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is desirable to-do at the earliest moment.
The Baltimore papers publish a letter from a
young Baltimorean now at Castle Pinckney,
Charleston, who has become disgusted with
soldiering. He says :
"We are treated worse than negroes here.
We don't get. enough to eat, and what we do
get is of the coarsest and most common descrip
tion."
A good many young gentlemen who now talk
glibly of fighting, will become equally disgus
ted when brought down to a war fare. Second
joints and tenderloin are scarce in camp, and
not over soft is the bed the soldier has to stretch
his legs upon; that is, if he can find them after
the battle.
Radical Changes.
The facility with which the enemies of the
Democratic party change their opinions to snit
circumstances is well illustrated by the present
position of the Republican party in Pennsyl
vania. It is only a few years since the very
Same men now composing the Republican party
in this State professed to believe that the great
est danger menacing the country proceeded from
foreign influence, or the influence of foreigners,
and our salvation as a nation depended in the
exclusion of persons of foreign birth from of
fice and positions of trust and influence. Upon
this issue a Governor was elected, and a large
majority in the Legislature. But what a change
has taken place in the course of a few years !
The same men who clamored for the recogni
tion of the American idea in our politics as
sisted to elect a President of the United States
'who is the especial favorite and patron of the
Worst class of German Socialists, Red Repub
licans and infidels, and who has appointed CARL
Sewunz, the representative of this class, to per
sonate the American nation at a foreign court.
We also see the identical JAMES POLLOCK, who
was elected Governor of Pennsylvania because
he represented the exclusive American idea,
supplicating this Administration for the ap
pointment of Collector of the Port of Phila
delphia; and close at his heels, we find DAVID
TAGGART, once a radical Native American, after
the same position, and probably fraternizing
with Carl Schurz and other " foreigners" in the
ante-room of the reception chamber. Verily,
a, few years work marvellous changes in the
opinions of the - enemies of the Democratic
Party- From extreme opposition to foreign in
fluence, they have progressed, in a wonderfully
brief period, to the utmost devotion, even sub
serviency, to this same influence, and have pro
ceeded farther in this direction than they ever
accused the Democratic party of going.
Let ns not be misunderstood. We do not
wish to insinuate that persons of foreign birth,
when otherwise qualified, should not be ap
pointed to office. The Democratic party has
always fought against those who would make
naturalized citizenship a stigma and badge of
exclusion from public position. But we wish
to expose the hypocrisy of that party which
but a few years ago contended for the_princi
ple of exclusive Americanism, and is now hand
in-glove with an Administration which makes
especial pets of the very worst class of foreign
ers—a class which would undermine the liber
ties and religion of the country by Red Re
publican infideliiy.
State Rights.
_ The Republican prints, says the Journal of
Commerce, are well content with the recognition
of State rights and of ..the inviolability of the
dignity of a State, in the refusal by the Su
preme Court of the United States to issue a
mandamus to the Governor of Ohio in the recent
case of Kentucky vs. Ohio. But they are not
content with the opinion of the same Court,
delivered by Judge Taney. If, say they, the
Court found they bad no right to issue a man
damus, they should have simply dismissed the
case for want of jurisdiction, taking no notice
of any other point. The criticism is unjust.
The case could not be dismissed for want of
jurisdiction ; it was a snit or complaint of one
State against another State; a proceeding com
pletely within the jurisdiction'of the Court.--
The State of Kentucky complained of injury
done to it by the State of Ohio, and asked, if
the Court found it had so suffered injury, for
a remedy. Now it is the universal rule in
Courts of Justice to inquire, first, whether the
party complaining has suffered wrong, and
then, and not till then, to look to the question
of remedy for the wrong. This is the natural,
COMlnen sense order of duties in all proceed
ings to administer justice. The most informal
mode of dealing out justice, such as having a
controversy left to arbitrators chosen by the
parties, will invariably assume this shane and
order, to wit, first to inquire if there has been
wrong done, and then to decide on the remedy.
The common sense of the most unlearned man
will Su g gest to him, when he is acting as a
judge between his neighbors, this as his proper
order of duties. To consider the question of
remedy first, before ascertaining whether there
is any wrong needing a remedy, would be a
blundcaing procedure, of which they who find
fault with the Court, would themselves be
ashamed to be guilty.
It is unfair to confound the two questions of
jurisdiction and remedy ; and to represent the
question of remedy as coming, in any way,
under the head of jurisdiction. In all judicial
proceedings the question of jurisdiction is the
first question ; the question of remedy the last.
The order of inquiry is invariably this :—First,
has the Court jurisdiction ; second, what wrong
has been done; third and last, what remedy can
be given. It is happening every day that our
Courts, having clear jurisdiction of a case and
recognizing fully that a great wrong has been
done, nevertheless refuse the remedy of a writ
of injunction. In this case the Court could not
decline jurisdiction ; it was a controversy in
which one State was plaintiff and another
State was defendant. The Constitution, in ex
press words, gives jurisdiction to the Supreme
Courtin " controversies between two or more
States." Nor would the decision have been of
much value, unless the question whether there
had been wrong done, had been first considered.
The value of the decision lies in this : that
notwithstanding great wrong has been done by
Ohio in refusing to execute her plain constitu
tional duties, yet the Court has no lawful power
tO violate the dignity of a State, by issuing a
mandatory writ to its head, the Governor. If
the federal government, through one of its co
ordinate branches, to wit, the Supreme Court,
in a case where it possesses admitted jurisdic
tion, cannot use so much force against a State
as to send into it, addressed to its Governor,
a piece of paper in the form of a writ, to coerce
the State's will, manifested through its Goiter
nor, how can it be claimed that the same gov
ernment, through another of its co-ordinate
branches, to wit, the executive, may lawfully
send into a State mere brute force, in the shape
of armed men and armed ships, to overpower
the will of such State, manifested, in like man
ner, through its Governor?
We have seen the Republicans, in the early
part of the winter, demanding to have the Fu
gitive Slave Law amended so that the Marshal
could not - call upon the bystanders to aid him
in executing this federal law here at home.—
The sentiment of our people, they said, was
against the law; let the federal officials execute
it themselves, as best they can. At the same
time they were claiming the right to take our
people away from their homes, to send them
out of their own State, far away South, for the
purpose of enforcing the federal laws in South
Carolina. The sentiment of the people there
is very decided against the enforcement of fede
ral laws. Why not apply the same rule? To
be consistent, they should say, let the federal
officials execute the laws in South Carolina as
best as they can.
The State rights doctrine is a very good thing
when it happens to favor our own purposes;
it is a very bad thing when it favors the pur
poses of others and conflicts with our own.—
Haman nature is the same now as it was in the
olden days when tEsop's fables were written.
It makes a wide difference whether it happens
to be your bull or my ox which is gored.
TERRIBLE SCENE IN CHINA.—The Canton
Press gives the particulars of a frightful exe
cution by 'wholesale of Canton river pirates by
the Cantonese authorities. The pirates with
their lorchas were first enticed out of the river,
and then a military and naval force was sta
tioned ten or twelve miles below Canton to
prevent their ascending the river above that
point. The pirates attempted to get past this
station in a body, but were only partially suc
cessful, while the Chinese Commodore pursued
and destroyed those who did. The Press says:
"There sailed past his guard post three, some
say ten, Canton lorchas and tymoons ; others
hanging on outside in case this detiachment
succeeded. They were attacked by the man
darin force ; three were burnt, two ran up to
take refuge at the Pagoda anchorage, and the
rest made out to sea as fast as they could. The
remainder of that day was occupied in pursuing
and capturing the fugitive pirates who had es
caped on shore. Next morning, the 20th, the
mandarin armed boats were in pursuit of the
two boats that had escaped up the river. They
came up with them about noon, lying in shore
at the Pagoda. There they were attacked;
their crews dashed into the stream to swim
ashore, and while floating on the water some
forty or fifty were speared and shot ; a fine
sight to be seen for foreign seamen and resi
dents 1
"Early on the morning of the 21st it was
evident, from the packed throngs on the great
bridge, and the hubbub around, that something
strange and novel and exciting had occurred.
About nine o'clock, some of the mandarin war
boats bad come up with two prizes and two
hundred captured pirates. The latter they
commenced to land, each man under the guard
of at least four marines, bearing drawn swords,
spears, matchlocks or sporting gay flags. The
captives were in a terrible plight, strpped and
naked, hands tied with awful tightness behind
their backs, and feet scarcely able to walk,
while they were driven along with the moat
barbarous savageness. Eight or ten had been
beheaded on their way up the river, and two
or three just as they were shoved on shore, for
showing fight and their reluctance to move on.
The heads of these unfortunates were slung on
poles, and swung before the eyes of the re
mainder, as a token of what awaited them very
shortly. When all had been landed they were
marched across the bridge to the Northern end,
and on the way, as if to gratify the public gaze,
the heads of four were deliberately chopped off,
and their corpses flung into the river below."
Thirty of the captives were executed at the
Northern gate, when the remaining 170 were
carried around to the South gate. The work
was short; one after the other the whole lot
were beheaded, and in half an hour the judges,
troops, and staring mob were dispersed. The
executioners, of whom there were several, vied
to see who could do the largest amount of
work; one succeeding in cutting off 63 heads,
for which he would receive what we would
consider a handsome doucenr, as 500 cash is
given for each caput. Commodore Woo, the
hero of the day, went to the tribunal with a
blue button, but returned to his fleet with a
red one, honored and applauded by all his co
mandarins.
A. J. DONELSON ON THE EXISTING CRISIS.—
Andrew Jacksen Donelson, candidate for Vice-
President on the American ticket for 1856, was
addressed a few days since by Gen. Foote in a
letter inquiring as to his political views. In
his reply Mr. Donelson says:
My plan of action for the border States is to
meet in council at Frankfort, or any other
central point, by the instrumentality of dele
gates, who will represent the wishes of the
people, whole duty it will be, after due con
sultation, to unite upon some measure which
will secure their rights, and that this measure
shall be submitted in kindness and good feeling
to our brethren of the other States, including
those that have seceded ; and that it shall be
made a part of the constitution, as an amend
ment, if it be accepted by them.
If this effort should fail, and not be accepted
by our Northern friends. after they have had a
reasonable time to examine its provisions, then
there is no other alternative for the border
States but to call a general convention of all
the Southern States, for the purpose of forming
such a federal government as may be deemed
necessary to promote t heir happiness, prosperi
ty and independence, as a separate confed
eracy.
PE.NATA' LEGISLATURE.
SENATE
THURSDAY, March 21, 1861
The Senate was called to order atlo o'clock
by Mr. SMITH, Speakerpro tem. Prayer by
Rev. Mr. Cattell.
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate a
resolution passed by the Executive Committee
of the State Agricultural Society, recommend
ing an appropriation to complete the Farmers'
High School.
Also, the thirty-third annual report of the
board of managers of the house of refuge.
BILLS fl PtAeg
Mr. CONNELL, an act to incorporate the
Alumni law department of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. CLYMER, an act to authorize the sale of
certain real estate.
Mr. NICHOLS, an act to extend Fifteenth
street, in Philadelphia.
Mr. CRAWFORD, an act to incorporate the
town of Newburg, in Cumberland county.
Mr. BOUND, an act to extend certain road
laws
Northumberland county; which was
passed.
k
Mr. GIVEGEI-, supplement to aii act to incor
poratea the Logan's Valley water company;
Which was subsequently passed.
RILLS CONSIDERED
Mr. CLYMER called up Rouse bill, entitled
" An Act relative to vagrants in Berke county;"
which was passed finally.
Mr. CONNELL called up House bill, entitled
"An Act to incorporate the Rescue hook and
ladder company, of the Twenty-third ward,
Philadelphia ; which was passed finally.
Mr. KETCHAM called up an act to incorpo
rate the Factoryville and Abington turnpike
company ; which was passed.
Mr. FULLER called up an aci authorizing
the treasurer of Connelsville to sell certain
real estate to secure payment of taxes; which
was passed.
Mr. FINNEY called up an act to incorporate
the Girard cemetery, in Erie county; which
was passed.
Mr. IMBRIE called up an act relative to the
claim of Charles Carter ; which was passed
finally.
Mr. IMBRIE called up an act to authorize
Elizabeth White to make title to certain real
estate ; which was passed.
Mr. IRISH called up an act relative to exe
cutions ; laid over on third reading.
Also, a supplement to the act incorporating
the Citizens' passenger railway company of the
city of Pittsburg.
Mr. CLYMER called up an act relative to
the imposition of taxes on the Delaware Divi
sion canal company, the North Branch and
Susquehanna canal company, and the Wyoming
canal company ; which was passed.
Mr. KETCHAM called up an act to authorize
the executor of Wm. Bantle to sell certain real
estate; which was passed.
Mr. LANDON called up a supplement to the
act incorporating the Towanda gas and water
company ; which was passed.
Mr. SMITH called up an act concerning the
sale of railroads, canals, turnpikes and plank
roads; laid over on second reading.
Mr. SMITH called up an act to exempt from
taxation the real estate of the Union temporary
home for children, and the Seamens' home;
which was negatived—yeas 11, nays 16.
A message was received from the Governor
transmitting a report of the Peace Commision
ers.
Mr. MEREDITH called up an act relative to
the School district of the borough of Sholocta;
which was passed.
Mr. M'CLURE. on leave, read in place a
joint resolution relative to the pay of the Peace
Commissioners.
Mr. CONNELL called up the act to incorpor
ate the American and India commercial com
pany; which was negatived—yeas 11, nays 15.
Mr. MOTT called up an act to incorporate
the Pike County mutual insurance company;
which was passed.
Mr. PENNEY called np a supplement to the
act incorporating the Pittsburg gas company;
which was passed.
Mr. ROBINSON called up an act extending
the time of completing the Newcastle and New
Wilmington plank road; which was passed.
Mr. BOUGHTER called up an act, entitled
"A supplement to the several acts relating to
the Pennsylvania State lunatic asylum;" which
was laid over on second reading.
Mr. IMBRIE called up an act to revive and
continue in force the law relative to graduating
lands on which money is due the Common
wealth; laid over on second reading.
Mr. SMITH, on leave, read in place an act
repealing all laws exempting real estate from
taxation.
Mr. SCHINDEL called up an act to incorpor
ate the Slatington water company; which was
passed.
Mr. BOUGHTER called up an act to change
the place of holding the elections in the Oth
ward, city of Harrisburg; which was passed.
Mr. SERRILL called up House bill, entitled
"An Act to authorize the sale of certain real
estate in West Chester;" which was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, March 21, 1861.
Mr. SHEPPARD, Speaker pro tem, called the
House to order at 10 o'clock.
This being petition day a large number were
presented among them the following:
Mr. ANDERSON, petition of citizens of
Pennsylvania asking an appropriation to the
Colonization society, to settle colored persons
in Liberia, Africa.
Mr. ELLIOTT, petition of citizens of Tioaga
county, praying for the passage of an act rela
tive to obtaining licences for the sale of malt
liquors, &0., in said county.
Mr. BISEL, petition of citizens of Chills
quaque township, in the county of Northum
berland, asking for a change in the place of
holding their elections in said township.
Mr. SHAFER, petition of citizens of Chester
county, asking that the Mechanics' lien law be
extended so as to embrace materials furnished
for repairs.
Mr. COWAN, petition of W. A. Irvin, of
Warren county, praying for the passage of an
act to aid in purchasing and preserving old
manuscript, notes, letters, &c., relating to the
early annals of Pennsylvania.
Mr_ BOYER, petition of citizens of Mullen
berg township, for the reduction of the price
of store licenses on spirituous liquors.
Mr. HUHN, three petitions of 200 citizens
of Schuylkill county, against the incorporation
of the Nesquehooing railroad.
Mr. DUFFIELD, petition of citizens of the
late township of Roxbury, in the Twenty-third
ward. Philadelphia, asking for the passage of
an act to attach said township to Bucks county.
Mr. AUSTIN, petition of citizens of Hunt
ingdon:and Fulton counties, praying that a part
of Dublin township, Huntingdon county, be
annexed to Fulton county.
Mr. FRAZIER, three petitions from Great
Bend township, Susquehanna county, praying
for a change in the place of holding elections.
Mr GORDON, petition of 100 citizens of
Pennsylvania, for an appropriation to clear the
Susquehanna river.
Mr. WILSON, petition of citizens of Beaver
county, praying for the passage of a law for the
protection of fruit, &c.
Mr. BIXLER, petition from citizens of Clin
ton county, praying for the passage of a law
authorizing the banks to issue mill notes.
Mr. CLARK, petition from the Friendship
hose company No. 1, of the city Harrisburg,
praying for aid to purchase a new first class
steam fire engine.
Mr. ARMSTRONG, petition of citizens of
Rome township, Lycoming county, praying for
an act to appropriate $3OO out of the funds of
the township for the construction end improve
ment of a certain road in said township.
Mr. BLANCHARD, petition of citizens of
Lawrence county, praying for the passage of a
law relative to the erection of new townships.
Mr. BURNS, petition of 62 citizens of North
Fayette township, Allegheny county, in favor
of changing the financial system of said county.
Mr. ARMSTRONG, petition of citizens of
Lycoming county, praying for an act to tax
dogs and protect sheep.
Mr. BURNS, petition of 40 citizens of the
city of Pittsburg, in favor of a law to prevent
the circulation of foreign notes of a less de
nomination than five dollars, and asking that
an act be passed to enable the banks of this
Commonwealth to issue notes of a less denomi
nation than five dollars.
Mr. PATTERSON, two petitions of citizens
of Tell township, Huntingdon county, praying
to be annexed to Juniata county
Mr. MULLIN, petition of citizens of Cam
bria county, to change the act, entitled "An
act io provide for the erection of a house for
the employment arid support of the poor of
Cambria county."
Mr. BRESSLER, petition of citizens of Ly
coming county, for the better protection of
sheep and taxing of dogs in said county.
Mr. EILENBERGER, petition from citizens
of Northampton county, praying to annul the
marriage contract between Simon and Margaret
Leib,
Mr. ARMSTRONG, petition of citizens of
Mclntyre township, Lycoming county, praying
for a law to authorize the citizens of said town
ship to elect a township treasurer.
Mr. AUSTIN, petition of citizens of Fulton
county, praying for the passage of a law abol
ishing annual assessments in said county.
Mr. TRACY, petition of citizens of Bradford
county, praying for the passage of a law au
thorizing the erection of a poor house in the
county of Bradford.
Mr. RIEFF, petition of the citizens of the
borough of Dillsburg, county of York, pray
ing for the opening of a street in said borough.
Mr. AUSTIN, petition of citizens of Frank
lin county, praying for the repeal of a law pre
venting the catching of fish in Connococheague
creek and Falling spring.
Mr. TRACY, petition of 33 citizens and tax
payers of Overton township, in the county of
Bradford, praying for the passage of a law to
legalize the assessment of said township for road
taxes for the year 1858.
Mr. PATTERSON, petition of citizens of Ju
niata county, for the passage of an act taxing
dogs in said county.
Mr. TRACY, petition of citizens of Asylum
township, in the county of Bradford, praying
for the passage of a law to provide for the pur
chase of a farm and the erection of a poor house
for the support and employment of the poor
in Bradford county.
Mr. BRESSLER, petition of citizens of Lo
gan and Porter townships, Clinton county,
praying for the release of the State tax from
said townships, and that the same be approria
ted to repair the Sugar Valley road.
Mr. AUSTIN, petition of citizens of Franklin
county, praying for an appropriation to the
Pennsylvania colonization society.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The message from the Governor, with accom
panying documents from Secretary Seward,
relative to amendments to the Constitution of
the United States, led to a running discussion
in regard to their reference. Finally a motion
to postpone for the present was carried.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The various standing committees were
called for reports, and a large number were pre
sented.
BILLS PASSED
The bill relative to the Bald Eagle railroad
company was Caked up and passed.
A bill to regulate tavern licenses in Phila
delphia.
Several bills were read in place, when the
House adjourned until afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed on second reading the
appropriation bill.
The section appropriating five thousand
dollars to the Penn widow's asylum was stricken
out.
The session was taken up discussing and
amending the bill. Adjourned.
STATISTICS OF MORMON POPULATION. —Th e
Valley Tan copies the following statictics of
Mormon population: The population of Mor
mons in the United States and British domin
ions in 1856 was not less than 68,000, of which
38,000 were residents in Utah, 5000 in New
York State, 4000 in California, 5000 in Nova
Scotia and in the Canadas, and 9,000 in South
America. In Europe there were 36,000, of
which 32,000 were in Great Britain and Ire
land, 6,000 in Scandinavia, 2,000 in Germany,
Switzerland and France, and the rest of Eu
rope 1.000; in Australia and Polynesia, 2,400 ;
in Africa, 100; and on travel, 2,800. To these,
if we add the different branches, including Sar
angeties, Rigdonites and Whitcites, the whole
sect was not less than 126,000. In 1857 there
appears to have been a decrease in the popula
tion of Utah, the number being only 31,022, of
which 9,000 were children, about 11,500 women
and 11,000 men capable of bearing arms.—
There are 2,388 men with eight or more wives;
of these thirteen have more than nine wives;
730 men with five wives ; 1,100 with four wives,
and 2,508 with more than one wife. Recapitu
lation-4,617 men with about 16,500 wives.
FATAL AFFRAY.—Last Monday night an affray
took place among the Irish laborers employed
on the railroad in Baldwin county, Alabama,
resulting in the killing of one man and the
wounding of two others, by a woman named
Cunningham. It is said that a party was given
at the camp of a portion of the laborers to
which one Morrissey came uninvited, with a
crowd from another camp. An altercation
occurring between him and Mrs. Cunningham,
he struck her and threw a glass of liquor in
her face, upon which she drew a pistol, and
one of his companions, named Hogan, spring
ing between, was shot dead, after which she
shot Morrissey through the body and another
man in the arm. She is supposed to have gone
to New Orleans. Morrissey has been brought
to the city, and is lying in a"critical condition
at the Providence Infirmary.—Mobile Advertiser.
LARGE DRY GOODS HousEs.—The largest dry
goods business in the world, it has been re
cently stated, is done by the house of Morrison,
Dillon & Co., London, whose sales last year
amounted to nearly fifteen million dollars.—
The neat is suppposed to be that of Clain,
Mellen & Co., New York, whose sales last year
reached twelve million dollars. Their store
on West Broadway cost them $700,000. This
firm started in business seventeen years ago
with less than $50,000 capital, and are now
said to be worth $4,000,000. During the
present financial pressure they have been buy
ing up their own paper, whenever it could be
purchased at better rates than seven per cent.
They employ about two hundred clerks and
forty porters, and have neither discharged any
on account of the times, nor reduced salaries.
EFFECT OF THE CRISIS UPON REAL ESTATE.—
One of the results of the election of a sectional
Administration and of the passage of a sectional
tariff bill has been the rapid and immense de
preciation in the value of real estate througout
the North. In the city of New York, for in
stance, a mansion on Fifth avenue, valued at
$45,000, was sold a day or two since for $20,000:
and one of the magnificent stores recently
erected upon Broadway, with the expectation
that it would be rented for thirty five or forty
thousand dollars per annum, cannot now be
let at fifteen thousand dollars.—N. Y. Herald.
GENERAL NEWS.
A PARTING COMPLIMENT.—On Saturday
morning the ladies bording at the National
Hotel, learning that Mrs. Crittenden would
soon leave them for her Kentucky home, im
provised a brilliant entertainment, which was
given that evening. The large saloons of the
hotel were filled with a fashionable pqrty, in
cluding many political, diplomatic, and mili
tary celebrities, and at ten o'clock Mrs. Crit
ten4!en was the recipient of a magnificent
bouquet, presented with a few eloquent remarks
by Judge Nelson, in behalf of the lady boarders.
Mr. Lovejoy also made a brief parting address,
after which the party repaired to the supper
room, where a bountiful repast awaited them.
Dancing was afterwards resumed, and kept up
until midnight.—National Intelligencer.
THE WHEAT CROP IN ILLINOIS.—The farmers
of Illinois have every reason to be satisfied
with the appearance of the wheat crop at this
time. We have reliable information from more
than twenty counties of Southern Illinois,
giving assurance that during the past ten years
the wheat fields in March bAve never appeared
so promising as now. The growth is aciatirably
well set, covers the ground well, is healthy and
strong, encouraging large expectations of full
granaries at the close of the season. The
amount sown last fall was unusually large. and
1861 bids fair to be as distinguished in Illinois
for the affluent wheat harvest as was 1860 for
the plethoric corn crop in Central and North
ern Illinois.—Missouri Republican.
"TUE PRESIDENT'S LIFE IN DANGER."—The
New York Commercial (Rep.) announces seri
ously that Mr. Lincoln's life is in danger—
office-seekers are killing him. On his way to
the seat of government, rumors were rife of the
existence of secret conspiracies against his life;
but it never seemed to enter the heads of Re
publicans that the greatest danger to be appre
hended arose from shoals of office•seekers.—
"The effects of these worrying importunities,"
says the Commercial, "have already made them
selves manifest on Mr. Lincoln; and fears are
entertained that, unless relief is obtained, he
may sink under those assaults, like Presidents
Harrison and Taylor.
FALLING OFF IN WASHINGTON. —The people of
Washington, who anticipated a marked im
provement in business there, after the inaugu
ration of Lincoln, are disappointed. Rents on
the Avenue have been reduced 20 per cent.
already, and in other parts of the city houses
cannot be rented at all. The shopkeepers,
who have been accustomed since 1800 to the
lavish expenditures of Southern visitors, are
aghast at the economical habits of the North
western and Northeastern office-holders and
expectants.
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS.—The New York
Republican journals are all after the '° spoils."
The Post's office carries off the Alexandria con
sulate, the highest post in Egypt ; the Tribune's
office is reported to be nestling into the St.
James secretaryship; and the Courier turns up
in a mission to the Sultan and the Sultanas.
PICKING s.—At the late session of the Illinois
Legislature the members, among other extrav
agencies, voted themselves a gold pen each,
valued at $l5. Some of the members, who had
no special use for gold pens, supplied themselves
with table-spoons, casters, and like articles of
household value.
CARL SHURE MINISTER TO PORTUGAL.--It iS
stated that on Tuesday Carl Shurz was offered
by the President and Secretary of State, either
the mission to Brazil. Peru or Chili, which he
declined. The mission to Portugal was then
tendered him, which offer he accepts.
THE SENATORSHIP IN KANSAS.—The senato
rial contest in Kansas is in full blast,. The
Ewing men and Parrott men are especially
bitter upon each other. Gen. Lane's friends
are exceedingly active. The combat is carried
on with backwoods directness.
The Cleaveland Plaindealer says there are
two excellent reasons wby Carl Schurz should
have a foreign mission. L Because he wishes
to leave the country. 2. Because the country
wishes him to leave.
Miss. Ellen Smith has recovered $4,000 of
Francis Glemeneton, for breach of promise of
marriage, after twenty years' courtship.—
$2OO a year for waiting—not extravagant.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 21
Prominent persons friendly to the Adminis
tration and in some degree in its confidence,
state, to-day, that Fort Pickens will not be
evacuated, but that the status quo will be main
tained at that point, by not sending reinforce
ments to Lieut. Slemmer.
The Michigan delegation here, claim that
their State should have forty clerks in the va
rous Departments under the new appointment.
It is understood that the Senate Committee
on Patents will not report the nomination of
Mr. Holloway, as Commissioner of Patents,
back to the Senate, and that his nomination
will thus be prevented until the Senate gets
through. The moment it adjourns, however,
Mr. Holloway will be re-appointed by Presi
dent Lincoln, and he . can then enter upon his
official duties at once.
The President says to-day that he will not
get through his business with the Senate until
the close of next week. This will, of course,
prevent an adjournment until that time.
Wm. 11. Elder has been appointed route agent
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad.
Affairs hi Texas.
NEW ORLEANS, March 20
Governor Houston and tb e Secretary of State
refused to appear on the 16th, before the State
Convention, when summoned to take the oath
of allegiance to the Provisional Government.
The other State officers complied with the
summons.
Lieut. Clark was to assume the Gubernatorial
powers on the 16th.
It is well known what course Gen. Houston
will pursue.
The Convention is rapidly maturing defen
sive operations for the frontiers.
The Indians are gathering in large numbers
on the western frontiers.
A military force is being organized to protect
the Rio Grande.
The Convention bas passed an ordinance
continuing in office the present State and Gov
ernment officials, who will take the new form
of oath.
Arkansas.
MEMPHIS, TENN., March 20.
The Arkansas Convention has adjourned,
after passing a resolution submitting the seces
sion ordinance and co-operation resolutions to
a popular vote.
A conciliatory spirit was manifested on both
sides.
Accident to the Steamer Liverpool.
BOSTON, March 21.
The ship Liverpool, from Liverpool, for this
port, has gone ashore near Edgartou. Her
masts are cut away; boats, anchors and chains
lost, and is full of water. All hands were
saved.
Suicide of a Murderer
Abson, charged with the murder of his wife
by poison, committed suicide this morning, by
opening an artery in his left arm in jail.
Seizure of a United States Sloop.
AUGUSTA, Ga., March 21
The sloop Isabelle, Capt. Jones, laden with
provi.ions for the United States fleet off Pen
sacola, was seized last night.
Snow Storm at Easton.
EASTON, March 21.
The snow commenced failing here at eight
o'clock last evening, and still continues.
Nsw Yomr, March 21
New /tbutrtisements•
City or
N I V B A . N d. T .
Enquire ! t i t , h oi ,??_ y c ounty
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REMOVAL.
B. J. HARR Is
HAS REMOVED 'us
TIN AND SHEET lIIOx
WARE MAITFACTORy
TO NO. 112 MARKET STREEp ,
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BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH STREZ2x.
HARRISBURG.
Thankful for past farors, he hopes by strict atte".
to business to render satisfaction to all who f _ v ") ,, n
him with their patronage. r
` I.EJ Repairing promptly executed,
achedalEa and
TN THE MATTER OF THE App LT
1,
I CATION OF JOHN M 'CLOUD , Jn., AND It wip 4 ,,,
WC LOUD, partners under the firm mane of Itl'CLIS:`
& BRO., to be Discharged from thdr delds r,, 11 .4 . 41
Chapter Eighty-nine of the Revival SteAutes of t l4
ud,
Judicial j r - 1 11 4 r WIC tlil-
State of lifinnesota, entitled " Of the Relief op i i ,„ ll.? '
ant, in the
. s atrch., A. D, 1861
s p:u l :l o 9 s n u:atit to th e 1 ,,,,,,.
ri l
vent Debtors "
.01.
Uon reading and filing the petit o i f on st. p
affidavit i (i i ou d
. p i r nt e s s: :: : : : : e nr e : b fa9 y ert i to o hr h e n ,
et the Revised Statutes of Minnesota above nientdll)ad
an order was made by the Hon. E. C. PairaerTan-a
e at l3 t t h h itt th e ty i city ti t e h h on e e n l) B t t y i : o t t e r t ,
R o e f am M s i e n y n , e o so n id th;
requiring all the creditors of the said insolvent debta
to show cause, if any they hive, before him the sai -.
d
Judge, at the Court House in said city of St pew , j,,
said county of Ramsey, on Satur lay, the 2 1 ,1 day of
June, A. D. 1861, at ten o'clork in the forenoon of the
d ay, why an assignment of the said hasolv cuts' estate
should not be made, and they be discharged from their
debts. in accordance with the provisions of the Chapter
of the Revised Statutes hereinbefore referred to. Anil
the said Judge did also, at the time and place of makinz
such order, direct notice of its contents to be puldishe4
in the Pioneer and Democrat, a newspaper published iv .
the city of St. Paul, the seat of government of the State
of Minnesota, and also in the Patriot s o d u n i on,
~,.
newspaper published in the city of Harrisburg, th e seal
of government of the State of Penn:triennia, at least
once a week for ten succestive weeks before the day so
.
appointed to
The date of the first publication of this notice at the
said
the 22d cit daya of March,A of Harrisburg,.
D. 1861. in the Patriot and Union, is
WM. SPRIGG UAW
Attorney for Insolvents,
Residing at St. Paul. Minn
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VOR RENT. —A COTTAGE on Pine
Street. Also, the HOUSE next to the Steam flout
Mill on State Street. Inquire of
MRS MURRAY,
Corner of Second and Pine Ste,
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HEALTH, MONEY! HAPPLNESE
At this season of year. when so much sickness prevail:,
every one should provide himself with DR. RCM:
PHREYT HONICEOrATIIIC MEDICINES, and prevent
disease in its beginning.
A fresh snpply always on hand at
SCHERFER'S BOOK-STOBP.,
Harrisburg.
marl 9
B ANK LETTER AND BUSINESS
LETTER PAPER!
We would call attention to a new article of paper,
called BUSINESS LETTER, which has been gotten op
to meet the wants of business men and others who ob•
ject to Commercial Note as being to narrow, and do not
wish to use part of usual letter sheet.
This overcomes roth the above objections ; is a per.
feet sheet; pure wove; plate finish ; ruled on one side:
made from best material, free from adulteration, and put
up in neat boxes convenient for use.
We also have a paper called BANK LETTER, simile
to the ab..ve, except it has but half the number of line&
on, so as to allow a printed blank or heading above.
For sale by TIIEO. F. SCHEFFER,
mar 19 No. 18 Market Street, Harrisburg,
PROCLAMATION.—Whereas, the
Honorable Joiw J. PEARSON, President of the Court
of Common Pleas in the Twelfth Judicial District, con
sisting of the counties of Lebanon and Dauphin. and the
Hon. A. G. TIMMER and Hon. FELIX NISSLEY, ASBO
elate Judges in Dauphin county, having issued their pre.
cept, bearing date the 16th day of February, 1861, to me
directed, for holding a Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions of the Peace
at Harrisburg, for the county of Dauphin, and to eom.
mence on the 4th Monday of April next, being the 224
day of April, 1861, and to continue two weeks.
Notice is therefore hereby given to the Coroner, Jur
tices of the Peace, Aldermen, and Constables of thesai4
county of Dauphin, that they be then and there in their
properpersons, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
with their records, inquisitions, examinations, and their
own remembrances, to do those things which to their
office appertains to be done, and those who are bound in
recognizances to prosecute against the prisoners that are
or shall be in the Jail of Dauphin county, be then and
there to prosecute against them as shall be just.
Given under my hand, at Harrisburg, the 15th dayof
March, in the year of our Lord, 1861, and in the eighty.
third year of the independence of the 'United States.
J. D. BOAS, Sheriff.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
Harrisburg, March 15, 1861.
NEW ARILANGEMENT.
CHANGE OF LOCATION.
WALLOWER'S LINE
The old stock of cars being disposed of, the under-
signed has broke out in a new place, and established a
daily freight line between Philadelphia, New York, Her.
risburg and all points on the Northern Central, Sunbury
and Erie and Lackawanna and Bloomsburg railroads,
Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore extended,
he hopes, by promptness in delivery, to retain su his
old customers and patrons. All goods intended for the
line must be delivered at the depot of the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad, Broad and Callowbill streete,Phil
iladelphia All goods delivered at the depot up to 5
o'clock, P. M., will reach Harrisburg next morning.
J. WALLOWER, Ja.. General Agent,
Reading Depot, Harrisburg;
marchl2
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HAVING .71:18T RETURNIRD from the Eastern cities, when
we have selected 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 oar
stock and hear our prices
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THE AMERICAN READER !
A. popular and. very interesting Reader, designed for
the use of
ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS
generally throughout our country, and now in the uses!
the Public Schools of the First School District of Penn
sylvania, by order, and with the unanimous vote of the
Board of School Controllers of said District. It mnyba
had on application to the Author and Publisher, South.
west corner f Lombard and 23d streets, Philadelphia,
far $6.50 per dozen, or 75 cents per copy.
Orders may be left at this office for any quantity Or
number of them, and they will be promptly delivered to
address free of freight or porterage. febl9-d6ne. -
THE AMERICAN BYRON !
GUADALOUPE:
A TALE OF LOVE AND WAR
A Poem in the etyle of DON JUAN, and equal in
spirit, matter and manner to that brilliant production
of the "BRITISH Bann." By a well known citizen of
Philadelphia, who served with distinction in the late
War with Mexico.
PRICE SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
SHHEFFER , B BOOKSTORE,
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_For male at
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THE BIBLE ON 1 - ) IVOR C F.—
.The fol-
lowing words are from Mark x. v. 9, 12:
"What, therefore, God has joined together let not On
put asunder."
"Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another
committeth adultery. And if a woman shall put lest
her husband and marry again she committeth adultery.
Legislators and others, the above 15 the edict of ea
Supreme Lawgiver, from which there is do appeal. -
"What, ther,fore, God has joined together let no
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put asunder." jorag
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great variety. Orders lei! with G. H. SMALL, at the
State Capital Bann, will receive prompt attention. e4t.
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