nunitars of your paper, I observe n contro. vcrsy lias commenced between our sl-te Comity Supcrin Icii'l'int, and the Secretary of the lute Teachers' Institute in reference to the minutes of said meeting; and jutlging from the remarks of th latter, I think the question has ussumad a form, thirt is not likely to be terminated fir 'MS Wises. As far as the worthy Secretary's arguments apply to the justifv ntiun of his minutes, 1 have no exeep. tious to take at the present time. He bus a right to ex' plain and defend his course. But l"wns struck" wilh great surprise, to Cud l,i depart firm the legitimate b. jectof his communication, to criticise and ridicule the position of ' the gentlemen," who dilTcied with him, as regards the disposal of a ccrtuin class of verbs. Hut let us q totu his own words, as an explanation of his motive nnd Hie lest of his conduct. He says : "I published the min- a'.esns rend nnd adopted, without partiality fcr anyone, s-ive tne geiiLriuen, whi lubored to prove Ihnt, 'was struck,' was su nc ivr-lriiiisihvr verb, this I did not in' rt in the report, for it was an error too rgrcgious." Us then concludes the subject by tendering Mhe gentlemen' Ins "kindest recards si d Jxst withes." assuring them he appreciates the Golcen Its lb too highly, tosiektodo the it an injury. Oh to. .sisteucy, what u jewel thou art By what means can his motives and his acts be recuiiclletl? Overflowing with kirducss and j nrtiidtty for the gentle men he suppresses the "egtcgii-ui error" from the ininules, only to give it grentir notoiiety by pkicardiug it lo the world under the head of n specu! communication. lie has tnken un ndmirable method to give publicity lo the sgregioas errora and could have particularized the gen.," tlcmen but little more, hud he given tbeir names. If this is his construction of the Golden Kale, it is ccitaiuly an objectionable one. But now to the Verb. If it is a shameful blunder, to term t!iu word wass'.ruck, a transitive or on active transi tive verb, I would like the Henetary to prove it by logical reasons and respectable authorities, ?nad iiol by mere asser tions. And If he can bring lo his full support, trulh, rea- Yiu, an1 the best culhors extant, 1 am willing to adu.it to the GzxrLBMsVs KunxiioDt skkob but iii case he full to do this, 1 mutt certainly claim lbs principles of consid ering hiin ss no udept in his vernacular tongue. ' ith a regard for brevity I h.itl close for lbs present with the expectation of .hearing from our Secretary at an early date. 1.1. i. Bliaiuokm, Feb. 9, lei". TT . I.. ' .1 . An Aci.g 15opiki) Pile. Tho founded pro' perty of the hou6e or Iloth.'child, or 1'aris, is said lo amount to the incredible pnm of forty millions sterling 1 One is olmoet bewildered at the contemplation ef such a sum as this. Is y ll.o way it would be a curious culculttimi to ascertain how muny respectable families could be provided with clothing with the in terest Ol this cupital. I he garments ef course to be procured ut the lirown Stone Clothing Hull ol Kochhill fc Wilson, No. C03 and Clio Chestnut street above Sixth. UVSPEI'SIA I'lRF.U, Bosto.n, lieceniber, C. Pb. Gko. B. Grhes, Dear Sir: In reply to your question in regard to the action o'r the Vryqennted Hitters, 1 fuel much pleasure in stating thut from its prompt and decisive effect iu alleviating nnd overcoming a severe and chronic case of Indigestion aud Dyspep sia in my own family, and from a knowledge or its wonderful results in curing feverul at tacks quite as severe in other families jf my acquaintance. I consider it a sovereign and infallible remedy in that distressing complain! and would cordially and earnestly reccom mend it to all who may be thus aQlicted. Kespectrully yours, 1AAC DAM' OR i II, 17 South Market Street. Hie alove Certificate i from a tctll lumen and highly respectable Merchant of Jtoston and ie entitled to the fullest confidence. Cjetii V. Fowlr ii Co., '138 Washington Street, Boston, Proprietors. Sold by their agents every where. For sale in Sunbury, by Friling & Grant. tySI.OOO RKWARD will he paid for any Mrdirin thai will excel PRATT A Bt THIi:K'8 MAIile! till, for the following diseaseSLliheutiiuliein, Ncuralf-ia. Hpinul AllW-liou, C'ontruclcd ioniis, Ciioiic ruins, l'mn in tlie Side of Brick, Hcmlihlie, Toothache, Spi.nns, store Throat, Cult, Uiuisrs, Bums, and all tliwusrs of tha skin Muscles and the tiiauds. None genuine without that tig- untuie of I'ritt .V BuTCltKR aUiH-htd lo each ljiU-l Principal olRce, 200 Wusliiiigtou street, Brooklyn, New York. Sold by - Albert IV. 1- uhsr, Druggist, Market street, Sunbury, 87 This is to certify, that I have made but one application or tho Mnjjic Oil on my fingers, which have been drawn from contrac tion of tho cords, brought on by rheumatism. It was of seventeen months standing, and 1 now entirely cured. 1 cheerfully ecoumiend it to all adlictcd likewise. J. M.FINBROOK, Harrisburg, 72 Locust street. July 23, 1657. Iy. MARRIAGES At Selinsgrove, on tbe S8lh nit., by Rev. It. A. Fink, Rev. Bamcbi. Duxbb, Tailor of th Eng lish Lutheran Church of that place, Id Miss Ltur L. Davis, also or Selinsgrove. Oo the 21st nit., by tbe Rev. S. R. Boyer. Viu.um Bsvsok, to Mav Nicaxv, boih or Delaware township. Oo the 26lh olt.. by the same tYiu.TAst R. Wetxiviiii, lo StaAst K. Wao.vkk, both r XI ou tour couuty. On the 28th alt., in Buffaloe Valley Union co., by the Rev. Isaao Urier, Jam Rankik, M. I., of Mency, to Miss Mabt M Ciuusd of tbe former place. lo Danville, on tbe 2Sth ult., by Iter. ii. J. Stover Mr. B. F. Fxsueb, to Mar U. Gari both or Milton. At Lewisburg, Union county, F., on tbe 2d lust, by tbe ftev. Mr. Marr, BunjaMih Jordan, Esq., of Walnut Li ill, Dauphin conn,, ty, te Mrs. Hawaii lloop, of tbe former place. . iJarlicis. Philadelphia ilatket. n Feb. 10.18A8. Umn TI- ,.Ji. . -T.I . .. vr,jU, nem cnntimn Uood reof ie held at l l0 a 81 12, and fl iii . ,o rvouc, mm lie lit tn n "B9nnd,Bakt,n3'0ce,,!i.r60Cen,8 'S Cloverseed-Bale. of prime at ?0 DO pe suNBira-r:" Wheat, (1 40a I 6() 75 Butter, . Egi Tallow, . Lard, . rork, . . Beeswax, Rye. Corn, . Oals, . . buckwheat, Potatoes, fit) 37 63 60 New Advertisements. JJlilED AITLEES, ju receite0i ,nJ f February 13, 18S. "AVEX OltPHAN'S COUET SALE" IN pursuance of an aliss order cf Orphan Court of ISorlhumbcrland county, will ne posed to Public Sale, on TLESDAV, the Si dayofMAUCH next, the fallowing Jtscrib, real estate to wit: A certain piece or 'Xracl or Land, situate in Rush townsnip, Northumnrrlund rout ty, adjoining lands of the heirs of Spencer Me Icr.ilet'd., lands of Abraham Campbell Charh Metier, Gilbert Dictx, Philip Mrter', lei., Ri otliars,coiitaininB One Hundred Acres and frit, four perches, strict measure more or less. Aboi Tenty Acres Timber Land and the reiraind, cleared and in cultivation, whereon are erectr a two story Stone House, frame Earn. ,. house, a sood stone spmirj-house Bnj ,, ou buildings, also a pood Orrhard. Late ti e ef ul" Win. Carr, dee'd. Bale tu romineiiee at 1 o'clock A. M.. of sain day when th wslat , sale w ill he made known ly , , . PHILIP HUJT.AdmV 1 lULIt" 1 r of the Court, ) :.l;l C.'k. O. C. , Pel). 1 3, 1 8.18. ) uy ornrr o tne uourt, u. u. re k.-i SSunliury, SADLERY AIJD IIA2NE8S 2IAKIKC rpilK sul.scril.ers respectfully inform the cit -- lens uf Sunbury and vicinity that they ha. commenced the above business a few doon, ahoy the Tost Olfice, Market fquare, Snnluiry, IV Work of all kinds in their line of brsiness ni he done promptly and neatly on the most r,s aonahle terms. f 'I.K.M liS'T & OVSTEI' February 13. 1859. SHEMFFrSs"ALE fpYvirtueof a W rit of Vimitim Errs has issued out of the Court of tVitillu, fieua ul" Knrthuinlrciland Countv, and to r.' directed, will be e posed to' Public Sale at tii Public House of JLII. M. HL'I'T, in t:,e 1 rouqh of Milton, on SATURDAY tins I3:h ,ia of M A i'',H next, nt 1 o'clock, P. id., the l,.l,o ing described properly, to wit : All the right, title and interest of the df,n ' ant, of and in a certain lot of ground, annate i Delaware towi ship, Northumberland rotintv bounded l.y lands of Christian UohIi.oii tlicn.iri souin ami east, on ui west ivy the Wrrt lirnnci Canal, containing Four ACRUS more or lest whereon are erected a Sleam Saw .Mill, an Frame Honci. Ka.iT..! IhL.m n - i i , I. rircuilnu alii to he s..ld as the property of SethT. McCormicii rtiuiKU, fcharill. Sheriff Office, Sunbury, ) February la, 1 KS7. Administrator's Notice. IKJ OTICK is hereby Riven, (hat latters of A i ministration, on the estate of Ausustu H uey. lale of Shamokin lown.liip, IS'ortutitn.ier land county, deceased, have been grui.le.l to tli subscriber. All persona interested ni take ni liee that he will be nt the residence of the wi,'u, of Slid ilecesSid, ou Thursday the l.'th day i Apiil next, when and where all persons ha'vin rbims airainst s-iiJ estate arc requested lo mak known tlie ssnic, and persons knowing Ihen selves in Jclited, are requested to mike payu c-i without delay. WILLIAM A MMERMAN', AdmV. or Augustus Huev. deeeasrd. frhamokin township, Tcb 13, 1S58. Ct SPECIAL. t-OCKT." A Special Court of Common Pleas, for Jnr Tiials, will he held at the Court Hdumi in Sun bury, on the 3d Monday of March to wit Mare! lath 1858. DANIEL DECKLE Y.rroUi'y. Prothonotarj s Oil'iee, ) frUnibcry.'l'eli. 13.1SS8. PliOCLAMATION. TOlICL is hereby given that a special Conr JLX f"r tho trial of causes in the Common j'ieo will commenre at the Court House in Suiibur on Monday the 1Mb day of March, for en", W eek. Jurors and others interested will attend Uiven under my band at Sunbury, the 1st day c February in the year i f our Lordone tho -is'un eight hundred and fifty-eig.uand the Imle pendence of tha United States ef America il 83d. God save the Commonwealth. JAMES VANDYKE, SheriX Pherifl s Office, Sunbury, ) February 13, 1857. ( list or CAussa TOR trial in the Special Court of Cominoi Pleas of Northumberland County, to be heh at Sunbury, on tbe third .Monday of Marcl 1858. PLAiNTirrs. Jacob M. Salida EErKSDANTK. vs Kimher Cleaver. Chas. Pleasants vs n mananoy and Mianioliii Improvement Company. Norlh'd Improve Jamas Jenkins heirs Ac, vs ment Co., and W L HeliVnstrin. Jesse O. Horton vi J. Beacham A. W L Deiv- Ira T. Clement, vs William MeCarly, Isaiah Wilkerson, vs Susquehanna Coal Co. rt i (i. C. Welker, vs H. Hellas, W H Marshall el . Robert Auchmuty Ac., vs Jesse Aucnniutyk George Hums, vs Gcorsc C Welker DANIEL HECKLICY, TroiliV. Prothonotary's Office, Sunbury, Feb. 13, ms, J list or junoiis List of Jurors for Special Court, coniiiieiuin; tbe 15th day of March, A. D. 1859. 1 Isaac Frederirk, Chilisquaque. 5 Edward (irady, Rush. 3 David Malick, Lower i4uiiu.sta. 4 Abraham lilassrr, Lower Mshanoy, 6 Felix Mourer, Upper Mahanny, 6 Wasninglon Swanek, Shamckin. 7 Denjainin Hards, Lewis. 0 Samuel Cox, Northumberland, " 8 John Pearson, Point, 10 Joseph II. Kline, Cbilisquaque, 11 Christian Yeager Lower Malianoy, 15 Henry Reswly, Shamokin, 13 William F. Nagle, Milton, 14 William Neslnl, Chilisquaqus, 13 William Desrd, Delaware. 16 George P. Martz, Point, 17 Henry Raup, Lewi. 18 Jacob Yordy, Zerbe, 19 Michael Emerick, Lower Mehanov, 28 Elija Byerlv, - . SI George H. ilarlx, Milton, 53 John Scuphsm, Sunbury, 23 Henry B. Weaver, Zerbe, 54 Daniel Moyer, Point, S3 John Dunham, Northumberland, 24 Daniel Ludwig, Turbut, 57 Henry Haupt. fchamokin, 58 Jsmes Uatebelor, Upper Augusts, S3 George Snyder, Lower Augusta, 80 Gideon finyder. Upper At-gusla, 31 Jacob Blrausser, Upper Mabaucy, 3 tieorfe Kunts, Turbut, 83 John II. 'Vilson, Lewis, 34 Abraham Eekruan, Rush, 83 Perry John, sjaemokia, 8 Tbewaw Kitnss, Tertmt, ,