Snunnii and Suicide. —A c.orfespond rtv, writing Iron) Newport Me., under date of M, v 20, furnishes the following particulars of the sad death of a young-lady : ; ‘M,s3 Maty Martin, a very preUy and in telligent yc/nng lady of about • twenty years of age, committed suicide by drowning h?r-. sett' in the stream, at Detroit, the town ad-' joining this. She invited a young lady friend to walk willi hei, and sealing herself upon a log near the s'ream, she (old her; friend that she wus about to dfown herself, and the rea sons for so doing; She look off all her jew elry. and gave it to the young lady, saying, *4-warn yon to have these. 1 In a few mo ments alter, her friend bad persuaded her to reiurn to the house, telling her that they would come down in tlrp afternoon. They had proceeded only about five or six rods, when Miss Marlin caught Hold of her Iriend aud dragged her towards the stream a. rod or two, but*suddenly releasing her hold she ran and. jumped in. Her friend gave the alarm, and a brother of Miss Marlin came to her relief, but 100 iale—fife -was extinct when her body was taken out. The cause of this mol.mdiniy suicide was slander. During (he p.sbi winter stories had been circulated go in jurd her character. She protested her inno cence, and hu' a few weeks before, while walking nenrtho place where she was drown ed, wi'h Ihe voung man to' whom she was - engaged, she said (referring to her troubles,) ‘lf I'lhonghl.there were no happier days in store for me.,l would jump in and drown my self.’ Miss Marlin was a very prelty, mod est ami highly respectable .young lady, and her untimely death is deeply regretted. I h '(>e it will servo as a warning 10 those who are ever ready to circulate evil reports.” Sir. Paul for the Nigger Drivers. — Thu synod of Mississippi has recently pub lished k *a catechism for the religious insiruc lion ofilie colored people,” in which the fol lowing questions and answers occur : Q . An* not servants bound to obey their masters 1 A , Vea—the Bible exhorls servants to be obedient to their masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering again. Q. If the master he unreasonable may the servant disobey 1 A. t No—the Bible says, “Servants be sub ject to vour masters with all Tear, not only in the good and gentle, but also to the for ward.” Q. What does the Bible say to servants'on this subject. A. They are to obey, not with eye service es rmin-plcasers, but as the servants of Christ. Q. If servants suffer unjustly, what are they to dn. A . They must beorit patiently. Q. Ought servants to rebel against the authority of theip master. A, No —it is a sin against God and man. Q. Should servants ever run away, A' :No —if they do,-they sin against God and man. Q. How do we know this. A. The Bible tells us thanhe apostle Paul found a.servant who had ran away from his mister, and he sent him home. - Q. Why did not Paul conceal him, that he might be free. A, Because he would not make religion a cloak for injustice, That wiil do! This is certainly pur iuit of religion under difficulties. ' Terrible.—Awful. —K paper called the Rising Sun , in Newburih, South Carolina, ' lias the following forebodings in regard to the j political future: “Clouds and darkness, threatening clouds, ominous thikness, gather around our political f'j-ure. A night gloomy and terrible sets in 1 upon us. We are drifting slowly, silently ! into nn ocean of storms, furious whirlwinds quicksand, and fearful whirlpools. Asolemn silence prevails—bis the precursor of a hor rible tempest. Hark ! the muttering of dis tant thunder breaks upon the stillness. Fitful flashes reveal the sudden gloom. The lurid nir is heavy and chilly. The storm approach es—nearer and nearer it comes, louder and more louder it howls. Man the sails —all hands to their posts. The South expects every man to do his duly, Life and duty, honor and liberty are involved. Let each heart be firm, each nerve be steady. The conflict will be fierce as hale and malice can make it. Stand firm. Hark! what crash was -that? Kansas is gone I List! a tri umphant shout from tbe'spirits of the storm! Missouri is yielding. How fierce the blast*, how lurid the lightning ! how terrible the. tempest ! Sea and heav'en are commingled ! Howls horrible, yells terrific, tear our ears ! Virginia is assailed. Gloomy, dark, terrible, howls the tempest! Watchman, what of the night ? All is dark no dawn appears.” The editor, in consideration of the sudden darkness whicq he predicts is so spreddy to spread over the South, had belter change*the name oT his paper to that of ihe Setting Sun. Another Smvc Case Decision. —The Ohio Supreme Court has just decided that ,d negro own;*d by a mm living in, Kentucky, near the Ohio and was frequently sent ncross the river into Ohio by his master to Transact business for him, was thereby made a free m-m, The mailer h.»d agreed 10 give the slave his freedom for the sum of 8400, for which the negro executed noles with suf ficient sureties. When one of the noles bo* came due, payment was refused, and the master brought an action to recover of the sureties. The suit was arrested on ihe ground that the negro was already free before the notes were given, by having been brought or sent into Ohio by his master, and therefore there was no consideration given for the notes. The Supreme Court decided that this position was well taken, and thfitihe sending or carrying a slave into Ohio makes him free. This, it will l>e seen,conflicts with the recent decision of Judse Taney. A Bihd ix a Fix.—Tuesday of last week, a Swallow attempted to dart into a chimney top over the store of Beaver, Kremer & Mc- Clure, but slightly miscalculalingNits aim, struck the point of the lightning rod, which pierced it through, the top protruding two or three inches above the bird.- The wound not proving immediately fatal, ihe little- sufferer struggled energetically, which only seemed 1 to sink it further on the rod, until sqrne'one taking pity, got upon the roof, and released it. —Leicisburg Chronicle. THE AGITATOR. in. 11. Cobb,,.. WELLSBOROUGH, PA. Thnntor Morning, JuncT.l. 1857. *.* All BasiOess.nnd otherCommumcationsiiiust be addressed to the Editor to insure attention. Republican Nominations. For Governor, MV ID WILMOTj Of Bradford County. For Canal Commissioner, WILLIAM MILL WALL, v * Of Philadelphia. For Supreme Judges, ; JAMES VEECH, Of Fayette County, JOSEPH J. LEWIS, Of Chester County. NOTIGEis hereby given tlial books will be open ed for subscription to the capital stock of the Tioga County Tank, at the office of Jno.W. Guern sey in Tioga Village, itom the 22d to the 271 h of June next, inclusive, between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M., arid four o’clock P. M., and if the capital slock shall not then have been all subscribed, the books will be opened at the Prothorolary’s office in Wellsboro, June 29th; at the house of L. D. Taylor, Covingfbn, June 30; at the house of B. HaH, Clossburg,-July 1; at the house of Guerdon Fuller, Mansfield, July 2; at the house of Nathaniel Mann, Lawrencevillc, July 3, between the hours j)f 10 o’- clock A. M, nnd'4 o’clock P. M. , ' , • May 23, 15.57. By order of Commissioners. Two,-or'more of the Commissioners w.ll be in at tendance at the several places above mentioned. Mr. E. v \V. Beckwith has returned to this village and is prepared to famish Ambrotypo and Melaino lype likenesses of that superior finish .which distin guishes liis pictures. Mr. A. Foley, has just brought into.market a fine assortment of the latest stylo of Watches which- he offers at reasonably low prices. Those wishing to purchase will do well to call on him. We publish a card signed by most of llip- business men in the borough, in which it is agreed to close their respective places of business at 9 a. jl, on the dlh of July. The arrangement is a good one and it is desirable that it may bo carried IF our respected Burgess will• kindly prevent tile eternal booming of anvils and the reckless throwing of fire balls in the village, some people will thank him. The weather has taken to a disagreeable drizzle. The blue concave seems to have sprung a leak, or a great many leaks, more properly. But every green tiling gets greener, the grass and grain crops prom ise a grand harvest, corn looks well, (probably—we haven’t seen, any up yet) potatoes couldn’t well ask for damper weather, and, man excepted, all creation seems making the best of everything Wo are in receipt, weekly of the Quindaro Chin down, a live Free Stale paper published at Quinda ro, Kansas. We notice the name of Mrs. C. I. H- Nichols, whom our citizens will remember, in the corps editorial, and recognize her 'thoughts in the editorial columns. The Chindowan is a large,-sev en column paper, neatly printed and evinces the right kind of ability in its conduct. Single copies can be had for two dollars, and we commend it to such as may desire a Kansas paper. The Farmers’ Journal , published at Milton, Pa. Is a new and neatly printed paper, conducted by J. Robins, formerly of the Miltonian. The Journal is hopelessly insane upon the subject of Americanism, nnd very pleasant nnd ra/ional on all others. Per haps friend Robins will outgrow this furor] we trust he may. The Lancaster* Whig has exchanged its tille for one vastly to be preferred, in our judgment. It will hereafter be known as liw Lancaster Weekly Times. Tiieo. Fcn.n continues Us editor, aud it hardly needs be said that the Times is one of the most able free soil papers published anywhere. We wish it abun dant success, pecuniarily and politically. Wc are much obliged to neighbor Cochran of the Venango Spectator , for reliable information concern ing the reported meeting of the Democracy of that county, at which it tmsresbhred'to instruct the Leg islature to inquire into the practicability of selling off the colored people of this State to clear up the public indebtedness. Wc arc glad to hear that the Democracy of. Venango have not taken such a rash step, and own up to the apparent 44 sell** without preface or apology. We likewise acknowledge our indebtedness to the editor aforesaid, in (be sum of oysters and fixings for two, should it be our good for tune to meet Mm elsewhere than at Phillippi; Are vou satisfied ? Wo further congratulate friend Cocliran upon Iko evidences of prosperity exhibited in the new arid beautiful dress in which the Spectator comes habited to us of Lite. One more change would render it* model paper. When that change takes place, Coch ran will deserve to be failed “ a proper nice youug man.” K AnotluT thins—?cc do denounce tho outrageous con duct of (Wmocr.itio officials in Kansas for political effect. Tills honest confession from onr friend (we fear over the left) of the Tioga had it been made a year ago, would have saved ua and many other democrat democratic editors, the labor of much proof to that end. Wo have slated, and giv en'on abundance of evidence from lime lo lime, to show that nil this shrieking about bleeding Kansas, Border Kuffitsn«, &.C., was merely for political effect. Way tie County Herald. Now, to say that we felt in the least surprised up. on finding the above extract garbled from what wo didsny & week or so ago, in the Waynt County Herald , would not be true. We never suspected the editor of that paper of either candor or fairness in politics; we never accused him of dealing justly or honorably with a political opponent when there was the ghost of a chance to gouge him; end what is more, wp never knew anybody else so to accuse him. But were we to say that in putting the identical words misquoted at the head of this article, in type, wo expected him to do just what he has done, would be strictly true. It is just what we expected. Now, here is what we did say ; and wo are thus particular in making a clean exhibit of the matter that our friends may sec to what holes and corners the champions of a slavc-Democracy are forced lo fly lo escape the inevitable conclusions of every moral argument. We did say: 14 Another thing—tee do denounce the outrageous misconduct of democratic officials in Kansas for po. lilical effect; and just as we denounce the iniscon. duel of the gambler and the libertine for moral ef feet. Wo believe that the principles of the demo cratic party arc just as pernicious as those of Uio gambler and the libertine.” Our friend will observe that he has quoted only the first part of our declaration, and that it reads somewhat differently and carries with it a widely diaereat meaning from that he wished it bear to his readers, when properly quoted. But he skips the qualifying- clause and proceeds to make wry faces, an 4 gently to insinuate that we cannot mean to rank the. principles of the great Democratic party \yith those of gamblers and libertines. Indeed, sir,, hut ive do. The principles of both arc demoralizing. THE TIOGA GGUMY AH I TAT 08. 'The Douglases andlhc PiirccS have* stako'd'the I liberties of ihe American people against the means of self-aggrandiaemenl. These m<m arc gamblers ; and these men are leaders of tho Dcmooracy*; and tliese men arc*BUfltalncd by IhcVblcs of our friend amkhis hroUier democrats- as- leaders ofHlic “Demote racy. The Democratic party sustains,measures for ' lhe : eprcad'of Slavery is tuslHpendoas-sys.- J.tem of concubinage—differing from libertinism on., ly in manner and not in kind. The libertine ap. proaches his victim nndeflhe hhttoo well Counter. ■ feited guise of friendship or lovc > insidionsly;'pftving the road to ruin with honeyed words and, golden promises of eternal constancy. Slavery overwhelm! its victims with the might of that human enactment which wickedly assumes to give one man dominion over the live?, fortunes and sacred .honorpf many. We can make no distinction between libertinism and Slavery that, does not place the ’ former in a belter light; for. the libertine, finds his victim free, his equal in all essentials, and has aq advantage outside the credulity of his intended victim ; but the slave driver apprpachcs one who.is npt legally his equal, and'hus no choice But submission. Editor. But we do not. care to prolong this discussion. It may be wclbenough however to show our friend how men may be misrepresented by garbled extracts from their writings. For instance, the editor of the Wayne County Herald y and his political brethren, through the last fall’s campaign, denounced the Fremont party as a sectiortal y a disunion parly. We never supposed that our friend and his political brethren believed the Fremont parly to be a disun . ton party ; and therefore why should we feel in the least surprised at finding that parly ranked as a tianal parly by H. B. Bcardslcc, in Ihc Herald of the 4lh hist., in the following editorial paragraph': u Fqr the good of the government and for the salie of its Republican institution*, national men every, where freely forego past political difet ences , and join hands in a common cause, whelhef a FremontJlag , or under a set of disunion leaders .” Now it may be that wo have bungled somewhat in garbling tills language of our friend. It i? a first effort, and if we hare d<jne it in a less workmanlike manner- than he is noted for doing such jobs,U must be set down to inexperience. It requires constant practice, no doubt, to pick a pocket skillfully. So it does to garble ,lhc language of an opponent. Cur frfend admits Frenionters and Abolitionists upon the National platform in the abovc-quolcd extract. That is liberal —extremely liberal, and yet wo have- not used.a single word that he did nut use; but that we have disturbed his syntax a little is quite ’probable. We trust his good humor ma} r remain calm and se rene under the infliction. Prof. Edgerton’s .Lectures, —This gentleman has just closed a course ot nine lectures upon “ The Progress of Creation, 1 ’ Geologically and Astronom ically illustrated, before, our citizens, and to good au diences. The lecturer’s object was declared to be in the opening lecture; “the planting of secd-lho’Ls,” by which was meant, as we understood it, letting the light in upon ihe thought-germs which God im-’ plants in every rational mind. Wo feel assured that ; the lecturer succeeded in quickening many of these germs in the minds of this people, and that lie has opened up the, way to a more thorough under standing of the laws of creation and progressive life, to the minds of most of us, is probable. Prof. E., proceeds upon the Nebular Theory of the creation of the solar system. He understands by the Six Hays of Creation, six Geological periods of indefinite duration. He understands by “the Spirit of God moving upon the waters,” the law of Gra\italion, which he defined as w The Eternal im press'd the Divine Mind upon Mailer.” He exhib ited the progressive formation of the Earth, from the granite base up to the soil, and the successive creation -und extinction of animal existences from the mollusKs up to the ultimate— Man*. He dwell upon the formation of the coalfields and the interest ing phenomena of the formation of rivers, lakes and oceans. Wo regard these lectures as of exceeding great importance as a means of introducing to gen eral notice one of thc-'sublimcst of sciences.' Prof, EftcERTON discoursed upon “ The Philoso phy of Spiritual Progress’* on Sunday evening at 5 o’clock.- We were not aWc to be present al this lecture, but hear it spoken of in terms of high' praise by such as heard it. On - the same evening lie lectured upon the -harmony of Geology with tho Bible "history of Creation,■'■showing that Hid revfela lions of Geology exhibited the same general' order in tho creation of nntmal .existences, from fishes np to Man. He said that there coukibe found in the Sdripturcs no authority that the days were • periodaSof 24 hours each, In support ol i the fact that the Hebrew term, yom , translated day,-wqs ,used to signify any period of linn?. It might mean one of our days, or it might signify many years. He commenced on Tuesday ■evening a course of lectures upon which closes to-night. Republicans, it is high time that we organize ev ery school district in which a dozen voters can be gathered together. Wc uro not to- loan upon the successes, the glorious triumphs of the Oar sttanglh liefc first in the ju?tice of our cause and next in prompt and untiring individual action. If we desire the triumph of Freedom let us up and to work. It is'irever too early to begin a good work. We labor nut far the success of men—men may be. tray and perish ; but principles never perish. Let Us direct our energies tq the complete emancipation of Man. We have for a standard-bearer the hero and victor of many battles. We have proved him. AVe have trusted him and he has never betrayed the trust; wc have pul him on guard and in the van, and he has proved always yigilant and wise. Wc have chosen him to lead us on to victory and ho will do liis duty. Let us do ours. Friends, we are not to labor for the success of Dvaid \Vilmot the man, but Wilmot the champion of Human Rights. lie has devoted his life to the maintenance of principles which underlie every just Government that has over existed or that ever shall exist. He has not undertaken this work for person, al honor, glory,’ or profit. Whatever may lie be. tween him and the triumph of those principles— bo it glorious defeat or incidental success—be will meet it as men of such mould ever meet whatever of fortune or misfortune may await earnest endeav or. If we be worthy of such a chief, we shall up and at work. A Relic. —Lying before us la a copy of the Ly coming Gazette, printed Wednesday, April 16,1806- It was then published by Wa. F. Buyers. This copy is not quite one-half the.size of The Agijator, and cost S 3 s-yjar, one-balf in advance. The first and second pages are' devoted to an act regulating Arbitrations and proceedings before Juslices, mostly We findascrapof news under head of “ Latest from Europe,” dated -12 days previously. Also a notice of the adjournment-of the Pennsylvania Legiglaturo on the 31st oiVMarr.U previous, aller passing 107 acts and.s resolutions.' 51 years later, the somebody ad. journed on 1b022d of May, after passing more.than 800 acts ! On 3d page Mr. Abraham Hooper adver tises a Patent Washing Machine which saved at least three-fourths of the soap. Further on we find a notice of the \Villiamsporl /hccs lo commence on the 3d of Juno. Also, notices by the Trustees of Potter and McKean counties, signifying their re id- incss to deceive propd&Ss for the location of the of the ebuhty counties. S, Coleman talks to tils debtors m This wise: r j i 5? ApREE y^|j — tiling adversary whilst ' ll)e way with him, lest he deliver thee to »u4-4he-Judge-deliver thee-to-the-Officer and thou be cast into prison ; verily I say,unto you thou sliall iiof depart lljfcnecjuntil. paid tho uttermost farthing.” x ' •* Ti?c subscriber lias a number ofboolraccoanU which lie must soon exchange for casli or grain. March 19V r S. ’COLEMAN. Wc arc obliged to Mr. G. Buckley for the loan of this specimen of the NeWspapcr as it was half a cen- tury ago*. Court Proceedings—First Week. Coni, va John Hill. Indictment,-larceny. Ver. diet guilty. Com. vs Lorenzo Lake el al. Riot, See, Verdict Lake not guilty, of riot, and guil|y of assault .and battery. Other defts. not guilty. Com. vs J. Alexander and C. L. Wilcox. Assault and battery. Defendants pleaded guilty. Com, ‘vs Joseph, Gregory. Indictment, Arson. Verdict guilty, in manner and form as he stands in dicted. Com. vs Barton Walker. Assault and battery. Verdicl guFlly in manner and form as he stands in. dieted. Com. vs Hiram Tnseho, Indictment, culling lim ber trees. Returned a true bill. Deft, recognized in $2OO for appearance next September term. Com. vs Altx. Moltison. Indictment for keeping a tippling house. Returned a true Bill, Capias is. .sued.’ r . * • , . Com. vs David Short Assault and battery. Bill ignored,-county to pay costs.. ' “ Coni, vs Seth‘-Booth, Indictment larceny. Bill ignored and deft, and surely discharged from their recognizances.’ •’ • Com; vs W. J. Khdx. Indictment Fornication and bastardy.. Returned a true bill. Deft and bail each recognized in.s3oo’conditioD£d for'appearance of deft. at Sept. Sessions. • Com. vs Wm. Cunnlnghairi,’. Asaaußtnd battery. Returned a true bill. Com. vs A. Mattison. Indictment—keeping a gambling house. True hill relumed. - ■ Com. vs A. Crippen. Assault and battery. Re. turned a true bill.. _ Com. k? D. Robbins. Indictment, larceny. ; Dad. recognized in Ssoo;for his appearance next Sessions, Com. vs S. I. Holiday. Indictment, Malpractice. Returned a. true. bill. .Deft, and surety each :reepg’ nized in $lOOO for deft’s, appearance next Sessions. Com. vaS. May, Jx. Indictment for keeping d tipping honse.. True bill found. The Stale of Pennsylvania was, some two or three years since, impelled to make pro vision for Ouniy Superintendents ofSphools —a most important and, in proper hands, a most .useful clhss of officers. The respective Counties were allowed by the act io elect ancj fix the pay of their respective Superintend ents; and to modify that pay from lime to time as they should deem just and poli«ic.— r The new Report just* issued shows what sala ries are now paid respectively, and we rejoice over the fad that, so far as they have been changed, they are generally higher than the rales first fixed, though still generally quite low. Wealthy and liberal Lancaster heads the list with a salary of $1„500 ; while Alle gheny, which includes the great and’jlourish mg cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny, hod has scarcely less than 200,000 inhabitants, pays but 81,000, along with Bradford, Bucks, Chester, Schuylkill. Wayne and York.— (Wayne and Bradford are our neighbors, and their relative liberality makes proud of their vicinage.) Old Berks began, we believe by paying a palrrv 8250, but she has raised the salary to $942, which, considering.that she is old is very fail*, though we sus pect several superintendents of her coal-mines Or ironworks are paid twice as muc|i. Mont gomery and Tioga pay $3OO each, when the former is better able, to pay 82,000 than the latter is $9OO ; and in fact 82,000 would be but a fair salary for Montgomery to pay for such a service. Armstrong, Cambrja, Cen tre, Eric, Luzerne and Washington pay $BOO each, which for the three last named, seems little enough. For Cumbria, the sum strikes tis as generous.' Lebanon : payS -$760 ; filair, Clearfield, .Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Huntingdon, Mercer, Mi'filin, Northampton, Susquehanna, Union, IVarren, each 8000; Indiana, 8650 ; fed ford, Delaware, Franklin, Jefferson, Jpniala/L'awrence, Lehigh, Mon tour, each S3OO ; Somerset, $173 ; Adams, Carbon, Columbia, Elk, Northum berland, Perry, each $400; Greene,’s46o; Beaver, 8650; Butler, Clarion, ‘Davphin, Fayette, Lvcoming, Poller, Sullivan, * each »300 ; McKean, $250 ; Fulton, Snyder, each 8200; Wyoming, 150; Monroe, Pike,‘each 8100. It will asionieh some fenders that the County of Dauphin, which pays Iter School Superintendent less than a hostler’s wages (including his.board,) is old and rich, including Harrisburg, ihe State Capital, a cit v which contributes to the support of blacklegs and grogshop keepers not less than One Million Dollars a year. She actually paj’s he School Superintendent $l5O less than the poor backwoods County of Elk," whose popu lation is not a fifth and .whose wealth is not a twentieth that of Dauphin. Can’t the squat ters of Elk get up a subscription toward pay ing the Dauphin Superintendent a decent salary ? We should like to shame Fayelle, Lycom ing, Wyoming and Monroe into paying sala ries which would indicate that they consider ihe education of Iheir children a mailer of'as much importance ns the docking of their horses, but we will wait another year in the hope that we - may by ;hat lime chronicle some amendment.—JV. Y. Tribune. Still Hoaxed.— The abolition papers in the East are still harping upon the proceed ings of a meeting purporting to have been held in “Riceville, Venango county.” Even our neighbor of the Tioga Agitator is sold. His last paper contains a severe criticism upon the proposition to sell Ihe free negroes and to appropriate the proceeds to the extin. "guishment of the Slale debt! But these shriekers must give vent lo their virtuous in dignation occasionaily, and it matters little whether the mythical “Col. Holland, 1 ’ ihe orator al the' ‘'Riceville” meeting, or the border ruffians of Kansas, are the occasion. Venango Spectator. The Providence Journal expresses ' ihe opinion that if New York city does not dis,- appear some night, and the Sound,steamboats find themselves sailing into a,new Dead Sea, people will not believe. Ihoaccbuq l of. Sodom ■and Gofnorrdlt;' i - Iticvee in Ljiwrenci-i Governor. j Correrponjleuca of tlie N. Y.'ttbibniip. | ’ Lawßbkce, K. T., May 27, 1857. ""Lagriiigln oTie of tlle iYfost interesting as semblages that pvpf dig n isffH held q.levee in (he IJnitarian church, in this place. .Senator,’. Wi lion of Massachuseiis was io be (here and address the.meeting. Dr. Howe of Boston, who in many trials had proved him self an active benefactor of Kansas,f war to be there. The Rev. Dr. Pierponl, op poetic celebrity, was to be there, and several! minor divinities were to be present, who, whin those named, were to be the guests of the people of Lawrence. - ; (.. ' When thp arrived a new feature) and more ..guests . ofa somewhat character, were added. Gov. R. J. Walker, the expected, the “coming to come,’’ had at lenglh aj rived, and strange to say, had,.balked in Lawrence, intending to remaia-ovpf,night. The Committee of Arrangements at once in vited him to be present at the 'Reception Hall with his attaches. The latter seempd to. be, compnsed of his “man Friday” ihejnitnila* ble political harlequin Mr. Perrin, .yyko,gave public assurance that he “was not ,l|ie Gov ernor’s.private Secretary,” and who seems by some unexplained law of gravitation- to cling to him like a barnacle to a ship’s bot tom. A very accomplished ktenographur from Erin, P. H. Carey, esq., was inj attend ance with bis Excellency’s suite, to insure an officially criticised exhibit of his Excellency’s oral droppjngs of wisdom, before (hey are submitted to the- vulgar gaze. There was also whhlhe Governor a military geptfaman, I believe from Leavenworth, of aristocratic mien, who was, [ suppose, thrown in for the sake of appearances, as he did not jseem to subserve any other end in the general execu tive economy. (Soma 3,000 ladies and gen tlemen of Lawrence and vicinity were in the Hall to receive their guests. The platform was draped with several large “star-spangled banners,” conspicuous in one of w|iich was the orphan, star of .Kansas. A 'fine brass band occupied the gallery. Judge M. F. Conway waq elected to preside over the as semblage, which was almost too. crpwded to admit of being a simple reunion party. After all, political matters in Kansas are still'in the ascendant 100 far ever to: be made subservient to anything, else, until. i,be -great question that distracts it is settled. Gov ii. J. VValkerjvas called on, and though he at first decluied, Its yielded to the urgent call of the assemblage, and came fori?hrd. He was cautious and guarded in his statements, hut seemed to be sufficiently anxious to gam Ilia ear of the audience to induce liimjto go as far as he cq&hi'go safely in the way he sup posed theyfwould leant him io go. { He said that in every one of the other Slates the ‘•people” tiad enjoyed a “fulljfaiij and im partial” voice m determining i-thejr ufiairs, and they should have in this. 1 He pledged himself lhal “every voter” and everiy “actual resident’.’ should have the privilege of being heard at the ballot-box. He premised his remarks by staling that he would publish his Inaugural in a few days, and in it he would discuss all questions connected with ilie Ter ntory. Tins, it was to be understood, was ttie reason he could not go mto de ails now. It might havthheen slnSouvenienl n specify now tie was going tqj esiraci ■•• impartiality" out of bogus ufficers.'or “secure to l lie people their rights” under fhc bogus statutes. He merely wanted .to assure the people,'that it would be so, that ihey might loan through the vail dimly with lhe eye of hppe. His remarks were a thesis on general principles, rather than an exposition of hard facts. He wanted to assure everybody that all would be right, without explaining how all should be right, or even ' what rfght was. The only tangible point was that he would do all in his power to secure fair elections,. This assu rance was received wilh great applause. VVhen.the Governor look his seal, the Hon. Henry ' Wilson of Massachusetts was called (br and introduced to the meeting. He was received with great enthusiasm. His position wds : p\cTitical. one. ’He felt—he could not but feel, 4s nearly all in the room fell—that .the fair .words and promises were so many crocodile egg 4, each of which musljinevitably produce a monster of its kind. Yjet Senator Wi|soh , was the guest of ihe people of Law rence. ' As one who had taken a deep inter-, ost in their struggles, ho was something to (hem, and they, were, doubtless, something to him j but, however much he mig! I feel pro prieiy forbade him to counsel, and he had 100 nice a sense of proprieties to offend Me could not poiut out or suggest jl he inconi sislencies of the Governor’s position. He contented himself wilh of Kansas, and tlie men and women of Kansas, dis coursed on topics of a kiui least open to criticism, and approached the subject that he and bis audience felt most deeply no nearer than to urge them, in general terms, to be true'to themselves, to justice and humanity'. Dr. Howe of Boston was called-for loud and long, but had retired, in order lo avoid Ihe necessity of (nakiag any public Speech. The Rev. Dr. Pierponi was. again balled, and in his harangue on Kansas affairs far exceed ing his Temperance effort of ihe night before,- He made some most felicitous j.hits. His taking it for granted that Gov. Walker (who was determined that (ho people should huve justice) would not contravene ihe principle that there should be no taxation without rep resentation, was a most happy thing, in this, •that it met and called fonh a most hearty response from all pfeseni, the enthusiasms character of which was so unmistakable as lo make his Excellency shrug his shoulders. The Rev. Mr. Foster, formerly Chaplain of the House of Representatives of Massa chusetts, and 1 now a Kansas squatter, was ■the next speaker. He said he had taken n claim, and hud cast his lot wilh the peopleof Kansas, fdis remarks were enthusiastic and AmLSlaveryish.* Next came Mr. Perrin, He began by assuring the audience that he was not the Private Secretary,” and that, moreover, his Excellency was not to be held responsible for what he (Perrin) said. This was entirely gratuitous, as he was even more non-committal jlhao Gov. Walker. He, having beep ah outsider, la|l it down as a general maxim, that, as he could not believe'everylhing about Kansas, he bad better believe nothing.' Efis remarks'were made up of what his Excellency Gov; R. J. Walker had dojtc, would do, and could do. He blew the horn for, his chief after the moat approved-manner. He bad a-fund of antique, stereotyped anecdotes, which he revivified in an oracular way.' He quoted'poetry, or what was intended'for it, and the-.'whole"of his can, tala was set to the tune of“ Saving the Onion.” He went through a good : many gymnastics! antics-, and looked, once or twice, like a model puppet twiddlitig on a string.. Gov. Robinson waa called for, and reluc tantly came, forward, after - being demanded amid a hurricane of applause that must have shown his Excellency R. J. Walker that Presi dent Buchanan had one Governor of Kansas, and had another. J3e.calmly and respectfully, but firmly slated‘the fftte post, lion of the people- of Kansas : How-.they weia robbed of-their rights by ruffian ■'usurp, ers, who had seized the government ;'-and how it was impossible that the people 1 cpuld have theit rights through a medium.whose interest-it was to defeat its ends, and who never forgot their interests. Judge Conway wap called on, and urged the propriety of. the Free-Stale men main taining their .position:,intact, and compleling the State organization. William -Phillips, was called on, and made an analysis'of the' apportionment'just made under the Census act by Secretary Stanton, showing that 1 one-half of the Territory was disfranchised •by that apportionment, and plainly putting the case to Gov. Walker, as an excellent means of vindicating his ex. pressed intentions that the people should have fair elections. The speaking was then discontinued, and some lime was spent before adjournment in introductions and. intercourse. Gov. Walker went to Lecompton to-day. Senator Wilson has returned to- St. Louis. To Supervisors, AN ACT, relative to the sale of lands for the run payment of taxes. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au thority of the same, That in all public sales of land hereafter made by the treasurer or ' commissionersof the several counties oKfiis commonwealth in pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the rule of caveat emp tor shall apply, except in cases of double as. sessmcnl, or where the taxes on which the sale is made shall have been previously paid.; or where the lands do not lie within the coun ty ; 'and neither said treasurer nor commis. sinners shall• be required to refund the pur chase money, costs or taxes paid upon any tract or tracts of land so sold as aforesaid. . Sec. 2. That from and after the passage of this act, assess us, supervisors, and col lectors of road and school taxes, be and they are hereby required to make their returns for the collection of all taxes on unsealed lands on or before the first day of January in each and every year, and if not so made by said assessors and collectors, such returns shall not thereafter bo received, nor shall such tax es bo a lion on real, estate! Provided, that this section shall not be construed to exempt any such assessors and collectors, and their bail, from liability for not making their re turns according to law. Sec- 5. That it shall be the duty .of super visors and collectors of road taxes, and of all collectors of any other taxes whatever, to make return to the county commissioners of any exonerations claimed by them, on or be. fore the first day of January in each year; and it shall not be lawful for the said county commissioners to grant any exoneration after that time, nor for the county treasurer to sell any lands which shall have been returned and laxejs exonerated, after the said lime. Sec. 4. That it shall not be lawful atte'r the first day of January, Anno Domini ona thousand eight hundred and fifiy seven, for the county treasurer of any county of this commonwealth to charge and receive Sny fee for advertising any land for sale for non payment of taxes, when, the owner or owners thereof sltall pay said taxes on or before the first day of March previous to the day of sale for taxes,* in the year in which such sale shall be advertised. RIOHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Speaker of House of Representatives. W.M. M. PIATT, > Speaker of the Senate. AmnovEo —-The twenty-first day of April, Anno Domini one-thousand eight fifty-six. JAMES POLLOCK. J- Railroad Accident. —The Night Ex press going west on Tuesday morning about six o'clock ran off ihe track near Birdsaii* 'Mill, two mileshis side of Addison. It is supposed that the high rate of speed in passing around a short curve threw the iwheels of the Engine from the track. The I Locomotive was rolled over and pushed for ward some rods by the The first Passenger Car ran upon the roof of the Baggage Car, The sudden stoppage drove -ihe third passenger car into the second car, as far as the cemre. The floor of the third car was completely broken up and the seals hurled back. ■ The .seals in the rear of the second car vyere also ripped up; and thrown forward. Dr. William Peck o! Cincinnati, was killed instantly. He was probably sit ting near ihe door, and was carried to tho middie of,lhe car where he was crushed against the Veniiiatoraad ihe window casing. Several persons were badly injured in both of those cars, but not fatally. Thepngineer whose name was Van Dyeke had a leg bro ken and in 3 recovery 'ds doubtful. The news boy was scalded and thought ho cannot survive, ' Tho wounded were- conveyed al once IQ Addison, and medical aid procured. The two passenger cars referred lo were brought to this village in the afternoon. No one could Took upon them without expressing astonishment that any one occupying ihe seats broken up, could have escaped install 1 death. The flying splinters, broken timbers, fragments of seats and falling roof or fl°° r rpusV have-seemed missiles of destruction, I<k the panic-stricken passengers and it U 3Ut ’ prising that a score of persons instead of one. had not been crushed at once. \Ve have do been able lo procure the names of the injure • —Corning Journal. r The Bostonians are luxuriating oug rce| i peas at only per bushel !
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