called, and were ayes 9, noes 69 ; so the mo
tion was not agreed to.
The resolution as amended, then came up,
and it was agreeed to by a vote of 66 ayes to
16 noes.
On motion of Mr. DIIFFEELD, the act author
izing a stay of execution for one year, was
placed upon the Public Calander for to-morrow.
.11CLI8 PASSED.
A supplement to an sot to incorporate the
Greensburg gas and water company.
An Act refunding certain moneys to the Dau-•
phin and Susquehana coal oompany.
Joint resolutions paying the clerks in the
Contested election case of Philadelphia.
An Act relative to elections in Allegheny
county.
An Act changing the place of holding elec.
tions in Perkiomen township, Montgomery
County.
An Act relative to elections in Chester
cennty,
An Act relative to prothonotarieti in West
moreland and other counties.
An Act act authorizing the trustees of the
Second Baptist church of Philadelphia to bor
row money.
BILLS IN PLACE.
Mr. MARSHALL, an act relative to the place
of elections in Pine township, Allegheny
county; also, an act to incorporate the People's
passenger railway company of Pittsburg.
Mr. HECK, an act authorizing the Governor
to commission an auctioneer in Harrisburg.
Mr_ CLARK, an act supplementary to the
act incorporating the Harrisburg Free ceme
tery company.
Mr. BLAIR, joint resolutions relative to aid
to the poor of Kansas. The House refused to
proceed to their consideration.
Mr. PIIGHE, an act authorizing the erection
of a poor house in Luzern county.
Mr. HILL, an act changing the place of
holding elections in Perkiomen townsnip,
Montgomery county.
Mr. RIDGWAY, an act to incorporate the
Northeast market company of Philadelphia.
Mr. ABBOTT, a supplement to the a:t in
corporating the city of Philadelphia.
Mr. KOCH, an act relative to a State road
in Schuylkill county. ,
Mt. BYRNE, an act relating t o the borough
of Scranton. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 3 o'clock.
PUBLIC CALANDER.
A supplement to the common school law rel
ative to the county superintendents was de
bated at length, and finally postponed until
next Thursday.
An .act relative to exchange brokers and
bankers, was negatived.
An act concerning turnpike and plank road
companies, was negatived. ..
An act furnishing arms to the volunteer com
panies of the State, was postponed.
An act relating to executions, was negatived.
An act regulating the compensation of asso
ciate judges, was negatived. Adjourned.
qt Vairiot it' Rion.
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Democratic County Convention.
At a meeting of the Democratic County Com
mittee, held at the Morgan Rouse, February 6,
1861, in pursuance of a call of the Chairman,
it was
Resolved, That the Chairman of the County
Committee be authorized to call a County Con
vention, to assemble at Harrisburg on the 18th
knit, for the purpose of selecting six additional
delegates to act in conjunction with those
elected by the late Democratic County Conven
tion; to represent Dauphin county in the Demo
sratic State Convention called to meet at Har
risburg on the 21st inst.
In pursuance of the above resolution, I here
by notify the Democratic citizens of Dauphin
county to meet in their respective wards and
townships on the 16th inst., at the usual time
and place, and select delegates to the County
Convention, to be held at Harrisburg. on the
18th inst. Wu. D. BOAS, Chairman.
Wm, P. EARNEST, 6Yeey,
THE STATE CONVENTION.
CLanion COIIBTL—The following named per
sons have been chosen by the Democracy of
Clarion county to represent them in the State
Convention:
R. Laughlin, C. L. Lamberton, William M.
Abrams and William Divins.
LANCASTER COUNTY.—The Democratic Con
vention, of Lancaster county, assembled on
Wednesday, the 13th.inst., for the purpose of
electing delegates to the State Contention
*deb meets in Harrisburg on the 21st inst,
Tlia.:folloaing named persons were chosen:
- R. It. Tshndy, James Duffy, George G. Brush,
- I,*at t , Walker, Hon. Isaac K. -Mester, Dr. E.
Haldeman, Thomas Welsh, James Patterion,
Gen. George M: Steinman, IL M. North, Henry
Shaffnei., George , M. Kline, Samuel H. Rey
nolds, Dr. A. S. Dre, - ROT. Dr. John W. Nevin,
Hon. George Sanderson, Joseph S. Keener, Dr.
Isaac Winters.
The. Convention unanimously adopted the
following resolutions :
Resolved, That a restoration of good feeling
between the citizens of our common country_
North and South—should be, and we believe is,
the paramount feeling in every patriotic heart,
no matter how they may have been divided in
political sentiment. To that great object, now
that the country is in imminent danger, should
be sacrificed all sectional prejlidice and the
Spirit of partizanship which has heretofore di
vided the people. Therefore,
Resolved, That the Democracy of Lancaster
teuntyl speaking, as they do, the sentiments
Of 'a large majority of the people of our county
and State, earnestly commend to the attention
of Congress the excellent propositions of the
venerable and distinguished Senator from Ken
tucky, Mr. Crittenden, believing that their
adoption, or those of the border States, or any
other of a similar character, would greatly
conduce to the restoration of peace and har
mony, North and South—arrest the progress of
Recession, and once more and forever unite all
the States in one common bond of love.
Resolved, That the Democracy of Lancaster
county are true and devoted friends of the
Union, alike opposed to Abolitionism and sec
tionalism on the one hand, and secession on the
other; and in favor of equal and exact justice
being meted out to the South and the North,
and opposed to any resort to force for the main
tenance of the Union, except in the protection
of its property and the collection of its reve
nues.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the repeal
of all personal liberty bills, and every other
legislative enactment which is obnoxious to the
SOuth, and in conflict with the Constitution of
the United States on the subject of fugitive
slaves.
SOMERSET COUNTY.—The Democratic Con
vention
,of Somerset county has elected the
folle . pring named persons delegates to the State
Convention:
Daniel Weyand, William J. Baer, John D.
Roddy, Alexander. H. Coffroth.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY.—The Democrats of
Westmoreland county assembled in convention
on Monday last, and elected the following del
egates to the State Convention
Hon. Henry D. Foster, Hon. Jacob Tummy,
General W. A. Stokes, Major Joseph Jack, John
Hargnett, Esq., and John F. WCollongh, Esq.,
with power to substitute.
LIIZERNE COIINTY.—The following is the del
egation selected by the Democrats of Lucerne
county to represent them in the State Conven
tion:
. H. B. Wright, David IL Randall, Gen. E. W.
Sturdevant, Steuben Jenkins, A. N. Meylert,
George W. Search, Thomas Irwin, Michael
Philbin, Gen. William S. Ross, A. C. Dunning,
M. Hannum and Maj. S. H. Puterbaugh.
The following, among other resolutions, were
adopted :
Resolved, That we are in favor of the com
promise presented by Mr. Crittenden and ap
proved of by the border slave States, and that
we believe the masses of the people in the
county of Lurerne, irrespective of party, are
in favor of the said compromise, and if the
people could but have the opportunity of voting
on this or a like proposition, that they would
endorie it by a most decided majority.
Resolved, That we advise and urge upon the
delegates, this day appointed to represent the
eounty of Lucerne in the approaching. State
Convention, to urge the adoption of measures
of compromise, and such as will give peace to
the country and restore quiet in the land.
NORTHAMPTON Comv.—The Democratic
Convention of Northampton county assembled
at Easton, on the 11th inst., and passed the
following among other resolutions :
Resolved, That we regard the dissolution of
this Union as eminently disastrous to . all: our
interests, civil, political and religious, and that
it is the duty of all good men and true patriots
to make an effort to prevent the total disruption
of .our saorernment, by conciliation and con
cession; and, therefore, in the spirit of com
promise, we request our rulers to adopt the
resolutions proposed by the patriotic Senator
from Kentucky, and known as the Crittenden
plan of compromise, together with the proposi
tion of Senator Bigler, or any other feasible
and honorable plan to restore peace to our
country and forever sett'e the vexed question,
which, for so many years, has distracted us as
a people and finally brought us to the verge of
revolution.
Resolved, That James T. Borhek, Richard
N. Merrill, Dr. William Wilson, Samuel:Vieth
erill, Capt. Joseph Laubac ., , Richard Brodhead,
Thomas W. Lynn, Martin Frey and D. H. Nei
man be the Delegates to represent this Senato
rial and Representative District in the Demo
cratic State Convention to at-semble at Harris
burg on the 21st instant. And that the Dele=
gates elect shall have power to substitute in
case of their inability to attend. .
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Patriot and Union
WASHINGTON', rcinuary 14,1861.
The stirring events of the past few days have
given a new impetus to'the aspect of political af
fairs in this city. • The formation of a Boutiern
Confederacy, the election of Jefferson Davis as
President, and Alexander H. Stevens as Vice
President, of the new Republic, are events full of
interest and significance. In those two. men are
concentrated as many of the excellencies of human
nature as are to be found in the persons of any
other two gentlemen on this continent. It would
seem &dm the present aspect of affairs Smith', that
the secession movement is not to be mere child's
play; but that the people of the South are ln down
right earnest in all they do. There is one circum
stance, however, that deserves notice; and that is,
that South Carolina has acted wisely, by referring
the question as to whether Fort Sumpter shall be
garrisoned by troops of the United States, or those
under the immediate command of the military of
the Republic of South - Carolina. Tn other words,
South Carolina has deferred the threatened attack
upon Fort Sumpter, and given the whole subject in
charge of the Convention or Congress of the South
ern Republic.
This is - well, because it will keep off the dreaded
collision of arms a little longer. Meantime the
Peace Congress is moving along in the work of a
peaceful settlement of all our difficulties, and hopes
are entertained that this latter body will report
this week a plan of settlement, that will be satis
factory to all parties. But we must not forget
that, contemporaneously with the proceedings of
the Peace Congress, we find gentlemen in the Sen
ate of the United States who are unwilling to have
any settlement of our pending difficulties, and talk
as' flippantly about those difficulties as if they were
the legitimate offspring of the most ordinary oc
currence in the life of a nation. Some of these Re
publican wiseacres and Northern fanatics are ram
pant for war, and.-talk about the shedding of hu
man blood with all the nonchalance of Bowery
butcher boys, about an engine house. The other
day the Hon. Preston King, of No* York, made 'a
few remarks on the proposition to appropriate mo
ney for the building of seven new sloops - -of-war,
on which occasion the Senator from New 'fork was
exceeding wroth against the seceders, and gars
them and the country to understand that he was
for coercion and war, and he wished it distinctly
understood by the *hole country. He denounced
secession as treason, and the secessionists as trai
tors, and many other.vile names "too•numerons to
mention."
Well, this may be all very well; men may talk
:about coercion on the floor of the Senate as much
as they please, but so long as the People of the
North occupy the position .of hostility to the South
that has characterized the North for- the past
twenty-dye Mae, and ao long as the Northern
people refuse the South equal protection for all
their institutions, slavery included, this thing
called coercion is just simply an absurdity. Nay,
.more—an utter impossibility. There Is a terrible
army of men in the North who love justice too well
:to permit it to be denied to any portion of our fel
low-811120119,amd mho will teach these coercion iste,
per se, a lesson when the time comes that they
have yet to learn.
The President elect, if he is correctly reported,
in the speech attributed to him, a telegraphic synop
sis of which we hal a in the papers of this morning,
seems to labor under the same fatal hallucination
about the Southern troubles—because, in that
speech, we are told by Mr. Lincoln that a few
homeepathie pills will be sufficient to cure the
whole cisease, which be seethe to regard as the
mere out-cropping of the inordinate passion of
free-loveism . From this most extraordinary speech,
(which, by the:way, the Republicans in this city
are to-day denouncing as a vile forgery, which
shows their appreciation of it,) of the new Fresi
dent, who is actually en route for the federal Capi
tol, to be inaugurated as the Chief Magistrate of
this nation, we learn that he does not look upon
the troubles in the country of much more moment
than the most ordinary occurrence. There must
be something radically wrong with either Mi.' Lin
coln's head or heart, or both together, if he looks
upon the present position of our national affairs as
of no there moment than his Indianapolis speech
would seem to indicate. .
I am of the opinion, however, that when he gets
to this city he will discover that he has estimated
the question . much too lightly, and that it is of
proportions more stutiendous than he has con
ceived, and that it will require the utmost efforts
of the wise and enlightened statesman, and not
the empty bravado of the third-rate country , lawyer,
to save this country from a state of anarchy and
blood that is well nigh upon us, and from which
the country must escape, or all is lost to us and
to posterity.
If Mr. Lincoln made the speech attributed to him
at Indianapolis, he has added no honor to his
name by it ; but, on the contrary, has given the
most painful proof of a state of mind anything but
calculated to bring peace, tranquility or cc nfidence
to the country.
To-day, at the hour appointed by the Constitu
tion and the law, the two houses met in convention
in the hall of the House, and counted the votes for
President and Vice President of the United States
and thus Messrs. Lincoln and Hamlin are constitu
tionally elected President and Vice President of
the United States for the coming four years from
the 4th of March proximo. Now that the ceremony
so much desired by the Republican party, and
about which they seemed to 'fear that some calam
ity might befall them to prevent its consummation,
which, by the way, had no foundation anvwhere,
except in the disturbed imaginations of the timid
ones of the Republican party, Mr. Lincoln could
well afford to speak out a word for his country, if
be possesses, that lofty patriotism that should cha
racterise the man who is about to assume the helm
of state for four years to come.
It is my fixed belief, from all I can learn from
those who profess to know Mr. Lincoln well, that
if he was left to hinnelf, he would speak out in the
language of conciliation. But he is unfortunately
in the hands of a few political keepers, who will
not permit him to speak out' the honest sentiments
of his soul. But "the scales will soon fall from
his eyes" after he gets to this city, and then he will
discard those. political "Jeremy Diddlera" who
have assumed dominion over him, and mark out
for himself a path of , duty and a line of policy that
will not comport with the ultra doctrines of his
party. When that time comes; as come it must,
there will be a terrible acatterment among the fancy
Republicans, and the old man will then begin to
see that he has been duped.
FRIGHTENED AWAY BY GHOSTE.—The Crown
Point (Ind.) Register, is responsible for the
follawing—the last ghost story:
• A little south of Crown Point—probably
about two miles—stands a house that is to some
a wonder. The house of itself is nothing more
than a building say 18 by 24 feet, and a story
and a half high. Not many months since, a
mother and daughter who occupied the house
were taken sick and in a few days died. There
Was nothing peculiar about their death, as any
one observed. They were buried, and the
bones left vacant. Soon after a family moved
in, and since then it bas been occupied most of
all the time until within a few weeks,
when it
was found impossible for a family to reside
there. For weeks they have seen manifesta
tions of a supernatural presence. Besides the
moving of all movable articles, the tinkling .of
glasses and the rattle .of tin ware, there were
frequent and startling sounds, as of whispered
conversation, singing, subdued laughter—all
imitations of the human voice. These ghosts
have been seen at all hours of the night. An
old 'lady, clad in her grave clothes, , has been
seen to come from the adjoining forest, where
the wind swept in tremendous gusts, rattling
the icy branches of the trees. She. invariably
walks around the house and sings the doleful
tune, until she is joined by a young female,
when the two unite in a plaintive song. Usually
light footsteps are soon heard in the house, and
at times the ghostly visitors are seen promena
ding the kitchen and other rooms of the house
until a late hour in the niglt,,and in some in
stances have not left until daylight. The fa
mily became so alarmed and troubled at these
manifestations that they picked up their duds
and left the premises. We understand that no
earthly consideration could induce them to re
turn. .
NEW ENGLAND FOR THE UNION.AND COMPRO
nusz.—New England is not wholly besotted.
She is not bound bodily to the car of Aboli
tionism. She will not give up her commerce,
her manufactories, her warehouses, her ships,
her railways, her colleges and schools, all her
improvements and enterprises, upon a mere
silly abstraction. There is plenty of good
plain common sense up here among the moun
tains, and along this rock-bound coast. It
is but too true that we are unfortunately, at
this moment, badly represented in Congress.
Our best men are not in that body. But that
is an evil soon, very soon, if we are not grossly
deceived, to be cured.
It is a libel, a gross and foul libel, upon us,
to soy we are not in favor of a compromise—
any compromise which any reasonable man of
fers to ward off the present impending ruin. If
Mr. Sumner dare to submit the question di
rectly to a vote of the people—not to the can
didates for office under Mr. Lincoln, but to the
people, the farmers and mechanics and mer
chants of these New England States—our word
for it, he will never again tell the Presieent
that:we are not in favor of compromise to save
this glorious Union and the Constitution, under
which we have lived so prosperously for three
quarters of a century, and under which, but
for the folly of just such minds as his, we
might have continued to live and prosper for
years to come.--Boston Courier.
Teo GOOD TO BE Losr.---Go - trernor" Andrews,
of Massachusetts, is in hot water about his
military order intended to menace the South.
Among many letters of remonstrance from
patriotic military men in the State, is one from
Capiain Charles 11. Manning, of the Salem Ar
tillery. He says : -
They, the Salem _Light Artillery, are now
filled with astonishment at the alacrity with
which Massachusetts offers her services in the
work of war against her brethren. That she,
who, swept on by political rancor, proposed to
shut up her arsenals and her store-houses, and
bury every military ensign in the dusty :Hein
sion of deserted armories, while a foreign foe
was sweeping our seas, destroying our towns,
and devastating our fields—that should now
rush to. arms against those of her fellow-citizens
who ask for a position equal with her OWIL under
the Confederation, is as strange and unnatural
as that national madness which vents itself in
the horrors of civil strife. That. she who de
nounced and defied the Union, while it was in
the hands of .her political opponents, should
now be eager to fight for its preservation, is
somewhat significant.
U. S. SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.—Dr. H. Wil
lis Baxley, U. S. special commissioner, arrived
at, Panama on the 2d inst. en route to the
Sandwich Islands, via San Francisco. The ob
ject of his mission, it is understood, was to
examine into certain alleged abuses of the
United States consulates at Valparaiso, Callao
and Triembes, which duty he has performed.
He has similar duties to discharge at Honolulu
and other ports of the Hawaiian Island.
GENERAL NEWS.
A SKATING ACHIEVEMENT.—The Rochester
(N. Y.) Democrat puts on record one of tile
skating feats of the season. On Tuesday last
Mr. James Jones, of that city, as gentleman
who had passed his sixtieth year, skated from
that city to Holley, for the purpose of paying
a visit to his son-in-law, Prof. D. W. Allis.
On the next day he returned to Itoohestor on
skates as he went, having in company his
grandson, Chester Dewey Allis, a little fellow
only 12 years of age. The distance is 25 miles,
and the travelers skated it in two hours and
nineteen minutes ! The average rate of speed
was a little less than a mile in five minutes.
FALLING OFF IN FIGHTING MEN.—It is a
singular fact that the war departments of Eng
land, France and the United States experienced
gtinkilar and unusual failifig - eif in the recruit
ing business in the first month of the new year.
In London, although the . Times says that at
least fifty thousand adult laborers are idle, a
sufficient number of candidates to supply the
current wants of the line do not apply ; in
France the conscription has just been rendered
more exacting, because of the falling off in
volunteers ; an with us, while thousands in
our midst have no employment, applicants for
enlistment are fewer than they have been for
years.
AN IMMENSE KETTLE.—There has just been
completed at the establishment of Joseph Oat &
Son, Quarry street, one of the largest copper
kettles ever made in this city. It is intended
for a sugar refinery in Baltimore, to which
place it will be shipped in a few days. The
kettle, or pan, weighs about five tons, and is
of sufficient capacity to boil 27,000 pounds of
sugar at one boiling. It is calculated that
81,000 pounds of sugar can. be boiled in it
during one day. Notwithstanding the immense
size of the kettle, the workmanship upon it is
as perfect as that upon an ordinary tea kettle.
The cost of this affair will be about $6,000.
Philadelphia Ledger. •
OPPOSED TO WAR.—The Paris correspondent
of the Times says a number of senators. and
deputies have arrived in Paris from the depart
ments, and it appears from their conversation
that their constituents are all anxious that
peace may be maintained. The French popu
lation in the departments are unanimous in
their expression that tha..Emperor has &tile
quite enough for Italy, and that France can
find better employment for her blood and trea
sure. The deputies who have spoken on the
question of the unity of Italy are of opinion
that if it be accomplished it will be by the
effect of time, and not by brute - force.
Sinauran CAUSE OF DEATH--Sheriff Murray,
of Clark county, Wis, went on a bunting ex
cursion one day last week with- two friends.—
They separated with the, understanding that
they should meet at night at a certain "corner
section point." Two of the three met at the
place designated, but Sheriff Murray was miss
ing. After a search they discovered - the body
of the sheriff. He had gathered boughs and
made a, bed, near a large tree, which caught
fire and fell upon him, crushing him to death
white asleep.
RESCUED FROM INDIANS.—The. Weatherford
(Texas) White Man gives an interesting ac
count of the recognition of a white .woman ta
ken by Ross in a recent fight. She is a neice
of Colonel Isaac Parker. .She was taken pri
soner when' a child nine years old, 25 years ago.
After recalling her infancy to memory, she was
able to give an account of her captivity, the
murder of her father and several other whites.
She also said that she had lived with the In
dians ever since.
MUILDBR BY A SLAVE.—Qn the 7th instant a
deliberate murder occurred on the plantation'
of Captain John Hooe, in Stafford county, Va.
Jeff, one of the slaves of Captain H. went
into his master's house, took gun, relurtled
to the kitchen, and shot his brother John in
the side, from the effects of which he died in
about five hours: Jeff was arrested. He
was intoxicated when he Committed the deed.
Moo CHOLERA.-A disease to which this name
is popularly applied, exists in this vicinity,
and is proving quite disastrous. One resident
of Cranston has already lost forty hogs and
has more sick with the disease. Another, a
resident of North Providence, has lost more
than fifty within a short time, and others have
lost smaller numbers. —Providence (R. I.) Jour
nal.
PROMOTED.—Second class clerk S. Gough, of
the bureau of yards and docks (Navy Depart
ment) has been promoted to a fourth class
clerkships in the place of Win. G. Ridgely, de
ceased, and Jas. F. Seat, first class Clerk in the
bureau of construction, &c., has been promoted
to a second class clerkship to - fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr. Gough.
It is said, according to the Paris corrs.pon•
dent of the London Times, that the. French
government has intimated to the other govern:-
ments interested the necessity of a meeting of
their representatives—in fact, of a Congress—
to examine and decide on the situation of Syria,
before the 15th of Febniary, as the French oc
cupation, according to treaty, ceases in March.
M. Emile 011ivier (member of the French
Legislative corps) recently requested pern2ds
sion to establish a newspaper. After two or
three applications for a reply, M. Emile 011ivier
has just received a letter from the Minister of
the Interior, to the effect that his request, as
well as many others of a similar kind, cannot
be granted.
The St. Louis Republican of the 7th gives the
particulars, obtained from private sources, of
the murder of Mr, Carey, an inoffensive citizen
of Brownsville, Missouri ; committed on the
road to Rnok Noster. Mr. Carey formerly re
ailed in Kansas. where he took sides strongly
against Montgomery, and his murder is attri
buted to a member of that desperado's gang.
EB.RONEOUS.—According to Bennett's own
showing, in his Monday's issue, the circulation
of the New York Herald for the month of Jan
uary footed up as folloWs : 25,000,000,000,000,-
000.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,-
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 !.! The
biggest lie uttered or recorded since the day of
Munchauseh. •
MURDER IN INDIANA.—Two brothers, David
and William Clark, were killed in Monroe
county, Ind., on Friday, by a man by the name
of Hunter. Five men .were engaged in the af
fair; hut none were . injured but the Clarks.—
There had been a trial, where a misunderstand
ing occurred, hence the difficulty.
COTTON SHIPMENTS.—The Orange and Alex
andria railroad company have contracted to
bring to Alexandria, over their road, two thou
sand bales of cotton, to be shipped from that
port to New York is steamers. The cotton is
from blemphis, and to be brooght to Lynchburg
over thd ;Virginia and Tennessee railroad.
VIRGINIA LEGISiATITAB.-A bill has been
reported in the Senate to establish a branch
bank at Alexandria, The House has passed a
bill to protect the interests of the. Common
wealth, and others in . railroad and steamboat
companies in Virginia in the two lines between
Baltimore and Weldon.
A SLAVER LILIERATEL.—The Spanish brig
Joven Antonio, taken by Capt. Moffitt, of the
Crusader, last summer, for being engaged in the
shve trade, has been ordered by the Admiralty
Court at Key West to be restured to Capt.
Colon or his attorney.
DIPTHERIA.—The family of Mr. Henry BriS
ter, of Vienna, Ohio, has been nearly extermi
nated by diptheria. On the first of Novem
ber last it numbered ten persons, the parents,
four sons and four daughters. Now there re
main only the father and mother and one
daughter.
HEAVY FAILURE IN LONDON.—MEEBrI3. Ede
& Co. of Oeorge street Mansion House, in the
Levant trade, have suspended, with liabilities
amounting to $4,000,000. A favorale liquida
tion is expected.
A machine which will make 100,000 slate
pencils a day, has been invented by a Hartford,
Ct., mechanic.
ENDORSEMENT OF BONDS.—The bill author
izing the endorsement by the State of New
York of United States bonds to the amount of
the national funds deposited with the State by
the 'distribution act of Congress of 1830, has
pissed the Noir York Senate.
Nfurinsn.—George Sawyer, Sr., a planter,
near Lexington, S. C., was waylaid and mur
dered, by two of his negroes, on the Ist inst.—
One of the murderers was sentenced to death,
and the other, a boy of weak mind, to receive
300 lashes. _
The rolling mill at South Easton, Pa., which
has been lying idle for some time past, was put
in operation onl)lotiday last,
William M. Dangerfield, formerly editor of
the Lewisburg (Va.) Chronicle, died in Christian
county, Ky., on the. 21st ult.
In the Virginia Senate on Monday, ; a bill
Wall 'POO to incorperate the'Hebrew _tenevo.
lent Society of Alexandria. • •
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
Lilllth CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.
Housa.--Ikar. Moorehead (Pa.) asked eave
to introduce a resolution.. that. Washington's
Farewell Address shall bp read in th is Hall by
the Clerk - of the House on the 22d of February,
and that the President, the - President elect, the
members of the Cabinet, the Judges of the Su
preme Court, the members of the Senate,- the
chief military and naval officers, and the Com
missioners to the Peaoe Convention be invited
to be preeent.
Mr. Washburne (Ill.) said this proposition
would call for a session of, the House on that
day. • ~
'Mr. Morris (Pa.) replied that there ought to
be a session of the House tin that day, in order
that the farewell address might be read.
The resolution being objected to, it was not
considered.
Mr. Hindman (Ark.) wanted 'Moorhead to
omit the invitation to the military and naval
officers. . • .
'Mr Leake (Va.) asked but failed to Obtain
leave to introduce a 'resolution for 'the appoint
meat_ of, a committee ofthree to report'whether
the Sup.erintandent of the Census, Bureau has
beretofoie instructed the Clerks of that bureau
to intake ont from the census' returnithe names
of the heads of families for the purpose 'of
sending them certain political speeches..
Hindman said Sup't. Kennedy ;had not
only violated the postal but other laws. ,
Mr. Pryor (Vs.) obtained leave to offer 'the
following as a question of privilege :
WHEREAS, The following statement appeared
in the New York Times : "It is ascertained that
in:addition to the other frauds perpptrated by
the seceding members of Congress, they . have
taken from the Congressional Library,' which is
probably the' best in this country, containing
many books which cannot be obtained! else
where, some of the most valuable volumes in
the' wholo. collection. Thousanda of dollars
worth 'have been thus abstracted and carried
off by these members ; among them a single
South Carolina member, I am informed, has
more than four hundred dollars worth of digests
of the most valuable character; and which • can
never be replaced.. Scarcely one of these ori
gin:um took the, trouble to return .his books,
but, on the contrary were very cautious to have
them carefully packed
,and Sent off. A mem
ber from one of. the Border States, who favors
secession, andAhought his State sure to secede,
sent orders for upwards of one thousand dol
lars,worth of books recently, which, under the
rules of the Library, were refused. This is re
garded here to be very near akin to what: l ll4l,-
ster defines as theft ;" . therefore,
Resolved, That a select, committee of three be
aipointed to inquire into the truth of the state
ment, and that . the committee have power to
send for persons and papers, with leave to re
port at any time.
The resolution was passed.
SsNare.—Mr. Cameron (Pa.) presented sev'e
ral petitions asking Congress to stand by the -
Constitution as it' is ; 'also petition in fever of
the Crittenden resolutions. .
Mr. Bingham (Mich.) presented joint reso
lutions of the Legislature of Michigan, express
ing the adherence of the people of that State to
the 'Union, and , offering the military force of the
State for the support of the Government; also,
recommending that no concessions be made to
traitors.
Mr. Bingham said these resolutions were
passed with great unanimity, and he thought
they expressed the feelings of the people of the
State. They would adhere to the Constitution as
it is. and had no sympathy with treason, or
those who, while in- the Government, took
measures to destroy it.• They hoped their
Southern friends would yet come to see that
the best way is to submit to the beneficent rule
of the Government.; but if they persisted in
their efforts to destroy the Union, then they
must take the responsibility. The resolutions
were laid on the table.
Mr. King (N. Y.) presented the petition of
Ben_ Price and many others, in favor of the
Homestead bill.
Mr. Wade (0.) presented several petitions
asking Congress to stand firm by the Constitu
tion and the laws.
Mr. Foote (Vt.) offered a resolution that a
committee of three be appointed to make ar
rangements for the . inauguration of the Presi
dent elect.. Adopted. .
Mr. Green (Mo.) from the Committee on
Territories reported a bill to organize the Ter
ritory of Nevada ; also a bill to, provide a gov
ernment for the Territory of Daeoteh.
Mr. Seward (N, Y.) presented a petition
from four hundred voters of Waterford, New
York, in favor of the Crittenden resolutions ;
also, a memorial from the New York . Chamber
of Commerce,,remonstrating against the pas
sage of the Morrill Tariff. bill.
Mr. Wilkinson (Minn.) presented petitions
from citizens of Minnesota asking Congress to
enforce the laws and preserve the Union, keep
the rivers free, recapture the forts, and against
concession or compromise. .
He said if gentlemen wished to know what
the sentiments of the people really are, they
must go away fiom the large cities ; they must
ask the people of the North untl the gr . ent,
West if they are. willing to give up principles
at the bidding of an'orgaliiied bandof traitors.
Who ever doubted that the North and West
were true to the 'Union? The Senator from
Virgint l a said that that State had been arming
for twelve months, and the South has orgoin
ised a war, and yet - the Senator from Kentucky,
who would Save the Union, has no word for
these men:
LATER FROM EUROPE.
• NEW YOREi Feb. 14.
The steamship . Neiv York has arrived with
London and Southampton dates to the 29th ult.
The Italian parliamentary elections had re
sulted favorably to the Ministry.. Count co,_
your is returned from Turin, and Garibaldi and
Poerio from Naples.
Russia has ordered the formation of three
corps d'armee on a war footing, and to be ready
by the Ist of March. One is to be marched to
the Pruth, the secord to the frontiers of Po
land, and to be held in reserve.
An important treasonable correspondence
with Gaeta has been discovered. The boinbard
ment of Gaeta continues, but the resistance of
the garrison is growing feebler. The Paris
Patriae denies that the Emperor is encouraging
Denmark to resist the demand of Germany, or
is organizing a fleet for the Baltic. The En
glish news is not important,
LONDON, Jan. 29.- r -Console are quoted at 91.
American railway securities are nominal, quo
tations being barely maintained. Wheat has
declined lc®Zo per quarter.
President of the Southern Confederacy.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb. 14.
Hon. Jefferson Davis will leave Jackson,
Miss., to-night, for Montgomery. He will
come via Chattanooga and Atlanta. The inau
guration takes place on Monday next.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A NEW REMEDY.
Superseding CIMEBS,
the,COPAIBA CAPSULFS, or any co mpntini
that has ever been before pople. /t has bean used be
ONE HUNDRED PHYSICIANs,
In their private pract're, with entire success, in all ra ges
BELL'S SPECIFIC PILL S,
For diseases of a pr,vate nature ; a rare is fregnenilpeg.
formed in a Wetly, and entire confidence may be pi aati 14
them This remedy is a be*ly
.scovered specific, w i
p
active and seedy in its effects than Cubebs or Copaibg
alone. The pills are half the size of Capsules, and never
nauseate the stomach, or impregnate the breath. Six do
zep
pills inia box—price one dollar,. and will be sent b y man,
poe-paid by the agent, on maga of the money. —
Sold by all the principal druggists and dealers, and by
DYOTT & CO., wholesale agents, North Second street,
Philadelphia. nev2-eocifdtw
Er WARRANTED IN ALL CASES
~c 1
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For the prevention andC tire of all those difficulties to which
the female system is peculiarly liable arising free
STOrPAOs OF NATPI OR OBSTRUCTION.
These fells kave never been known to fail
a y wa h,n the
directions hare been strictly followed, and these are
rerfeetiy safe to take ky the most delicate.
TO MARRIED LADIES they are particularly recom
mended, as what revent difficulties, and restore nature,
no matter from cause the detraction
few days in most cases will produce the desired effect; arid
A
although so powerful, yet no injury will ever result from
their nee. But those who are pregnant shout t not use
them, as they have an effect contrary to nature. Pamphlets
detailing their virtues, with numerous certificates from well
known physicians and apothecaries, can be had on applies.
Lion to the agent, who will send the Pills, if desired, by
mall, poet-paid, to any address, on receipt of the money.
Sold in boxes containing sixty pills.—price One Dollar,_
by all the principal druggists and dealers, mud by DYOTT
Se CO., wholesale agents, North Second strfet, Philadel•
pills• nov2-ecdd&wl
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Horror of Death, Trembling.
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in another eclumn.: nol4-itarm3in
WE call the attention of our readers to
an article advertised in another column, called BLOOD
FOOD. It is an entirely new discovery, and must not
be confounded with any of the numerous patent medi
eines of the day. It is peon von THE BLOOD, already
prepared for absorption; pleasant to the taste and natu
ral in action, and what one ganglia retains. Let all
those, then, who are suffering from poverty, impurity or
deficiency of blood, and conseijuently with some chronic
disease or ailment, take of_tine BLOOD FOOD and be re
stored to health. We: notice that our druggists have
;received a supply of this article, and else of the world
:renowned Dr. EATON'S INFANT/FE CORDIAL ' which every
;mother should have. It contains no paregoric or opiate
'of any kind whatever, and of course must be iniraluabie
'for all infantile complaints. It will allay all pain, and
;soften the gams in process of teething, and at the same
time regulate the bowels: Let all mothers and nurses,
who have endured anxious days and sleepless nights,
'procure a. supply and be atone relieved..
117- See advertisement: ' itul7-d&wain
WXNSL OW,
. , .
An experienced nurse and female physician, he a Sooth
ing Syrup for children teething, which greatly facilitate
,the Moses of teething by Softening the vitae; redacing as
inflarnnationwill allay allpain, and •is :we' to regulate
the bowels. Depend upon it mothers, it will give rest to
yourselves, and relief and health to your inanta. Per
ectly safe in all cases. See advertisement:in another col
nom. _ _ ang19.3.859-dkwly
New Murdisements.
A N OTI GR—The unaer
'AA signed., appointed Auditor to distribute among cred
itors the balance of moneys in hands of JACOB Guess,
Administrator. of the estate of 'John Cain, deceased. will
'attend to the duties of his appointment at his office, No.
100 Market street, TmYnsDAr, MARCH 7, 1861, at ten
o'clock, A. M., where all parties: interested may attend.
febls-dt3oaw NOWT Ir. MII.ENCH, Auditor.
FIRST" CLASS GROCERIES ! H
LARGE ARRIVAL!!
HAVING JUST RETURNED &Um tl44s Eastern cities, where
we hate ielected with the greatest care a large and com
plete assortment of superior GOODS, which embrace
everything' kept in the best City Groceries, we respect-
fully and , 'cordially invite the public to examine our
stock and hear our pricer
febl.s
FOR RENT—The Buehler House US
TAURANT, with Eale of Wixturoo. febl4
EXECUTOR'S NOTlCE.—Notice is
hereby given that letters testamentary upon the
estate of Mrs. MARY HORTER, deceased, late of the
City of Harrisburg, have been granted to the under
signed by the Register of Dauphin county; therefore, all
persons indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate.payment, and those baying any just claims
are requested to present them; legally authenticated, for
settlement. R. H. ADAM
Executor of said dec'd.
janBo-d6toaw.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 29,.1861.
HOUSES TO RENT.:--Two or three
dwellings, in the brick row, on Third street, near
Walnut, are offered for rent, from the Ist of April next.
For terms enquire of MICHAEL BURK.
febl3-dtf
APPLES 1 I APPLES 11 I---Five Hun.
Bred Barrels of superior APPLES just received
from New York State. For sale at lowest cash price by
febl2 NAMES M. WHEELER.
ELECTION
OFFICE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY CO.. /
BALTIMORE, Feb. 11, 1861.
A general meeting of the Stockholders of this Com
pany will be held at CALVERT STATION, on THURS
DAY, THE 28TH OF FEBRUARY NEXT, between the hours;
of 12 and 2 o'clock, P . M., for the election of Twelve
Directors for the ensuing year.
The Transfer Books will be dosed on the 18th of Yob
ruary until after the election. By order.
febl2-dte THOS. 9 HOLLINS, Secretary.
FARM FOR SALE.—The subscribers
offer for sale ONE _HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
SIX ACRES OP LAND, situate in Susquehanna town
ship, Dauphin county, adjoining lands of A. 0. Hiester,
John H. Fox and others; thereon erected a large TWO
STORY STONE HOUSE, BANK BARN, with all the
necessary Out-Buildings. There is one of the finest
Apple Orchards in the county upon the property, together
with a good vein of Limestone; and it will be void in a
body, or in portions to suit purchas.rs.
If not sold before SATURDAY, THE 161 m OF MARCH,
it will then be offered at Public Sale, at the Court House
in Harrisburg. For further particulars enquire of
A. 0. MESTER,
C. F. 111UENCH,
Assignees of John Wallower & Son.
febl2-dlw&wts
•
FOR SALE.—A very fine five-year-old
BAY MORGAN. HORSE, medium size, perfectly
sound and gentle. Is a fast, free traveler, and in every
reepeet a desirable harm
'The owner, having no further use for him, will sell at
a bargain. Can be seen at WILLIAM COLDER'S Livery
Stable For terms, &c., inquire of
feb9-lwd - J S. HhalMEß,,Brady House.
IMMMEMEI
A large assortment -of COMIC and SENTIMENTAL
TALENT/NEB of different styleii 'and prices. For sale
at SOKEEFER'S BOOKSTORE,
feb9 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
.
N .E :W B 0 OK S!
The. ‘.'.7HILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF BIRDS,"
Illustrated by W. HARVEY. Price 75c. cloth.
The "CHILDREN'S PICTURE FABLE BOOK," Il
lustrated by HARRISON WEIR. Price Tic. cloth.
The LLOHILDRENT PICTURE BOOK OF 'QUADRU
PEDS;IIIustrated by W ...HARVEY. Pric 75c. cloth.
For stile at .. • • SCHEFFER , S BOOKSTORE,
feb9. . No. 18. Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
FOR SALE.—The BUILDING on the
corner of Walnut and Short streets, used an a
COOPER SHOP. This building was originally built E 0
that it could be turned into Dwelling Rouses. It con
sists of three separate frames placed together, each frame
being 25 by 20 feet, making the entire building, as Anew
stands, 75 feet long and 20 feet wide. Will sell also art
EIGHT.HORS.E POWER ENGINE AND BOILER,
nearly new, and one of Drawback's Patent Stave Cutters,
and a Set of Saws for Jointing &aims. The above
property will be sold at a bargain, es wo wiz.h to clear
the ground on which the buildinz stands. Enquire at
the Broker's Office of S. L. 51 , CITLLOCH,
feb9-dtf 126 Market Street.
THE BIBLE ON DIVORCE.—The fol
lowing words are from 111ar . k x. V. 9, 12 :
"What, therefore, God has joined together let not man
put asunder."
"Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another
comnifttath adultery. And if a woman shall put away
her husband and marry again she committethadnitery.''
Legislators and others, the above is the ediot of the
Supreme Lawgiver, from which there is do app
"What, What, therefore, God has joined together let no man
put asunder." jaul2-dtf
VOR the genuine ENGLISH MUS`TAR D
gr to KELLER'S DRUG SIVSE.
FPM. DOCK, JR., & CO