incgister. Allentown, Pa. THURSDAY, MARCH, 25, 1852, School Examination. The examination of the Publio Schools in this place, commenced last Monday afternoon. We attended those .of Mr. Stemmer, Miss flab •eracker and Mrs. Ott. That of Mr. Stemmer's, who teaches the entailer boys, was first in or_ der. Before the examination of the school be gan, Mr. Jonathan Reichard, the President of the . Board, by the bye, one of the most attentive and persevering Directors the citizens of Allen town ever had the fortune to elect, addressed the audience in a brief but appropriate manner. lie stated in regard to the School of Mr. Slem. mer, that but few of the boys were able at the opening of the School to read, &o. The reading, spelling and singing, was indeed very good. The little girls under the tuition of Miss Haberacker end Mrs. Ott, performed their parts moat admirably ; their singing animating -- the - audlence very 'much: - The - different - tables were gone through with, the States, Capitals, Rivers, Mountains, &0., were pointed out on the map, very satii,facterily. • • The exeroisos of the schools of Messrs. Good, Moss, Wolf and Richards; of the male department, and those of Miss Landis, Gib one, Bitting, and Gibson, of the female .de partment, will, we doubt not, also be highly in. teresting. Time did not permit us to attend on Tuesday and Wednesday. Visit-of-Mr.-Laury Our representative, David Laury, Esq., paid - • our County a short visit during the present week. He looks very hearty and from ap• pearances we are led to judge that Harrisburg agrees very well with him. Mr. Lanry is at present filling kis second term, and has gained many personal friends in the Legislature. Ile speaks with confidence in regard to the pas• sage of the Railroad from Allentown to Potts town. As regards a Bank, however, things dont look quite so favorable, as we would wish to see. We must hope for the best. Greenleaf's Lawn We aro informed that a company of entor prising citizens aro about purchasing the beau tiful square on the south side of Hamilton street. known Rs ' . Grocnlcaf's Lawn," with the inten tion of turning the building thereon into a beautiful Hotel. The plan is, to build up to Margaret stroof, four stories high. Allentown is in_want of__ a more spacious house to enter tain strangers, in a modern style. b:hoilIcl our Railroads be built soon, a house of this dis cription is absolutely necessary to accommo date strangers. The location is the most ro• mantic that could be found. We hope the en• terprise will not be suffered to.sleep. Sad Accident On Friday evening, the 12th instant, the fol. lowing sad accident happened in the Borough of Easton. A son of Mr. Nathan Troxell, for merly of Misplace, in trying to get on his chair at the supper table, fell backwards with the chair Inwards the -stove, anti in casting out his arm to save himself from the fall, caught at a kettle full of boiling water, and brought its con tents-on his face and body, some running into hie ear, and scalding him so badly as to cause hie death on the third day after. Shocking Murder We were informed that a murder of the most 'hocking character, was committed on Monday evening last, between 10 and 11 o'clock, in the Borough of Easton, the circum• stances of which are as follows: It appears that Barney Andrews, and his wife, the unfortunate victim, had lived together for many years in a very quarrelsome manner, and finally parted, some fifteen or eighteen months ago. The husband, in a slate of intoxication, on the evening above mentioned forced 'his way into the house, which she determinately tried to resist. He finally succeeded, and when in, cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor. Persons living in the second story of the house gave the alarm of murder, when it so happen• ed that a police officer was nearby and the de• mon was immediately taken. Fie confessed the horrid deed and requested to be hung for it the next day. • Free Banking. Thompson's New York Batik Note Reporter says: The Indiana Legislature is about adopt ing this system of Banking. A bill has passed the lower house, and will probably become a law, allowing the formation of any Bank or Banking Association basing its circulation ox• elusively on a deposit of Government or State Stocks with the Comptroller. Some liule pre forence is shown to the Stocks of its own State, by allowing them to be deposited nt a par val ue for a five per cent Stock, while all others are tobe taken at par for a six per cent Stock; neither, however, to be taken over their mar ket value. Mortgages and all Real Estate are excluded. hi most other respects, the act is similar to the Now York Free Banking Law, os now in force. Exports of Specie. Tho exports of specie from this country to Europe since the Ist of January last, amount. ed to nearly six millions of dollars. When we romember that this amount is paid In English manufacturers for goods furnished which Amor. loans under a proper system of protection would have supplied, we can see the working of that Tariff of 1846. That Tariff is daily rob bing American laborers of thousands of dol. tars by depriVng them of wotk and is daily building up Foreign workmen and Foreign manufacturers, to the deep injury of American citizens. And free (radars call this "sound pol icy" and "patriotic statesmanship." No man can think so who acknowledges the duties we - Uwe to ourselves, as paramount to those we owe to others, Supreme Court The following cases, from Lehigh county, were argued in the Supreme Court, during last week : Larosh vs. Wright. Argded by S. A. Bridg es, for plaintiff in error, and by Charles Davis, for defendant in error. Jarret's Appeal. Appeal from the Orphan's Court of Lehigh county. Decree reversed, and record remitted to the Orphan's Court for fur ther proceedings by agreement of counsel filed. Gangwere vs. Fry. Argued by S. A Midg es and James M. Porter for plaintiff in error, and by John D. Stiles and Charles Davis for defendants in error. %Veber's Appeal. Argued by A. E. Brown for appellants, and by James M. Porter for ap pellees. Zimmerman's Appeal. On motion of J. M. Porter and S. A. Bridges, a rule to show cause why the decree shall not be corrected so as to contom to the opinion filed, proceedings to stay in the mean timo in the Cour: below; re turnable to Dec: term; 1852; Sehtnoyer. vs. Sohmoyer. Error to Common Ploas of Lehigh county. Argued by Sainuel A. Bridges and A. E. Brown_ for plaintiff in er ror, and by C. Davis and J. Al. Porter for de fendant in error.. Balliet vs. The Commonwealth. Error to Common Pleas of Lehigh county. Argued by Porter and King for plaintiff in error and by It. Wright for defendant in error. On the 22nd instant, the following decisions were made by the Court ; vs. Wright.—Judgment affirme.l EOM Weber's Appeal.—Deeree of the Orphan's Court reversed, and distribution ordered agree ably to the report of the Auditors. Gan ;were vs. Fry.—Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered. Barnet vs. The Commonwealth.—Judgment affirmed. Let the Legislature Beware Another.detachrnent of sappers and miners went to Harrisburg on the i6:11 inst.; with a view to prepare further approaches to the cita- Act of Legislation. This detachment of borers is the result of the trepidation among the old charter Banks, in consequence of the increas ing chances of the passage of a Free Banking Law. Money in abundance is ready to defeat it, and it will be placed in the hands of false democrats, who make their public boast that they have Gov. Bigler all right, and that he will veto such a bill. Nuw, tcodo not behevethis, Gov. Bigler is opposed to special legislation, as we are, in all calves where general laws can be framed to prevent any branch of business from becoming a monopoly. As a Democrat ic Executive, he cannot consistently interpose his veto to such a bill, which is the only dem ocratic mode of banking ever proposed in this country. The borers therefore, only throw out the hint of the Governor's course, in hopes to influence some Democrats to oppose the Free Banking Law. Let, members, therefore, be ware of these tricks, and above all, we warn them to beware of the seductive influences of the bribery fund sent up to Harrisburg by the Banks. We have Argus•eyed sentinels on the watch there, and if any man dare take one cent, given with a view to influence his vote, it is almost as certain as fate itself, that we shall know the transaction, and if so, we will give names and facts to the public, without fear, favor or affection. Legislation has so long \been huckstered about in the public shambles, that those charged with the making of laws imagine the little interest heretofore taken by the public, has established as im pity for all kinds of venality and bribery. This is not so. The Commonwealth has groaned under the rank system which has grown up at Harrisburg, until there can be no more forbear_ ance. Public opinion, henceforth, must be operated upon through the ballot-boxes, and , public men . must not be allowed to misrepre sent that public opinion under the influence of batik largesse, or the bribes of monopolists. IVe stand ready to do our whole duty in exposing the corrupt legislation at our State capital, and we again say, "Let the Legislature beware !" —Philadelphia Daily Sun, A Revolutionary Soldier Gone In Manhasset, Long Hand, New York, on the 6th ultimo, Joseph Ondertionk, in the 86th year of his age. The deceased was but little over ten years of age at the time or the Declaration of Independ, ence, a copy.of which, in handbill form, was sent to his father, (who was a Whig Committee man,) and which he read aloud to his father's family, who were called together for the purpose, after the noontide repast. His recollection of the events of the Revolution were unusually vivid and accurate. He saw the British Light Horse [l7th dragoons) when they rode up to his father's house and carried him of to the Provost. He walked among the ruins of the great fire in' N. York in 1776, and saw• the walls of Trinity Church as they stood broken, black, and crumb. ling, from the effects of the fire. Ile heard the booming of the cannon at the battle of White Plains. He recollected being in the harvest field in 1778, when his uncle rode in with an extra ..Gazette," giving the first news of the battle of Monmouth. In the hard winter, 1780, he saw the British outposts marching through the snow knee deep, from the cast end of the Island, for the protection of New Yotk—the harbor of which was then for weeks bridged over with ice. He was impressed i with his father's team, to trans. port soldiers' rations from the Dutch Church at Jamaica to Colonel Wormb's quarters at West bury. At the, evacuation of Long Island in 1783 he•in like manner, assisted in removing the bag. gage of the camp followers from Success Church to Newtown. Diiings of Co»greas.—lt is stated that Congress has passed one bill and two resolutions since their mectine. They have been in session since the first week in Decembersand are succeeding admirably at doing nothing. Township Elections The following persons were on Friday, the 19th inst., elected to fill the various .towriship offices in Lehigh county : BOROUGH SOUTH WARD.—Judge, Carlos H. SaMson; Inspectors, Henry Botts, Daniel Fried; Asses• sor, John F. Rahn, jr.; Assistant Assessori, M. D. Eberhard, Paul Knauss; Constable, Samuel Hartman. NORTII WARD.—Justice of the Peace, J. D. Lowell; Judge, Edward Beck; Inspectors, Jacob Slemmer, Levi Woodring; Assessor, A. J. Ritz; Assistant Assessors, Thomas Steckel, Charles ICeck ; Constable, Samuel Burger. Northampton.—Judge, Charles F. Mertz, In spectors, Daniel Siegfried, Jonathan Schwartz, Constable, 'Jacob Meyers, Assessor, Solomon Weaver, Assistant Assessors, John Schimpt, David Schwartz, Supervisors, Casper Kleckner, Daniel _Blamer, School Directors, Solomon Butz, William J. Ilocksworth, Auditor, Jonas B. Gommery, Justice of the Peace, George White. ilanover.—linlge, Tobias Sterner, Inspectors, Samuel Keiper, Robert Oberly, Constable, Jo seph Lazarus, Superviors, George Yager, Wm. Nlinnich, Assessor, Samuel Wader, As: Asses• sor, Valentine !Jodie, Jacob Bast, Treasurer. Charles Ritter, Auditor, Florentine Hoeftle, Township Clerk, Charles Colver, School Di rectors, Ferdinand C. Baumgartner, fsanc Mc- Hose, Upper Saticon.—Constable, Udall Lynn, Su pervisors, Henry Mellor, Henry 13. Pearson, John Wind, Judge, Jacob Correll, Ins Leight, Joseph Wit man, Assessor, Jacob ; Cooper, As. Assessors, C. B. Weaver, Jesse Solliday, Auditor, Reuben Which, School Di. rectors, Thomas B. Cooper, Samuel W. Sny. der, Town. Clerk, J. Dotterer. South Illitchull.—Censtable, George Miller, Judge, Daniel Hoffman, Inspectors, Edw. Ilel frich, Thomas Schmoyer, Assessor, William Grieserner, As. do., Elias Guth, George Kern ! meter, Auditor, •Ilenry S. Bare, Supervisors, I David Biery, Joseph Hammel, Daniel Weiser, Samuel Stout, School Directors, George Ster ner, Solomon Rabenold, Reuben Schaad, Pe ! ter Troxell. I North IVhitehrtll.—Justice of the Peace, John Shantz, jr., JudgC, John Kuehner, Inspectors, H. Jacob, Dan. Boyer, Assessor, Peter Hecker, As. Assessors, 13. :Samuel, Edward Kohler, Consta.. ble, Samuel Roth, Township Clerk, Stephen Mt ) ter, A inlitor,' Peter Gross, Supervisors, E. Lentz, Daniel Zerfass, George Roth, John Miller, school Directors, A. J. G. Dubs, H. Rocket, J. Newhard, W. Lelsenring. Upper 1111 1 Prd.—Jtistice, Reuben Stahler, Constable, Solomon Dillinger, Supervisors, C. E. Roeder, Lazarus Weidner, Assessor, Henry Shell, As, Assessor, Henry Jordan, Daniel S. Vaekel, Judge, William Hittle, Inspectors ; S. Wieder, Aaron Dubs, School Directors, Charles B. Shinier, Chas, W. ►Viand, Auditor, Francis Schwartz,Treasurer, David Kern, TOW 11: Clerk, Philip Hittle. Upper illartingy.--Supervi, , ors, Samuel Bern hard, Reuben Kuhns, Constable, Jacob lirKin. ney, Judge, Willoughby Fogel, Inspectors, H. Ginkinger, Jacob Heller, Assessor, Leonard Moyer, Assistant Assessors, Solomon Koller, Jacob Litzenberger, School Directors, Stephen Dornbluzer, Daniel Kuhns, Auditor, Hiram J. Shantz, Treasurer, Jesse Schantz, Town. Clerk, Francis G. Heintz. Lower Illocungy.—Constable, And. Neu mop er, Supervisors, Isaac Eisenhard, Jacob IVotz , pi, Judge, Jacob Michael, Inspectors, J. Ham mon, Henry Yaeger, School Directors, Henry Gorr, Reuben Bauer, Assessor, David Danner, As. Assessors„Peter Romig, Benj. Schmoyer, Auditor•, Peter Weiler, Treasurer, John Kum!. ler, Town Clerk, Peter Dankel. fkidc!Berg.— Constable, George llowz, Sep pervisors, I'eter hiller , Elias Alantz, Judge, J. Hunsicker, Inspectors, Stephen M. Kistler, C. Handwerk, Auditors, John Kressel, Levi Peter, Peter Miller, jr., Assessor, Jacob German, A. Assoso-or, Godlrey• Peter, Jacob Harter, School Directors, C. Hun,icker, Lorentz Ileintzelman, J. J. Peter, Nathan Wuchter, Town. Clerk, 0. Miller. Washington,-Constable, John Kern, Super visors, Jelin G. Peter, Nicholas Peter, Judge, Jonas Kern, Inspectors, George floss, .llenry Kuntz, Assessor, L. C. Schmidt, As. do., Chas. Kern, Benj. S. Levan, Auditor, Thomas Kurd; Township Clerk, Thomas Peter, School Di rectors, Stephen Kern, Charles K. Beck, Tilgh. man Kuntz. IVeiscnburg.—Constablo, George Danner, jr., Supervisors, Peter Shunt acher, Daniel Derr, Judge, David Knerr, Inspectors, Daniel Smith, George KtierriAssessor, Sol. H. Appel, As. do., John Leiser, William Stein, School Directors, Thomas Grim, 1 year, Edward Ehrie and Dan. Deily; 2 years, Jeremiah Derr and Jacob Wal-. ben ) 3 years, Auditors, Stephen Barnet, 1 year ) Jacob Grim, 2 years ) and David Zimmerman, 3 years. Lou:ha—Constable, Daniel Werly, Judge, John Holben, Inspectors, David Seibert, Peter Oriel, Supervisors, John George, Benj. llen singer, Assessor, Jonas Buchman, As. Asses sor, Joseph %Votherhold, Andrew linerr, School Directors, Jacob Hinter, George Klotz, Jacob Peter, Auditor, Joseph Kline, Treasurer, John' Seibert, Township Clerk, Thomas l3eeker. Lynn.—Judge, Jacob Haas, Inspectors, D. IL Kistler, Dan. Bauch, Constable, Reuben Ross, Assessor, D. F. Follweiler, As. As., Bam. Camp, James Seiberling, Supervisors, Dan. Schitz, J. Schmidt, D. Lutz, Auditors, J. Harmony, 'rrea. surer, P. Snyder, School Directors, C. Groscop, S. Herman, Reuben Bock, Township Cleric, E. Dena t.. Lit"Tbe returns of Salisburg not tiled yet State Convention The Whig State Convention will assemble at Harrisburg, in the hall of the House of Rep resentatives, on Thursday next, the 25th inst.— Its duty will be confined to the nomination o f a candidate for Canal Commissioner and Pres. idential Eleo!ors. The Publio Works The suspected frauds in the management of the State Works, especially as regards the Al legheny Portage . Railroad, form a subject of universal interest. The Canal Commissioners have replied to the resolution of inquiry, adopt ted in the Senate, asking information as to the bide offered and contracts let on this road—but the answering statement "comes in such a questionable shape" that it is almost unintelli gible. The subject of investigation should not be allowed to sleep or to be smothered—there are crying evils connected with the whole man agament of the State Works, and the attempts of those who are directly or indirectly con• cerned with the management, to stifle an in vestigation, should be another and a stronger reason for all proper thinking minds to ferret out this increasing wholesale robbery of the people's money. For the following figures we are indebted to Senator Munlenberg, who has been. investi_ gating the financial questions connected with the public works: Receipts and Expenditures at the close of the year 1843. Tutal receipts up to year 1851 inclusive, Total expenses as per table, $18,925,257 38 Add patent rights, 6,400'00 Add euaranteed in- ME2 EOM Apparent net profit in 9 - years, $3,825,282 - 92 But construction account In 1851 is $.30,057,077 56 In 1843 it was 28,616,375 01 DeduCt this difference, Real net profit in 9 years, Net revenue peryear from 1813 to 1851, Average annual expenses fur four years ending in 1816, Average annual expenses for four years ending in 1850, . 5915,000 00 Taking this statement to be entirely accurate, it is clear that the State is annually losing large ( amounts by the public improvements. Our t present State debt• of forty millions of dollars was mainly contracted in making these im• provements. The annual interest on this debt is about two millions of dollars. This for nine years is about eighteen millions; whilst the profit in the same time is a little over two mil lions!—clear loss in nine years—about sixteen , millions of dollars. Yet the Board of Canal Commissioners annually assert our public im• provements are making Imoney. Their re ports are all cheats. They take a few favora ble facts—throw them together and conceal those which are unfavorable that the people may be misled and the present corrupt system continued. The Farm Journal The March number of the "Pennsylvania Farm Journal," a very valuable Agricultural Publication has been received: We are pleas ed to see that those connected with it are de termined that it shall succeed. It has already gained a wide spread reputation, and we hope the farmers of "Little Lehigh" justly appreciate the object of the publishers. It is published in Lancaster, Pa., by A. M. Spangler, at SI 00 per annum. Itail lined Communication.—The city al Chic' ago is now within 12 miles of the Western and of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad. Cars run through from Toledo to Ainsworth and thence the travel, 12 miles to Chicago, is over a good plank road. We notice that the people of Huron county, Ohio, are mov. ing in the matter of the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland link of the Lake Erie shore road.— This work, and the 35 or 40 miles yet unfinished on the Ashtabula road, completed, and a contin uous line from New York to Chicago and New York to Cincinnati will be fairly in competition with steamboats, canal boats, and all other wa , I ter craft. 9 ,1 . about : * clesilver.--Qiiicksilver has been discovered t a quarter of a mile from Sonora, Califor- It is found oozing through the red clay, Iready several pounds have been picked up. Of course there is a mine not far olf, and the discoverers are taking measures to trace up the lead. t Frequently during the past two years, gold has been found in this immediate vicinity, and below it, completely amalgamated with quicksilver, which led the knowing ones to con. jecture the existence of what has now been disc covered. nia. and a New .Mexico.—Some facts developed by the census seem to show New Mexico to be one of the healthiest countries on the globe. Out of a population of 61,932, noless than 40 persons are over 100 years of age, 60 are over 90 years, and 310 are over 80 years of age. In Valencia County, Candelain Agular, a farmer, was 130 years old when the census was taken; Jose Or, tado was 110; 11oso Bitlejos, 110 ; Rosa Montal. 10, 100; Maria J. Pacheco, 103. The•males at tain a greater age than the females; of the 310 over 80, 193 arc males and 107 are females. Very Wrong.—Petitions that have been circu. lated for the Maine Liquor Law,—and probably those against it too—contain the names of chil. dren and women. We do not think this proper or Judicious. It is true that women suffer more from intemperance than men,—and their corn.. fort and happiness ought to be considered, but let :are petitions be signed exclusively on all sides of the question, either by voters, women or children. Let voters,. women, and minors, male or female, have separate petitions. A fair judgement can then be formed of the public sen. timent of the people of the State. New Post Office.—A• new Post Office has been erected at Seidersville, in Lower Saucon town, ship, and Solomon Behtn, appointed Post Mast. er. The office is named alter the village and has long' been needed in•that neighborhood. F 21,163,81 2 -19 406,873 19 17,338,529 57 1,440,701 55 52.284.581 37 $253,842 26 5590,000,000 Northampton a Centenariam—On Saturday last,-the 13d1 inst., Northampton county was one hundred years old; it having heel' erected on the 13th of March, 1753• It is rather a singular co. incidence that the first steamboat that ever reach ed that town, arrived on the very day that the county became a centenarian. Aland of Young Musicians —The Un inn Brass Band, of Baltimore, is engaged to play for the Schuylkill Hose Company, in the parade of the Philadelphia Fire. Demirtment, which will take place in May next. The Band is under the com mand of Mr. Adam Nelly, and is composed of fourteen boys, the youngest eight years, and the oldest fourteen. They are said to be very prof'. cient in the science of music. Another Revolutionary Soldier Gone.—llenry Gibson, one of the Revolutionary soldiers who fought under General Washington, died at his tesidence in Orange County, N. York, on Mon- day morning, aged 10l years. He was in that city attending the late celebration of f'l'ashing• ton's birth day, and excited considerable curios. ity. The remains of the deceased veteran will be conveyed to New York city where they will be laid in state for severaklays. Ire will be in. terred with military honors. Baked /lam—Most persons boil hams. They are much better baked if they are baked right.— Soak for an hour in clean water, and wipe dry and Own spread it over with thin flour batter, and lay in a deep dish with sticks under to keep i t up out of the gravy. When fully done off the skin and the batter crusted upon the flesh side, and set away to cool. You will find it very de- licious, but too rich fur dyspeptics. An improvement. A Daguerreolypist of Charleston, S. C., has discovered a mode of coy. ering daguerreotypes with a transparent enamel surface, whereby he dispenses with the glass cover to protect the picture. Rubbing the plate instead of injuring, improves the picture.. Such picture may be sent any distance without injury. New Hampshire.—At the recent election in:this Slate, the Democrats were triumphant. Dr. N. Martin, dem., has been elected by about 2000 majority, and 120 democrats to 105 opposition arc elected to the Legislature. A United States Senator, in place of John P. Hale, will be elect.. ed the coming Session. Cough Drops.—Take Immure of bloodroot, syr up of ipecacuanha, syrup of squills, tincture of balsam tolu, and paregoric, of each one ounce. Mix. Used in all severe coughs from colds; it is a valuable mixture. Dose, half to one drachtn, whenever the cough is severe. .What Nest I—A petition has been sent in to the Maine Legislature, praying that the use of tobacco may be prohibited. GLEANINGS • orDuainess In Philadelphia was never brisk• er than at the present time—the many ant. hotels are jammed with western and southern march. ants-‘—and the streets are crowded with bustling, buf;ineav people: IV"The Louisiana }louse of Delegates has passed a bill exempting SIZS4 Worth of property from execution. Cir There were 1134-births at sea on board of vessels which arrived at New York during the year 1851. Eir Take every thing as it comes, and make the best of it. riV*The girls in Northampton have been send. ing a bachelor editor bouquets of tansy and wormwood. He says he don't care; he had rail]. er smell them than matt imony. value of real estate: of the city of Cleveland has been doubled since 1647. Cause —Railroads. , 1 -./1 man in Maine applied for two gallon's of . rum, for "mechanical purposes." "For what mechanical purposes?" asked the agent. "Fur raising a barn," was the reply. - GrA Hottentot once got up a painting of heaven. It was enclosed with a fence made of sausages, while the centre was occupied with a fountain that squirted potpie. CeThere have been five Constitutions in France during the last forty_eight years. tlP"There are 30,000 persona in prison in France, for political offences. Wood is the thing after all, as the man with a wooden leg exclaimed, when the mad dog bit it. cO - Partri4ges in great numbers- have--been cooped up in Maryland, for the sake- of letting ; them loose in the spring, thereby preserving the game CV"The lowest bid fur the present census jnb is $000,000; the highest 1 ,300,0'00. ErTen thousand dollars have been found in the Dead letter Office, at Washington, during the present quarter. fs.Th's'Dr. Brandreth, th'e famous pill man, has bought the property bounded by Broadway, Ca_ nal and Lispenard streets, in New York city, for $120,700, and'is going to erect a grand building, in which he will establish a bank, of which he will be the principal stockholder and President. Niagara Falls Crumbling. On Sunday afternoon, a portion of the preci, pice near the Tower, on the south side of Goat Island, fell with a mighty crash. The "Niagara Falls Iris" says.: This portion extended frost the edge of the Island toward the Tower, being about one hundred and twentyfive feet king and about sixty feet wide, of a somewhat elliptical ; shape, and reaching front the top to near the hot• torn of the fall. The next day another piece ; tri. angular, with a base of about forty feet, broke otT just below the Tower. But the next great per_ formance was the most remarkable. Between the portions that had previously fallen, stood a rectangular projec:ion, about thirty feet Nag and fifteen wide, extending from the top to the bottom of the precipice. This immense mass because loosened from the main body of rock, and settled perpendicularly about eight feet, where it now stands, an enormous cotinnn, two hundred feet high, by the dimensions named. It is most pro. bable that this column will also fall when the weather becomes warmer. The severity of the winter, and the long continuance of the intense cold, have produced these results. Legislative Proceediogt. Ilannisnuna, February 22, 1852", On the 11th, the bill to provide for the better regulation and management of the Public Works came up on third reading. Mr. Muhlenberg aslced and obtained the unan imous consent of the Senate to change the title of the principal officer contemplated by the bill from "Secretary of Internal Improvements," to -Comptroller of the Public Works." The bill was then read a third time and pass ed by the following vote: Yens.—Messrs. Bally, Barnes, Carothers, Car son, Crabb,. [MrHawn, Guernsey ? Hamilton, Haslett, Kinzer, M'Murtrie, Malone, Matthias, Muhlenberg, Myers, Robertson, Shimer, Slifer, Walker, Speaker-19. Nays.—Messrs. Buckalew, Evans, Fernon, Forsyth, Franey, Fulton, Hamlin, Hoge, Jones, Areas] in, Weaslin, MTarland, Packer, Sander. bony—l 3 oisn the same day, Mr. rrailey moved thai the Senate now proceed to the consideration-of the various hank bills, taking them up in their nu- merical order On this question the yeas and nays were en, as follow:, f Yeas—Messrs. Crabb. rrailey, Hamlin, Ida_ lone, Matthias, Shinier, Walker, Speaker-7. Nays—Messrs. Bally, Barnes, Buckalew, Car rothers. Carson, Darlington, Evans, Pernon,For; syth, Fulton, Haslett, Hoge, Jones, Kinzer, Mc- Caslin, MTarland, M'Murtrie, Muhlenberg, My. ers, Packer, Robertson, Sanderson, Slifer-23. _ On_the_ 22 d,_the_bill_prohibiting-the-rnanufae lure and sale of intoxicating liquors, similar to the Maine Law, was taken up. The question was taken on the first section of the bill and it was adopted—yeas lb; nays 14. CSE On the 12th, Mr. Laury ru'esenied a bill to pre vent the sale of liquors in Mauch Chunk in less measure than 20 gallons. On the 151111 the bill to authorize the Governor to incorporate the West Port Bridge Company, in the counties of Lehigh and Northampton, was taken up on third reading and passed. Loss of the Clay "Zeds'. The splendid gold medal which was recently presented to the Hon. Henry Clay, by a number' of citizens of New 'York, in testimony of their' admiration for his great public services, is said to have been lost in that city on Saturday last.' The following authentic statement will explain' all the circumstances cif the loss: New Yin*, March, 15, 1852. • No. 1g East Fourteenth st. S DtNir.t. Uraorasr, Esq.—Dear gold' medal recently presented My citizens of New York, the personal and pnli•ical friends of Henry Clay, to that distinguished statesman, was by him intrusted on Friday last to the care of Miss Lynch, of New York, to be delivered to you.—' Miss Lynch and'her mother with my family, left Washington on that day to return to New York under my protection. At my instance and per. suasion, the medal for greater safely, was placed' in my carbet.bag, which contained my writing' case and other valuables, and this bag was kept' by me personally in the cars and carried in my own hands at the various changes and stopping* places on the Tome, until our arrival in N. York,• on Saturday, at 2 o'clock, P. M., when it was' placed on the hack which was to convey as to' our residences. I saw it put on the driver's seal, by Mr. free.• I land, the baggage master and proprietor of the' hack, by the side of the driver, and it was in that situation, as we believe, when the carriage left the foot of Courtiandt street, (Mr. Vreeland him• :elf being present and directing.) On arriving' at No. 45 Ninth street, the residence of Miss Lynch, the hag was missing, and the driver could' give no account of it. Under these circumstan ces, it is proper that I should communicate the • facts to you, as the organ of the Committee, with' the expression of my deep regret for the occur. rence, and to request that a perfect duplicate of the medal may be prepared at my cost as soon as possible, after the loss is fully ascertained, • and transmitted to the distinguished statesman. With greet respect, your ob't servant, A reward 0f4500 has been offered for the re,.. covery of the medal. It was of solid gold, locks. ed in a massive silver case, and Cost, we believe,. about $2500. Its description has been so wide. ly published that it would be impossible to dis.. pose of it without detection. carpetbag which contained the gold medal, was found about 5 o'clock, on Monday morning, by Mr. White, of No. 58 McDougal at., lying under a milk cart, which was standing in front of No. 56 that street. fhe bag had been forced open and its contents carried off, No • clue to the medal or thief has as yet been dis,„ coveted; Recollect This The Superintendent of Common Schools says ..ff the school directors do not keep all the ne. cessary schools of their district in operation ati least three months in each schbol yearolterare indictable for misdemeanor in Miller. "All 'subjects or things made taxable fdr MAW: and county purses' are taxable' for school pur. • poses. Money at interest is therefore taxable for' school purposes." To the following opinion' or'vegulatibn of die' Superintendent, we make most decided objec_ • lions. It is instituting a rule which nut one in;'• telligent board of School directors in the' State` will endorse as proper. It is making a rule OP matter which the Directors of the several ills.. tricts are best able to manage without restric• don. Irregular attendance is one of the great' drawbacks upon the progress 'of a school, and this would talcs the power out of the hands of the Directors to affix any available remedy. Disor • derly conduct on the =boot ground, or in going to or from school, has always commanded tho • attention and interference of teachers and direc• • tors, and wisdom dictates that itstihould yet this right is taken away , by the followingpar agraph: "A scholar cannot be suspended or expelled from school unlees•'found guilty, on full exami nation and hearing, of refractory and iucorrigi• bly bad conduct' in-school." SEN ATE CHARLES BUTLER
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