Obituary-Resolutions.--
At a stated meeting of the "Shakespeare
Literary Society," held February 21st, 1852,
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased Divine Providence
to remove from our midst our late fellow-mem
ber, Olio Gcisse; And,' Whereas, it was with
feelings of the deepest regret and sorrow that
we beard of his final departure from this world;
and while we mourn his death with sorrow and
resignation, we aro consoled with the belief
New Rail Road Project. 1 that with him "to die was gain." 4
A Bill entitled "The Lehigh anal Macungy- Resolved, That we hereby tender to hie be-
Rail Road Company" we learn, has passed the reaved parents anal relations in this their-hour
upper branch of our Legislature, and is now of trouble, our condolation,jind mingle with
on file as bill No. 229 in the House of Repre„ them Our sorrow on his ea "0:Mcl-untiinely de,
tentative's. The object of the bill is to "con , / parture from us; and as survivors who bad op-
Street a Rail Road with the necessary branch. porlunities of lealizing his worth, it is but prop
-05 to the different mines by the most eligible or that we should furnish testimony of the same.
and advantageous route to connect the Lehigh Therefore further.
Navigation, - with the Iron ore mines between .Fesolvad,. That as a member of this Souiety
.Fogelsville and Trexlertown, in Lehigh coon, he was mild, accommodating, and courteous
ty"—So reads the first section. Charles tV.in his intercourse with the members of - the So-
Cooper, Christian Pretz, George Probst, Sam l e. ciety, and zealous in his-exertiotys-to-promote
el Sieger, Nathan Fegely, John Marks, Peter its true interests, he leaves among us the mem-
Breinig, Joseph Miller, Isaac J. Breinig, David ory of moral and intellectual attainments, for
F.Tottenstein and Solomon Fogel, are named in ione so young, of the highest quality. In his
the bill as Commissioners. early demise the Society is deprived of a use-
Who the petitioners of this road are wo dot ful and promising member.
not know. The object is to start the road at the Resolved, That the members of this Society
village of Catasauqua, run through South White. ' wear a• badge of mourning for the space of
hall to Fugelsville and Trexlertown. The road . thirty days.
would be a v ery_expensive_one,_and—vvould Resolved, That-a -copy-of this - preamble - and
, these resca lions be furnished to the Parents
not pay one per cent on its cost, besides it
would seriously effect the trade of Allentown, file deceased, and that the sathe be publish-
Our business meal should be on the elem. ed in the English papers of this Borough. By
Since writing the above we have learned order of THE COMMITTEE.
that remonstrances were in circulation which ,
are signed very extensively
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
I:*-Our thanks are due to Hon. James Coop.
er, and Hon. Henry 111. Fuller, for valuable Con,
gressional documents.
_EF"Gon. Shimer, of the Senate, and Capt.
Lawry, of the House, of our Slate Legislature,
have our thanks for like favors.
Latest from France.
____,,......_.........___ The two most prominent points •of the last
The Free Ba k ing Law. I intelligence from Paris, says the New York
Tho bill as introduced Mr. Hart mistaken
; Herald, are that Louis Napoleon, at a special
•
, diluter given to forty-five Englishmen, had in
up in the House of Representatives on the 20th
'
by the followingthe most positive terms declared the absurdity
Yeas.—
of the rumors of his intention to make war
Messrs. Acker, Appleton, Blame, : vote:
upon England. Ile had spent too many days
Broomall, Chandler, Fifla, Flanigan, Freeland, :
of his exile in the agreeable society of the
Gifford, Gillis, Gossler, Hamilton, Hart, Harris
British metropolis for that. His protestations,
Henderson, Hubbell, Hnnsecker, James. [Ches:
however, will not be likely to arrest the prep
ter,) James [Warren.) Kelso. Kingsley, f.an
arations across the Channel for a warm recap_
diS, Lamy, Lilly, M'Cluskey, APCune, AP Con.
lion, in the possible event of an attempt to
Hell, lilaclay, /Madeira, Meloy, Meloy, Melling ,
er, Merriman, miner, [Allegheny,] miller, carry out the original design of hia•uncle. The
[Philadelphia.] Miller,
, law of necessity is a rigid Jaw; and between
ry, O'Neil. Perne
ar. Smith, 11'.,!. .:1-44. hampton,] [[mill,Mow-
Reel, Zelizer, a rupture at home and a foreign war, he may
Sharon . . S.I. y P
yet be driven to choose, his alternative. In such
A
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Aiiileisoii, Benedict,
Beyer.,
neighbors will depend entirely upon the con-
Ely, an event, all protestations of peace with his
Liget:), , Black, Blair, Virek, Craig, Deegler,
Ely, Fullmer F,z. Gabe, Gibbs, Goodwin, tine,encies of the hour.
,
Guffey, Iler
Lai, biro Loch, al'Granalian, heit, Hill, Moiler, Jackson, Kil. A report which it appears, was slipped at a
bourn, M
hazard into the "Con6titutioual," leading to the
alt, ,
inference that the Prince President was induc-
Painter, Reel:hew, Roi fsnvd et.. R-iley, Rhoads,
er to recede from the sequestration of the prop-
Ringer, Ruble:en, Sheave Seeder, Sprinee
any of the Orleans family, had created some
Steward, Thomas, Torbee, Wka, Yost, Rh - ei r :
Speaker-42. . sensation in Paris; but it was speedily sup•
pressed by authority. The dictator adheres tn
The bill pagsednommittee of the whole Mr.
Rubicam in the Chair. Oa the question of the decree. The uncle of the nephew did not
taking it up
43—Nays 45. on second reading, the vote stood recede, and the nephew of the uncle has set
Yeas
out to play the bold, decisive game of the EM.
•
peror. ft was, however, expected that Louis
The Soldiers of 1812. . Napoleon would make some indemnity to the
Many of our readers - will no doubt feel a deep l Odaanists for his wholesome confiscation of
interest in the resolutions (which we publish their estates. Meantime, there is nothing in
in this paper,) adopted at a large meeting held : our French news indicating that the tranquili
in Philadelphia, recently, with the view of ly of Noce or the power of her dictator is in
adopting measures to secure a change in the ! any iin:nediata danger of a reaction. The im
present Bounty Land Law, so as to place the ' Prevenient of the funds is certainly not a sign
soldiers who have sefved the country in the of the instability either of the government or
several Wars, on at , ' equal footing. There are the confideece of the Parisians.
a considerable number in this county, who
served in the War of 1812, and we would sue. Threatened Arson.
gest thsi calling of a'public meeting to co-ope-
On the Bth 'listen:, says the
rate with those who have taken the lead in Reuben Seip was arrested up Easton Sentinel,
on a complaint
Philadelphia. What they ask is so palpably made by Jacob Seip, of Lehigh township,
,
just, that with a proper representation made
Northampton county charging him with hay
to Congress it will unquestionably be granted 'rag threatened to burn down his house and
to therm bare. Reuben was arraigned before Esquire
. Lerch, and after a hearing he was committed
The Twenty-Second February. •to the County Prison, to answer the charge at
The twenty-second February
wasth e allo t. l the April term of Court. He subsequently ob
versary of the birth of George Washington, to tained bail and is now at liberty under bonds.
• whom the world hasagreed to award the palm '
•,
of public virtue, as the model statestnan and . Frozen Fishes.
Statements Of instances of Fish frozen as
patriot of the age. IVashington was born in
Virginia on the 22nd February, 1732—0ne soon as taken out of the water coming to life
m
hundred and twenty years, ago. lie was the again upon being placed in their native el
w
eldest of five children, by a second marriage. , men( ; are going the rounds of the papers. In
stances of the kind have undoubtedly been
Be commenced nfe es aMidshipman in the
English Navy, having Inanifesi known. Some two years ago, says the Har
s3:! a martial '
: risburg Telegraph, Col. Sanders of the Waal:.
spirit from the earliest dawning of his charam
ter. At the age of nineteen, ho was appoint
ing,ton Ike', received from the neighborhood
:- •
`live
Adjutant General of the Militia of Ids na• 'of Columbia two Salmon frozen stiff. He
Slate, when he muste l ed thew for actual Placed them in a tub under the hydrant and
'service. He led the masterly retreat of Brad.
they rescusitated, in the course of the day, and
and were quite lively. It is possible they
dock's broken columns, after his memorable
might
defeat by the Indians. In the war of Independ•
once, he was the soul and spirit that gave ani• ' ke p t i be preserved alive a thousand years if
n ic . e. ..
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~ aim fon to its causes and secured victory to its Graham's Magazine.
- battles. Be was President of the National The March number of Graham's Magazine
Convention that framed the present Constitu- . is beautifully illustrated, and contains one hun•
"lion of the United States, and an ardent end Bred and twelve pages of original matter, from
of the Union. In his valedictory address, now . ; the pens of our popular writers. Among the
claimed, but against well authenticated facts,
contributors are the frames of George D. Pren
as the production of Colonel Hamilton, he has t ce, W. E. Gilmore, John Neal, G. P. James,
eloquently elucidated the policy of the coun- d a host of others well known to fame. On
try, and solemnly enjoined the perpetual pro..' an d
•servatiOn of th e u o t o „ . as ih.,
only , , , tle whole, Graham for March will compare
• , u l- I °l4 l°/ nn . . with any of its predecessors.
finest greatness. " .
i
Easton Firemen. "The Pick."
The members
ei .
the
phoenix
Fire
cempe. , Joseph A. Scoville, better known as "Mr.
Pick," and former editor of the New York
ny of Easton, have unanitnously rebolved to
visit Philadelphia in the sitting, to join the Picayune, it appears has become tired of sel
reat parade of the Fireman of that city. E aston Band will accompany them. This
The . ling his brains, and has established a paper of his
! own, the first number of which is now before'
E
Company being composed of yonng mon of
U 3, and bids fair to become very popular. It
,
excellent standing, will no doubt meet %vial a : is devoted to fun, humor, Sze., and will be il
lustrated with comic designs and carricaturee;
welcome reception at the hands of the firemen
, many of the latter will be of our states and
of the city of "Brotherly Love."
_..
__ ' leading men at Washington, with whose his-
To make Bargains. tory Mr. S. is perfectly acquainted, and is able
If you wish good bargains, buy of people to give life-like.portraits. Ho wa's the private
Secretary of the late John C. Calhoun. The
who advertise. The increased amount of cusp:
tom that a judicious Fystetu of advertising i price of "The Pick" is only $1 per annum, and
brings to a store, enables the prbprietor to sell i is publiehed ut No. 24 Ann street, New' York.
at a mailer profit than those can afford to who i 11" A largel ---- ) —... ' ..------ num erol Hydrants in various
i&h.ta accidental customer now and 'then. : parts of town are Still frozen up.
later.-
entown, Pa.
.
lanai Wisdom in Lttle.
In "Hunt's Merchants' Magazine" we find
a great deal of practical good.. sense, but the
following advice.to young men is particularly
excellent:—
"Keep good company or none. Njtiver be
idle. If your hands cannot be usefully em
ployed, attend to the cultivation of your mind.
Always speak the truth. Make few promises.
Live up to your engagements. Keep your own
secrets, if you have any: When you speak to
a person, look him in the face. Good.compa
ny and good conversation are the very sinews
of virtue. Good character is above all things
else. Your character cannot be essentially in
jured except by your own acts. If any one
speaks evi! of you, let your life be so that none
will believe him. Drink no kind of intoxicat:
big liquors. Ever live, misfortune excepted,
within your income. When you retire to bed
think over what you have been doing during
the day. Make no haste to be rich if you
would prosper. Small and steady gains-give
competency with tranquility of mind. Never
play - at anylind of gameof (thence.- Avoid
temptation, through fear you may riot with,
stand it. Earn money before you spend it.—
Never run in debt, unless you see a way to get
out again. Do not marry until you are able to
support a wife. Never speak evil of any one.
Be just before you are generous. Keep your
self innocent if you would be happy. Save
when you are young to spend when you are
old. Read - over the above maxims at least
once a week, and adopt the maxims and ex
-
amdes of mercantile morality inculcated and
exhibited, from time to time, in the pages of
the Merchant's Magazine; and success w'
crown your efforts in the battle of life."
Democratic County Meeting.
Pursuant to the call of the Standing Commit.
tee, the Ducks County Democratic Convention
assembled at the Court House in Doylestown, on
Monday, the Inth instant. The rolloWing, gentle
men were elected officers of the meeting:
President—Dr. WM. M. JAMES.
Vice Presidents—David Spinner, Anthony Fly,
Harman Yerkes, E. Scattergood, and H. Patter•
son,
Secretaries-8. J. Parini, 0. P. Zink., Wm. P.
Seymour
On motion of Cul. William Beans, the seve_
ral townships and boroughs were read off, and
the delegations handed in their credentials in
order.
The Convention then adjourned until tt o'clock.
At half..past two the meeting was called to
order, and proceeded to ballot for Delegates to
the Harrisburg, Convention, when the following
named gentlemen were elected :
Samuel M. Hager, B. M. Griffith, Howard K.
Sager, and Thomas Dungan.
The Hon. Thomas Ross then offered a reset.
ution instructing them to support delegates to the
Baltimore Convention, favorable to the numina
lion of Gen. Lewis Cass for the next Presidency,
which passed by a vote off:3 to 8.
Powder Mill Explosion.
It is our tnelancholy duty to record a most
painful accident that occurred yesterday about
I I o'clock, A. M. 'A loud report was heard in
town, which was soon ascertained to have
been occasioned by the explosion of the pow,
der mill, belonging to Messrs. Heilner & Mor
ganroth of this place—located about a mile and
a half below town. At the time of the explo
sion two very industrious and worthy young
men named Reuben Stamm, and Reuben
Strunk, were ut work in the Mill, and
were carried a distance of about one hundred
feet. Stamm, when found was . badly burned,
and whet, taken to his house exhibited signs
of excruciating pain. Although severely in,
jured, he is considered out of danger. Strunk
was found about one hundred feet from the
mill, near the creek, with his 'leg crushed
and 'torn in a shockizig manner—it is believ
ed amputation will be necessary. His body
was burnt so badly, as to make his recove
ry exceedingly doubtful. As soon as it was
known here that the accident occurred, Drs.
Hunter and McGuigan, hurried to the scene
of the disaster and dressed the wounds of the
unfortunate sufferers. Messrs. Heilner & Mot ,
ganrolh, are quite unfortunate, as this is the
second time that their mill has been blown
'out within the last two yearti.—Tamatru t -Le
gion, Feb. 11.
(*—We have since heard that Strunk, died
the day following, from the elects of his inju
ries. Stamm is recovering fast.
iHon. George IP, &Hon.—The Pennsylvanian
says: The following, extract from a letter to a
gentleman in this city, dated San Frincisco,Jan.
14th, 1852, will be read with mournful interest
by the many persons who admired the glowing
genius of the man of whom it speaks:
"There are no tidings of Judge Barton yet,
and all hopes of his tturn are yielded. His
death is regarded with so much certainty that
they have administered, I learn, upon his el_
feels. Thus has run waste with fitful glare, this
lamp of genius."
Oath r f the French Praident—The oath which
Louis Napoleon took, when inaugurated as
l'resident, was in these words: •In the presence
of God and of the French people here represent
ed by the National Assembly, I swear to remain
faithful to the one indivisable and democratic re
public, and•to fulfil all the duties imposed upon
me by the Constitution.
A Patriarch.—There is now living in Walde.
borough, Me., an old gentleman named Conrad
flyer, a hero of the American Revolution, who
will be one hundred and three years old on the
10th of April next, if he lives until that time.--
He entered the army at the age of 25, and serv
ed for three years. lie belonged to Col. Bond's
regiment, and was at the taking of Ticobderogo
and surrender of 'Burgoyne.
Clinton Conuty.—The Democratic Conven
tion 'of Clinton county, last Week' elected Me.
gates to the Harrisburg Convention, and ihstract
ed them for Cass.
The Soldiers of 1812.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of citizens
faitorable to an act of Congress so changing the
Bounty Land Law as to phice the Soldiers of the
War of• 1812, on an equal footing with other
Soldiers of the Union, was held at the County
Court House, Philadelphia, on the 7th instant.—
The following resolutions offered by Dr. J. B,
Sutherland, were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That with the view of doing equal
and exact justice to all who served in the seve..
ral wars of our country, that the two Houses of
Congress be requested to pass a Land Bounty
Act that will place all the defenders of our az.
lion upon the same turning, and to effect this pa.
triotic object, that they be requested to grant to
all such 160 acres of land, being the amount the
recruits that were enlisted to go to Mexico near
the close•of the war, have received, andsre dal
ly receiving, although many of them never
reached Mexico, and were not actually more than
a month or six weeks in the service of the Uni"
led States.
Resolved, That the grant, under the present
Alount y_ Land-Ac tT(beinginwitlat -- i — nultitud e of
Cases, only forty acres,) is entirely too small a
donation to be made to any defender of his coun
try, or his widow ; and it is in our judgement,
much less titan Congress intended to make
when the Bounty Law of 1651 received its np
proval.
Resolved, That if even the diminutive grant
of forty acres had been given to all the defend
ers of our country in 1812 (forty-years -ago)-it-,
would now be more than equal to 160 acres,
claimed for them; and that upon that principle
alone, that quantity ought now to be awarded
them by the National Legislature.
- - Resolved, therefore, That we pronounce that
Bounty Land System unjust lind partial in the
extreme, thatgives the widow of one soldier, who
never reached the camp, and who only served a
few weeks, 160 acres; while the widow of anot/
er, residing in the same neighborhood, and I
whose husband actually served in camp, for
three mouths and twenty•five days, is entitled to
forty acres ; worth, in market, about twe . nty.five
dollars.
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be
tendered to. J. E. Heath, Esq., "The Commis
sioner of Pensions," who has recommended a
modification of the present Bounty Land Act, so
that it may cover our gallant tars, thousands of
whom fought beside our marines, in our war
with Mexico, and yet have never received an
acre of the public domain ; while the marines
have received IGO acres each.
Resolved, That when any soldier, who has
been married, shall have died, his mother shall
be authorized to receive 160 acres of land; and
in case of her death, his brothers and sisters
shall be entitled to his bounty land; and where
the soldier dies and leaves no widow, that the
children , shall inherit it.
Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of
this meeting be forwarded to his Excellency,
President Fillmore ; and if he shall approve of
the proposition herein submitted, that he be re
quested to make a communication thereon to the
Houses of Congress.
Resolved, That we especially tender our
thanks to the members of the two Rouses of our
'State Legislature, who unanimously, at the last
session, asked Congress to make the grant to all
the defenders of our country of 160 acres of land.
Resolved, That we deem it ourduty : in an es.
pecial manner, to call upon our Senators and
Representatives in Congress from Pennsylvania,
to urge the grant of 160 acres, as proposed, as
there are upwards of twenty thousand families
in our State interested in its passage; and we
might add, the same proportion exists in the oth.
er States of the Confederacy.
Resolved, That, as .in union there is strength,'
we respectfully invite the many thousands who
served their country In her wars, in the various
States, to join us in asking justice at the hands
of those who will, we think, take great pleasure
in granting our very reasonable request.
Resolved, That the editors of the various
newspapers throughout the Republic be request
ed to insert these proceedings, and that we pre
sent theiii-"ottKwarmest thanks for what they
have already done in sustaining our application,
while we feel confident that they will stand by
us till our prayer, founded on the strictest jus.
lice, shall have received the sanction of both
louses of Congress.
Make the Rascal Known.
I It may probably be of some service to the pub.
lie to be guarded against a man named Thomas
Medlin, who has basely deserted his wife and
two children, residing in Reading, and eloped
with a young girl from the neighborhood of
Bridgeport, Montgomery county. We presume
the girl was not aware of the fact of his being
a married man, and has therefore been deceived
by hint. He meanly pocketed his wife's gold
watch ai;tl chain before leaving, and left a penny
on the table with a small note, telling her 1 9
live l
upon that until his return. Such consumate ras_ I
cality deserves to be widely known.
This may serve as a warning to girls to be
careful of their company, and not take up with
every stranger who may intrude upon their at.
tendon. When last heard of.he was in Lunen.
ter city, travelling westward. May justice over.
take him, and Providence protect his second
victim from the fate of the first.
Consolidation in Neu Orleans.—The Louisiana
Legislature has passed a bill consolidating the
three municipalities of New Orleans and the
city of Lafayette into one municipal govern
ment. 'fhis measure has long been strenuously
advocated as essential to the good government
and prosperity of the city.
• Mrs. Swisshebn's Opinion.--Mrs. B. is well
known as the etlitre.ss of a popular paper at
Pittsburg, and as a lady of great candor. In a
recent number she says of Kossuth that, ~b e he
angel or devil, saint or sinner, the press of this
country has manufamired him into a terrible
bore; and if its conductors would just go to Hun
gary, lake all their paperifoi'thelait six weeks
along with them, make them up into wads and
tire them ai the Austrian soldiers, they might
easily kill the whole army without an ounce of
lead."
Legislative Vroreebings.
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Ittanisatrao , February its, 185%.*
HOUSE.
~.
• On the 14th, Mr. Schell introduced a bill to
authorize the publication of the laws in the'pob.
lic newspapers.
Mr. Miller, a bill to prohibit the Lehigh coal
and navigation company from paying interest on
Iloans and mortgages in any case, except in.le_
gal or Pennsylvania currency.
On the 15th, Mr. Laury presented a petition
for a turnpike in Lehigh county; one for a bank
i at Allentown; and ten remonstrances against a
I railroad in Lehigh county.
On !ht. 18th, on motion of Mr. Miller, of Phil.
adelphia county, Senate bill to authorize the di_
rectors of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank
of Easton to dispose of stock, was taken up,
read twice and passed finally.
SENATE.
On the it3th, Mr. Hamlin, two-petitions from
Wayne county for the repeal'of the. small bill
law, and to authorize-the banks to-issue-small
notes, and two from Carbon county for a bank
at Mauch Chunk.
On the 18th, Mr. Shimer, presented a petition
front Lehigh county, for the incorporation Of
company to construct a bridge over the Lehigh
river, opposite Catasauqua.
Ott the 19th, the bill providing for the imme
diate completion of the North Branch Canal,
came up in order, when the Senate refused_to
-4 to its second reading by the following
procee .
vote
Yeas—Messrs. tally, Huckalew, Crabb, Per.
non, Prailey, Guernsey, Hamlin, Huge, Packer,
Sanderson.-and Shimer-1
Nays—Messrs. Barnes, Carothers, Carson,
Darlington, Fulton, Haslett, Jones, Kinser, Me-
Caslin, IWMurtrie, Malone, Matthias, Muhlen.,
berg, Myers, Robertson, Slifer, and Walker
Speaker—l 7.
Joint resolutions, authorizing the Governor to
open a correspondence with the Governors of
neighboring Stites, relative to the circulation of
small notes, passed a second reading.
Shocking Murder.
On the night of the 10th of Feb - ruary, one of
the most awful murders was committed neat
Schuylkill.county, that perhaps ev
er was recorded. The following we glean from
the Minersville Bulletin:
Between the hours of 11 and 12, Constable
Mallick was wafted on, at [hi; place, by tw o
young men, with the desire that he should ae..
company them, and assist in the arrest of a
murderer. With accustomed alarcity, our'wor.
thy officiary acceded to their request, and. has,
toned to the scene of alann._.a distance of about
two miles, at a place Traown by the several
natnes of "Patterson's Saw Mill," "114mtown"
and "Miller's Motes." Upon reaching the house
of the murderer, they found the door fastened.
Mallick requested admittance, when Cavenaugh
(from inside) asked who they were 7 "Friends
from the Valley," answered the Constable.—
"Who are you?" "The Minersville Constable."
"What do you want 1" We want to sea what
you've been doing here." [Cavenaugh here
made use of an expression, Which, for decency's
•sake, we must withhold.] The Constable, as.
sister! by those accompanying him then, pro
ceeded to force the door, which, with little difil.
culty, was accomplished. Upon gaining an en.
trance, Cavenaugh was discovered in a state of
nudity, with several stains of blood upon his
person. Upon a bed, in the same room, were
found two children: one a female about 5, and
the other, a male, about 3 years old. The latter
was lifeless—terribly mangled, and exhibited
indications of having been burned to death.—
The Constable, turned to James, asked why he
bad murdered his child? "My child?" return•
ed he,—"it's not my child—it's Wilson's child!"
I[We might here remark that he is supposed to
have been jealous of his wife.] Cavenaugh
I was then thrown upon the bed, handcuffed,
brought into town, and C:mfined in a room at
Ellis' Hotel, to await a hearing, •:vhich was had
before C. W. Taylor, Esq., on the ntorZ:ing I. ol'
'lowing.
Above we have endeavored to give the sub.
stance of the Constable's testimony in the case.
The other witnesses corroborated the following
facts On the night of the 10th inst., Mary Cav
enaugh [wife of the priioner] at between 11
and 12 o'clock, was attacked by her husband
with a case•lrnife. She wrenched the knife
from his hand. He then seized the child allu•
ded to above, and running to a large open. top.
ped stove, forced its feet therein. The mother
then endeavored to rescue the child, [while the
little creature, in pitiful tones, cried, "Oh, Dad.
dy ! Oh, Daddy !"] and a scuffle ensued.—lle
again making passes at her—striking, with the
knife, at her neck—when she was thus forced
to, make her escape. The child was then thrust
head.foremost, into the move, and held there un •
til life was extinct. Yuman flesh was afterward
discovered upon the stove.
James Cavenaugh, is a native of Ireland, is of
medium height, raih Sr slim, with dark hair anti
sallow complexion.
Pure Patriot —The New Orleans Delta, a
Democratic paper, refers to n fact of which it
says it has been some time cognizant that Gen•
er 11 Scott, when in the city of Mexico, after its
etpture, was offered, by several of the wealthiest
citizens of the Mexico republic to be made Pres,
i lent of that country; and, as an inducement to
the the offer, they bound themselves to settle
upon him the sum of one million of dollars.--
"The splendid offer," says the Delia, ••was de.
dined by the General with scarcely a moments
consideration. The brave - old soldier could not
be tempted by such inducements to abandon
the flag under which he had achieved•so much
renown and honor."•
Clos!rig Camxii on Sundtry.—The Canal 4oard
of Pennsylvania have passed a resolution, clos.
ing the several' divisions of the Pennsylvania
Canal every Saturday night at 12 o'clock and re
main closed until 12 o'clock on Sunday night ex,
ceps for the'passage of packet , boats. • •-
Gou. Bigkr's Cokmets.--The: PciveinOr has
appointed Dr. W. Wilson; of lieildehem, an'
Aid, with the rank- •Ineutenant .Co)nn.el.
GLEANINGS.
g:l•Non•lntervention a principle that ca
be recommended too strongly, in all matrimonia
QM
tarifa who deals with a blockhead has need
of much brains.
'Last Sunday was she hundred and twenti:
:eth anniversary of the birth of that man who
was ••first in war, first in peace, and first in thii
hearts of his countrymen.
Cir Green currants are selling 'at Oincinnati:
They were bot.bedded.
larThe youngest convict in the Ohio F ; eniten;
tiary is twelve years of age—the Oldest seventy:
five.
Or The greatest number of bushels of wheat
produced by any one county in Ohio, in 1 850.
was 1,314,741. The greatest number of bushels
was 2,910,958. Brown was the banner county
for wheat, and Ross for corn.
la" The Senate of Indiana has rejected the
Maine Liquor Lail'.
rirCharles Lenox, a colored porter, died at
Cambridge, a few daysince, leaving a fortune
of $20,000.
riTSenator Cooper of Pennsylvania has been'
confined to his bed in Washington since batur:
day last.
far Hen. Wool has written a letter opposing
Kossuth's doctrine of intervention.
t.7 - Last week there was imported into New
York city from Havana, 2,144,000.
r4"The Tariff ot_lB4o is playing ea& havock--
in all parts of 'the State. The West Chester
Record states that nearly all the manufacturing
establishments in Cheater county have either
suspended or are working at a loss.
A Den of Counterfeiters.•
An engraver of Cincinnati, says the "Times,'
of that city, having 0 , 31146i0n to execute a fine
piece of work, took up his abode at the engrav,
ing establishment of one Robert Neil, a litho-
grapher and steel plate printer, at Mount Carm-
el, about 14 miles from the city. .
One day, during the absence of Neil, he oh.
served an impression of a bank. note upon one
of the press boards in Neil's printing room. Ms
suspicions were aroused, knowing well that Neil
had no authority to print bank notes, and he im
mediately came' to the city and Communicated
the information to the President of one of our
banks, who advised him to return and institute
further investigations, which he did. After re.
turning, he got into conversation with an igno.
rani German, Who had been in the employ of
Neil for three years, and learning that he got but
$l3 per month, he told him he could get him a
situation in the city of $l3 per week; but adds
the . gentleman, "yob can not print 'bank notes ,
can you !" "Oh, yes," says the German, "but
you must not tell Neil, as I am sworn not to say ,
anything about it by Mr. Neil, who says ho
prints for the State." Ile was then told that lie
had been making counterfeit money, and was li.
able to imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The
German became alarmed, hurried off to Neil, and
refused to work any more, and infinmed hum
what he had been told. The gentleman imme•
diately came to the city with the german, and
the information was imparted to officers....
U. S. Deputy Marshal, S. IL Hayman, accom*.
ponied by other officers, immediately proceded
to Neil's residence, but the bird had not only fled.
but destroyed everything which could be brought
against him as evidence.
The German slates that over $400.000 in
counterfeit money had been made by Neil during
the past two years. The notes were sso's, ;o's,
10's and s's upon the Slate Banks of Ohio and
Indiana, and .W 3, t(i's and s's upon . the north.
ern Bank of Kentucky. Mr. Hayman followed
him to New York, but losing all trace of bins
there, it is Supposed that he has fled to Europe.
Many things have been elicited since the discov
ery, implicating persons of high standing in the
vicinity of Cincinnati. It is supposed that this
establishment has furnished nearly all the coon
terfeit money on the above banks, that has,flood
ed the country for two years past.
' Speculation in Applea.—lt is estimated that
nearly $40,000 will be circulated in Oswego
l !tounty, New York, this autumn by speculators
in fruit. .Some 20,000 barrels have been put'.
chased, and many
The fruit of the entire com . :!,`"
isr them shipped to New York.
has
up, and one firm in Oswego alone
i s ia be:n b ou ght
:!ontract.
ed for about 8,000 barrels of winter apples...."
Some of them, which were bought in Oswego for
10 shillings, have already been sold in Newt'
York for $3. An energetic and skillful business
woman, who . keeps a fruit stall in Fulton Mar.
km, the Oswego Journal says, was in town the
other day, and bought 1000 barrels of apples;
giving her check for the amount. She has made
her fortune in the business, and'will, no doubt,
make $5OO out of the operation.
I Indep,ndence.—The true date of the Intlepen.
dence uI N. Carolina is May 20th, 1775, 'when'
the Mecklenburg Declaration was agreed upon.'
prnlaimed to the world. The Declaration of the
Independence of Virginia was made in May, •
1770. In both these States the above dates'
have been waived, in favor of the National De., •
claraiion, which was promulged on the 4th Ju t ,
ly, 1'176.
Alissiasippi.—The Legislature of Mississippi'
has elected Walter Brooks, Lsq., Union Whig,'
U. S. Senator for the unexpired term of Gov.'
Foote, and Judge Stephen Adams, Union Demo
crat, for the unexpired term of Hon. Jefferson'
Davis, now filled by Mr. Mcßee. The Wtilgo,'
and Union Democrats in the Legislature of fills..
sissippi, have a majority of about 20 on joint'
ballot.
Supposing Portsmouth Bank !robber.— The
Washington Intelligencer of yesterday learns
that William H. Harris, Postmaster of Haynes.
villa, Pa.,• has been arrested for robbing the
Portsmouth Dank.
Bapthrift by lmnieraim—Some twenty of ittirt ,
ty women were bapiised . on Stndiy: alfernOCin:
in the Ntirtli . fifvt:r; at the foot orTweitty.philli
eireei, New York. There were several huddrOa
persons present to witness thiti,oeremony.' Tht -
baptised were led into' the water 'up' to theirli .
waists, although the ice was floatiqtr,..; emery
Ode of them.
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