she was struck with his appearance. She saw him again on the following day ; they dined together, supped together, and ex changed tender looks and expressions. The youth was half smitten, the lady wholly so, and a marriage speedily ngreed upon. The youth, however, previously demanded three conditions, one of which may suffice for our notice :' it was that the widow should forth with turn out of the house the unsightly cof fin that contained the remains of her late husband. The lady readily consented, and the coffin was sent into an old shed at the bottom of the garden. Preparations were now made for the marriage feast, but the bridegroom was suddenly seized with con vulsions and fell on the door. The bride was desired by his domestic not to be alarm ed, for that these firs were not unusual, and that there was a cure for them—the • only and certain cure—the bruin of a tuna re cently deceased—taken in warm wine. 'Oh,' said the lady, 'my late husband has been dead only a few days. Get me a hatchet, and I will go myself, and open the coffin and take out the remedy.' Thus fortified, she posted away to the bot tom of the garden, and striking a blow with all her might—behold ! the lid flew open, a groan Was heard, and to her great horror the dead man, rising up, very coolly said to her —'My dear wife, will you lend me your hand to get out r 'The unhappy inamorata, finding all her intrigues discovered, and unable to survive her shame. hum , herself to one of the beams. The philosopher foam, her, and having sat isfied himself dint she was quite dead, cut her down very coolly, and Ivlvinu. repaired his own coffin, laid her in it. fully deter mined never to tahe another wife. T.Li)c lioatontt, *Ca. IVEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14;1863. CANAL COMMIS&IONEIt. NOSCS =9 AUDITOR GENERAL. Alexander K. McClure, =9 SURVEYOR GENERAL. Christian Myers, =EI JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT Thomas A. Budd, OF PIIILADELPIIIN. Seeding Time Our town is quiet dull at present, Feeding time has Wily set in, and many of our farmers have already got through. 13y the close of the week the larger portion will have finished.— Last year, those who had sown the earliest have had the best crops, whether this will prove true the next, time will determine. We are glad to Fee the Farmers urge on their work m order that they may attend the Fair in Al lentown. Great preparations are in progress by those who intend to become exhibitors, at the Fair and we anticipate a grand time of it. Culture of Grapes The culture of the grape is at this, time at tracting general attention throughout the United States, and in some localities very considerable progress has been made in the establishment of vineyards and the manufacture of wine.— Cincinnati has taken the lead in the cultivation of wine. Within twenty miles of that city there are from twelve hundred to fifteen hundred acres of land planted in vineyards, yielding in the best seasons three hundred gallons of wine per acre. An acre of land set with the vine is there considered ivorth• one thousand dollars, and yields from one hundred to three hundred dollars per acre per annum, according to the season. An acre of land in the vicinity of Al lentown would be worth just as much, and in all probability, yield more than it does in the neighborhood of Cincinnati. We say, would be worth as much, because it is the annual yield that makes the land so valuable, and we have no hesitation in saying this would be as great in out locality than it would be as far south as the Ohio river. Our reasons for this belief are, both our foil and hills are as well adapted to the growth of the vine as the soil and hills in the neighborhood of Cincinnati.— The richness of the juice of the grape is depeto dent both on soil and location. The best soil will not produce a high flavored grape, unless you have a warm and genial location to bring it to perfection. I:ste and severe frost is one of the greatest enemies the enhivator of the grape has to contend.against in this latitude. True we would. occasionally be affected hero by the frost but not so severely as to do much damage. Increase of Luxuries A writer in the NeW Hampshire Sentinel has a file of the New Hampshire Recorder of 1789 '9l, from which he extracts the story of a "Far mer," who complains of hard sledding, through the growing extravagance of the times. He was doing well, aild when his second daughter married, his wile said, "Come, you are rich, you know; Molly has nothing but what she spun, and she ought to fare as well as neigh. bar N.'s Betty." "Well, wile, do as you think best; I have never been stingy." Wife goes to town and returns with a calico gown, a cal amanco petticoat, a set of stone tea-cups, halt a dozen pewter teaspoons, and a tea-kettle,. "things that never were seen in my house be fore. I did not feel it, and Molly was as well fitted out as any girl in the parish." In three years the third daughter was to be married, "and wife comes again for the purse; but when she returned what did I see?" a silken gown, silk fora cloak, a looking -glass, china tea geer, an d a n empty purse!" This was followed by extravagance in furniture and dress in his own house, and the poor roan is in a peck of trouble, taxes .and 1!1.:1 desires gin story may be told, in hope these growing abuses may be abated. Hominess Notices. Deck's hat Emporium —This gentleman has j.ist laid in a stock of the best materials for the manufacture of fiats, Caps, 8.7.1., for the Fall season. Ilis style of Hats are nnsnrpassed, and lower than they can be purchased 'in the city. See Card in another column. ' Fall and Trintcr Goods.—We took * a look in. to the Store of our friend Messers Gclz Gilbert in Catasauqua, and could not keep from admit . - ing, the very splendid appearance of its inter nal arrangement, and above all the inimense "piles of goods." Everything wears the air of extensive mercantile operations, crowds around . the counter, and three or four active, courteous and attentive Clerks nerving customers as "bu• sly as nailer?." Mr. Getz, is now in the city laying in a heavy Fall Stock. • Tue immense business doing at this estab lishment is truly astonishing for a town like Catasauqua, and shows the rapid prosperity of the place. • Real Estate—There will be found adv , rtised for sale in the columns of the Register this week, some valuable Real Estate. Among these are the farm r of Nagle, of Allen township, Northampton county, a very desirable property, situated within a short distance of the thriving Borough of Cmasaucpm. This farm is well worth the aoention of purchasers. INlr. Philip off , rs to sell at public sale, on the 29:h of:Septerrite , r, a very hand• some brick Ilaree and Lot of ground, in a pleas ant part of Alliedown. CarTtic Administrators of Daniel K.Uiffer, dee',l, will sell a lot of ground at public sale on the `2.911 hisiant. Tlie lot is one of the hand• Ft - truest in town, and imglit to find purchasers. Selling, (37 to Alone.—Persons visiting Phila delphia will do well to call at the store of Illor ris L. Hallowell (5• Co., No. 143 Market street, Importers and Jobbers of silk and Fancy Goods. These gentlemen in , end to move their estab• ment and will sell at great bargains. Country fl.lcr chants—attend to your interest—cut this notice out of the "Register" and give No. 143 a call. Cotillion rattli.—The first Cotillion party of . the season .will be given by Mr. henry Roth, at his "Union I-lead Quarters," on the Evening of the 29th of September. Mr. Roth, has en gaged some of the best musicians in town on the occasion, and every thing will be in 'apple pie order." European Grain Market All accounts concur that there is a large de ficiency in the crop of Einem); but we doubt very nitwit whether them will' be, in conse quence thereof anything like the increased de mand main from this country which is antici• gated by many. We believe speculation has already carried flour beyond the price it can at present be sustained; it may be that prices eventually may reach a higher point than the present, but in the mean time, there is, in our opinion danger, of reaction. Some of our cmetnporaries express the opin ion that we have not the quantity of wheat in the country to supply the wants of Europe.— The New York Courier supposes the deficiency will be 18,000,000 of quarters for England alone while the entire production of the country will be but 19,000,000 of quarters, or 150,000,000 bushels. France, too, the Courier thinks, will require 1,500,000 quarters from abroad. The Courier adds to this lugubrious picture: " In large sections of Italy not half a crop is expected. Spain complains of a deficiency, and Sweden has so poor a harvest in prospect that she is too very largely importing from the Baltic." This, we.apprehend, is rather an exaggera• ted estimate, and should be set down as the statement of art alarmist rather than matter of tact. Private accounts from England do not corroborate the Courier's estimate. It is con ceded, however that there is a deficiency, and that the wheat crop of the United States will probably be wanted. There are various esti mates of what will be the deficiency, and the Wowing authorities aro quoted as showing the amount :. Mark Lane Express, estimate for France and England, 13,500,000 quarters ; Web ards•on & Co., for England, 15,000,000 quarters and other authorities go as high as 18,000,000 quartets for Great Britian, and 1,500,000 for France.—Doily Nam. Sad Accident On Monday lust, a young man, about nine teen years of age, son of Mr. Jacob Yaeger, in Lower Alacungy township, Lehigh county, while engaged in &huking Apple trees, accident- ally slipped and fell to the ground, injuring himself so dangerously, that ho died on foes. day morning. St. Louis and the East. We find in the St. Louis Intelligencer, an in teresting article on the Missouri "Pacific Rail road," from which we select the following to bin, shokving the time required for transit be tween St. Louis and some of the principal points in the United States, when its railroad connec tions shall have been completed. Days. Hours. From St. Louis to Boston 2 2 From St. Louis to NeW York 1 . 22 From St. Louis to Philadelphia 1 17 From St. Louis to Baltimore 1 14 From. St. Louis to Washington 1 16 From St. Louis to Ciiarleston 1 14 From St. Louis to Mobile 1 00 ,From St. Louis to New Orleans 1 04 From St. Louis to Detroit 19 From St. Louis to Cincinnati 1 From St. Louis to San' Francisco 3 From St. Francisco to New York 5 Pennsylvania IFi u •nn Journal.—This months, is devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture and Rural Reennmy. The September number of this work is out,'and filled with articles of impor• lance to all engaged in the pursuits to which it is devoted. • Public Works of Pennsylvania The sale of the works of internal improve. ment owned by Pennsylvania will he strongly agitated in the State during the appreaching polideal contest. The Whig Stale Convention has already adopted resolutions strongly in ta• vor of the sale. These works are composed of the Eastern, Western, and Juniata divisions of the Canal, and the Columbia and Portage roads. Their original cost was 515,050,077, and it is now proposed to sell them for the gross sum cf 5:15,000,000, and to place that amonnt tit the credit of the sinking fend for the pay• meat of the public debt, and to make annual payments to the same fund out of the annual revenues until the debt can be extinguished.— The debt of . the Sato is .".'41,474,000, with an annual interest of about •52 000 000, and its revenue in 1852 wa563.351,767. That revenue is rapidly increasing under a well•arranged eys• tern of taxation, and would eventually, with the aid of the proposed sinking fund, Parcel the debt. The railroads and canals owned by the State are as follows. Phikl. and Columbia Railroad, 51,791.518 91 Eastern Division of the Canal, 1,737,236 97 Juniata Division of the Canal, 8 570.016 29 Allegany Portage Railroad, 1,860 : 752 76 Western Division of the Canal, 3 096,522 30 Total cost of the main line, 515,056,077 23 The policy is being agitated In sell the works for 515,000,000, and to place that amount at the credit of the Sinking Fund,' its the payment 01 the Public Dete, a.:(1 to make annual pay• mettle to the same lurid out of the animal rev cones, until the debt can be extingui,died., It adopted, the following would be the opetatien on the Public Dcte.: Payment vim Years. Public. Debt. Sinking Fund. 1853, Z;30,769 805 81 $l5 000 'MO 09 1854, 25:769.805 71 1,500 000 00 1855, 24,269 805 71 1,575.00(1 00 • 1856, 22,694,805 71 1,653,735 00 1857, 21,040,050 71 1,736,437 55 1858, 12,304,612 16 1,823,259 62 1859, 17,481,363 54 1,919,332 35 1860, 15,561,931 19 2,010,292 47 1861, 13,561,337 72 2,110,913 14 1862, 11,440,621 78 2,216 ; 458 80 1863, 9,224,165 98 2,327,281 72 1864, 6,898,884 28 2,413.615 83 1865, 4,453,238 63 2,565,828 07 1866, 1,987,410 56 2,684,119 46 Good for Westmoreland A few weeks ago, we published a resolution in favor of an immediate sale of the Public Works adopted by the Democracy of Old Berko whose example, we are glad to see, has been nobly lolluwed by old IVestmoreland, whose democracy, at a late meeting, passed the lol• lowing plain-spoken Resolution : Resolved, That we endorse the Resolutions of our Brethern of 'old Bei ks—t hat we approve of the immediate sale of all the public works now owned by the Commonwealth, in as much as past experience has shown that it is utterly impossible to have them well and honestly man aged, whilst in the hands of the State, he cause we believe there retention in the hands of the . State is exerting a prejudicial elFect upon the morals not only of the Legislature, but of the Commonwealth. Good for old Westmoreland! OA l3erks and Westmoreland, the strongest Locoloco Counties in the State, have spoken in favor of a sale of the Public Works, and in the same resolutions they pass a vote of eetimito up o n our Canal Commissioners, for it will be sseii, it is said that it is impossible to have oar lloblic I\orl.•s "well and honestly In an aged !" Who controls them? The Canal Commissioners. There fore, it is safe to charge them with the misman agement of our improvement—at least so say the loeofocos, who elected them 7 As We Expected Notwithstanding the bold and fearless ex pression of sentiment at the late Locoloco meet ing in Berks county, in lavor of selling the Public Works, the County Convention, which assembled last Tuesday, adjourned without en dorsing that expression. The official wire pull ers at Harrisburg were too strong, and they tri umphed so far as to suppress any expression of the honestly entertained sentiments of the parry on the subject in that county. A Fatherly. Care The Easton Sentinel feels deeply concerned about the course pursued by the Barks Demo cracy in relation to the sale of Public Works, ventures to give its lierks friends some father ly advice, upon the subject, in this wise: "Look out, Alt Berks," or you will be found among the goats. Von are the last community We ex pected to find supporting a measure which has fur years received the support of the Whig par ty of this commonwealth." We have no doubt Messrs. Muldenberg, Strong and other leaders of the Berks Democracy, will be greatly obliged to the Sentinel, for apprising. them that they aro in danger of being found among the goats. Arrestril.—Dr. Fred. Houck has been arrested in New York on a requisition from Gov. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, on a charge of having obtained the sum of $1750 from Mr. Samuel Creigh, a cit izen of Pennsylvania, by false pretences, in sel ling to him, for the Slates of Ohio, Kentucky, Il linois, Michigan and Indiana the right to manu. facture and sell a patent medicine. Fined.—The Lancaster Tribune says: All the jurors summoned by the Sheriff to attend the Coutts of Quarter Sessions, and two weeks in Common Pleas, who were not in attendance at the commencement of Court, were'subjected io fine of five dollars each, for nonattendance with costs added. Large Steers.—We are informed says, the Lan. caster Tribune, that Isaac Landis;of Manhehn twp., has recently raised four large Steers for the Philadephia market ; two of which average,3,loo pounds in weight. These are the largeSt , slcers which have been fattened for sane. time in this county. • • • Ctirious Militia Law The Cincinnati Gazette publi=has the follow' ing analysis of Me militia law of Indiana, with the remark that, as there is no militia law in Ohio, it considers that of Indiana the "next best." The time may come when our people will have cane to regret their contempt of litia laws. Under the Indiana law the cffleers are appointed as follows: ' 1. The Governor appoints one General in each CongsesSional 2. The General appoints a Colonel, lA. Colo. net, and Majlr in each county in his district. 3. The Colonel appoints a Captain and two I.;entenants in each township for every hun dred white male inhabitants between 18 and 45 years of age. 4. The Captain appoints four Sergeants and four Corporals loreach company. With respect to drills the law is quite liberal. Section twelve says the Captain MAY drill Iris company once a year if he see• fit ; and even this is not compulsory upon him. Section thir teen says the Colonel ru.‘v have a bmalion drill in each half Ad - his county if he wishes; but this too is not required. And. to cap the climax, and show the real intent of the law, as we have slated it above, there is no penalty lor not term Mg out to drill ! Thu officers, if they choose, notify the people to drill. The people, it they choose, turn out, and either go into the ranks to be put through the exercise, or else stand outside to laugh at the blunders of tho-e who do. Municipal Subscription Sustained Th e deci.inn ot uie tinpromc Court otl road sub-miptions Waqgivcit this month!!! from a full bench. The Court room was crowded, in expectation that a dockinn would he render. ed olio.' the question of the constitutional pow. er of the cities and counties to subscribe in their corporate capacities to the construction or rail• road 4. The case before the Court was that of Wm. Sharpless, ci al, vs. The Mayor, and was argeed seine time since. Each Judge read a separate opinion, and certainly five such .able opinions have rearely, if ever, proceeded from any leAl tribunal. The learned Chief Justice Black occupied about one hoer and a quarter in reading his opinion refusing the injunction, and decided in laver of the constitutionality of the acts of assembly authorizing corporate subscriptions. Justice Lewis occupied more than an hour in reading his opinion in opposite views. Justice Lowrie next followed, with a shorter opinion ; coincided with the views of Judge Lewis. Justice Woodward next followed, agreeing with, in substance, the views of Chief Justice Black. Thus far, the nlges stood equally divided, when Justice Knox, the new Judge concluded by reading his opinion in a brief but lucid manner, and decided the ca , e by concurring, with Judges Black and ‘VoOd ward. Burst up in a Row The Philadelphia Locofoco County Convev. tinn agai n reassembled yesterday afternoon, to act upon the resolutions approving of the State and National Administrations, denouncing the chartering, of Banks, approving of Consolidation &c., &c., and a grand row followed. The Pr'es ident declared the resolutions carried, against which Col. Small and his followers protested; bu t the President had a duly to perform, and that was to give Bigler, Campbell & Company a safe deliverance and so he pertinaciously adhered to his decision, and amidst the greatest possible noise and confusion declared the Convention ad journed. Here upon, 43 out of the 71 1) elegates of the Convention, remained in their seats, and commenced business de novo by calling Colone Small to precide, and continuing Joseph Burr as Secretary. All the resolutions were then again declared to lie before the Convention, when a ino, lion was made that they be laid upon the table, which prevailed, and then this second edition, or continuation of the Convention adjonrned. Anothcr Ric/anon:l in Me Fir Herbs County Imeofoco Convention appointed Dele gates, to the next state Convention, without in structions, but passed a resolution as follows: Resolved, That the Democracy of Herbs coun ty regard wi th pride and pleasure the past career of their (listing uished fellow citizen, the Hon. W. Strong; that they believe that his great abilities, strict integrity, and devotion to the principles of the Democratic party, render bins eminently fit to occupy the Gubernatorial Chair of the Com monwealth and that they confidently look for. ward to his elevation to that distinguished sta ! don at no distant day. Salaries in Califtrnia.—GOvernor $lO,OOO, Lieut. Governor, $l6 per day, and mileage; Judge of Supreme court, $BOOO ; Attorney General $2OOO Comptroller, $1500; Treasurer, $4500 ; Superin tendent of Public Instructions, $•1500 ; Surveyor General, $2OOO. The Way it Goes.—During the last fifty years, Prance with a population of more than thirty five millions, has increased in the number of her people but little more than the two States of New York and Pennsylvania, with not more than one sixth her population, in the same period. GoH.—Small bits of the value of twenty.five cents, are now being coined in California. On one side is a perfect head surrounded mitt) elev en stars—opposite side quarter dollar surroun ded with a wreath. A few have made their.way to the States. Pork ProsperlB.—The Louisville Courier thinks the number of hogs the next .season will be large, particularly in Kentucky and Ohio. The report is, that hogs in Indiana have b...en con tracted for at 90 gross, to be delivered at the pens in the fa:l, and that engagements arc offer ed to be made at 4ic. per pound for pork deliv erable in December. ' Lancaster Beeres,—Among the sales of the New York Cattle market on Monday, last.we notice 76 Lancaster (Pa.) beeves sold for 10c, for the first quality, and an average of about f. 68 per head fur the whole.. Seventy Sivarms'of Bees at War Ezra Dibble, a well !mown citizen of this town and for many years engaged extensively in the management of bees, communicates to us the following interesting particulars of a battle among his bees. He has seventy swarms of bees, about equally divided on the east and west sides of his house. On Sunday last, about 3 o'clock. the weather being warm and the win dows open, hiS house was soddenly filled with lees, which forcrd the family to flee at once to the neighbors. Mr. IL, after getting well pro tected'against his as , ailants proceeded' to talce a survey, and, if possible, learn the cause which had disturbed them. . The seventy swarms appeared to be out and those on One side of the house were arrayed in battle against those on the other side, and such a battle was perhaps never before witnessed.— They filled the air, covering a space of more than one acre of ground, and fought desperately for some three hours—not for "spoils," but for rion^ quest; and while at warpo living thing could exist to the vicinity. They stung a large 11 mk of Shanghai chickens, nearly all of which ilied, and persons passing along the road side were obliged to make haste . io avoid their sting. A little after 6 o'clock• quiet was restored, and the living hers returning to their hives, leaving the slain almost lit rally covering the ground, since which but f•m have appeared around the hives and those apparently stationed as sentinels to watch the enemy. Hot tiro young swarm.: wore entirely destroyed, and aside from the terri - Ide slaughter t.l bees no other injury was done. Neither party was victorious, and they only ceased on the approach of night, aid from utter prostration. The occasion of this strange war ring among the bees is tint easily accounted I , tr and those most conversant with their manage• meat never before witnessed or hearth of such a spectacle as here narrated.—Con neon! (Ohio) Wimple r. Grand Peach Orrhu , :d.— Mr. 13ateinan, of the Ohio Co7/ru/nr, has recently had an opportuni' ty of examining a peach orchard set out six years age by a Mr. pavis, ol Milroid, Clermont county, Ohio. Mr. Bateman says it is the finest fruit he ever saw. One hundred acres of ground are covered with ten thousand peach trees. In 1850 they averaged one hasket, or three quarter of a bushel per tree, which brought him ten thousand dollars. This paid for his land and trees and something to spare. Last year there was no fruit. This year they will average three basket to a tree. They readily sell for from $1,25 to $1,50 per basket. The crop of this season will bring him $30,000 with a not profit Of $25,000.-- Daily Sun. Divisons in the Cabinet !—S:ane of thl New York journals believe that the •Freeman's Jour nal (Roman Catholic) is getting, to be the Ad ministration "organ" in that meridian, for it hais a Washington correspondent who is in the habit of speaking. he says, "by authority," whenever he has a tionununication to make relative to what is going. On behind the curtain. His last announcement is that Messrs. Davis & Guthrie ale at issue with the President and the rest of his “constitutional advisi rs" upon the Pacific Railroad que.:tion. Pieroe, CU4111117, and Marcy he says, have resoftril not to make the Paedie Road an Administration measure. iFeet al the declarations recently made in this connection by Davis and Guthrie, and the President thus nit sustaining thetn,we are then informed, will lead to the retiracy of these gentlemen from the. Calune.. Fad "flout the Fever in New Ur!e:inv.—A few months ago a merchant of Nest Orleans took to his home and heart a youthful bride and went to reside in the Fourth District. Wishing to live in privacy, he engaged only one servant—a fresh green girl front the Emerald Isle. She took the fever, and in a few days died. Another was hir ed, and shared the same fate. A third .and a fourth filled the vacancy in the household; and followed in succession the seeping summons of the same fell destroyer. .Following the impulse of a natural dread, the merchant went to Mobile to avoid the destructive visitMion of the scourge and the next day buried his young and beautiful bride. Disgusted with a home where nought hut empty chambers served to call up the memories of departed joys, he returned to New Orleans to to sell out his household, determined to leave a locality to him so suggestive of sorrow. He died the next day : When the informant of the Gres_ cent visited the premises there was but one liv- ing creature there. It was a solitary, parrot, swinging in its lonely cage, and wailing unwit tingly its deserted state. Alas, poor Pol ! • New Outlet—The Missouri River has opened for itself a new outlet into the Mississippi. On Saturday week it succeeded in cutting a new mouth, or &bitch, into the Mississippi, across the point of land lying about half a mile above where it has run of late years. It now strikes the Mississippi in a direction which is likely to prevent the washing of the Illinois or eastern shore to any injurious extent. At the last ac, counts two steamers had passed through the new chute, and this may now be regarded as the main channel of the Missouri. Great Silver Mines Discovered in New Mexico:— A lettes from New Mexico, in the St. Louis lie, publican, stales that some time since a very rich mine of silver was discovered in the Sierras of . Los Argatios, by a patty of vagabond Mexicans. Mr. Steverson, an experienced miner, and a very wealthy man, from El Paso county, immediately purchaied from the discoverers Mis mine, and having had it thoroughly tested at the mint in Chihuahua has commenced working it on an ex tensive scale. Another mine has also been dis_ covered by an old miner, who sold out Mr lien, dye, (since killed at El Paso,) and two Mexican capitalists. Birth Estraordinarg;—On Wednesday last a lionness, belonging to Quick & Co.'s Circus and Menagerie, gaVe birth to three cubs, right after the afternoon's performance at the Summit. We saw them on Thursday, and found them quite in. teresting pets, about the size of ten days old dogs pups. When handled they showed all thcir na, tire ferocity by growling and snapping and at tempting to bite. We doubt whether ever any 'of the specie except these were born 27,000 feet above the level of the sea.—Bolidaysb. SOntflprd. Qualifications of the Le.gislature": A "Te±an," in announcing himself as a can" didatc for, the Legislature, making the following statement of his principles: Reform is neceqsary. lam the man to efnct it—in fact, the only Irian that can and will do it: I ant a Jeffersonitin, Jackson Democrat. Id truth, I was so horn. lam prrieressive. I may say, a/4st one. I go for the greatest good to the greatest num be r.— am in favor of giving homes to the homelesl and honsc, to the houseless. I advocate the editcatiou of 'the masses by a' tax upon wealth.' .1 believe that earth, air and water, is a Jiff ag' of the good (kid to all are entitled to as mochas' is necessary for their use. Mote than this is a mo- - nopoly, and I am opposed to all montipeities: I ant in favor of banks, if a plan can be in- vented to estahli•h on., to loan money to the poor, industrious, honest man, without security lam a Voting American." I adopt their boundary East by the rising, and West by the setting sun; North by the Arctic expedition, and' South—as laras we please. This a great 'court.' try• and less titan this would not suit our pur• poses. I abhor ol I fogies, whether as politicians; Warriors, husbands, or lovers—l wish this dis• tinctly understood. I disavow the creed of 4 , A1l things unto all men," but adopt decidedly as regards the ladies.. I am for women's rights on the largest scale. If we do not yield them equality, 1 fear they will refuse to multiply and riqilemish the earth, as they have threatened to do. And every unree jiidiceil mind must adinit that they become our wives not to please themselves, but us. I am too modest . to enumerate till my good' qualities and qualifications for office. I leave all sclf•praise to my competitors. I think, however without vanity, I may say that, if elected, I will be more distinguished thin any representative you have had. You will be proud of me. My name will be tainilar to all and daily be in the public prints. I am old Texan, one of the founders of Gal veston I have shed much blood for the good of the people. I have'done the State some service. I ask, in return, your voles. I will see most of you before the election, and will address you be fore the public. I am opposed to the practice of treating, but when invited, will be happy to talc , a glass with any one. In this particular, I make no distinc tion of politics. P. s.—l forgot to say that I am in favor of the next war. D—na • 1 rag An//low. Judge Tappan, whieh illustrates the manner in whit:ll , mo partyism" works. After the Consti tution was adomed the judge, in conversation: with several of his friend;, strongly urged the election of jolt es without regard to pm ty.-- . joile who would you select?" asked . one. "Weld" etwl he,"there is It toney. n sound law yer an I att excellent tam; 1). 0. Morton,of Tol edo. another good one; Hariley has few equali in the Scale, and Caldwell everybody ndmirei." judge," ihey replied, "they are all Demo erais—therr is not a \Vhig among, them."— .'Ahem ! IVell—d--n a anyhow." A ,11.1,1 S'ad by a Saaim.—A letter in the Phil adelphia Ledger stales that a few days ago a man named Lotman, slot, keeper in Siddonsburg York county, was out gunning when he ihscov efe.i a largewsnake, and in order quickly to se cure it limn running away he plarrd the butt of his rift., loaded with a ball at the time, upon the Maly of the snake, with his hand directly across the intizze. The snake in its wiithings to free coiled around the gun-stock, and with one of its coils struck the haMmer, which was down upon the rap at the time, hard enough to dito* charge the gull, the contents of which entered the ball of the hand near Me wrist, and in a dia gonal direction, caine out between the junction of the finger and the one next to it. Happily no bones were broken. 1% Mr. fluchwinn never illorried.—A corres a , pondent of the New Haven Pcilla&um, writing from Lancaster, Pa., briefly records the reason:: "A short distance from the city is the country. residence of llon. James Buchanan, American. ambassador to the court-of St. James. Its gener^ al appearance at once indicates that no-fair hand is there to train the creeping vines or budding roses to their be:terming, place—as you are aware that the honorable gentleman still remains in single blessedness ! The story is briefly told.— Paying his addresses to a young and beautiful lady of this city, each became deeply enamored, and they were engaged. Ott given evening, she requested his Company to n party at a friends which he declined on a plea of business engage^ ments. Circumstances rendering it necessary, he, late in the evening, gallanted a young lady to her home, and on the way they met. : Morti fied and chagrined at what she deemed unfaith, fulness and desertion, and imagining the worst,: she left the city early in the morning, and return.• ed a corpse. Such is the sad story of his 'early ' love, nor can the high places of distinction and 4 trust make.him forget, nor the wreaths of honor.' that encircle his brows bury the-memory of th'e' early loved and lust." Rapid Sleambnaleerd.—Perhaps the most rap: Id speed ever attained by a steamer has been ac complished by a North river steamer, the Alda, which recently made the trip from New York to ' Poughkeepsie, 82 miles, in three hours and ten minutes. This is (aster than any race horse ev er runs, being at the rate of a Mile in 2 min. 19 ' sec.—a speed equal to 620 miles per day; of 24 hours, and fast enough to take a steamer across • the Atlantic in less than five days. Berks Democracy in Trouble.—The ticket nom inated by the Locofoco Convention in Berks seems to be a bitter pill for many of the faithful to swallow—one of the nominees for the Legis lature haVing voted for Governor Johnston,.and was but several years ago known as a rampant . %Vhig. The Pres s honesty admits that."it i 3 fol ly to disguise the fact, that considerable dissativ faction prevails at the result of the Democratic County. Conventio.'' —A story is told of
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