away their guns, advanced on hith with spears and knives. They frequontly charg ed upon him, Lut upon his presco:ing his gun at one or the other they fill back. At last the largest one, thinking, probably, from Tom's reserving his lire so long that his gun was empty, charged boldly up to him; and fliggine, with a steady aim, shot him dead. With four Lullets in his body, 1t an empty gun, two Indians before hint, and a whole tribe but a few rods off, almost any other man would have despaired. But Tom I liggins had no such notion. The Indian whom he had slain was the most dangerous of the tl:n e, and he fcll little fear of the oth ers. lie had bi en near enough to see their eyes, and he Innew human nature sufficient ly to discover that he was their superior in courage ; he therefore faced them; and be gan to load his rifle. They raised a Whoop, and rushed on hint. “They kept tin it distance as long, as my rifle was loadi , d,” Laid he, "but now, when they knew it was empty, they were. better soldiers." A fierce and bloody conflict ensued.— The Indians, - rushing upon Torn, stabbed Mtn in many places; but it happened, for tunately, that the shafts of their spears were thin poles, rigged hastily for this occasion, which bent whenever the point struck a rib or encountered the oppcsition of one of Hig gins's tough muscles. Front this cause, and the continual exertion of his hand and rifle in warding MI their thrusts, the wounds thus made were not deep, but his whole front was covered with ,ashes, of which the scars yet remain, in honorable proof of his valor. At last one of them threw his toma hawk; the edge sunk deep in Higgins's cheek, pawed tin ought his ear, which it se vered, laid bare the skull to the back of his head, and stretched him on the plain. The Indians rushed on ; but Tom instantly re covered his self-possession, and kept them off with his feet and hands, until he suc ceeded in grasping one of their spears, which as the Indian attempted to pull it front hint aided hint to rise ; and clubbing his rifle, he rushed upon the nearest of his foes, no dash ed his brains out ; in doing which he broke the stock, retaining only the barrel in his hand. The other Indian, however warily he had fought before, now came manfully into bat tle. It is , probable that he felt his character as a warrior at stake: To have fled from a man desperately wounded and almost dis armed, or to have suffered his victim to es cape, would have tarnished his manhood.— Uttering a terrifiC yell, he rushed or attemp ting to stab the exhausted ranger, while the latter warding off the spear with one hand : brandished his rifle barrel in the other.— The Indian, unwounded, was now by far the most powerful man ; but the moral con rage of our hero prevailed, and the savage, unable to bear the fierce glance of his unta med eye, began to retreat slowly toward the place where he had dropped his rifle. Tent knew that if the Indian recovered posses sion of his gun his own case was hopeless ; and throwing away his rifle barrel, he drew his hunting knife, and rushed in upon hint. A desperate strife ensued, and several deep gashes were inflicted; but the Indian suc ceeded in casting Higgins from him, and ran to the spot where 'he had thrown down his gun, while Tom searched for the gun of the other Indian. Thus the two, bleeding and ahnost 'out of breath were both search ing for arms to renew the conflict. 13y this time the smoke that lay between the combatants and the main body of Indians had passed away, and a number of the latter having passed the hazic-thicket were in full view. It seemed, therefore, us if nothing could save our heioic ranger; but relief was at hand. The little garrison at the station, six or seven in number, had witnessed the whole of this remarkable combat. There was among them a heroic woman, a Mrs. Parsley, who, when she saw Higgins nobly contending single with the foe, urged the men to go to his rescue. ''lie rangers at first considered the attempt hopeless, as the Indians outnumbered them, ten to onsi.-= But Mrs. Pursley, declaring that so tine a fellow as Tom should not be lost for want of help, snatched a rifle cut of her ho , bands baud, and juuiping on a horse, sallied o u t. The men, who - a on net b..; outdone I a woman, lull gallop, toward the place of combat. :teal: of iifirn cst castled. 'Vito I,fdiau, at the thicket had just. discovered Tom, aml wefe mulling down toward ldm with savage yell:—li;s friends were spa( raw their horses to reach him first. I ligeit,s, exhausted with the lies of blood, had fallen end adversary, foo intent prey to c,ba rye any thing else, was lord:int; fur a rid... 'flie rangers resehol the battle ground first.— r. Pursley, who . hnew Tom's spirit, thought he had thrown hiaiseli down in des pair for the loss of his gun, and tendered him the one she carried ; but Tom was past hooting. His friends lifted hint up, threw him across a horse before one of the party and turned to retreat just as the Indiaa s came up. They made good their retreat, and the Indians retired. We repeat this adventure just as it was related to us, and have not the smallest doubt that it is literally correct ; or as near ly so as Mr. I ligrins's opportunities for ob .7.ervation would admit ; for as he very prop el ly observes he was "in a desperate bad fix just about that time, and it was a powerful bad chance for a matt to talte notice of n hat was going on round him." • Alter being carried into the fort, he re: mained insensible for r..oine days, and his life was preserved with difficulty by his friends, who extracted all the bullets but ttvo which remained in his thi;;li : ono of which gave him a great deal of pain for several years, although the flesh was healed. At length he heard that a physician had settled within a day's ride of him, whom he went to see. The physician was willing to ex tract the ball, but asked the moderate sum of fifty dollars for the operation. This Tom flatly refused to give, as it was more than half a year's pension. As he rode home he turned the, matter in his mind, and deter mined upon .8 cheaper plan. When 'ho reached his house, he requested his wife to hand him a razor. The exercise of his rid ing had so chafed the part, that the bull, which usually %vas not discoverable to the touch, could be felt. With the assistance of his help .mate, ho very deliberately laid open his thigh, until the edge of the razor touched the' bullet, and. inserting his two thumbs into the gash, "flirted il'out," as he assured us, "without costing a cent." The ether ball remains is his limb yet, but gives no trouble, except when he u.ies violent ex ercise. He is now one of the most success ful hunters in the country, and it still takes the best kind of a man to handle him. tel)igt) A lientou no, Pa. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER?, 1653. CANAL. COMMISSIONER. Nloses =9 A UDITOR GENERAL. 21.1eNander Et.. McClure, I= SERV.EYOR GENERAL. Christian Ayers, OF CLARION TY J UDG OF ''}lE SUPREME COUlti • Thomas A. Budd, C.l. FIIILADELPIIIA. The Fair 'Fite ,thiprovements at the Agricultural Fair !round arc prcgresring rapidly. The fencing mound the lot is fin kited, the shedding on each i-ide of the lot, the Cheep and hog. puns, ate all finished and v. hite-wathed, giving the whole a beautiful appearance. The foundation wall of the main centre building, being 40 by 100 feet, is up, and the workmen are busily enga ged in framing the timbers, and in live weeks the whole will be under roof, and' by the time specified, for the holding of the fair, every thing will be in readiness. The Farmers, Mechanics and Manufacturers, of Lehigh and the neighboring counties, are earnestly requested to present, at the exhibi. lion, every thing in their various branches of business, that will, in their judgment, excite interest and afford instruction. We appeal to every member of the society, to use their best exertions io:rnake the Fair, such an one as will reflect credit upon them. Experience has taught us, that we have the material among us for getting up the right kind of an exhibition, and if there should be a falling short of what we have a right to expect, the blame may be justly attached to a want of energy on the part of our citizens. The neces sary preparations are being made for a large Exhibition ; ample means will be provided for the taking care of a large number of various kinds of stock. • The Ladies particularly are requested to give presence on that occasion, and also are solici• ted to bring specimens of their excellence in the household arts. To visitors we would say, come one, come all, to the "Lehigh County Agricultural Fair" and you will not fail to go home highly delighted with your visit. The Ringgold Artillerists. This company, composed of about one hun dred and twenty men, got up in the city of Reading, by its able commander Capt. James .11Plii;ii 3 ht, in honor of the great patriot, whose name it bears, arrived in our place at about 6 o'clock on Friday evening; they remained here over night, and on Saturday morning, left kir Easton, and from there passed over the Dela ware to the ground selected for their encamp ment, near Philipsburg, New Jersey. They were accompanied by a band of twenty musi cians, in a handsome open chariet drawn by four horses. The entire train consisted of over 100 men, including officers and musicians, and 60 horses; forming a military cavalcade of the most formidable and imposing description.— A supply of tents and comp equipage were procured from the S:ate Arsenal, and have been put on the ground, in readiness) for the otempancy of the troops. The flinegolds gill remain iu camp until I..r;day next, when they will again march homeward, whether they %sill patio through Alleutueei on their way home, we have not heat.l. During their stay, they will give daily di , plays of field exercise, occasional target tire iegs, bto., lti trmt they may be favored with good weather, in which case time C.LCUIriOII will doubtless prove a most delightful one. Thu Altary's Band, Outing their stay here, enlivened the town by .their sweet music, in serenading in number of our citizens—not for getting ourselves—lOr which mark of attention, they have our graietul acknowledgement. Frightful Suicide On Wednesday last the 31st of A ugust, Mrs. Sokti Thriman, wife of David Hartman, near iedenaville, in Upper Salmon township, Le high county, committed.suicide by caning her throat, and otherwise injuring herself with a razor. Mr. Hartman is a man in very good eitcumstatices, and the family lived happily together. What induced her to commit the rash act is not known. She left her home about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, with .a razor concealed about her, and proceeded through a lane leading to the fields, some distance from the house, where she made an incision on each side' of twr throat, neither of which, however, touched the jugular vein ; she consequently inflicted a deep cut in her abdomen, and then us the flow of the blood clearly showed, got over the fence in a corn field, where she was found. As soon as sufficient assistance was got together, she was taken up, but was una ble to speak having severed the wind pipe. On being carried towards the house, she struggled vety much, and died a short time after. She was about 41 years of age and left three chil dren, the -youngest of which is 5 years old, and husbittato mourn; het loss. • • • Court Proceedings The Court met on Monday morning, the 29th cf Augnst, present all the Judges. Very near ly !he whole week was occupied in the trial of criminal cases. The following matters were disposed of: Common wealth vs Joseph Kelehrier. Joseph kept'a tavern at Crackersport, and was inform ed on for keeping a disorderly house. The court after hearing the evidence revoked his license. Commonwealth 'vs Charles Belielman.—As- Fault arid Battery on Isaac Miller. Verdict guil ty. Sentenced to pay , 5i5 and costs. Commonwealth vs Jacob Bogert.—Fornica tion and Bastardy on oath of Anna Kularel.— Jacob plead not guilty and endeavored to prove his innocence but the Jury returned him guilty as usual in Fornication and Bastardy cases. Commonwealth vs Anthony Zeliner.—Larce ny on oath of Gilbert Senuthe. Plead guilty and sentenced to Penitentiary for one year. Commonwealth vs M. H. Woll—Assault and Battery on oath - of Elenora Wolf. Plead guilty. Semenced to pay SI fine and imprisonment in the county Jail for 30 days. Commonwealth vs Jacob Kieldine.—Assaul and Battery on Edward 14'ink. Plead not oil ty, verdict of Jury guilty. Sentenced to pay line and costs. Commonwealth vs Henry Lutz.—Assault am. Battery with attempt to commit a Napo or Mary Kauliman, a little girl about 12 years o ego, veidict guilty, and kentenced to 3 year imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Commonwealth vs Charles, Reuben and Jac() Hensinger, Aluses Peter and John Dor% ari.— Riot and Riotous assault on Daniel Schnek and John Hess. There were three bills of h• dictment against these defendants, two of wlOl were tried. The defendants were found glil ty of Riot and of Assault and Battery on Selma and Hese. Verdict, fine of S2O and costs. The civil caeps were as follows Shaffer vs Wieder.—An action for diangee done to Plaintiff, by defendant turning, the water from a pond on to Plaimilld Verdict for Plaintiff 6 Cents damages. Commonwealth vs Gangwer and An action to recover the amount of feet due the Commonwealth from Anthony Gangver.— Verdict SllO 60, an favor of Plaintiff. Ile un derstand that Judge Dillinger had offeref that amount but the Commonwealth claimed more. No arguments were disposed of, the nowt hav ing been very busy with Jury trials all stek. About Advertising. 1 You see goods is like gals—must gl when they are in the fashion and good-looking/or else a yoke of oxen wouldn't draw 'em after wards. The men that advertise most do ost bu sitless, because they can't make one stock last ono lifetime. If you want to borrow money—if you want to lend money—if you want a farm to rent—if you want to sell—advertise. II your horse, pig, cow, colt, sheep or oxen go astray, advertise them right off, and not run a chance of losing them, or having to pay as much as they are worth as charge for their keep. if you are a shomaker, tailor, wagoner, or any kind of a useful mechanic, show people that you are not ashamed of being a mechanic, by advertising. If you keep a shop, make it known. When people see a man advertise, they know he is a business man. The world is full of folks who want. Some want to sell ;some want to buy ; and the only way to meet those wants and money is to advertise. Advertising is like honesty—it pays well if followed up. Mer chants think nothing of paying forty dollars for one sign, with nothing but their name on it.— Well what do you think of having 1200 signs a week in a newspaper I Inn it you can show your whole establishment to the country every week. if you are wise, just rub your eyes, and go to work and advertise. Man Drowned •Mr. Peter Mull, of Hellertown, Northampton county, formerly of this place, left home the early part of last week for New York, and on Thursday last, returned from that place in the altenimu train , mriving at Easton at about 9 o'clock, in company with a neighbor of his crossing the Delaware Bridge, he told his com rade to proceed on to the Hotel he would soon follow him up ; a man auswe ring Mill's de scription, was seen on the banks of the Dela' ware, and making his way towards the waters edge, and that was the last of him. His com• minion had went up to the Hotel, (mimed imp. per and waiting for the arrival of Moll. The next day.he was found a C011) . 8P, in the water. The whole affair is yet involved in mistery. Our State Works What began in right, party politics has cor rupted fur money. What should have been a monument of pride is now a inoiemetit of shame. Our State improvements now bre e d merely dishonesty,speculation, and even petty larceny, than all other hot bode of vice in our land.- The partizan idler and drone ; the party pimp, and pauper—the bold'plunderer, and the cunning cheat—hide and harbor and get let and sleek along and upon our canals and rail- roads. Entbn[dead by the success of their pre• decessors, and the easy familiarity with winch State officers, toy with the public treasure, they become impudent in th * Uir shame, and treat sea pleasant joke, conduct which a few years ago would have beet: called theft. The most sue• cessful now, is deemed the most shrewd. Th e talent for taking care of yourself is ilia best re. commendation to place. Convenient—At Chicago one can buy a house in all its parts, framing timbers, shingles, doors, window sashes, shutters, flooring all planed, tongued, grooved, numbered, and s ready to be put up upon the prairies to which the many railroads will convey it, so that the farmer from those wide extended plains may come in one day, buy his house complete, and take it out next, and with the assistance of his neighbors put it up within a week. . Business Notice Peiseilvania Clothing Ilall.—:Messrs. Netigh and' feirrig have lately taken into partnership Mr. i Isaac Breinig, arid are now cluing husi• nesifnder the firm of Breinig,ligh 1) . Brei• nig,ll the South East corner of Hamilton and Swath Street, Allentown; where, they keep an norlment of Clouts, Cassimers, Vestings, anr j. eadymadeClothing,never before equalled in is Borough. Their prices are put down to thOowest ebb, determined to do business upon thinnotto of "small profits and quick sales."— Ttis'e who visit the place, will find it their in real to give them a call. The. Crops. We believe there is no difference of opinion at the crop of Indian Corn, now in the gionnd jilt° Eastern portion of our State, never plain lid a more abundant yield. In no instance we seen an indifferent field, which has ben properly cultivated. It .is now, too, err rely out of danger from drought. Potatoes are represented to uq in various salters in this and the adjoining counties, as xcellent and eound. Apples are scarce ; indeed we lave rarely known a more general scarcity in his region, winch is quite unexpected to fruit ritieers, who regarded the spring as particularly' favorable to fruit of all kinds. View of the War Queaion The lollowiog is horn a late nuntier of the London Dispatch. It is pithy and the point The Dispatch is the leading organ o . the Radi cals of Greatßritain, and, to a conitic6rable ex • tent, it represents the interests of tie working classes:—"Theßussian army has 'Aver prop. erly measured swords with any other European Power; but it is very doubtful whetheffn prow ess it would be proved second to any while in number and equipments it is superia to all.— She could send her cohorts into Turley at her leisure, and retire into her snow-hould fastnes ses for shelter from retaliation, andlo prepare the means of a successful renewal e'gression. we,- with Russia means war. rebtAien. rga olution over all Europe. It means Ile rising of the Poles against Russia, Austria, aitl Prus sia, the revival of the Hungarian instrilection —the universal convulsion of Italy4the cer tain unsettlement of the whole of ffurope for a 'period much beyond the tern* of life of any of the oldest inhabitants whom tie tabu lons paragraphs even of provincial nev4apers venture to quote as their authority. Whet Rus sia coulditoal sea by means of giviniletters of marque to those enterprising cosinaulitans to be found on both sides of the Atlktio, it would be rash to predicate. On this,4ide of the question, it is clear that states f large mercantile transactions, ar.d depenent fur their very existence on a free and opopi sea for a commercial marine, would be the rot and in deed only sufferers. Drawing not los, proba bly, than nine out of the twelve tillions of quarters of our annual imports of rain from Russia, or other northern countries,it is clear that at once the necessaries of lifotould be raised in this country to a trying poit of endu rance by a war with that state, and with all our influx of gold, money has been farce and and stocks low, what would be th‘result in the certain event of a large increase) our tax- ' anion, to meet the charges of the 'bi war that makes ambition virtue V An expeditin as:ainst Russia, means many more soldiers, salors and ships, at the time when the able-boded men are emigrating at the rate of 360,0 b a fear, whoa those that remain are striking' br trise of wages and when we can neither get marly enough of ships to do our ordinary %lutetium, nor sailors to man thern."—.Eicknells United States and Great Briley'. A Convention has been agreed upon b\ween the United States and Great Britian, Ir the settlement of various claims made by ich.:--- Each Government ie to appoint a comitsion er, and the two shall meet at Lonclon,‘t the earliest convenient opportunity, to examimeand decide upon all such claims, having first naked a third person as an arbitrator or umpire, rid his or their decision shall bet final. Nu elm arising out of any transaction of a date prit to the 24th of December, 1814, shall be subtitled to this commission. Every claim must beat). milted within six months after the lint sling tit the commissioners, atilt all shall bearded upon within a year. All payments of admit ted claims shall be made within one year her the decision, without interest and wlltout my deduction. The salary of each coumissitter shall not be less less than 53000 a yeat or .1:020, to be paid•by their respective Gown memo ; the expenses of the canamitsion vbe paid by a rateable deduction from tle Ratifications have been exchangee, andthe President has made proclamation aatorditqy. Railroad Connection between Phibdelphiaand Catawissa.—The Catawissa Rai'cold is about being completed by the laying downuf the r . ott on the sills. The great bridges at he rattnes will be f.nished this fall, the track lad to Tana qua nest winter, and by March next it is eve. ted there will Le two trains of cars raring oily frow Catawissa to Philadelphia. New Ineention.—Lettie A. Smith, I Pineville, has obtained a patent right for an iyentioc for working Butter. In her application; to thcPat. cut Office she says—. , I claim the mabitiallon ith a .better Im forning at the tides land turn- of the cooling drawer, or icebox tray, for the purpose described. Icl such workin . g, lever with acute angle of its breaking or pressing the butt it over."—Bucks County Int. Struck by Lightning.— During storm on Saturday afternoon last, t Charles Bapb, in Forks, township • lightning and entirely destroyed, log its contents. It was a large barn length and contained SOU shocks bushels of threshed grain and all h loss of Mr. Bapb. is about $2,800 rance.—Easton .4r4tio. • • • Sale of the Public Works A resolution in favor of the sale of the public works of this State, having recently been offered and adopted, by a large majority of a Conven.' lion held in the county of Berk., and a cuntro• versy having sprung up between different news.- papers in regard to the policyand i expediency of such a movement, we deem the subject of suffi cient importance to offer a few remarks.— Let us commence with the historical and statis tical Pert of the question, and then examine the argument for and against the proposition. The cry a bout "lavish expenditures on the public works" is not new ;' it has existed ever since the works had a fair trial, and has contin ued to this day. Nor have there been figures wattling to show that the cry was just; and that expenditures have been lavished on these works without a remuneratitve return to the elate. To omit the expenditures of previous years (which, perhaps, would sum up more heavily than is tie. cessary to establish the proposition,) let us con^ sider those of the year 1852: The Appropriation Bill of that year amounted, in round numbers to $5,500,000 The expenses of the govern• meat were, Interest of public debt, Common schools,charitable institutes, and incidental expenses, Showing the balance of expenditures principally on public works, in he $2,091,400 or in round numbers about $3 (100,000, of Dollars. These figures, it appears to us, speak sufficient ly for themselves. The whole ordinary expen ditures for the government of the State were about $600.000: the interest on the public debt arising from the construction and ownership by the State of the public works amounted to two millions,and the cost of keeping the public works in repair, &c., tb three millions more; Of the whole approPrlatlon of five and a half millions dollars, little more than one tenth was expended for the general objects of the State government. The gross income from the public works was but $1.936.674. or Allow turn rn;llinna 11011nrc showing the proprietorship of the public works, after all the experience we have had on the sub ject, all the improvements introduced, and not withstanding the increase of trade, to be an ex pense to the State of about a million of dollars, or nearly seventy-five per cent, of the whole amount of the real. and personal taxes through-. out the State. If the State could get rid of the public works, instead of raising $1,359,636 by taxation, $300,000, or thereabout, would be suffi cient ; and the State would thus be saved a mill -111 ion .af money, besides the interest of that portion of the public debt which would be extinguished by the sale of the works. So far the figures of the last year, which are by no means the result of a new experiment.— The capacity of the works for revenue, and the cost of maintaining them, have been 'tested for years, arid the result is, that the expenses have increased, while the revenue has been equal to the profits of the work nine years ago ; averaging not more than two per cent., of the cost of the works during this whole period of nine years. It may further be urged that the sale of the public works would takeaway a corruption fund, with which not only voters, but Legislators may be corrupted. It would destroy a prolific source of fraud in the management of the works, correct flagrant abuses in contracts, and prevent many other demoralizing influences from being brought to bear upon the people, to say nothing of that influence which the officers of the public works may bring to bear urnin the Legislature. Summing up, the reasons for the sale; are:- Ist. The diminution of the public debt. 2d. The diminution of taxes. 3d. The purification of the Legislature. 4th. Relief from the corruption of voters. Per contra, it may be urged:- Ist. That the public works if sold, must be sold to a corporation ; because individuals have not the tneatis of engaging in so large an enter prise. 2d. Thai those corporations, from the magni tude of the works, must be large ones. 3d. That the influence of these corporations on the body politic is dangerous. We admit the validity of these objections, but maintain that the evils here complained of are not without remedy. The public and the Lcgis, lature watch a corporation from which they ex pect nothing, with greater jealousy, and far . great-. er scrutiny, than they watch the government from whose crib thousands have been feeding, and still expect to be fed. The public jealousy of corporations is, indeed, a potential instrument for keeping them within proper limits; while, as a rule, there exists' no je4ousy in regard to the government, which this year may belong to one party and to.morrow to another. The jealousy, if it exists, is with regard to the party which en• joys its immunity, not with regard to the power it exercises. And while party drill exists, the party in power will generally sustain its own of ficers, and attempt to screen, if unable to justify, their acts. • The mart who attempts to censure and expose the abuses of his own party is imme diately stigmatized as a traitor, and thrown out of its organization. A corporation is also able to protect itself more effectually against frauds ; for the pecuniary interest of the corporators al ways hold their agents perfectly accountable, and dismisses faithless servants, which it is im possible to do under the present system. The Legislature publishes from time to time large books, filled with the names of public defaulters. mostly on the public works, without any prowl. cal result to the community. The next question is, what price may be ob tained for the public works! This, of course,, is conjectural. It is .believed, however, that they can be sold for cost; not because they yield in terest on cost, but because the better manage ment of individuals would save expenles, cut oir frauds, and increase business. Individuals would be interested in crowding their business on the public. works; nn such interest exists now, and none such can be created by the gov ernment. Fut' certain portions oilers greater' than cost have already been made, it is easy to make a trial in regard to the rest, and to set a limit? to the am fog which they are to be :MM. e thunder .arn of Mr. struck by .or with all 90 feet in wheat, 250 hay. The no Waltz. ( From the Philadelphia Ledger.) ¢58,501 2,000,000 '350,000-$208,591 Now, suppose the works to be sold at cost, what would be the consequence? Ist. The Slate deht would be reduced from fort ty to about twenty-five millions of dollars. 2.1. The interests on the public debt would decrease fioM two millions to one million and a gunner; " 3d. The present rate of taxation would, in ad• dition to the incidental revenue of the Common. wealth, pay the Interest of the remaining debt, all the expenses of the government, and leave a suf..' plus of a million a year, which could be applied to the extinguishment of the remaining debt. At first it was but natural that the State should make the trial of managing its public works ; but when experienc e shows that the result is disas' lulus, both In a pecuniary and moral point of view, when it leads to an increase in the debt, it depreciation of the works and the corruption and demoralization °rube people, it assn'redly cannot be amiss to inquire into the causes of the failure• and to suggest a means of correcting the evikf inseparable from the continuance of the system. Col. Benton and the Administration', A letter from Washington to the New Yorl:s Tribune says—•. Col. Benton is indulging an un. amiable spirit towards the Administration. A gentleman asked him if he often visited the White House? He replied with Bentonian emphasis, .No, sir—No, sir, I never go to the buzzard's roost." The Secretary of the Interior sent a message to him to inform him that there was a Register of the Land Office to be appointed in the St. Louis Congressional District, and requested him to furnish the Department with the name if a per son to fill the vacant office. .Old Ingot, said,.l have no name to present, and were I to live to be as old as Methuselah, and this Administration should exist so long. I would have no favor to ask of it.' The messenger then said,.Colonel, I will inform the Secretary that you have no name to offer.' 'No, sir,' said the venerable, but now indignant, Bullionist, 'carry my answer, sir, in my own precise language, sir.' Uncertainty of the Law. . A lnooh.t.ip - , . 1.1.. article occured in Illinois lately, as Will be seen by the following from the Peoria News Mr. B. was out hunting with his rifle, and' crossing the field of. Mr. C. a Frenchman, Mr. C.'s large dog attacked him savagely, while C. stood looking on, without attempting to call .off his dog ; B. getting out of patience, shot the dog, and • he fell apparantly dead. C. in high dudgeon,. forthwith got out a warrant, and had B. arrested for lilting his dog—swore to the killing, and was • corruborated by two of his neighbors, who were present at the shooting. The magistrate fined! B. ten dollars and costs, which amounted to about ten more ; B. paid the fine and costs, and when the parties got home from the trial the dog had: got home also, and was not killed. B. then got out a warrant against the Frenchman and ,his • two as'sociates for perjury, in swearing B. had killed the dog. They were frightened, and made peace with B. paid him back his twenty dollars and ten more for his trouble, and no trial was had ; and when the parties returned home from the last suit, lo! the dog was dead. A Little Humor The Editor of the Miner's Journal is in luck ! He received the other clay, a magnificent present from ileading,as an acknowledgment of the com pliment he paid their circus-goers, by saying that they considered a Circus without its Clown as insipid as a "bretzel" without its salt. His dis scription of the donation is interesting: "A Braze! as is a Brelzel."—ln those days of, torpedoes and other vvicked inventions," no , wonder we felt somewhat queer the other day, on the receipt of a mysterious looking box from !leading, labelled with certain hieroglyphical characters, which only a printer could have de ciphered, fur our address. However, we a: length mustered courage to open it, when, lo ! but the accompanying note shall explain : lls Bto Dorm CITY, Aug. 17, '53. Misther Editor •. We rite dis to led you know we did haf a Glown to our show. Chuylkill County ish mishtaken pekause we would leaffer haf a show mit 0115 C a Glown as haf our liretzel mit ouse Salt. We send you dis brecnium Breizel to show you how good he ish. SOME or DE GALS OF ALT DARKS. I'.'l'.—lle ish aura very nice shape, but dat makes nossin. out—he iah Boot. This enormous "bretzel" aforesaid, measures. some 12 inches over, and Is twisted into all im aginable curly•ytueucs, peculiar to that far-tam ed commodity. We have carefully preserved , and think. something of forwarding the same to New York, as a specimen of one of the indige nous plants of mother Berks. Emigration to lowa.—lt is stated that lowa is• rapidly increasing In populaiion. The whole in terior is said to be 'full of settlers. A hundred: emigrants were met in one day, recently, by is. traveller. $34,250 were received at the land of" lice in about six weeks over and above all lands. entered with warrants which will reach a very large amount. The entries were all by actual. settlers.. • Remedy fur Weevil in Wheal.—One pint of salt sprinkled in every bushel of wheat, will efEeatur ally prevent the weevil. I have known. it suc. cessiully tried in several instances in Mississippi. It is contended by some that it prevents the grain from germinating. Whether it does or not, E cannot say. It can easily be blown out by a corn. mon fan, when wanted (or use. So says a writer in the Danville Register. is looked very much as if it would answer. We have over and over again recommended the• grain bins to be well cleansed out and sprinkled' with powdered quicklime. The Railroad to the PueVc.—Mt. Norris, the distinguished Engineer of this city, estimates the total cost of transporting 2134} passengers front St. Louis to San Francisco at WO including ev ery expense of motive power, with interest on the cost of engines, cars, dm. 14G,000 passen gees, at would give an income of 69.000,000 4 a year, with allowing the road to cons po.ooo per toile for 200intles, would yield upward. of eight; per cent. interest on a capital of 1100',000,000.
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