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Allcn owce, i°a.
THURSDAY, MARCH, 11, 1852,
Carln consequence of the Hall being engaged,
this evening, the next and lalt lecture before the
"Allentown Lyceum," will be delivered on Fri
day evening, next,'March 12th, by R. E. Wright,
Est). Subject—Music. A goneral attendance in
!ulu e!ted.
Appointments by the Governor.
Jesse 3/. Line. 1.1. q., to he an Aid de Camp,
n•ilh the rank of Lirtmenant Colonel.
James W. Trilson, i's•q., editor of the "We
pandent Republican,'' an Aid do Camp, with
the rank of Lir3otonant Colonel.
Jacob Part, Notary.Publie for the Coun
ty of Lehigh..
Our Streets
We are pleased le see that an effort is now
being made to raise funds by collection, for
ten-strncting a-plank-sidawalk-fronntni.=
man Methodist 'Church, on Andrew street, to
the graveyard. We hope our citizens will con
lributo liberally. The mud at present is td
roost knee deep, end the sooner the walk is
made the bettor, ns it is used almost daily.—
Our streets and sidewalks, generally speaking,
are in a very dilapidated condition, and in par
ticular, the cross-walk in Market square. It is
,o great shame for_ the _place, that they are
not kept in better order.
The Railroad Project.
It is with pleasure th r at we notice the good will
with which. our citizens in Allentown, and those
along the line of the contemplated Rail Road
from our Borough to Pottstown sign the Petitions
offered to them. It goes to show that they al
feel a deep interest in the construction of the
.road. and are ready and willing when- the time
comes to give ""substantial and liberal aid," con
.lident that it will be, a profitable investment. No
:place in Peon , ylvattia is better located for the
establishment of manufactories than Allentown.
We have in our immediate neighburhood seven
large Anthracite furnaces, from which six to
eight hundred tons of pig metal can be made per
week. This large amount of metal should not
be sent from here in its rough state, but should
be manufactured into-such Merchantable articles
,as the market affords. We have iron ore for
many more furnaces, limestone and roofing slate
in abundance, zinh and copper; independent of
which we have one of the most productive sgri„
cultural sections of country in the State. Then
why should we not have a Railroad comniunica
tion, to both Philadelphia and New York.
The Maine Liquor Law
have been favored with an extract of a
private letter, says the Philadelphia Daily Sun,
from a prominent gentleman, dated "Harris
burg, Feb. 28, 1852." in speaking ^f the
Maine Liquor Law, the letter says :—"lt is cre
ating considerable excitement and interest here,
and I believe that there is a majority in both
Houses in favor of it ; still it is extremely
doubtful whether it will be passed this session.
There appears to be no one in the lower [louse
willing to fight it through. Petitions are
pouring in daily front every part of the State,
signed by thousands in fay* of the law. Tho
petitions presented to the Senate yesterday,
contained over 2000 names, and this occurs
almost daily. The number in the (louse far,
exceeds that of the Senate. Remonstrances,
however, aro beginning to come in. Yesterr
day nne came up from the city, which would
have reached round the Capitol. It is propos.
ed to refer it to a Select Committee to report
upon the signing of it. The remonstrances from
other pints of the Sato have but few signa•
tures. Mr. Herr. the proprietor and keeper of
the larg o , ,t Hotel. in this place, together with
two whets, Las signed the petition for the
Maim; f t w.v. The r i ttestiou is assuming a new
aspect. The petitions appear to be signed by
tot-pledged men. It is no longer regarded and
felt here as a temperance movement, but a
movement of the people. It is not vviewed
now by our legislators as a mere temperance
question, urged by pledged moo, but a ques. '
thin of clorneti3 'and State policy, demanded
by 'the people."
Newspaper Debts.
In a case recently tried in Philadelphia,
where a suit was brought by the "Germen.
town Telegraph," against a subscriber for 12
years subscription, and the defendant pleaded
the statute of limitation, the Judge charged the
Jury, as reported by the Philadelphia papers,
as follows:
"Judge Kelly charged the jury that, when a
person subscribes for a 'paper, and gives di
rections where it shall be tuft, he is bound to
pay for it, unless ho prescribes the time for
which it shall be left. If a subscriber wishes
to discontinue the paper, it is his duty to
square his accounts and then give notice of a
discontinuance. If a paper is sent to a per
son through the post office, and he takes it out
he is bound to pay for it. If a subscriber °hang
es his residence it does not felicity that the car
tier must take notice of it; and a delivery of
the paper at the place where he was first di
rected to leave it is a delivery to the sub-
scriber, unless the publisher receives notice
to discontinue or send it to another place."
The statute of limitation did not affect the
case, as the defendant had. paid something
on account, in June, 1814. Verdiet.for plain-
Jiff; 822,60.
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
We learn from the Reading Advocate, that an
important link In the line of this great impro4e•
mon!, mpon the road now constructing between
Tamauqua and Catawissa, has been let to P. 0.
Reilly, Esq.., of that city, who is one of the most
experienced and energetic contractors in the
country. This contract embraces soma miles
.of gritdipg, an extensive viaduct, and the requit
site arrangements for Station and Engine Hons.
es. • The work will be commenced fdrthwith.
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Free Banking.
The question is often asked, what will the
Legislature do in reference tq the bill now
pending in the House, which allows Free
Banking? We confess that we cannot answer
this question ; but we believe the best interests
of the Stale, would be promoted if it were pas.
sed into a law. There are strong indication'
at Harrisburg, we are credibly informed, that
the bill will pass before the close of the session.
We hope this expectation will be realized. No
publib measure could be adopted which would
give more general satisfaction. All parties
agree, and business men especially, that
some change must be made. We do not know
at this moment how many applications there
before the Legislature for new Banks but there
aro a large number. No one pretends to deny
the necessity of Banks, to some extent, and
this admissien
lowing from it. The number of Banks and the
amount of circulation which answered the
Commonwealth twenty years ago, is wholly
irraderjunte - to - th - e - Wallfr - al the people at - This --
time. The policy, therefore, which establish
ed the system in this State, demands that the
banking capital should be reasonably increas
ed. Every year the people are asking for ad
ditional banking facilities, founded upon the
increased business and population of the coun
try, and as often it is denied to them. It is
idle to pretend that there is any principle of
politics involved in the question. Dema
gogues and pot-house politicians may assert
the contrary, for the purpose of accomplishing
their designs. But while the system of bank
ing is upon us, and interwoven with all the bu
siness operations of the country, we are oblig
ed to go forward with the system, or lagging
behind, fall victims to our more enterprising
neighbors.
The popular mind in every quarter of the
State favors the establishment of Free Banks
in preference to charter banks. The present
system of banking is unfair, unjust and danger
ous in the extreme. It opens the door to the
feW to commit swindling operations on the
ninny. It legalized a systein of credit, riot
founded upon such a basis as will secure the
poor and innocent noteholder. The currency
of Pennsylvania is among the most uncertain
of any State in the Union. More banks have
failed, and their failures generally rotou'ted in
'a total loss. Why is this so? We will tell
you the reason. Our Legislature charters a
bank, no flatter what capital, say. $ 60,-
000. Twelve men go together and jointly sub
scribe the stock, each $5,000. The tritely° men
elect officers, such who will do their bidding,
and the Bank then goes in operation. The law
allows the Bank to flood the country with $lBO,-
000 promises to pay, upon the nominal capital
of s6o,ooo—that is threc paper ddllars to one paper
dollar Capital. The stockholders of course start
ed the Must, with,a view of speculation, and
they respectively disroinit their own notes to the
amount of stock subscribed. The balance of
$120,000 is then discounted to Torn, Dick and
Harry, providing the stockholders have no use
for the "promises to pay" at the time. A
slight change in the monotary affairs of the
country conies on, and the paper Bank fails;
the business roan and the poor laborer aro the
losers. The time is coming when this rues.
tion must be met; corrupt Bank agents and po
litical demagogues cannot much longer trifle
with the clearest interests of the public. I'ub
lie men must consult the interests of their con
stituents, the latter are willing to bestow posi
tion and honors upon their representatives ; but
in return they expect tp be served, and a prop.
er regard paid to their interests and wants.
° The Free Banking system is the only safe
and honest principle of banking. This system
requires ono dollar available stock for one dol.
tar circulation, and that dollar of -Stook is tak.
en out of the banker's possession and held by
the State, for the ultimate redemption of the
note issued upon said stork.
The noteholder under this system runs no
risk of losing his hard earnings, by an unfon
tunate speculation of the bank. No, the bank
and the bankers may fail, and the notes will
still be worth what .it calls for. Then why
do we see this uncompromising opposition to
the Free Banking system, why not pass and
secure to our citizens a safe and uniform cur.
rency, such as they have East.of us. We will
tell you dear reader, it is understood at Harris
burg, that Bank agents crowd the Legislative
halls, and boast that they will defeat the Free
Bank measure at all hazards; this alone we
trust will satisfy honest legislators of the ne
cessity of passing the Free Banking law. The
bill passed first reading in the House by a vote
of 46 to 42; on the motion to bring the bill to
a second reading, it w4s howeverlost by a vote
of 43 to 45. We are informed that the bill will
ultimately pass the [louse. It will pass the
Senate by from 4 to 6 majority. Whether Gov.
Bigler will see fit to sign it, wo are unable to
say: Time will show. We shah refer to this
subject again.
We neglected to notice in our last issue, that
the Contracts for carrying the United Slates
mail for the next five years, commencing on
the first of July next, have all been given out.
The following relate to this section : •
'From Philadelphia to Allentown, Jacob Pe
ters, $375.
From Easton to Roading, Seagrearos & Mil
ti more, $797. •
From
groaves,
From Allentoft to Rohreraburg, Chae. Sea
greaves, $274.
From Allentown to Schneekeville, Wm. W
Wetherhold, $5O.
From Friedensvillo to Hellertown, Peters &
Whitesell, $175.•
From Porkiomen Bridge to Ernst's, hiart
ranft & Co., $2OO.
From Betblehom to Cherryville, Jacob Pa
tera, $149.
The Mails
Allentown to ilerwiek, Charles Sea
, 5946.
Allentown and Pottstown Railroad.
Now is the time, says the Pottstown Ledger,
to push forward this improvement. We hope
the section of country, through which it will
pass, will wake up to the consideration of - so
important a project. This route will require
but 28 miles of a new road to connect Allen•
town with Philadelphia, and as almost the
whole route is very favorable for its location,
it will cost not more than $500,000. The in.
terest upon which Would be but $30,000. The
travel and freight thereon, in the event of its
construction, would not fail, we think, to pay a
handsome dividend. The transport of coal,
lumber, lime, iron, flour, and merchandise
would bo veryconsiderable, independent of the
trade, of Allentown and vicinity, a town which
will soon enter the list of cities of our State.—
Et will bo recollected also, that this route will
-bring-Allentown-twenty-miles-nearerPhiladelr
phia, than the route via Easton—and New Jer
sey roads. This is an advantage, in so short a
distance, that will render it the medium of
transport of — freight an travellers from Allen-
town, and the whole Lehigh region westward
therefrom, that may from the construction of
other improvements be brought that way. Pe
titions are in circulation, asking for a charter.
We would respectfully ask of the members of
this county and of Berke to see that an act of
incorporation is granted.
The project of running a road from the Le
high, 3 miles above Allentown, to intersect the
Philadelphia and Reading road at Leesport, is
now urged, which seems to um a very wild
scheme.
IPlain Questions.
Is it right for a country like this, capable of
i existing by itself, independently of any for- .
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Proper Legislation.
i eign productions, to be constantly inquiring ' Attentiun to the current interests of the people
into the variations of a foreign market, and as ' alone, is not altogether what is required of states.
a weekly steamer arrives, trembling alive to all ; men. They must look ahead and anticipate the
its..fluctuations ? 1 wants and interests of our successors. The life ,
Is it nut better for us, to create a home mar- ; of individual man is short, while a nation may
ket for our agricultural products, and thus live on generations and generations.
have a never failing resource, near the pro- ; Thus looking ahead, Mr. Sheaffer an intelli_
duces ? gent and attentive young member from the coon-
If we manufacture at home these goods ty of Lancaster, has introduced the following im
which we now obtain from abroad, would we portant bill. It is to be hoped that it will pass,
not create such a home market, in the neces- ' and be observed in every county in the State.—
The preservation of such newspapers will be the
sary wants of the operatives and the median- :
ics working for them ? ' annals of the counties, and will be of increasing
Is it a proper situation for a country like our s interest and importance the longer they are pre_
served. It Mr. S. secures the passage of this
to have its national and state stocks owned
. bill A debt will be due him by our successors for
abroad, carried thither in payment of consurn
able goods? years and years to come:
An act to authorize the County Commission.
Is it an indication of the prosperous condi
ers of this Commonwealth to subscribe for and
Lion of trade to find the yearly demand for our
• preserve two or mere newspapers published in
grain crops decreasing; and, notwithstanding
this constant payment in cotton, grain, stocks their respective counties,
and gold, our foreign indebtedness so constant-
I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
ly resentatives, &c., That the County Commission.
accummulating, that exchange is some ten
per cent. against us? ers of the several counties in this Commonwealth
shall hereafter subscribe for two or more news.
Has any one thought of the effect on trade papers published therein, being those in which
and the money market, should the gold of Cal- the advertisements of the County officers are
&nide fail? Must not the banks then be cal- published, and shall cause the same to he pre
led upon for their specie to meet this foreign served and bound into volumes of convenient
indebtedness? Will they not be obliged to size and deposited for preservation in the offices
curtail their discounts, in some instances, to of the prothonotaries of the respective counties.
cease discounting entirely ?
Can not any ono see that all this foreign in
debtedness and the consequences it brings upon
trade and prosperity might be prevented, by
making at home what we obtain abroad ?
Are there not now thousands of American
operatives ready and anxious to make what
we now purchase in Europe, and thus support
themselves and their families by the labor to
which they have been accustomed .
Is not . then the policy that would protect
American fabor,A irrican ingenuity and Amer
ican industry against foreign competition, the
proper policy to be pursued by our govern.
tent 1
Next State Fair
At a meeting of the Executive Committee, of
the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society,
held at Harrisburg, on Thursday, the 26th of
February, it was resolved that the next Fall Ex
hibition shall be held on the 20th, 21st and 22d
of October, 1852 ; ond the subject of a place
where it shall be held was referred to a commit.
tee consisting of Frederick Watts, David Mum
ma, and James Gowen.
As it is the purpose of the committee to in.
quire what place will be most suitable, and af_
ford the greatest facilities and accommodations
for the Exhibition, an opportunity will be afford
ed to the different towns
.and cities in the State
to become competitors for it.
Address Frederick Watts, Chairman of the
Committee, Carlisle, Pa.
Dangerous Counterfeits
There is a number of Counterfeit Notes now
in circulation, (tome of them heretofore notice
ed in our columns,) which requires the closest
scrutiny by good judges to detect their charac-
ter :
Bank of Middicloten, Pa.—Mercer Brown, Pres.
—Simon Cameron, Cash. ss, re•iesue—vig.
head aud bust of a female in a frame—large
figure 5 each side of it—a medallion head and
three figures 5 on the right—on the left a medal
head, and a figure 5 above and below it.—
This is so close an imitation of the genuine,
that persons not well acquainted with the bills
should refuse all•Ss notes of this plate. The
word FIVE on the bottom margin appears 26
times—on the genuine 27.
ss, good imitation of the genuine, having
an eagle for the centre vig.—a large female on
the right, and reapers on the left end—large fe
male is rather poor—the clouding around the
eagle poor—and the reapers on the left partic
ularly poor—has no 0 after the word De.
mend, and no (.) after the name of Danforth,
the engraver.
55, engraving coarse. In the first batch, the
"M" in "Middletown" on the upper left mar
gin, had an extra flourish, which has since ta
ken on to make it correspond with the genu
ine—this leaves the "M" an eighth of an inch
farther from the margin than in the true bill,
m which it is close on to it. •
Fact and Fiction.
When the present ruinous Tariffivas passed,
we were told that it would secure to our farm
ers an abundant and inexhaustible market for
their breadstuffs. This was an important con
sideration. Our surplus agricultural products
were accumulating so rapidly that an outlet
was of primary importance. Very many, pre
viously hostile to a change of the well-work
ing tariff of 1 42, acquiesced in the change, un
der false representations of its friends. For a
time the glowing predictions of Walker & Co.
seemed likely to be fulfilled. Famine favored
them, and secured a demand for onr bread
stuffs, which was quite overwhelming. The
following table shows the value of exports for
the several years named :
1846.7 $ 27,000,000
1847-8 19,500,000
_—....1848.9 . 2.37700;000 — f
1849 50 12,200,000.
1850-51' 8,100,000
It will be seen_ that with the famine years
th e - usual - demand — cease) - ; — nnd - that — n - m
export's are nearly down to the average sten&
and of previous years.
The truth is, that however successive our
imports may be, Great Britain will only take
our breadstuffs in exchange on compulsion.—
So long as it is for her interest to buy her
wheat and flour hero, she will do so, but not
an hour longer; so that, while our own man.
ulacturers and artisans are suffering from the
ruinous competition of the cheap labor of Eu
rope, our farmers find a growing home market
checked by a policy sanctioned under a delu
sive promise that the destruction of one mar
ket would be more than made up by the open
ing of another.—Albany Journal.
The Fortress of Ham.
Of late years, this old fortress has become
ry celebrated. Li it were confined the Ministers
of Charles the Tenth in 1830, alter the acces.
sion of Louis Philippe, who had them tried for
treason, their crime being that they had coun.
selled the King to violate the Charter; their mas.
ter, who was at least as guilty as they were, be
ing suffered to go seotfree. They were sentenc
ed imprisonment for life, but were released after
a detention of five or, six years. The next dis
tinguished prisoner was Louis Napoleon, who
made his escape very ingeniously, walking out
very leisurely with a piece of timber on his
shoulder as though he was one of the laborers.
Who would have thought then that in a fcw years
he would return to France, get to be Lord of the
Ascendant, and in his turn send prisoners to'lhe
same stronghold, as he sent Changarnier, Lama
oriciere; and others'?
liam was built in 1470, by the Count St. Pol,
whose head was cut off by that crafty tyrant,
Louis XI. 'With the additions that have been
made to lit, it is now very strong. The donjon
keep—high tower, is one hundred feet in height,
one hundred broad, and the walls are thirtysiz
feet thick, which is in our opinion, a preposter.
- ous solidity, and nothing less than a waste of
stone and mortar.
Sunbury 'ands Erie Railroad Comp.
We understand that some of the Committees
are about to canvass their districts for subserip•
lions.. It is well, therefouL that we should repeat
some of the leading factrcvhich should inspire
an interest in our community, and induce a very
general subscription from our citizens. The'en
tire route is within the State of Pennsylvania.—
The highest gradient does not exceed 52 8 7 10
fe . et to the mile. The road can be built cheaper
1 than any of the great railroads connecting the
seaboard with the West. The distance by it
will be shorter than by any other route from the
Lakes to the Atlantic cities. Six per cent. in.
teiest will be paid by the Company on all in.;
stalment s,.froin the date of each payment.' The
stock is fee from any tax whatever, till - the nett
earnings of the road realize at least six per cent.
profit upon the whole capital invested. No
subscription is binding, unless or until! two mil.
lions shall be subscribed.- The cars can run
from Philadelphia to Erie within three years, if
each citizen will make a subscription (not gift)
entirely -within his means and convenience.—
The payments will run through the years 1852.
1853, and 18 . 54. Not more than ten ,dollars per
share can be required at any time, nor that of_
letter than once in three months.—Daily News.
The Registration Bill.—The bill passed at the
last session of the Legislature, providing for a
registration of marriages, birth and.deatbs, has
become a law, Governor Johnston not having
returned it to the present General Assembly,
within three days of its meeting.
rirCineinnattL has given $14,000 to the cause
of Hungary.
Forty Miles per Hour.
A correspondent of the Albany Journal, in an
article under the title of liailroati Accidents and
Legislation Thereon," speaking of speed at forty
miles an hour, says:
"Men who are used to the railroad, and to the
working of the rolling stock, know what such
rate of speed is, and how wonderful is the oper
ation: Let us examine it. An engine, tender
and train of four passenger cars and one lug
gage car, when . properly loaded, will be not
much less than eighty tons weight. This body,
at the rate of forty miles an hour, moves about
sixty feet in a second. That is, between two
beats of a clock, it flies across a common street.
The driving wheels, if six feet in diameter, re
volves three times a second. The common
wheels of the cars revolve about eight times a
second. The revolutions of the driving wheels
-are-produced-by-the-tnotiotrorth-e-fith-e
-cylinder, To each revolution of this wheel,
there are two motions of the piston. Thus there
are six motions of the piston to the second, and_
at each of these motions a valve is opened or
closed, for the taking or exhausting steam from
the cylinder. This must be a complete and per
fect operation, each time, to produce the spesii,
But there are two cylinders, working at oppos
sides of the engine, and at different points on the
crank of the wheel, or axle, as may be, and they
do not move at the same instant, or, rather, they
alternate, and thus each performing the same of
-11 lice, they divide a second into twelve equal parts
or periods, in each of which the perfect and coin
! plete operation of tatting or exhausting steam is
performed, and at the end of each motion the
piston actually stops and turns the other way.—
Now, the eye could not count or comprehend
these motions. The ear could not distinguish
the exhausts, though each is as perfect and dis•
tinct •as when the engine is drawing a heavy
load four or five miles an hour, when it seems
Ito labor and to cough, as if struggling with its
load. This is a speed of forty miles an hour au.
a lyzed. Now must there not be very greatly in•
creased liability to accident at such a rate of
speed ? Who can see the strains upon parts of
the machinery, that may result in a fracture
when moving at this rate."
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Uneasy State of Europe. -
' There does not appear to be a power in Bit.
rope, Which is not, more or less, uneasy at the
present aspect of affairs. Even Russia has la.
ken the alarm. In the plenitude of his conti.
nental dictatorship, the Emperor Nicholas has, it
is said, expostulated with Louis Napoleon, on
the contemplated assumption, by the latter, of
the imperial crown. If this should prove true, as
there is good reason to beleive it will, the designs
I of the French President on Belgium will scarce
ly be realized without a general war in Europe,
It is apparent that in the event of the autocrat
I entering the field, the triumph of the French arms
Iwill be exceedingly problematical. Thu uhf tr tnl I
indeed, between Napoleon and the rest of Eti.
I rope, will be renewed, and in all probability
with a like disastrous termination to France.—
In fact, Louis Napoleon will not have even as
good a chance of success as his uncle, He
wants the military genius of the emperor. He.
is not, as the EMperor was at first, the represen•
tative of liberal principles in opposition lo the
time. worn despotisms of Europe. Splendid as
the French at my is in discipline, numbers and
equipments it must inevitably fail if undertaking
to wage war against allied Europe.
Why this Disorepenoy ?
The Canal Commissioners in their report sass
the gross receipts on the several lines of canal
and railroad for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30,
1851, amounted to $1,763,624 81 and that the ex
penditures monied to $1,054,293 99. Showing
an excess of receipts over expenditures of $738,1
730 83.
The Auditor General's Report tells a different
story. He says the canal and railroad tolls (or
the same period amounted to $1,719,778 04, and
the expenditures to $123,909 02—showing an ex.
cess of expenditures over receipts of $103,921.
99.
of these statements is true, or are they
both true? Who can answer this question.—
Berks County Press.
Distressing Casuality.—The Lycoming Ga^
zette details the particulars of a horrible acci'
dent which occurred a few days since at Hulin's
Saw Mill, on Mosquito Creek, about. six miles
from Williamsport. Mr. John Henry went to
the Mill about midnight to take his turn at work
until daylight, when finding it necessary to go
underneath the Mill for the purpose of arrang,.
iog the gearing,'he slipped anti his fingers were
caught in the meshes of a cog-wheel. Gradual.
ly the hand and arm were drawn in crushing the
bones, until by his weight and the pressure the
machinery was stopped. Being .alone, he re
mained as if held in a vice, suffering as may
well be imagined, the most excruciating agony,
for five tedious hours, until his wife awaking
and seeing no light in the Mill, was induced from ,
fear of something wrong, to visit it, when hear.
ing the moans of her Buffeting husband, she cal.
led for assistance and' had him released. His
wounded arm was amputated, and wonderful as
it may seem, at last accounts the poor fellow
was in a fair way of.recovery.
The IVheelbarrow Emigrant Returnect—Many
of our readers. will remember the account pub.
lisped in all the newspapers, nearly two years
ago a California emigrant who crossed the
plains "on foot and aloner . with a wheelbarrow
conveying all his earthly goods, that is, his
provisions, clothes, tools, dr.c . ., in that humble
vehicle, and outstripping, in his march numbers
who started for the land of gold with more showy
and expensive appointments. His name was
Brookmire, and he is and Irishman by birth.. , —
His residence is at Warren, in Pennsylvania,
Where he has last-left a wife family of children
in very indigent circumstances, when he went
over the Rocky Mountains to "try his fortnne." .
Prookmire has lately returned from California
with about $15,000 of the °dust," all of whichle
dug and washed out with his own bands. And
as it very apt to potir when it rains, his wife re_
calved legacies during his absence to the amount
of $10,009, falling due to her upon the death of
some relations in talcolland.—Syracuse Journal
GLEANINGS
rFi'The Tobacco plant is cultivated very ex
tensively in Lancaster county.
t_V"He who thinks liblnovirs the most knows
the least.
LV•They are diggin g for gold in Mahoning
Valley, Carbon county.
M"Pennsylvania has won the Golden Banner
and it has been awarded to Monroe county.
I'A man's own good breeding is th'e best
protection against other people's ill manner's.
W"Talking about women voting; one of oui
exchanges says:
Cradles tire the ballot boxes rot' women, in
which they should deposit not votes, but voters.
Monstrous Mode of Life.
In the northern part of Indiana county, says
he Johnstown, [Pa.] Echo, resides a fainili. -
- consisting - ofran old man, his
num
erous progeny of children of both genders. Theii
residence is a log cabin of the poorest deSe,rip' -
tion. It has a chimney—or, at least, a fire.place,7.
and the inventory of the goods and chattles may .
bAllmed up thus—one cow, one bucket, one
W'he floor of the dwelling is of that descrir
(inn known among backwoodstnen as "punch.
eon ;" consisting of split logs laid side by side,
in drills made in the earth—the split side fo'rm
ing the upper surface. This much for the dom.
icil—now fir the occupants. The old gentleman
may be venerable—for aught we know--or in
telligent, or handsome; but he don't wear any
clothing ; neither does his wife; and we blush to
sat , it, neither do the children. All of them are .
in a complete state of nudity except one. That
one is the support of the family. He adopts the
costume befitting a civilized and refined young
man, and goes out to service, the proceeds of
which labor procures sustenance for the rest.—
At night he comes home, provided with a bun
dle of straw, which supplies a bed for the faro.. .
de for the night and food for the cow the next
day. He can seldom he induced to stay away
from bonte_o_ver"pght. but if he does,-invariably -
sleeps on the door. The bed of the family is a
hole beneath the floor, made by scooping oui the
earth. When the weather is cold, coals from the
fireplace are scraped into it, and allowed to re
main until the earth is warmed, when they aro
removed, and the family retire to rest. Other
circumstances, illustrating their customs, are ad.'
ded, hut we forbear mentioning them. The sto.
ry is related by a highly respectable individual,
whose veracity is unimpeachable; and the facts
must have come to him very well authenticatt*
led, or he would not have made them known;
in fact, he has been in that section of country
and has seen the 'cabin in which the family
reside.
Chevalier Wyboff:
1 Thurlow Weed, of the Albany Journal, writes
from Genoa a long account of the matrimonial
l
enterprise of Mr. Wyco11; of this city, in his pur
suit of the hand of .'lrliss Gamble, daughter of
John Gamble, E•q., also of Philadelphia. Miss
G. had been adopted by a wealthy Englishman,
Mr. Dunlop. on whose death she came into pos_ •
session of a large fortune. Mr. W. had hung
been acquainted with the faintly, and after the
death of Mr. Oink'''. called on her in London,'
and urged her to go dot Continent for her health.
She went with her tilends, and Mr, %V. followed '
her, falling in with her at various places, and
being very particular in his attentions. At Ge
neva, while walking on the lake shore he asked
her to marry him, seizing her hand, and refus,
ing to release it mad she consented. As persons '
were approaching, she gave the consent, but soon
after repented of it and, writing to him that she
could not marry him, she hnrried to London,
wither he followed, insisting on her keeping
th> engagement.
. .
Again she fled to the conddent;but her lover'
1 by bribing her courier, endeavered to entrap her
I into a parlor at Turin, but failed. At Genoa he
was more successfUl, and managed to get her'
into a room with hint, locking the door arfil irijh
sitting on her fulfilling her promise of marriage:'
Here, according to Mr. Weed's report violence
was used, chloroform unsuccesfully applied, and
another promise of marriage extorted, this time
in writing. The lady was afterwards much
agitated, but succeeded in making her case known
to the 13ritish Consul, who had Mr. W., with his
confederates, Miss Gamble's courier and valet,
arrested. They were awaiting their trial at the
last accounts. • This is a brief condensation ofa
very long and scandalous story. Mr. Wycoff's
version of it has not yet appeared. It will prob
ably put a different face on the matter.—BuUrtin.
The Maine Law Defeated in New Jersey.—A
long debate on a law similar to the Maine Li
quour,La w was concluded in the New Jersey
House of Representatives yesterday. .Finally
the question was put and the bill was defeated
—yeas 13, Says 40. The Trenton American says
the law ..was amply discussed, but was .finally
decided to be unconstitutional, impracticable,
fraught with mischief and out of its latitude."
Importance of Recording Deeds. The Act of•
Assembly of the 18th March, 1775, provides that
all Deeds and conveyances of or concerning any .
lands are lying and being, within six months at:"
ter the ex,-cution of such Deeds or conveyances',•
and that every such Deed and conveyance that , .
shall at any time be made and executed, and`!
which shall not be proved and recorded as store- •
said, shall be adjudged fraudulent and; void 'I
against any subsequent purchaseror mortgages, •
unless such Deed or conveyance be recorded as;
aforesaid.
Fire.--On Thursday at/ruing; abbut I ,o'Clock.
a fire was discovered in one of a row of unfit!.
Med brick dWellings belonging to Mr. Thomas
L. Seip, in • Cherry Alley, above Ninth street,
Reeding, and before it was extinguished, three
of them were damaged to the extent of $4OO or
$5OO. As the buildings were not yet Tenanted,
and.as no fire had been used in any of them, it is
almost certain that the fire was the work of an
incendiary,—Gazelle.
Old fierks a Centenarian.—On the Ilth of this
month, Berks county will be one hundred years
old—having been erected out of parts of Phila..
delphla, Lancaster and Chester. then the only
thpe counties into which Tennsylvinia was d'
videa r bil the lith.of litaroh, 1752.