From Sarriolmrg. -
Correspondence of the Agitator. * (
Habrisbcro, Pa., March 16, 1860.
Hcor Yousa, Esq. ; The excitement attend-,
ant upon the Democratic and Republican Con*
ventions. having died away, both branches of
the Legislature, are presenting a much more
active appearance. There are now three ses
sions, each day, and although the third, is said
to be of little consequence, there is a press of
business, and a large number of bills have been
passed.
In the House on March 10th, a bill was read
as follows: An act to empower Edward D.
Trump to maintain a,sheer boom and to erect
a harbor boom in Pine Creek. Quite a spirited
debate upon it took place between Messrs. Wil
liston, Gordon, Seltzer, Crane, and Jackson.
Mr, Williston strongly opposed the measure,
question to postpone the matter for a
finally agreed to.
A speech hy Mr. Irish in the Senate upon “an
Act to regulate the charges of Railroad compa
nies,” has attracted considerable attention. The
bill is kn important one, and if it is not passed,
it will not be because its claims have not been
most ably and faithfully presented.
Yesterday afternoon the General Banking
Law was discussed hnd passed in the House.
' What has contributed toils success so far the
member of Tioga is responsible for, as he lias
taken great interest in it and it is earnestly
hoped that it may not be killed in the Senate.
The Speaker of the House the Hon. Wm. C.
Lawrence has not been able yet to resume his
seat. He still continues quite ill and fears are
entertained for his recovery. In the meantime
Mr. Thomson-performs the duties of Speaker
in a manner quite acceptable to the members of
the House.
A rcsolution'to adjourn as early as tho third
of April has been favorably received in both
Houses, although it is probable that the busi
ness will prevent an adjournment before the
middle of that month.
Sanford’s Opera Troupe bare been here for
three or four days to the delight of the fun
loving. They had a full house every night.
The weather is most delightful. The skies
are as blue and the sun as warm as often in
B. D. B. C.
H:ir or Juue.
Sob Tyler Repudiates the Reading Plat-
form.
Robert Ttler was Chairman of the lata Dis
union Democratic State Committee. It was bis
name that was annexed to the call fur the Con
tention at Reading. To a late ratification
meeting he writes the following significant let
ter. It is a protest—a repudiation of a good
portion of tho proceedings of the Convention.
Thus it will be seen that both Lecompton and
Anti-Leeomptonitcs begin to consider them
selves cheated. It is the case. But to tho let
ter. The following is an extract.
"In several of the resolutions adopted by the
Convention I fully-concur; but I repudiate and
refute to accept the resolutions as a tchole, and
deny that they constitute a sound Democratic
platform, or that they reflect the opinions of a
majority of the Democratic party of Pennsylva
nia, So far as they have reference to the Ter
ritorial qnestion, I dissent from them,.because
of their incompleteness and insufficiency and
their failure to indicate a distinct principle.—
The only platform oh this subject any sound
Democrat can recognize, is that presented by
James Buchanan, the wise, fearless and incor
ruptible statesman, in his SiUhonn letter, and
various official declarations touching this ques
tion, and the wise fearless and incorruptible
Judges of the Supreme 'Court when interpre
ting the Constitution of the United States, in
their enlightened judgment, in tho Drod Scott
ease. This is the doctrine to which, in my
humble position, 1 will always inflexibly ad
here. This is the doctrines which I believe a
large majority of the delegation chosen to repre
sent this State in the National Convention, head
ed by such sterling Democrats as Baker, Bigler,
Dawson, and Plumer, will maintain with the
most urrfaltering determination.
A New Tore Girl os a Spree. —The Cin
cinnati Enquirer tells the following:
“A woman of the proportion of an Amazon,
and whose masculine appearance led to the
supposition that she was a man in woman’s
clothes, amused a largo crowd On Fifth street,
yesterday afternoon, by a variety of unfeminine
antics. She was dressed in fiist-class crinoline,
and wore upon her bead a green velvet riding
hat, with.gay feathers. A couple of policemen
followed'her (wo or three squares, and finally
took her into custody in a confectionery store,
corner of Fifth and Race, under the supposit
ion that she was more entitled to the pants
than the hoops. Ilowever, on arriving at the
Station-House, it was ascertained that she re
ally was a woman, and was, as she represented
herself, a New-York gal on a spree. She had
been in our city but a short time, and was giv
ing our citizens a specimen of how things are
done-in the Eastern metropolis. She realized
the fact that her exhibition would not do out
hare when sho found herself behind the bars
of a call, upon, the charge of drunkenness.—
The name she gave the officer was Delia John
son."
SaocKisq 'Affair at Napiersville, 111
A Whole Family Poisoned. —The citizens of Na
pierville, Dupage county, have been having a
mad dog excitement lately. One day this week,
a gentleman whose name we have not learned,
went to a drug store to get some poison for the
purpose of exterminating a part of the canine
community, and while there purchased some
chewing gum for hie children. lie put both
packages in hie pocket and returned home.
By mistake be gave the wrong package to his
children and baited the dogs with the gum, in
consequence of which the former very soon
died. Not long after, his wife also expired from
(he-effeots of a small portion of the supposed
gum, and the man was himself taken danger
ously ill—be having taken a taste of the poison
under the same mistake. Oar informant states
that the child of another man has been pois
oned in the same town by eating a soda crack
er prepared for a dog.
Tni will or Jouv G. Bokxr, the father-in
law of John Dean, the coachman, who eloped
with “his own Mary Ann,” about three years
ago, was offered for probate, in the Surrogate’s
Court, 4n Monday, The testator leaves ail his
property, consisting of a considerable amount
foal and personal estate, to his wife, to be
divided, after her death, into four parts, which
be distributed among foarnf his children.
One clause coU “Maty Ann” off, however, from
fhe share she vy to have bad when the teeta
tnent wse framed—the even mention
ing hi* desire to have jfaer name entirely oblit
«at*dfrooj his will. The cite*.ion it returnable
of r.e*t mosth, )
THE AGITATOR.
HUGH TOTJNQ, Editor & Proprietor.
WELLSBOROUGH, PA.
Thursday Mornißg, Hell, 33,1860.
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Republican Slate Nomination.
FOR GOVERNOR.
ANDREW G- CURTIN.
OP CENTRE COITNTT,
SS* At the election in New Hampshire on
Tuesday, for State Officers and Members of
the Legislature, the Republicans gained
ry by increased majorities. The Legislature is
two-thirds Republican.
KayTrtE execution of Stevens and Hazlett
the last of the Harper’s Ferry Invasionists, took
place at Charlestown last I|riday, witnessed by
a large concourse of people. They evinced
much firmness, and appeared resigned to their
fate.
The Two Sams.
Although William Shakespeare in some of
his writings turns up bis literary and very philo
sophic nose at the idea that there is not much in
a name, and that a cabbage or some othor veg
etable would taste just as sweet if called some
thing else, we have long and humbly differed
with him. We say that there is something in
a name. Wo have showed in these columns
heretofore, that our opinion is backed by all the
eminent anonymous literary writers in Ameri
ca. Wc have shown more than once that Mary
Morton, Miranda Melville, Harry Howard,
Fanny Fern, Lilly Lee, and other manufacturers
of the sentimental and tragic fabrics which
adorn the columns of the Ledger and othor sensa
tion papers wore on our side of this question,
and had selected these alliterative names for
themselves), with due reference to the refined
tastes and, tender nerves of their readers.—
Would not: a thrilling story of disappointed
hopes, and! finally triumphant love written by
Jerusha Scroggs be shockingly absurd, as well
as highly ridiculous? Certainly. Of course.
We say there is a groat deal in a name.
Last year we had whittled this pet notion of
ours about names down to a still finer point.—
We half believed that initials had a great deal
to do in shaping our destinies, particularly about
tho time when "J. B.” wrote his famous letter
about tho naval contracts. On reflection we
found that the letter B was unfortunate enough
to be the initial of a number of Pennsylvania's
most prominent doughfaces. Buchanan, Beef
Bill Bigler, Broadhead and Black; a precious
galaxy. But we abandoned this initial idea
when we discovered that “J. B.” would stand
for John Brown as well as for James Buchanan.
We do not believe any more there is anything
in initials.
Some years ago the great political question
of the day was, “Have you seen Sam?” Thou
sands and thousands of inquiring individuals
became accquainted with this übiquitous per
sonage, and beheld him face to face. Yet to our
knowledge, no man ever knew his other name.
There was ngrdatdealin the simple nameof Sam.
It was as potential in one history, and carried
with ic as much power, as did the name of Na
poleon in France ; Sam’s groat and good work
was accomplished—the dismemberment and
deslruction’of the LoooFoco party-“he folded his
tents like the Arab, and silently glided away.”
We propose to say a few words of two other
Sams, the coincidence of whose nanfes and ac
tions led to the reflections above written. Wc
shall speak of them briefly and to the point.
When Mr. Buchanan accepted the nomina
tion of the Cincinnati Convention in ISs■>, he
voluntarily said that he believed "ike people of
a territory , like those of a'State shojild form and
regulate their own domestic institutions in their
own way.” It was upon this idea that be uni
ted all the elements of Democracy in his sup
port ; and it was the abandonment of this idea
which led Douglas, Forney, and their host of
followers, to array themselves against the Ad
ministration and its pet measure, the Leeomp
tm fraud, in 1858. The Republican party
held from the first that Squatter Sovereignty
was a humbug and a cheat upon the people, and
the present position of Douglas, together lyith
the practical working of this idea in the terri
tories shows the wisdom of our position. A
few weeks ago the Legislature of Kansas un
dertook to “regulate” the institution of slavery
in that tearitory by abolishing it forever from
the soil. Yet Saji. Medary the Governor ap
pointed by Buchanan to carry out his idea as
expressed in his letter of acceptance of 1856,
and under ths instructions, doubtless of “J. B.”
vetoed the Bill, which afterwards became a law
in spite of the veto. Sam. Black, Buchanan’s
Governor of Nebraska, followed Sam. Medary
in his course, by vetoing a law passed by the
Legislature of Nebraska to abolish slavery in
that territory. In his veto message, Sam Black
gives precisely the earns reasons" as did Sam-
Medary; the acme of which was, that, accor
ding to the Dred Scott decision, slavery existed
in all of the territories of the United States un
der the Constitution, and could not be abolished
until the people formed a State Government;
thus giving the lie direct to Mr. Buchanan’s
. declaration pat in italics at the begining of this
paragraph. Yet these two Sams worked hard
for Buchanan’s election, and doubtless both
affirmed from the stump the doctrines which
they now ignore. Thus it is seen that the slave
power requires men to affirm the plainest propo
sition to-day, and oppose it to-morrow. It re
quires men to stultify themselves every day,
and these*two Sams, are, unfortunately for the
country, only representative specimens of a
class of Democratic politicians of like easy and
clastic conscience scattered over the nation, but
' r 'ii. fi>- fitting (Ik; nation's office*.
THE TIOGA COMTY AGITATOR.
From Washington.
Editorial Correspondence of the Agitntpr.
W assinoton, March 15th, 1860.
The Homestead Bill.
The passage by the House of the Homestead
Bill on Monday last, was a triumph over the
Sham Democracy long to be remembered. There
was a good deal of fillibustering on the Pro-
Slavery side to prevent its being brought be
fore the House at all, but Mr. Lovejoy of Illi
nois, from the Committee on Public Lands had
the engineering of it, backed by Grow and
other champions of the measure, and the effort
to stave it off was ineffectual. The question on
the final passage of tho Bill was decided by a
vote of 115 yeas, to 65 nays. An analysis of
this vote shows that only one man from the
Slave States (Craig of Missouri) voted it,
and only one man from the Free States (Bill
Montgomery, one of the delegates at large Bom
Pennsylvania to the Charleston Convention)
voted against it. No Northern man of whatev
er party, but himself had the face to vote
against it, and if he can go home to Pennsyl
vania and explain this vote to the satisfaction
of his constituents, then they are worthily rep
resented. No other Democrat from the North
dared to vote against the Bill, and it'is a source
of satisfaction to know that every Republican in
the House voted for it without exception. What
will he its fate in tho Senate remains to bo seen.
The readers of the Agitator are already ac
quainted with tho Provisions of this Bill, so
(hat a brief reference to it is all that is neces
sary here. It provides that the adtual settler
upon the Public Domain shall be protected
against the rapacity of the land speculator,
and that any citizen of the United States upon
five years’ residence on. a quarter section of land
will be entitled to a deed of tho same from the
Government, upon the payment of 310 to cover
expenses of deed, survey, &o. These are the
main features.
Tribune Correspondents.
I promised ia my last when describing the
Herald's Correspondents to say a few words
about the Tribune's. In what I shall say of them,
I will, not speak positively, being only acquaint
ed personally with-one of them, but shall mere
ly give my impressions, which I think, are cor
rect. When the Tribuns's Special Correspon
dent, known in its columns as “J. S. P.” (James
S. Pike) is not here, then Mr. J. E. Harvey is
the special telegrapher, and sends every night
over the wires the column of items ao eagerly
sought fur In the paper of the following day.
Mr. Pike ia over forty years old, ia of a nervous
an intellectual look in hia
face,’ though his forehead i-< not of the massive
order like Greeley’s or Dana’s. He has much
more political sagacity than either of the last
named, though, of course, in all the character
istics and qualities which make a great jour
nalist, he is altogether the inferior either.—
It was a subject of some considerable remark
that Mr. Greeley wrote a few weeks ago from
the West, that he believed from what he saw;
■ and heard there that Douglas would certainly
be the nominee at the Charlestown Convention.
On the other hand, Pike wrote last week to the
Tribune from this city, that ho believed from
what he had seen and heard here, that Douglas
had not the ghost of a Tribune
will therefore be right in any event,
of wild«pnlitical speculation injures the charac
ter of the Tribune as a political prognosticator;
for though “coming events cast their shadows
before,” these shadows do not lie in opposite
directions. Mr. Pika is a forcible writer and
always commands the sympathy and respect of
his readers.
Mr. Harvey, mentioned above, is put down in
the Congressional directory as the regular cor
respondent of the LTorth American, of Phila
delphia, but is well known to bo tha special
dispatch writer of the Tribune. lie unites in
his personal appearance, the elongated * counte
nance and austere look of a Connecticut dea
con, and the bang-up and dandefied style of a
proadway swell. Ho is tall and angular, looks
to bo over forty years of ago, wears an eye
glass and kid gluves nearly all tho time, carries
a handsome cane, and is altogether a genteel
looking man. As there arc over one thousand
copiet of tho Tribune taken in Tioga County I
need say nothing of the character of his dis
patches, every reader being familiar with thorn,
and having the right to form his own opinion
as to their merits. The same remark may be*
made in regard to the letters of Mr. J. L.
Crosby the Tribune's regular letter writer, and
those of Mr. 11. B. Stanton who is undei*
stood to be the occasional correspondent. Mr;
Crosby is not more than twenty eight or thirty’
years old, but his letters are as good as any
written from here except those of “Occasional”
of the Philadelphia Press, Who is “Occasion
al?” Ido not know yet, and may not be able
to find out. Several gentlemen have been
pointed out to me as the man, by different indi
viduals. When I satisfy myself of his identity
I will try and describe him. m
The Charleston Nominee.
Up to when Soward delivered his
great speech in the Senate, and the Little Giant
broke out with his undignified, demagogical,
and stereotyped stump speech reply, the chan
ces of the nomination of the latter were equal
I think, with those of any other Northern man.
But since that time his lustre has been fading.
The fact that ho replied with undignified blus
ter to Mr. Seward’s calm, statesmanlike and
philosophic argument in behalf of Freedom is
not the great fact against him. But be was known
to bare been “cheek by fowl’’ with Seward two
yeare ago fighting a corrupt Administration
with the same argumentative weapons used by
Mr. Seward on that great occasion. The South
have no confidence in him, and the speech of
Kellogg of Illinois, charging that Greeley and
Douglas had entered into an arrangement in
1858 by which the latter was to bo returned as
senator from Illinois, and therefore act with the
Republicans, goes far to convince the South
that be is a political mountebank'unworthy of
their confidence. Bui the speech of Mr. Curry
of Alabama in the House yesterday, lays Mr. j
Douglas out “as cold as a wodgo," so far as his
chances at Charleston are concerned. Mr. Curry
is by.all odds the ablest man on the Southern
side, and I have no doubt that he speeke for
■that section of the country ns ah entirety. He
said that between the Democracy of Alabama
and Mr. Douglas there was a deep gulf fixed,
and no Charleston Convention, or any other
Convention of wire pullers and political ma
chinists could bnild abridge over that gulf. His
denunciation of the squatter sovereignty hum
bug, and of that portion of the Northern De
mocracy who mystified and deluded each other
with its cant phrases, was particularly hitter
and scathing. I noticed that Douglas sat within
a few feet of Curry when the latter was dissect
ing tho magazine article. I am well assured
that this speech, as well as that of Kellogg was
intended to influence the South at Charleston to
spurn Douglas ; rthd to-day hardly a dozen men
in this city of politicians believe that Douglas
can he nominated. I believe he is “a dead
cock in the pit,” and Pike expressed the general
sentiment here when ho said in the Tribune
that he had not the ghost of a chance. Joe
Lane of is said, will be taken as a
compromise candidate, he being obnoxious to
neither faction of the Democracy. The inevi
table William Beef Bigler is said to he figuring
industrfously for the Tice Presidency, nnd he
may get it, too. Hunter of Virginia, Guthrie
of Kentucky,"Dickenson of New York, Stephens
of Georgia, and Breckenridge have about equal
chances; while such men as Seymour of Con
necticut, Cushing of Massachusetts, and Bayard
of Dcleware have no chances whatever. But a
few weeks more will tell the whole story.
Miscellaneous Items,
The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads, of which Schuyler Colfax of Indi
ana is chairman, have decided by a large mu
j <rity to report a Bill to the House modifying in
a very great degree the now much abused frank
ing privelego of members. And speaking of
reforms reminds me of the mileage law which
passed the House two or three weeks ago. By
the new law (if the Senate will make it such)
the distance [of (ravel paid for shall be calcula
ted by a straight line from the residence of the
member to Washington; and only 20 cents a
mile will be allowed instead of 40 cents as un
der the law. It is supposed that a saving to the
Treasury of three-fourths of the usual expedi
ture for this purpose will be effected by the
now l.iw. j
Mr. Covode’a Investigating committee is not
yet at work, hut expect to begin their investi
gations very soon. The work is accumulating
on their hands every day.
It is estimated that the cost ot taking the
census (this year will be abouts2,ooo,ooo. Mr.
Kenedy, who has been appointed superintend
ent of the census, and not Mr. Bishop as was
reported in the Herald, expects to have the re
turns collated by the first of October, so that
the new apportionment Bill can come up for ac
tion before Congress next winter. The Census
Bureau is now preparing blanks and instruc
tions to marshals and assistants.
The weather has been sharp and chilly for a
week past, but to-day was very fine. H. X,
FROM THE PEOPLE.
For the Agitator,
■pa and the Presidency.
-SJen. Cameron for
General Ca
Since the nomination
the Presidency, by the State Rep'
vention, the more rabid, and senseless ol
Loco Foco country papers, are hurling their
peurile Culminations against him, with an earn-!
estness that goes far to show their dread of the
man. He came from among the poor, and com
mands their sympathies, and enjoys their con
fidence. His noble endowments, sterling qual
ities, and uniform efforts to advance their in
terests, makes him the champion, and the
idol of the laboring men. Hence the fear of
his becoming the Republican candidate for the
Presidency, on the part of the pie-bald Dem
ocracy.
It 15. alleged that Gen. Cameron has no intel
lect, and the evidence adduced to prove this, is
.the fact, that he is not a public speaker, the
wise-acres who prefer this charge, forgetting
that many of the most talented public men of
our country, in the past, were unable to make
public speeches. Washington was not a talker,
neither was Jefferson, Jackson, or Taylor; and
dozens of others, though less distinguished, yet
equally able, who never attempted to make
speeches, can be named, and how silly there
fore, to undertake to establish from evidence of
this kind, that Gon. Cameron has no intellect?
That he is a man of great power, candid foes,
•as well as friends, admit; and those who know
him the best, have seen the greatest reasons
for this conviction. His commanding position,
and controlling influence, he owes to himself,
and has secured against rivals of unquestioned
talents, and bitter envy, backed by mvqiey.and
the best brains in the State. Can a,biere ci
pher, without abilities, reach the enviable po
sition, which Gen. Cameron holds, over such
obstacles? The idea is preposterous. The
charge that his over-ruling influence is attribu
table to his wealth, is equally absurd, except
that which conies through the gratitude of those
whom ho has befriended. For no one thing is
more certain to draw after jt disfavor than to
make a rich man out of a poor boy ; and it is
only the innate glory of the man which over
rides this draw-back to advancement. And
after all, where did Gen. Cameron get his
wealth? It came not by inheritance, nor for
tuitous circumstances; butia'Jthe legitimate re
sult of a bright mind, and a resolute will..
But more. The fact that Gen. Cameron has ,
made few public speeches, is one of his strongest
points, ns a Presidential candidate. The chief
reason why Clay, Calhoun, Webster, and Ben
ton, did not reach the Presidency, was in con
sequence of their many speeches. The distor
tion of which frequently gave these public
characters, such grotesque, and contradictory
appearances, as to make them, not only objec
tionable, but an aversion to the masses. So on
the other hand, many of those who spoke the
least were the greatest favorites of the people.
* And a propos of this, is the late speech of
Mr. Seward in the D. S. Senate. Its ronnded
periods, polished diction, ornate rhetoric, and
logical demonstrations, are a credit to the au
thor’s education, and intellect; hut of what
avail among the people, is that finely spun, and
strongly webbed syllogistic bulwark? And
whilst its invincibility, as an argumentation, is j
admitted, it is, nevertheless, so remote, and so 1
surrounded with mist, that it requires, at least,
two examinations with the naked eye ta see its
salient angles. As a party document, it is
useless. Better, by far, for partizan warfare,
are the reckless averments, gasconading bra- |
vadoes, and defiant tone, of Stephen A. Doug- 1
las, with a party that believes—and has ever
practised upon that theory—that a lie well ad
hered to, is as good as a truth—the deep rea-,
soning, and masterly finish, of Mr. Seward’s !
oratory, arc but a mockery.
No, for this, and for other reasons, the Be- '
publican party must not fritter away its present
advantages, by taking a standard bearer, for
the campaign of 1860, a great public speaker,
whose vulnerability will lead to defeat. Take i
a worker, not a talker. Not one whose polish i
distracts but a far-seeing statesman, who moulds
practical results, while visionaries are on the
wing. ]
In his leading characteristics, Gen. Cameron
resembles, very much, Andrew Jackson. He
has the same boldness—the same iron will that
knows no obstacles when an end is to be
attained. The same strong attachments to
friends, and the same determination to resist
an enemy to the last. He had too, when young,
tho'samo confidence in his own merits and ul
timate success.
It is related of him, that whilst an appren
tice, he cut a ghastly wound into his thigh, in
attempting to trim/a book in the bindery con
nected with the pmeo in which he was learning
his trade. The Out was so severe that young
Cameron’s life was dispaired of, When he
learned this, he said “I will not die in this
way, but will yet make a bigger mark in the
world, than the perverse knife has made on
me.” This is equal to Ihe immortal Ctesar’s
great speech to the boatman, when the turbulent
waves, under tho lashings of a furious storm,
threatened to engulf all. U. M. a fellow-ap
prentice of Cameron’s who gave this incident,
rendered the wounded boy some assistance
while unable to help himself. Some years af
terwards, consumption drove M. from the print
ing business and, eventually, confined him,
for a long time, to his bed. It was now Cam
eron’s turn to help, and faithfully did he do it.
Not only while his suffering friend lived, did he
provide for him, and his, hut after he had
buried him, he took care of his widow, nnd
children, as long as they jieeded assistance,
and this was for years. These services were
rendered too, when Cameron himself was far
from being rich. Who so great, who so noble,
as ha who forgets not to be grateful.
Ed. Agitator :~I i<ee by the proceedings of
the lute Republican State Convention held at
that in some of the Representative j
districts the people are to choose the delegates
to the National Convention at Chicago, and that
this is one of the districts belonging to that*
class. Now I would like to enquire how this is
to be done, are the township's to send delegates to
meet in County Convention, and the County
Convention in turn, appoint Conferees to meet
with those from the other Counties of this Dis
trict, who in conference, are to appoint the
delegates to Chicago, or are these delegates
to be chosen by a few the various
County Committees. This now is quite an im
portant queaton, to have the County Commit
tees appoint, would be leaving the selection of
delegates to the people with a vengance. I
should like to know what improvement that
would be over the appointment of them by the
State Convention. Some one suggests, howev
er, that this Committee could manage to be del
i egatea themselves much easier by self appoint
ment. than by leaving it to the State Conven
tion. Ido not pretend to say what that sug
gestion is yronlvor how far it goes ; but I do
pretend to’say that the people of this Congres
■ aional District consists of more than one half
dozen individuals who happen to be County
Committees, and if the people are to choose, let
'■uojjave no farce about it. Mansfield.
inn Con-
Pardoned Out of Office,—Mr. Kendall,
writing to the New-Orlcans Picayune from Ter
as, says: “Gov. Houston is something *of a
wag as well as a statesman. An officer of the
.State's prison, who had held his place for six
years, was about to be removed, when he camo
to Austin during the session of the Legislature,
with a flattering list of testimonials as to his
character, and the excellent manner in which
ho had fulfilled all his functions. These wero
all satisfactory enough; but the principle of
rotation in office overrode all other considera
tions ; the place was wanted fur a political friend,
and his removal determined upon. But to break
the fall as gently ns possible, the Governor adop
ted a facetious tone and sty le in a final interview.
“You say,” said Gen. 11., addressing’the gentle
man on whom the ax was about to fall, “you
say that your conduct 4ias invariably f>een
good V* “Yes, sir.” “Amfyou have been in the
Penitentiary sis years?” “I have.” “Well, you
have been there quite long enough— lpardon
you out ! n
Democratic stock is rising. —Lancaster Intell
igencer, Yes, —Stevens was hanged the other
day, and two or three more are sentenced to
the same bad elevation in April. Democratic
stock is rising, sure enough.
The Pennsylvania Telegraph thinks it would
now be in order for the friends of Mr. Ilickman
to present him with a sii-shooter as a set-off
for the cane presented by the South Carolini
ans to the bully Edmundson.
Virginia, as usual, is getting a huge share of
the public patronage. Old Brown was a ter
rible old fellow, but his raid upon Virginia was
a trifle in comparison with Virgiania’s raid up
on the Treasury.
Reported—that a man -in Illinois is writing
the life of Douglas. His life, we suppose, may
as well be written now as ever. It is lived out,'
so far as any matters of political moment are
concerned.
Prentice says that the Slavery issue in Ken
tucky is about 25,000 nigger babies a year.—-
This estimate does not include the shaded va
rieties, we presume.
Mr. Douglas’s Chicago Organ says that the
country owes it to Mr. D. to elect him to the
Presidency. Then we guess the country will
repudiate.
_ A sacriligious wretch entered the Presbyte
rian Church in Alton, Illinois, recently, and
stole the entire communion plate, which was
very valuable.
Canada is fast becoming a great nation. She
owes $60,000,000.
■ 1
Felix.
For tho Agitator.
died
In Charleston, on Friday mornitnr tv
Mrs. ZESA AUSTIJi, wifenf
3o years. J 0 Aasl m, s^
In Charleston, on Mondar the 18,1, i
RUTH FENTON, aged 69 years * U «-. Mrs.
Mclnroy & Bailey, '—^
WOULD inform the pnblic, that bavin- w v
OieiliU property, known l as
niiivt,, and having repaired and supplied ti ER
new bolts and machinery, are now prepared ' ,lli
CUSTOM WORK. '
to the entire satisfaction of its patrons. Wliv,
of our experienced miller, Mr. L. D. Mitch., “•
unsparing efforts of the proprietors, they im.
keep up an establishment second to none in t|° J 10
Cash paid for wheat and corn, and the hiefc.-!
price given. , | EDW. McINPnv 1 * 1
y»rch 15, 1860, tf. |JXO.W BAU° Y v
TIOOA REGULATOR.
George f. Humphrey has opened .
Jcwely Store at P u i *e*
Tioga Tillage, Tioga County,
Where he is prepared to do all kinds of Watch n l
and Jewelry repairing, in a workmanlike banner iu
work warranted to give entire satisfaction. *
We do not pretend to do work better than any
man, but we can do as good work as can be Aa*
tne cities or elsewhere. Also Watches Plated ° De U
GEORGE F. HUMPHp.pv
Tioga, Pa., March 15, 1860. (ly.) Cl ‘
WELLBBOUO’ ACADEStT
Wellsboro’, Tioga County, Penna.
MARINUS N dUEN, A. M, . . P riac! ll
Miss Cynthia Farmer, p r ***
Miss L. Lucinda Alles, - . . .
Miss Josephine M. Todd, - . Mutic Ttaeher
The Academic year will be divided into th*** t
of U weeks each. ierai
Spring Term commences Mondav. Aoril 1- ,u
Tuesday July 3. * w> ““w
Tuition.
Primary Department, - . .
Common Branches, - ,’ M
Higher English, ..... s ' oo -
Languages , - M
Instrumental music (eslra)Term ofllwtehslO 00
Board and Rooms in private families furaiah-dt*
reasonable prices. Students wishing to (board them!
selves may also obtain Rooms in privatefamihr,
The success that has attended the efforts of Prof
Allen as a teacher in other institutions in which he
has been engaged encourages the Trustees to amici,
pate entire success in his connection with the IPelh!
born Academy.
Bills of Tuition are to he paid at or hefora the mid,
die of each Term. By order of Tnntesa
J. F DOSaLbsOV Fr-Vi
TTellsboro, March, 3, 1860.
School for Young Tlisvcs
At Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pa,
THE Mias Seeger's of Northampton Maas., prrtott
opening aSchoolin this Village for young
on the 16th of April. They trill teach all ilcglui
branches Decenary to complete a young lady's eduev
tion. Also Latin, French and German.
TERMS. j 1
Common English Branches, - , . $3,00
Higher Branches and Language*, - . *sss
Drawing; Painting, and Music (extra)
Board can be obtained for pupils from abroad, 15
desirable private families. 1
AW*erem-M.—Lewis Darling, M. £»,. M. P. Orton.
D., Judge C. Parkhurst. j ■
Lawrenceville, March S, IS6O. |
STEWARTS
STEWARTS
S TE WARTS
STEWARTS
GROCERY
GROCERY
GROCERY
GROCERY
BOOT AND SHOE
BOOT AND SHOE
BOOT AND SHOE
BOOT AND SHOE
STORE
STORE
STORE
STORE
NO 4 CONCERT BLOCK
NO 4 CONCERT BLOCK
NO 4 CONCERT BLOCK
MARKET STREET
MARKET STREET
MARKET STREET
1860
1860
1860
Corning, N. Y.. March 22, 1860, (ly.)
By lyuws and Ordinances
OF THE BOROUGH OF HMSSBURG
AT a regular meeting of the Burgers and
of the Borough of Mainaburg, tbe follow-**
B,y Laws and Ordinances were duly passed accor tag
to law.
By Laws. _ M
1. That cattle, borsos, bogs, geese and turkey*! ! _ 3 ‘*
)t be allowed to ruu at large in the Borough of .
irg, under penalty of twenty-five cents for eac
cattle, horses and hog?, and twelve and a h
reach goose or turkey, for each and every o *--
rouided, that from the first day of *^P n * u 0
•st day of December in each year, cows
e streets from five o’clock in the morning an *
clock in the evening: and prodded further
srson shall bo allowed to drive any of t ‘ , * e
uck into the pound other- than legal voters •
oro, and that all such moneys collected of owe
e above stock shall be paid, one half to t e P (
•iviug said stock to the pound and one hi.*
uund Master.
2. That shows of no disenption shall be 3
thibit in the Borough of Mainsburg, other t
gaily, licensed by the Burgeas. 4go
- That each und every person shall p , .
)l less than fifty cents, for driving, riding* .
■ hitching a horse or horses on the aide ws
orough lor each and every offence. ~o W,
4. That no person or persons shall oe .
ay ball in the streets of said Boro, under f
‘ty cents fine for each ami every offence.
Ordinances.
1 That side walks shall be built on ffil y
Main Street, commencing at Bruntisgo „
Heeding to the M. E. Church, to bo nr
id laid with 1$ inch plank. a jiJa
2. That side walks be bnilt on the jj 5 , r
ain Street, commencing at the west w
cket fence, extending to the bridge
£i wide. «,t«de^ L
i. That side walks be .built on the &l Yoie’-
lining north and south, commcncic? bar:
re house and extending to A« C. 1
four feet wide. « .
1. That side walks from A.
urch be four feet wide.
Thnt A. B. Austin is hereby requu- ■
the distance of the aide walk
ito Church. j te« l
►. That each and every person be * nre niises
red to build walks in front of farof
,t all aide walks not built by toe ® J per
ct, will be built by the Boro with
led to the cost according to law. _
That the Borough build six cro
mill and the M. E. Church. . i»t,
!. That all the above laws take ' e „,
r - k ' B p ßC cSwobiH.^-
IS6O.
Maineburg, March 21
, t’roup.
dry goods
DRY C.iiODS
DRY GOODS
DRY GOODS
PROVISION
PROVISION
PROVISION
PROVISION
YANKEE NOTION
YANKEE NOTION
YANKEE NOTION
YANKEE NOTION
CORNING X T
CORNING N Y
CORNING N Y
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