RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Tour lines or lesa constitute half a square. Ten lines
o r more than four, coestitnte a square.
aa lisq.,oueday- —M0.25 One pg., oneday—...-40. 50
44 one weett.— 1.00 " one week.—. 1.21
0 one month.— 2.00 " one month.... 8.00
ic three months. 3.00 " three months. 8.00
ic siamonths.... 4.00 " six months._ 8.00
" one year— . 5.00 " one year....-. 1 0 .00
Tr Business notices inserted in the LOO/3. comma, or
be fore marriages and deaths, mew owns Pee Lute for each
insertion. to merollantaand. others adeertieingby therms
Eberaltee as will be offered.
Tr Me numberof insertions must be designs
tedon the
jiertisement.
1U" Marriages and Deaths will be inserted it the mums
ass regular advertisements. ,
._- • ,
Nooks, Stationery, SZA.
SCHOOL BOOKS.--School Diredoni,
Teac h er s, Parents. Scholars and Men, in want of
Schol Books, decoct Stationery, &e:, will find a complete
o
assortment at B. hi. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOK STOBB,
Market *pure, Harrisburg, comprising in part the follow
iliADßllB.—Hclanars, Parker's, .Cobb's. Angell's
SPSDLING BOOKS.—licOuffey'e, Cobb's, Webster's,
Town's,Byerlf a. Combres.
'ENGLISH. elLiklat AM.-18011%n%
_Smith's, Wood
t a idge , s,Monteith,e, Tuthill'e, Hart's,. ells'.
lUSTORIF.S.--Ctrixosbaw's, Davenport's, Frost's, Wil
son's, Willard% Goodrich s, Pinnock's, tioldamith's and
Clark%
BITHSEETIVS.--fireenlears, Stoddard's, Dmetwon's,
Pike's, Bose's, Colman's, Smith and Duke's, Davie's.
ALEIBBBAS.—HreerdeaPs, Davis's, Days, Bay's,
Bridge's.
DICTIONATHES.—Worces`er's Quarto, academic, Com
prehensive and Primary Dictionary& Wanter-a Cahoot,
tlobb , a, Walser, Wet sines Primary, Webster's High
School. Webster's Quarto. academe.
NATURAL FIEILOSOPHISts.--thrinstock's, Parker's,
SIM% The above with a great variety of others can at
any time be found at my store. Also, a complete assort
ment of School Stationery, embracing in the while a com
plete outfit for school purposes. Any book not in the store.
-procured %t one days notice. -
11:7" Country merchants sap - plied at wholesale rates.
ALMANACS—Join Baer and Son's Almanac for sale al
N. M. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOK STOW; , flarristarg.
111:r Wholesale and Retail. myl
UPHOLSTERING.
C. F. VOLLMER
Is prepared to do all kinds of work in the
apHO LSTE ENG - BUSINESS.
pays particular attention to MAKING AND PUTTING
DOWN CAItrBTS, MAKING AND REPAIRING MAT
MISERS. _REPAIRING FURNITURE, &c., &c. fie
can be found at all times at his residence, in the rear of
the William Tell House, corner of Baapberry and Black
berry alleys. sep29-dly
T ETTER, CAP, NOTE PAPERS,
JJ Pens, Holders, 'Pencils, Envelopes, Sealing Wax, of
the best quality, at low prices, direct from the mann
facteries, at
inar3o
SCHREYER'S MTRAP BOOKSTORE
-r.AW BOOKS ! LAW BOOKS I-A
J.. 1 general assortment of LAW BOOKS, all the Stkte
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.
GM
lftioccUancous.
AN ARRIVAL OF
-NEW GOODS
APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON!
SILK LINEN PAPER
FANS! . FANS!! FANS!!!
ANOTHER AND SPLENDID LOT OP'
SPLICED FISHING RODS!
Trent Flies_ Gut and Hair Snoods, Grass Lines, Silk
cud Hair Plaited Lines, and a general assortment of
FISHING TACKLE!
A GERA, VARIETY OF
WALKING CANES!
Which we - will sell as cheap as the cheapest!
Silver Ca Head loaded Sword C anes! Fancy
nes! Canes Canes! . Canes!
ULLER'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
NO- 91 ILLREST STREET,
South side. one door east of Fourth street ,Te 9.
WE OF7Eit TO
CVSTO.IVIERS
A New Lot of
LADIES' PURSES,
Of Beautiful Styles, substantially made
A Splendid Assortment of
41INTLBMEN'8 WALLETS_
A New and 'Elegant Perfume,
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS' 180011P.1 . ,
Put up in Cat Glass 'Engraved Bottles.
A Complete Assortment of
;HANDKERCHIEF PERFUMES,
Of the best Manufacture.
A very Handsome Variety of
POWDER PUFF BOXES.
irll - rx - mw9 DRUG - STORE,
91 Market street
C A -N D J E•SII!
PARAFFIN CANDLES,
SPERM. CANDLES,
STEARINE CANDLES,
ADAMANTINE CANDLES
CHEMICAL SPERM. CANDLES,
STAR (SUPERIOR) CANDLES,
TALLOW CANDLES_
Alone invoice of the above in store, and for sate et
unusually low rates, by
WM. DOCK, dn., & CO.,
janl - Opposite the Court Douse
GUN AN - D BLASTING - I'OWDEIt.
JAMES M. WHEELED,
HA.RRISBURG
AGENT F 0 R ALL
POWDER. AND FUSE
xtva,FAßTlThom Br
L E. DUPONT DE :NEMOURS it CO.,
WILM/MiTON, DELAWARE.
ILO-.4. large supply always on hand. For sa‘e at manu
facturer's prices. Magazine two miles below town.
117 - Orders received at Warehouse_l7
T _
lIST RECE IVED—A large Stock of
SCOTCH ALES, BROWN STOUT and LONDON
PORTER. For sale at the lowest rates by
JOHN H. ZIEGLER,
73 Market street.
jan_ll
FISH!! - FISH!!!
MACICNREL, (Nos. 1, 2 and 3.)
SALMON, (very superior.)
MAD, (Mess and very fuse.)
HERRING, (extra large.)
COD FISH.
8310/IED HENNING, (extra Digby.)
SCOTCH HERRING.
SARDINES AND ANCHOVIES.
Of the above we have Mackerel in whole, half, quarter
and eighth bbls. "(erring in whole and half bbls.
The entire lot new—DIBEHT FROM THE FISHERIES, and
will sell them at the lowest market rates.
sepl4 WM. DOCK, 7a., & CO.
HICKO RY WOOD ! !-A SUPERIOR. LOT
just received, and for sale in quantities to snit pur
thaserseby JAMES M. WHEELER.
Also, OAK AND PINE constantly on hapd
tiace6 t the
Sowest prices.
xAIVITTAr BIBLES, from 1$ to $lO,
arm* and handsomely bound, printed on good paper,
with elegant clear new type, sal at
urall3l Waif:Pe SIMS Cheap Roolvt-re.
DouithoN WHISKY —A very. Supe
tior Article of BOURBON WHISKY, in quart bot
tles in store and for sale by JOHN H. ZIEGLER,
niar3 73 Market Street.
ITARRI SON'S HOUSEHOLD SOAP.
ix 513 BOXES OF THIS PREFECT SOA P. For sale
-at Manufacturer ' s prima.
A. ROBSON & CO.
mar§
I.A.VANA. ORANGES I H
1. A prime lot just received
W by
oe3o. U. DOCK, 7 a., & Co.
VOR a superior and cheap TABLE or
SALAD OIL go to
KELLER'S DIUSG STORE.
,pHE Fruit Growers' Handbook—by
WAELING--wholesale and retail az
WWI re
t a i l Bookstrire.
SPERM CANDLES.---A large supply
fki jest received by
seelB WM. DOCK. la.. & CO.
-G ARDEN SEEDS I I I-A FRESH AND
commas% assortment, just received and for sale by
WM. DOCK, JR., & CO.
CRANBERRIES ! I !-A SPLENDID LOT
just received by
octlo
fI . SANBERRIEB---A very Superior lot
st licaLl WM. DOCK, Za. & 00%
WM. DOCK. Ja., & co
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VOL. 3.
Ein:s of &awl.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
WINTER TIME TABLE
a. BIARNAMMIN ANN
FIVE TEARS DAILY TO & FROM PIIILIDELPILA
ON AND AFTER
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26Ts, 1860,
The Passenger Trains of the Pennsylvaniaßailroad Con
pany will depart from and arrive at Harrisburg as il
Philadelphia as follows :
EASTWARD.
THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Harrisburg a
2.40 a. In., and arrives at West Philadelphia at 8.60 a. m
PAST LINE leaves Harrisburg at 12.55 p. in., and
arrives at West Philadelphia at 5.00 p. m.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg at 5.16 p. m., and ar
rives at West Philadelphia at 10.20 p. m.
These Trains make close connection at Philadelphia
with the New York Lines.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, No.l, leaves Harrisburg
at 7.30 a. in., runs via Mount Joy, and arrives at West
Philadelphia at 12.80 p. zn.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION leaves Harris
burg at 1.15 p. m. , and arrives at West Philadelphia al
6.40 p. m.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, N 0.2, leaves Harrisburg
at 5.25 p. zn., runs via Mount Joy, connecting at Diller
vile with MAIL TRAIN East for Philadelphia.
WESTWARD.
THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN loaves Philadelphia
10.60 p. m., and arrives at Harrisburg at 3.10 a. in.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Philadelphia at 8.00 a. m., an
arrives at•Harrisbnrg at 1.20 p. m.
LOCAL MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg for Pittsburg
at 7.00 a. ru.
PAST LINE leaves Philadelphia at 12.00 noon, and ar
rives at Harrisburg at 4.10 p. m.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves
Philadelphia at 2.00 p. tn., and arrives at Marrisbirg at
7.35 p. nf.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Philadelphia
4.00 p. m., and arrives at Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m.
Attention is called to the fact, that passengers leaving
Philadelphia at 4 p. in. connect at Lancaster with
MOUNT JOY ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, and arrive
Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m.
SAMUEL D. YOUNG,
•
n023-dtf Supt. East. Die. Penn's!, Railroad.
NEW AIR LINE ROUTE
T 0
NEW YORK.
Shortest in Distance and Quickest in Time
BETWEEN'THE TWO CITIES OF.
NEW YORK AND HARRISBURG,
VIA
READING, ALLENTOWN AND EASTON
MORNING EXPRESS, West, leaves New York at
a. m., arriving at Harrisburg at 1 p. 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 1.80 p. in., 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
nia, Cumberland Valley and Northern Central Railroads
All Trains connect at Reading with Trains for Potts.
villa and Philadelphia, and at Allentown for Mauch
Chunk, Easton, &c.
No changeof Pal/river Cars or Baggage 'betiveeri New
York and Harrisburg, by the 6.00 a. in. Line from New
York or the 1.15 p. m. from Harrisburg.
For beauty of scenery and speed, comfort and accom
modation, this Route presents superior inducements to
the traveling public.
FarebetweenNewYorkandHarrisburg,FivEDom..sus
For Tickets and other information apply to
J. J. CLYDE, General Agent,
dels Harrisburg.
D HILADELPHIA
AND
READING RA1LR0.6.171
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
ON AND AFTER DEC. 12, 1860,
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE HARRISBURG
DAILY, (Sundays excepted,) at 8.00 A. M., and 1.15 P.
N., for Philadelphia, arrivingthere 41.25 P. M., and 6.15
P.M.
RETURNING, 'LEAVE PHILADELPHIA at 8.00 A.M.
and B_3o P. la., arriving at Harrisburg at 1 P. H. and B.ls
P.M.
PARES :—To Philadelphia, No. 1 Cars, 83.25; No. 2 ;
(iersame train) $2.75:
WARES :—To Readitor $l.BO and $1.30.
At Reading, connect with trains for Pottsvitu, Miners
villa, Tamaqua, Oatawiesa,
FOUR TRAINS LEAVE READING FOR PHILADEL
PHIA DAILY, at 6 A. M.,10.45 A. M.,12.30 noon and
3.43 P.M.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR READING at 8 A.
M.,1.00 P. H., 3.30 P. If., and 5.00 P. h.,
FARES:—Reading to Philadelphia, $1,76 and $1.45.
THE MORNING TRAIN PROM IIAintISBURG CON.
NEOTS AT READING with up train for Wilkesbaro
Pittston and Scranton.
For through tickets and other information apply to
.1. J. CLYDE,
dels.dtf • General Agent.
pHILADELPIIIA
AND
READING RAILROAD.
REDUCTION OP PASSENGER PARES,
OR AND AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1860
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 economical; as Four Passenger trains
run daily each wry between Reading and Philadelphia,
and Two Train , Or' , r between Reading, Pottsville and
Harrisburg. Or Burleys, enly one morning train Down.
and one afterrvfr train Up, runs between Pottarilleand
Philadelphi r ano no Passenger train on the Lebanon
Valley Brroilt Railroad.
For the above Tickets, or any information relating
thereto apply to S. Bradford, Esq:, Treasurer,Philadel
phis, a the respective Ticket Agents on the line, or to
G. A. NICOLLS, General Suet.
Mirth 27, 1860.—mar28.dtf
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY.
taII!ENMIN
NOT I C E
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
ON AND AFTER FRIDAY, MARCH .18r,1851. the
Passenger Trains of the Northern Central Railway will
leave Harrisburg as follows
OWING ROUTH,
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will leave at.. 3.00
EXPRESS TRAIN will leave at...... . 7.40 a. m _
NAIL TRAIN will leave at I.OD p.m.
GOING NORTE
MAIL TRAIN will leave at ... 1.40 p. in.
mxpRESS TRAIN will leave at • ..,8.50 p. in.
The only Train leaving Harrisburg on Sunday will le
the ACCOMMODATION TRAIN-South. at 3.00 a. in.
For further information apply at the office, in Penn
Sylvania Railroad Depot. JOHN W. HALL, Agent.
Harrisburg, March lst-dtf.
TIMED BEEF—An extra lot of DRIED
B&W just received by
nog WM. DOCK, JR., & CO.
BURLINGTON HERRING I
Just received by WM. DOCK, TR., dr. CO
EMPTY BOTTLES! ! !—Of all sizes
and descriptions, for Bale tow by
&CO WM. DOCK, Jo. ; & CO.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1861.
Alisrettancous.
TAKE NOTICE?
That we have recently added to our already fall stock
OF SEUARS
LA NORMATIS,
HARI KARI,
EL MONO,
LA BANANA.
OF PERFUMERY
FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF
TURKISH ESSENCE,
ODOR OF MUSK,
. LUBIN'S ESSENCE BOUQUET.
FOR THE HAIR:
MAH LtSTRALIO,
CRYSTALIZED POMATUM,
MYRTLE AND VIOLET POMATUM.
FOR vas COMPLEXION :
TALC OF VENICE,
ROSE LEAF POWDER,
NEW MOWN HAY POWDER,
BLANC DE PEELES.
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 bettor 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 DRUGS, MEDI
CINES, CHEMICALS, &a , consequent of our re
ceiving almost daily additions thereto.
KELLER'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
91 Market Street, two doors East of Fourth Street,
sopa South aide.
JACKSON & CO.'S
SHOE STORE,
NO. 90% MARKET 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 Boots 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 tha
will recommend itself for utility, cheapness and dura
bility. Ejan9] JACKSON & CO.
THE AMERICAN BYRON I
GITADALOUPE: .
A TALE OF LOVE AND WAR:
A Poem in the style of DON ;VAN, and equal in
spirit, matter and manner to that brilliant proanction
of the "Batumi BARD) , By a well known citizen of
Philadelphia, who served with distinction in the late
War with Mexico.
PRIOR SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS.
Eor sale at SCREEPER 2 S BOOKSTORE,
mare) No.lB Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa..
A NEW FEATURE IN THE SPICE
TRADE!!!
IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS
E. R. DURK BE & CO'S SELECT SPICES,
In Tin Foi' ~ined with Paper,) and full Weight.—
BLACK PI.PPER, GINGER, NIPPMEG, 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 An the attention of
Housekeepers these superior and genuine articles. We
guarantee them not only ABSOLUTELY AND PERFECTLY
rugs, but ground from fresh Spices, selected and cleaned
by us expressly for the purpose, without reference to
cost. They are beautifully packed tin foil, (lined with
piper.) to prevent injury by keeping, and are PULL
WEIGHT" while the ordinary ground Spices are almost
invariably short. We warrant them, in point of strength
and richness of flavor, beyond alt comparison, as a sin
gle trial will abundantly prove.
Every package bears our TRADE MARK.
]Manufactured only by E. K. DURKEE & CO., New
York.
For sale by Efeb27.l WM. DOCK, Ja., &CO
COAL! COAL!!
ONLY YARMIN TOWN THAT DELIVERS
100 AL BY THE
P A TENT WEIGH CARTS!
NOW IS THE TIME
For every family to get in their supply of Coat fox 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 Scales ; 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, ao-I,7,:z.t'ng of
S. M. CO.'S LYKENS VALLEY OW/ all sizes,
LYKENS VALLEY
WILKESBARRE do. •
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
ear load, single, half or third of tons, and by the bushel.
JAMES DI. WHEELER.
Harrisburg, September 24, 1860.—5ep25
HATCH & C 0..,
SHIP AGENTS
AND
COMMISSION - MERCHANTS,
138 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
DEALERS IN
FLOUR, GRAIN, PRODUCE, COTTON,
WINES AND LIQUORS,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
nofB-d6m
DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS,
PHILADELPHIA,
HdNIIFdCTIIHB
CARBOYS, DEMIJOHNS,
WINE, PORTER, MINERAL WATER, PICKLE AND
PRESERVE BOTTLES
OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.
H. B. & G. W. EENNERS,
ocl9-dly 27 South front eteret, Philadelphia.
WARRANTED TWELVE MONTHS!
ANOTHER /XI OF
MORTON'S UNRIVALLED GOLD PENS!)
PERSONS in want of a superior and really good GOLD
PER 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 mouths, the pur
chaser shall have the privilege to select a new one,
without any charge.
I have very good Gold Yens, in strong silver-plated
eases, for SI, $1,85, $1 60. ti_OU
For sale at SOHh VEER'S BooKsTonE,
mar 26 No.lB Market Street, Harrisburg, Fa.
A T c O S T!!!
BOTTLED WINES, BRANDIES,
AND
LIQUORS OFRVERY DESCRIPTION!
Together with a complete assortment, (wholesale and
r c e o r t i , l i i i e t r o b u r t a r c e i s n e g rv e e Tthing in the line, will be sold at
janl WIC DOCK, ,Ta., A , CO.
VALENTINES! VALENTINES!
A large assortment of COMIC and SENTIMENTAL
VALENTINES of different styles and prices. For sale
at SCHEFFEWS BOOKSTORE,
• feb9 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
SMOKE! SMOKE! I SMOKE !!--Is
not objectionable when from a CIGAR purchased a
HELLER'S DEMI STORM, 91 Market street. eepl9
(e 'patriot It . Union.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 10, 1861
PEEN' A LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, April 9, 1861.
The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock
by Mr. PENNEY, Speaker pro tent.
BILLS IN PLACE
Mr. SERRILL, an act relative to the es
cheated estate of William Morrie, late of Dela
ware county.
Mr. CLYMER, an act to authorize the Or
phans' court of Berks county to appropriate
certain moneys.
Mr. MEREDITH, an act to incorporate the
Aladdin oil company.
Mr. BOVGHTER, an act for the relief of
Theo. Penn & Co.
SECOND READING
An act relative to drawers and endorsers of
promissory notes, bills of exchange, &c. Pas
sed, and laid over on third reading.
Supplement to the act \ incorporating the
Seamen's saving fund society, of Philadelphia;
passed—yeas 12. nays 11.
RILLS CONSIDERED
Mr. FINNTY, for the SPEAKER. called up
an act to lay out a State road in Schuylkill and
Berks counties; laid over.
Mr. FINNEY called up public bill, entitled
"An Act to facilitate the collection of debts
due the. Commonwealth ;" passed.
Mr. BENSON called up an act to incorporate
the Allegheny Valley hotel company ; passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
A message was received from the Governor
recommending the Legislature to put the State
upon a war footing by purchasing improved
arms for the military, and the establishment of
a miltary bureau at Harrisburg. The message
was, on motion, referred to a select committee
of five.
DILL CONSIDERED
Mr. SMITH called, up an act relative to
prison discipline; passed—yeas 27, nays 3.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr. M'CLURE, on leave, reported from a
select committee an act to apportion the State
into Congressional districts.
Mr. M'CLURE moved that the oniers of the
afternoon be postponed for the purpose of con
sidering the above bill; which was not agreed
to—yeas 18, nays 10—two-thirds not having
voted'in the affirmative.
BILLS CONSIDERED
Mr. BENSON called up an act legalizing the
township elections in Cameron county ; passed.
Mr. BOUND, an act to extend the pro-visions
of certain road laws to Zerbe township, North
umberland, county passed finally.
Mr. FINNEY called up an act in relation to
the Erie canal.
Mr. FULLER. an adt relative to the Cumber
land road, in Fayette county After a long
debate, the bill was amended so as to take the
appointment of the superintendent out of the
court and vesting it in the Governor, and
,passed—yeas 18, nays 10 Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, April 9. 1861
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
by speaker DAVIS. Prayer by the Rev. Dr.
De Witt. The reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with.
I=
The House then proceeded to the considera
tion of the bills on the Private Calendar, and
a large number were read and prepared for
second reading.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
At half-past 11 o'clock a message was re
ceived from the Governor, in which he calls the
attention of the Legislature to the defects in
the militia system of the State. He recommends
such action as will be necessary to remove
those defects. He also recommends, in view
of the distracted state of the country, the es
tablishment of a military bureau at the State
Capital. He concludes by paying a high tribute
to the people of the State, and says that Penn
sylvania makes no menace, but desires peace.
Mr. BAL moved that the message be refer
red to a select committee of five, to meet a
similar - committee from the Senate, for the
purpose of framing a bill in accordance with
the recommendations of the Governor; agreed
to.
TrIE APPOR C TIONMiNT BILL
Mr. BLANCHARD moved that the Clerk of
the House be instructed to have the Apportion
ment bill printed giving the population of the
several counties in Congressional districts, etc.
This led to considerable discussion, which took
a wide range.
Mr. BUTLER, of Crawford, in the course of
the debate, denounced the report as the most
scandalous piece of gerrymandering that was
ever attempted in this State. He preferred
that the Democrats should do all the gerryman
dering, and in this case he would rather trust
them than sc•me of his own party; finally the
resolution was passed.
REPUBLICA::: 4:1AT1C11..4
Mr. DUFFIELD, on letrVe, presented a resolu
tion that the session this evening be dispensed
with, in order to give the Republican mem
bers the use of the hail for their caucus; agreed
to. Adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House was called to order at 3 o'clock
Mr. RANDALL, on leave, called pip the bill
to incorporate the Schuylkill navy association
of Philadelphia ; passed.
Mr. BUTLER, (Carbon,) called up the bill
relative to the charges of fare of passengers on
the way stations along the North Pennsylvania
railroad.
Mr. BARNSLEY wanted time to examine
the bill, and moved that it be referred back to
the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. BUTLER, (Carbon,) said that a similar
bill bad been before the committee, since the
70th of Janualty, and be thought; that the
gentleman from Bucks had had ample time to
examine it.
Mr. SELTZER could see no objection to its
being referred to the committee.
Mr. ABBOTT explained, that there was no
privilege asked, but what was already extended
to the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg railroad.
Mr, HILL said that it was a matter which
interested his constituency, and he thought by
referring the bill to the committee at this time
it would defeat it. He considered it a fair bill,
and was willing to vote for it.
The rules were suspended—yeas 51, nays 25,
—and the bill was passed finally.
TUE PRIVATE CALENDAR
The reading of bills on the Private Calendar
rems resumed, and a number prepared for
second reading.
Dr. C. T. Jackson, of Boston, Mass., has re
cently contributed an article to the Medical and
Surgical Journal on a number of cases of poi
soning lately brought under his notice from
green-. olored wall paper. Dr. S. F. Ainsworth,
of Boston, also reports a ease of child poison
ing from sucking the surface of a green concert
ticket.
THE PETITION-FELLOWS.
WHO THEY ARE, AND WHAT THEY WANT, AND
HOW NOBODY CAN DODGE THE SAID.
Woe is the portion of that miserable being
who just now has an influential political friend;
also treble woe is the portion Of that friend
for be is annoyed, bothered, bored, irritated,
fretted, and provoked, till he wishes he'd been
born a dog, or a mud-turtle, or a pig, or any
other gentleman of ease and leisure, who has
nothing to do with politics, and who doesn't
have his life made a wretched burden by con
stant applications to recommend people for
offices. Every man you meet wants an office
for himself, or for another man, or wants your
influence to get him into the Custom House, or
into the police, or to get him a foreign mission,
or a judgeship, or to get him made a deputy
marshal, or a postmaster, or a surveyor of the
port, or a constable, or a secretary of legation,
or tt notary public; or some of those important
appointments. You are perpetually button-,
holed and led into sly corners, and talked at ;
you are chased through the streets, into taverns,
and churches, and stages ; you are in a state of
unceasing dodge, and never ending terror;
fellows lie in wait for you as you come out of
your house at breakfast, and as you go home at
night; they make themselves agreeable to your
wife, and get asked to stay to ea, on pretence
of being old friends ; they give your children
toys, and make y our baby sick with surreptitious
sugar ; they all want you to sign long papers,
recommending somebody to somebody else, to
do something; or saying on paper that Lincoln
couldn't have been elected but for Brown, and
then saying on Jones' document that Lincoln
owes his elevation solely to Jones; and then
writing on Robinson's petition that only the
tremendous exertions of Robinson saved Lin
coln front overwhelming defeat ; and then
asking Lincoln, or somebody else, to appoint
Brown, Jones, and Robinson, to the most emi
nent offices of trust and profit ; and as 8., J.
and R., alt want the same office, and as you
recommend all of them, and as none of them
get it. you make them your mortal enemies ever
after.
I am acquainted with Greeley—have known
him, and worked for him, and with him, many
years, and as Greeley is presumed to have su
preme authority with Abraham, and as I, by
virtue of my acquaintance, am presumed to
have huge influence with Horace, I have to sign,
or to refuse to sign, or dodge • the signing, or
promise to sign, or to swear I have signed
about "eighty applications per day, on a low
average, to prevail on Greeley to induce Chase
to coax Lincoln to appoint Smith to some sort
of an office, in preference to giving it to Drown.
Then Brown comes and wants to have a little
better chance than anybody else, so he wants
me to write him a.special letter of introduction
to Greeley. Then Jones comes, and be wants
to get a little the start of the rest of the fellows,
and he wants me to take him into Greeley's
room and introduce him personally. Then
Robinson appears,•and he must be fixed off a
little better than any of the rest of them, so he
modestly asks me to go with .him to Greeley's
house, and not only introduce him, but plead
his case for him. •
Refused, at first, to sign any papers whatever,
made everybody mad ; then I signed all that
were presented; but then they accused me of
recommending- a score of men for the same
office, and so they got madder than ever; but I
never discovered before how many friends I've
got—fellows•that I had no idea knew me by
sight, now come with the most endearing ex
pressions of friendship, to get me to sign their
documents. Even Dobbs, to whom I had lent
five dollars, and on whose bitter and eternal
hatred I counted as a matter of course, came
to get my name to a petition to have him made
minister to France, or commissioner of deeds,
or something of that kind. I signed his paper,
and I have no doubt that, for the moment, he
forgave me the money he owed me.
It is no use to try to escape the petition
fellows; they come round unexpected corners;
they dash down strange flights of stairs; they
rush up out of hidden cellars; they charge on
you, like:irresistible soldiers; they appear to
you, like horrible ghosts; they sneak upon you,
like shame-faced pickpockets; they break in
upon you, like bold burglars; they buttonhole
you, like those strange men who appear to
editors in their most secret offices, and who
always have huge editorial axes to grind; they
daringly seize upon you, like constables; they
grasp you cordially, like old friends; they
Casten on you, like charity subscription collep
tors; they fiercely attack you, like determined
enemies; "they attach themselves to you, and
will not be shaken off, like barnacles; they
perpetually open, and never shut, their mouths,
like bad oysters; they put on belligerent and
bellicose airs, like a strange dog, large; they
assume a piteous, humiliated, sneaky deport
ment, like a strange dog, small; they have an
adjustible manner, and can be either pugna
cious or conciliating at an instant's notice, like
a strange dog, medium size, who isn't certain
whether he can scare you or not; they are soft
and silky, like a cat, quiet; they are insolent,
raving, tearing, ripping like a cat, furious;
they are mild, amiable, and irresistible, like a
woman who has just bought a new dres, and is
just going to buy a new bonnet; they are
waspish, crusty, acrimonious and cross- grained,
like a woman who hadn't money enough to buy
the dress, and who gets to the store just in time
to see another woman walk off with the bonnet;
they are courteous, rude, civil, - boorish, kind,
ill-mannered, pleasant, or churlish; crabbed,
tart, sour, bitter, or• amiable; good natured,
convivial, harmonious, and brotherly; they are
distant., or familiar; obsequious, or insolent;
forward, or retiring; assuming, or modest;
cringing, crawling, servile, sycophantic, and
sneaking; or, they are upright, honest,
straightforward, and manly; the petition-fellow
adopts, in short; the demeanor that he fancies
will best answer his immediate purpose, and
secure the signature for which he fisheth at the
instant.
You can't escape the petition-fellow ; you
can't get away from him—he is ever saddled
for the field, like White Sorry, and, before you
have the remotest chance of escape, he ups and
ats you like Wellington's Guard at Waterloo.
Your signature or your life, is his demand ;
be is an autograph highway-robber; no one
really knows whether he would kill a man who
should refuse to give him his name, for no one
has yet had the hardihood to refuse him. Eve
rybody knows him—everybody must know him;
everybody can't help knowing him; and T, oh
I w ish I had as many doltars as 1 know him, I
would snap in the.face of William B. Astor my
wealthy fingers, and remark to the said William
8., "Go away, poor man!"
On the strength of my acquaintance with
Greeley, I have been applied to for my influence
by at letist an army. Enough, if each man had
a rifle, or for the matter of that, if he hadn't,
to march down and whip out the entire Jeff.
Davis secession army in fourteen seconds by a
stop-watch. If I had as much influence as the
petition-fellows seem to.think I have, I'd apply
at bead. quarters, have a new world made, and
go there with a few friends to reside during the
secession season.
I never refuse to sign the documents of the
petition-fellows--someiimes I put down one
name, sometimes another—if it's late in the
afternoon, and the petition-fellow is pretty
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Tug WESILLY will be published as heretofore, semi.
weekly during the session of the Legislature,and once a
week the remainder of the year, for :tee dollars in ad.
vanes, or three dollars at the expiration of the year.
Connected with this establishment is an extensive
SOB OFFICE, containing a variety of plain and fancy
type, unequalled by any establishment in the interior of
the State, for which the patronage of the public is so.
netted.
NO. 187.
drunk, 1 always sign the name of his sharpest.
competitor for-the office he is working for.
No sort of dodge will work—Otter tied up
his hand and pretended be couldn't write on
account of a sprained finger—petition-fellows
macle him make his mark, and then signed his
name for him in half a dozen places. The only
game that. 1 heard of that worked at all satis
factorily was that of Thompson,la police repor
ter ; Thompson pretended to be so drunk all the
time that he couldn't write his name so anybody
could read it—then he used to blot the paper se
that he rubbed out four names when he signed
one that he pretended was his—petition-fellows
soon saw thefgame—petition- fellows punched
the Thompsonian head, and gave Thompson ft
discolored optic, and a nose rather the worse
for knuckle—then Thompson wasn't so drank
any more.
Thompson wanted a little office for himself;
something fat, with a quarterly salary payable
once a month. I signed Thompson's document
—also signed other documents for the same
place—one for A. Thompson, B. Thompson, e.
Thompson, E. Thompson,
S. E. Thompson,
Mark Thompson, Peter, Paul and Matthew
Thompson ; also for Browns, and Smiths, and
Robinsons, and other petition-fellows about a
thousand.
When they come to examine their testimoni
als, and discover the same• influential names to
all of them, I shall have very sudden and im
portant business out of town; have no objection
to a mild dose of Thompson, but I don't like to
take my Thompsons by the quantity—had
rather have them few at a time, so that they
will last the longer. Every body wants to be
something that he isn't. Have so many bush
els of papers sent to the house for me to sign,
that I've forbidden the girls to take them in—
hal ha I that's all the good it does; the butcher
wants to be consul to somewhere—he inveigles
the girl with sweetbreads and pork tenderloin to
present his petition, which I sign; baker wants
to be Secretary of the Interior—l suppose tarts,
sugar kises, and a slice of bride cake, coax the
girl to offer his document, which I sign; the_
vegetable man wants to go to Bath, or some
place—a few heads of celery and an onion of
extra size, induce the girl to give in his paper,
which I sign; the milkman thinks he would be
an excellent consul at some inland city—two
quarts of cream and a cottage cheese induce
the faithless girl to present his petition, which I
signed; shoemaker presented her with a pair of
fancy slippers, in return for which she laid on
my plate next morning his written desire to be
Secretary of Legation to Hull, Massachusetts,
which I signed. Ana so on with all. Went
home on Friday at 2.1 a. m. ; found a man in
my bed with his boots on; waked him up, when
he sat straight up in bed, and hauled out a
petition to be made something, to go somewhere,
salary to be paid some way, which I signed—
somehow.
The ofee•boy has a good dodge in the Tribune
office. Greeley's roont has two doors to it.—
When Julius Caesar, the office•boy, sees a lot of
fellows looking anxious, and with petitions
sticking out of their pockets, he forms them in
a long line, to take their turns to see Greeley ;
then he has instructions to give Horace the
wink; and let him slide out at the back-door,
while the petitioners do ever pray, etc. Julius
Cesar is a very sharp lad; and I think that he
has made a snug little fortune by slyly giving
to eager petitioners the secret of the back-door,
and for two dollars and a half per man, permit
ting them to waylay Horace as he attempts -to
escape.
You fellows who have no acquaintance with
politicians of power have reason to congratulate
yourselves that, in this tremendous shower of
petitioners, you have no occasion to get wet.
Even I have at last got through my botherations
for one day, and now for supper.
P. S.—There's Brown, by Jove, waiting for
me at the corner, with a paper (never mind,
there's the other door—Greeley's own ;) bat
there is Welles. Ed. Welles, too, the most
relentless of them all (but, thank goodness!
there's the window;) as I live, there's Jenkins
with another paper, at the foot of the ladder
(Ha! ha! ! 'ha ! I'll foil you all [meld drama
—latest version;] I'll go down the lightning
rod.) •
No, no; there are Brown, Jones, and Robin
son, all waiting, and all with papers. Julius
Cmsar, bring me a pen and ink-stand; I'll face
the crowd. Resignedly,
Q. K. PHILANDER DOESVCKS, P. B.
A French officer with the army in Chinathus
describes, in a letter dated at Tien-tsin, his
mode of life in that country:
" At six o'clock a comrade comes to dine with
me. What a fast we have ! On a roasted
pheasant stuffed with trufil2s, and mince-meat
made with the flesh of a hen pheasant ! This
is a new idea, and not a bad one either. The
truffles, it is true, were a present. Have I told
you of the resources of this country in fish,
game and poultry g My company of voltigeurs
having resolved to give themselves .a feast,
bought twenty-eight hares for eleven francs;
quails cost six centimes each, (a little more than
a sou,) and pullets from'five to six sous each.
Never was an army better fed, lodged or paid
than ours is. For four sous a day our men can
live on poultry and pig's feet ! I look with
wonder and delight at the Pantagruelic repasts
made everyday by our soldiers. As to military
danger, there is none now whatever, as the
Chinese adore us. Our piastres, with which
they see we are amply provided, are a guaranty
that they will keep us from returning to France
as long as possible. Tien-tsin, too, is well for
tified, and as our force amounts to 3,000
French and 4,000 English, we are well able to
defend ourselves."
AFRICAN LADIES.—The adventurous African
explorer, Dr. Livingstone, states in a recent
letter that he has -found nothing more remarka
ble among the - highly intelligent tribes of the
Upper Sambeza than the rdspect universally
accmded to women by Them :
Many of these tribes are governed by a fe
male chief. If you demand anything of a man,
remarks the intrepid explorer, he replies, I
will talk with my wife about it! If the woman
consent, your demand is granted. If she re
fuse, you will receive a negative reply. Women
vote in all the public assemblies. Among the
Bechaunas and Kaffirs the men swear by their
father; but among the veritable Africans, oc
cupying the centre of the continent, they
ways swear by their mother. If a young man
falls in love with a maiden of another village,
he leaves Lis own and takes up his residence in
hers. lie is obliged co provide in part for the
maintenance ofhis m other•in-law, and to assume
a respectful attitude, a sort of semi kneeling;,
in her presence. I was so much astonished at
all these marks of respect for women that I
inquired of the Portuguese if such had always
been the habit of the country. They assured '
m e that such had always been the case.
M. Rousseau, a Belgian chemist., has invented
an apparatus by which an ordinary cook can
make enough sugar to last a family a week,
out of materials which may be bought in any
market.
Three children of one family living near Ten
nallytown' Washington county, Md., were bit=
ten a few days-singe by a rabid dog.
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