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A dispatch from Washington in the Tribune,
states that Mr. CICASB'S eight million loan will
be taken without any difficulty, at the highest
market price; and also that "there is a grow
ing belief that the wants of the department
"have been grossly exaggerated for political
"effect." This is a very humble confession.
According to the statements of the Republicans
during the last months of Mr. 13trenAxAN's Ad
ministration. Mr. COBB left the Treasury to
tally bankrupt, and it would require a prodi
gious amount of labor and economy to repair
the damage. flut no sooner is Mr. CHASE, com
fortably installed than it is instantly discovered
that the department is not half as bad off as
was represented, but that its wants have been
grossly exaggerated forpolitical effect—of course
by the Republicans, who represented the con
dition of the Treasury as absolutely desperate.
Fort Pickens.
A dispatch in the N. Y. _Herald from Wash
ington predicts the speedy evacuation of Fort
Pickens. The writer says :
It is known that the subject of evacuating
Fort Pickens has been under consideration by
the administration. I have information which
leaves no doubt in my mind that Fort Pickens
will be evacuated within thirty days from this
time, and for the same reasons that made the
abandonment of Fort Sumpter necessary. By
the end of this week Fort Pickens will be in
vested by notless than five thousand men, with
ten thousand volunteers within hail to reinforce
if necessary. Powerful batteries will command
the whole offing, the whole armaments render
ing it simply ia.possibe to put reinforcements
and supplies into Fort Pickens without an im
mense number of men and a large expenditure
of money, neither of which does the adminis
tration possess, nor can command within the
time required.
Thus ends, by the necessities of the case,
the last immediate cause of collision at present
threatening the peace of the country. This
statement will doubtless be denied; but a few
days will vindicate its truth.
The Northern Man Who Traveled south
So many accounts have appeared in Repub
lican newspapers of outrages inflicted upon
Northern men in the South, that many persons
are under the impression that it is impossible
to travel through any, of the Southern States
without encountering the most barbarous ill
treatment. Many of the statements of South
ern outrages upon Northern men are absolutely
false—invented for the malignant purpose of
exciting undue prejudice ; while those that
have some foundation in fact are grossly ex
aggerated. We doubt not, if the whole truth
was known, it would appear that in every
instance where a Northern man has been ex
pelled from the South, or maltreated, he has
been guilty of some indiscretion in declaiming
against slavery, or has done even worse. Men
who mind their own business and abstain from
meddling with concerns that do not interest
them are perfectly free to travel in the South
without danger of molestation.
In confirmation of this truth, we observe in
the Bucks County inteltigeseer, a radical Re
publican paper, an account of the recent tra
vels of one David Walton, "an elderly man,
" and a member of the Society of Friends,"
through the States of the Southern Confeder
acy. Mr. Walton, in company with several
members of his family, left Florida, where he
had spent some four months for the benefit of
his health, on his return homeward, early in
February. Ile traveled by slow stages, taking
a circuitous route, and stopping several days
in each of the principal towns and cities on the
way. Landing at Savannah, he proceeded
across the country by way of Macon, Mont
gomery, Mobile, &c., to New Orleans, and
thence to Pittsburg. Now probably some per
sons will be inclined to say that, of course, a
plain Quaker gentleman, wearing a garb which
of itself denoted the anti-slavery opinions of its
wearer, could not have run the gauntlet of
these States during the prevalence of the most
intense excitement, without at least being sub
ject to insult and indignity. We will let the
Intelligences tell the story:
Mr. Walton and his daughters were uni
formly well treated throughout their whole
Southern journey. On no occasion was the
least rudeness or discourtesy shown them,
though they made no effort to conceal the fact
that they were residents of the North, and that
their views on the question of slavery did not
accord with those held by the people of the
South. Friend W. acted with great caution,
never volunteering to discuss politics with the
fire-eaters. On learning that he was a Northern
man, his views on political questions were fre
quently solicited—on which occasions he took
no pains to conceal his political principles,
civilly and mildly giving his interrogators to
understand that he wL'a a Northern man in sen
timent, and to infer that he had voted for
Abraham Lincoln. Their responses were in
variably in the same kind spirit. Not unfre
quently he had long conversations with them
on the question of slavery, and in relation to
the subject of secession. Many of them discus
sed the matter candidly, calmly and reasonably.
The prejudice against the North generally is
most decided. The South does not understand
the North. They look upon most Northern
men as their bitterest enemies. lie frequently
met the strongest kind of Union men, who sin
cerely deprecated secession, and severely de
nounced all those who were instrumental in
precipitating the cotton States into their pre
sent difficulties. Some of these men would lay
the blame directly to the imbecility of James
Buchanan, and, with much fervor, regret that
there was not a Jackson at the head of the
Government, to crush out the secession move
ment when it first reared its hiaeous head in
South Carolina, as was nullification in 1832.
Now it had obtained such headway that no one
could tell where it would end. One man
been cut loose long ago, and sent adrift on the
ocean. Re did not witness one instance of rude
or harsh treatment of Northern men, many of
whom, notwithstanding the present political
difficulties, are traveling all through the South.
An indiscreet man, one who would permit him
self to be drawn into a discussion of politics
wherein he would say anything decided against
the South or Southern institutions, would cer
tainly get himself in serious trouble, and might
be turned over to the tender mercies of some
vigilance committee and be brutally treated.
That is the whole story, no doubt truthfully
told. Northern men can travel through the
South in perfect sefety, provided they behave
with ordinary discretion; but if they commence
denouncing Southern institutions so as to lead
to the suspicion that they are abolition emissa
ries, they incur the risk of being summarily
dealt with by some vigilance committee. How
very different this account is from the frightful
narratives of whippings, burnings, violent ex
pulsions and every manner of insult and atro
city, reported in such papers as the Tribune,
as having been inflicted upon innocent North
ern travelers in the Southern States !
The Confederate States and Foreign Na-
thins.
The Commmissioners from the Confederate
States appointed to proceed to Europe to obtain
the recognition of the new Republic from En
gland, France, Belgium, &c., are on their way
to discharge that duty. Two of them have
gone by way of Havana and Lisbon from a
Southern port. The third Commissioner will
take passage in the next steamer from New
York to Liverpool. They are not limited as
to the time within which they are to perform
their mission.
It is not probable that the European powers
will recognize the Southern Confederacy im
mediately, but will await evidence of its per
manency. But as soon as it is ascertained that
a de facto Government exists at the South, for
eign nations may recognize and establish com
mercial relations with it, without giving cause
of offence to the Government of the United
States. No principle is better established than
this.
The refusal of the old State after the sem
blance of control has ceased, is no legitimate
bar to the complete and formal recognition of
of the new State by the other communities of
the world. Upon this point both the reason
of the thing and the ancient and modern prac
tice of nations are quite decisive.
Thus every State in Europe except Austria
recognized the new State of the United Neth
erlands during the long interval of seventy
years which preceded their recognition by
Spain.
The revolt of Portugal from Spain in 1640
was not followed by recognition from Spain
till 1668, but within a year after the revolt,
England entered into a treaty of peace and al
liance with Portugal. The King, (Charles Ist.)
alleges in this treaty, that he "is moved to con
clude it to secure the liberty of trade of his beloved
subjects."
The formal recognition of the South Ameri
can Republics by Great Britain took place in
1825, and under the negotiation of a treaty of
commerce, while they were yet unacknowledged
by the mother country.
Holland established commercial relations
with the North American Colonies, during the
revolution of 1776, and it was not complained
of by England. But England on one or two
occasions remonstrated with Holland against
furnishing arms and munitions of war to the
revolted Colonies. Trade in every thing but
contraband of war, was permitted.
In all these cases the mother countries were
the last to recognize the independence of the
off-shoot ; and, in each instance, they were
eventually compelled to do so. While our
Government is considering how to treat the
Confederate States, foreign Nations may be
come impatient, and compel us to do what had
better be done cheerfully.
I LOGGING IN THE BRITISH NAVY.-A. return
has been made public of persons flogged in the
British Navy in the year 1859. The total num
ber of persons flogged was 951, and 80,329
lashes were inflicted. The highest number of
lashes given was fifty, while six marks the low
est. The Brunswick has the unfortunate dis
tinction of supplying the highest return, viz.:
1194 lashes, which was supplied to thirty men.
The Liffey ranked next to the Brunswick; 27
men having, on board her, received 954 lashes;
and the Spy, a wretched little brigantine, with
only 45 men, actually shows that her commander
punished more than 25 per cent. of his crew.
The offences of which our seamen are chiefly
guilty are, it appears, drunkenness, insubordi
nation, disobedience, theft and desertion. In
one case, on board the Boscawen, we• are told
that the punishment was inflicted for the use of
obscene language on duty ; and, in the Hornet,
84 lashes were given between two men for
smuggling spirits into the ship. In six in
stances, "making false charges" brought the
culprits to the gangway.
Mexico.—Sixty yeais ago, Mexico had five
millions of inhabitants ; and after a lapse of
more than half a century she has not doubled
her population. Naturally she ought to be one
of the first nations of the earth, with more
than a million of square miles, a varied climate,
rich soil, extended sea coasts, valuable mines,
an important position on two oceans, with short
land routes for trade between the eastern and
western shores of our continent, with Europe
and India, and between Australia and the
Pacific islands, and the Atlantic world—all
these point directly to the fact that had she
been settled by Englishmen who had estab
lished the same institutions which they have
given us, she might to-day have a stable go
vernment, a population equalling our own, and
a commerce extending over the world. She
has become the seat of destructive and shameful
strifes, until revolution has become chronic.
ONE OF THE FRIIITI3.-It sounded in our ears
for months, that if Congress would pass the
Morrill Tariff bill, the country would spring at
once into a state of unexampled prosperity.--
Well, the bill became a law, and what are the
first fruits? A dispatch in an exchange tells
us that the Phoenix iron company, doing busi
ness at Phoenixville, in this State, and one of
the largest manufactories in the United States,
have just given notice to their employees, num
bering from 1,200 to 1,500 men, that their
wages would be reduced from ten to twenty
five per cent., on the first day of April, the
same day the Morrill Tariff bill goes into
effect. This is fostering domestic industry and
increasing the prosperity—over the left.—
Doylestown Democrat.
Com. WlLxiiisoa.—This officer, of the Uni
ted States Navy, who died at Norfolk, last
Satuiday, was 77 years of age. lie had been
in the navy about fifty-six years, having en
tered the service on the 10th of July, 1805 ; he
was commissioned captain on the 11th March,
1829, and had served a long and active term at
sea, besides filling many important positions
connected with his position on shore. His fu
neral, on Monday, was attended by all the
military companies of Norfolk, together With
the naval. officers, marines, and United States
PENN'A LEGISLATURE.
SENATE
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 1861.
The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock
by Mr. PENNEY, Speaker pro tern.
BILLS IN PLACE
Mr. BOUGHTER, an act to extend an act
relative . to sheriffs' and prothonotaries' costs
in Luzurne county to Dauphin county ; which
was subsequently passed.
Mr. CONNELL, an act relative to passengers
on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Also, an act relative to prothonotaries in
Philadelphia.
Also, an act for the relief of George Jordan.
BILLS ON THIRD READING
An act etempting Conewago island from
taxation for school and road purposes; nega
tived.
An act to incorporate the Girard avenue
inBurance company of Philadelphia ; passed.
ON SECOND READING
An act concerning the sale of railroads,
canals, turnpikes, and plank roads; passed
finally.
Mr. FINNEY, on leave, read in place an act
relative to plank roads in Crawford county.
BILLS CONSIDERED
Mr. CRAWFORD called up an act to erect
the town of Newbury, Cumberland county,
into a borough ; passed.
Mr. FINNEY called up an act to define the
location and boundaries of certain streets, lanes
and out-lots in the city of Erie; passed.
Mr. GREGG called up an act re-annexing
part of Brady township, Lycoming county, to
Union county ; passed—yeas 20, nays 5.
Mr. HIESTAND called up an act to incorpo
rate the Empire hook and ladder company, No.
1, of Lancaster; which was passed.
Mr. HALL called up an act to authorize the
Governor to appoint an auctioneer in the bo
rough *of Ebensburg; which was passed to
third reading, and laid Over.
Mr. IMBRIE called up an act to prevent
catching fish in Slippery Rock creek, Butler
county; passed.
Mr. LANDON, supplement to the road laws
of Rush township, Susquehanna county; pas
sed.
Mr. FINNEY called up an act taxing dogs in
the county of Erie ; which was passed finally.
Mr. BENSON called up an act legalizing the
election of school directors in Genessee inde
pendent school district, Potter county ; which
was passed.
Mr. MEREDITH, an act in relation to the
township of Green, in the county of Indiana;
passed.
Mr. WHARTON called up an act to autho
rize the county surveyor of Somerset county
to make a record ()tall surveys of said county ;
passed.
Mr. WHARTON, on leave, read in place an
act relative to the rights of the widows and
children of decedents to the $3OO exemption.
Mr. IRISH, supplement to an act to incor
porate the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
passenger railway company ; laid over on third
reading.
Mr. CONNELL called up supplement to the
act incorporating the North Philadelphia pas
senger railway company ; laid over on third
reading.
Mr. LANDON called up a supplement to the
act for the collection of damages on the North
Branch canal; passed.
Mr. BENSON called up an act to authorize
the borough of Warren to levy an additional
tax; passed.
Mr. ROBINSON called up a supplement to
the act authorizing the citizens of the borough
of Mercer to erect a Union school house ;
passed.
Mr. SMITH called up an act relative to the
Philadelphia, Norristown and Germantown
railroad company; passed.
Mr. PARKER called up an act to incorporate
the North-eastern market company, of Phila
delphia; which was passed.
Mr. IRISH called up a supplement to an act
in relation to the rights of property of husband
and wife ; which was laid over.
Mr. GREGG called up an act to incorporate
the Sugar Valley mutual fire insurance com
pany, of Clinton county ; passed.
Mr. SERRILL called up a supplement to the
act relative to hawkers and peddlers ; which was
passed.
Mr. HALL called up an act to extend the
provisions of an act for the taxing of dogs and
the protection of sheep in Blair county, to the
county of Cambria; passed.
Mr. CONNELL called up an act to incorpo
rate the Alumni society of the law department
of the University of Pennsylvania; which was
passed.
Mr. IMBRIE called up an act to change
the residence of Cyrus J. Anderson and Jas.
G. Marshall. {An absurdity—killed in com
mittee of the whole.]
On motion of Mr. HALL the Senate resumed
the consideration of the bill to appoint an auc
tioneer in Ebensburg ; which passed finally.
• Mr. WHARTON called up an act to change
the place of holding elections in Napier town
ship, Bedford county; which passed finally.
Mr. CONNELL moved that the Senate resume
the re-consideration of the act incorporating
the India and Commercial company. The vote
was reconsidered—yeas 15, nays 5. The bill
was then postponed for the present.
Mr. BENSON called up an act to re-estab
lish the road laws in the county of M'Kean.
Mr. BOUGHTER called up an net to change
the place of holding elections in Upper Mahan
tongo township, Schuylkill county ; which was
passed.
Mr. CONNELL called up an act to incorpo
rate the artillery corps of the West Philadelphia
Greys • which was passed.
Mr. ROBINSON called up an act directing
the manner of serving summonses in certain
cases in the county of Mercer ; passed.
Mr. CRAWFORD called up a supplement to
the act to incorporate the Perrysville, East
Waterford and Waterloo plank road company ;
passed. _ _
Mr. CONNELL moved that the Senate re
sume the consideration of the act to incorporate
the American and India commercial company ;
passed finally. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 1861.
Mr. SHEPPARD, Speaker pro tem, called the
House to order at 10 o'clock.
Mr. STONEBACK asked, and obtained leave,
to read two bill in place.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed under the
suspension of the rules:
Mr. STONEBACK, an act to sell certain real
estate in Montgomery county.
Mr. ACKER, an act to sell certain real es
tate in Sockhill, Bucks county.
Mr. ABBOTT, an act to incorporate the ar
tillery corps of West Philadelphia Greys.
Mr. SELTZER, a supplement to the act in
corprating the German hospital.
Mr. RIDG WAY, to confirm deeds not acknow
ledged in conformity with the acts of the Gene
ral Assembly.
Mr. BRODHEAD, an act to prevent the de
struction of speckled trout in Pike county.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. ABBOTT moved that the House resume
the consideration of the appropriation bill, on
second reading.
A long discussion ensued on the appropria
tion for the State normal schools—the pending
amendment being to strike out $lO,OOO and
insert $5,000.
Messrs. GORDON, BARTHOLOMEW, BALL
and others discussed the amendment at some
length.
Mr. SELTZER said he would vote against
the amendment, as the public schools were
great exterminators of Locofocos.
The question was taken on the amendment,
and it was lost.
Adjourned until afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reports from standing committees were
called for; a large number were received.
The bill reducing the enrollment tax of $5O
to $lO, on the charters of fire companies, was
taken up.
Mr. SELTZER moved to amend by adding
library companies.
Mr. DUFFIELD was not opposed to the
amendment, but thought it would impede the
passage of the original bill. He therefore
moved that the -House go into committee of the
whole for special amendment. Agreed to.
The amendment was stricken out., and the
bill was reported to the House. The bill was
then passed finally.
REPORTS PROM .COMMITTEES
The following reports, among others, were
made:
Mr. MOORE reported an act for the suppres
sion and destruction of counterfeit notes.
Mr. PEIRCE reported the joint resolution
for the pay of the Peace Commissioners.
Mr. ACKER reported an act relative to bro
kers and private bankers.
Mr. SELTZER reported an act to incorporate
the Chester County savings bank.
Mr. PRESTON, with a negai ive recommenda
tion, a supplement to the act regulating banks:
Mr. SMITH, with a negative recommenda
tion, an act incorporating the Lackawanna
savings institution.
Mr. MYERS, an act relating to the streets in
Higbapire.
Mr. BISEL, an act to incorporate the Money
boom company.
Mr. SMITH, (Philadelphia,) an act to incor
porate the Line Lexington cemetery company.
Mr. HARVEY, an act to incorporate the
Farmers' hotel company, of Philadelphia.
Mr. LAWRENCE, an act relative to taxes in
the borough of Downingtown.
Mr. COWAN, with a negative recommenda
tion, the supplement to an act to construct a
railroad to connect the North Branch with
Lehigh navigation.
Mr. ACKER, with a negative recommenda
tion, the supplement to the act incorporating
the North Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr. COLLINS, supplement to the act to in
corporate the Mifflin and Centre railroad.
Mr. HOFIUS, to incorporate the Front Street
and Allegheny Avenue railroad.
I=
A further supplement to the act to encourage
the manufacture of iron with coke and mineral
coal.
A bill to regulate the standard weight of
barley, making 46 pounds to the bushel, instead
of 48, as heretofore.
An act to authorize the prothonotary of any
court of record to enter judgment on warrants
of attorney in the name of executors and ad
ministrators.
An act relative to corporations; making it
the duty of managers of corporations to place
in a conspicuous place in the office of the com
pany a correct list of the stockholders of such
company, at least one month previous to a gen
eral election thereof.
BILLS NEGATIVED.
The House refused by a vote of thirteen to
sixty to extend the provisions of the general
manufacturing law to the manufacturers of
brushes.
The bill exempting firemen from military
duty, except in cases of invasion or insurrec
tion was voted down.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
A lengthy discussion took place on the joint
resolution fixing a day for final adjournment.
A motion to adjourn on. Thursday, the 18th
of April, at noon, prevailed. Adjourned.
GENERAL NEWS.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A NEGRO.---A vil
lainous outrage was recently committed by a
negro upon a white man in Dinwiddie county,
Va. The following are the particulars : Mr.
A. J. Blick, who resides near Ailalonesville, on
hie return home from a neighbor's, last Sun
day, between sunset and dark, was attacked
by a black man and badly beaten. While the
scoundrel had him down, Mr. Buick asked him
if he intended to kill him, to which question
the answer was, "yes, I do, d—n you." Mr.
B. succeeded finally by some means in getting
away from the negro, and repairing to the
house of a friend, procured a gun there, with
which he pursued the negro and shot him, with
what effect, Mr. B. does not know, as the ne
gro ran into the woods. He thinks, however,
that he wounded him, and if so that he is not
perhaps far from the spot where he was fired
upon. Mr. B. did not pursue him because be
was so badly wounded that he thought it im
prudent to do so.
PAWNBROKING IN NEW YORK.—There are 54
pawnbrokers' !shops in full blast in New York.
The largest amount of money kept on loan in
any of them is $159,000. From 90 to 95 per
cent. of the pledges are redeemed. Most of
the shops charge 25 per cent. on all loans.—
The loans of one concern amount to $360,000
per annum. Some of the leading men of the
city are agitating the question of the establish
ment of a Pawnbrokers' Bank, as a protection
for the poor against the exorbitant charges.
DECEPTION PRACTICED ON HORSES.—It is said
that in Denmark carriage horses are taught to
step high by the substitution of magnifying
glasses for blinders. They mistake every
pebble for a boulder, and lift their legs accord
ingly. Some years ago we had a man about
here, of whom it was said, that when he could
not buy hay for his horse, he put green specta
cles over his eyes, and then served out shavings
to him. The animal died before the ingenious
experiment had been fully tested.
THE N. Y. POLICE AND THE LINCOLN " PLOT."
The police commissioners of New York have
at length made their report to the Senate of
that State upon the sensation dispatches of the
police in regard to the attempted assassination
of i'resident Lincoln while en route for Wash
ington. Superintendent Kennedy admits that
he had rumors only and no facts. He therefore
declines implicating or naming anybody, but says
be did send his spies to Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington.
GOVERNOR HOUSTON A WEALTHY GOVERNOR.
We were both pleased and surprised the other
day to hear that the Governor was so rich in a
pecuniary point of view. We learn that his
property is worth not lees than $150,000. He
has rendered an assessment to the assessor and
collector of Travis county. for this year, of
property to the amount o f $84,000 and upwards.
Whatever may be our political differences with
his Excellency, we desire him no harm, and feel
glad at his prosperity.—Tezzapaper.
FRozEN TO DEATH.-A little boy, son of Mr.
Jimerson, of Cold Spring, Putnam county, N.
J., was frozen to death on Sunday night. He
walked quietly out of the house, and was not
missed for some time. A diligent search failed
to discover him until the next morning, when
he was found a mile and a half from home. He
had apparently cried himself to sleep—the fro
zen tears on his pale, upturned face testifying
to the truth.
NOT SIGNED.—The Mayor of Philadelphia
has not yet signed the bill making an appro
priation to pay the expenses incurred while
President Lincoln was in Philadelphia. The
delay is occasioned because a bill of items has
not yet been furnished. It is denied that any
charge was made for drinks for the police, and
the Mayor is desirous of fully understanding
how the hotel bill could amount to $7OO.
IMPERIAL REvintsEs.—When Louis Napoleon
put down the Red Republic, be was, according
to the priest party, the " Saviour of society."
Now, the Bishop of Poictiers calls him Pontius
Pilate. According to that prelate, he is the
Pilate of the creed; whereas only the other
day the French clergy regarded him as the
pilot who weathered the storm.—Punch.
A man named Thaddeus Green, living in the
village of Ithica, Gratiot county, Mich., on
Friday last, murdered his daughter, a girl sev
enteen years; a Miss Taylor, about the same
a e and then committed suicid - ttin •
A WICKED AND WRETCHED HERMITEss.—A
married woman disappeared from Hurlbutville,
Oneida county, N. Y., almost a year ago, and
was supposed to have been murdered, until a
tew days since she was found in a hut in a
lonely wood, by some men who were hunting.
She had lived a hermit, save when visited by a
paramour who has a wife living in Rome; and
she is almost insane from loneliness and mel
ancholy.
AN AWFUL CONFLAGRATION DEFEATED.—The
Pittsburg Dispatch learns from a reliable source,
yet can scarcely believes it possible, that a con
gregation in Youngstown, Pa., were lately edi
fied by a discourse against the sinking of oil
wells, on the ground that God intended these
oil deposits for some great conflagration or
other purpose, which o was being interfered with
by the Well borers.
DivoucEs.—Granting divorces has been a
great business with the Washington Territory
Legislature. One divorce bill passed the
Council, and the woman married again before
it passed the House. In another case, a mem
ber said the man had left his wife and was
living. ith another woman and wanted to be
married to her. The bill passed immediately.
THE GREAT EASTERN.—By late advices from
Col. Mann, it appears that this mammoth
steamer will anchor in Hampton Roads in one
Or two weeks. She will only remain there a
short time and then leave for Charleston,
whence she comes again to the Roads.—Nor
folk Day Book.
The Rev. Isaac Rosser, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, an old pioneer Methodist
preacher, who is now in the 80th year of his
age, and Miss Sarah Childs, aged 90 years,
were united in the bonds of wedlock, at Atlan
ta, Ga., a few days ago.
The Captain of the ship Adelaide Bell, has
sued the proprietors and editors of. the New
Orleans Crescent, for $50,000 damages on ac
count of certain reports in regard to what was
alleged to be a Black Republican flag, which
was unfurled from the masthead of that vessel.
Shootings have become so universal at Nash
ville, Tenn.,and are so unscientifically done,
that a profssor has advertised that he has
opened a gallery, so that with a few instructions
the untutored pupil can "wing" his man every
time.
PtunY Dants..—A genius out West being
asked whether the liquor he was drinking was
a good article, replied : " Wal, I don't know, I
guess so. There is only one queer thing about
it, whenever I wipe my mouth I burn a hole in
my handkerchief."
By the recent decision of the Supreme Court,
confirming the title of Robert J. Walker to
certain quicksilver mines in California, that
gentleman has become possessed of property
for which two millions of dollars was at one
time offered.
Religious liberty of the most unrestricted
character has been proclaimed at Naples. All
former concordats and treaties with Rome are
abrogated, and ecclesiastical power is limited
to the punishment of ecclesiastical offences
merely.
A lad, 16 years old, died from the effects of
drunkenness, at Rochester, on Saturday. For
three weeks previous to his death he was drunk
the whole time, notwithstanding the efforts of
his family to restrain him.
An ingenious English inventor proposes to
remedy the want of bust in ladies of a " given
thinness," by a jacket, to be inflated by the
wearer to the proper shape, and, as Willis
would say, " plumptitude."
Gambling is said to be carried on .to an
extraordinary extent, just 'few, in Athens . ,
Greece, where there are no less than 5,000
gaming -houses.
A sudden darkness, which lasted an hour,
came over Forthfleet, near London, on Ash-
Wednesday afternoon Men lost their way, and
cattle became frantic with fear.
The London Dispatch, says there are more
British admirals than ships, more generals than
regiments, more captains of artillery and
engineers than guns.
A man at Penn Yan, N. Y., has invented a
machine that husks, 'shells, cleans and puts
corn into bags.
Accounts from the West and South show
the wheat crops to be in a flourishing condition,
and promising a most abundant yield.
Telegraphic messages were sent direct from
New York to St . . Paul, Minnesota, for the first
time on the 17th inst.
Green peas are now selling at Charleston, S
C., at $2 per peck.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 27.
Col. Lamon, the President's special messenger
to :Fort Sumpter, arrived here this morning
from Charleston, and has ere this made his
report as to the exact condition of things in
the fort. From what has been learned, the
evacuation will take place by Satbrday next.
It has been decided to retain the regular
troops now stationed in this city for an indefi
nite period.
A Judge in Admiralty, for Key West, will
leave for that - place immediately, as President
Davis has appointed somebody for the same
office.
The War Department to-day notified the Court
Martial now trying Corn. Armstrong for sur
rendering the Pensacola Navy Yard, that Lieut.
Gilman, a most important witness, cannot be
had from. Fort Pickens. The court will adjourn
to-day.. Armstrong's conviction is considered
certain.
The Administration are considering some of
the difficulties attending the revenue question.
Information has reached here that goods are
being landed at Cincinnati free of duty.
Ron. Robert M. Palmer, of Pennsylvania,
who, it was reported, was to be Minister to
Ecuador, will be Minister to the Argentine
Confederation.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock this morning.
The Chair laid before the Senate the following
Message from the President:
To the Senate of the United States:—l have re
ceived a copy of a resolution of the Senate
passed on the 25th inst., requesting me, if in
my opinion not incompatible with the public
interests, to communicate to the Senate the
dispatches of Major Robert Anderson, to the
War Department during the time he has been
in command at Fort Sumpter. On examination
of the correspondence thus called for I have,
with the highest respect for the Benue, come
to the conclusion that at the present moment
the publication of it would be inexpedient. .
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.) moved to take up
the resolution introduced by him yesterday,
advising the withdrawal of the federal troops
from the seceded States. He did not intend
making any remarks as he had already ex
pressed his views on that subject. He desired
the vote on his motion to be regarded as a test
question.
Mr. Fessenden (Me.) supposed there would
be no objection to that, but he reminded the
Senator that no quorum was present.
On motion of Mr. Hale (N. H.) the Senate
went into executive session.
Virginia Convention.
RICHMOND, VA., March 27
The debate, on the motion of Mr. Hall, of
Weitzel, to substitute the Constitution of the
Confederate States for the report of the Com
mittee of Federal Relations was continued till
a late hour last evening. It was finally re
jected—the vote standing nays 78, ayes 0.
A Steamship in Custody.
Nsw YORK, March 27, 1861
The steamship Bienville is still in the custody
of the Custom louse authorities, and the matter
has been refe r• d
. SPECIAL NOTICES.
PURIFY YOUR BLOOD.—BRANDRETri's
PILLS WARRANTED TO CURE Ferias AND AGUE.—gibe
effect of purging with BRANDRETIPS PILLS in to re.
store the health, no matter from what cause it m ay b e
suffering. They take out all impurities from the Bye_
tem ; and they have the same power of expulsion over
miasm, poisonous vapor of decayed vegetables , or indeed
any poisonous exhalations breathed by man whatever.
In fact, if the blood is poisoned, it is impure, and im
pure blood results in disease.
BRANDRETH'S PILLS,
though innocent as bread, yet they are capatie of pm.
Eying the blood and curing disease. So, they Cure an
kinds of fevers, all asthmas, catarrhs, costiveness and
painful affections of every kind.
Sold, price 25 cents, at N 0.294 Canal set New York,
and by all Druggists. Also, by GEC IT BELL, corner
of Second and Chestnut streets, Harriarrg, and by all
respectable dealers in medicines de9-dkwhe
Mothers, read this.
The following is an extract from a letter written by
a pastor of the Baptist Church to the Journal
a n d
Messenger, Cincinnati, Ohio, and speaks volumes in
favor of that world-renowned medicine—Ab s. w in
LOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING:
We see an advertisement in your columns of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. New we never said a word
in favor of a patent medicine before in our life, but we
feel compelled to say to your readers, that this is no
hrmbug —WE HAVE TRIED IT, AND KNOW IT TO BE ALL IT
mews. It is, probably, one of the most successful
medicines of the day, because it is one of the best. And
those of your readers who have babies can't do better
than to lay in a supply. sep29-d&wl
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Is
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is instantaneou4
and the
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For all who desire to have the color of their hair changed
with safety, certainty and rapidity, to any shade they
may desire. Manufactured by J CRISTADORO, 61.stnr
House, New York. Sold everywhere, and applied by all
Hair Dressers. marl9.dawlm.
THE GREAT ENGLISH JAMEDY.--Sir
James Clarke's Celebrated Female Pill., prepared from a
prescription of Sir I. Clarke, M. D., Physician Extmordi•
nary to the Queen.
This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the cute of all
those painful and dangerous diseases to which the female
constitution is subject. It moderates all excess and re.
moves all obstructions, and a speedy cure may be relied on.
TO MARBLED LADIES
it is peculiarly suited. It will in a short time bring an
the monthly period with regularity.
Each bottle, price One Dollar, bears the Government
Stamp of Great Britain, to prevent counterfeits.
THESE PILLS SHOULD NOT RE TAKEN BY FEMALES DORMS
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY, AS THEY ARE
SURE TO sauce ON MISCARRIAGE, RUT AT ANY OTHER TINE
THEY ARE SAFE.
In all cases of Marrone and Spinal Affections, Pain in the
Back and Limbs, Fatigue on slight exertion, Palpitation of
the Heart, Hysterics and Whites, these Pills will effect a
cure when all other means have failed, and although a pox•
erful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, antimony, or
anything hurtful to the constitution.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each package,
which should be carefully preserved.
N. 8.—51,00 and 6 postage stamps enclosed to any au
thorized Agent, will insure a bottle, containing over 60
pills, by return mail.
For sale by C. A. Bauiveas.,Harrtsburg. 117-dawly
Dr. Brunon's Concentrated Remedies.
No. I. THE GREAT REVIVER, speedily eradicates all
the evil effects of SELF-ABUSE, as Loss of Memory,
Shortness of Breath, Giddiness, Palpitation of the Heart,
Dimness of Vision, or any constitutional derangements of
the system, brought on by the unrestrained indulgence of
the passions. Acts alike on either sex. Price One Dollar.
No. 2. THE BALM will care in from two to eight days,
any case of GONORRHEA, is without taste or smell, and
-.equiree no restriction of action or died. For either sex.
Price One Dollar.
No. 3. THE TEREB will cure in the shortest possible
' brie, any case of GLEET, even after all other Remediel
nave failed to produce the desired effect. No taste or smell.
Price One Dollar.
No. 4. THE PUNITER is the only Remedy that will
really cure Strictures of the Urethra. No matter of how
long standing or neglected the case may be. Price One
Dollar.
No. 6. THE SOLUTOR will cure any case of GRAVEL,
permanently and speedily remove all afflictions of the
Bladder and Kidneys. Price One Dollar.
No. 8. FOR PARTICULARS SEE CIRCULAR.
No. 7. THE AMARIN will cure the Whites radically,
and in a much shorter time than they can be removed by
any other treatment. In fact, is the only remedy that will
really correct this disorder. Pleasant to take. Price One
Dollar.
No. 8. THE ORIENTAL PASTILS are certain, safe and
speedy in producing MENSTRUATION, or correcting any
Irregularities or the monthly periods. Price Two Dollars.
No 0. FOR PARTICULARS SEE CIRCULAR.
Either Remedy sent free by mail on receipt of the price
annexed. Enclose postage stamp and get a Circular.
general Depot North—East corner of York Avenue and
Callowhill Street. Private Office 401 York Avenue, Phila
delphia, Pa.
For sale in Harrisburg only by C. A. BANNVART. where
Circulars containing valuable informaten, with full de
scriptions of each case, will be delivered gratis. on appli
cation. Address DR. FELIX BRUNON,
mvl-dlv D. 0. Box 09. Philadelphia, Pa.
New '2oDertisements.
ROE SALE.-A FRESH MUCH COW.
.1: By Dnex2B-3td*l JOHN H. BRANT.
REMOVAL.
The subscriber has removed his PLUMBING AND
BRASS FOUNDRY from Market street to Fourth street
above Market, opposite the Bethel Church Thankful
for past patronage, he hopes, by strict attention to busi
ness, to merit a continuance of it.
mar27•dtf WM. PARKHILL.
FOR RENT.—A COTTAGE on Pine
street. Inquire of MRS. MURRAY,
mar27-dtf Corner of Second and Pine Ste.
REMOVAL.
JOHN W. GLOyER,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Has removed to
60 MARKET STREET,
Where he will be pleased to see all his friend .
oStB-ate
WARRANTED TWELVE MONTHS!
ANOTHER LOT OF
MORTON'S UNRIVALLED GOLD PENS!J
PERSONS in want of a superior and really good corm
PEN will find with me a large assortment to select from,
and have the privilege to exchange the Pens until their
hand is perfectly suited. And if by fair means the Dia
mond points break off during twelve months, the pur
chaser shall have the privilege to select a new one,
without any charge.
I have very good Gold Pens, in strong silver-plated
cases, for $l, $1.25, $1 50. $2.06
For gale at SCHEMER'S BOOKSTORE,
mar 26 No. 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
WA NTE D—sl,ooo City or County
Bonde. En q uire at this office. mar22-dtf
WALL PAPER,
CEILING PAPER,
TRANSOM PAPER,
BORDERS, FIRE
PRINTS, WINDOW
CURTAINS, TASSELS,
AND. FIXTURES,
AT LOW PRICES, at
SCHEFFERIS Book-store.
Near the Harrisburg Bridge.
mar2s
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLI
CATION OP JOHN M'CLOUD, Js., AND R. WEST
M'CLOUD, partners under the arm name of M'CLOPD
& BRO., to be aischarged from their debts, pursuant to
Chanter Eighty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Minnesota, entitled " Of the Relief of Insol
vent Debtors "
Upon reading and filing the petition, schedules and
affidavit presented by John 111 , 01ond, Jr. and R. West
M'Oloud. insolvent debtors, pursuant to the provisiene
of the Revised Statutes of Minnesota above mentioned,
an order was made by the Hon. E. C. Palmer, Judge of
the District Court for the Second Judicial District of
the State of Minnesota, at the city of St. Paul, in the
county of Ramsey, on the 13th day of March, A. D. 1861,
requiring all the creditors of the said insolvent debtors
to dhow cause, if any they have,. before him, the said
Judge, at the Court House in said city of St Paul, in
said county of Ramsey, on Saturday, the 22d day of
June, A. D. 1861, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that
day, why an assignment of the said insolvents' 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. And
the said Judge did also, at the time and place of reeking
such order, direct notice of its contents' to be published
in the Pioneer and Democrat, a newspaper published in
the city of St. Paul, the seat of governmentof the State
of Minnesota, and also in the Patriot and Union, a
newspaper published in the city of Harrisburg, the seat
least
of government of the State of Pennsylvania, at
once a week for ten succestive weeks before the day so
appointed to show cause as aforesaid.
The date of the firstpublication of this notice at the
said city of Harrisburg, in the Patriot and Union, le
the 22d day of March, A. D. 1861.
WM. SPBIGG SALL,