ef)e 'Register: Circulation near 2000. Allenteivn, Pa. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1861. The Teachers' Association will meet in the Lecture room of the German Reformed Church, on Saturday the 22d instant. rrThis is the,third week our Court is in ROA id op, a clean sweep will be mode of the trial list. upper-O-nageribuoles-Elotel , _ Ve learn that the members of the "Wok and Ladder Company," together with the citi zens, will partake of-a splendid repast, on Bst nrday evening the 22t1 of February, at the House of Mr. Benjamin Rageribuch, in honor of the birthday of the illustrious Washington. Firemen's Ball Tho *members of the "Lehigh Fire Comps• ny" will give a ball on Friday evening next ; at the Odd Fellow's Ball, in Allentown. From what we learn it will be very largely attend ed. Supper *will he in readiness at half past o,elock, at the house of Col. Wrn. Tickets tyro dollars. Adjournment.of Cons , On the 4.1 i of March Congress adjourns, and with but nine, working days before them, the members are still making ahnost interminable speeches. None of the Appropriation Bills have:been touched in either branch; the Port age Bill and the• French Cairns Bill, hang be lateen the two Houses, and the River and Her bor Bill seems likely to be talked to death in the Houre. The Country suffers for the want of an increased duty on iron, coal, wool, &c.— When will the people learn to send men of 'tense to Washington instead of the miserable political hucksters, who for the most part now compose the body of Congress. Free Trade in Great Britain The . tables accompanying the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, shows the exports of tobacco for the year ending July 1, 1850. amounted to 101 501 hogsheads, valued at 5.5,- • 802,207. Of these 21,947 hogsheads, were ex ported to Great Britain, the value of which is put down at $1,77.1.000. The duty in Great Britain being three shillings sterling per pound, or about $9OO per hogshead, that country col lected and will collect. when the whole is ta ken out of bond for consumption, 517.557,600, which sum Is about the revemie the kingdom derives from the duty levied on a portion of the products of some half dozen of the States in this Union. This is free trade in Great Bri tain; and reciprocate it by permitting her to flood the country with her goods at the eft pence of our industrial purftnil9. Fruit for Market The man who wishes to make a business of marketing fruit, and obtain a regular yearly in come, must plant many kinds. Some kinds will succeed best this year, and others next.— An individual in western Now Yolk Pold, the Newrok Advertise' says, in 1840, twenty•fit a hundred dollars worth of peaches tram about 12 acres. Fruit was scarce that year, and peaches sold at n high price. A large cultiva tor of the grape, on the Hodson, sells some times 55000 or $6OOO worth of grapes. Anoth er individual of 'Monroe county, New York, sold in 1846, $l4O worth of Northern Spy and Roxbury Russet apples front one acre. A gen eral assortment of the best kinds of fruit will be likely to furnish every year, with good cul ture, one or more highly profitable crops. In the neighborhood of a large city, fruits always meet with aready sale, and they are highly conducive to health. liackstanding School Appropriations. The Reading, Bettie County Gazette says, Mr. Fegely has introduced into the House of Representatives, a bill providing that all the non-accepting school districts in this Common. wealth which have not heretofore received any appropriation from the Commonwealth for cum rnon school purposes, shall hereafter be entit led to receive out of any moneys in the State Treasury, the same amount of money they would have receivedif they had heretofore been accepting school districts in this Common wealth, 61101 be paid such veto or MIMS of Money as will make them equal in amount with that:4) school districts which received ap propropriations from the commencement of rchool system. The 'object whi , :t thin hill nt, nothing more than b: rn plc j.tstiee to the "non accepting school districts," as they are denominated.— , Under the old law, a certain annual appropria tion was tendered to tho several counties of the Commonwealth which.wculd elect to air cept the common school system. So long as compliance with its requisitions was voluntary, the withholding of appropriations from the dis tricts which white to accept, was perfectly jos. But when the school law was made obligatory throughout the State, as it now is, the baokstanding appropriations become by that act, the lawful property of an the districts, 11 ratable Shares. If the voluntary acceptance cf the school law entitled a district to the State appropriations, there is surely no reason why the same should he granted to a district which accepts under the compulsion. If anything, the claim of the latter to aid is tinn strongest.— It is rather too great a hardship that the penal. ty for - tion-compliance with a law- should -he un f o rced against those who have no longer the. power to evade it. We hope that Mr. Feeely's bill pass, for it deeply concerns the welfare ni of the common school system in several counties,•wherg perhaps its benefits are most needed. • State Agricultural School. . The annual report of A. L. Russell, Esq., Secretary of the Combumwealth, and' ex-officio superintendent ofour Common Schools, offers the plan of a State institution, for special, in struction in the theory and practice of Agricul ture, and for general instruction in all the branches of a high school course. We must omit the publication of the details, but take the first occasion to express our warmest as sent to the scheme. We would be pleased to see the design extended,' however, so as to make it a State Agricultural and Mechanical Seminary, where boys from fourteen to twen ty-one years of age could be prepared as farm ere or mechanics. It is not alone the knowl edge of a handicraft or trade thafis necessary to make useful citizens. Our laboring classes, :-when-young„hay.e_too_little lime for practical education. The apprentice is at work nearly all day, and is too much fatigued at night to feel like studions application; consequently, when he becomes of age, and is ready to as sume his pluce among the men of our nation, he may be practically a first-rate workman, but without any theoretical knowledge of his o'ceus ho may be a good carpenter, and not an architect ; he may be a first-rate mason, and know nothing of the durability or the geologi cal qualities of the material he is to work...urn ; he may be a painter, and totally ignorant of the chemical combinations or analysis of the various pigments hdis to use. These defects will exert as important an iefluenee upon them m after life, as the iguorance of the theory of agriculture would upon the farmer's boy, who only knows how to reap anci sow, to plough and to garner, after the usual routine which has been pursued on the farm. The education of the Laboring Clases, not only innnually, but mentally, is the grand ob. ject which should engross the attention of le gislators. It is not enough that our Public School system should educate them—it must - in - Sllnerth - enrin - some - practical - mode - of - oh -- mining. The old adage that "a good edlica lion is better than any trade" is a false one, as far as regards the mere animal requirements of man; and we daily see instances where edu. cared men cannot make a living. They are all theory, and have had no practical experience ; while on the other hand, there are thousands of young men who leave their apprenticeships, knowing, only how to handle the tools of their trade, without a single glinimer of that theo retical knowledge, which is indispensably to heir rising over the mere dependence of j mr neymen. If then we can devise a plan for a proper infusion of the iwo—a plan which will teach young men how to work, and why they work by given rules; which will explain principles upon which the carpenter, the ma son, the painter or other mechanic, bases his labor, we shall have attained a great desider atum. EM We would not; however, jeopardise the suc cess of the admirable plan proposed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, by proposing any present addition to its scope. There is tun reason to he - adduced why the Legislature should not take immediate action upon his proposition. Agriculture is the great source of national prosperity, and the more perfection a•e obtain in its management, the more we add to the real and available capital of the country.— As long as it is urged by sonic political•econo mists that protection afforded to the mantifire luring and mining interests, operates tothe det riment:of the agriculturists—to which we nev• er could agree—it would pethaps prove the means of reconciling all conflicting interests : arid placing our tariff, whether for revenue or protection, on a permanent basis, if the . State should educate our farmers and teach them how to make the most of their land at the smallest cost. We therefore trust the Agricultural Semi inary will arrest the early attention of our Le gislature, and that Pennsylvania may soon boast an Institution inferior to none in the Uni on, where the theory and practice of farming may be taught on the most extensive scale. Important Invention A young man of St. Louis is about to as tonish the word by the developement of an invet.ticat, that in point of universal utility promises to he one of the most important dni- COVOIiCA of the age. He has invented, and is DOW completing, an apparatus by which to manufactute gas from the atmosphere, the light of which will be more brilliant than that produced from coal gas, and which can be supplied almost as cheap as sunlight. It will also produce light of all colors and corribma lions of colors. Subjoined we present to our readers the stat• istics of the U. B. Mitt for the month of Janus. ry. Tho coinage of gold, it will be perceived, was greatly diminished during Jan usry,.in con• sequence tif a suspension of the refining oper ations from the end of 1550 up to the 20:h ult. This is required in consequence • of the provi sions of the law v. hich require the melter and refiner to settle his accounts annually, and to deliver up to the Treasurer all the bullion in his bands. This suspension was ulso taken ad. vantage of to prosecute certain improvements in that department, which, being now complete, has so enlarge& the capacity' of the Mint that the demands e the depositors and the pohlic will be readily met in future • Gold 'coinage Silver coinage Copper coinage • New York and Pkiktdetaiis Manufacture:l— manufacturing interests 'of this city and Philadelphia compare as follows, according to the United States census, just completed:—Nea l York has $34,232,822 capital invested, and the annual products of her manufactures are valued at $105,318,308. Philsdelphia has about $33,. 000,060 of capital invested, and her products are valued at 56.1,130,000 pve Annum—New York U• S. Mint • $2,620,966 00 . . 16;950 CO 2,705,199 40 Court Pro ooedirtgu. COMMON PLEAS. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania An appeal for the use of Wm. Walp, from awardof vs. Arbitrators,- Stephen BnHim This was a suit originally instituted against defendant for nn alleged obstruction. in 'a public road which to minated at the. Lehigh river, by constructing a wharf, to the detriment and inconvenience as was alleged, of the public!. The defence was, that said wharf not being erected within the cur. vey of said public road, could therefore not be a nuisance. The jury was instructed to the effect that if the wharf was erected within the serve/ of said road, and the defendant having had no. tics to' remove the wharf, the verdict toast be for the plaintiff. Verdict fur plaintiff for $O,OO damages anti 8 cents coat. Anna Bright Feigned issue to try the right to certain monies-in-1_ A. P. ItPßride, Fred. the hands fit' the Sheriff, 1 . Erick Klett and Sol- which monies it was al, ' omon Uangwere. J legecl by plaintiff was due her on account of a certain judgement'in her fa. var. Defence alleged that said judgement seas fraudulently obtained and therefore void. The i Jury, thought otherwise find returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff. . .1 Edward Kern, Owen Kern, Joseph Witman rind Lavinia his wife, late Lavinia Kern, vs. Dan. nlel Kern and Peter Sieger, late Partners, done i business under the fi rm of Kern and Sirger.l This was a suit brought by plaintiff upon a pro.l misoty note for $2,161 13, executed by defendants i in consideration of the balance due on ancient , 'bond which was given to Thomas Kern, Execn I tor of Jonas Kern, deceased, dated April '0.1831. payable in I year firrthr - sum-0f55,000.-Differ , eat payments were endured from time to time ; on the back of the Veld, hut nothing was said as to how they should be applied. Evidence was offered to prove, that the parties, when the Note I was siren were ignorant as to whether the bond ! carried interest the first year, btit that they agreed' it should be mode right afterwards. The Court ruled that the bond did not bear interest the first _year,_and_the_luey_ltelie_v_ing_the_ev_kie_nce_above mentioned, reduced the amount of the Note and gave a Verdict for pinintiff of 61,778 80. Joseph Musser vs. Daniel Lower. An action on the case for slanderous word spoken by defen• dant, which were actionable in se. The words alleged to have been spoken were, that defendant I I said of the plaintiff ..du hest mein° Riegel gestoh. len." Defence stated that there was no malice. ous intent, but a mere mistake in the defendant,' as he meant to say, that plaintiff took the "rails away. The Jury brought in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for 6 cents damages and full Costs, Franklin Diltlebeitel ) An action vie! armis ag.l t ic, t..net. Constable Hartman Samuel Hartman. .), levying wrongfully upon certain goods and chattles which belonged to the plaintiff. It appears that print to a number of executions issued against Joseph Kramer,_ a coach-maker in the Borough of Allentown, he (Joseph Kramer) sold to the plaintiff in this case. for a valuable consideration, his shop and shop. ping materials and all the stock. After said sale, the levy was made by the constable and the goods sold, for which this suit was brought.— Defence stated that the transaction of the sale was frnudnlent and made for the purpose of de frauding the execution creditors of Mr. Kramer. Plaintiffproved that the transaction was fair and honest. Verdict in favor of plaintiff for 350,00 dollars wiih costs. S:ephen Leh Appeal from judgement v.. • of Daniel Saeger, Eeq. AbrahamNewhard. Suit was brought upon a debt which arose out of a horse trade. ' De• fence, that there was 'a former suit brought for the same debt, where it was settled. After trial plaintiff suffered a non snit. Bethlehem Sciciety Feigned issue to try the right Blank. K d others. of monies in tl e .emmerer ano Orphan's Court, arising from sale of property if Abraham Worman. Continued on account of illness of Counsel. G. Wenner vs. Lazarus and Grq.fly,—Debt on Book account for goods delivered to Lazarus. Plaintiff failing to show 'partnership, judgement went against Lazarus for amount of claim. [Poly vs. Seibcrling.—Enactment for , a cer. lain house and lot occupied by defendant. De fendant confessed judgement and possession to be delivered on' the first of April next. Lewis K. Hollenstein, surviving Executor of Catkin° Deshler, deceased, vs. David Deshler. attaeliment in debt. In this snit the Judgement which had been obtained on the Foreign attachment was opened for the pm. pose of permining the defendant to show that it it was too high. On trial a verdict was tak en for $2553 13.100. Daberacker's Assignees vs. John G Goundie others.—Non Assunipsit. Feigned issue to try the rights of certain monies in Court. made on the sale of the real estate of George Haber acker. Continued on account, of illness .of Counsel. Santulli Marx (or the use of David Stem, Jo seph Line and Charles Bears, vs. George Wen ner, .Tesso M. Line, Peter S. Wenner, and nth ! ers,—Attachnient execution against John Wag tier, garnishee of defendant. On trial a Jitror Withdrew and judgement confesssed by de . fondants for 525 00 with way of execution • Distressing Some . ten days since, Mr. Thomas Rankin, of Uniontown, Pa., while laboring under a fit of mental aberration, cut his awn throat with a razor, inflicting such a deep wound that he expired a day or two afterwards, notwithstand• ing every effort was made to save his life.— The deceased was a gentleman of wealth and excellent character. A daughter, who ivas lying hi bed sick, and saw her father commit this terrible act, has since died. Enterprise.—the Placer (Californias Time notices the following instance of individual en. terprize A trader. named Z tcharia, five months ago took a small store, six feet by on tet.t, situated on the levee, and invested $5O in clothing. Since that time he has turned42ls,ooo, has enlarged hii house of business, and is now on his way to the Suites to tiring hi% family to Stockton. Jogifiel Intelligence! News of the Atlantic. New York, February 14 The packet ship I.4eine,Jrom Havre, arrived at this port this morning: Capt. Williams, her commander, reports seeing the American Steamship Atlantic, Capt. West, when she was four days out from Liverpool, under a full head of steam, in longitude 21 west. The Seine had just experienced a heavy gale. Capt. Williams did not see anything remark• able in the movements of the Atlantic. fle thinks if she had been disabled after he saw her, she could not have reached thelVestern Islands in consequence of the wind blowing from a contrary quarter. The Atlantic had, if the degree of longitude is slated correctly, accomplished only about one founli of the voyage during these four days, which is considerably behind her usual. speed. 1f an accident had happened to her af ter going thus far, it would , require probably several weeks to return under sail either to au English or Irish port,, or to, the Azores. The fact that the Atlantic has been seen by a' Havre packet, would. scant to indicate that Captain West has taken a southern course on . this voyage, as the Havre ships never get so far north as the usual northern route. Conjecture is still at fault in regard to the Atlantic and every one is hoping that the At'. ries, new daily expected at this port,. may bring further news of her. I.3 , nt , ince the above was in type, the steamship Africa arrived, and brings the joyful intelligence of thc Atlantic's safety, she having put hack to Cork, Ireland, in consequenee-of derangement of her machinery after having been out nine days. Annexed is an account of the accident to the Atlantic, from Lient.Bhufeldt, one of the officers of the Africa, to the editor of the New York-Her. ald "In order to prevent garbled statements of the recent accident to the Atlantic, from obtaining publicity, I take the liberty of sending rect narrative of facts, compiled from her log, and for which I can personally vouch. The Atlantic lett Liverpool on the 28th De ce m ber, in fine steaming condition, and without any apprehension on the part of her officers in regard to the voyage. It was blowing a strong gale at the time of departure, from W. S. W.,-so much so as to render it -- impossible to land her pilot. On the 29th December, at 930 P. M., she passed Cape Clear, and fairly commenced her homeward passage by plunging at once into a heavy head sea, and stemming strong westerly gales, which continued without intermission for the time following up to the day of the accident. On the Gilt of January, at noon, she was in lat. 46 12 long. 41 W., it blowing strong gales from W. N. W. At 6 30 P. M., the engines were stopped, as it was first supposed by the engi neers on account of the breaking of the eccen. tric strap to the starboard engine—and,on exam i;iation, it was determined to go ahead again, worki:lg that engine by hand; but another revol ution of oh: wheels proved that the accident was of a much moag serious naturethe main shaft was found broken ccmpletely through, (in a di agonal direction,) the bearing of the starboard pillar block', and the additional I,:ra after the first stoppage, caused one part of the shari to lap over the other—thus fracturing both pillar blocks, and immediately rendered the engines perfectly useless.. The ship was at once hove to under storm canvass, the wheels lashed, and all hands em ployed during night, and fur the following day, i in sending up her square yards, and stripping her wheels of the floats—a task at once difficult and dangerous in a gale of wind, and the decks covered with ice, but fortunately accomplished without accident. On the 7th and Bth laying to, with the hope of an abatement of the gale and a change of wind, as the captain and all hands were extremely anxious to reach some port on our own coast. • On the 9th, the wind hauled to ' the northwest, and became quite moderate. Im• ' mediately made sail, and shaped a course for Halifax, 897 miles distant, and New York 1,480. This weather continued until meridianof the 10th, when an observation placed the ship 180 miles south and 70 miles west of her position at the time of the accident. A gale now sprung up again from the 'southwest, and It became neces• sary to heave the ship to, for even with moder ate weather it was evident to all that she could do nothing by the wind under canvass. At I'3 A. M. of the Ilth, a large ship passed, bound to the eastward; but she either did not see or took no notice of our signal of distress. At 10 P. M , after taking an accurate account of stores on board, and considering the apparent impossibility of reaching home with the ship in her disabled condition, thin captain determined, with the assent of his officers and passengers, to bear up for the . cnast of Errope—which was ac cordingly dune. From this time to the twenty. second day nothing of importance occurred. We had followed gales and high seas, and the ship made an average distance of 160 miles per day, and in that interval ran 1,400 miles. At 3 P. 111• of the 22d, she entered in Cork Harbor,' which fact alone, when considering the immense size of the ship, her small spars, light canvass, and heavy machinery, isatlficient to prove her a splendid sea.boat, and must add, in no small de. gree, to the reputation already acquired by her noble commander for prudence and seaman. ship. In regard to the conduct of her passengers under such trying circumstances, too mach could scarcely be said. Suffice it that they bore the misfortune with becoming fortitude and cheer fulfiess, and testified, on leaving her at Cork, as Much sympathy as those who have a more per manent interest In the good old Atlantic. The Atlantic had on board 650' . tona of freight, and a considerable quantity of specie, which the Cam. bria was chartered to bring over, and probably .sailed from Cork on the 4th instant, direct for New York. Before the Africa left, arrangements ;tare making to tow the Atlantic to Liverpool to have her rep - aired. The Africa brought her mails and passen gers.. It W. Sniarr.t.nr, Chief Officer, R. M. riiOrncr Africa Penosyrvania LcgisWare. ITAunrautrua, February 17, 1850 SENATE. Mr. Shimer, on the Bth presented a petition from the counties of Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks and Montgomery, praying for the con• struction of a railroad front Freemansburg to Norristown ; c remonstrance from the Society of Friends, against the repeal of the kidnapping law of 1847; and a petition praying for the in. corporation of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Allentown. On the 10th, Mr. Shinier presented five peti• tions praying for the renewal of the charter of the Easton Bank ; one praying for the repeal of the kidnapping law of 18.17; one from the com missioners of Northampton county, praying for the passage of a law to require the sheriffof said county to keep a deputy ; and one praying for the incorporation of the Fanners' and Mechan ics' Bank of Allentown. Mr. Shinier, on the 11th presented a bill to in corporate the Allentown Sarinp,s Institution. Mr. Laury, a bill to incorporate !lie Ntactingie Horse Company for the itelzeGn of horse thieves. On the 12th, Mr. Scoffield presented a bill to regulate the trial of contested elections of judg• CS in this Commonwealth. On the same day, Mr. Leet presented a bill relative to the salaries of associate judges. On the sante day, Mr. Bigelow presented a bill relative to registering deed..., mortgages and oth er instruments of writing, now authorized to be recorded by law. On the 13th, Mr. A. E. Brown, presented five petitions for the renewal of the charter of the Easton Bank; one from the firemen of Easton, asking to he exempt from Militia duty; one for the incorporation of the Mauch Chunk Bank; one for a Bank to be located at Allentown ; one asking a change in the place of holding elections in Low Hill township, Lehigh county ; one from Daniel Boyer for a divorce from.his wife Maria ; and from John Flick, guardian, for authority to elLicaLeslate. MIME On the same day, Mr. Joseph Brown, two for a hank at Easton, to be called the Farmers' and Mechanics' (lank: and a remonstrance from Ma, ria 1.. Boyer against divorceing hes hwsband Daniel. • A Remedy for the Crisis. _ A pamphlet appeared lately written by the Hon, S. D. Ingham, formerly. Secretary of the 'Trea sury, in which he proposes a remedy for an "approaching crisis in our monetary system,'! which he anticipates from the recent rise in the value of silver, or rather from the depreciation of the value of the gold currency, both by the act of Congress in 11431, and by the rapid intlux of gold from CalilOrnia. It is in consequence of these causes, the writer thinks, that silver now commands a premium bf 3 per eent., and is rapidly being withdrawn from the banks and public treasury for exportation. lie piediets that a few mouths wiil probably leave nothing for small payments, except so ne light foreign coins, and paper tokens or tickets, to be issued by every one who pleases. To meet this atr.i, cipated evil Mr. Ingham recommends that Con gress authorize the coinage by the Mints, of a limited amount of silver coins' of all the subdi visions of the dollar, as much lighter than those now coined as would be requisite io protect them from exportation or the melting crucible, and (li b t these coins shall be made a legal tender only In payments not exceeding five or ten dol lars. He dt,:.'s pot propose this as a remedy for the exportation c. silver dollars, which he ex. pects will go on until country is drained of them. He looks to the Gold coinage and to the paper currency to supply their place. His ob• ject is to provide a substitute for the subdivisions of the dollar, of our present coining, which he thinks will soon disappear also. He supports the plan by forcible reasoning, as well as by ex perience and the opinions of Sir Alexander Bar ing. 'The fact that our present silver coins are almost all light, and yet circulate freely in spite of all efforts to suppress them, is itself evidence that the plan proposed would effectually obviate the great evil he anticipates, of a circulation of paper tokens or tickets, for subdivisions of the dollar. Population of the States The following list is said to exhibit correctly, the order in which the several Statet stand in point of population, according to the present census: 1 New York, 17 Maryland, 2 Pennsylvania, 18 Louisiana, 3 Ohio, 19 New Jersey, 4 Virginia, 20 Michigan, 5 Indiana, 21 Connecticut, 6 Tennessee, • 22 New Hampshire, 7 Kentucky, • 23 Vermont, 8 Massachusetts, ' 24 Wisconsin, 9 Georgia, 25 Arkansas, 10 North Carolina, 25 Texas, II Illinois, 27 lowa, 12 Alabama, 28 California, 13 Missouri, 29 Rhode Island, 14 South Carolina, 30 Delaware, 15 Maine, Q 31 Florida. 16 Mississippi, Great lee Flood.—The recent heavy rains have caused a great good in the Susquehanna. The ice in the river has been moved several times and piled up to a great height in the vicinity of Pittstown. It is much to be feared that great damage will be caused by the immense quantity of ice, should a final breakup ensue at this stage of the water. Mr. Pettis, a gentleman residing on the oppositaside of Pittstown, was obliged to leave his tlwelling, owing to the high water. We also understand that several coal mines in that region have been filled up with beck water from the river. The water Is said to be three feet higher than ever known before. Zon.4.—The population of lowa, by the late census, is 108,284. In 1840 lima had a popula tion of only 43,111. Showing a gain in ten 'cars of 10,110. rir a young lady, last week, in the Court of Lancaster county;reeovered . 1000 dollars darn. ages against Shim Neff, for slanderous words spoken. HOUSE Congressional Proceedings. WASIIINGTON, February 17, 1851 SENATFI. A large number of petitions and mementoes were presented. Mr. Cooper presented the resolutions of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in favor of granting to the soldiers and sailors who served In the las t war with Great Britain and the Indian wars,the same quantity of bounty land as was allowed to those who served in the war with Mexico ; which was referred to the Committee on Mllita• ry A 'Lars. nous,: Various petitions and reports were presented' and referred. Mr. Howe presented the petition of Amos Wit hams and thirty Others, citizens of Pennsylva , nia, praying Congress to modify the tariff of 18.16. Referred ti the Committee of Ways and , Means. Mr. Freedley presented the resolutions of the - Legislature of Pennsylvania, asking Congress ta• inakc the necessary appropriations for the repair. , of piers at Chester, on the River Delaware, Atka, resolutions of same, in favor of granting to each of. the soldiers of tire war of 181'2, ants of the, Indian wars, one hundred and sixty acres of land. GLEANINGS. IV There are 99 newspapers published in , the Slate of Indiana, the aggregate cirenlatiow being 76,929. rr lie who serves God has the best master in the world. C i., is very good to know a good deal; bur it is still better to make good tr,e of what we. mms Ce"Gott. Houston visits Il.trrisburg on the 2`2,1 instant, at the invitation of the Democratic members of the Legislature. C3 - Senator Foote is to be the Orator of the great-Union festival, to be held in New York city on the anniversary of Gen. Washington's birth-day. LV"David. S. Kaufman, late a member of C.,ngress, is said> to have died of a pistol ball wound, received ten years nu, in a recontre in OEM rein Russia, the candies used in the mines are made of tallow mimed with Charcoal dust, (or powdered charcoal,) which increases the in.• ensity of the light. _C 'The Russian Governnient has prOhibiteir the exporting of silver in bullion, or coin, fronv that country. LY'An impnrrant Sign post on the road to wealth—Advertise. ER"The Kentucky House of Represtentatives have appropriated $9OO towards the erection „r a monument to the memory of the Lite Col. Rtch ard M. Johns'on, A Sheep Story Our morning content)) .rarie, have been de in.; of late in the attempts t t outdo each other ire telling remarkable sheep stories. We can relate one that has just come-to our knowledge, which. is worth telling. Two sheep, belonging to %Alibi , ham Drum, E,q.. of Webster, strayed from Met fold on the night of a heavy snow storm in De. cember, and were buried In a snow drift, where. they remained forty•two days, and were taken' out alive last week. Mr. D. missed the shee7; but supposing they had perished, he made taw search for them. Last week while crossing his farm, he saw two dark spots in the snow, which led him to suspect that his sheep were boried there. He made a hole through the crust of the snow with his foot, and found his sheep not dead as he expected, but alti.e. They were some distance from each other, and wore rather a leans appearance from fasting over forjy clays. They bad eaten the roots of the grass for some lance around them, and this was of course their only subsistence. They were returned to the' fold, and sre now apparently in as good health. as their mates. We haVe heard of sheep beimg: buried beneath the snow twenty days, but the in. • stance we have noticed being more than double that period, is truly wouderful.—Buffalo courier.. Feb. 12. Sentenced to be Hung.—George Pharoah, con victed tit AVest Chester of the murder of Miss. Sharpless, the school teacher, was on Wednes day last sentenced by Judge Chapman. Ile was very impressive in his remarks previous to pro-. nouncing sentence of death, but the culprit lis tened to him with the utmost composure. It is understood that he has since confessed the crime, and that his object was to obtain the watch she had about her person. The facts of the case were published at -the time of the murder. There is one fact which came out on the trial that we do not remember to have heard before, to wit: George Pharoah told one of the boys in the neighborhood: that he had been near the school house that morning-ancl saw the dead body of Rachel Sharpless, but Wag , afraid to go near it, and that there was nobody" near when he saw it. lie also told to a person" he met on the toad, on the morning of the mur. der, and before the dead body wasloandj• (reit . was known a murder had beedicommittedlthati Miss Sharplesti had been sbotiwith a large gait while she was unlocking the door of the Reboot Moose. To another person he said, he Woulttt be a fool to own it and be ham dec. This Pha-• roah is a mother to ehibei3lOid. who was con victed and hong for tine:aitilkittif ;a man nam. cd Wesley PitttoryilalheilVi'terisaty, some six. years ago.- • Jidie ionsteman. who rem t fje resigned bis• swat in-the Constitutional Conven • tion of the State of Ohio. at the request of what purported to be a meeting of hie-Democratic con stituents who disapproved . of bis vole against the nection "providinglor the repeal of all char ters, has been re.eleetedio the Convention by over 1000 majority. Death of Ma 21giramoth Boy.—The mammoth boy of Indiana, 23 years old, and weighing 400 pounds, and exhibited in New York by Birnurn. died on Saturday. A'. coroner's • inquest was held, and'the verdict declared that he- came to his death by improper treatment on the part of hi. physicist.. who has accordingly been arrest ed fur manslaughter.
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