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x. 31 , !n, Ili , nifiocl and
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id it. Thu, I.tt the bu•
F:-ratched sati.fiw•
‘Ve
,•e. which Judge eo
I,•h ,h•=ervi,cr hands.
IZ.Jacis
or any doubt, ens•s the
, 10:1 will soon be con
ic, t.y Railroad, as well
lu• B,.;vltiete and Treti-
at - Ivo arrang:!ments
d ha vo purchased
ii tp.burg. for
A Ileu
Sacyfq have sold Choir
trs ; latter Fejlj:,g a
000. Nev.w.i a t icm.A are
!i)r , '),l-e. (:harleA ‘V.
y, nr, l !I/1: 'girlie., have
.:(o.llTglitirt> S:oekintl.rt
(.! - 13, , kikiere, in tie-
Mix•
)1c:ill-ea. as Ali. Stock-
with a view to es
I'hillip , bura, under the
01 New Jer , ey. The
hitt a few feet of the
k rap'ully progreFeing
the I.t Of July nexl.
"II; on this rnail, which
hriellirr. Wu under-
•r arn.to be run as
ilns side of White
ank_ giving.
spr,taitle was
Intl telttruiu , devout
I prake to the Styrt:ine
)1 Inc manilo!kl Lle
two the otyttnizatiou
the i hirly-on S:ive,
!%venty•iiiiie—agreea7
(Me' of their reveeti%`e
solemn re.iimonial
I has never before oc
..onniry, and while it
I:niralion of the world,
,ar!A of all good men
.onn;ry, midi renewed
:Ito peripemily of ihe
~j urn ye rn ment.
thal the day wa,. nb•
1., e-i,eet. There
a+ we C3ll learn
11, pre••lu,le the
truly be
The two houses will probably be sufficiently
organized on Monday, to announce to the
esident tlto fact of their readiness to receive
any COM mottieation he may have to make, so
that nit Tuesday, the second day of the sea•
stun, the annual message will most probably
be read at each end of the Capitol.
I, (.1 - Te.l , ll) ,, ratire had
Gr.]
o whieh ten. attend•
addre.s in
die Itov. Mr. Decir
i - idtire-sinlLe
1:1 , ion Brl.s Bum]
i.. 11 their excel•
After the message is read, we may expect
that it will, be vigorously discussed till Christ
mas, and especially, if not exclusively, upon
the minus international issues growing out
of the late terrible events in Cuba. From
Christmas till New Year's day, inclusive—all
parties of both houses being occupied in a
general miscellaneous frolic—there will be a
suspension of histilities. But, from the sec
ond day of January till the meeting of the
Baltimore and Philadelphia conventions, in
May or June, we may count upon the most
terrific onslaught upon the cabinet, and upon
the most singular, incomprehensible, and
abominable bargains, intrigues, and huckster
ing, among the various Presidential cliques,
to obtain their pasticular ends. We shall have
a time ot it—no telling to what consequences
it may lead ; they are involved in darkness,
mystery and obscurity; but all the symptoms
are now discernable of a horrible squabble.—
The French, about the name time, expect a
revolution. ‘Ve trust it: Providence, as usual
to escape it; but, it Mo=e4 rent the prophets
tare not deceived us, the Presidential clear
lien of 1852 will cause a most horrible rattling
among the dry bones in this country. A new
set of books will he opened upon the meeting
of Congress. 01,1 accounts will have to be
squared up. Little is to be expected for a pro
tective !arid. The people may be congratu
lated; if, after weathering through the long ses
sion till the decline of .the dog days, those
Mexican claims, those Florida claims, the Cu
ba question, and the Presidential question,
shall have been settled without a revolution
somewhere. The grand Olympian games be
gin with the meeting of Congress. The Lord
save the Union I—New York Herald, Nov. 29.
y ce u ITI
b•-t,,ro this Asso•
Thni,day even.
II;111. ;it 7 o'clock
keiril by Judge Mc•
rt,ti-9. , 11 to tho,.e who
hit .I:2i centA, admit-
y. A general attest
onathan
Pictorial Christmas
analhan has just been
3. H. D,.y (ameessor
& Co.) 111 r. Day
.matlitin weekly, at
V a only room to say
:rothar Jonathan is an
. and bids fair to dis•
point of circulation
Ne'v I'm I'ribun a
es of tlm "J:mathan"
aml thai
1 ill reach 150.000 I
earance has created
os-ip, and probably
ay be correct. - The
per copy, or ten feu
from unquestionable
Courier) that
in an electioneering
f this State, for the
few days ago he was
his city. The Hon.
1 active part for Gen.
the Democratic party
tied their votes upon
ce for United States
ill go for the gene_
the Preesoilers, an.
'lair& Co. General
t , t, be one of if not
tie before the Balti•
the whole Preeaoil
n him will .not be
Palen!' illilk.-A very valuable discovery has
recently been patented by a French gentleman.
The diScovery relates to the preservation of milk
for an Indefinite period of time. This discovery
found a place in the Crystal Palace during the
Exhibition; but appears to hav'e escaped the
observation of the jury. The milk tablets can
be grated into a fine powder and when put into
tea they will immediately dissolve, without
leaving any sediment whatever behind, while,
the Milk itself not only retains its full flavor, but
also its nutriliousqualitles. For long sea yap
agee its . girlity is iitreiritis. •
11. It gives him an
candidates named
The Meeting of Congress.
The first session of the thirtpsecond Con
gress commences on the first Monday of De
cember, which, in this instance, will be the
first day of December, on Monday of next
week. There is no constitutional limit to the
first session of a Congress; but, its duration be.
Mg loft to the disc. - rodeo of the two houses, it
has been uniformly the long session. Such
the approaching 6assiotr will unquestionably
be. Nobody anticipates an adjournment short
of the dog days. If it should take place earlier
it will he to give all hands art opportunity to
mingle in the dirty work of the politicians in
the Presidential election.
The }louse of Representatives consists of two
hundred and thirty-three members, of which
one hundred and seventeen area clear major.,
ity. The gross number of the democrats is one
' hundred and forty-three, or a majority of fifty
throe, including democratic Southern Rights
men and Northern free soilers. Deducting ail
the impracticables of these classes, the demo.
crate, it is probable, will still have a working
majority, upon all party questions, of from
twenty to thirty.
The.first business of the House, after calling
the roll, will be the election of a Speaker and .
Clerk. Doorkeeper and Ptistmaster. These are
fat offices; they always bring into the Capitol
a swarm of candidates; and a swarm, on this
.orcasion, may he assuredly expected. The
most prominent candidates for Speaker are
Linn Boyd of Kentucky, Mr ; Disney, of Ohin,
and General 13.tyly, of Virginia. The most
conspicuous candidates for Clerk are Mr.
Youtig, at Illinois, the Clerk of the last Con,
gress, Cal. Forney. editor of the Philadelphia
Pennsylvanian, and Judge-Pottery -late-a mem._
ber of Congress from Ohio. Before the organ
ization of the House—that is to say, on or be
fore Saturday evening, the 29th day of Novem
ber, after dark, (caucuses are generally held
in the dark)—there will be a caucus in the
Capitol, of the democrats, to decide upon their
officers. The whigs may also,hold a caucus,
though it is not likely any occasion will arise
which they may. be able to turn to any pro
timble account. If, however, the Presidential
question should be mixed up in these ejections,
some sport may be expected in ,the rivalry for
the inside track. All the hopeful democratic
candidates for 1852, for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency—not less than fifty, in the
aggregate—may he looked for in Washing
ton, to assist in pulling the wires and work-
log the ropes.
Li the Senate, the democrats will have a
ttaj•.)ri;y of from twelve to fourteen; and de
ducting all who are likely t4 • be impracticable
as :sorthern or Southern ultras, they will still
belie an efficient working majority. There is
some talk of a democratic demonstration upon
the principal officers of the Senate, who have
been holding over from one 'Congress to an_
other for a considerable time. The dignity
of the body, heretofore, has been co very high
that they' have scorned to make an office of
the'Sanate, of even three thousand dollars a
year. a mere thing of reward among the loaves
and fi:hes. But among so many hungry dem
ocrats turned out from the executive depart
ments, to make room for still more hungry
vrhigs, there will be very apt to be a foray upon
the Senate. Let Mr. Dickens, the Secretary,
keep a sharp eye to the windward.
The Effb eta of the Late Exhibition.
The late exhibition of the Pennsylvania Stat•
Agrichltural Society at Harrisburg has awak
ened an interest in this important subject nev
er before witnessed in our State. Thousands
are beard in all sections of the Commonwealth
talking upon the subject, and some have even
began to write. Amongst the latter, says the
Democratic Union, we are glad to find an in
telligent correspondent of the Perry County
Democrat, who sigma himself "Wheat," a most
appropriate signature fora farmer. It apNars
that "Wheat" came to Harrisburg to look at the
show, not thinking that it was necessary for
him to bring anything for exhibition ; although
he was highly gratified at what he saw, he as
sures the people of Perry that he could have
produced heavier and better wheat, than that
which took the premium. He could also have
produced cattle and vegetables quite as good
as those exhibited at the fair.
This was just the case with hundreds of
others that we have heard of; they, in their
opinion, could bait, produced better articles I
than those exhibited. Well let them bring
along those better articles next September, and
it every one does so, who now says they have
good articles, the next will be an exhibition
that will astonish the natives.
We trust our Perry county friends will here
after imitate the examples set them by Slr. G.
Barnet, of Bloomfield, who took two premiums.
for fine Durham cattle. Let every farmer re
member that it is easier to raise a fine Devon,
Durham or Alderney cow that will come to
maturity at two years of age, than to raise one
of the long-sided, raw-boned, rough-hided
cows that are never wotth anything for either
milk or beef. .
It is also easier to raise a good hardy vane.
ty of wheat or corn, oats or potatoes than to,
cultivate a sickly crop. It is also easier to work
with a good plough, harrow, cultivator, thrash
ing machine or wheat fan, than with bad
ones.
Our State fairs bring together the best of
these articles, and the beet stock, where all can
have an opportunity to see them and make
their own selections.
They also bring men together from various
sections of the State, and as the whole interest
of the exhibition is devoted to agriculture, all
tell those with whom they come in contact of
their mode of cultivation, and the quantities
raised of each article. In this way the poor
farmer learns from the good farmer, and goes
home and profits by what he has learned.
The good stock and good seeds are brought
here from such counties as Chester, Monigotn•
ery, Bucks, &c., and taken to counties clefieierit
in them, and in this way the best stock and the
best products of the State are divided tip and
distributed around.
As an evidence of the great advantage of
bringing into use different seeds, we need but
refer our farmers in the interior of Pennsylva.
nia, back a few years to a period that all will
remember. Nut many years since the wheat
crop failed from rust an fly, arid our farmers
became perfectly disheartened, but about this
time a patriotic captain of our navy brought a
quantity of wheat from the Mediteranean sea,
and sowed it on his farm in New Jersey, and
induced some of his neighbors to sow it. The
wheat proved to be exceedingly hardy, and
would produce a fair crop with almost any
kind of tillage. It was soon introduced into
Pennsylvania, and every farmer knows that the
introduction of Mediteranean wheat at that par
ticular time was one of the greatest blessings
conferred upon the agriculturists of Pennsyl
vania.
So may it be hereafter with other seeds, and
when an extraordinary article is once discov
ered, there is no way by which it can be so
soon introduced as through the instrumentality
of well organized agricultural societies.
Let the farmers of Pennsylvania, therefore,
give proper encouragement and support to or
ganizations of this kind.
Iron and Steel
Steel is iron passed through a process which
is called cementation, the object of which is to
impregnate it with carbon. Carbon exists more
abundantly in charcoal than in any other fusi
ble substance, and the smoke that goes up from
a charcoal forge is carbon in a fluid state.—
Now, it you can manage to confine that smoke,
and put a piece of iron in it for several days,
and heat the iron at the same time it will be
come steel. Heating the iron opens its pores,
so that the smoke or carbon, can enter it.
The furnace for this purpose is a conical
building of brick, in the middle of which are
two troughs of brick or stone, which hold about
four torts of bar iron. At the bottom ia a large
grate for the fire. A layer of charcoal-dust is
put upon the bottom of the troughs then a lay.
er of bar iron ; and so on alternately, until the
troughs are full. They are then covered over
with clay to keep out the air, which if admit ,
tad, would prevent the cementation. Fire is
then communicated to the wood'and coal with
which the furnaCe is filled, and continued until
the cont;ersiori of iron into steal is completed,
which generally happens in ahem eight or ten
days. This is known by the blisters on the
bars, which the workmen occasionally draw
out in order to determine. When the conver
sion is completed, the fire is left to go out, and
the bars remain in the furnace about eight days
more to cool.
The bars of steel are then taken out, and
either sold as blistered steel, or drawn to a
convenietit size, when it is called titled steel
German steel is made out of this blistered steel,
breaking the bars into short pieces, and weld.
ing them together, drawing them to a proper
size for use.
Fattening Poultry.—Coop up poultry to fatten
and they will do well up to 12 or 14 days.—
Keep them in the. coops beyond that time, and
feed them as much as yon like, they will grow
leafier every day laid they grow a sklaftd bones,
ar44l.dtv.
The Steamboat Major Barnet.
The steamer left Mershon's Wharf, Trenton,
on Monday, at a few mioutos after seven o'clock,
with only nine persons on board. She passed
through Trenton Falls in ten minutes, and with
out meeting with the slightest impediment, with
but half the quantity of steam, arrived at -the
Yardleyville Bridge in 50 minutes.
At Yardleyville, a large nurnber of stone were
taken on board, and placed so as to keep her
down to her works and alter waiting for some
time, for the rafts which were coming through
the Falls, the sukuner was ready to attempt the
Falls at half past 10 o'clock.
The pilots managed her with perfect ease, and
put on the steam with so much judgement, that
in twenty minutes she had passed through the
rapid channel, where so many people stoutly as.
serted she never could go. At first, she seemed
to labor, and moved but slightly, but her speed
gradually increased, and when within fifty yards
of the mouth of . the Falls, she walked through
more gracefully and more rapidly, than at any
other point in the rapids. She had on eightyfive
pounds of steam--some five pounds leis than
when she failed before.
At twenty minutes before twelve o'clock. she
passed under the Taylorsidle Bridge amidst the
cheers of the ladies and gentlemen on the banks.
The excitement of the people seemed to increase
as the boat passed_up.
At Titusville, a large number of people were
on the bank, and received the steamer with evi.
dent pleasure. The boat stopped at Titusville
about five minutes, and took on board several
gentlemen of that place.
She then passed on tip the river and was met
with cheers all along the bank, and arrived at
the font of Well's Palls, about a mile and a half
from Lambertville, at ten minutes before one
o'clock.
Having succeeded in getting this far, the
cers on board made up their minds to move with
considerable caution, and first resolved to have
everything in perfect order,-and to reconnoitre
the channel before they attempt the falls.
Further.—We received, last evening, at seven
o'clock, the gratifying intelligence, from Dr. L.
Lilly, that the Major William Barnet has arrived
at the Lambertville wharf. The following is the
despatch:
"The Maj. Barnet gallantly ascended Well's
Pall's, amidst the cheers of the people. She
reached the Lambertville wharf at six o'clock,
P. M., after having been considerably interrupt.
ed by rafts. The greatest excitement prevails.
The people are cheering and cannon are being
fired.
The Major Barnet will not leave Lambertville
for Easton until after to-morrow.— Trenton Amer
ican, Nov. 25.
Lai Rubber Profits.—ft is said that the first
cost to manufacture ladies' India Rubber shoes
is about twenty two cents per pair; and the
first cost of those for men's wear is from 33
to 38 cents per pair. As these shoes retail
from 88 cents to tt; 38 per pair, it will be un ,
deretood that the India rubber dealers make
lots of money. The process by which these
shoes are made has thus far been kept a se
cret. The profits on this business will reach
almost two millions of dollars in the year,
and the present manufacturers can scarcely
supply. One girl can make some twenty
pair in a day, for which she receives two or
three cents a pair. •
Commerce of the United State.—The Journal
of Cominerce reports, from information derived
from a reliable source that the imports into the
United States for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1851 were $210,000,000, and the exports from
the county for the lame period were $188,000,000
—showing an excess of imports over exports
of $22,000,000. The exports, as stated, we pre.
sumo include those of specie, of which, from the
port of New York alone, more than thirty•five
millions have gone forward since January last
to this date.
The Chinese in California.—The correspondent
of the New York Tribune, writing from San
Francisco. Cal., says that the Chinese are destin•
ed to exert an important influence in that coon.
try. From the last six months they have sup,
plied a larger number of immigrants than any
other country. When they arrive they mnsily
equip themselves for mining and set out in search
of gold. They seldom leave the country, hut ap
pear to come with intention ,of locating them_
selves permanently. You can ; scarcely look in..
to the streets now without seeing a troop of Ct.
lestiale, and on every side you may see signs,
bearing such names aai# , Ton. Woo," Chibese
goods," Ying Ho," Canton Wash_house ; or Pow
Cheong." Laundry Establishment. They are
equal to the Yankees in driving a bargain, and
their economy is undoubted.
Being "Froze for Money."—To put $5OO at in
terest, have yourself packed in ice, and stay fro.
zen, with suspended life, till it amounts to a for
tune, seems now becoming a possible resource.
The scientific men of France are, at present,
speculating on a recent instance of n young man
brought to life after being frozen up, eleven
months, on the Alps. 'lt has given rise to a re.
vived belief m the theory that life can be sus.
pended at pleasure, and criminals are about to be
demanded of the Government, to be frozen on
experiment. The reader will already have in.
(*erred what a relief this offers to such unhappy
ladies as find themslves not cotemporary with
the hearts they sigh to wla. They have only to
be iced till overtaken ! We should add that the
above is by no means a joke, however. The
blood of a living man was infused into the veins
of the froien youth, and be moved and spoke.—
The experiment was afterwards tried on a hare
frozen for the purpose...tad with complete sac.
tear.
Alabotna.—The Montgomery (Ma.) Adverti;
see and Gazette of the 21st has a call address
ed "to the Democracy of Alabama" to meet in
State Convention at Montgomery on the Bth of
January to appoint Delegates to Baltimore.—
The signers are all favorable to Buchanan's no
mination, we should judge, and call the embra
ces such names as William iL King, B. pita.
patrick, /aka Erwia sad Glitberall.
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad.
The work upon the Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad is progressing with great en
ergy. The entire line between Pittsburg and
Massillon, 107 miles, is graded ; 40 miles of it is
in operation and the rails are being laid on the
rest—all of which will be completed in January.
To Alliance the'road will be opened next month,
which completes a railroad communication be.
tween Pittsburg and Cleveland. • The grading
between Masillion and Wooster is completed,
except four sections. In January next there will
be a railway communication between New York
and Cincinnati, via Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, &c., for the entire distance, except
some forty•tive miles next east of the city of
Pittsburg.
Twenty.eight miles more of this road are to be
opened this week for travel, about fourteen miles
between Brighton and Enon Valley, and about
the same distance between Salem and Alliance.
Stages will be run between Loon Valley and Sa.
km. It is reported that passengers will be car
ried through to Cleveland, by this route, in less
than 12 hours.
Dernooratio Caucus.
AIIiIINOTON, Nov. 29, 1851
The Caucus of the Democratic members to
nominate candidates for the House of Represen•
tatives of the Thirtysecond Conn 'hich as.
sembles on Monday next, met this evening, at
7 o'clock. About ninety members were present.
The Hon. Wm. A. Richardson, of Illinois, was
chosen as chairman, and the Hon. Richard
Stanton, of ,Kentucky, and Willard P. Hall, of
Missouri, Secretaries.
A resolution was offered declaring that the
Compromise Measures of the last Congress were
a finality, and a settlement of the vexed question
for ever, which was, on motion of D. K. Carter,
of Ohio, laid on the table by a two_third vote.—
Upon the announcement of this result, many of
the Southern members withdrew from the Cau ,
cos, and before the balloting for officers had been
completed, there was • not a quorum present.—
The ballotings were, however, proceeded with,
and the following gentlemen were then nomina.
ted
Speaker—Hon. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky.
Clerk—JOhn W. Forney, of Pennsylvania.
Sergeant•at•Arms—Adam J. Glassbrenner, of
Pennsylvania.
Postmaster of the House—Mr. Johnson, of
Door•Kerper—Mr. McKnew, of the D. C
Messrs. Glassbrenner and Johnson are at pre
sent officers of the House.
Rapid Increase.—Mrs. Flury, f Wrightsville,
York county, presented her husband with three
hnuncing infants nn last Thursday night, two
girls and one boy, and all doing well. That
seems rather more like multiplication than ad.
dition. It is not long since the lady, on the last
occasion of the kind, added twins to the family,
around whose board twelve olive plants are now
growing, and the parents are yet comparatively
young. If this be the Wrightsville fashion, it is
no wonder that she doubled her population in
'the last ten years.
Merited Compliment.—The members of the
Bar of Northampton county held a meeting in
the Court House, at Easton, on Tuesday the 18th
instant., and passed a preamble and series of
resolutions complimenting Hon. J. Pringle Jones,
for the able manner in which he has discharged
the duties of his judicial office in that county.—
Arrangements were made at the same time, for
a public supper, in honor of Judge Janes and
his associates, which came oft in- Easton on
,Wednesday evening last. Judge Jones enters
upon his duties as President Judge of the Barks
district on the first of December. and will take
his seat on the llench,,ayhe January Court.
MZIOSNI
Death of Julio Itittei..—We learn from the
Reading Advocate, that the Hon. John Ritter died
on Monday last, in that city; the cause of his
death being a stroke of apoplexy, from which
he had been suffering since the beginning of
October. Mr. Ritter's name is so interwoven
with the history of Berks county, that to mention
the one is to bring to mind the other. He held
several responsible offices delegated to him by
the people; was a member of the Convention
which framed the present Constitution of our
State, and a member of Congress for two terms.
He was one of the founders of the ..Readinger
Adler," of which he was for a long time the sole
proprietor.
Dn
Indians Swear;'—This is a curious rocs
tion, and the answer by Mr. &Imo!craft should
put the whiteman to the blush. .This gentleman
who has for many years closely studied the char.
acteristics of the race, says:
"Many things the Indians may be accused of,
bin of the practice of swearing they cannot. I
have made many inquiries into the stale of their
vocabulary, and do not as yet find any word
which is more bitter or reproachful than matehi•
annenwash, which indicates simply bad dog.—
Many of their nouns have, however, adjective in
flections, by which they are rendered derogative.
They have terms to indicate cheat, liar, thief,
murderer, coward, fool, lazy man, drunkard,
babbler. But I have never heard of an impre
cation or oath. The genius of the,language does
not seem to favor the formation of terms to be
used in oaths or for purposes of profanity. It is
the result of the observation of others, as well
as that of my own, to say that an Indian cannot
curse."
Slate Fair.—The Harrisburg Telegraph states
that the receipts of the late State Fair were about
s 4 ,soo—which in addition to the annual appro
priation from the State of $2OOO, and the sub.
scriptions by_ the citizens of Harrisburg; will pat
the Society in possession of some $B,lOO. Out
of this sum the premiums arc to be paid, but still
a considerable surplus will be lefr.
r-
_.'roduce ot Me West.—The Detroit Tribune esti.
timates that at least seven million dollars worth
of produce will remain in Michigan at the close
of navigation, as a consequence of ,the present
low price of produce. From This it is presam•
ed that the farmers of Michigan are anticipating
higher prices. for their produce in the spring, an
opinion that it is probably generally prevalat
at the West.
[lrklargenumber of emmigrants from Penn.
syivania, Indiana and Ohio, are constantly pas.
sing through St. Louie for the the States of L.
!Innis and lowa.
42" The Derooreatie mate'Convention of Ohio
is to assemble at Coluinbul, an the Bth of Janu•
ary, to appoint delegates to the National Coaven•
lion.
120" A great discovery of lead ore was made
in a new location near Galena. The Vottom of
a creek has been found to be almost a solid mass
of ore, ten to twelve feet wide. It belong/ to
Messy'. Snyder and Turner of Dubuge„
Orkin Clay first took his seat in the Senate'
forty-eve years ago, (1806.) His ascend ar"
pearanr.e there was in 1810. He served baleen'
term in each body. and after 1810, begun hi,'
present brilliant career in the House of sepre
Banta ti vex.
F7' H. IL Conklin was execoted fur arson, &V
Men.
cirri . you wish to earn the respect and ever"'
lasting gratitude of an editor, let his exchanges
alone.
rr"A baby laaghing in his dreams, is eon•
versing with angels."
Ire. Kossuth is to have a grand reception at
Baltimore.
rair Without a friend, the world is a wilder.
gress, w
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or General Pillow is talked of for the Vice
Presidency.
Pennsylvania School System.
Thomas J. Ilurrowes, Esq., of Lancaster, for
several years the head of the School System in
this State. during Gov. Ritner's administration,
delivered au address before the Lancaster Coun.
ty Educational Convention on the 4th instant,
which, having since been published, exhibits,
among other matters of interest the magnitude
' of the Common School System of this Stale,
which is highly creditable to the character of tke
Commonwealth, and shows the deep interest Is.
ken in this State in the cause of general educa
tion. In the seventeen years that the system has
been in operation, the people of Pennsylvania
have expended over fifteen millions of dollars in
support of this noble effort. exclusive of the large
sums annually paid to sustain the numerous pri
vate academies, semenaries and schools, which
are also giving their invaluable aid to the cause
of general education. The number of schools in
the State has increased from 762 to 9206, and
the teachers from 808 to 11,600. The pupils
number half a million, and the annual cost of
system is now $1,409,000.
Cal.firnia.—The California Trade has de.
creased in the last ten months five hundred and
forty, six vessels. At present there are but elev.
en vessels loading for California at the ports or
Boston and New York, whilst at this time last.
year there were forty vessels loading at the same
pons; besides seven at Baltimore, six at Phila
delphia, and one at New Orleans.
Smoking. Hama,—Make, in the first place, a
pickel of two quarts of salt, to which add one
ounce of summer savory, one ounce of sweet
majoram, one ounce of allspice, half an ounce
of saltpetre, and one pound of brown sugar; boil
the whole together over a clear and brisk fire.
and apply the mixture boiling hot, .to one hum.
dred pounds of ham. It should remain in the
pickel three weeks.
In smoking hams, take a common hogshead.
with one held out. Torn it with the open end
down, and make a hole in the uppar end for the
escape of the smoke, and hang the hgnas to the
head. The fire should be fed with sawdust fro%
the mahogany workers, and should be kept up
one week. If mahogany ehips or sawNitist can
not be obtained, corn cobs may be used as a sub
stitute.
A Grand Discovery. --Alexander von Hum•
bold, publishes in the “Gazette de Spener," some
particulars ',this interesting discovery at Athens.
1 of the Council chamber where the Fire Hundred
held their deliberations. At a depth of one foot
below the surface, he had come upon a large
mass of inscriptions, columns. statues, etc..
which forbid a doubt that there had been the..
seat of that building. The explorations have
not gone on as rapidly as they might, on account
of the 'expense. There is little doubt, however,
that the discovery is of extraordinary import.
ance. •
Read Out.—The Post 'says Mr. Rantoul, hay.
ing formally renounced the principles of the Bal.
timore platform, and joined the Free Soil party
in renouncing them, cannot be recognized as a
delegate to a National Convention of National
Democrats. Where then will the Massachusetts ,
Democracy find a delegate? Every member of
the party has joined the Free Sailers, and there •
is not a Simon Pure left for seed!
Female Odd Fellow{—Daughters of Rebecca.—
Grand Representative Colfax, of South Rand,
conferred the new degree of 'the Daughters of
Rebecca on a number of ladies in this place,in
the Lodge Room, on Wednesday last. Mr. CO:
fax, as representative to the Grand Lodge of the-
United States, having received a copy, is ena.-
bled to confer this degree. The new degree'
as we have already stated, was prepared ands
submitted to the Grand Lodge of Mr. Colfax.
This degree is a most beautiful and chute:'
production, and the appropriate, clear and . e/O-'•
quent style which characterised Mr. Colfax.'er
delivery of the charges, lectures, &c., conpvel-'
ed with it, added much to its effect. It is trni
a noble production, and one which, by making
the ladies acquainted with the quo nature mod
design of Odd Fellowship ind extending to them'.
its advantages by enabling them to recognise,
them to recognise Odd. Fellows and make them
selves known when needing any assistance, will'
do much toward dispelling the prejudice which•
exists with some against the institution. In this
point of view it will be of great advantage to the
order, and must tend to increase' the number of
its members and extend the area of its usefuk.
ness.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.
Maur:Mulelb.—Robert Rantotei if.. the shint'
term Coalition U.S. Senator, haa.bitiih appoineer)
A.Delegate to the Daftimore 00position,Nation*
al Convention of neat par:. (label Chithailaie
also a Delegate:
Cleanings.