RATES OF ADVERTISING•
•
four lines or less constitute half a square. Ten Huss
or more than four, constitute a square.
Balleq.,oneday— —. $0.25 One aq., oneday...---. $0.50
" one wees...—. 1.00 " one week.--. 1.21
.. one month— - 2.00 gg one month..-. 8.00
.. three month& &PO " three mouths. 6.00
" eismonths— . 4.00 " six =malls.— B.on
ac on e y e ar— . fop c. one year.— 10.00
Ix Business notices luserted in the LOCAL 00LtrYe, Or
Ware marriages and deans, Ws °Risme POE Min ler each
Insertion. to merelianteaud others advertisingbythe year
•oberal tea m will be offered.
Er Th e namberefinsertions must be derignated on the
twartisement.
in .. m a rriages and Deaths will be inserted at the same
es as regalar.arertisemente.
ilooks, Stationer% &i.
0 01100 L BOOKS. --School Directors,
.0 Teachers, Parents, Scholars, and others, in want of
School Books, School Stationery, &c., will find a complete
assortment at R. M. POLLOCK. & SON'S BOOK STORE,
Market Square, Harrisburg, comprising in part the follow-
le—
RBADINII3.-3.lcGuffers, Parker's, Cobb's, Angel's
firBLLINO BOOKS.—McGulfees, Cobb's, Webster's,
Town's, Byerly's. Combry's.
ENGLISH GRAMMARS.—Ballion's, Smith's, Wood
bride's, ldonteith,s, Tuthill's, Hart's, Wells".
NlSTORLBS.—Grimshaw's, Davenport's, Frost's, Wil
son's, Willard's, Goodrich's, Pinnock's, Goldsmith's and
Mark's.
ARITHIERTIC'S.--Greenleaf's, Stoddard's, Emerson ' s
pike's, Rose's, Colburnls, Smith and Duke's, Davie's.
ALGEBRAS.—Greenleaf e, Davie's, Day's, Bay's,
Bridge's.
DICTIONARYS.—WaIker's School, Cobb's, Walker,
Worcester's Comprehensivei Worcester's Primary, Web
ster's Primary, Webter's Hi
School, Webster's Quarto,
Academic.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHIES.—Comstock's, Parker's,
Swift's. The above with a great variety of othe te rs can at
any time be found at my store. Also, a comple assort
meat of School Stationery, embracing in the wb, to a com
plete outfit for school purposes. Any book not in the store.
procured at one days notice.
117' Country Slercirints supplied at wholesale rates.
ALMANACS_—,Yobn Baer and Son's Almanac tor sale at
X. M. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOR STORR, Harrisburg.
iCr Wholesale and Retail. Y .
U p 110.liSTER 1 NG.
C. F. VOLLMER
Is prepared to do all kinds of work in the
UPHOLSTERING BUSINESS.
Pays particular attention to MAKING AND PUTTING
DOWN CARPETS, MAKING AND REPAIRING MAT
TRAMS, REPAIRING FURNITURE, &c., &c. He
can be found at all times at his residence, in the rear of
the William Tell House, corner of Raspberry and Black
berry alleys. sep2A-inv
T . ETTE R, CAP, NOTE PAPERS,
-Li Pens, Holders, Pencils, Envelopes, Sealing Wax, of
the best quality, at low prices, direct from the manu
factories, at
mar3o SCHEPPEIVS CHEAP BOOKSTORE
- LAW BOOKS LAW BOOKS ! !-A
AA general assortment of LAW BOOKS, all the State
Reports and Standard Elementary Works, with many of
the old English Reports, scarce and rare, together with
a large assortment of second-hand Law Books, at very
low prices, at the one price Bookstore of
E. M. POLLOCK & SON,
'Market Square, Harrisburg.
EU
Alisceitaiteous.
IN ARRIVAL OF
NEW GOODS
APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON!
SILK LINEN PAPER
FANS! FANS!! FANS!!!
ANOTHER AND SPLENDID LOT OP
SPLICED FISHING RODS!
Trout Flies, Gut and Hair Snoods, Grass Lines, Silk
and Hair Plaited Lines, and a general assortment of
FISHING TACKLE!
A GREAT usrarr Of
WALKING CANES!
Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest!
Sliver Head Loaded Sword Hickory Fancy
Canes! Canes! Gases! Canes!
KELLER'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
so. 91 RAREST STEW,
South side, one door east of Fourth street je9.
WE OFFER TO
CIISTOMERS
A New Lot of
MADVBS' PI3RBR - 8,
Of Beautiful Styles, substantially made
A Splendid Assortment of
GENTLEMEN'S WALLETS.
A New andiElegant Perfume,
KNIGHTS TEMPILARS' rEOQUET,
Put up in Cut Glass Engraved Bottles.
A Complete Assortment oq 1
PIANDKERCHIEF PERFUMES,
Of the best Manufacture.'
A very Hairibinne Variety of
POWDER PUFF BOXES.
RULER'S DRUG STORE,
3341 91 Market street
Anows
CANDLES!!!
PARAFFIN CANDLES, ,
SPERM CANDLES,
STEARINE CANDLES,
ADAMANTINE CANDLES,
CHEMICAL SPERM CANDLES,
STAR (suezatoa) CANDLES,
TALLOW CA.NDLIAS-
A large invoice of the above in store, and for sale at
unusually lour rates, by
WM. DOCK, 7a., & CO.,
Opposite the Court Rouse
janl
GUN AND BLASTING POWDER,.
JAMES 11.1. WHEELER,
HAARRISBURG.
A P
GENT FOR ALL
POWDER AND FUSE
MANTWABTI7II3D BY
L E. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO.,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
11:7 A. large sopplyslways on hand. For awe st manu
facturer% prices. Magazine two miles below town.
lirOrders received at Warehouse_ nol7
GARDEN SEEDS!!!---A FRESH AND
ominous aasortinent, just, received nd for sale by
feb2l Wll. DOCK a . & CO.
TIIST ItECEILVICD—A large Stock of
PORtr worm
For AL
sale , B
ROWN
by nd ESRW STOUT a LONDON
TER. at lowest rates •
JOHN H. ZIEGLER,
73 Market street.
I=9
FISIIII FIS.HIII
MACKEREL, (Nos. 1, 2 and 3.)
SALMON, (very superior.)
BRAD, (Mess and very Bee.)
'HERRING, (extra large.)
COD DISH.
SMOKED HERRING, (extra Digby.)
SCOTCH HERRING.
SARDINES AND ANCHOVIES.
Of the above we have Mackerel in whole, half, quarter
and eighth bbls. Herring in whole and half bbls.
The waive lot new—DIRECT FROM TES rumsaiss, and
will sell them at the lowest market rates.
sepl4 WM. DOCK, TR., & CO.
CHAMPAGNE WINESI
DUO DE MONTEBELLO,
HEIDSIECK & CO_.
CHARLES HEIDSIECK,
GIESLER & CO
ANCEIOR-SILLEBY MOUSSEUX,
SP A_RDLING MUSCA.TEL,
MIIMM & CO 'B,
VERZENAY,
CABINET.
In store sad for wale by
JOHN TT. ZIEGLER,
73 Market street.
de2o
HICKO RY WOOD I-A SUPERIOR LOT
just received, and for sal in quantities to suit pur
chasers, by JAMES M. WILSELER
Also,-OAK AND PINE constantly on hand at the
lowest prices dce6
VAKELY BIBLES, from 1$ to $lO,
strong and handsomely bound, printed on good paper,
lath. elegant clear new type, sold at
mann sou RFF ER 'S Cheap Roohserwe.
NBERRIES ! I I-A SPLENDID LOT
CR.A
lijast received by
ectle
pOR a superior and cheap TABLE or
SALAD OIL go to
KELLER'S DRUG STORE.
THE Fruit Growers' Handbook—by
WAHING—whoi reale and retail at
tem Senter PER'S Bookstore.
PERM CANDLES.—A large BuPPIY
ij lest received by
Nab WM. DOCK. JS.. & CO.
DRUG STORE is the place
. to tad tto bast asimtment of Porte Monnaies.
WM. DOCK. Js.. & CO
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pENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
WINTER TIME TABLE
a II
FIVE HMS DAILY TO & FROM PHILADELPHIA
ON AND AFTER
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26ra, 1860,
The Passenger Trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad Cora
pans will depart from and arrive at Harrisburg aid
Philadelphia as follows :
EASTWARD.
THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Harrisburg a
2.40 a. m , and arrives at West Philadelphia at 6.50 a. m
FAST LINE leaves Harrisburg at 12.55. p. m., and
arrives at West Philadelphia at 5.00 p. m.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg at 5.15p.m., and ar
rives at West Philadelphia at 10.20 p. m.
These Trains make close connection at Philadelphia
with the New York Linea.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, No. 1, leaves Harrisburg
at 7.30 a. m., runs via Mount Joy, and arrives at West
Philadelphia at 12.30 p. m.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION leaves Harris
burg at 1:15 p. in., and arrives at West Philadelphia at
6.40 p. m.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, N 0.2, leaves Harrisburg
at 525 p. runs via Mount Joy, connecting at Dille r .
vile with MAIL TRAIN East for Philadelphia.
WESTWARD. •
THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Philadelphia
10.60 p. in., and arrives at Harrisburg at 3.10 a. in.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Philadelphia at 8.00 a. in., an
'arrives at Harrisburg at 1.20 p. m.
LOCAL MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg for Pittsbnr
at 7.00 a. in.
FAST LINE leaves Philadelphia at 12.00 noon F and ar
rives at Harrisburg at 4.10 p. m.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION TRAIN loirea
Philadelphia at 2.00 p. in., and arrives at Harrisburg at
7.35 p. m.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Philadelphia
4.00 p. na., and arrives at Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m.
Attention is called to the fact, that passengers leaving
Philadelphia at 4 p. m. connect at Lancaster with
MOUNT JOY ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, and arrive
Harrisburg at 9.45 p. in.
SAMUEL D. YOUNG,
n023-dtf . Supt. Easj i ,,Div. Psnn'a Railroad.
NEW AIR LINE ROUTE .
TO
NEW YORK.
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Shortest in Distance and quickest in Time
BETWEEN THE TWO MESS OF
NEW YORK AND HARRISBURG,
VIA
BEADING, ALLENTOWN AND EASTON
MORNING EXPRESS, West, leaves New York at 0
a. in., arriving at Harrisburg at Ip. m. , only 6% hours
between the two cities.
MAIL LINE leaves New York at 12.00 noon, and ar
rives at Harrisburg at 8.15 p. m.
MORNING MAIL LINE, East, leaves Harrisburg
8.00 a. m., arriving at New York at 5.20 p. m.
AFTERNOON EXPRESS LINE, East, leaves Harris
burg at 1.15 p. m., arriving at New York at 9.45 p. m.
Connections are made at Harrisburg at I.oop. in. with
the Passenger Trains in each direction on the Pennsylva
aia, Cumberland Valley and Northern Central Railroads
All Trains connect at Reading with Trains for Potts
ville and. Philadelphia, and at Allentown for Mauch
Chunk, Easton, &O.
No change of Passenger Oars or Baggage between Na.
York and Harrisburg, by the 6.00 a. m. Line from Nee
York or the 1.15 p. m. from Harrisbirg.
For beauty of scenery and speed, comfort and accom
modation, this Route presents superior inducements to
the traveling public.
Fars between N ew York and Harrisburg, Flys. DoLLAita
For Tickets and other information apply to
J. J. CLYDE, General Agent,
dels Harrisburg.
pHILADELPHIA
AND
READING RAILROAI3I
WINTERA.R2?AN G .EHENT.
ON AND AFTER DEC. 12, 1860,
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE HARRISBURG
DAILY, (Sundays excepted,) at 8.00 A. M., and 1.15 P.
Al., for Philadelphia, arriving there at 1.25 P. M., and 6.15
P. M.
RETURNING ; LEAVE PHILADELPHIA at 8.00 A.M.
and 3.30 P. M., arriving at Harrisburg at 1 P. X. and B.le
P. M.
FARES :—To Philadelphia, No. 1 Cars, $3.25 ; No. 2,
(in same train) $2.75.
FARES :—To Readinr $1.60 and $l.BO.
At Reading, connect with trains for Pottsvite, Miners.
villa, Taniagna, Catawissa,
FOUR TRAINS LEAVE READING FOR PHILADEL
PHIA DAILY, at 6 A. M., 10.45 A. M., 12.30 noon and
3.43 P. Al.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA NOR READING at 8 A.
Al., LOO P. M., 8.30 P. M., and 5.00 P. Ai.
FARES:—Reading to Philadelphia, $1.75 and $1.45.
THE MORNING TRAIN FROM HARRISBURG CON.
BUMS AT READING with up train for Wi/kesbarre
Pittston and Scranton.
For through tickets and other information apply to
T. J. CLYDE,
dels 41tf General Agent.
PHILADELPHIA
•ND
READING RAILROAD.
REDUCTION OP PASSENGER PARES,
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, APKIL S, 1500
COMMUTATION TICKETS,
With 26 Coupons, will be issued between any points
desired, good for the holder and any member of his
family, in any Passenger train, and at any time—at 2b
per cent, below the regular fares.
Parties having occasion to use the Road frequently on
business or pleasure, will find the above arrangement
convenient and erenomical; as Four Passenger trains
run daily each wer between Reading and Philadelphia,
and Two Train , elk' .v between Reading, Pottsville and
Harrisburg. 0 , Sundays, may one morning train Down.
and one Altair err train Up, runs between Potteville and
Philadelphia an no Passenger train on the Lebanon
Valley Burr). Railroad.
For the above Tickets, or any information relating
thereto apply to S. Bradford, Esq., Treaeurer,Philadel.
c the respective Ticket Agents on the line, or to
G. A. NICOLLS, General finp , t.
Mandl 27, 1860.—mar26-dtf
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY.
N O T I, C E
CHANGE OF BCH - SDI:ME.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
ON AND AFTER FRIDAY, MARCH lsr, DWI the
Passenger Trains of the Northern Central Railway will
leave Harrisburg as follows :
GOING SOUTH.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will leave at ~3.00 a. m.
. EXPRESS TRAIN will leave at .
MAIL TRAIN willleave at ...... 1.00 p.m.
GOING NORTE
MAIL TRAIN will leave at
EXPRESS TRAIN will leave at p. to.
The only Train leaving Harrisburg on Sunday will le
the ACCOMMODATION TRAIN South. at 5.00 a. m.
For further information apply at the office, in Penn
Sylvania Railroad Depot. JOHN W. HALL , - Agent.
Harrisburg, March lst-dtf.
DRI. ED BEEF—An extra lot of DRIED
BEEF just received by
Rog ' WM. DOCK, JR., & CO.
BURLINGTON HERRING !
hat received by WM. DOCK, JP.., St CO
ocl
PTY BOTTLES ! ! !—Of all sizes
Xi and descriptions, for sate low by
dec6 WM. DOCK, Js. , & CO.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1861:
,inisccliancous.
TAKE NOTICE!
•
That we have recently added to our already full stock
OF SEGARS
LA NORIdATIS,
HARI KARI,
EL MONO,
LA BANANA.
OF PERFUMERY
FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF :
TURKISH ESSENCE,
ODOR OF MUSK.
LUBIN'S ESSENCE BOUQUET,
FOR THE HAIR:
EAU LUSTRALE,
CRYSTALIZED POMATUM,
MYRTLE AND VIOLET POMATUM.
FOR TEE COMPLEXION: •
TALC OF VENICE,
ROSE LEAF POWDER,
NEW MOWN HAY POWDER,
BLANC DE PERLES.
OF SOAPS:
BASIN'S FINEST
MOSS ROSE,
BENZOIN,
UPPER TEN,
VIOLET,
NEW MOWN HAY,
JOCKEY CLUB,
Having the largest stock and best assortment of Toilet
Articles, we fancy that we are better able than our com
petitors to get up a complete Toilet Set at any price de
sired. Call and see.
Always on hand, a FRESH Stock of DR UGS, MEDI
CINES' CHEMICALS, &c , consequent of our re
ceiving almost daily additions thereto.
KELLER'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
91 Market Street, two doors East of Fourth Street,
sep6 South side.
SAC KS . ON & CO.'B
SHOE STORE,
NO. 90X MARIEET STREET,
HARRISBURG, PA.,
Where they intend to devote their entire time to the
manufacture of
BOOTS AND SHOES
Of all kinds and varieties, in the neatest and most fash
ionable styles, and at satisfactory prices.
Their stock will consist, in part, of Gentlemen's Fine
Calf and Patent Leather Roots and Shoes, latest styles;
Ladies' and Misses' Gaiters, and other Shoes in great
variety; and in fact everything connected with the
Shoe business.
CUSTOMER WORK will be particularly attended to,
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 undersigned, and
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 the
will recommend itself for utility, cheapness and dura
bility. ijan9] JACKSON & CO.
THE AMERICAN BYRON
GIIJADALOTYPE:
A TALE OF LOVE AND WAR.
A Poem in the style of DON JUAN, and equal in
spirit, matter and manner to that brilliant production
of the "Barran BARD." By a well known citizen of
Philadelphia, who served with distinction in the late
War with Mexico.
PRICK SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS.
Eor sale at SOEIEFFBR'S BOOKSTORE,
tuar6 No. 18 Market Street. Harrisburg. Pa.
A NEW FEATURE IN THE 8110 E
TitADE!!!
IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS!!!
E. R. DURK RE dr. CO'S SELECT SPICES,
In Tin ,i,ined with Paper,) and full Weight.—
BLACK EATER, GINGER, NUTMEG, WHITE PEP
PER, ALLSPICE, MACE, CAYENNE PEPPER,
CINNAMON, CLOVES, MUSTARD.
In this age of adulterated and tasteless Spices, it is
with confidence that we introduce to the attention of
Housekeepers these superior and genuine articles. We
guarantee them not only ABSOLUTELY AND PERFECTLY
PURE, but ground from fresh Spices, selected and cleaned
by us eapre,sly for the purpose, without reference to
cost. They are beautifully packed in tinfoil, (lined with
paper.) to prevent injury by keeping, and are FULL
WEIGHT, while the ordinary ground Spices are almost
invariably short. We warrant them, in point of strength
and richness of flavor, beyond all comparison, as a sin
gle trial will abundantly prove.
Every package bears our TRADE MARX.
Manufactured only by E. R. DURKEE & CO., New
York. _
For sale by [feb27.] WM.. DOCK, 7a., &CO
COAL! COAL• 1!•
ONLY YARD IN TOWN THAT DELIVERS
COAL BY THE
PATENT WEIGH CARTS!
NOW IS THE TIME
For every family to get in their supply of Coal for the
winter—weighed at their door by the Patent Weigh
Carts The accuracy of these Carts no one disputes, and
they never get out of order, as is frequently the case of
the Platform Seales ; besides, the consumer has the
satisfaction of proving the weight of his Coal at his
own house.
I have a large Supply of Coal on hand, eonz.::.ting of
S. M. CO.'S LYICENS VALLEY COAL all sizes.
LYRENS VALLEY do " "
WILKESBARRE do. h
BITUMINOUS BROAD TOP do.
All Coal of the best quality mined, and delivered free
from all impurities, at the lowest rates, by the boat or
car load, single, half or third of tons, and by the bushel.
JAMES M. WHEELER.
Harrisburg, September 24, 1860.—5ep25
SCOTCH WHISKY.—One Puncheon
of PURE SCOTCH WHISKY just received and for
sale by
jan2
HATCH & Co.,
SHIP AGENTS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS'
138 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
DEALERS IN
FLOUR, GRAIN, PRODUCE, COTTON,
WINES AND LIQUORS,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
nofB-(18m
DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS,
PHILADELPHIA,
MANUFACTURE
CARBOYS, DEMIJOHNS,
WINE, PORTER, MINERAL WATER, PICKLE AND
PRESERVE BOTTLES
OF EVERT DESCRIPTION.
H. R. & G. W. TIENNERS,
oel9-dly 27 South Front stern, Philadelphia.
C O S TI!!
BOTTLED WINES, BRANDIES;
AND •
LIQUORS OFEVERY DESCRIPTION!
Together with a complete assortment, (wholesale and
retail,) embracing everything in the line, will be sold at
cost, without reserve
janl WM. DOCK. ia. , k CO.
VALENTINES ! VALENTINES ! !
A large assortment of COMM and SENTIMENTAL
VALENTINES of different styles and prices. For sale
at SCHEFFER'S BOOKSTORE,
feb9 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
TTAVANA CTGARS.—A Fine Assort
ment,' comprising Figaro Zniagozona, La Suiza,
Bird, Fire - Fly, Etelvina, La Beriuto, Capitolio of ail
sizes and qualities, in quarter. one-d.th and one-tenth
boxes, just received, and for sale low by
JOHN H. ZIEGLER,
jatal. 73 Market Street.
VELLER'S DRU STORE is the place
Gto buy Domiutie Mudinineo
fIRA.NBERRIES—A very Superior lot
ki at oct26.] , WM. DOCK, JR. & CO'S.
JOHN H. ZIEGLER.
73 Market street
Cke 'patriot Rion.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, 1861
P.ENN'A LEGISLATURE.
SENATE—EVENING SESSION.
MoNpa - r, March 25, 1861
The Senate was called to order at 7 o'clock
The SPEA.KERpro tem. stated that the special
order was the act providing for the resumption
of specie payments by the banks, and for the
equalization of the currency of the State.
The Senate resolved itself into committee of
the whole, (Mr. LANDON in the chair,) for the
purpose of amendment.
The first section being read, Mr. IRISH
moved to amend by inserting in the seventh
line the words, and balances due by solvent
banks."
The amendment was discussed by Messrs.
IRISH . , PENNEY, FINNEY, LAWRENCE,
HALL, WELSH, YARDLEY and others.
The amendment was lost..
The first three sections then passed without
material amendment..
The fourth and last section, imposing a tax
of one-fourth of one per cent on the capital
stock of all the banks which suspended specie
payments, gave rise to considerable discussion.
Pending the question on this section, the com
mittee rose, reported progress, and asked leave
to sit again. Agreed to.
On 'notion of Mr. BLOOD, the further con
sideration of the bill was postponed until Mon
day evening next. Adjourned.
MORNING SESSION.
TITEiDAY, March 26, 1861.
The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock
by Mr. PENNEY, Speaker pro tem.
BILLS IN PLACE
Mr. SCHINDEL, supplement to an act incor
porating the borough of Easton.
Mr. HIESTAND, an act to incorporate the
Empire hook and ladder company, No. 1., of
Lancaster city.
Mr. HAMILTON, an act relative to officers
of the Lancaster county prison and house of
employment. '
Mr. MOTT, supplement to the act incorpo
rating the Milford railroad company.
Mr. NICHOLS, an act to incorporate the El
Dorado trading company of Philadelphia.
THIRD READING
An act relative to the transfer of stock of the
Dock coal company.
Mr. CONNELL moved that the Senate pro
ceed to the consideration of House supplement
to the act consolidating the city of Philadel
phi ; which was agreed to, and the bill passed.
BILLS CONSIDERED
Mr. GREGG called up an act to incorporate
the Bellefonte and Junction railroad company ;
which was passed.
Mr. BLOOD, an act to lay out a State road
in Indiana and Jefferson counties. Negatived.
Mr. HALL, an act to incorporate the Great
Bend bridge company. Negatived.
Mr. HAMILTON, an act relative to the elec
tion of prison inspectors of Lancaster county
prison and house of employment; which .was
passed.
Mr. SERRILL, supplement to the act erect
ing Phoenixville into a borough; passed
finally.
Mr. IMBRIE, an act relative to supervisors
in Beaver and Huntingdon counties; passed
finally.
Mr. CONNELL, supplement to an act incor
porating the Belmont Avenue plank road com
pany; passed.
Mr. BLOOD, an act .relative to supervisors
in Elk county ; passed.
Mr. LANDON, an aqt to change the place of
holding the election in Liberty township, Sus
quehanna county ; passed.
Mr. FINNEY, on leave, read in place an act
relative to notaries public in Erie county.
Mr. FINNEY called up the act to incorporate
the Springfield cemetery; passed.
Mr. CONNELL, an act to confirm the title to
certain real estate ; passed.
Mr. MOTT, a supplement to the act incor
porating the Milford
. and Matamoras railroad
company; which was passed.
Mr. GREGG called up an act to change the
division lines of Lyeoming and Clinton coun
ties ; which was passed.
Mr. CONNELL, an act to authorize the erec
tion of a free bridge over the river Schuylkill,
at South street, Philadelphia ; which was
passed.
Mr. ROBINSON, an act relative to the West
ern Pennsylvania coal company; passed.
Mr. SCHINDEL called up an act to incor
porate the Bethlehem railway and mining com
pany ; which was passed.
Mr. WHARTON called up an act to incor
porate the Glenmorgan iron company.
Mr. ROBINSON called up supplement to an act
incorporating the Union railroad company;
which was passed.
Mr. BLOOD, supplement to an act for the
protection of fruit, and to punish trespas ; laid
over on third reading.
Mr. FULLER, on leave, read in place a sup
plement to the act incorporating the Mount
Pleasant Union College; which was taken up
and passed.
Mr. BOUGIITER called up an act authorizing
the examination of the claim of Bark & Gonder;
passed.
Mr. CONNELL called up an act to incorpo
rate the Lathrop & Wilson sewing machine
manufacturing company; which was passed.
Mr. CRAWFORD, an act relative to the erec
tion of gates on public roads in Granville
township, Mifflin county; passed.
Mr. CONNELL, a supplement to the act in
corporating the Philadelphia, Germantown and
Norristown railroad company ; passed.
Mr. CLYMER, an act to regulate the sale of
meat in the city of Reading; which was nega
tived.
Mr. GREGG called up an act to validate and
ratify a certain contract ; passed.
Mr. FINNEY, an act to extend the provi
sions of an act to the Erie County agricultural
society; passed.
Mr. 111ESTAND called up an act exempting
Conewago isl»nd from taxation for road and
school purposes. Laid over on third reading.
Mr. IMBRIE, an act relative to auction sales
in Beaver county; passed.
Mr. YARDLEY called up an act to extend
the civil jurisdiction of justices of the peace of
this Commonwealth. A long discussion ensued
in committee of the whole, when the bill was
reported with a negative recommenditilon. On
the motion to agree to the report, the yeas
were 17, and the nays 7, so the bill fell.
The House amendment to Senate bill,exempt
lug the Protestant Hall association from taxa
tion (including the United American Mechanics'
hall) was postponed indefinitely—yeas 19, nays
4. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. IRISH called up House bill in relation
to establishing high and low water lines in the
rivers in the vicinity of Pittsburg; passed.
Mr. LANDON called up an act to incorpo
rate the St. Joseph's female academy ; pas
sed.
Mr. MOTT, on leave read in place an act to
incorporate the Milford cemetery company;
passed.
Mr. ROBINSON called up an act to change
the place of holding the election in Little
Beaver township, Lawrence county ; passed.
Mr. SCHINDEL, called up an act to autho
rize the corporation of the Lutheran congrega
tion of Trappe to borrow money ; passed.
Mr. SERRILL called up an act to prevent the
importation of fish into Philadelphia at certain
seasons.
After some debate, Mr. WELSH moved that
the bill be postponed indefinitely r which was
not agreed to.
Mr. WELSH offered an amendment to the
firet section, so as to read, " unsound and un
wholesome fish ;" which was adopted.
The question recurring, the bill as amended
was passed.
Mr. CONNELL called up an act to incorpo
rate the Girard Avenue insurance company;
which was laid over on third reading.
Mr. LANDON, a supplement to an act to in
corporate the borough of Montrose; passed.
Mr. BOUND, an act to change the place of
holding the elections in Chillisquaque town
ship, Northumberland county ; passed.
Mr. PENNEY, on leave, read in place a sup
plement to the act incorporating the Mount
Union cemetery company ;1: which was taken
up and passed.
Mr. HAMILTON called up the supplement to
the act incorporating the Gap mining company ;
which, after considerable debate, was passed.
On motion of Mr. BLOOD, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, March 26, 1861
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
by the Speaker pro tem., Mr. SHEPPARD.
The Journal of yesterday was read.
The House then took up the bills on the Pri
vate Calendar, and a large number were pre
pared for second reading.
DILLS PASSED.
The following bills on the Private Calendar
were taken up and passed :
An act to repeal an act declaring Kersey run,
in Elk county, Laurel run, in Clearfield and
Elk counties, public highwitm and also to re
peal an act to declare Medic's run, in Clearfield
and Elk counties, a public highway; also, to
repeal an act authorizing the appropriation of
certain taxes to the making of a certain road
leading from the borough of Brookville to John
Conger's, in Polk township, Jefferson county.
An act to provide for the collection of addi
tional taxes in the township of Homer, in the
county of Potter. •
An act to appoint an auctioneer in the county
of Bedford.
An act to change the place of holding the
elections in Derry township, Montour county.
An act to change the place of holding elec
tions in the township of Burnett, Forest county.
An act to change the limits of the borough
of Beallsville, in the county of Washington.
Supplement to the act to incorporate the Tus
carora female institute, approved 12th March,
1860.
An act to incorporate the Media gas light
company.
An act to incorporate the Warren and Tidi
oute railroad company.
An act relative to the Catasauqua and Fogele
villa railroad company.
A supplement to an act to incorporate the
Mahanoy and Broad Mountain railroad com
pany, approved the 29th day of March. A. D.
1859.
An act to incorporate the Sauoon railroad
and mining company.
An act to allow the sheriff of Fayette county
a fair compensation for trouble and expense of
attempting to re-capture escaped prisoners and
convicts.
An act in relation to the township of Greene,
in the county of Indiana.
An act relating to the courts in the county
of Delaware.
An act authorizing the Governor to appoint
an auctioneer for the borough of Ebensburg, in
the county of Cambria.
An act to provide for taking judgments by
default in the city of Philadelphia and county
of Fayette, and for assessing damages thereon.
An act authorizing the borough of Warren
and the township of South-West, in Warren
county, to levy an additional tax.
An act to relinquish the purchase money and
interest due the Commonwealth on a certain
piece of land in Lehigh county to the Jordan
German Reformed church congregation, and to
perfect a title to said congregation.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr. THOMAS reported the Senate bill with
amendments, for the erection of public build
ings in Philadelphia.
Mr. * RANDALL, made a minority report.
Mr. 'WILLIAMS reported the bill for the re
lief of the securities of F. Knox Morton, with
a negative recommendation.
• BILLS PASSED.
The following bills on the Private Calendar
were taken up and passed:
An act to authorize the school directors of
the borough of Newport, Perry county, to bor
row money.
An act relating to constables' fees in Hun
tingdon county.
An act for the better securing the compensa
tion of labor in the county of Columbia.
An act vacating Filbert street, in the Twenty
fourth ward, in the city of Philadelphia.
An act to authorize the school directors of
the district of Honesdale, Wayne county, to
bcrrow money.
An act for the relief of T. H. Martin, late
treasurer of Venango county.
An act for the protection of deer in the coun
ties of Cumberland, Franklin and Adams.
An act to extend the provisions of an act for
the protection of sheep and the taxing of dogs
in the county of Blair, to the county of Cam
bria.
An act supplementary to an act incorporating
the borough of Easton.
An act to repeal the bonnty . on fox scalps in
the county of Mercer.
An act to prevent hunting deer with dogs in
Wayne county.
An act to protect sheep and tax dogs in Ly
coming county.
An act to prevent fishing in Heed's creek,
Chestnut Hill township, Monroe county.
An act to prevent the destruction of fish in
Indian creek, in the county of Fayette.
An act to extend certain provisions of the
act of 184.0, laying a tax on dogs, to certain
boroughs #nd townships in the county of Ches
ter.
An act extending the provisions of certain
acts of Assembly relative to selecting sites for
school houses in Chester and Delaware coun
ties to Pike, Westmoreland, Crawford, Wayne,
Erie and Fayette.
An act authorizing the examination of the
claim of Sherman Bills against the Common
wealth.
An act authorizing the Auditor General, At
torney General and State Treasurer to examine
the claim for damages of J. R. Bittner and
Brother, of Lancaster city, Lancaster county.
An act to settle the claim of Robert S. How
ell.
An act to authorize the settlement of the
claim of Thomas Keating.
An act authorizing the examination of the
claim of Sherman Bills and George D. Fore
man against the Commonwealth.
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An act relative to the claim of James Dig
nam, of Allegheny county.
An act relative to the claim of Samuel Cop
per, of the county of Lawrence.
Joint resolutions granting State Geological
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State Normal Schools and Farmers' High
School. Adjourned.
"There's something wrong with the machine
ry, something wrong!" "But what?" "0, I
don't know, but it works wrong." There is a
class of croakers who are all the time enlight
ening us just so far as to the state of things.—
Quere—to what purpose?
Not long since a respectable young girl in a
western town married a mere adventurer, of
good address, but without credentials or any
known antecedents, and of course he proved a
scamp, a bigamist, a polygamist, or something,
and there our part of the story ended. Where
upon gravely appears in a leading paper an
editorial, commenting on the affair, with this
" moral ;"—t hat in no country under heaven
do women throw themselves away so carelessly,
so unguardedly, and so forth, and so forth.
Croak, croak, to no real purpose ; no reason
given, no remedy proposed, no hope of any,—
evidently given up the whole as a hopeless case.
Perhaps it is. Then why waste pen, ink and
paper, time, type, composition and printer's
ink in saying so ?
Nor are we to find either cause or remedy in
a day, yet looking a little deeper, one may be
permitted a suggestion. One cause may lie in
the current and prevailing literature of the
day ; especially that so greedily devoured by
the class among whom the evils spoken of are
most prevalent. Their staple mental food is a
sensation story, terrifically wild and horrid, or
a mere love story. Every book, every novel,
every tale from the highest to the lowest turns
on the course of true love, or what they are
pleased to call true love, a counterfeit present
ment. Every story presents its course, the
obstacles in the way, the means, miraculous or
otherwise. by which they are overcome, and
the final catastrophe.
In ninty-nine cases out of a hundred the end
is marriage and the curtain drops, while in the
one ease that fails of this result, there is a feel
ing of disappointment and the author receives
no thanks. And this is regarded as the end
instead of the beginning of life;
there is not
a look beyond, to see how the two imperfect
beings may go on, after they have taken up
the burdens of life together. Of course not,
it would be too prosaic, too disenchanting, and
yet—if one might be allowed so homely a
suggestion, it might be useful. A young girl
having well learned this lesson, taught by all
the books she has read in every spare moment of
her time, nothing remains but to follow the
course of her education to its legitimate end.
The first teaching of this education is, the end,
aim and object of life are to be married; well,
if you can, but at any rate to marry. Shut
your eyes and leap; people do sometimes land
safely, even in the dark !
Here we are, precisely where our croaker
left us, save that we have a guess at the cause.
Let us look more closely at the stories as they
rise. Take a hundred and analyze them. In
one-half you have love at first sight, in all of
them there are obstacles in the way of an im
mediate blissful result. In twenty-five cases,
parents oppose, are cruel, relentless, unrea
sonable; in another twenty-five, a rival mysti
fies matters ; in the same number more, the
lovers quarrel and cannot by any means come
to an understanding till the end of the second
volume, though you could settle it all in five
minutes. In the rest of the hundred cases,
poverty, or fate, or a guardian, or an uncle
who will not die ; or indifference or willfulness
on the part of the party of the first part, or the
party of the second part, keep them asunder.
It is only wonderful skill and power of invention
that can give us anything else.
The supply of incident is meager. In twenty
cases the hero saves the heroine from drown
ing ; in ten he rushes into a burning house and
rescues her; in five, he saves her from wild
Indians; in five others, from "the enemy"
whoever that may be. In ten others, he catches
a runaway horse or horses at the risk of his
own life, as she is riding or driving ; in three,
he saves her from the rising tide; in seven,
from shipwreck ; and so on. The reader of
good memory can perhaps supply the few re
markable cases in which the author, by won
derful good luck, or fertility of invention or in
spiration, has hit upon anything else. Now and
then we are treated to long and wearisome de
lays, till we feel that the life of the parties is
passing, and we grow weary, if they do not.
We are impatient, whatever they may be, for
fulfillment of their hopes. So much for the in
cidents on which all these wonderful tales are
based.
However, the poor writers are not to blame.
The raw material has been used up long ago.
It is like paper which, made over again and
again, loses all its fiber, all its strength, yet has
the semblance of paper still. We have com
plained that they all stop at marriage as the end
and aim of life. But perhaps this is in part a
mistake, for a new style of incident is starting
up, and with the doctrine of affinities come new
materials. People seem to marry in haste to
repent at leisure ; perhaps the evil is now work
ing its own cure. The favorite now seems to be
(for a story is so far true to nature, that it is
nothing without trouble,) that after they are
quietly married, the pair discover that they
have chosen the wrong person; and then we
are treated to all their struggles and strifes,
with the alternatives of open quarreling, silent
endurance, divorce or disgraceful flight. There
is no spice unless something is wrong, or, as a
young lady said, with more sincerity than rev
erence, "there is no spice in life without sin."
We discover in these last plots something of
the influence of the spirit of French fiction. As
marriages in France are arranged by friends,
and the parties have little choice or opportu
nity of acquaintance before marriage, the only
freedom which a woman enjoys, comes when it
is too late. But as there must be romance in
life, it is then or never. Now we do not wish
to reform French customs or morals, but let us
care for our own. We have no need to engraft
one evil upon another.
"The evil that m en do lire after them,
The good is oft interred 'with their bones))
It were well for sensation writers to remem
ber this; demand and supply .regulate each
other, but in this case as in that of other
stimulants the supply increases the demand.
The bubbles themselves may be ephemeral as
they float upon the wide sea of literature, but
unlike bubbles, they leave their mark. They
help to educate young people to just such a
course as . our croaker began by condemning
and bewtulthg•
WELL DREAED IRISIIMEN.—ME. William It
Russell, the Crimean and Indian correspondent
of the London Times, made a speech at the
dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, in
New York on 'Monday. Speaking of his coun
trymen whom he seen in the processions of the
day, he remarked that he had seldom seen so
many Irishman with "good hats and coats."
When he comes to see his countrywomen, he
will have more wonders to remark upon; for
they are as well dressed as the " quality" in
their native land.
STORIES AND LIFE.