StlHjrapjjic tcfo$ if iRRtRBur.o, February 20. SenATK Tbo Senate wat engaged to-day chicllyin the consideration of private bills a Dumber of which were passed. "A hi'l relative to the f ale ef lands for tbe non-payment of tius was pistil. A supplement to ltd net exempting the sale nf property to the Amount of thrco hun. lroii JolLirt was passed a rooding in Commit- tflS of tllO Wl.oln. Mr. Usndatl offered a Joint riolntioo re lutive to a line of steamship between Pbilu drlpliia nnd Hrozil. Adjourned. Hurst:. .M r. Ncgley introduced a bill to encourage volunteer compnnies. A bill commuting the rleatti penally in cer toiii esses wet reported favorably. A bill to authorize tbe Governor to appoint commissioners to investigate the management of tha Lancaster Rank passed finally.. Ad journed tiil Monday at 3 p. JJ. Later from Salt t.nKt. Snow on the Mountains Preparations fur Jiesistanre by the Murmont. St. Loi r, l'eb. 20. The Independence correspondent of the HepuMicnn, uu.r d,.to or the 16th iaTs that the mail from Salt Lake arrived the previous night. Couductcr Penvor reports the snow from one to six feel deep ou tho mountains, and the weather intensely cold. Ho left Camp .Scott Junoary 1st, when the troops wore in good spirit earnestly winning for good weath er and reinforcements, to mako a descent on Salt Lake City. From Mormon prisoners and sttnpjling Utah Indians (Jen. Johnson is well advised of the movements cf tho Saints, who are making active preparations for resisting the troops in tba spring. Their municipal regu lations are vory slrinifent and suspicions fastens upon overybody in the least inclined to favor too action of tho United States Gov ernment. Got. Comming is performing the duties of Lis o2"ce as for as he is able. The outward bound mails are making good progress. Many Indians were met on the rente, who were all friendly. QiT HoTst. Cni.NGBs. We are indebted to Colonel lick for tho following items cf infer, mutiun iu regard to Hotel changes, and as t'10 gentlemen rained ara justly entitled to all the handsome things suid of them, we give cur readers tbe bedufit of the information : CitANnss. Col. Wvr. H. Hat, of Williams port, leaves tho Eagle Hotel tho Cist o April i.u0 crosses over to the lurfre brick on ti mer, immediately opposite, where ho will open a new Hotel for the accommodation of his numerous friends cud patrc;.", and tho "rest of mankind." That gocd eld democrat, Captain J. H. Kei.ton, of the American poes int j th.j Ealo Hotel. Col. V. S. Ucui.kii, proprietor of tho United States Hotel, re mains where ho is fowling ns eomforlublo and as happy as you please. . Mr. Uaviu Herb lecves the Kl'oo stand in Lewisburg. and iutendd bettering bis con dition by tokiner up his quarters in Milton, nt tbe United fctotcj Hotel, J. II. Eckhkbt, E3q., retiring. C01.. UrFh, of tho Eagle, and Gan. ISi.Airt, of tha Broadway, uro enjoying their military honors with graceful dignity, aud trtatv.g ibeir customers with tbo highest degree of politeness. (ST Loccst Mountain Coal and Ikon CowrASY. Wo have received from J. W. Anspach, Jr., tho President, thn Fix Annual lteport of this Company. The receipts end expenditures of this Company in 1857, were ns follows : Receipts, .... $73,C43 91 Expenditures, .... 6C.182 14 Ilalanco for O10 operations fer the year, .... Total Assitt. Ileal estate, ... )tills receivable. ... 17,ltl 77 S1.07O.C09 CS 12.239 8 Joau to I.eseoooriligEuo colliery, 11,195 CI Debts due by sundry persons, " 3,464 49 Oufib ou hand, .... 1,757 41 1,099.2C7 05 - 151,964 71 Cost of injf rovemects. C-l,"CI,2jl 7G No dividend was declared, but the mana gers express the belief thut they will bo ablo to pay an annual dividend of C per cent, regularly hereafter. The managers propose sellins; 2-rfl0 acres off tho Northern portion of tho property, being an outlet by Sunbnry, for the purpose of raising funds ta improve the balance, without resorting to loans, or incraEiug tho capital stock any further. E3T Tits Lady's Kook for March Is a noto ber of which friend Godey may well b j proud. "The Miller's Blessing" is beautiful, artisti cally and neatly executed. This engraving alono fully worth tho price of a single copy of tbe Uook. In addition to a large lumber of engrariugs, the literary matter canuot well bo surpussed. The Lady's Book is rapidly increasing i'.s circulation. Tug Jouenal or tub Fkaxkux Ltbti. Tvre fr February is on enr table. It is published by the Frauklin Institute, iu J'Lil. adelphia. Tha conteot for February em brace m tides on Civil Engineering, American FutetiU, Mechanics, Physics, aud Cheu.iatry, bid matter in cojnoctiua with the cconomv of the Institute. sty AkTian's Host Maoazini; for March is an excellent nnmber, handsomely illustra ted. Tih9 Home Magazine, in the hands of Mr. Arthur, will always be a welcome family visitor. Frice 2 per annum. tV Tbe Lutheran Congregation, In Dan. ville, have commenced buildirg a new church cditico. Iu ',ix i id by 70 feet, surmounted ly a dome aud a bell. Tko coit is estimated between six and seven thousand dtdiars, the irreator putt of which bus already been secured. PntL Fis'itxa ik Whconsis1 Ths peo pla of Green liuy (Wis.) recently turned out tn maise and procured a l.irgo number of pear's froa the muueU and fresh water clams in that vicinity, a sample of which was sent to a fewelry concern in New Vcrk. In a few days, an anawer was received Ibt peurls cf that deecriptiou were rather ecureO at present, and thai such would sul as hijjh s 4Uiy a, hi per out,m. A dl-t'r.gniiih wrUor saya that nothing is best 8iuev'ad by iailirectioii." The workings of a eork scrsw woold seem to be a refutation of that pluUiiUJs theory. At a Late 7Vi, the defendant, after hear log a witness jnmped up and jitldr Them allegations it false, scd that el!e(ftor kooas H." Floor isss'linsr for 17 per barrel in Sao Frj'-e.sco, and wheat at f J 30 per bushel. We ara informed that tie bills of the Tio ' mnty Ust-W. and Crawford eoooty Bank, tiista, ft aiiesiditea oy to ukum. T H E AMERICA H? SUNBURY. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1858. II. B. 31 ASSEB, Editor and Proprietor. To AnTTnR, . .The cirpulmlon of tti !Ji'nhary American amniff the different towns on the S-MciaehaiuiS nt excseifol if-quflkd brmny paper tullititl In No.Ui ern I'rniirrlrnnm. s)'cn BrKT.Tfo Lcpecs in Market trect. Apply at this office. I52T 't'nr Coldest Vft We JnesJay morn ing was th coldest of the season. At snn riso the thermometer stood at two degreef below zero. .- . . ... - G3T jlocb uiattet intendod for this week's pnper has been crowded oot. US' Ths 22d in Si-mu tt parsed cT vilh. oJt any nnusnnl deinnnslration. excepting the performance of Grant's Cornet Hand, mounted In a carriage, and passing through the streets Wo ro coder obligations to tho members for a complimentary serenade, end trust they mry live to enjoy mr.ny succeeding birthioys of Washington. CJT M AJNAxmoi's. Some would be enter prisi:i advertising ogeut In New York, oCTers uh, for $10 'worthi of advertising, about 55 worth of fancy jewelry and flash books. We wonder how many gulls ho will catch with tlii3 bait. BJ2S" Tavkb! Licenses. Tavern keepers who intend to apply for licenses arc reminded that they must filo their petitions in tho of fice of tho rrothonotary at least three weeks before they ere presented to tho Court. No tice must be given in two or more papers three times, tho last insertion to be net less than ten dnys beforo Court. All notices therefore should be published, oot later than ueit weeks paper or on tho 4th of March. Tho bends can bo Lied on tho Crst day of Court. (V The communication cf J. W. W., in reply to J. J. J., is unavoidably crowded out this week. Correspondents should romember thai condensation is tho essence and pilb of good writing, and should make their commu nications no longer than necessary. Besides, personalities and diHuseucss should be avci. dcd. CS" We regret to announce the death of Jacob 1'riilt, one of tho editors of tho Milto nian. who died nt Milton on Friday Inst, at the residence cf his brother Robert M. Fiick, Esq. Mr. Frick was but thirty threo years old, but thai fell destroyer, cousuoiptiou, preyed upon his vitals and bis death was no unexpected event. Mr. Frick was a gentle man of excoSleut trorul chure.cter and was highly esteemed for bis amiable disposilioB. sSTTks St;:am Bakei-.v, of Fhiladclphia has established a branch in Poltsvilte, where fresh loaves of bread are sold less than the old price. tW Tub 22d ok Feek-jabt at Suahokin, Our friends ut Bhamokin had a fine time on the 2d inst., Washington's birlh.day. A grand Ball aBd entortui.'.n:ent came oS iu the evening at Hiltenbouder's Hall, a hand some and commodious building, recently erected by our old frieud Stephen liiltenben. der, oue of the most prosperous and enter prising citizens of Sbaaiokln. Eight cotillions were cu tue l.oor at one tunc. 1 be music and dancing department was under tbe di rection of Mr. Eckert, of Northumberland The refreshments weru scrvod ia good style by Mr. FoiUr, of the Bhaniokin llottl.- CT Oa Monday lust Mr. J. W. Hassler, of this pluce, attempted to croes the river, on the ice, with a horse nnd Eloign, but accideu. tally took tbo wrong ror.d. Th;e was large crack iu the ice, witbin ubout 100 yards of tho Western shoro, at which place the horse, nnd ono side of the sleigh, went through. Some cf our citizens immediately weutto his assistance with ropes and plack, and succeeded in rescuing the horse without any injury. I'ersons crossiug and iccrcssing should be careful and ascertain the right track. The ice is about S inches thick, but there are weak places that render ueCcssary some caution and cave. (JT Tus 22d ok Fkijri'aht, ie.'.3, will be a memorable duy in iho anuals of Virginia, The great Equestrian bronze slutuo of Wash- ingiou was iunugurated at Eicbmoud oa that day. II. M. T. Hnnter, one cf the Virgiuia L'. IS. Senators, wus the orator of the day His oration is an eloquent production, Gvu Scott was present and commanded thn mili. tare. This rt;Uuo is the work of tho lament ed American artist, Cruwford, who died a short lime since iu England fruui the elite t of a cancer in tbo eye. 'I bis stntue is said to be tbe finsst in conception and execution ia tbo world. It was designed and modeled by Crawford in Italy, and ea.t at Munich. The figure of tbo horse, poised 00 lis Laun ches, is 22 feet long. i" Fibi ik L ASCASTEa. A lira occurred in Lancaster, on Wednesday last, originating iu the Chesti.ut street iron works, nbith extended cousiderably before it could bo arrested. Over fifty thousand dollars wurth of property was destroyed, aud much other seriously endangered. 6JT wt, Kck, of Milton appears again iu tha world or Jeuroalduni. Id the last Demo crat he comes oflv jn favor of tbe admission of Kansas under tbe Lecnmptgn Constitution This can only be accounted for fioto tbe fuel that the Colonel and President Duchanao are both good looking ami clever gentlemen, and as tba President Is the most venerable of tba two, me ioionei jiuiu 10 ge and superior wisdom, without regard to tbe opinions othe rank and file Mo O.ffer 00 shit question from tbeir cotbf. Sl'itBURY At RntE RAILROAD. Our neighbor of the VazctU takes excep tions to the sale of tho State canals to tha Sunbnry & Erie Railroad Company. Tha reasons assigned ara that tha price li too low that the Company is too poor to pay and that it would be "more of a present than a sale."' The truth is, the canals firs not worth, to the Commonwealth, one dollar, and if the Bunbury & Erie Compjuy is poor it is still a stronger reason that they should not pay moro for tha canals than they are worfh. There are, however, other reasons than those given by tbe Gazette, but the opponents of tho sale dou'l liko to make them public. The truo reason is that a great many hungry edict) holders will have to let go tho public lest if they uro sold. Tbe Uazettt talks about tho revenues of the canals, but says nothing of tho expenses. Opposition to the interests cf so important a work as tbe Sun bury L Erio road Is, perhaps, surprising, and as our neighbors have been surprised by seve ral articles in out paper lately, we hopo they will not wonder if wo are surprised to find them advocating tho interests of a number of hungry expectants, living off of the public, instead of the interests of a great Railroad thoioughfure that will enhance tbe value of a Urge section of our State to a greater extent than the entire worth of the canals. TUT. JUF.ICTI.NO AT MT. CAtlMKL. A meeting was held at the Hotel of Wil liam H. Lerch at Mt. Carmel, In this county, on Monduy the 15th inst., without distinction of parly. The object of the meeting was an expression of opinion in opposition to the Lccomptou Constitution. Frederick Fohri on presided, assisted by Dr. William J. Uaai Thos. Scbi.ll, Abraham Lerch, J. II Yarnall George A. Heeler, William Biles, end Abra ham Martians Vice Presidents, and J. II. .fames nnd David Lewis, as Secretaries. Messrs. James, Haas, Scball and Keeler were ... . - , 9 caned r.rou lor acuresses. u. . i.ewis, o U. James, John Dreher, Jercmiuh Gillinger and J. 15. Woseer were a committee to draft resolutions Resolutions were adopted ap proving Major Dewarl's vote favoring an in vestigation of the Leeotnploti Constitution and also in favcr of a Uriff. As the proceed ings reached us on Saturday, and after they had been published elsewhere, we can, of course, only refer to them. IIT The editor of the Gazttu. takes excep. ticn to our rcmnrks on acknowledging the receipt of the President's Lecomplon Mes. sago. Although do g:ves us cruuil lor being "a gentleman by habit and disposition," ho thinks that wo "overlooked tbe rules of courtesy" ia our comments, on account of "our dislike to that i d v'duai." We have no such dislike, as stated by the Gazette, aud never expressed any. On tbo contrary wo entsrtaiu for Mr. Buchanan, personally, the highest regard and respect. All who havo met him admit that he is a perfect gentle mau, with a clwractor above reproach. But at should not prevent us expressing our opiniou of his message. Whether it would have been less exceptional, in a separato paragraph, we must leave for determination to Chesterfteld and the editor of the Gazette. 85" NoBTiirn.N Clntbai. Railroad. Tbe grading on this wuik has progrejsc-d more rapidly tbao could have been expected. Tho grading of tho rond between Trevorton bridge and this place will be completed by the Grst of April. Active preparations are making to lay the track and complete tho bridges, without delay, til of which can bo accom plished by the Crst of June. Tho whole road, now knoau as tbo "Northern Ccutral Zlailroad," extending from Baltimore to Sou- bury, a distunco of 139 miles, will then be completed. At Sunbury it will conuect with the great Sunbnry & Erie road, extending West, tbo Philadelphia & Sunbnry, extend ing L,ast, nnd also oy tue acsjbury r.no and Lackawanna & Bloomsburg road with the New York & Erie road at Great Bend, and thu Elmira rod at Williamsport. C3T Snow. On Friday last we had about five iuches of snow. The sluighiog lasted but a day or two and wns poor at that. CF A rrOJNTMKNTS BY TUK CoMMISSIONRKS. Tbo Coasmissiouera cf Northumberland county, have made tbe following appointments for tbe year lo58 : CommiVsi'oiwrj Cltrk. Geo. Martin, Eaq., Attorney for the county. Chat. Pleasant8 Esq., i'hjiician. Dr. II. II. Awl. Mercantitt Appratter.Jamt$ Lyno, of Sbamokio. THE MI'nDKK TRIAS. AT DA VI LI K The triul of Wm. J. Clark for the murder of his wife, Catharine Ann Clark, commenced at Danville on Tuesday, the 10th. Clark and Msry Taicgs were charged with having given poison (arsenic) to Clark's wife while sick, and a true bill wus found against both. Large quantities of arsenic were foand in her 6tomacb after her death. A few weeks pre. Tious to the death of Mrs. Clark, David Twiggs died under sujpicious circumstances, and poison was also found in hit utmn.wl, Clark was put 00 trial first. It wss proved on the triol that he purchased several ounces of urseuic and somo strychnine, and that Mrs. Twiggs had also purchased some. Clark's detiiul that lis purchased arsenic was a strong circumstance egaiust bim. He also wrote to a friend, a Mr. Thompson, at Fiiceuixvilie, to purchase and bring him, secretly, two ounces of arseuic and eight grains of strychnine, as it was necessary to do so to save his life. His friend justtad of complying, sent tbe letter to tbe Prosecuting Attorney, which wits', read u - evidence egaiust Clark, aud which amount almost to a confession of the crime." Clark also had escaped from Jail by springing from his cell, one morning, at the Sheriff came in, and thoo turning tbo key 00 the Sheriff, but was retaken. The motive for the murder was said to Le ta improper iu',iuiacy between Clark aud Mrs. Taiggs, U was teen several timet tilting with bit arm arm around ber oeck and waist. Judge Jordan, in bis charge to tha Jary, tgrcir.ed up in a clear and cc wise manner all the facts and circumstances, giving tbe pris oner the benefit of every doubt. Tbe Jary, however, bad out a single doubt in regard to the prisoner's guilt. Nor bat any one mbo 'hetic or reads the evtffMs, Tbs anvt while the Judge was psssing wntenca apon tbe prisoner wst most tolemn and affecting, yet the prisoner wal almost tba only man unmoved. Id bit speech, Clark reflects apon the Conrt and Jury, but without one particle of trath or justice. We give, below the greater portion of tha Jodge't charge, and also the tcntenee of the court, in which the main features of tbe whole case are let out : To enable you to tVaermlne the Irst in nnirv. vou have the testimony of Doctor Simington, who attended ber during part of her illness, and tntil be Informed ber be could do no more for her, and bis testimony, snd tha testimony of Doctors Strawbridge, Mnei',1, Frick and S nit zler. Tbo appearance of Mrs. Clark after her death has been detailed to yon, and Dr. Si mington has related her appearauce when be first visited her. Ho found ber skin bot her pulse small anl frequent, some dizziuess in ber head, eyes swollen nnd rather red. This was about the first of May. She com plained of pains in ber stomach and breast, with somo tenderness in these parts her stomach somewhat ewolleo, great heat in her throat, which she said was burning, and in cessant thirst, and tho attendants, Mrs. Twiggs and the prisoner said she vomited a great deal, and had a diarrhoea, that she was restless and nervous, and bad some twitchings at times; he administered such remedies as he supposed would check tho diarrheca and vomiting, but without success. Tho Doctor states that ber symptoms correspond almost exactly with tbo symptoms given in the books as belonging to poison by arsenic. . All tbe physicians who were examined os to whether. from appearances, after death, it could bo determined wjietber death resulted from the administration of arsenic, say it conld not. The Commonwealth charge, that William John Clark, the prisoner at the bar, and tbe husband of Catharine Ann Clark, ia the guilty person. 1 his von must determine from all tho evidence in the Court it is your peculiar province to do so. Is tho prisoner at the bar guilty T We are startled at the question and our feelings are so much at variance with snch a supposition, that we, Tor a mo ment, are disposed to answer, no. The tender relations of man and wife the close connec tion between them the solemn pledges made at the marriage altar, or love, protection snpport. comfort in sickness and in health, in prosperity nnd adversity, all crowd upon tho mind, and forbid such an unnatural con clusion. Uut all these may be broken, and evil passions may gain such sn ascendency in the heart as to overleap and break down every barrier iu tho way of accomplishing me latai ueeci. If the prisoner ot the bar is cniltv of this foul act, what was his motive? Tho motivo for the commission of a crime cannot always bo ascertained and proved, u tbo Common wealth Tail to provo a motive, it does not follow from that circumstance alone, that the prisoner is not guilty, When crimo is committed, there is no doubt a motivo for the commission of it. Ibe motive may ex ist in the mind, end manifest itself, by any outward act, capable of proof. In this case no criminal connexion is known between tbe Daft, and Mrs. Twiggs no very improper familiarity, prior to tbe death of Mrs. Clark. They wore seen seated close to each other he baving bis arm around ber, at ono time, wbilo it appears they were engaged in read ing the Bible, and the prisoner occasionally visited Airs, lwiggs at ber bouse, alter oigbt in abscence of ber husband, and when he was at home. Mr. Twiggs visited Clark they appear to havo been friends, working in the same mill, iho lather ot Mrs. lwiggs, old Mr. McClintock, was always at home at night, aud when Clark was tbere. is attune crimi nal however is proved between them, but a familiarity of which we may Dot approve. 1 he Commonweallb, Iroui these acts ot Iu miliarily, would have yeu infer, that a passion existed between Mis. Twiggs and the prison er, and tiint this passion for Mrs. Twiggs cajsed him to take tho life of his wife. If the prisoner did commit tho foul act charged against mm, it will be ycur duty to bud motive lor it, if vou can, irom tue evidence iu tho cause, there is no direct proof of the prisoner's guilt no direct evidence that the prisoner aumimstereu poison to bis wile This is not necessary to justify a conviction even for so high an oC'ence as that of murder. 1 ho law does not require direct, express aud positive proof of guilt, but it does require such proof as fixes guilt upon the accused, beyond ail reasonable doubt, actual, substan tiul doubt. What ara the material facts and circum Blanco relied upou by the Commonweallb to 6x the mnrder of Mrs. Clark, upon her husband I Mrs. Clark left home, to visit some friends in tbe city of Philadelphia, about March last. She remained from home for several weeks, During her absceuco David Twiggs, the bus band of Mrs. Twiggs, died. There is evi dence that wbilo the was in Philadelphia. perhaps tho night before, she was sick complained of a pain in ber bowels, and vom ited, and appeared weak and exhuusted that morning belore leaving the city and vomi ted rtliiio in thu cars, ou her return home. Some of ber neighbors saw her the day she returned, nnd stales that eho appeared well. The next day she was very sick or tba day alter tuui. uue 01 tue witnesses Mrs. Ale Mullen states that when she first saw ber, she was in bed appeared as if she was a getting out or a ut ea:d sbe bad taken mag nesia coinplaiued of her stomach and said if she could vomit, sbo would get belter, Mrs. Twiggs and the busbaod of Mrs. ClaiU appeared from the testimony to have been ber attendant., priucipsiiy, during ber illness, Dr. Simiugtoa visited ber first, about tbe lsl of May, aud saw ber during her illness some 4 or 5 times, lie round ber in tue condition already described by the Court. It is alleged by tho Commonwealth, that poison aJuiiuistered was mingled with mag. uesia ana water, cue iocs; magnesia as stated, and tbo Doctor saw in the bauds cf Mrs. Twiggs a paper containing maguesiu at ho believed. He prescribed such remedies as he thought would control tho disease under which bo supposed sbe was laboring, bu without producing the desired effect, and she lingered until tbe following Saturday, ncn i.ie craseu id exist, uocior BiniiogtoD wrote prescription ne am cot auuuuisier the oi himself, but be states that in tbe hear- ing of Mrs. Clark it was stated they were auannistereu 10 uer, wnicn siuiemeui suo did not deny. It it in evidence by Curtis Her ington, who was iu the drug store ol Chalfunt & Hughes, that he sold to tbe prisoner the last week in Marcb lbj7 an ounce 01 arsenic about 1st week in April another ounce which Clark stated he got to kill rats. He stated be dido't think thut tho first he got wat good. He was told when he got the second ounce if that didn't prove to be good he should come back and be could give bim something stronger. Ho come back in about 4 days and said the arsenic was not good it bus done do good. He then got 4 grains of strychnine, Jn about a week be came back again and told me tbat he got lost bad done first-rate, only be hadn't quite enough, and obtaiued 4 grains of strychnine more. He came back again about tbe last week ia May, obtained 3 CIS. worth of magnesia, and an ouuee of arsenic Mrs. Twiggs purchased from Robert McCarty, a clerk in tbe same store, about middle of last of April half of one ounce of arsenic. If these witnesses are believed by you, arsenio and strychnine were purchased by both the prisooer and Mrs. Twiggs and tbera it no evidence tbat it was used in the destruction of rati or what disposition was made of the poisoos purchased if the poisons were purchased by them. The prisonet denied, at proved by Mr. Thompson, that be purchased any poison from Curtis llerriogtoo tbat ba must be mistake! in tbe ttM. Here ara tWt threw eirauontawctt relied on by tbe Commonwealth to establish the prisener'i guilt. 1st. That Mrs. Clark's death wat occasioned by poison '2d. Tbat me prisoner Mrs. Twiggs purchased poison 3d. That they waited fipoa Mrs. Clark daring ber illaees, and la addition, a letter written by bim while in prison, dated August 29, tba , addressed to Andrew j. Thompson, in rnoenixviiie. I letter read pro el 1 Tha following it the letter referred to by tbe Judge t Letter read at follows : Dantillk, Montour connty, August 39, 'fit. "Lfear Andrew : "I boot that this will Bad yon & Yours all well "I now will reveal to yon what win liberate me at the tryicl by you dowlng it for ma Having the confidence in yoo that yon will dow it for me k let do one be tbe wiser Of it. Although I little deserve your aid Dear brother yoofoe tbat it is testified Tbat I porched Poison So if von would Be to kind at to Bay tbe following amount it would saive my life k inable mn to Reward ten fold lor toe said trouble & expenre this it to liny me three ounces of Arsnic k eight grains of strychnine get 1 ounces by itself. Get it as soon as this Comes To hand and bring it op who yon on Nixt friday the 4th nnd steps at Bloomsburg & get Mr. Robert F. Clark to come up with yon be ismy coon eel dow not mm sroew mat yonhave it but yon can Give it to me when he is with yon Without notice k the Sheriff will not be in And I will pnyyonr expenses Look nt'it Pear Brother yoarself k your good understanding will tell you tbat Wbcn I Will have the same quanti ty of Poison to show in Conrt tbat tha Will have to liberate me I am torrey that I conld acquenfyou of this btfore But you knew tbat it is very few that I cau trust with ona word in pleace of A loiter Dear Andey by Dowing so yon Will Salvo life & Credit & I will well Kewardyou and you will be running No risk whatever watch that you get Honest weight. I have certain reasons for Ureen vou to come on inaoy or Saturday nixt The 4th or 6 iryou uow noi get bere on some or the 1 dayi I will take that as A Token that yoa will not do it. But 1 have confedance in you that you will Attend to it for me & saive my life And I will lie yotir homblo servant As I remain yours in tbe Bonds of Peace law k order ever yours nffectiunately William J. Clark." "Let no one see this letter." This letter as Tou nereeive. rsonesfa Mr. Thompson to procure poison and deliver it to him, the same quantity of arsenic and strych mno that it appears he purchased in Danville. The weight this letter should have as tending to fix guilt upon the Defendant, is for you. ii is certainly a tact worthy or your conside ration. Mr. Thompson did not comply with his reqnest. and it wos hizhlv nroocr be should not. Aftir tho timo elatjsed when he desired Thompson to come to Danville, to wit about the 6th or 10th of September ho broke jail, but was retaken. Tho circum stances under which tbe attempt was made, have been fully detailed to yoa by the Sheriff. Such an attempt as this, is considered in law as a circumstance from which guilt may bo iuferrcd, standing alone, it is a circumstanco insufficient to justify a conviction, but well worthy of considerations ay yoo, when the attempt is unexplained by the prisoner. Tho attempt to escape is some indication of fear, but this fear may not be tbe result of conscious guilt, a variety or causes may operate on tho raiud of one accused of, nnd imprisoned for a high crime, who is conscious of his innocence, to attempt avoiding a public trial, and tho chance of a conviction. There moy be greot excitement in the public mind against him, if wniie ue moy nave a knowledge, and rear tout tho truth moy not be elicited, either from corruption in tho Commonwealth witnesses, or a lailure on his part to procure tho neces sary testimony to establish his innocence, may operate on his mind, end lead to na effort to Cfcnpe. In this case, no evidence has been offered by tbe prisoner, explanatory of the attempt mado by bim to escape, and consequently it is a circumstance which yoa should take into consideration, with the other facts and circumstances in tho cause, in de- tejmining his guilt or innocence. Having thus as briefly as 1 could detailed the evi dence introduced by the Commonwealth, uj-on which she claims the conviction of tho pris oner at the bar, it is proper to examine the testimony relied upon by the Defendant, to establish his innoeence. The sickness or Mrs. Clark is alleged cot to have been in consequence of pois:onad ministered to her, but that she wm attacked in the city of Philadelphia, to which the Court have alieady referred. The witnesses who have been examined on the subject of toe manner in wnicu the prisoner and bis w ife lived, speak of no jawing unhappy dis cords or matrimonial strifes. Tbere is Dot shown to have existed between them, any others thun such fclinirs and afiections, as should always attend the matrimonial con nection. It is also in evidence that when Mrs. Clark was sick, Clark asked Doctor Simingtoo to attend upon his wife. She had been sick some timo before the Doctor's services were required. These fuels sliced lead you to examine all tho evidenco with care, and in quire whether bis conduct towards his wife when she was in health and when tpon her bed ol (iealb, are consistent with tbe charge made against him bv tho Commonwealth. After he left Philadelphia, and carr.e to Dan ville, lie bearded with a Mrs. Uarninger and expressed bis anxiety to get her here, and talked much about it. 1 his was sometime before Mrs. Clark's sickness and death. The fact that Mrs. Twiggs and the prisoner attended upon lurs. Ulark during ber last illness, is not sufficient of itself to justify his conviction. Mrs. Twiggs was living in the same house, and it was not improper for her to admiuister to ber comrort in ber aBiiciions 1 and it was Dot ouly propor tbat ber husband should be with her, but it wss his duty to be with ber, to solace and affard ber such relief and consolation, as was in his power. 1 belr attendance upon her in ber sickness did afford them an opportunity of administering pioaon, ir sucb a bellisu purpose bad entered their mind. There is also evidence by Thompson Fes ter that the prisoner and Samuel McClintock came tn where be wns, and the prisoner in formed that wilnots that tbere was a report that his wife was poisoned, aud wished him to go along with him to see Doctor Siming too. Cltrk stated that ho wanted to get the Doctor to get, the body of tbe woman ex amined to prove that it was not so. This circumstance you will also take into conside ration on making up your verdict, and yoo will inquire whether if the prisoner did ad minister poison to bis wife, or knew that it had been administered to her by bis procure ment aud with his knowledge, be would have desired an examination to be made that might lead to bit detection. Yoa will also recollect the testimony of Mrs. McMollen, in which the relates a con versation she bad with Clark in tbe presence and hearing of his wife. Tbe witness ttatod tbat tbe taid to Cltrk that tbere wat a great talk going. Ha asked what! She answered, that the people reported tbe wat poisoned. He inquired who taid it, and the replied it wat a flying report all over, but dido't know who taid it. Ha taid when the would ba burlod bo would fix thit. Tbe witness asktd Mrt. Clark if the blamed bim for giviug any, and sbe answered no. It it for yoa to de termine what weight there it in thit decla ration of tbe wife of the prisoner. Sbe would bardly inspect that ber husband would ba guilty of to foul a deed. The good character of tba defendant prior to tbii charge against bim ia also relied upon a ground for bit acquittal. A good character in a doubtful case, thould turn tha tealet in favor of tba accused but it it only 4a doubtful case that it it of any rtdwe. Where pilt it tx4 wjh aa Iti- vldoal, previous good conduct cannot wlpo it onf. The Counsel in the case bate discnarprd thoir duty to the Commonwealth and to the prisoner: the Court hat endeavored to die-' charge their duty, and now submit tbo case to yon to prooounbe apon tho guilt or Inno cence of the prisoner. If yon are tatitfied from tba evidence he it guilty, it it your duty to to find ; ir your are not satisfied of bit guilt, acquit him. Tbe Court do hope and pray that yoor mindt may be directed to a righteous conclu sion. If yon find the prisoner guilty, yon should state in your verdict, "We find William John Clark guilty of murder in tha first degrno, in manner and form as be stands indicted." If yoa find him not guilty, yoa retaro "We find bim not guilty." Tbe Jury retired at ono o'clock. P. VI., and Court adjourned immediately after. THE VERDICT. FsiAAY Kvr.M.sa, Feb. 15th. The Jury, at precisely 7 o'clocl:, returned a Verdict of "GUILTY" in manner and form be stands indicted." Tho Court nouse was crowded in a few moments after the bell bad been rung, and tba utmost solemnity and quiet prevailed throughout tbe House, when tbe verdict was renderod. The prisoner looked down-cast and trembling, but seemed to listen with a degree of composure as every one of tbe jurors pronounced tho awful word guilty." Conrt immediately after adjourned and tbe Sheriff look tho prisoner back to jail. Satcedat MoRNt.10, Feb. 20tb, 1853. Court met at P o'clock. The" House w as, as usual, filled to overflowing. When tbe prisoner was brought in, Judge Jordan ad dressed him as follows : Win. J. Clark, Have yon anything to lay, why tentence of death thould oot bt pronoun ced T The prisoner then with a clear voice, and in a fluent manner addressed tee court in suo stance bs follows. "1 do not obiect that sbn'.ence of Death shall now be pronooneod upon me I am prepared to die innocence r.f tbe foul crime charged upon me has strengthened mo during tue long continemeui ona uuring ine iriai and is berving me now in this awful hour. 1 do not wish to charge the jury, or the Court with untairness, but God, the judge or judges the ruler of princes, who scarchctb the heart and knows tho iumcst workings of it is my judge, and I am prepared nnd satisfied to go into bis presence, it makes no ditlerence how a man dies, if he is prepared, only so be don't kill bimeelf. The other deaths be need not fear. Man only cau kill the body but God can kill body and soul. 1 stand here before God and this large audience an innocent man. I know it is a pniuful duty to you to pass sen tence of death upon me, and I doct envy your Honor to pass that sentence tho law requires it but since God has strengthened ne, to bear tbe trial with fortitude he will do now, and I Tell satisfied to enter into eternity, it is co U3e for me to comment open my in OQCence, bat I declaro it again in the presence ot this assemblage, tho Court, and Almighty God, who sees and hears everything, and who is to be my judge, and knows that I am not quilty ot tlie telonious crime ol murdering my own wile. l;ut as 1 said tictore to comment upon my innocence is useless in such a preju diced community as this. hen at the last Court an application was made for my discharge on a point of law tho public feeling was so strong against me, that they cried out, that ycur Honor did so, they woul kill mo, and it is, tberelore. tbat 1 don t blame you for refusing to discharge me then and giving. your own body to tbe public. I de cline to comment upon the trial at this time those who have inju;ed me 1 leave to God who will judge correctly and justly ; 1 don't want to comment upon them ; but wbat chall the Jury nnd tbose wno nave leetiiied against me think hereaftor, when the truth mnyecme out, for thus having accused me without cause and wrongfully! Here aro the lips pointing -with bis lingers to bis lips that were never polluted by a harlot s kiss, and Here is a breast pointing to his breast ou winch a prostitute never repised, end here Ls the heart pointing to his heart that never beat Tor a stracgo woman, and I am innoevnt of tbo foul charge. 1 have nothing more to say now. A 00, cast proceedtopisssontcf-.ce. SENTENCE. I did hope that, during my official term, I would have been spared iho pain, of passitg upon any one the awful sentenco of death. This hope, like many others, in which I havo fondly indulged, has vanished. The duty of the law imposes upon the Court, is a most sol emn and painf ul one ; but it must be discharg ed. The crime for which you have been convicted by a Jury of your country, is tbe murder of your wife under circumstances, which if possiblo, oggravote the enormity of tho crime, aud impart to it a deeper ted darker staiu, than is usually fonad in cases of murder. Catb. Ann Clark was your wife, and from the evidence in the case, was not wanting iu duty and affection for ynu. It is but a few years since she gave you her heart and merged ber name in yours since you mutually promised nt the marriage oltar, to support, love, comfort and cherish each other, in sickness nnd in health, so long as God permitted you to li.e together. Ftotn the evidence, it appears that you lived to gether happily. She was the mother of your children. It was an evil hour for you, when forgetting your duty t-j her your duly to ycur God aud to your country, you adminis tered to her a deadly potion that soon terv minoted her life. She did Lot suspect that when yoo wero in her sick room, and stood by ber, day after day apparently anxious for her recovery, that tho cup you presented to her contained a deadly potion, end that yon wero seeking to destroy her life. Sbo did not suspeet that the agonies she wus suf fering and the pains she was enduting were caused by you. Ob, it was a deed of the foulest kind, evincing a hardness of heart, tbat has scarcely a parallel. Yonr guilt, which is established by the verdict in this case would in all probability not havo been detected, hud it nut been for the examination made by the Physicians after bet deatb. In ber stomach was" found the evidenco of tbe cause of ber death. During the brief period that may elapse between this and tbe lime when tbe sentence of the luw may be executed, tbr Court would most solemnly and earnestly crge upon yoo, tbe duty of endeavoring to prepare to meet a Judge from whose dread stiitence there is no appeal from whose eye no one cno escape, and who ie able, with unerring certainty to distin guish between tbe innoevnt and the guilty. Do not neglect this, with hope, that the Exe cutive clemency will spare you. The Court most deeply sympathise with you, but our sympathies cannot pretent tbe .sentence of death or its exwtution. You have had the benefit of a fair triol you lave been defen ded, and ably defended by your counsel and you bave been condemaed by a jary of your ceuutry.. It remains for the Court to pass upon the sentence of the Low, and Ufct is, that. You, William John Clark, be taken hence, to tbe place from whence ycu came, witbin the jail of the county of Monteur, and from thence to the place of execution, within the walls or yard of tbe laid jail, and that yoa be there banged by tha oeck uotil yoo are dead And way Ged hart mercy upon yonr soul. MARRIAGES On Monday, the 6th inst, by John D. Con rad, Esq., Mr. Samvkl Raibb to Jks. Sasau x obdt, 01 t.ower .angutta. On tha IStb lost., In Ssl!-' Re. 8. Pernor, J gnu trA ' Piw. DEATHS. ARiNE,wirVofja7;bry;;t years, 0 mooths and 23 days. In this place on the 24th inst., JANE wife of John Bucber, aged about 22 years r r llsa Ami. f . . . In Selinsgrove, on the Hth inst Wit 1,1AM JONAS, infant son of Henry Ind "aye" beeboli ,8ed 1 IMr 6 months jj arv1 16A mU,f rll0Bj'y P0""'0' Fob"" Si?.? M -TorMr k tho 40ih .-1.0 ,Liule Mabanoy, on Wednesday ik. 17th Inst., Mr GEORGE SWINEiaR. aged C5 years, 10 months and 22 days ' AUDITOR'S KOTICE. ' "T NOTICE is hereby rivfn that ik. ., 1 . Auditor appointed bv". , ' pleas, or Northumberland co n,y tSZTZ money i .fa. hand, or J.lc. Be, d E,a C1,U Prothonotary, on ,lie I lb. real .state of Thorn.. ;,., partition of the re.l euIe cf Jecdtn t w ir attends the du.ie. of hi. ..id .p,oinUnent on lue.day, the iixieenth day of March 18V fice ir. the borouph of 8wi,lUry t wW h and place all person. mU.egtrd m.y allrnd WM. ROCKEFELLER, AuJilor. February 37, 1858 ' " . TO CARPENTER iff CEALED prrpo..!, t,e receiveJ h Comn..ioner. Offic (whore plan can b. seen) rrora tin. date until Jju I5ih or M.rch next for Iho repairing or the county Smile ftt lh iail'' CHAS. T. HOTTEN STEIN ' FREDERICK HAAS HAMCEL EN"i', February S7, 1858. B. C. eHKMBRuCOll. .,., CHES 2 BHOTJGn & rEABSCST Commission Merchants and Dealers in FISH, CHEESE .mill) PROVUlOVx Ab. 6, .V: Hner tt., 3 iluars alme Murkt ' PHILADELPHIA. ave eonstonllyi.irj nd an assortment of IS I'neu ami J icKieu fish, c. &r. Mackerel, Cudfi. Beef. Lard. Skouldr ri, Ciires.0, Butl.r.Ae. Salmon, Kaiii, Sit'-a, Shsd, Perk. Feb. 27, 1853 3m.w. TO -10 Per ISarrel. rlF 11 E subscriber rMnrcifoliy inform, the e'li-A- Sent oO'unburv and vicinity that he ha j.ist received a lupjily of FLOCK, which hn is olliriiijf at wjieleule ur retail from $5 40. C 37 J tj 6 t7$ per Barrel. HVa! t!l (0mc as low i 70 ru. per quarter, all of which he WAR HAM'S to Im .)01. CA.NDI.KS for u!e, wholesale or reUil. Thankful for part patronage be hops, to con tiliUA t, merit the .sine. GIVE iilM A CALL! M. C. GEAR HART. Market bt , Suubury, Ta. Fc'rru.ry !7, 1608. Estate of HEUEY FRY, sen. dee'd. JV'TICE ;. hereby given that Irlicr. of aJ ministration have teen granted to tho sub .ctiber on tho estate or Henry Fry, sen. late of Coal tuwnship, NorlhutiiLurlandJcouiity, dtrrated Aii persona ii.dt-llcd will please make'immcdijie payment and tho Iiavinj claims ill 1 rest nt llitru duly authenticated for tcUltmrnt. GEORGE II. COER, AAm'r. February SO, IS5S.- Ct. NOTICS. VOTICE is hereby given thst application A-' will be mnde y Iho .uhticriber, fur a du plicate of Land Warrant No. 81. 218, for lid Teres, issued to Rebecca Rear, widow or Wni. Hear, who was a private in ("apt. Hay's co:i,pj. r.ydated the lClhdny of .-YptemU-r ISSti, whirh said warrant wetduly assigned ly the fatd Re becca Rear, in blank, and aekr.owlrdited before Jrss Weigel, and certified by the I'rothonotary of Mountour county Pa., and purchased by tii sutirriber from the said Rebecca Rear. 'J bat tho uid warrn.it was lost hi the mail bt lwti 11 Union Comer Tost 0:"icc. N'trthuir-bcrlord county, Pa., and PlrasaiU Hill Post 0 dice, Montgomery county Indiana, from and afier the X3lh tf Kover.ibcr I8SC, and ban i.eer been heard of since. That in consequence of .aid looa application wilj be made to the conunissivner of Pensiona for a duplicate a. above slated. CHARLES W. MKHAURV. ricaaaul Hill, Indiana. F.hTuary.SO. 153. 6u The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. To Joseph Haukawoct, Peter Iiaughavrcut, Jjhn Hanghawout, Xam; intermarried wi'.h Wm. 11. Kavc, Elizabeth in termarried with Esau Campbell, Mary Hangha wout widow of Leffert Ilaufchawout, dee'd aud Mary Ilttiifihawout and I'-phraini Lytle guardian cf John J., haia'a Jane, Kpllraim L. and Mary E. Hai'KUawnut, minor children of niJ Lellcrt Ilaihnwout dee'd, Christopher Huughawuut, Isaac lluughuwout, Jackson llaughawout, Cal vin Hnuehawout, Dewitt Hauithawout and The odora intermarried with Late Dewitt, heir, and legal rep'eseiilative. of John Hcughawoul dee'd, and to all other persons interested. GREETING : Northumberland County, ss. You and each of you are hereby cited to be and appear before iho Judges of our Orphans Court, at an Orphans Cr-urt ta bs held fur said county the first Monday of April next, and then and there accept or refuse tJ tal.e the real eluto of the said Jol.u Haughawout at tli valuation placed upon it by an inquest htlJ Ihcreon the SCth day of December 1837. or show cause why the same shall not be sold. Aiu' hereof fail not ! Ceitiiled from the records of our suiJ Orphtn'i Court at Punbury, this Ulh day cf Janu.iry, A D., ISfS., Thos. D. Grant Dept. Clk. O. if. The above named heirs and Legal -epsenla lives will please lake notice of the above rule. JAMES VANDYKE, fchcrilT. SherifTe Office, Sunbury, i February SO, 1858. 5 FEBRUARY 20, 1853. "I I'ST received ly Railroad another lot i choice and desirable goods consisting in pa of Fancy Dclaiie. new styles, It lack and Fane Silks beautiful Madder Prints at 0,8 and cent, per yard Persian Debege ISJ cents PUi Delaues IS, cents 38 inchca wide ui.Meachf Mutliu 6 cents Also loOO yarda Mtslui di ferent widlha and qualities French Cloths, Ca aimercs, Salmon, Kentucky Jean c., at eicec ingly low prices And we eall particular avttri lion to our Stock of Fresh Groceries, feeling s sure J that their uualit and our uric will tend entire satisfaction comu one corsE asi Examine our goods and lesro our prices, o atoek presents a large and varied assortment, e abling purchasers lo make a good selection ta t beat advantage. GREAT BAROAINQ, la conaequnee or the advanced state or the Wi ter, we will commence rVcm Ibis date to aril o entire atoek of KeaJy Made Clothi.ig Dhuike Vinter Hosiery, and a very nice assortment Ladies Shawls at greatly reduced prices N ia tha time lo secure good bargains. A TINNY SAVED IIS A IENNY EARNf'D, A. E. V. BKIUUI OU'.
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