WEDNESDAY, 111ARCII 80, 156-3. CANAL COMMISSIONER. Moses Potrintalil l OP LANCASTER COUNTY. AUDITOR GENERAL. Alexander K. ItleChare, • OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. SURVEYOR GENERAL. nichael Myers, OF CLARIoN COUNT Office Seekers. The great rush for office all over the coun try in not ri — very healthy sign of the slimes. Nini4:nine out of every hundred-of-the.politi.- oiens of the day care more for the money made out of the office, by plundering the public in ex acting_illigal - feesolnin - ihey - do - forilmwir of the party or the duties of the office. Too ma. ny men seek of/ice, and that ton of high degree, who are utterly incnrnpetanl to - attend to the re sponsible duties to the public, whose interest they have in keeping, consequently,.must de. pend upon irresponsible clerks. ,Ti . remedy this evil, the best plan is to adopt the Jeffer• eonian principle, "is he honest, is ho capable,+ s and 'select those who ars least clamorous for places of profit and honor men of standing, /sleety and honesty of purpose. The. Whig Nominations Jt will be seen , by the proceedings given in anothee,eolumn, that the Whig Convention, which' assembled at Lancaster, on the 25th in stant, hare trade phort j work of it. The ticket _selected *an excellent ono. Mr. Pownall, We nominee for Canal Commissioner, is at present a member of the Legislature from the Old'Gtiard 4 and is eminently fitted, trot aim 'ply for a candidate, but for Canal Comirrisicon er. Much of his life has been spent in the neighborhood of, and doing business on the public works, as a transporter, and he will, we are sure, poll the vote of his party, to a man. Mr. Myers, of Clarion, represents chat district in the Senate, and his stern integrity and busi ness ability will reccom m end him to the Whigs of the State, and to the Democracy who are not satisfied with the renomination of Mr. l3rawley. Alexander McClure, the nominee of the Con vention for Auditor General, is of our own craft, being the editor of the Repository and Whig, of Franklin county. We need not say to our friends throughout the State that Col. McClure is worthy of their votes. The Convention, it will be seen; passed a single resolution, which is pithy, and to the point. This is right. Thee time in now corning for action, and instead of passing resolves, let every Whig again buckle on his armor, determined to do battle manfully and success will again crown our efforts, Pay of Po atmastera One of the Acts, passed on the night of the third of March, to establish certain Postrou:es, Bze., contains a section, fixing the following as the commissions of Postmasters alter the first of April next: On a sum not exceeding $lOO-50 per cent. " " between $lOO & 400-90 per cent. " " " $4OO & 2,900-38 per cent. " " • exceeding 82,400-15 oar cent. Where the mail arrives regularly between 9 at night, and 5 in the morning, 60 per cent is allowed on the first $lO9. •• Those officers, whose'compensation shall not exceed five hundred drillers a quarter, are al lowed one cent, for every 'free' letter delivered our of, their ofTicey and each postmaster is al lowed : two mills for delivery from his office to a subscriber, each newspaper not chargeable with postage. Shocking Suicide We. in .uur last week's paper made mention of the suicide cnnimitted by Reuben Stivilz„ in Buffalo, New York, formerly of Allentown.— The unfortunate mati:was strongly addicted to the use at the intoxicating liquid, and the,hor rid deed was committed, on Sunday afternoon the 13th instant, while in a fit of delirium lrem• ens, by cutting his throat with a pair of scissors. Ms friends had watched him some time previ ous, and had left him but a few moments when he committed the fatal act by severing the jug ular vein, with a pair of scissors which he had concealed about him. Encouragement to Young Men. Mr. Everitt, in his eloquent eulogy on Dan iel Webster, said : "The poor boy at the vil lage school has taken comfort as he has read that the time was when Daniel Webster, whose father told him lie should go to college, if he had to sell every acre of his farm, to pay the expense, laid his head on the shoulder of that fond and discerning parent, and wept the thanks he could not speak. The pale student, who ekes out his scanty support by extra toil, has gatheracomfort, when reminded that the first jurist, statesman, and orator of the time, earn ed with his weary fingers, by the midnight lamp, the means of securing the same advan tages of education to a brother. Every true hearted citizen, throughout the Union has felt an honest pride as he re-peruses the narrative in reflecting that he lives beneath a Constitu tion and a Government under which such a man has been formed and trained, and that hrhim self is compatriot with him. He does more ; he reflects with gratitude that in consequence of what that man has done, and written, and the result of his aorta to strengthen the pillars of the Union—a safer inheritance of civil liberty, a stronger. assurance that these blassings,will endure, willdencend to his child ren,and mankind generally. la Geo. W. liameraly, E. 4., has been, for the last few weeks, acting as Chief Clerk in the House of Hepresen Mares, at Harrisburg, in place of Vol. Jack, whO,le temporarily absent: entowis; Pa. Counoil Appointments. The newly elected Council, meron Tuesday. Evening, the 22d instant, and organized by making the, following appointments: Chairman—Edmund R. Newhard. Scw•e/my—Eli J. Saeger. Treasurer—Jonathan R.eichard. Engineer—Elias Mertz. Clerk (1' Markel—William Kern. flood Corder—David Danhert. Street Commissioners. SOUTH WARD -John Hagenbuch. Nntnn NI/Aim—Enoch Newhard. Lutuan WAinti—Jonas B. Cumniero. Standing. Committees. ON Srur:c•rs—•Ucesra, John Diefenderfer, Peter liellar,Jonathan Trex• ler and Reuben Engelman.• ON FINANCE and AceousTs—William H. Blu• mer, Owen Saeger and . Reuben Reiss. Ox FIRE APPARATUS—Ephraim Grim, Tilgh man Slimier and Willia m Hecker. The following cases carried to the Supremo. Court from Lehigh county, came up for trial on Wednesday last, viz: Denman vs. Dildebeitel; No. 8. Error to the Common Pleas of Lehigh county. Argued by J. D. Stiles, Eq., for the plaintiff in error. The Court excused Bridges and Davis, who appear• ed for the defendant in error. Tho Washington Beneficial Society vs Amos Becher, No. 9. Error to the Common Pleas of Lehigh County. Argued by Samuel A. Bridges, and James M. Porter, Esqrs., for the plaintiff in error, and Robert E.. Wright, Esq., for the de• defendant in error. Kuntz vs. Weaver, No. 10. Error to the Common Pleas of Lehigh county. Argued by James S. Reese and James M. Porter, Esc's., for the plaintiff in error, and S.A. Bridges, and Henry King, Estis. for the defendant in error. Daniel's Appeal, No. 17. Error to the Com mon Pleas of Lehigh county. Argued by Sam. A. Bridge. and Charles Davis, Eaqs., for the plaintiff in error, and Robert E. Wright and A. H. Reeder, Esqs., for the defendant in error. Borough of Allentown vs. Jacob Saeger, No. 41. Error to the Common Pleas of Lehigh county. Argued by Henry Kitig and Andrew H. Reeder, Efqs., for the plaintiff in error, and , Samuel A. Bridges, Eeq., for the defendant in error. Romig vs. Bits, No. 25. Error to the Corn mon Pleas of Lehigh county. Argued by S. A. Bridges, Esq., for plaintiff in erroromd James S. Reese, Eaq.,.for defendant in error. Kline vs. Bogert, and Kline vs. Kline, No's. 19 and 20. Error to the Common Pleas of Le high county. 'Argued together by Henry King and James M. Porter, Esqs., for the plaintiff in error, and Samuel A. Bridges and Chas. Davis, Eerie. for defendant in error. • ^ • A Word to Farmers. The editor of the "Wiliningtort Republican" but expresses facts, evident to observing minds, when I.le says, that "few farmers act on the hints and suggestions in reference to agricul. ture, which appear in the publications devoted. to that subject. The condition of the greMer number of farms in this country warrant this opinion. Mem engaged in other professions, avail themselves of every new discovery, and any promising improvement .is thoroughly tested at once. There is no delay, no plodding on in the old beaten track, by those engaged in the mechanic arts, when an invention is made, and there should be none among the farmers. We do not suppose there is foe much reading, but we do suppose, that the information alrea. ily obtained is not properly applied. A few days ago we conversed with a farmer who had taken an agricultural publication for-several years, and he expressed a desire for further in formation in regard to the proper tillage of .cro psrleaving - us - toinfer - tharlialiTd gone to the extent of his knowledge.in the improvement of his faim.• Such, however,. was not. the_lact. Was fully satisfied that the action of the wind, sun and rain, on the manure through the spring and early part °faint' tner, tended greatly to ex haust its fertelizing properties, yet he had taken no steps to cover his cattle yard, or provide against their injurious 'effects. lie was fully Convinced of the value of compost made by mixing lime with soil or vegetable mould, from the march or banks of ditches, yet he had taken no steps to prepare such a substance to put on his spring crepe. I le was fully convinced that the, application of the subsoil plow would add greatly to the yield of his land, but he had not procured such implement, or made any expe riment to test the matter.'lle was satisfied that putting wheat in with the drill, less seed was required, and the young plants took firmer root, and were not so likely lo be winier.killed, as when the grain was sown by hand, but he still adhered to the latter, following closely in the footsteps of his worthy progenitor. Re was under the impression that corn and oats when ground would go farther and keep the stock in '.better,condition, than when fed whole, but his practideasa general rule, did not conform to his belief: The same course was'pursued in most other matters. This gentleman had quite an extensive knoivledge on all improvements in agricUlture, but was little better for it, judg. ing from his farm. The same is the care with many other farmers. We should like to know what is the advantage of knowledge unless it can be applied? What is the use of agricultu ral reading, unless profit fellows it? Our far- mere can reflect on this ; and answer it for themselves. We hope they wjll take the hint and act itt earnest and to some purpose. We want more energy and enterprise, more per haps than we want anything else. The plea of no capital is no excuse, Improved culture will bring increased production, which will pay all costs with the interest. This every farmer knows or ought to know, and we think it high time that means were taken to clutch the land j more rapidly. More redditig on the part of the gentleman alluded to, might do some gold, but the application of .the knowledge already possesses, would do much more." Supreme Court Record 7, " Whig State ' Convention. I I The Delegates to the Whig Stale Constitu met at Lancaster on Thursday hiql, and n r . ized by appointing, JOEIN PRICE WETII I ILL, of Philadelphia, President pro tem., an d . H. AVIIEELEII, of Carbon, and J. ROMBERG] of Cumberland, Secretaries. The follol Delegates presented their credentials, and w admitted to seats in the Convention : A committee was appointed to nominate ficers for the permanent organization of I Convention, and a committee was appointed report resolutions, when the Convention t journed to 3 o'clock P. M. • AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Campbell from the Committee - on of core, reported the following nominations, whi were unanimously confirmed: President—Hon. HENRY M. FULLER, Luzerne. Vice Presidents--Wm. I'. Wilson, Clint° Alexander McConn_ell,indianai-Chorles-Gil GlasgoW7Huntingdon W Morae, Phila. county ; Samuel Fahnestock, _leelictly-;--Augustus-Boyd; - Lancaster ; PaseT Woodward, Chester; Samuel lose, Bucks; J. W. Alexander, Washington ; A. W. Leybur .Schuylkill; Emanuel Guyer, Bradford; E. Sa key, Lawrence ;Gteorge Mears, Clarion; G. Shoop; Montour; D. W. Shryock, Westmor land. Secretaries—Jabez Gatos, Philadelphia cou ty ; W. W. Taylor, Beaver; G. W. Flamers! Lancaster; R. G. Darner, Adams; G. A. Sh lenberger, Fayette; 0. 11. Wheeler, Carbo 11. F. Thomas, York; David Barnes, Fayet Mr. Fuller, on taking the chair, made a bri but handsome address to the Convention. Mr. McMichael ; from the Committee on Re olutions, made the following report, which w road and unanimously 'adopted, - Resolved, That the Whigs of Permaylvani whether in triumph or defeat, adhere stea lastly to the cherished and often avowed pri ciples of their party ; and that they look forwa hopefully and confidently to the period whe those principles shall be found paramount i the administration of the government., On motion of Mr. Davis the Convention pro ceeded to ballot for Canal Commissioner, whic resulted as follows : . . Moses Pownall •-• •69 v es John S. Bowen • - 17 Alex. McConnell :‘‘ Barton Evans `r .4 :a O k i • Moses Pownali having received a majorit all the votes cast, was declared duly norniritit for Canal COmmissioner. On motion, therion inatiOn4aa unanimously confirmed. : FOR 4.tiDucpt GENERAL. A. K. McClure; . of:Franklin, had 64 votes. Wrn. T. Wilsiap, , of " 'l4 " John Sturdivant, o 1 Wyoming,it lO " Jacob Hammer, of Sohuylkill, • :12 " A. K. McClure, having received a majority o all the votes cast, was declared duly nominril ted. On motion of Mr. McMichael, it Was Util an imously, ratified. FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL. On the Ist ballot. Christian Myers of Clarion, had 46 vote John McCord of Bradford, " 16 gi Corn Meal Cake.—Mix two quarts of corn meal Wm. Williamson of Chester, " 3tr at night, with warm water, and a little yehst and Jacob B. Boas of Dauphin, " 32 cc salt, leaving it just thin enough to stir easily. In Adam Gritting of Lebanon, cc 2rr the morning stir in three or four eggs, a little sal- W. 1-1. Irwin of Mifflin, ce 2u , ;crams, and a tea cup of sour milk, so as to have On the 2d ballot, 1 1 have it thin enough. Pour into pans, and bake Myers had ' 53 votes three quarters of an hour, and you will have, Boas " 33 « light, rich, honey -comb cakes, and with sweet McCord " 14 a butter and a good cup coffee, one finds with Harn• Christian Myers, having received a majority let, increase of appetite "to grow with what it of all the votes cast, was declared duly nomi. feeds upon." nated for Surveyor General. - All Sides Poliiieians. : --The Ohio Statesman in When the nomination of Christian Alyers speaking of the active politicians who are on all was announced, it was unanimously confirm, sides, and with all parties now a blustering ed, on - motion of Mr. Longhcad• Whig, and then a wonderfully conscientious Mr. Harris moved that the Chairman of the Democrat, according to circumstances—uses the Convention be authorized to appoint a Slate following language: Central Committee. Which was agreed to. have observed, ever since the commence- The thanks of the Convention were tendered went of General Jackson's Administration, cer to the citizens of Lancaster for their hospitali•, lain men, who previously belonged to the Fede. ties, and to the President and offices of the irat party perfect adventurers (what says Convention—when it adjourned sine die. Buchanan, Judge Wilkins, Judge Black, James R. Snowden, and a host of the smaller lights of Federalism) who come, with loud professions of repentence, wishing to join our ranks ; and niter being received, make a fair show for a time, Wl"' tit they worm themselves into favor with the party, so far as to obtain some lucrative , office; and even then, they exhibit if fair exterior, so long as Democracy walks in golden slippers, but the instant the office expires, and they fail in get ting another; they, like Arnold of old, turn trai ler, and always injure our cause a hundred per cent. more than all the good they can ever do it." A Pair of Fine Cattle. —Mr. Bellah, of Brandy wine Hundred, says the Delaware County Re- publican, recently sold to Mr. David Woelpper of Philadelphia, a pair of noble cattle, weigh. ing when cheesed 3,115 pounds, the heaviest weighing 1619, the other 1,496, which the Del. aware papers have been boasting about for the last few weeks. The following letter fom Mr. W. will • givo our farmers an idea of their weight : Mr. E. T. Ilia.r.Att :—Dear Friend—The Ox en were slaughtered to-day, and exceeded my anticipations. You will see that the yield of tallow was great. Heaviest ox, 327 pounds, t he other 270 pounds—total weight 597 pounds. we have slaughtered in our time, a number of fine cattle by far more, than any others in the bu siness, and I have no hesitation in asserting, that these exceed all I have ever seen or heard ol.—They cannot be surpassed in any country. Conaumption of Opium in China.—Doctor Al len states in his pamphlet on the opium trade, that China expends more than $40,000,000 (or the single article of opium, annually—nearly as much as the whole amount of the revenue of the United States, from all sources whatever and a larger sum than any nation on the globe pays to another for a single raw material, with the excep. tion of what Great Britain pays to this country for cotton. Revolutionary Doeurnents.—A recent examina .tion of the papers of General Knox, left in his old mansion house, at Thomaston, Maine, has brought to light a mass of interesting and valua ble revolutionary documents, which have n'Aver been made public. More than forty of Washing ton's letters have now for the first time been dis covered. Besides these are letters from Lafayet. terflaron Stephen, Lord Sterling,. Generals Lin. coin, Green, Wayne, Heath and Gates, Major Shaw, and other , distinguished revolutionary heroes. Pennsylvania Legislature March 18. Mr. Buckalew, reported with a negative recommendation, the bill to prevent hawking and peddling, of wares and merchandise in Lehigh county. March 21. Mr. Fry, presented a petition from cititens of Lehigh and Northampton counties, for a free bridge at Bethlehem. A remonstrance from Lehigh county, against the repeal of the law to authorize hawking and pedling in said county. Eight petitions from the Borough of Allentown, for the repeal of the 24th section of the Borough law, relative to taxing money for Borough purposes. A remonstrance from Le high county, against the erection of a bridge within three miles of Biery's bridge. Mr. Fry, called up House Bill No. 293, a sup pletneni-to—the- act - to - incorporate - the Philadel phia, Easton and Water Gap Railroad company. Mr. Fry, moved to except the counties_of_Lel-_ WWI _Northampton, from the provisions of the first - section, authorizing a subscription to the stock of the company ; _and Mr. Sa o ger, moved to except the county of Bucks ; which motions were agreed to. The bill passed committee of the whole and coming up on second reading, Mr. Crabb, moved to strike out the provisions relative to the power of making branches, and relative to the guage of the road; which was briefly discussed, and finally agreed to. And the bill as amended passed second and final reading. March 18. 11 , 4. Laury, moved that the bill for cancellation of relief notes, be made the special order for to-morrow morning ; agreed to. Valuable Reolpts. s. tririffiir Brick .flouse.s. A correspondent of the Ohio . Farnter, lies used a cheap and very du rable paint for the exterior of brick dwellings, which has already stood several years, and is now quite as fresh as when first applied. It con sists simply of limewash, with sulphate of zinc, as a fixing ingredient. Any requisite shade is given by adding the colors used by house pain, ters. A clear and rich cream color may be ob tained by applying yellow ochre, to the common new brick; a livelier and warmer shade will be added by a litthilYena,tian..red....Burnt sienna may likenianAie,ua - ektbisVainifs'far cheaper thrittilOphinWists but 1141044 a than common wiiit t tiliih . ;;iiid nothing will 'remove it but the severea! fbction.' ,tv s liVeisirfor Fruit Trees. Mix one gallon soft I rsolp, one quart of salt, and one pound of flour of sulpher, to be put on with a white wash brush. If the bark of your trees is mossy, have them scraped before the mixture is applied. ; , g — ricklin Eggs. tr the picklefollowing n)Cre generally known, it would be more generally Ated. It is excellent to be eaten with cold meat, itc„ The eggs should be boiled hard, say ten minutes, and divested of their shells; when quite cold, put them in jars, and pour over them vinegar sufficient to quite cover them, in which has been boiled the usual spices for pickling; tie the jars down tight with bladder, and keep until they begin to change color. Treatment of Scarlet Fever.—Dr. Thomas P. Hereford, of this city, in a communication which appears in the Alexandria GAzETTE, thinks that too much physic has been an error in the man- agement of scarlelina. He says during thirty years' practice he has found that the less active medicine he used the greater was his success in the treatment of this disease. He disclaims any motives of vanity of self interest in his state-. meat. His treatment is described as follows: "In conclusion, I will say my treatment of scarlet fever is very simple. Open the bowels regularly every day with some mild aperient medicine, such as castor oil, senna, dm, and keep the patient at rest and comfortably, warm sponge the surface with tepid water two or three times a day; while it is hotter than natural ad. mit fresh air. live on a bland diet, such as a cup full of arrowroot, several times a day; toast water for comnron drink. Gargles made of strong sage tea ; 'honey and alum, or borax, may be used from the commencement if the throat is affected." A Good Office.—The consulate at Panama is estimated by the correspondent of the New York Courier & Enquirer to be worth from $35,000 to $lOO,OOO a year. The commercial' agency at St. Thomas, is estimated on the same authority, at from $0000• to 810,000. • rirlfyou would make an ingrate, do a kind ness for an Ignoramus. HAnnisnuna, March 20 Senate House Daniel Webster., furniture.—The Sale of the household furniture, of the late Daniel Webster, took place on Frida'q, says the Washington Re public, at Uarusi's Saloon. Many persons, wish ing to possess memorials of him, gave for vari ous articles prices far exceeding their original cost. An ordinary looking cane•seat chair, with castors, (generally crcupied by Mr. Webster,ywai sold for fifteen dollars ; and a timepiece, that could have been put into his overcoat pocket, thirty nine dollars and fifty cents. Slrange Times.—We do not remember of having recently read a trial, in which the evidence so clearly made out a ease of murder in the first degree, as that of Simon Brewer, recently tried in Crawford county, Pa., for poisening his own father after seducing his spilt mother. The con. danced statement of the evidence in support of the charge showed that the prisoner had threat ened and predicted his father's death ; that he had been detected in grossly indecent behavior with his step•mother; that he had made inquires of differenepersons about the purchase of arsenic, alleging that be wanted it for diferent purposes ; that he procured it, and that his father died, with enough arsenic in his stomach to kill ten men— yet a jury acquitted the monster, and he is now let loose upon the community to poisonsand.mer der as he may see fit! The trial .of his accom plice Will haves no doubt, a• similar result. Prohibitory Liquor. Law. The following is the preamble and resolutions introduced into the Senate of this State on the Bth instant, by Mr. Quinle, proposing to sub. mit the question of a Prohibitory Liquor Law to a Vole of the people: Resolutions, referring to a vote of the people of this leommonwealth, the subject of a Prohibi tory Liquor Law. Whereas, in a free Commonwealth, all laws to be efficient, and to secure obedience to the same should obtain the sanction of the people and corn, mand their approval; and no law should be pas sed which is repugnant to their wishes, and none constitutional in its provisions be withheld which is the subject of their request : And whereas, the passage of a prohibitory li quor law, is a measure of magnitude, in a moral point of view, as well as one effecting to a great extent, the interests of citizens, and the rights of property, —And-whereas it ia represented that a large-ma jority of the people and qualified voters of this Commonwealth arc favorable to the passage of .such.a law, but by means of petitions-runt-re monstrances it is impossible to obtain a proper indication of popular sentiment on the question and that, if an opportunity where affirded the qualified citizens of this Commonwealth to vote upon the same at the ballot box, it would appear a majority of the said citizens are in favor of the passage of such a law; and that such a result I would give to its enactment a force, power and efficiency, which it would not otherwise have : Therefore-- Be it resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn• Sylvania. That for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment of the people of this Common wealth in reference to the passage of a law en tirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors, except for sacramental, medicinal, mechanical and artistical purposes, it may be lawful for the qualified voters of the several counties of this Commonwealth, on the second Tuesday of Octo ber next, at the places authorized by law for hold ing the general elections, to express their approv al or disapproval of such a law, by voting writ. ten or printed tickets, containing on the outside the words, "Liquor Law," and on the inside "For the Law ;" or the words "Against the Law;" and the returns of the said ballots shall be made in the manner provided by law for the election of Governor, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall transmit said returns to the speaker of the Senate on the second Thar's day of January next, and on said day the two Houses shall meet in Convention, when said votes shall be counted, and a true record there. of be entered on the Journal of each House, and if, on counting the votes so cast, it shall appear that a majority of the same are 'For the Law; the same shall be recommended to the Legislature at the limn session thereof, to pass such law. And the said ballots shall beyeeeived and counted, and the returns thereof made by the election officers authorised to hold the general election in October next, according to the elec tion laws in other cases, and the County Com missioners shall futnish all necessary ballot boxes and blank forms for the purposes aforessaid Put that Impudent Rascal out. While the congregation were collected at church, on a certain occasion, an old, dark, hard featured skin and bone individual was seen, wen• ding his way np the aisle and take his seat near the pulpit. The officiating minister was one of that class who detested written sermons, and as for prayers he thought that they ought to be the natural outpourings of the heart. After the sing ing was concluded,the house as usual was called to prayer. The genius we have introduced, did not kneel but leaned his head devotionally on the back of his pew. The minister began by saying. "Father of all, in every age, by saint and , by savage adored.!'"Pope," said in a low•but clear voice, near old hard•features. . The minister af ter casting an indignant look in ttie direction of the voice continued—"whose throne sitteth on. the adamantine hill of Paradise."—"Milton." again interrupted the voice. The ministers lips, quivered for a moment but recovering himself he began, "we thank thee, most gracious father that we are permitted once more to assemble in thy name, while others equally meritorious, but less favored have been carried beyond that bourne from whence no traveller returns." "Skokespearre,"interrupted the voice; this was too much, "put that impudent rascal out." shouted the minister. Original," ejaculated the voice in the same calm but provoking manner. Division if California.—The division of Cali fornia is still agitated by its friends in that State who have succeeded so far to induce the Senate to endorse a report providing for the sum ofsloo, 000 to defray the expenses of a general State Convention. The Assembly has not acted upon the matter. News frorn Mexico. Advices have been received from Mexico to March 3, but they contain no important items iii addition to our previous intelligence. Of the 23 States and fiistricts into which the Republic is divided 17 have voted for the Presi dency ciSanta Ana ; and it its believed with some reason that the six which fell back will folloW the example of the rest, so that it may be eaten.; lated with certainty that on the arrivaLat Vern Cruz of the General, lie will be met with the nom ination of President of the Republic. Gen. Uraga continues at the head of the Army and notwithstanding his ancient enmity. to Santa Ana, he has publicly manifested that he desires his return, and that he would contribute to sus' lain the system of Government which Santa And may organize. The Ex• President, Senor Arista,contintied at his plantation,somewhat indisposed. Itseenris that he has_contemplated-leaiing:the country; - - .where he - does not consider himself safer but ag all the ports north and south are in the hands of the revolutionists, it is difficult for him to_embark fearing to fall a victim should he present hi& self in any of them. • . On the sth of March, Col. Escabar arrived in Vera Cruz by the English steamer. This gen. tleman had left that city for Carthagena a few days after the pronunciamento of the 281hDeceno.. ber, for the purpose of preparing Gen. Santa Ana to undertake a voyage to that port, and thus it is that the arrival of the latter Might be expected the next English steamer. The news of General Santa Ana's coming wag celebrated with salvos, the pealing of bells from' all the churches, and the beating of drums. A. Deer Story. Nut long since, says The Fond du Luc Jour nal, as two small boys, aged eleven and thirteen years, sons of Warren Morley, who resides about twelve miles from this city, on the Lake Shore road, where drawing wood, they were startled by; the barking of a dog in the bushes close by. On' ;oing into the hushes they were met by a large two - year-old buck, having a tussle with the dog. One of the boys caught up a club and made for I the deer ; but no sooner had he done this than the deer made for him, with, the hair standing straight on his back and his eyes glistening like wildfire. As he made for the boys, the dog caught him by the hind leg and threw - him down and then both boys pitched at him with their clubs and pounded him pretty severely, but he soon gained his tooting and made a second dash at the boys. As he did so, striking at Them with his horns, the boys struck him with their clubs on the head, The deer, pot lilting this hind of treatment, and having to fight three to one, concluded to take -French leave," which he did with the dog.and boys in pursuit. The deer made for the lake some fifty rods from the scene of action and wene on the ice closely pursued by the dog. He had! not run more than a hundred rods on the ice, when he fell,- giving the dog a chance to come ' up, which he did, catching the deer by the nose and holding until the boys came up, when one of them caught the deer by the horns and jumped• on to him, placing his feet against one of his. hind legs and holding on the other leg with one hand and the horns with the other, to keep the deer from kicking him, and then calling on the youngest hoy to hit him, which lie did, oe the head, and so effectually thnt he killed himtont the spot. They ihen took him by the hind legs and dragged bon to the house, about a half mile distant to the mortification of a couple of hunters who hail been on !Lis track all day and had just come up to the spot where the boys and the deer had their first tussle, wlren.they were met by the boys, who where dragging the deer along. Re weighed something over 125 pounds- . . Another Case of filaulam.—A case of mayhem, of a peculiar character occurred a , few days ago. which has given' rise to no little scandal among the aeistocracy. It appears, so far as we can learn the particulars, that a Frenchman, residing in Arch sleet; like ail Frenchman, and the rest of mankind, is Particularly fond of the ladies. His better half lids for some time past suspected his fidelity by his many excuses for absenting him self from his residence until late hours, and one evening last week took the liberty of following her leige lord to vicinity of Ninth and Locust streets, when she saw him in company with a good•looking mulatto girl. She also saw him in company with this nymph of the pave enter a house, the reputation of which she soon ascet‘ tallied to be no better than it should be.-- Having satisfied herself with the criminality of this transaction, she repaired to her home,•andt quietly went to her bed, taking with her a razor; Her husband soon Afterwards returned), and enr• tering the bed, soon discovered that he had been, cut in a dreadful manner by his outraged wife., who appeared highly delighted with having thia. opportunity to administet such summary pun-. ishment. Two prominent surgeons,. residing In the vi— cinity were Immediately called in but all attempts to replace the severed portton were as =mom cessful as were fertile the efforts or the partici.• pants in this shameful courage to keep the par ticulars from the public; wo have the names of the parties in our possession, and some further spicy facts in relation to this matter, which wew may yet give to public.—Pennsylvanian. Lamentable Ignorance and Superatition.—A case was before the Quarter Sessions, at Philadelphia:, on the 1 ith,,Which shows to what an •extenttlis human mind can be affected by exciting its hopes or fears. A woman by the name of Christian, Barbara Miller, was put upon trial, charged with obtaining a gold watch and chain, a gold buckle a gold: ring, and a sack coat, valued together at $125, from a Mrs. Mitchel, under the pretence that she could so operate upon the husband of the latter, who lived in New York, apart from his wife, as to induce him to make over his - prop. erly to Mrs. Mitchel, and that she would procure his death in two months. What is singular In the case is the fact that Mrs. Mitchel, appears le be an Intelligent women; and for a while was completely under the control of the defendant.— Or Gin. W. Ifssunsr.r, Esq., Poet• Waster oP Lancaster, on Saturday tendered his resignation L o The President.
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