HoiVBsoALR Bask. —We understand that
rumors are in circulation calculated to impair
confidence to some extent in the Honesdale
Bank; and that a few persons have been in
duced to part with its notes at a discount.
Our readers very well know-we are no
more an advocate, than a. favorite of soulless
corporations, whether chartered for banking
or.other purposes, bnt we are at the same
lime disposed to see (hem fairly dealt with
er In plainer words—estimated for what they
are worth. In this instance it is but justice
t > both the Bank and the public to say, that
we believe no foundation exis's for the ru
mors referred to. Ws believe the Honesdale
B.mk to he perfectly solvent and earnestly
caution our readers against parting with its
Uuies for less than their face. We arc as
ready as ever to receive them at their full
value in payment for old debts, or for as
many new ones, as patrons choose to favor
us whh.
It is true that the Bank came off second
best in its contest last Court with the Com
monwealth. and will have to hand over to the
State Treasurer about one'thousand dollars
of its large profits, but the only parties affec
ted by the verdict are the stockholders, who
instead of receiving next December, a divi
dend of five or six per cent, will have to be
satisfied with something less, We have no
doubt the Bank ijas made money enough the
)msi season to pay the judgment found against
it in court, and pay a dividend besides—leav
ing no foundation in fact for any doubt of its
entire solvency. It can redeem its notes in
gold or silver at any, moment and in any
amount, —Honesdale Herald,
Voice op Uniow Courts’ Democracy.—
Tke Wilmot Proviso endorsed. —At a meet
ing ol the Democracy of Union county, held
at New Berlin, Tuesday, 361 b day of March,
1860, the fallowing among other resolutions,
was read and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, 2. That we the Democracy of
Union countjf, in county meeting assembled,
lor the purpose of expressing our opinion up
on the subject of Slavery, the admission of
new Stales &c., do declare that the old fash
ioned Democracy of 1787, first prdclaimed
by Thomas Jefferson and a band of men fresh
from the fires of the Revolution, and re-de
clared by the Pittsburg Convention of 1849,
is good enough tor us—we will cling to it as
the "ship-wrecked mariner clings to a last
pUnk, when night and the tempest close
around him.”
'Hie Democratic State Convention of 1849,
is good enough for us—we will cling to it as
the “ship-wrecked mariner clings to a last
plank when night and the tempest close
around him.”
The Democratic State Convention of 1849,
met at Pittsburg, passed the following resolu
tion, (referred to above:)
' “ Resolved , That the Democratic party ad
heres now, ns it ever has done to the Consti
tution of the Country. **** Esteeming it
a violation of State rights to carry it beyond
the Stale limits, we deny the power of any
citizen to extend the area of bondage beyoad
its present dominion, nor do we consider it a
part of the Compromise of the Constitution
that Slavery should for ever travel with the
advancing column of our territorial progress!
_ Such WAS Democracy, such IS Repub
licanism.
Tni? Illustrat'd Gtmnasium.— rThis is
the title of a new book by R, T. Trail, M,
D.,now being published by Fowler & Wells,
New York. The work comprehends consid
erably more than the title expresses; for it
contains not only an exposition of Gymnas
tics proper, but also the applications of Gym
nastic, Calis'henic, and Vocal Exercises to
the development of the whole body, the
proper training of weak and defective organs,
end to the cure of disease. Brief instruc
tions are given in the various “manly exer
cises,” as Swimming, Sailing, Rowing, Rid
ing, etc; and not the least valuable part of
it is the analysis of the rudimental sounds of
the English language, with the instructions
predicated thereon, to enable the student to
obtain full command of the respiratory appa
ratus, and acquire fluency and power of voice
and speech.
All departments of thd work are profusely
illustrated with engravings. It is a book for
the-individual, the family, the club and the
school. It will be completed in two numbers.
Price for the work complete, $1,25. Address
howler & Wells, 308 Broadway, New York.
The following is an extract which we clip
from the great speech of David VVilmot, de
livered in Dr, Jayne’s Hall Philadelphia on
the 24th inst.
Do you think that [ cannot readily get back
to the Democratic parly if I am not opposed
toir? Why, gentlemen, older sinners than
I have gone back, and got their reward. I
should only bave lo commit some gross act
of outrage —“catch a nigger,” or when he
se.-ks a crust of bread,-se«ze him and pul
him in prison ; then would I have atoned for
nil my past political errors In the sight of the
J)rtm jcmiic parly. BffnJuntil this party
abandons ihe principles that govern it at
present, I never can, and never will, whilst
Gtd gives c,9 reason, urrffe with such a
party. That piny must first sustain the
cause of he white man—the poor white man
—against the slave holding aristocracy of
the South, before I can ever again bet a Dem
ocrat.
Republicanism and Letters.—THq two
loading Republican Slates, New York and
Massachusetts, send through the mails forty
millions of letters, while the,fifteen Slave
holding Slates, altogether, send but thirty-'
seven millions. E tch person in the two States
on an average sends by post nine letters an
nually. In the fifteen States less than two
letters to a person are thus sent. But in the
way of expense, tbo South beats us. It costa
in the two States for each ten -thousand let
ter* mailetf, about $400; in the fifteen, over
$l5OO. Or, each letter in the two Free
States costs Uncle Sam a cent and a half,
(affording a profit of 100 per cent,) while a
letter in the fifteen Stave States costs about
six cents, or more than double what the Post
Office Department receives for mailing it
When any reform or improvements pro
posed in the Mail Service the South opposes
it, and generally with succ css.—AU/any
Journal .
THE AGITATOR.
RI. H. C0bb,....
Editor.
WELLSBOROUGH, FA.
Thursday Morning, Oct. 1, 1557.
•„* All Business,and oilier Comraunlcalionsmust
be addressed to the Editor lo insure attention.
Republican Nominations.
For Governor ,
DAVID WILDOT, of Bradford Co.,
For Canal Commissioner ,
WILLIAM DILLWARD, of Philadel'a.
For Supreme Judges ,
JADES VEEGH, of Fayette County.
JOSEPH J, LEWIS, of Chester County.
County Ticket.
For Assembly k
L. P. WILLI STON, of Wellsboro.
li*AAC BENSON, of CQudersport.
For Prothonotary,
JOHN P. DONALDSON, of Wellsboro.
jpor Register ,
WM. D. BAILEY, of Wellsboro.
For Treasurer ,
0. F. TAYLOR, of Covington.
For Commissioner
JOUN JAMES, of Blosa.
For Auditor,
WM. A. DOUGLASS, of Clymer.
L. P. WII.LISTOS, Esq., will address
the citizens of this county at the fallowing stated
times and places. Republicans are requested to
make alt necessary arrangements :
.. Daggett’s Mills,Friday eaening, Oct. 2.
Roseville, Saturday evening, Oct. 3.
Gaines, Hotel, Monday evening, OcL 5.
Ciymer, Tuesday, 2 o’clock, P. Oct. 6.
WeslSelJ Village, T ues day evening, Oct. 6.
Gardner’s, Brookfield, Wednesday.2,P. M. Ocl. 7.
Stark’s School House, Chatham, Thursday, 2* P.
M., Ocl. 8.
Son. G. A , GROW will address the citi
zens of this County at the following places, to wit h
Roseville, Monday, 1 P. M., Ocl. 5. J
Mainsburg, 44 7 44 44
Liberty, Tuesday, 1 44 Oct. 6.
\ Nauvoo, u 7 u u
\ Kccneyville, Wednesday, 1 P. M., OcL 7.
44 7 44 44
Thursday, 1 44 Oct. 8.
The friends of Freedom at the above places will
please make all necessary {arrangements for giving
due notice of these Meeti n£s in order to secure a
general attendance.
' Mr. Cdrtis will give a Juvenile Concert at the
Court House this evening.
He Assessed.
SATURDAY, October 3, U the last day upon
which persons can be assessed in season to vole at
the ensuing election. Will it be remembered 7
Dr. Morron delivered a lecture upon The eviden
ces of Design in the works of Creation, in the Pres
byterian Church, Sunday morning. It was a fine
thing and in the Doctor’s happiest style. The
theme is a grand one, and the Doctor’s familiarity
with Astronomy makes him master of the subject.
In the afternoon he delivered a discourse upon the
Atonement. This discourse was in accordance with
the orthodox dogmatical theology of the day.
'DiiTuesday evening of last week Dr. Dons gave
a briei sketch oi his experience in Spiritualism, ex
tending througlTa period of 48 years. This expe
rience was strange in many of its incidents and
in mony points widely differing from the generality
of Modern Manifestations. Oa Wednesday eve
ning, the Doctor entered into an argument to prove
that intercourse witii the Unseen World is in strict
accordance with the teachings of Scripture. This
argument was consistent with the plain renderings
of the texts cited, though subversive of much that
the dogmatical theology of the day has endeavored
to establish. To us this argument seemed conclu
sive if the Scripture can be believed.
On Sunday evening Dr. Dods delivered a discourse
upon the Atonement. We do not remember having
listened to a theological effort that could equal it in
sound reasoning, consecutive thought sod brilliant
rhetoric. It bore the stamp of genius and research,
and let in a flood of light upon a host of texts, over
the multitudinous renderings of which the Chris
tian world has wrangled and bled for three centuries-
Whether the Doctor’s theory of the Atonement be
correct, or not, we cannot say—wc do not care, for
it is the very least of our troubles; but it is the
most reasonable theory we have yet heard put for
ward. It set people thinking.
Trk Discussion. —The debate between Dr. Dods
and Dr. Mo&ron, upon Spiritualism, commenced
last Tbnrday evening and- has continued down to
present writing. We do not propose to offer a re
port of the discussion, having neither space nor notes
of the arguments. But we have a word to say rel
ative to the manner in which the debate has been
conducted jointly and severally by the parties. We
shall speak briefly, truthfully and to the point.
Dr. Dods opened the debate in a candid and dig
nified argument based opon the p reposition that
God’s moral government, from the creation down
through the Bible history of man, was administered
by mediatorial beings in the immortal world; and
therefore. Uiat God, being unchangeable, still gov
erns the world through the agency of angels or im
mortal beings.
In reply, Dr. Morron affirmed the question to be
one of momentous importance and worthy serious
consideration. With this preface be launched into
a three-quarter hour tirade of most offensive person
alities, entirely unprovoked and in defiance of eve
ry rule of debate. The whole tendency of his re
marks was to create prejudice in the minds of the
audience against bis opponent. Dr. Dods referred
to this personality next evening, retaliated playfully
and expressed a hope tfyit neither would again in
dulge in personal invective. Upon this, Dr. Morron
apologited handsomely and in a manly way, and
pledged his honor that he would avoid personalities
in future. The dignity of the debate continued un
interrupted by any violent breach of decorum until
Dr. M’s closing speech oq Saturday evening, when
he took occasion to make a coarse personal allusion
to Dr. Dods. Up to the latter’s opening speech on
Monday evening, he bad conducted the debate with
great dignity and candor; baton that occasion he
transgressed every rule of debate to as full an ex
tent as Or. Morron had done before him. This led
to & disgraceful personal altercation, in which Dr*
Morron dragged in the harden of private conversa
tion and was followed by Dr. Dods in like unwar
raniable liberties—unheard of liberties. Thus end
ed the matter on Monday evening.
Now wo have this to say : We grant that Dr.
Doda hod great provocation ; but that is strictly no
justreason fbr the breach of decorum of which he
was guilty on Monday evening. Dr. Morron had
no provocation to personal allusion until Monday
•vening. The first night had been buried and the
parlies had khaken hands over its grave. If Dr.
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
M-, chos4 to break his pledge, that was properly the
concern of the audience. '
These are matters Ip be regretted. They endan
ger good feeling in commaoity and detract from the
dignity of the discussion.
Little Things.
The boars sre made up ot minutes, (he days of
hoars, and (he fatness of time past and lime to
come, of days. The world owes its .triumphs and
its defeats, all its progress, all its.glory and honor,
to little things. M Despise not the, day of smalt
things.”
Now, some very sensible men undervalue the im.
portancc of a vote. They think it a very small
thing. They forget, seemingly, that as the illimit
able ocean is made Dp of drops, so the great will of
(be people is made op of little voles. Abstract one
of those little votes from the great mass and you
cripple the will of the people In just so mach. The
popular voice is defective in jost so roneb. The
ballot-box is' no respecter ot persons. It has a
tongue tor every man, for the day-laborer as well as
lor the merchant prince. The rich have no advan
tage over the poor, there. It is the mouthpiece of
the people, and ‘the people,* means all men.
We have beard men say on the eve of an Impor
(ant election i M There will be votes enough with,
oat mtoe.” Suppose twenty men in eacb election
district should say thsl; would there not bo twenty
men in each of those districts unrepresented 7 and
what right would they have to complain of any mis.
government that might result None. That mis.
government would be the legitimate result of their
own criminal apathy and indifference; and if there
can be any just cause of complaint it must be on
the pari of the people who voted,j who eglered their
protest, and against those who entered no protest
Men know their errors when it is too late. Let
them ehan tho error and thus avoid the consequen
ces. There is a plan to get these twenty apathetic
me a to the polls and a very simple plan it is, too.
It is only to seek them out and talk with them as
triends and neighbors. Urge them to join in pro
test against the meditated overthrow of our liberties
by the Oligarchy; against the flagrant disregard nf
our tights as heirs of those privileges which the
men of the Revolution sought to bequeath us; and
finally, against the tyranny of an Executive who
has forgotten that usurpation is not and never can
be legitimated though a thousand Congresses should
to dcclo re. Against all these we coupf protest note.
It will be too late to do so next year. . A’oia is the
time to labor, and not when tt.e tyrants shall have
bound us hand and foot with further extra-judicial
decisions and autocratic edicts. [ Protest note, or for
ever hold your peace. Be indpendent enough to de
clare your eternal hostility to wrong and usurpation
this year, or awake handcuffed and impotent when
you least expect it.
Is the right of suffrage such a little thing ns to
be exercised at pleasure rather than at will 7 We
deny that. To vote is not only a freeman's right,
but his duly. Governments, in conferring that
right upon men, exact a promise of its just and prop
er exercise. Not in so many words, truly ; but be
cause Governments confer no merely honorary rights
and privileges. They confer such only as are nec
essary to their own being, wljelher good or bad.
Rights are dead things, unenjoyed. If they are
worth fighting for they are worth exercising.
Suppose Government should tnkc away the right
of suffrage; who would rebel Jfirsl and foremost?
Why, the very men who now think there are voles
enough without theirs. They would groan longest'
and loudest, and at being robbed of something they
did not appreciate. They conld not justly murmur
for they could not be impoverished by the loss.
Friends, do yon know of one man who appears
indifferent in regard to the approaching election 7
See that man and aid him to shake off his indiffer
ence and go to work. The aged and infirm should
be carried to the polls. Those living at a distance
should be sought out and provided with means of
conveyance. Let all do their duty in this respect
and the buttle cannot be lost.
Those who write letters to the papers sometimes
make amazing’ tunny calculations. They always
seem to know just how the masses feel and what
they intend to do v and sometimes they prophesy.
We have a scrap of valuable information from Tio
ga county published in the Lycoming Gazette, and
which we herewith Jay before our readers for their
better knowledge. Here it is:
Good News From Tioga. —A correspondent wri
ting from Lawrenceeille says : “You may look for
good tidings from Tioga county this full. Black
Republican slock is below par here at present.”
We do not expect a majority in that county, but
light is beginning to dawn in all the northern coun
ties of the State, and our correspondent, who is a
gentleman not likely to be deceived, is doubtless cor
rect in saying that the effect of the change of feel
ing in Tioga will be very apparent at the next elec
tion, i
We thank the Lawrenceville correspondent' of the
Gazette for not claiming a majority for Mr, Packer
in Tioga, It is strange that he did not. Light be
gan to dawn in Tioga as early as 1848, and has con
tinued to increase in the minds of the people from
that time down to the present time. It beamed with
such splendor last tall as to attract all eyes toward
her and to render the darkness which Slavocracy
has thrown upon Lycoming, painfully risible. We
live in hopes that the light of the Wilmot District
will one day penetrate the gloom that wraps Lycom
ing, the home of Mr. Packer, and at last cover that
benighted county with a blaze of glory. Tioga,
Bradford and Susqoehana! What a radiant Trinily
in the political heavens! They will not’hide their
blended light under a bushel in October. Not theyl
As “ a city set on a bill,” they will illumine their
darkened neighbors and serve as a beacon-light to
Berks, Schuylkill and Monroe. The child is born
that shall see those dark places redeemed. One by
.one they will wheel into line and set their faces like
a wall of flint against the encroaching tide of Slav
ery. We have faith that this great thing will be
accomplished. This Distiict will continue unalter
ably 6rm—an example of constancy in the Right.
We have but to keep straight ahead, keep voting,
act vigilantly, and the work is done.
The object of the a clion against the School Law
taken by the miscalled democratic Convention lately
held in this borough, is very apparent It is not re.,
trenchment, assuredly—for the present State indebt-’
edness conclusively shows that that parly is not op-t
posed to squandering the public funds. The object
is to create a new issue, by seising hold of the prej
udices of the people ana arraying one party against
the other on a purely educational question. We
do not believe (bat the intelligent men of Tioga
will consent to drag the Common School interest in.
to politics; nor do we apprehend the least danger
from this new effort to create a diversion in favor of
the Slave democracy.
The position of Peonsylvsnia politically and geo.
graphically, renders her voice of more than ordinary
weight in the Union. It is admitted on all hands
that when she ahall apeak for freedom the nation
moot listen. If her voice be ever raised in Free
dom’s behalf it mast be farced upon her by the per
sistent labors of the freemen of the Northern and ■
Western counties. Friends, here is our Seld of la.,
bor. Let us see that no hand is idle. Forward 1
The fulness of a great financial crisis is upon os.
Banks sre suspending in all parts of the country
and city dealers are failing for almost fabulous sums.
The Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburg Banks
have refused to redeem with specie, and the Balti
more Bunks have followed sait Girard Bank, Phil
adelphia, Is closed. Still, people,liave no cause to
fear a permanent suspension. It is understood that
Gov. Pollock has issued'his proclamation convening
the General Assembly on the 6th insl., for the pur
pose of relieving the Banks of the State from the
penalty of forfeiture of charter for suspension of
specie payment under present law. Avoid Rhode
Island money as well as that of Central and West
ern New-York. The Bank of Hartford County, Ct.
has failed.
We acknowledge the receipt of a poem entitled,
‘‘Nothing to Bat,” well bound and profusely illus
trated, from Robinson & Co., Booksellers and Sta
tioner?, Corning. N. V*. This book is intended as a
companion to “ Nothing To Wear,” got up in the
same style, and contains many excellent hits.
Aho, from the same firm, a pamphlet * Eulogy
of Dr. Kane,” together with interesting correspon.
dencc relating to the occasion of its delivery, from
■maoy eminent men. *
Also, from the same, 14 The Family Expense
Itaok.** This strikes us as one of the very finest
things for every housekeeper to buy and use, that
has yet come to hand.- There is a department for
every possible family expense, not excepting charity.
It is neatly got up and doubtless cheap.
Messrs. Robinson A Co., are selling articles in
Ibvir line very cheap. To such of our readers as
do basinets in Corning we commend them.
LOSS OF THE STEAMER CEN
TRAL, AMERICA.
The California Steam Packet, Central
America, having six hundred men and women
and two millions of dollars in gold on board,-
foundered at sea on the 13th inst., and five
hundred souls perished and all the treasure
was lost. One of the rescued passengers
gives the following account of the catas
trophe :
The storm commenced immediately after
the Steamer lefi Havana, and continued with
great violence increasing until Friday. On
Friday afternoon all hands were called up
to bail. The vessel continued to ship water,
and all hauds worked with buckets, barrels,
<fec., all Friday night,land till about 2 o’clock
on Saturday, when the brig Marine hove in
sight. All the ladies'and children were pul
on board the Matine, about 6 o’clock P. M.,
and the Chief Engineer left with them. In
launching the boats, two of the five of them
were stove*and the other three were des
patched with the women and children about
an hour before sunset.
The Marine was laying nearly, a mile off,
and by*’the time three bouts reached her it
became evident that the ship must go down
before they could get back.
All hands then seized pieces of spars,
chairs and life preservers, while o hers rushed
below to secure their treasure. The confu
sion now became - very great ; though all
acted with coolness, each • endeavoring to
make the last effort for his own safety. Now
the vessel gave three lurches ; some of the
passengers jumping off at each lurch. Those
who Jumped off at the first and second
lurches swam away for some distance ; but
the great mass remained on deck until the
vessel went down, a minute or two afterwards.
1 had provided myself with a life preserver,
and a piece of a spar, and determined to go
down with the vessel, with the great mass of
the passengers, all of whom stood about, bra
cing themselves up and securing those arti
cles most available to buoy them up. The
vessel finally went down stern foremost. I
was standing • near the smoke stack at the
time, and we weie ail dragged under the
water with the sinking ship. The general
supposition is that we were all drawn under
the surface at least twenty feel, and when
we rose we were nearly stifled. The rapidity
with which 1 was drawn down tore the spar
from my hands and the life preservers from
my body, and when I reached the surface
my clothing was almost all stripped off of
me. I, however, met a friend who had two
life presrvers, who gave me one, and we also
seized on pieces of the wreck, which helped
to sustain us. About four hundred or the
passengers were struggling about, mosl of
them having lost their life preservers, and
other? seizing on pieces of the wreck which
came up with us. The Captain had cut
away the upper works of the vessel so that
when the hull sunk they would float off; but
(hey were dragged down and come up in
fragments. Many persons were killed,
stunned and drowned, but being struck with
pieces of the wreck ; whilst the pieces were
to others their ultimate means of safely. An
occasional flash of lightning showed to each
othera sea of struggling forms. Each strove
to encourage his friend with hopes which he
scarcely felt himself. At first we were all
together in a mass, but soon the waves sep
arated us, and at each successive flash of
lightning, we discovered that we were being
scattered over a wide area and soon found
ourselves' apparently alone on the boundless
ocean.
He concluded by saying that about ten
o'clock he was picked up by the bark Cllen,
and had the satisfaction of finding otherson
boa rd her.
The steamship Empire City left Norfolk
on the 19th at 11 o’clock A. M., with many
of ihe rescued passengers,
It is said that the Bark Marino was in a
disabled condition. Her jibboom was carried
away, one of her mast sprung, and her rud
der oul of order.
Captain Badger, one of the rescued passen
gers of the Central America, slates that the
gale increased until two o’clock on Friday
lltb insi,, when it was perceived that the
engines hod stopped, and the ship fell off into
the trough of the sea, which caused he> to
make considerable water around her left shaft
and (he bulwarks and deadlights.
It was afterwards ascertained that (he
cause of the stoppage of the engines, was
the neglect of the fire and engineer depart
ments to get ihe coal along from thebunkers
to the fire room, fast enough to keep up the
fires. Consequently by all the engines
slopped, as well as all the pumps attached to
the engines.
The deck pumps were oul of order, and at
Capt. Roger’s suggestion companies were or
ganized, whilst the steward’s gangs and deck
hands went down to pass the coal along.
By this lime the fires were pu! out, and the
water became so heated in the hold of the
ship, and the sleam engendered was; so great
that they were compelled to abandon passing
the coat.
The ship then lay at the mercy of the
waves, but still did not labor hard. fWe then
started several gangs at bailing as .the only
hope of saving the ship. At my suggestion
the Captain ordered the foremast; to be cut
away, which-was done about six o’clock.
From four,o’clock till eight, the water was
kept at bay. An attempt was made to raise
steam, in the Donkey boiler. Berths were
lorn and thrown into the furnace, id raise the
steam, to start ihe pumps, but all id no avail.
The cause I could not learn. Ajdrag was
prepared, but failed, and the ship 'continued
in the trough of the sea. Bailing still went
on vigorously and was kept up alj night by
gangs, who were changed as often as they
became exhausted. Towards morning the
men were beginning to fail, and the water to
increase and grow up in the hold of the ship.
At 4 o’clock on the morning of Saturday,
the I2th, the gale abated, with a heavy sea
running. They were encouraged-by myself
and others with the assurance that the ship
would hold out. ■
Every passenger remained cool, and
seemed to forget his danger in Ihe united
effort to save the vessel. There was no
weeping or exhibition of despair, even on the
part of the females. At 8 o’clock another
attempt was made.to raise steam in the don
key boiler to pump 3 the ship, but without
avail. i
One proposed to box the pumps, but on in
quiry no carpenter or boats could be found,
and the rapidly. The lee shaft
was shrouded in heavy blankets fo stop the
leak, but the water burst through. At two
o’clock on Saturday a sail was [reported to
windward, and at half past ihreq she came
under the stern. Boats were immediately
lowered, but two were stove instantly by the
-yea.
■ The boats still remained, one in a bad con
dition. At four o’clock tho work of remov
ing tha ladies and children iqjheideck of the
Marine was commenced. The I brig being
much lighter than the ship had by this time
drifted away to leeward. !
The distance was considerable, and the
boats were long in making the trips', and there
being a heavy sea but few could be carried
at a time. After sending the| ladies and
children, the engineer and some fifteen others
were embarked on the brig. I
By this lime it was -dark. The work of
bailing was still kept on, but the water gained
faster upon the vessel. As the boats succes
sively approached the ship, a : simultaneous
rush was made by the passengers to get
aboard, and it was apprehended that the boats
would be filled and stove. ’ I :
It was now dark. About two-hours before
the sinking of the ship, a schooner ran down
under her stern, but could not render her any
assistance, for want of boats.: J
The work of bailing went oniuntil within
an hour of her going down, i Two light»,of
the above vessel were now seen far to Ice
ward. Rockets were fired from the wheel,
but went downward. The immediate sinking
of the ship followed. 1
Captain Herndon remained on - the wheel
up to the present moment of her going down,
which was 8 o’clock on Saturday night, I
was standing on the quarter 'deck. Some
jumped over, and put out from;the now rap
idly descending ship, and seized on whatever
they could. - J
No one shrieked or cried,'but all stood
calm. The captain behaved nobly, and said
he would not leave the ship. I
I promised him I would remain with him,,
ns also did' the second 'officer, Mr. Frazer.
All at once the ship, ns if to the agonies of
death itself, made a plunge on an angle of
45 degrees, and with a shriek ifrom the en
gulphcd mass she disappeared, and five
hundred human beings floated out on the
bosom of the ocean, with no hope but death.
At quarter past I o’clock id the morning,
the Norwegian bark Ellen came running
down with a free wind. The cries of distress
reached those on deck and they heaved too
under short sail.
The task of rescuing the pasengers was
nobly commenced, and by 9: o'clock next
morning, 45hnd;beien picked tip.
Diligent search was made ! uolil 12 o’clock
but no more could be seen, j |
The Central America was commanded by
Lieut. Herndon, of the Unitedf- States Navy,
a gentleman who had won alhigh reputation
in the public service, during the Mexican
war and in the exploration jof the river
Amazon. j ‘
The Central America was nfltsea-worthy.
•She was liable to strain inj heavy'weather,
and her pumps were norih a condition to be
used. The proprietors of the line are en
deavoring to create a different impression,
but it cannot be done. | ;
The full list of the person son board has
not been published, and probably never will
be. Most likely the only list! was on boatd,
and went down with the sliipj
We recently received anl ortjer to print
some bills lor a person who travels a part of
the time at the South ; and -the order was
accompanied by a request that we would
omit to mention on the bills by whom they
were primed, as the words ‘independent Re
publican print, Montrose, Pa.” are considered
“incendiary matter” in’ some parts of the
South. Of course we complied with the re
quest, not forgetting to tbanhrHeaven that we
live in a free-ish country.-j-Monfrose Re
publican. I
The Kansas correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune writes that in consequence of the
word “male” before residents being omitted,
the Border Ruffians have unintentionally en
franchised the women, making them voters
at the approaching October election in that
.Territory ! The ladies will insist on exer
cising the right thus unwillingly conferred
upon them. |
Cheap Wheat.— A letter received from
Dewitt, Clinton Co., lowa, plates that wheal
was sold there at two shillings per bushel.—
Clinton county borders on the Mississippi, and
Dewitt is only some thirty miles, we believe,
west of that river, lying on a rail road. The
wheat sold was a good article of Ihe spring
crop. [
©ommumcations,
Examination of Teaeben.
Jackson, Baggett's “Mills Monday Oct. 5 9a. m.
Borland, KoserOle Tuesday “ 09a. m’
Sullivan, Gray's Valley Wcdnsd'y « 79a. m
Ward, Melntoab’s Thursday ■“ 89a. bl
Union, Swamp Bcb. H’ser Friday “ 9 9a.m
Liberty, Block House Saturday “ , 10 9a,m!
Morris, Monday “ 1210 a.m.
Elk, Gaines, and j m.
Shippen, Jarmaatown Tuesday « 23 10a.
Clymcr, StebbinsviUe Wednesday “ 14 10 a.m.
Westfield, Thursday u 15 4a. a.
Brookfield, Plank Sch. House Friday M 15 9a. id
Beecher’s Isl’nd, Monday “ 19 9».a.*
Lawrence rUle, " Tuesday u 20 9a. m.
Tioga* IFednesd’y “ 21 9a. m.
Middlebury, Holliday’s Sch.H.Thursday u 22 Oia."
Farmington, House Sch. House, Friday “ 23 9a. m.
Tuesday “ 27 9a. a.
CoTington, Wednesd’y« 28 9m.
Mansfield, Thursday M 29 9a, a
Charleston, Young's Sch. H'so Friday M 30 9a. m.
Delmar, Bean’s Sch. House Tuesday Nor. 3 9a.m*
Wellsboro Wednsd'y u 4 9a.m*
Chatham, Treat Sch. House, Thursday, “ 5 9a. a*
Union Acad’y Monday « 9 9a. ml
“ Tuesday “ 10 9a. m,
H%dne*d’y u 11 9a. m.
Osceola,
Teachers will not be admitted after 10
o’clock/ No allowance made for stormy
weather, or bad roads. Each teacher is re
quested 16 furnish biro, or herself, with pen,
ink and paper; the paper to be three sheets of
foolscap, doubled so as to make a book half
the length, and half width of the sheet. Mind
the form, for I wish all to be alike; well
sewed, and neatly made. In villages, meet
at the school house. The examination ia
the forenoon, trill be ia writing, and of littla
interest to directors or spectators ; in the
afternoon, it will be oral, and the more com
pany we have the better. All who think of
teaching this Winter, whether they hate per
manent, or provisional certificates, should
not fail to come forward for examination.
The Board, or its Officers, ought to meet on
this day, for the transaction of business. No
certificates will be granted that average as
low as four. It is extremely painful to be
obliged to refuse any one, but the directors,
the people, the good of the schools, and even
the teachers themselves demand it.
We shall have no private examinations in
future. If when visiting the schools, I find
teachers, that have been examined I shall
request them to meet me at some central
place lor that part of the county, where I can
form a class, and take an entire day for it,
A general Institute will be held, the week
following the examinations, Prof. Kenyon,
Author af Kenyon's Grammar, has engaged
to be present. Other distinguished teachers
are expected. The institute, however, will
be thrown into the hands of the teachers of
the county, and with them, succeed or fail.
Further notice will be given when we ascer
tain where we can have the most liberal ac
commodation. Teachers who are not able
to attend the examinations, above advertised,
can be examined at the Ins iime.
N. L. REYNOLDS. Co. Supt.
Trip to Lawrence—lit rapid growth—
Movement of the Troops Lawrence
Brass Band 3fc. I
Lmvresce, K. T., Sept. 14,185 T.
Friend Cobb: I, left Quindaro at 8
o’clock on Wednesday morning last, and
after a ride of eight long hours arrived in
this city. The first twelve miles of my
journey was through a dense woodland,
where I struck out on the. broad and open
prairie and bad a cool breeze blowing from
the South all day. At 11 o’clock I
found myself at Wolf Creek—the half-way
station —and dined at the house of Wm.
Moses, a Delaware Indian, and feasted on
water- melons. Arriving within five miles of
this place, I struck the Leavenworth road
and came in the Kaw River valley till I
reached the river, where I crossed hy means
of a rope ferry, constructecj/bn the same
principle as those in the East.
Arriving in this place I soon wended my
way to the Whitney House where I have
enjoyed the best of hotel accommodations
during my-stay here. I find .that Lawrence
has doubled in size and population since I
left here, the 13th of May last. The Free
State Hotel, built of stone, where then lay
in one mass of ruins, is now being built of
brick in a much larger size, at a cost of over
850,000. It is to be four stories high, 100
feet front and 117 deep. There are several
other large stone and brick edifices in course
of erection, and when completed will add
much to the appearance of the place. Two
steam mills are in running order, and the
foundation for a steam saw and grist mill has
been laid, and will be completed this fall.
Lawrence is situated on the Kaw or Kansas
River about 50 miles from its mouth. The
.scenery on this River surpasses anything I
ever before witnessed.
After eating supper Wednesday evening I
look a stroll over to the camp of the U. S.
Troops, about half a mile from town. It
was considerable ■of a sight to me to see this
armv. They have received orders to march
for Utah, and left Thursday afternoon for
Fort Leavenworth. It is rumored that Gov,
Walker will resign in consequence of this
movement.
■ Thursday evening I attended a concert ia.
the Congregational Church, given by the
Lawrence Cornet Band, assisted by Clark'a
Quartette Club. They appeared before the
public for the first time and played three
hours to a crowded house.
Friday forenoon I went on (op of Mount
Oread to take a view of Lane’s Fort. While
(here 1 could look for miles in every direc
tion and see the prairies dotted with houses.
The ruins of Gov. Robinson’s bouse on this
Mount, which was destroyed by Border Ruf
fians May 21st .1856 is still to be seen. In
the afternoon I took a walk out to the house
of Mr. A. Peake. Mr. P., it is known by
many of your readers, came to Kansas nearly ?
three years ago, He'has a good claim four
miles from here up the River with soipe tint
ber on it. To get to bis house I passed
several large corn fields which looked well,
although much damaged by the drouth.
John B. Sofield is here working at his
trade, and looks twice as natural as life. I.
have have had his company for the last two
days and have enjoyed myself better than at
any time before in Kansas. t
I am now off for Quindaro.- j*
As ever, Yours &c.
F, A. Root.
The Lawrence (Kansas) Republican, says:
Apples are plenty in town, at $1 50 per
bushel. We enjoy a great ■ advantage over
the inhabitants of other extreme settlements,
for, besides doing all oor voting, and furnish
ing all our officers, Missouri supplies us with
fru : t.