Mr. SHEPPARD continued for some time to
defend and maintain the Senate resolutions.
Mr. RANDALL having obtained the door,
proceeded to express the views actuating the
Democratic portion of the House. He used
many argumeafts to show the fallacy of the
position which the Republicans had assumed,
and spoke strongly in favor of the resolutions
Which bad been offered by Mr. DUFFIELD,
being the same which had originated with Mr.
WELSH in the Senate. He held that the Con
stitution of the United States was paramount
to &Maws, and that all laws should be made
subservient to it. To prove the supremacy
of the Constitution he entered into a long ar
gument, referring particularly to cases of con
flict of juriadietion. and alluding to the decision
in the Fugitive Slave Law. He was listened to
With mucu attention.
Mr. GORDON arose to support the views
which were expressed by Mr. ERF4PPARD.
He favored the Senate resolutions. A discussion
relative to printing the inaugural address of
the Governor, was terminated by an adjourn
ment until 7 o'clock in the evening.
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Ohio, as Secretary of the Treasury in the LlN
cola Administration? After all their profes
sions of devotion to the Tariff', how does it to
down with them to have a free-trader selected
for the Treasury Department ? We should like
to know the opinions of that section of the Re
publican party which made the Tariff the chief
issue in the last campaign, in reference to this
appointment. Are they satisfied ?
Propositions to Take the Sense of the Peo
ple.
Gov. EMIL= has introduced a bill into the
senate providing for the submission of what is
substantially the amendments of Senator Crit
tenden to the Constitution of the United States,
to a vote of the people on the 12th of Febru
ary next_ After exhausting every effort to in
duce the Senate to consider the Crittenden re
solutions, and submit them to the States in the
manner prescribed by the Constitution, and
after ascertaining the indisposition of Congress
to adopt any practical measures for the speedy
settlement of our National difficulties, this
extra-constitutional method is suggested
whereby the opinions of the people may be
gathered. It has considerable merit as a last
resort, and if Congress would only assent to it
we are statitaa that it w oulti be a step towards
SR amicable adjustment. give the people
something to work upon, and they will soon
show a disposition to settle this slavery ques
tion forever. Those who are obstinately op
posed to any peaceable settlement are hostile
to taking the sense of the people, from the well
grounded apprehension that it would tame
their radicalism into submission. We can ex
pect nothing from the 'Refill:diem party in its
organized capacity. The speech of Mr. SEW
ARD has dispelled the last remnant of hope that
pacificatory propositions might at last proceed
from that quarter. The Itepuldieeti leaders
display stolid indifference, or disgusting lev
ity, at the very moment when the Ship of
State, with all its precious freight, is breaking
into fragments. The only appeal now is to the
mass of the people, and if they are permitted
to declare in favor of the Crittenden resolu
tions, no party dare to stand in the way of the
realization of their wishes.
Stimulating War.
The A: 4 'r - aWbune, which at the eommenee
ment of the secession difficulties declared
against the policy of coercion, and in favor of
permitting dissatisfied States to retire from the
Union in peace, has latterly become one of the
moat bloodthirsty coercion journals in the Re
publican party. It loses no opportunity to
deepen the animosity of that party to the South
and to bring about the extreme measures which
it recently affected to deplore. This organ of
aggression, obstinate persistence in wrong and
coercion before compromise, thinks that if we
can only retain possession of Washington with
a strong hand and keep Maryland open for the
passage of our citizens, although all the other
Slave States secede, the American Republic
will still remain the "United States of America,"
and with a. diminished area, but with new moral
strength, will still command the admiration of
Christendom. This language is about tanta
mount to this: That the Union is not worth
preserving if the Republican party are com
pelled to yield any of their previous dogmas—
and in case the Southern States cannot be Cow
pelledto remain in the Union by force, and the
worst comes to the worst, we can manage to get
along very comfortably without them—even
more satisfactorily than with them, beeauae we
Would have a new moral strength.
As to the alarm the Republican papers are
endeavoring to create for the safety of Wash
ington, it is all got up for the purpose of stim
ulating a counter excitement in the North, and
thus diverting attention from the real issue
presented in the uncompromising attitude of
the Republican leaders. A few hot-headed and
intemperate men in the South may have con
..spired to Bien Washington and prevent the
inauguration of LINCOLN, but the energetic
measures adopted by the Administration have
already crushed that conspiracy, if it ever ex
isted. But if such Republican organs as the
Tribune can persuade an immense mass of
armed: men from the North to repair to Wash
ington, excited With the idea they are to
light the South, they may laasiiibli succeed in
provoking an armed conflict. ,
"THE COLORED INDIVIDUAL."
From the Baltimore Exchange.
The black man, negro, African, colored gen
tleman, or by whatever name he may be styled,
is certainly a most vexations piece of ebony,
whether we regard him as a chattel, an article
of commerce, or an object of philanthropy or
fanaticism. We have established for his espe
cial benefit a colony in the West coast of Africa,
to which; when free to choose, he will not go.
Black Republican Hayti invites him to come and
take possession of the waste lands of that re
markably fertile island and to enjoy there with
people of his own race and color, the privileges
of self-government and all the blessings that are
presumed to flow therefrom; but neither the
glowing representations of Fabre Getfrard, nor
the temptations of free soil, free speech and the
right to vote,
can induce him to accept the
proposition. Great Britain to solicits him iii
vain to shed the Eint of hie 0011044 W, %VA
the deserted plantations of the West India
Islands. Here be is, and here he will remain
in spite of stringent legislative enactments, and
we must be content to keep him and his fellows
for what they are worth, as a class whose ser
vices we can scarcely dispense with, but which
we would be heartily glad to do without—"a
something between a hindrance and a help,"
but on the whole, more of the former than the
latter. With respect to those that are "heredi
tary bondsmen," we all know what troubles
they have brought upon us, and the sectional
feuds they have engendered. Besides these we
have now the native African to deal with, and
have already expended nearly half a million of
dollars in re-capturing him from slavers on the
high seas and in attempting to rid ourselves of
him subsequently. If the trouble ended here
we might be satisfied in having performed, with
a good grace, a somewhat costly act of benevo
lence ; but, unfortunately, so long as there is a
profitable market in Cuba for imported Africans,
his Majesty Badahung, of Dahomey, will furnish
all that the traders may require. at five dollars
a head, and yet reserve a couple of thousand
to sacrifice annually over the graves of his
ancestors, and to make a Golgotha of his palace
at Abomey. Assuming that our crusiera are as
vigilant during the present year as they were
during that of the past—and the probability is
that their captures will be equally numerous—
what are we to do with the slave cargoes that
fall into our hands ?. Our present course is to
carry them to Liberia and to pay a hundred
dollars per capita for their maintenance for one
year after landing. But the danger is, that,
instead of the Liberians proving capable of
civilizing and Christianizing these barbarians,
the barbarian element will speedily predomi
nate, and that the Liberians will themselves
suffer from the consequences of our philanthro
py. The whole population of that Colony does
not exceed ten thousand persons, and within a
few months we have landed there, exclusive of
the previous cargoes of the Pona and the Echo,
four thousand liberated Africans. These in
voluntary emigrants; all of them of the lowest
type of barbarians, are therefore, in point of
numbers, equal to one-half of the civilized
population of Liberia. Of the five thousand
in all which have been landed at Monrovia, the
greatest aggregate number that can possibly be
bound out to eligible persons, will not, accord
ing to the report of President Denson, exceed
one thousand. What to do with the remainder
is the problem to be solved. It is feared that
the Liberians cannot absorb this savage element
without serious injury to their own civilization,
and although President Benson is sanguine of
overcoming the difficulty, there are many warm
friends of the Colony who doubt the practica
bility of the scheme which he has devised to
effect that purpose. The laws of the Republic
which apply to re-captured Africans provide
that after the expiration of the year for which
our Government has paid for their support, they
shall be bound out as apprentices for terms of
years ranging from seven to fourteen years ;
but as not more than one thousand can be dis
posed of in this way, and as the Republic is
too poor to undertake the support of the others,
it is proposed to lay off several hundred acres of
' land in each county, where manual labor schools
may be established, under proper supervision,
and where the captives may be educated and
trained to labor during the full terms of their
arpeeutieeemp. This may possibly answer for
those that are already there ; but what is to be
done with others that may be landed during the
present year ? . The prospect is, that notwith
standing the temptation of the subsidy, the
Liberians will object to receiving any further
additions of this class of population, and if
such should be the case, our only resource is
to transfer in future the captured slave cargoes
to Great Britain, who will gladly take them
off our hands, free of cost, for the purpose of
introducing them as laborers into her West
India Islands, and under her well regulated
system of apprenticeship. Indeed, we are
inclined to believe that the latter arrangement
would be best for all parties. The Liberians
have already a surfeit of savage Congos, and
any addition to their number Would certainly
be to the prejudice of the colonists. The latter
are doing well now, and are moderately pros
perous; but the besetting sin of the negro,
whether semi-savage Pr semi -civilized, is lazi
ness, and from this failing the Liberians them
selves, if report speaks true, are not wholly
free. They infinitely prefer to become small
merchants and peddlers, rather than to engage
in agricultural pursuits ; and if they are in
future to have a superfluity of servants, in the
shape of liberated Africans, they will naturally
incline to make those servants do all their work,
and the apprenticeship system will grol l ally
degenerate into a System of perpetual slavery.
SPIKING CANNON.—One of the most impor
tant movements in connection with the South
Carolina secession, was the recent retreat of
the United States forces from Fort Moultrie to
Fort Sumpter. Before the former work was
abandoned, its guns were spiked and, as far as
possible, dismounted, by order of Major Ander
son, and the question of how far the guns would
be disabled by such a process has led to con
siderable discussion in this community, many
persons contending that it would forever impair
their serviceableness_ As any information in
regard to the matter is of considerable interest
at the present time, we publish the following
communication from an ordnance officer of this
city, of long experience and extensive acquain
tance with the operations of the ordnance d&
partment, in reply to a request for information
addressed to him :
PITTSBURG, Jan. 6th, 1861.-1/sAR Bra :
There is no method of spiking a cannon, which
will forever prevent its use. If the spike is
made of iron or of unhardened steel, it may be
removed by the drill. If it is loosely inserted,
or without much force, it may be blown out
by firing a charge of gunpowder placed in the
bottom of the bore. But if the spike is made
of hardened steel, to fit the vent closely, and is
driven in with great force ; and if its lower
end is made soft and riveted within the bore,
then neither the drill nor gunpowder can re
move it; the vent remains permanently closed.
The remedy in such cases is to drill a neW vent,
which may be done without impairing the ser
viceableness of the gun. A new vent may be
drilled in any cannon by a skilful machinist in
two or three hours.
In experimental firing, when a vent becomes
too much worn and enlarged, we drill a new
one, and sometimes as many as three or four
vents are made in the same gun, and many
hundred fires are made afterwards.
During the recent Crimean war, an article
relative to spiking cannon was published ip the
London Times, in which it was asserted that
the use of anew " patent spike" would destroy
the serviceableness of the gun. The spike was
described as a piece of finely tempered steel,
turned to fit the vent, but to move freely in it,
and turning out in a forked spring in the bore.
This spike, it was alleged, could not be removal,
as it would turn readily with the drill, but it
seems that the possibility of cutting or break
ing off the,tongs 'or forks of the spring inside
the barrel was' not considered. The communi.
cation given -40 e; frobx high authority, may
be looked upon as conclusive that the worst
effeet of spiking would be a few hours delay in
the use of the gun—often a very _ important
matter.—Pittsburg Dispatch.
THE TURK:MANS.
The recent horrible massacres of the Chris
tians in Turkey has called attention to the
characteristics of the people prominently en
gaged in the work. The Ryhanlu Turkmans
are a remarkable people, occupying a country
almost impregnable. They are unique as a
nomadic people, in the fact that while they
wander frold c place to place in the winter and
autum, yet ey occupy fixed residences in
t
towns, garde k s
and fields, in the spring and
summer, giving them a style of life and cOM-
Bland of luxuries that most Bedouins of the
Desert never dreamed of. Their social life is
thus described by an intelligent traveller who
was recently among them:
The tents of the tribe we were located with,
were surrounded by three or four more wretched
hovels, the abodes of the unhappy renal's and
their families, who here hold permanent resi
dence, and cultivate the Ryhanlu lands for
them. They are the remaining peasantry from
the many abandoned villages in the plains, or
some poor straggling Kurds. The Turkmans
find the necessary seed, and in return get one
third of the produce, which is collected by a
few of them who remain for this purpose (by
turns) all the year round. These fellahs live
wretchedly ; and if they contrive to scrape
together a small pittance, their rascally mas
ters take it from them under pretence of bor-
rowing. The best dish they can afford is ran
cid oil and coarse bread, and they never taste
meat except when a cow or ox, disabled by
illness or age, has to be killed< The greater
part live literally on bread and water, neither
fruit nor vegetables being yet sufficiently abun
dant to meet the wants of these impoverished
serfs. Despite all this, however, they are a
cheerful, good-natured people. The young
men play, sing, and dance every evening, and,
without an exception, they are better tempered
than their haughty masters.
We found the Turkmen women very frank
and chatty, mingling freely in the conversation
out of doors, though the girls seldom entered
the men's apartments. Their figures are ele
gant, and complexions fair as that of Europeans.
The elderly females, however, who are more ex
posed to glare and sunshine, have the appear
ance of gipsies, and the very old ones are
perfect witches and hags. Their morals are
chaste, as the Rayhanlu law inflicts death by
the hands of father or brother, on any unhappy
damsel who has submitted to be kissed. Sev
eral instances are on record where this demoni
acal law has been enforced. The Rayhanlu
ladies dress in the style of the Syrian women ;
their head-dress is adorned with Venitian Se
quins, gathered together, probably, in the days
when Venice had upwards of forty wealthy
merchants established at Aleppo, in the palmy
days when tde commerce of lud passed through
that city. They are very laborious and indus
trious, besides being very skillful. In addi
tion housekeeping, which in itself, with
churning and baking, is no sinecure, they work
the tent coverings of black-goat hair, and
weave woolen carpets and rugs, inferior only
to those of Persia. The looms they use are of
primitive simplicity, and they use no shuttle,
passing the wool with their hands, which ren
ders the manufacture a tardy one. Every
'laughter eligible to marriage has worked one
of these carpets of more than ordinary beauty
and texture, which she carefully treasures up
against the bridal-day.
These people have made great progress in
the art of dyeing, and their colors are exceed
ingly brilliant. The indigo and cochineal,
which give the requisite blue and red dyes, they
purchase at Aleppo ; but the ingredients of all
others, especially a most supurb green, are ob
tained from herbs, which they gather in the
mountains of Armenia. The green itself would
prove a fortune to such an enterprising gentle
man as Mr. Perkins, of purple notoriety ; but,
unfortunately, the dyeing process is kept as a
national secret by the Ryhanlu, and descends
as an heirloom from family to family. The
horsemen of the tribe wear wide loose trousers
of blue cloth, and the regular Turkish fez ; the
wealthier sport turbans of flowered stuffs, and
even *valuable Persian shawls. They are the
most indolent of the indolent when at home,
their sole pastime being comprised in feeding
their horses and camels at sunset, and lounging
the remainder of the day upon their divans,
smoking and drinking coffee, visitiug each
other, and talking about the weather or the
prospects of sport. We could hardly reconcile
these people as being the same with those noisy,
screaming, litigious camel-drivers, who, the
very morning of our first starting on this cruise,
danced about with huge shillelahs in their
hands, engaged in deadly encounter with an
opposition caravan, who wanted to appropriate
to themselves the lightest bales. Were the
young men at all active or enterprising, they
could soon convert the whole plain into no vast
garden, a mine of untold wealth.
In our wanderings amongst this people we
could not fail to remark that they lived together
in suspicion of each other, and were always
provided against an emergency. In fact, they
measured other people's worth and integrity
by their own distorted standard. The Ryhanlu
never leaves his tent, even for ever so short a
ride ! Wit 1 1411" Wing armed to the teeth, Yet,
unlike other to:4lsllde tribes, they are very ne
glectful of their fire-arms, suffering them to
rust, and then expressing surprise and discon
tentment at their piece missing fire. They
have no gunsmiths nor artisans of any descrip
tion amongst them ; and, happy people, no
lawyers. As a body they are very illiterate,
and possess no books; and, though professing
Islamism, they confine tbemselve to the out
ward signs and prostration°, being utterly ig
norant of the text of the Koran, or any form
of prayer. They marry very young, and grow
old prematurely ; yet many of them reach a
goodly old age, when they have the appearance
of being thoroughly sun-dried and wind-shriv
elled, and look net unlike a thoroughly smoked
bloater. When the sons attain a marriageable
age, the father presents them with a couple of
camels and a horse; and when the father dies
the property is equally divided amongst the
sons and daughters. They bury their dead
anywhere and everywhere, as convenience best
suits.
Such is a brief account of these Rybanlu
Turkmans, who have permanent homes, from
a district seven hours distant to the north-west
of Aleppo, to the extent before alluded to.—
Their best known villages are Termeneda and
Dana, both on the highroad to Alleppo from
the sea-coast. Those least known are Tellade,
Houry, Tellekberac, and Bab. Most of the
country they stretch themselves over can boast
of an excellent soil ; and on every hill-top more
or less, are to be encountered the ruins of
villages and towns, marvelous in structure,
many of which must have been supplied with
water from aqueducts long since demolished.
Some of the beams were thirty feet long, and
they were all cut out of solid atone ; many had
the appearance of unfiished buildings ; none
had inscriptions of any kind ; and all had
braved centuries of time—hurricanes and con
vulsions of the earth. We returned to our
original starting-point by way of Tarsus and
Adana, and over the plains of Issue. Here
were several Rybanlu encampments, and we
purchased some carpets of the women, which
were beautifully interwoven with peaeoek.-tail=
feathers, and which we thought absurdly cheap.
Keeping along the western bank of the Gihoon
river, we reached the village of Ayas, near the
south-east extremity of the Gulf of Soanderoon,
just in time to witness some capital' sport
amongst the crew , of a British steam-frigate,
who had come over in boats from Alexandretta
for the express purpose of catching turtle, with
these lagoortaiswarm. That evening we
lutdiadititi to our eld guide, who had business
to transact at Adana, and crossed over to the
other side in the wan•of war's•boats.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
IMPORTANT FROM WAdIIINGTON.
The Crittenden Resolutions Defeated.
Special Dispatch to the Patriot and Union.
WABBINGTON, Jan. 16.
The Crittenden resolutions were defeated in
the Senate this afternoon, the Republicans to a
man voting against them. There is great excite
ment in this city in consequence. All hope of
a Congressional settlement of national difficul
ties is gone. Obdurate Republicanism seems
bent upon the destruction of the Union.
7CXXVIth CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION.
Houss.—Mr. Cox (Ohio) presented the reso
lutions passed by the Legislature of Ohio, ex
pressive of attachments to the Union, against
the right of secession, declaring that the laws
should be maintained, and against one State
intermeddling with the laws of another, etc.
He said that although the Legislature had not
unanimously passed these resolutions, but the
State has already begun the work of conciliation
by giving a vital stab to the personal liberty
bills, and had been assured that the work will
go on till every obnoxious' sot of Legislation
shall be removed from her statute books, and
full justice done to all sections. The resolu
tions were laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Briggs (N: Y.) presented memorial nu
merously signed by citizens of New York in
favor of the propositions made by the Border
State Committee.
. _
The House, on motion, went into committee
of the whole on the state of the Union and
took up the Army Appropriation bill.
Mr. Garnett (Va.) thought the time had
come when they should consider the impending
dangers calmly, without passion. The cause
of the present crisis is not the mere election of
Lincoln and Hamlin, but the dominion of one
section over another, differing in character,
institutions and race. The Republican party
has steadily advanced till they have gained
possession of nearly all the Northern States.
It controls the House now, and it cannot be
long before it will have entire possession of
the Legislative and Executive departments,
unless there is some great change, which is
not likely to occur. The Republican party is
an anti slavery party. Without opposition to
slavery, it never could have come into being ;
and without this it would dissolve. The party
is eminently sectional, because no Southern
State could approve or unite with it. The party
is made up of Abolitionists, with Americans,
and deserters from the Democratic party.
In course of time the Republicans will have
the necessary two-thirds to change the Consti
tution to the detriment of the South and the
debtruotioii of het ptoopority. Mt. Calhoun,
years ago, predicted the results of the vicious
organization of the Northern society. The cor
ruption of the State and city governments of
New York was mentioned by Mr. Garnett to
show that the natural workings of the Govern
ment were based on numerical majorities.
SENATI.—The Vice President presented a
message from the President answering the
Senate resolution of inquiry as to his appoint
ment of Hon. Joseph Holt to perform the duties
of the office of Secretary of War, made vacant
by the resignation of Secretary Floyd. He
fully sets forth the legal reason.
Mr. Rice . (Minn.) introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment otta special com
mittee of seven by the Senate with instructions
to inquire into the expediency of passing a
general act for the admission of new States and
a re-adjustment of the limits of California Min
nesota and Oregon.
First. The admission of New Mexico to be
bounded north by 27 degrees latitude, east by
Texas, south by Texas and the Mexican bound
ary., west by the 1146 h degree of longitude.
Second. The admission of Sauces; to include
the present territories of Kansas and Utah east
of the 140th degree longitude, a small portion
of New Mexico north of latitude 87 degrees and
that portion of Nebraska which lies south of
latitude 48 degrees.
Third—An enlargement of the jurisdiction
of Minnesota to embrace the proposed Terri
tory of Daeotah and the portion of Nebraska
lying north of 43 degrees.
rourth—The enlargement of the jurisdiction
of Oregon so as to merge and include the Ter
ritory of Washington.
Fifth—The re-adjustment of the State of
California, so as to ittollido that - portion of
Utah and New Mexico lying west of the 114th
degree of longitude.
On motion of Mr. Bigler (Pa.) Mr. Critten
den's resolution was taken up• Mr. Latham
(Cal.) opposed the amendment of Mr. Powell;
if the amendment is accepted, the Constitution
will be so amended that the extension of sla
very will be forever precluded. We will never
get Cuba. Ho didn't want to take any step
which would again precipitate the question on
the American poople. They understand the
question thoroughly, and if this amendment
should go before them, they would never con
sent.
The Chair (Mr. Foote, Vt.) decided that un
finished business being the Pacific railroad
bill, had precedence of the special order, being
the bill for the admission of Kansas.
Mr. Bigler (Pa.) moved to postpone all other
business to take up Mr. Crittendens amend
ment.
Mr. Wade (Ohio) called for the ayes and
noes. The motion was agreed to by a vote of
27 yeas and 20 nays.
Anderson Sustained.
TRENTON, Jan. 16
A very large meeting was held last, evening
to sustain the General Government in its en
forcing of the laws—pledging the aid of New
Jersey, with men and means, to put down re
bellion. The resolutions adopted recommended
the Legislature to take the necessary action.—
Speeches were made by Col. Freeze, Dr. Skel
lon, Mayor Mills, C. W. Jay, and H. N. Con
gar.
Ftosii WeblthigtiMi.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16
Gen. Dix entered upon the duties of his office
as Secretary of the Treasury, and attended the
Cabinet meeting yesterday. Mr. Rodman,
the Chief Clerk has been Commissioned as As
sistant Secretary, ad interim, in place of Mr.
Clayton retired.
DEATH OF THE WIDOW OF A FORMER D. S.
SENATOR,—A woman named Mrs. Mary Ann
German died in a state of great destitution in
our city yesterday morning, and is to be buried
at the public expense this afternoon. Mrs. G.
has lived here for several years, and is well
known to many of our Whom She endea
vored, for a while after she came here, to get a
living by making and selling "Grecian paint
ings," and other fancy work, but was unable te
do so, and at last became a city charge. Mrs.
German related a strange story of her life,
She represented that she was the widow of a
former United States Senator from this State,
and that at his death an estate valued at over
$704000 was taken from her on a fraudulent
claim preferred by his brother. This story and
other statements made by her, were not cred
ited, because unsupported by other evidence
than her word, and the manner in which they
were told and embellished. She was evidently
a woman of education, and possessed traces of
personal beauty in her younger days. ' She was
the recipient of many favors from those who
became acquainted with her. Her age was
nearly or quite 70 years. We learn to-day that
it is a fact that the deceased was the widow of
Obediah German, who resided. at . Norwich,
Chenanao county, and represented. New York
ilLthe United States Senate froin ow to 1816.
.. 7 -.9yracuie Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16
GENERAL NEWS.
BRUTAL SSABSINATION.—We learn from Mr.
Nunemacher, the Adams Express Messenger
on the Louisville and New Albany and Chicago
Railroad, that a Mr. Hanna and his wife were
assassinated at their residence in Groveland,
Putnam county, Indiana, on Sunday night last,
in the most shocking manner. The problem of
the crime has not yet been fully solved, al
though it is supposed that the perpetrator of
the deed meditated robbery_ The murderer
left a slip of paper on the premises, on which
was written "Catch me if you can." The de
ceased had been but recently married, and
were highly respected in the community. The
assassin is unknown.—Louisvillaournal, Jan. 9.
A VALUABLE Cusmort.—The treasurer of the
Hartford (Conn.) Carpet Company, on Tuesday
left in the care a package of $lO,OOO, which he
was carrying to Thompsonville to pay off the
help. Discovering his loss, he reached Spring
-6eld by fast horseflesh in half an hour, and
found his money to be all safe, one of the
brakemen sttting upon it while eating his din-
EXPORTS OF STAVES.—The export Of Staves
from New Orleans to Europe is steadily in
creasing, while few or none come to northern
port& During the fiscal quarter ending let
inst., 1,054,454 were exported from that city
to Europe, and only 56,164 to northern ports
in the United States.
A PARIS Donom—A dealer in dry goods in
Paris engaged the services of several well
dressed ladies, who promenade near his store,
and when they see any lady looking into the
widow, two of them approach and exclaim.
69h, isn't it sweet!" or "How cheap! Let us
go in and buy it !"
COLORED PERMS IN DELAWARE.—The Gov
ernor of Delaware in his message recommends
the repeal of the law passed at the session of
the Legislature of 1855, allowing free negrOca
risiding in the State of Maryland to go into
and reside in New Castle and Kent counties of
that State.
Livn MEMBERS.—Major Anderson and - wife,
President Buchanan, Lieut. Gen. Scott, Gov.
Hicks, Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Stevens, of Ga.,
were, on Sunday, made life members of the
Green Street (M. E.) Church Missionary So
ciety, in Philadelphia, by contributions of $2O
in each case?
WINE-GROWING IN lowA.—There were 1.040
gallons of wine made at Fort Madison, lowa,
during the past season, and as the business is
only in its infancy all over the State, lowa may
be set down for a large yield next season, should
the weather prove favorable.
F/NANONO OF Sorr nett,
in the South Carolina Senate, on Friday, stated
that the expenses of that State for the coming
year were estimated at two millions, and the
total resources amounted to only one million
five hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars I
PERIODICAL LITERATURE IN CALIFORNIA.—
There are 9 English, 2 French, 1 Spanish and
4 clormais daily ripen in an frsacisso•—
There are 22 weeklies, whereof 18 are English,
8 French and 1 Italian. There are 7 monthlies,
one of which is medical and another religious.
THE STAR OF THE WEST.—This vessel is now
going into winter quarters at New York. The
provisions were taken out of her on Monday,
and Capt. M'Gowan says that all attempts to
reinforce Major Anderson by other than ves
sels of war are out of the question.
A PROFRBSORSHEP.—Rev. IL V. Dodge, pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian Church at
Wheeling, Va., has been tendered the profes
sorship of mathematics in Washington college,
Pa.
H. W. Smith, of the firm of Montgomery &
Smith, auctioneers at New Orleans, committed
suicide by cutting his throat on the 7th inst.
Property lately valued at sixty thousand
dollars in New Orleans sold a few days ago for
nine thousand dollars, on twelve months time.
Portland, Me., has, by the census, 26,842
inhabttknts, being an increase of 5,523 in ten
years.
The Charleston Courier completed RR fifty
eighth year on Thursday—the first issue having
appeared on the 10th January, 1803.
During the past year 7,000 tons of guano
were inspected at Petersburg, Va., against
0,000 tons in 1859.
Mme. Georges Lafayette, daughter-in-law of
Gen. Lafayette, died in Paris a few weeks ago,
in her eightieth year.
John Day, Chief Justice of Liberia, died re
cently. Re was born in North Carolina, and
was one of the founders of the colony.
Rev. Dr. A. J. Brown, President of the. Lu
them College at Newbury, 8. C., has resigned,
and returned to York, Pa.
MARRIED.
On the 16th of SPptember, 1860, by Rev. Charles A.
Hay, Mr. Emsusi, W. M'OLELLAN and MIN JOSEPHINE
H. Wise, both of Juniata coney, Pa.
On the 10th inst., by the same, Mr. Ham L. Bowles,
of Hummelstown, and Miss SARAH JANE FIierIINEA.IIGH,
of Harrisburg
On the 15th inst., by the same, Mr. Levi M. TAMIL,
of South Hanover, and Miss SUSAN C. Seam, of Hai ,
fi6bni g.
On the 15th inst., by Alderman Peffer, Mr. &Kim
STENOS and Miss MART ROMAINE, both of Dauphin Co.
New 2thertiotmento.
R AND
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
CONCER T!
TO BE GIVEN IN
ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH,
FRONT STREET, ON
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1861,
AT 74 O'CLOCK.
TICKETS 25 CENTS.
PROGRAMME—PART I.
QtrATlTOß—(lnotruolontal) By L, Bsalsoysx,
FAlTH—soprano Solo.
SONATO—In G., for Violin and Piano..By Birrnevax.
BATTLE-PRAYER—Bass Solo. By Hinmer...
POLONAISE—(For Four Hands) By 0. M. MEM.
O SALUTARIS—Soprano Solo By Ilarmsr..
OVERTURE, TO "CALIPH OF BAGDAD"(Orchestra.)
By Botardno,
PART 11.
QUATUOB, PROM 93EMIRAMIDED—(Instramental.)
By Ds Bintior.
ANGELS EYRE. PDAPIT AND FAlR—Soprano Solo.
By HABDEL•
DUO CONCERTANTE—For Violin and Pisno.
By M. (}loss.
THE TEMPEST—Bass Solo.
WEDDING MARCH—(For Pour Hands)
By ItaiILIMELSOION.
JUDlTH—Seprana Solo By CONOONE.
POTPOTTRI, FROM "MARTHA"—(Orchestra.)
janlo-dtd By FLOTOR.
TO RENT—The well known BUSINESS
STAND at the corner of Front and Market streets.
Matilda. of [jania-d3t*j E. T. BUCHER.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.—LOST, a
MINK SABLE FUR, between Halbach'e and the
Market Square, on Monday evening, 14th. The tinder
will receive the above reward by leaving it st this office
or at the store of [jaole-dStia] S. H. ETTLA.
NECTARINES I I !—A small invoice of
this delicate Fruit—in packages of two lbs. each—
just received. The quality ii very superior.
janl2 WM. DOCK, Ja., & 00.
THE BIBLE ON DIVOROE.---The
lowing words are from Mark a. v. 9,12:
"What, therefore, God has joined together let not man
put asunder."
"Whosoever shall put away hiswire and marry another
committeth adultery. And if a woman shall put away
her husband and marry again she committeth adultery."
Legislators and others, the above is the edict of the
Supreme Lawgiver, from which there is do appeal.—
"What, ther , -fore, God has joined together let no man
put asunder." janl2-dtf
TUST RECEIVED—A large. Stack of
esonar. ALES, BROWN STOUT and LONDON
PORTER. For sale at the lowest rates by
JOHN H. ZIEGLER,.
janll 73 Market street.
FOR RicNT—A. .desirable Three Story
HOUSE, in good order—Gas and Water Fixtures
complete. Enquire at ARMSTRONG'S DRUG groan,
Second bolo*, Pine street. ;eall-411w
Nlitghlt% DEMO STORE is the yileip
11 6 to.burpoismiltiaMedianes:
J ACKSON & CO.lB -
SHOE STORt
NO. 903 MARKET STREET.'
HARRISBURG, PA.,
Where they intend to devote their entire time t 9
tbg
MittlUifiCtUrg of
BOOTS AND SHOE S
Of all kinds and varieties, in the neatest and moat ho t ,
ionable styles, and at satisfactory prices.
Their stock will consist, in part, of Ocntieram
calf and latent Leather Doors and Shoes, latest style!.
Ladies' and Misses' Gaiters, and other Shoes ?
grem
variety; and in fact everything connected aiti t the
Shoe business.
cP r tVTOMER WORX Will to, particularly attenivito.
and in all cases will satisfaction be warranted, Lasts
fitted up by one of the best makers in the country,
The long practical experience of the underalgued , aatt
their thorough knowledge of the business will they
trust, be [sufficient guarantee to the public that they
will do them justice, and furnish them an article that
will recommend itself for utility, cheapness and d art .
bility, [lang] JACKSON k co.
D YOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS,
PHILADELPHIA,
MANUFACTURE
CARBOYS, DEMIJOHNS,
woo, pRETER, MINERAL WATER, NOBLE AND
PRESERVE BOTTLES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
H. B. & G. W. BBNNERB
oel9-dly 27 South Front steret , Philadelphia,
INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.
P. W. WEBER, nephew and taught by the well re.
membered late E. W. Weber, of Harrisburg, is prepared
to give lessons in music upon the PIANO, VIOLIN.
CELLO, VIOLIN end /TAME. Ile will give lessen' i t
his residence, corner of Locust Street and River alls 7
or at the homes of pupils. au2s.dgm
NOW WITHIN REACH OF ALL!
GROVER & BAKER'S
CELEBRATED NOISELESS
SEWING MACHINES!
495 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
The pulite attention is respectfully requested I Q the
following cards of Ewes Holm, Ja., and the Game &
BLURS. H. CO
A CARD FR OM THE UR OVER iy BAKER S. K, co.
Our Patents being now established by the Omuta, we
are enabled to furnish the Gamma & Rena Machine,
with important improvements, at greatly
REDUCED PRICES'
The moderate price at which Machines, making the
GROVER & BAKER stitch, Can now be had, brings them
within the reach of all, and renders the me of Machine
making inferior attickes as unnecessary as it is unwise.
Persons desiring the best Machines, and the right to
use them, must Rot only be elite to buy Machines maktiag
the GROVIM de B►Yaa stitch, but also that ouch Mahe!
are made and stamped under oar patents and those of
ELIAI EIOWN, JS
°ROYER & BAKER 13. M. CO.,
495 Broadway, New York
A CARD FROM RLIAS HOWE, JR
All persons are cautioned not to make, deal in, or use
say Sewing Machines which sew from two spools and
make the stitch known as the (lßoTsa & RAILER Mitch,
unless the same are purchased from the GIZOTE6 It Ba
=ss Bowing Machine Coropouy, or Their Agoura, or W
eems, and !tamped tinder my patent of September 10,
1840.
Said Company, and their Licensee, alone, are Legally
authorized under their own patents, and my said patent,
during the extended term thereof, to make and Bell this
kind of Sewing Machine, and all others are piracies upon
my said patent s sad will be dealt with accordingly,
wherever found.
%Taw YORK
113 LEND FOR A CIRCULAR.
eep2B-d&wlY
T WILL PAY YOU i
I
-READ THIS.
IT WILL PAY YOOl
OBSERVE WHAT I SAY!!
IT WILL PAY YOU
FOR A TIM TO
HARRISBURG ! !
4 4
FROM THE LARGE, HANDSOME
AND no:IiNNADM 0199 K GT
READY MADE CLOTHING, CLOTH,
CASSIMERES, VESTINGS AND
GBNTS I puitmonna a 00.138
NOW EXPOSED AT THE WELL
KNOWN ARCADE, NO. 3 JONES ROW.-
AVAILING MYSELF OF DIE
ADVANTAGES WHICH READY
CASH PRESENTS, I OFFER ALL
GOODS AT 10 PER CENT. CHEAPER
THAN ANY OTHER HOUSES.
CHAS. S. SEGELBAUM.
P. 8.-HAVING SECURED
A FIERT RATE CIITTKR AND TAILOR,
I AM NOW READY TO MAKE
CLOTHING TO ORDER IN THE
MOST FASHIONABLE STYLE.
I WARRANT A FIT OR NO BALE.
00t6.41401
CHAMPAGNE WINES!
DUO DE MONTEBELLO,
EBIDSIECK & CO.,
CHARLES REIDBIEON,
GLESGER & Co.,
ANOHOB.SILLERY BlOlNuiPuir
SPARKLING MUSCAT/it,
WIWI dr. COA
VARZENAY,
OAB/MET.
In *tort and for sale by
T 8 Market street.
JOHN H. ZIEGLER,'
de2o
HICKORY WOOD !-A SUPERIOR LOT
Net received, and for ode in quantities to snit rm.
chime, by JAMES M. WEIMER.
Also, OME AND PINE COnetantly. ea han4 et the
lowest prices, - deo.
BURLINGTON HER I
Ault received by WM. DOCK; is., & 00;
oel
QICHEFFER'S Bookstore is the place to
Far anld Pena—warranted; . 4 •
4IV CS WA E AT ME AL • !--Exist
nolini, is /2% and aik b*ga,3plt n9elved " 4
ligt ea t sbr Lignin • WX. DOOM, & 00,
ELIAS ROWS, an
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