Good Manners
The grind wound some of the subjoined cx•.
tract should recommend it to the intention of
all those who are in any way entrusted with
the care of youth :
"It is a matter of mound policy to cultivate the
manners of our children. For gentle manners,
and a ki . nd and obliging address will do more
to gather around us firm andenduring friends,
than strength of mind and superiority of attain
monis. The manners to which we refer are
the fruits of the cultivation of the mind and
heart; the outpourings of benevolence, sincerity
and inward purity. In all the departments and
professions of lile, we prefer, other things be
ing equal, to avail ourselves of the services of
agreeable and obliging manners. They are
coin of great intrinsic value, and everywhere
current. We may be allowed to glance at
some of the features of good manners, such as
we desire to have taught and practised in our
schools, and such as all persons in well order
ed•society are hound to ob;:ervo. Th e emir ".
tional rules of society are not arbitrary enact
meets, which any who choose have a right to
set at defiance: They ate essential to the main
tenance and crjoytnent of social intercourse,
and the Intherance of its highest ends. Every
person who enjoys the privileges and benefits
of society, is morally bound to observe its
wholesome rules. 11l breeding is a sin against
good morals, as well as a breach of social laws.
No person has any right to net the clown in well
ordered society, to be unkind and offensive,
setting at defiance the laws made for its con
venience and comfort, by common consent.--
The leading feature of good scru
ulous observance of all the rules that regulate
social intercourse. Let the pupils of our schools
be required to observe thorn in their intercourse
with each other and their teachers, and upon
all other occasions. Marty of these rules, ab •
stractly considered, are little things; and yet in
their influence upon the convenience and plea
sure of social intercourse, they are great things.
A particle of dust is a small thing, yet in the
eye, which it hinnies it bcccmes great in its
influence. So an infringement of the rules of
good breeding may be of itself of small mo
ment, but it often becomes important in the
friction and irritation which it produces in so
cial intercourse."
Colossal Fortunes in California
The 'flying leaps trout poveity to wealth
which have been made by some of the emi
grants from the Atlantic States to California,
are far more marvelous Man any turns of for -
Rine that modern romance has ventured to de
pict. A San Franch-co paper s;ates that lots
in that city, purchased, in 1848, to: 615 or $2O,
aro now worth over $lOO,OOO. On the chief
business streets, ground in eligible locations is
worth from $5OO to $lOOO per front-foot, exclu
sive of improvements. .oci annual income of
Samuel Brennan, formerly of this city, and who
sailed hence for California loss than five years
ago, with a very moderate share of the "dross
of Mammon," is said to be between 5250,000
and $300,000 ! This slate ot things is entirely
too fast to be permanent. Per contra, there are
some poor unlucky ones in California. Indeed,
if the wealth acquired there since 1848 were
divided up among the whole number of etni
giants, it would not cover the capital with
which they started, and the value of their time
estimated at New York rates. Of a multitude
of friends and acquaintances who have loft this
"slow" side of the continent for the auriferous
legions of the Pacific, we only know of five or
six who have, really bettered their condition.—
Of the remainder, sonic have died, some are
living front hand to mouth in San Francisco,
Sacramento, Alarysville, and at the mines,
while not a few have returned home with bro
ken constitutions and empty pookets.—B. Jon.
The Russian and Turkey Question.
War resins imminent in I , lnropo. The hear
its paw cm
~... not be likely to re
cede, alter having tasted the lare. France says
Russia shall evacuate the Danubian prinmpali 7
ties, or war Must ensue; in this England prob
ably will join—report says has joined. The
Salyut, too, makes the same demand. I-low
can liuseia recede with honor? Site is not like
Sawney, who, when caught entering an or
chard, and bOng asked, "where ate you go
ing ?' 7 teplicd, "bock agen!" The bear must
be stubborn, and war seems iiivitable. Aus
tria cannot maintain her armed neutrality, and
must ,drew her hand in Me desperate game
about to be played. The very next news may
be, that the allied fleets have passed into the
Black Sea, rind that the Baltic swarms with a
!littlish naval force. The shock will be terrible
—it will be a battle for empires and extended
boundaries on one side, and for vitality on the
other. It will be the most memorable war in
the annals of time, except the revolution of
1776, which gave a hemisphere liberty. It Will
d.•eido whether Europe shall be republican or
Cossack.—Thily Sun.
Sale of the Public Works.
The movements of the Beilcs County Demo-.
cracy - in favor of the sale of the * Publio Were,
does riot seem to be tensile(' by the Board of
Canal Commissioners, and the Locoloco office
holders under it. As might have been expec
ted by dm faithful in "Alt Het ks," who for
01111 in their lives have exercised indepen
dence enough to express their own honest sen
timents, Moog!' they may be sour grapes to
their polittral leaders, the cry of "mad dog"
Iris already been raised at Head Quarters, and
if they ho not eateful we shall have the singu
lar anomaly reignited of the office holders rea
ilitiphe Democracy of Old 13erhs out of the
Democratic party. These are queer times.—
Domocritey in di: jointed, and err longer what
it teed to was.
LTV' Pour men, for stealing fruit from private
gardens in IZoxttury, 'Kass., have been tined 4;5
and costa each.
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Allentown, Pa.
WEIINEStIAY, AUGUST 24,1861
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
Moses Pownall;
OF LANCASTER COUNTY
AUDITOR GENERAL.
Alexander K. McClure,
OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
SURVEYOR GENERAL..
Christian Myers,
I=
To Our Readers
We learn from the Washington Star, that
the Post Office Department have recently deci•
ded that under the law of 1852, a subscribe . r
residing in a county in which a paper May be
minted and published, is entitled to receive it
thrnngh the mails free of postage from the post
alike within the deliverY of which he may re.
side, even though that office may be situated
without the limits of the county aforesaid.
The Fair
The Executive Committee seem determined
to spare no efforts to render the Fair, which is to
come off on the 28th, 29th and 30th of Septem
•her, ono of the most attractive ever held in
Eastern Pennsylvania. The most active per
perations are making for the erection of neces
sary build logs, and aecorn modatinns, and if the
public but second the laudable efforts of the
society, nothing will be wanting to ensure the
most brilliant success. The lot is already en
closed with a substantial board fence, eight feet
high, an office 24 feet square is built, 200 feet
laid off in stalls of 8 feet each, with a gangway
in Irons four feet wide, on each side of the lot,
covered with a substantial roof. The enter
prize is one in which all are interested, and as
no one receives any Pecuniary benefit, from
his participation in the good work, we hope
all will be found ready to co•oporate in the com
mon cause.
The center building, or Hall, will be 100 feet
in length and 40 feet in breadth, having two
principal entrances in each end, 15 feet apart,
opening into an area or walk 8 feet in width,
and extending entirely around the inner divi
sion of the Hall. Commencing opposite the
space between the two entrances, and 8 feet
distant, (ihe aisle or walk intervening.) is the
principal floral arrangement, commencing at
15 feet in width, and terminating at an angle,
at about 12 feet. Orr either side of this will
be arranged the articles for exhibition gradual
ly ascending, and receding from the aisle, ac
commodating thus the largest possible display
of floral and fancy articles. On the outer side
of the aisles, on both sides of the building is a
railing, and at the distance therefrom of 26 feet
(the intervening space being exclusively for
exhibition) are arranged benches, also for the
reception of articles for exhibition.
There will be lateral entrances on each side
of the building, an observatory eight feet wide,
over the whole length of the building, protected
by balustrades, and floored with •rink ; so that
while the building will be eminently fitted for
the purpose for which it is designed, it will at
the same time be highly ornamental, and add
much to the attractions of the Fair.
The Meeting last Saturday.
The Democratic meeting on Saturday at
Kelchner's, was a pretty boisterous affair. The
candidates for the different offices were on the
ground, advancing their claims for their respec.
tive stations. The usual resolutions approving
of the National and State Administrations were
adopted. But then coffin "the tug of war";
among the badge of resolutions was one favoring
the sale of the public work:,--in h.ot RP' "'"Y """
that hurt a 'tweet bearing upon the pockets of the
Tax payeis L.it was, we are told, ably defended
iy our neighbor of the "Republican" who ig ful
ly aware of the "wholesale plunder" that has
been going on for years upon the'State works,
and so told the good old Democrats of Lo
high, four-fifth of whom co•iucided with him.
Those, however, who adhere to the party,
twit out of pure pattiotism, but for the love
of ' , public plunder" thought . otherwise,• and
in order to defeat so laudable art object, pro.
flounced it a "Whig measure,"— pursuant to
instrutions received from headquarters,—and
eventually succeeded in sending the only reso
lution that harmonized with the Tax payers of
!he "honest democracy"—under the table. We
shall have more to say upon this subject.
Where the Money Goes
Thu N. Y. Journal of Commerce, says that
the value of the importations of the port of New
York for the month of July is $6,779,811 ; the
increase in the same item since January Ist is
$33,743,851 over the corresponding seven
months of 1852. The value of the exports for
July, exclusive of specie, is $5,643,350, against
$3,312,131 for July 1852, showing an increase
of $2,331,319. The total since January Ist,
inclusive of specie is $33,804,097 against $2B,
398,-648 -for-the- corresponding seven -- Months:
of 1852, showing an increase of $5,405,4.19,
nearly all orWhich occured within the last two
months. •
Insurance Company Election
The annual election for officers Of the Farm
crs' Matural Fire Insurance Company, was held
at Howertown, on Saturday last, when the fol.'
lowing named persons were elected Managers
for the ensuing year.
Joseph Brown, Christian Bost, Jacob S. Del
ler, John P. Nisei, Joseph Lomb, Daniel
Schortz, Christian Gold, JonasSandt, Peter Gross,
Lehigh county, Simon Fratikenfiold, Conrad
Boyer, D. IL Snyder, and Solomon Bwhm.
A meeting of the Board was subseqeuently
held, et which Joseph Brown, was elected Pres
ident, Pifer Gross,-Treasurer and John P. lithe!,
Secretary.
The Whig Party Not "Dead•"
The elections in Tennessee, Kentucky and
ocher Southern States, prove conclusively that
the Whig party, in spite of what the Loco's
say, is not (lead. In fact, when we conaiger
the overwhelming triumph of the Democrats
last November, the results of thee elections
may be regarded as a great Whig triumph.—
Such, we may add, is the opinion of the N. Y.
Herald also, one of the most conspicuous ad•
vacates of the election of Pierce.
Indeed, not only is the Whig party still alive
but in one sense at least, it can never die. A
party, composed of similar materials to that
.which rallied around Clay and Webster, must
always exist in this country, under one name
or another. For kis the representative of - the
more highly educated, the more prudent, and
the weathier classes, combined, if you will,
with the most conservatism. Thousands who,
start life as democrats, end by deserting to this
party, because, with age, the illusions of youth
disappears, and faith grows cold. Nor can 'any
person, whose views are at all statesmanlike
doubt, that such a party is as useful as its an
tagonistic one. It constituos, in truth, the bab
auce•wheol to our political machinery. With
out it we should go too fast, as with it alone we
should move two slow.
A Whig party, therefore there will always
be. That is as fixed . a fact, we take it, as that
a negative must exist as long as there is an
affirmative. Generally the Whig party will be
in a minority at least in national affairs, and that
for the reason that we are a young and grow•
log country, if for no other. When the repub
lic becomes older, and more thickly settled, the
spirit of conversatism may gain the ascendant
in turn. l3ut, even now, the Whig party roust
by law, a law of politics, periodically obtain the
supremacy. A triumphant party invariably
falls into errors, and as invariably offends a
portion of its participants; and hence acces
sions, at such times, are sure to be made to
the party in opposition. These fountains of
disaffection multiply, until the accumulated
tide becomes irresistible; the party in power
gives way;
_and the ‘Vitigs flow in and enjoy
the land.
It is a good thing it is so. The permanent
ascendancy of either party would be less ben.
eficial than this ebb and flow of parties. As
currents and counter currents maintain the pu
rity of ocean and air, so the succession of Whig
and Democrat prevents the stagnation of liber
ty. fo say that the Whig party is dead, to
hold even that it can die, is to show little knowl
edge of the country, and less of what is neces
sary to the country, and less of what is neces
sary to the vigor, if not perpetuity of the repub
lic. Most emphatically the Whig party is not
dead.
It Looks Bad
The exhibition of bids for the construction
of the State road, to avoid the Western "In
clined Planes looks very bad in print. The
difference between the lowest bids and the con
tracts given is 5154,000. flow many of the
low bidders refused to make contract's—how
many of them were colleagued with higher
bidders, and withdrawn, it will be hard for the
public to know. Much trickgry is associated
with the bidding system. If any contracts
were given tb favorites at a higher rate than
responsible parties were willing to do the work
at, and who bid lower, a knowledge of such a
fact should be enough to consign any man to
political oblivion , beyond a possibility of resur
rection, guilty of .the act. We have no idea
the above amount has all been actually given
to favorites, as the bidding would seem to make.
appear. No one familiar with contracting will
be think so, but whether some favoritism has
not been shown, will be deeply impressed up
on the minds of the people.
i5....t. ur bull s eason
State of the Thermometer during the month of
July, and up to AugtOt 14, 1853:
7A.M.2P.M.9P.M.1 7A.M.2P.111.9P.111
July 1, 81 91 83 July 24, 81 -
2, 77 91 84' " 25, 79 90 79
" 3, 77 88 B'2' 26, 76 84 75
u 4, 77 841 .‘ 27, 79 77 74
" 5, 77 88 791 " 28, 69 81 76
u 6, 76 87 811 u 29, 72 83 78
7, 74 86 " 30, 77 85 79
u 8, 72 92 84 , u 31., 78 90 62 .
" 9, 80 95 85 Aug. 1, 77 82 82
u 10, 78 85 79: " 2, 78 84 80
" 11, 77 86 801 4 . 3, 75 86 79
" 12, 74 85 751 u 4, 78 85 -
" 13, 70 83 72 1 u 5, 75 84 79
" 14, 68 84 671 6, 77 87 70
" 15, 74 81 80. u 7, 70 85 80
" 16, 78 89 81: " 8, 72 85 78
17, 70 84 76; u 9, 74 88 83
" 18, 70 82 78, u 10, 77 92 86
19, 74 83 77, u 11, 79 '65 87
20, 73 81 77j " 12, 81 96 89
" 21, 72 76 72 u 13, 83 96 89
•
u 22, 68 80 771 l4, 83 96 84
" 23, 75 85 77;
Thermometer at 97 d'g. at 3 P. .1S1:, Aug. 14
The Visit.
The Ringgold Artillery, Capt McKnight, are
making active preparations for their contempla
ted excursion to ?Inman. They will march
from their quarters in this city, on the morning
of Friday, September 2d, halting at Kutztown,
• Allentown, and Bethlehem, in compliance with
-pressing invitations-from-the-citizens-of-those
towns ; and expect to reach Easton on Saturday
afternoon. They have selected a beautiful
camp ground in. the neighborhood of the bcir
ough, whore they will immediately pitch their
tents, and remain one week, in the practice of
field duty. They will take with them their bat
tery of fOur splendid pieces, with caissons and
equipments complete, which will require some
fifty or sixty horses to put in train ; and will al
so be accompanied by a band of twenty musi.
ciane. The Ringgolds are a noble sample of
the citizen soldiery of America, .and' we are
confident that both in discipline and biaring,
they will do credit to the city which feels hon•
ored to hair) them for its military represents
live.
The intermediate towns, have promised them
a cordial welcome, which will doubtless be
ly redeemod.—Roding Gazelle.
The Ootober•Eleetion
The approaching General Election will be an
important one, as the following State and
County Officers are to be elected, viz:
One Judge of the Supreme Court, for 15 years.
One Canal Commissioner, 4. 3 t(
An Auditor General, cc 3 lc
A Survey General, tc 3 ce
Two Members of Assembly, " I "
A District Attorney, for 3 years
A Sheriff,
A County. Treasurer, tt
One County Commissioner, It 3 ft
A County Surveyor, rt 3 it
One Director of the Poor, it 3 rt
One County Auditor, et 3 rt
• Kir The State Election will be held on Toes
day, October 11th.
Indian Counoil
The Fort Smith Herald of the 23d ult., has a
letter from the council ground, which says:
I arrived at the grand council ground, on the
19th of June, with a party of fourteen Shawnees
We journeyed above the waters of Little River,
and found the council shed near the bank of the
north fork of the Canadian, in the middle of a
small grove where was a cold spring. The In
dians had their respective camps in various di
motions around, at a distance of three or four
miles. The Camanches camped seven miles off
suspecting an attack from the Creeks—perhaps
fearing More that their slaves, of whom they had
many, would be stolen from them. These slant
are mostly Spanish, but I regret to say, some
Americans—probably American Germans. I
stopped at the Cherokee camp, near which the
Shawnees encamped, went with them to the
ground, , some two miles in the morning. Ten
or twelve tribes were represented; of these, by
far the 'greater portion were Camanches and
Creeks, about five hundred of each, only small
delegations of other tribes being present. In
fact, the matters to be negotiated were principal
ly between these two tribes.
The Creeks make a formidable show, all their
warriors are vet y large, with fine countenances
and dignified carriage. They are plainly dres
sed, and sit awaiting the, arrival of the Caman.
ches with social patience. The Cherokee dele
gations was tolerably large; a part of them are
half breeds, which lessened their interest to one
seeking Indian novelties. The Kee•chies are
here, a needy set, with wonderistrained eyes.
The Camanches are coming in a large line
over the prairie, marching in pompiog and sav
age pageantry, men, (they are all warriors) wo.
men, children, mules and dogs, waving plumes
and flashing ornaments.
The CaManches dismounted, and their horses
were immediately taken in charge by the boys,
some not more ,than three or four years old, a
few richly dressed in their way, some entirely
naked, who got on the horses and sat on them,
or rode them around until the return of the party.
As soon as the Shawnees appeared on the
ground they recognized some horses taken from
them a year or two ago by the Camanches, and
immediately took possession of them.
The Camanches complained in council, and
the Creeks disapproved of this summary mode,
to which the Shawnees, or any body else, were
going to have their horses.
These Indians employed several days , in ma
king eternal peace, in shaking hands passing
round the belt of wampumibeeds and tobacco—
the emblems of treaty—and smoolting the long,
•
flat•stemmed pipe of peace.
The last day of the council, presents, were de. ,
livered to the chiefs for division. • •
As the grand council was breaking up, a Ben•
eca chief said, dwe have made friends and broth
ers, we have shaken hands the whole length of
the arm, we have spoken, from the heart, and we
have thus spoken, let us remain brothers forev
er." "Yes," replied the Camanche chief, any
of you are travelling in our country, and his
horse gives out, he can walk on home without
being molested."
First Yellow Fever in New Orleans.—The first
visitation of yellow fever at New Orleans was in
1769, it having been introduced by a British yes
cel with a cargo of slaves from the coast of Afri
la. Capt.llepassau, an old resident of New Or
eans, says he never knew a yellow fever epide
mic in that city but could be traced to importa
tion. He predicted yellow fever the year steam
communication was established with Havanna,
and it came. The present sickness at New Or•
leans commenced with a gang of bands employ,
ed to discharge ship Adelaide, from Rio Janerio,
and two successive gangs afterwards employed
aboard the same ship were attacked.. From the
vicinity of that ship the disease, it is said, spread.
Scarcity of Silver.—The demand says the Phil
adelphia Sun, for an extra supply of this metal,
has induced many of the proprietors of the long
neglected silver mines of South America to again
turn their attention to them. The aid of science
and improved machinery will be brought into
requisition, and a rich yied is confidently ancipa
ted. In all parts of the world the most lively in
tertiat is manifested in• the silver mines. We
should not be surprised to find in a very short
time that the importation of silver were equal to
the gold supplied from. California.
Startling Disclosures in Pennsylvania,— The
Pittsburgh Chronicle publishes on article in
-which-it-charges--that-the-loss-of-one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars recently took place in
the management of the public works, and by a•
single operation. It affrms that in ever instance
the contracts were given to the highest bidder
with the object of rewarding public favorites.—
This is almost incredible, and yet the Chronicle
gives the names of the parties.
We have heard much of the corruption of the
Pennsylvania Canal Board, and would not be
the least surprised to find the above statement
true. The pay, of a Canal Commissioner is 63
a day yet alter a term of three years in office, the
Commissioner manages to retire, having made
a fortune from his position.— Washington Star.
The Potato Rot in New England.—All over New
England, accounts reach us of the potato rot,
and it is feared that the crop will be almost a total
failure. In many fields the effluvia rising from
the decaying vegetables is very offensive.
. . ,
far A drove of Kentucky nttiles were offered
for sale in Washington last week, at $l2O a $l5O
each. . .
tlrGlen. David McDonald, this gentleman, re.
cently nominated by the American State Con^
vention as its candidate of Canal Commissioner
at the coming election, is of Armstrong, not
Northampton county,
rirThe yellow fever is finding its way up the
Mississippi river, by means of steamboats from
New Orleans.
u 3 cs
10" In all the relations of domestic life a com
mand of temper is absolutely indispensable.
far One hundred and ninety tons of railroad
iron were sent from Chicago on the 15th instant,
to Shippsport, for the Central Railroad. •
• EirThe citizens of Washington have contri
buted three thousand dollars, for the relief of
New Orleans.
The neighborhood of Muddy Creek, in Rock
dale, Crawford county, was the scene of a mel
ancholy and strange event on Saturday last. So
far as we can gather them, the particulars are
as follows: Two men, one named Kellogg, and
the other Davis, (the first a young man and the
second middle aged, having a family,) were in a
field engaged in putting up a haystack. The
young man was on the stack, the other on the
wagon, to which was attached a yoke of oxen.—
While thus employed it began to thunder and
lighten. The two men were killed instantly
by the same bolt, the hay set on fire, one of the
oxen killed, the other so stunned that he fell to
the ground, and even the ox yoke split into frag.
ments, and' scattered round. The flames were
instantly discovered by the father of Kellogg,
who was near at hand, but before the bodies,
could be extricated from the flames they were
nearly burned to a crisp, particularly that of the
young man. So sad a disaster from such a source
is rarely recorded, and none that have awakened
more sympathy for surviving friends.-E. Citron.
Railway Curves
A correspondent of the Railroad Record, is of
opinion that curvature on railroads, is the main,
cause of accidents, whether by collision or other
wise. Straight lines must, in the end.l4 adopted
and though at first more expensive, they arc in
the end more economical, and are certainly saf
est.—Curves, the writer contends, should be lim
ited by law, and states that one degree curve, or
5.130 feet radius, offers as much resistance to a
train, as a grade of 10 feet to the mile. Two de
grees equal 15 feet; 3 degrees equal 20 feet ; 4
degrees equal 25 feet; 5 degrees equal 30 feet ;
6 degrees equal 35 feet—that is, if a 6 degree
curve be located upon a level, it offers the same
resistance to a train as would a grade of 35 feet
to the mile, on a straight line. The writer con
tends that a railroad, at the present time, that
will not bear the expense of making it straight,
had better be posponed until the funds are raised
as evidently, it is too soon for the community
for which it is intended.
Method of Detecting counterfeit Silver Coin —lf
a piece of silver be dipped into a solution of
chromate of potash decomposed by sulphuric
acid, (thirty-two parts by weighing of water,
three of chromate of potash, and four of sulrhu
ric acid,) the parties of the silver immersed in
the solution quickly assume a purple color.—
The coloring is deeper and more lively when
the silver is quite pure, and diminishes in pro
portation to the quantity of alloy mixed with it.
Of course this process will not hold good when
a coating of silver has been deposited on a piece
of white metal, &c.; in such cases as plated or
electrotyped articles, fur instance, a portion• of
the coating must be filed off, upon trial by this
process, the German silver will remain of a white
color. No other metals give the same color as
silver when submitted to this test copper, zinc,
&c., are acted upon by the solution, but not col
ored as the case of silver.
Deep Arlcsian Well.—The deepest artesian well
in America, is now in progress at the sugar re_
finery works of Belcher & Brother at St. Louis,
where it has reached the extraordinary depth of
1750 feet, far below the level of a great portion
of the bottom of the Mexican Gulf. The boring
is to be continued until good water is reached,
which is expected to be at the depth of about
2000 feet, and this will be the deepest well in
the world. The work thus far has cost $lO,OOO
and the only result has been streems of salt and
sulpher water. The hole, which is 3} inches
diameter, is, bored with an anger driven by a
steam engine, the instrument penetrating about
four feet daily. The rods' measures 33& feet in
length, and are put together with screws. '
Or The Prohibitory Liquor Law men of Phil
adelphia county have nominated the following
ticket:
For Senator—L . C. Ford, Whig, Bristol town
ship.
Assembly—T. A. Barlow, Native Southward;
George Siurgess, Whig, Southwark; Horatio
Hubbell, Democrat, Moyamensing ; Robert M.
Foust, Democrat, Spring Garden ; J. H. Flegel
Whig, Northern Liberties ; John W. Kelly, Whig
Kensington ; N. Edson, Democrat, West Phila
delphia; S. H. Hoffman, Native, Roxbarough ;
Joshua S. Fletcher, Native, Peon District. •
Bribery Case.—The Grand Jury of Northum
berland county, at the session of court held last
week, found a true bill against the poison charged
with attempting to bribe one of the county Gum
missioners to sign subscriptions to the Susque
hanna Railroad bonds ; .but the lawyers diacov•
ered some mistake in issuing the venire, so that
the whole proceedings, of the Grand Jury
were quashed and the bribery case postponed
until the next term.
Horse Illackerel.—Mr. Wm. Alexander,. while
fishing last week, near Rock Cod Ledge; about
18 miles from Portland, Maine, caught a horse
mackerel, weighing 800 lbs. 10. feet long, and 7
in circumference. lie toolehlat.with a cod hook'
and wosrying him out, he finally secured him,—
There being no one with him in the boat bat his
little boy, he had to tow hilts to a schotmei,
near, before he could take him. it is a splendid
fish, resembling in 'all parts a mackerel, baron
. '
a giant scale.,
GLEANINGS
Sad Casualty
[Front the New Oilcans Cricent of Aug. 9.)
The Unburied Dead.
On Sunday afternoon information was sent to
the Mayor that numerous dead bodies were lying
on the groundin the Lafayette Cemetery, unhur
ried, for the want of force to perform the work
of sepulture. The Chairman of the Committee
on Cemeteries, Kr. Kuishedt, appointed by the
Board of Health, repaired to the spot about dark.
Near there he found the "chain gang," which
had been employed from early in the afternoon
in the work of burial, coming away,having been'
unable to inter all the bodies. H'e prevailed on
them, by promises of extra pay and a supper, to
go back and resume the work. On arriving ar
the Cemetery, he found seventy one, bodies lay
ing piled on the ground, swollen and bursting
their coffins, and enveloped in swarms of flies..
The chain gang was set to wink burying them,
and by half past three .o'clock yesterday they
were all interred. Orders were given, by the
competent authority, that no more bodies should
be sent to that Cemetery yesterday. One cause
of the pressure on this Cemetery, was, as we'
have been informed, the impassable state of Lou..
isa street, lending to the burying ground of St..
Vincent de Paul, where there are sixty graves
dug, and left unemployed in consequence'of the.
difficulty in getting to them. It is also reported.
that the reason why burial could not be procured
in the Lafayette Cemetery, was because the Sex
ton refused to pay more.than twenty cents each
for digging the graves. This official gets a dol.
lar from the Corporation for each body buried.
The burials have heretofore been made in this.
Cemetery in such a careless manner as alone to
produce pestilence. The tops of the coffins have
been sunk no lower than to a level with the oar•.
face of the ground, and then covered over in the.
manner of potato ridges. In this situation they
subject to be exposed to the washings of
heavy rains, and the sun acting on the putrid,
corpses within, they were liable to swell and;
burst the coffins, thus tainting the atmosphere.
with a putrescence sufficient alone to generate a.
plague.
This was the state of things when several pert
sons in the neighborhood, inhaling the rank ef
fluvia, informed the Mayor of the fact, who
mediately took active measures for having the.
graves covered with eighteen inches of adilition
al earth. Orders have also been issued to the
Street Commissiver to send bodies to Potter's
Field, or to St. Vincent de Paul,•and the gates of
the Lafayette Cemetery, No. 2 have been closed
for the fwesent , except to bodiestoming from the
Fourth District.
The Mayor has taken the responsibility of ap
plying remedies to meet the exigencies of the
time.—DailN Sun.
More A'egrees Burned at the Stake.— We noticed
last week the recent horrible tragedy near Garth
!
eget At that time the negro' belonging to Scott,
had not been taken. He was caught in the prai
rie about fifteen miles from Carthage, taken to
the town and tried and was pronounced guily,
although he refused to make any confession.—
The negro belonging to Dale had previously
confessed the whole matter.—They decoyed Dr.
Fisk from home, by pretending that Mr. Dale's
child was sick, and they had becn sent for him
He went but a little way when one of the negroes
knocked him on the head with nn axe and killed
him. They both went to the house—one of them
knocked Mrs. Fisk down with his fist, and after
brutally accomplishing their desires on her, kil.
led her husband, choked the child to death, set
fire to the house in two places, and left. The
citizens of the surrounding country determined -
to give a warning to all future transgressors of
the kind, took the negroes out of the hands of
the officers, and burned them on Saturday •last
about ten o'clock. They both made confessions
,after being chained to the stake, but the Scott
negro afterwards deniejliany knowledge of it.
They died in about two minutes.—Springfield
Advertiser, Aug. 3.
Forging Pardon Papers.—They seem to have
a smart convict in one of the New York prisons
by the name of Francis B. Endymion. He forg
ed recommendations for a pardon, got them to
the Governor and obtained the pardon. Upon
the discovery of the fraud, the fellow was again
arrested and incarcerated, having five years of
his term yet to serve ; but an interesting question
of law has arisen as to whether he can be legal
ly imprisoned after having been actually par
doned by the Governor, and released by the
keepers of the prison.
A large Pike.—Mr. Joan BRELNFORD, of Mauch'
Chunk, caught in the Lehigh river, a few miles'
above that place, a l'ike, which measured'
ltvent.9-four and a half inches, and weighed five"
pounds! This is a large fish fur the waters of
the Lehigh.—Carbon Democrat.
A larger Pike.—An enormous pike was ciugh
recently in General Harlan's 'dam, in West Fal
lowfield. Chester County, which measured twen
ty six and a half inches long and• thirteen in--
ches around the body, and weighing six pounds..
This was the largest of the pike tribe we ever.
heard of being caught east of the mountains ; but
the source from which' we received our informa
tion is such that we cannot doubt its accuraoy..•
—Register and Examiners.
A Great Gathering;.—. The Camp Meeting' at!
the Red Lion, Del., the present year, is said to.
have been the largest ever - held in that section ,
of the country. There were 450 tents, (last year.
there were 380,) 37,000 feet of boards, were re.•
quired for seats, staging, tents, floors, Sec., and ,
there were present between ,, sixty and seventy'
ministers, and perhaps over 10,000 people at one•
time.
Result in Tennessee.—The , majority for John
son, Loot:Ono, for Governor, in Tennesse, Is set ""
down at 2,216; Congressnien, 5' Whigs to 4 Lo
cofocos, with a State Senate of 12 Whigs - and
13 Loeofooosi s and in the abuse 44 Whigs to 31 ,
Locofoctom
Eirin ..Maddack's Chancery Practice," v 01.16
p. 125; °cents the following specimen: of legal'
a person is hciutid to.do• a
thing, and he does what may 'enable him to do
the thitig, hit Is supposed in equity to do It with
the view of doing what he is bound to do."