Acquitted fflardorpn in Kentucky. There.baye been scores of notorious cases of murder and acquittal] in this city and this Stale. There was the case of Kuazt who filled Schaffer.- i Kunz, hearing that Schaffer i hadapoken lightly of a memberof bis family, . went to his coffee-house and ctirted'him. Schaffer pibhed up a small afich and iwent around the counter as if to strike Kunz, where upon the latter thrust a deadly weapon ihto, bis breast and killed kirn. He waai tried and discharged without punishment. There was the case of Delph, who killed hit uncle, 1 Reu ben Liter. Delph armed himself deliberately, and went to the .upper market-house to meet Liter. He met him, sought a quarrel with him, and shot him dead on the spot. The quarrel was about a prostitute. Delph was trfed arid acquitted by a jury. There was the caseofCroxton who killed Hawthern. Haw thorn was in a coffee-house, sitting in a chair, drunk and asleep. Croxton struck him on the head in that condition with a brick bar, and killed him. He was acquitted by a jury. There was the case of Peters who killed Ba ker. fo Natchez, a long time before, Baker, in a figliV had wounded Peters and made him a cripple,'Peters being thus disabled,'Baker supported him. The latter, after about a.year, became very poor, and discontinued his boun ty. Thereupon, Peters pursued him lo\this city, rode in the night in a hack to his house, sent the hackman to inform him thal a genjjoj man and friend wished to see him on business, /and when Baker came out and stood at the window of the hack, shot him dead instantly. Peters was acquitted by the jury and lived horo for some years afterward—long enough indeed to murder or try to murder a prosti tute, upon whose bounty he subsisted. There was the case of the Pendegrasts, who killed Buchanan, a schoolmaster. The elder Pendegrasl, with two of his sons and o neefo, went to Buchanan's school house with loaded guns, and killed him without giving him a chance for life. The jury gave a ver dict of acquittal. . There was ihe case of Shelby who killed Horine in Lexington. The two dined, at (he same public table, and, upon Marine's going into the street, Shelby deman ded of him why he had looked at him in such a manner at the table 1 Horine answered that he was not aware of having looked at him in any unusual manner. Shelby said: 11 You did, and if you ever do it again 1 will blow your brains- out, 1 don’t know who you ore.” Horine responded : “ 1 know you and suppose a man may look at you, If your name is Shelby.” At that Shelby struck him with his fist,-and, without any return of the blow and without any display of a weapon by , Horine, for he was unarmed, Shelby shot hi m dead. Shelly was indicted, but the jury found no verdict against him. There was (he case of Harry Daniel of Mount Sterling, who killed Clifton Thompson. Duniel and Thompson were lawyers and brothers-in-law. Thompson made some imputation upon Dan iel in open Court. Daniel drew a pistol and shot him dead in the presence of Judge and jiffy Thompson had a pistol in his pocket 1 but did not draw it. Daniel was acquitted 1 by a jury. —Louisville Journal. Quickest Route from London to Sliangbai. Collins has won for the United States grea. ter victories upon the ocean than ever did Nelson Car Great Britain. His line of steam ers has contributed more to establish our su premacy in steam navigation than any fleet which this Government con ever arm and equip. The crossing of the Atlantic west ward under his auspices in nine days and a half, the lime of the Baltic’s last run, gives to our nation a substantial fame —one that will prove more valuable to it than would be the storming of Sevastopol to the allied pow ers. We believe that in a few years Collins, or some other of our enterprising citizens, will build steamers that will makejhe voyage from New York to Liverpool ip seven days! and by making his line a weekly one, carry two-thirds of the mail matter that crosses the' Atlantic. Cunard has a decidedt advantage over him at present by having a weekly con tract with the British Government, for which he receive per annum $750,000, or therea bouts. In consequence of this, persons are in the habit oi transmitting their communica tions regularly by the line which departs once a week, and it in IhisTnanner monopo lizes the carrying. The present age is a practical one. Our countrymen are acknowledged to be an emi nently practical people. Steam is the per sonification of the real, since it produces posi tive results. It is the agent that is to make this nation so powerful as to cast all others, as respects agriculture, commerce and navi gallon, into a deep and perpetual shade. The opening of relations with Japan was all that was wanting to reverse the existing' or der of things in inter-communication between Europe and the far East. The entire travel and transportation between (London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, St. Petersburg with Southern China is to cross this continent, and at no distant day ! It can be conveyed im less time, by ten ; or fifteen days, than by lhe\ overland route. Shanghai dales are, upon the average, sixty-five days old when they _ reach England. This speed' is not likely to he considerably accelerated. Now, lei us see in what time we con take them to London: From Shanghai to San Francisco, via Yedo and Honolulu, twenty days ; from San Francisco w Now Orleans, via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, eleven days; from Now Orleans to New York by railwiiy, five days; from New Yorlc to London, ten days—total, forty.gii days. .Wo believe that in ten years this result will witnessed.and when there shall be cbntinubus'rail' lincS fifyn one ocean'to the other, (tie lime Will hUribdu ccd at. least six days. The Influence that it is to exercise morally, politically,, socially and commercially, on tho destinies of the world, no great stretch of the imagination is required, to determine. , , ■ The able npd indefatigable Senator from. California has succeeded-in getting the body of which-he is a member-toconseq Wo |ha establishment of a monthly fobil line frort San Francisco fo Shanghai. If the measure shall be approved by the this will be a promising beginning in the Pacific fop the perfection of an object which .is to accomplish' lh. Similar letters were addressed to Gov. Bigler, Jer emiah S. Black and Henry S. Mott, to which no re plies bad been received up to date of the above. Crime In California. The Daily California Chronicle of the 14lh ult., says : “The’violent deaths in this county (Son Francisco) average one per day.' Within four years there have been twelve hundred. How many of them have been murders we do not know—probably one-fourth—perhaps only one-eighth—one hundred and fifty per sons — murdered. Only one man has been eonvicled and executed for all this ocean of crime , and he, we sincerely believe, rrfoffr because he was a friendless creature, who had not the power to excite sympathy, nor money lo buy counsel or jury. So he was hung like a dog, hung probably, ns he asser ted with his dying breath, for killing the man who attempted to rob him. This is a speci men of criminal justice.' “ Nearly all these who have been accused of murderthave either been admitted' to bait —straw bill at that—or allowed to slip thro’ the fingers of the law by some other means ite as one dual in encouraging crime and saving the criminul. The bail can, without risk, bo forfeited in nearly every case. Who ever hoard of forfeited .bail 'being, paidiK In deed, it is generally conceded that many such.bonds are drawn tip loosely on purpose that, (hey may be forfeited without risk to the bondsman when he chances to be responsible. As a general thing the bondsmen are of no consequence,; and might with Cqual propriety .be hung with themurderers, and-never en tail upon court or friend trouble of an ad ministration;—being worth nothing.” The cause of this (rightful laxity (says the Chronicle ) is to ;be, sought.in the imperfec tion of the Jaws, owing.to ihe incapacity and unworthiness of those whom .the Californians make legislatorSv They don’t, know enough to frame laws, and their attention is engros sed by mercenary and selfish projects,, to the neglect of (heir duties. Hence the Chronicle argues the necessity ofTßeforro in ,tbe selec ji&n_an!suppnilof- (Candidates for important public • stations: The premises, ■if correct,' certainty seem broad enough to-‘jpatify-tiie deduction, V‘“ * "< : v;' ; ; TUi -iB ft meaauro whiob. to the discredit o( the land,meets with no liltiefavor ftoin some of our politicians. - The wal object is to opm the way for the revival of the Slave Trade. The pretence is, that the aqnadton doea nothing but expose the crews and officers to death. : '• The question is worth some thought, in these days of the advance of Slavery Principles! j The Slave Trade is by no means abolished, though almost every Government professes to view it with displeasure. Into Cuba and Brazil (and the devil knows what other places] hundreds of poor AtKcans are yearly introduced. A tew weeks ago, the Ame rican vessel, “ Gray Eagle,” was captured upon the coast of Cuba, but not until several hundred slaves bad been landed. In five years nincty.&ve Ameri can vessels sailed from Rio Janeiro to the coast 'of Africa, for a freight of human flesh and< blood. In the nine years from 1840 to 1848, more than thirty teven Ihoutand slaves were rescued by the British Squadron. And yet some of our political leaders tell us (here isyiothiog for the American Squadron to do. Mr. Clayton tells os that in 13 years we have only captured that many slavers. The state ment ought to bo made with shame, that where' hu. man liberty was at stake, Britain did filly limes as much in nine years, ss America did in twelve years. There is plenty of work then to be done and if we. do not perform it, it is because our force is- insuffi cient or unsuitable- The-prapoeltion should not be to withdraw, but to improve our squadron. There is another view to take of this question. As a nation we are Very determined os to “ tiie'fight of search.” It is one of the popular humbugs of the day. Wo place great difficulties in the way of searching slaverk that sail under the American Flag, as a largo number of them do sail. It is ever said, that the American Flag wonld forbid the detention of any vessel by. a British, French, or any other man-of-war, save that belonging to the United Slates, even were the known to be fuU of slnses.” Now if we are ready at any moment to go to war with a foreign power, for searching our vessels, what is td bo done with American slavers, should our squadron bo withdrawn ? We will notjsearch them ourselves; and we will not permit any one else to do So. Can not evpry person, who bos half an eye, see that such action would at once revive the the Slave Trade, and establish it an a permanent basis ? Though a dog about your barn may never catch a skunk, yet his being there qiay save your chick ens. Just so with the African Squadron. It may not catch os many vessels as it ought, yet it undoubt. cdly keeps away more than she captures. It makes occasional visits upon the coast—it protects our trade and citizens—and awes the agents of the slavers, who would but for such visits involve the tribes in constant war, tad more than ever, brutalize the native princes. It is by the strong arm of Eng land that a ruler who is opposed to the slave traffic, is kept in power at Lagfb, so long one of the strong holds of this infamous business. And it is only a few years since the American settlement at Cape Palmas was preserved bythe timely visit of our men of war. Mr. Clayton should put Ibis to the credit of our squadron. But no; his object is to show, not bow much, but how little good it accomplishes. Now is it so ver/ unhealthy on the coast of Afri ca? Upon this subject Commander Foote says, “ The health' of the (African) squadron is as good as that on any other stalioa. This vessel (Brig Perry) although in constant ihd active service, with her boats, after erasing fist the last 16 months, has not had a death on board.” An English officer proved that the mortality in the ships upon the coast oi Africa, was less than in the fleet in the West In. dies. “ The climate of Africa is unhealthy to whites only on shore, and in the rivers and at night time." Such as live upon the ocean arc in no danger from it. Our Naval officers say (hat the African Sqnadron ought to be made mdee efficient. It is powerful enough, but it has no steam vessels. The British have several slcamersjuid in tills fact, we In part find the secret of their iiiccees. They have also 37 vessels upon imn Bai.iui, o. ‘fncy searcn‘ vessels of various nations, but we confine our alien-, tion to snob as bear the American Flag. Still they do their duty belter than we do ours in this subject. If a watchman does not detect the villainy which is going on in bis “beat," we do not say, jet ua have no watchman at all, but let us got a better one if we can. Still wc freely and gratefully acknowledge that our African Squadron has done-much good in the suppression of the Slave Trade. Let no one be deceived. The withdrawal of our armed ships from the coast, of Africa, will cause evil and only evil to that depressed land. Not one cent will be saved to the United States. The Navy will not be reduced a single gun. The only result will be, that human beings will bo stolen and sold into bondage, where they will be held for the plea sure and profit of their master. Who docs not say No to such a result at that? [Com. VO a THE AGITATOR. Sabbatb School Celebration. Libertv, Tioga Co., Pa., July 5, ’54. According to previous arrangements, the several Sabbath Schools of the Methodist, Evangelical, and Lutheran denominations, met in Liberty, on the morning of the fourth of July, nt 10 o’clock, for-med in procession, and, under the cheering strains of martial music, marched to the beautiful grove of Felix Coslerison, where they harmoniously united in the delightful and appropriate cises of the day. The schools and the audi ence being orderly seated, the exercises wery opened with singing by the schools, and prayer by the Chaplain. The Declaration of Independence was (hen read by Mr. Rot berl Cox, after which the Rev. Mr. Wolf, of Milton, was-jul reduced lo the audience and ad dressed them plainly and practically on the all important subject of Sabbath Schools, speaking particularly of the advantages af forded by this enterprise both of thetchurch nnd our country. He was followed by the Rev., Mr. Bowapinn, of Lewisburg, on the same subject, who spoke of the appropriate ness of Sunday School Celebrations on the fourth of July, inasmuch as tho commemora tion of ournational-salvation afforded an ap propriate occasion for celebrating our salva lion or deliverance from sin, and the domin ion of the great adversary of our race. Mar tial cheers and singing followed. The meet ing then adjourned to lake refreshments nnd meet again at two o’clock, P. M. We were particularly delighted with the order, harmony and good feeling with which all the schools in partaking of the re past which was provided and spread out for them on the festal board, especially when we consider the host of children of every agp, from those in infant classes to the Advanced scholars' and teachers who were present. Never have we witnessed a more interesting scene of the kind; it seemed truly, througii «the exercises, that the good seed sown by speakers, had fallen on good ground, and was already, taking deep root, and that the blessing invoked by the Chaplain in opening, rested .on the whole audience. A very boun-' tiful dinner was provided by Mr. U'. S. De feftbacher, for "(he band and those who offi ciated on the occasion, who, gratefully par took of the same. The. meeting convened according to ad.- journment, at two o’clock'. Music by the which the Rev. Harvey Miller waB introduced, who entertained the audience with a very able and patriotic address. The benediction was then pronounced, and the. schools returned in procession to the front of the M.-E, Church, where they dispersed with the same good feeling that characterized them' during the day. ..[Con, Progress ol (Ue Slavery Power. Among the signs of ihe limes, there is some interest attached to the new platform ipf the South, which fa Washington correapdn. dent of (he North American says is at(rtbu r ted to tbp South by a majority of the North ern representatives in Congress. It may be summed up as follows t— -Ist. 'the acquisition of Cuba, and its an nexalion to the Union as two slave States. 2d. The conquest of Hispaniola; the re duollon of ila-million of inhabitants to slavery, and the introduction of Dominica and Hayti into the Union i s two slave States, '3d. 'the admission of Porto Rico as a slave State. ' - 4th. The conquest or purchase of Mexico, and its admission as slave States, to the num ber of ten or twelve.. stb. The re-establishment of the African slave trade. 6tl£ The passage of a sedition law by Congress; which will prohibit public discus sions on the subject of slavery. 7lh.- The repeal of all laws of the free States, prohibiting the taking of slaves and holding them there by citizens of slave States. This object would be accomplished by a de cree of the Supreme Court in the Lemmon case, affirming the claim of Virginia and .Georgia in that case, 8(h. A destruction of the Democratic ele ment in, the government, as incompatible with the safety and the interests of the South and her institutions. Tlds proposition in volves the abolition of the House of Repre sentatives. 9th. An exfension of the powers of the Se nate, and a limitation of the number of (ho Senators, by cutting off the representation of part of the States. 10th. A modification of (he form of go vernment as will assimilate it to that of Ve nice, in which the patricians, represented by the. Senate, shall exercise legislative and ex ecutive power. ' The correspondent says also that though it is prothible Jew." men out of Washington will attach the slightest credibility to a list of aggressions so astounding as the foregoing, yet having carefully, candidly and impartial ly studied the policy of the South, in its rela tions to the general government, for the past twenty years, he is compelled to believe that an attempt will ba made to carry out the vast - ■ scheme of encroachment in all its details. The very men who will most loudly scouf — the suggestion of any such design as chime rical and visionary, will do muc* to carry it into effect. It is certain lhat*ncarly the,en tire Democratic party, North and South, are prepared to aid in the acquisition of all the territory embraced in the above schedule of measures. Expansion soujhward is a pecu liar doctrine of the Democracy. Tile South will thus gradually be clothed wi|h power to enforce all her demands. Thai'slie will dis play greater moderation in using them than in acquiring this power, there is not tho slightest reason to expect. Prettv Good. —The National Era has tlio (wlftmitig ec(*uiT iu tho otcreoiypeil usaer lion of Douglas thil the 14th Section of ihe Nebraska bill does not legislate Slavery into that territory : * “If this gentleman,, with a gong of con federates, should cutjhe levee of the Mississ ippi, and inundate a city, in hopes of getting ihe ‘spoils,’ which might be seized in (he distraction and destruction of the inhabitants, he would probably' make the following de fense : Douglas. —May it please your Honor, i did not bring in the water. Judge. —You admit that you cut the levee ! Douglas. —Yes, your Honor, but I didn’t touch the water. I never touch cold water. It’s a fundamental principle with me, “ not to interfere with it.” Judge. —Prisoner, such quibbling is con tempt of Court. It seems incredible from a person who has occupied the high stations which the people of Illinois have conferred upon you. Do not imagine that it will help you. It aggravates your offence, and will aggravate your punishment. Ma-y it 'please your honor, -thereffs no occasion for the excitement and agitation which have been got up about this affair. If ihis is a sovereign State,you have an unquestionable right to legislate the water out forthwith. If it is a territory, you have ortfy to wait till you become a State, and then ladle it out, or let it slay in, just as you please, agreeable to “the great fundamental principles of democracy and self govern ment.” I see no ground (or this “charge” against me and other honorable gentlemen. We have not troubled the is those who are paddling in them. ~ Jtidge. —Let the prisoner bo committed to take his trial in November. Cold in Wabm VVeaibe^.—You will confer a benefit upon" oq/common hu manity, by giving publicity to -the following caution, against the free use of cold drinks, at this season, and afca' moment when the system is least prepared. It is a common and dangerous error to maintain, that the jrce use of cold or cooling drinks is injurious only to those whpnre giv en to ardent spirits. That this is ,an should be borne in. mind. '~ f ~ r The/ extract here appended, taken from medical authority, simplified in language for the benefit of all, while useful as a caution, will also be efficient as a safe direction to a most effectual and natural mode of lessening the superabundant heat of the system, and thus preparing it for the safe and- pleasant reception of additional amelior&tives of both heat and thirst: “Dip thd hdnds and leave the wrists in a vessel.of cold water, in order lo cool the body, without detriment lo the general health. Tho extra quantity of caloric or principle of heat accumulated in thor body, will, by this pre caution, be communicated lo water, and its additional warnitn -will indicate the quanti ty of caloric transferred from thesystem. Af ter thus sufficiently cooling the body, a mod erate draught of cold water- play be taken without danger.” To supply the deficiency caused by exhalj ation, or perspiration, abd indicated by tbiraf, it is advisable to drink water; not iced, (unless with atlentioiKtq the-abbve precaution,> ( to vyhtch may be sdded'sugar, lemon.-creara of tartaf-i or other acid, in quantity sufficient la make a cooling and agreeable beverage.