II
'o, and such shadows play with tilettoes ;
saw one when his cloak vas plias 1 pas
tied through his room to come to you.—
Ghosts do not flinch from a levelled pistol
as he did.'
At this moment, the Frenchman bade 'TIC
look, for we were approaching the dreadful
spot. There, indeed, stood two ruinous hou
ece forming a large mass of building, with
small grated windows and a high court, all
shut up and going to decay. U Ile looked
and shrugged his shoulders, and continued:
The cursed bandits ! they 'net with a de
served fate. The manner al their capture
I have heard only Lt• report, for we returned
to France by another route. One evening,
nt dusk, two horsemen tale up to the inn ;
but when the large gate was opened, one of
the beasts became frisky, and refused to en•
ter. This frightened the other, end they
capered about, to the great dif.cutufert of the
Inndlord and his people, who could not come
into the gateway or shut the door because
of their antics. As they were becoming
more quiet, a 'posse of gendarmerie dashed
in and took possession of the premises. A
search was instituted, and the remains of
200 or 300 human bodies were found in the
grounds, besides a great deal of concealed
plunder. I need scarcely say that Italian
justice did dreadful work with the murder
ers; and the inn had been shut up ever
since. No one will venture into it—it, i s
haunted ; but the Mau vais Pas is still a dan-1
gerous place for lone travelers.'
A caidinier at this moment rode' up, and
asked our party if we had seen any person
on the road, for a robbery had been commit
ted'a few days ag,o in that place.—Chan.
Loc., Journal.
The Onondaga Tragedy.
The Syracuse, Journal, of Saturday morn
ing, reports the Coroner's inquest upon the
body of Mrs. Filer, wife of Alfred Filer,
wlio was murdered at Howlet Hill. Onon
daga county, at midnight of Wednesday last.
The Journal says that :
On entering the Bitting room on Thursday
morning, Coroner Saul saw the body of the
deceased lying upon the floor with the throat
cut from ear to ear, a pistol wound and ma
ny other wounds upon her body, and two of
her fingers nearly cut off, apparently in at
tempting to defend herself froin the assassin.
She lay in her night. clothes, nut having
been disturbed since the discovery of the
murder. She was 29 years of age. Her
husband, Alfred Filer, is 32 years of age, a
large handsome man, with large black whis—
kers and hair, is quite a wealthy farmer,
and is one of the most respt stable citizens ,
in our county.
The husband 61!hc deceased being sworn,
testified that he was au alit Bed the night be
fore,. at bei,ween the hours of 11 and 12
o'clock, by what he ,:upposed seas the noise
of cats. Ile soon alter got up, and hearing
a noise as of persons, Wctil out without
clothes on, and hastened to his father's, n
hundred yards distant, and returned with his t
lathers hired man, who refused to go in
un
less there was a light. Ile struck one and
went in through the cellar to the sitting
room where 'he found his wife dead. The
hired girl was in her own room frightened :
and his little son stud that a man had stab
bed his mother. Mr, F. !ward his ife
scream when he !eft the house ;•ind the boy
said he heard the report of a
Whin recalled Mr. F. testified that he
had two young men, named Cummings, in
his employ, both . of whom
,were absent ;
about 6150 were taken ; titre was no diffi
culty between the persons in his employ and
his family.
One of the young coon was sworn also a
brother of his Irving at their mother's ; they
had two visitors, countrymen, whom they
intimated had gone West that morninF,.—
Tracks, as of two persons were discovered
on Thursday morning, kading across the
lots tcntards Split Beck.
Mary Cummings—llace worl.ed for Mr.
Filer during the last yefll; last night be
tween 11 and 1.2 o'cli..cic heard persons
whispering in the house ; bend Mr. Filer
cry murder and thrn heard the report of a
pistol ; Mrs. Filer called out for Ifrcir pre
vious to the report ; the little boy,
was crying 'and came to my room and got
into my bed ; were much frighteut d and
covered our heads ; there was a light in the
'sitting room ; my dour opened into the sitt
ing room ; heard footsteps in the front room ;
1 went to bed at 0 o'clock ; Mrs. Filer was
then in bed ; Mr. and Mrs. Filer were on
good terms and , uppeuted as friendly as
Henry Filer, the FOll, about five years old,
says : 1 was waked in the' night, saw n man
standing in frout.of mother's bed, stabbing
her; told him to stop ; can't tell who it was ;
he had on no cap or hat ; there was a light
in the bed room ; I told the man I would go
and tell Mary; he had large black whiskers
and black hair; father has a gun ; the man
had a pistol ; he took father's knife and
tabbed mother; he found the knife 'in fath
er's pocket. 1 saw him have father's knife
mother said, "Don't !I/Jeer/ !" When I saw
the man kill her, !Tidied father then i went
into the room with Mary and Francis ; saw
blood on the flour ; did not step in it ; the
man had whiskers us long us pa's ; did not
see where the man went to ; the candlestick
was fathtl's ; the knife was thrown on the
:floor; latife shown is father's. (Here 'a
large and long bladed Spanish knife was
exhibited to the boy and identified by him.
It was found by one of the jurymen under
the stand in the bed room this morning clo
sed, and with no blood on it.)
Frederick Epolt sworn—Live with Mr.
Filer's father ; Alfred Filer waked me up
and said somebody was robding the house
and he, wanted help ; I got up and went
with him to the house, where we found the
doors epen and Mrs. Filer on the floor of
the' sitting room, dead I got to the house
beforo Mr. Filer; the hired girl, Mary, was
much frightened ; .Mr. F. said, as soon as he
rime into the room, 'Oh God ! she is dead !'
He told . me he had money in a box ; $5O
were gone, and wl at he had in his pocket
was' gone ;
.1 could not sleep when I went
to bed ; rend my 131ide before going to bed.
Mary Cummings, recallvd—Q—Where
are the dirty clothes kept before washing ?
A-1n the clothes press in my bedroom ;
washed last Monday ; Mr. Filer, when he
came in said, ..Oh, God, she is dead !" lie
then said, he wished they had taken all his
money, and saved his wife's life.
A pillow was here produced ; found tinder
the little boy's bed, and badly stained - with
blood'.
I do not ',now how the pillow cante where
it was found; 111 r. Filer ‘vas.hoine till day
yestcrday ; he did not feel %veil and took oil.
. _
Maria Gaylord, sworn—Am sister of the
deceased ; the deceased was married seven
veers ; have often visited her ; Mr. Filer
and his wife have not lived so peaceably as
they•might ; never heard of any threats of
violence on his part ; do not know that he
ever laid violent hands on her.
Amelia A. Cole, sworn:-.-Am mother of
the dect abed ; there has been some misun
.derst'anding between Alfred and deceased,
but not more than is common in families..
Drs. N. H. Tali and P. C. Proudler made
a post mortem examination of the deceased,
and being sworn, delivered the following
testimony in writing :
We found on , dm deceased a flesh wotrn•d
a little above and outward to the left car,
which seemed the result of a gun or pistol
ball. A circular rent in the nightcap•of the
deceased corresponds with the above. As
near as we could ascertain by dissecting
and probing, another wound was obliquely
and downward under the cheek bone or
bridge of the face, so as to pass out of the
neck under the chin at the point where the
throat was cut. The throat was cut in the
direction completely severing the windpipes
and all the larigblood.vessels. On the chest
there were several superficial wounds, the
results, as appeared to us, of repeated at.
tempts to stab with a knife, as near as we
can ascertain."
The jurors returned a verdict of "Death
by the hand of some person or persons to
them unknavn."
A slug., that had been fired was found in
the bed by one of the jurors, and a new
common bullet on the floor under the bed
where Alt. and Mrs. Filer slept. They
have been preserved, as also the patching
used in loading one of the instruments of
death.
The Journal severely cemsures Coroner
Saul for not making a more thorough exam
ination.
tfl)c(jig!) ticgiotcr.
A Illentown, Pa.
OISEMIBIEB=
GT - The Examination of the Public Schools of
Allentown will coMmence on the 20th of the
the present month, and continue for five digs.
The School DirecL,rs politely invite the public
to be in aitendance.
Zer "./I.iigcn patriot."
par friends will pardon us for applying this
well earned title to the organ of which the sen
ior proprietor figures as editor. Oar reason for
this is, that the "Patriot': is best known by this
name, having acquired a wide-spread repute
-0011 in this particular, in Lehigh as well as the
neighboring counties, were it circulates; earn
ed from its earliest existence and pertinaciously
adhered to up to the present time, even through
the many changes it has undergone, so that the
evil has become a kind of second nature with
the "senior" as he holds to his text, 'that a he
well told and persisted in is as good as the truth.'
The "senior" winces awfully, from the fact of
being caught in his own trap, and exposed in
his assertions. Ile says our article is a pervers
story of !acts, and then goes Olt to call us all the
naughty names he could think of. Peon rm.-
LOW! we pittY him, that he is so little able to
manage his malign disposition ; that he has to
give vent to his ill.will on every trilling occa.
sion. .11guinent falls to the ground when you
hnvc' to do with a character of this kind, we
will therefore publish the following declaration
which we hype, will put the matter at variance
to .
.1 the undersigned, tieing in the employ of Mr.
A. I.: Rene, in the °Lehigh Register" printing
Lidice, was instructed by him to strike off slips
containing the proceedings of the meeting of the
Lehigh County Agricultural Society, held on the
7th of February last, with the request to hand
copies of the same to each of the printing offices
in Allentown for publication. 1 delivered a copy
in the “Patrim" (Alice, at a few minutes past 12
o'clock, at nnon,nn Saturday the 11th of Februa,
ry last, to one of the domestics of Mr. Guth's
family, who came forward and infoimed me that
he, Mr. Guth was at dinner, I requested her to
hand it over to bun, which she proinised to du.
WALTER SCHOLL
If the , •senior" thinks he cannot clean himself
by rubbing against a black kettle, perhaps he
can by rubbing against the above declaration,
it may cleanse him of much of the filthy matter
collected about his person.
New Sohool Law
Thoro is now before the Stale Legislature
an "Act for the regulation and continuance of
a sysiom of Education by Common Schools."
lit addition to its severel provisions similar to
those of the law now in operation ; it provides
for iho appointment of County Snperitttend•
onto, to be chosen by au annualteollV43lllll3ll of
ditectors and teachers in each county, who
811411 fix his salary, which is to be taken from
ttio school lurid of the county. llts duty shalt
be to exercise general superintentlatice over
schools within thu county. The directors of
each district are also required to fix upon a so•
ries of books to be read during the year; thus
avoiding the evils of a continual change by
teachers, who are often interested for booksel
lore. 'lt is ielade a misdemeanor punishable
with fine or imprisontuent, for any director:
teacher or superintendent, to become an agent
for the+ sale of books, maps, stationary,
rg"The Columbia Bank, of Bostonoffers $5OO
reward, for au inreotion to preveht ihe alwrotion
f bank n-ors.
Spring Election
The election for Borough and Township of.
ficern throughout the county, will come off on
Friday next, the 17th instant. •
The election in South Ward will be held at
the Public Douse of Horatio Kromer, and gen.
tlemen to fill the followii . tg eflicersare to be
elected, viz: Justice of the Peace. Judge—
Inspectors. Awn.ssors. Constable. Burgess.
2 Members of the Town Council. School Di.
rector. High Constable. Auditor. The same
offices with the exception of Justice, 'are to
be filled in North and Lehigh Wands.
The Way to Prosper.
Every otio -will discover a suggestion. Well
; worthy of remembrance produced ill,OlO follow
ing brief and pointed advice.
" Young eneti—give me your attention far a
i moment, and I will tell you how to obtain that
alter which an many are longing—how to be
I rich ;or at any rate, how to avoid loss and dan•
Eger : and let me further, recommend the roles 1
haire to give you by informing, you that I had
them from a late tradesman,. who died weal
thy at an advanced age. They are in many re•
spects excellent. They are the following.
The way to get credit is to be punctual.
The way to preserve it is not to extend it far
of use it 'too moult. Settle of:en ; have slim
accounts. Trust no man's appeatances—they
are deceptive; perhaps assumed for the puff'
poses of obtaining credit. Beware of a gaudy
exterior. Rogues usually dress well. The
iich are plain men.' Trust hint, if any one, ,
who carries but little on his back. Never trust
hint who flies into a passion on being dunned
make him pay quickly, if there be any virtue ;
in the law. Be well satisfied, before you give !
a cretin, that those to whom you give it are
sale men to be trusted.
Sell your gocds at a small advance, and nev•
er misrepresent them ; fur those whom you
once deceive, will be aware of you the Fecond
time: Deal uprightly with all rues , and they
will repw.e confidence in you, and soon be•
come your permanent customers.
Beware of him who is an 011ice-feeker. A
man's affairs are rather low when he necks of
fice fur support. Trust no stranger. Your goods
are better than doubtful charges. What is char.
actor worth it you make it cheap by crediting
all alike
Agree beforehand with every man about to
do a job, and, II large, put it in writing.—
Thouge you want a j M ever ao much,
make sure a guarantee. Be not afraid to ask
it; it is the best test el responsibility; for it of•
fence be taken, you have escaped a loss. And
lastly, ti all the above advice be followed, the
only other sure guarantee to sueeess is to ad•
vertise.
By obseiving these rules you may escape
and succeed where litany otherwise
worthy 111011 have laded. 1 need hardly say
that 1 ant suppossing you have first sough; the
true riches, for otherWist3 worldly bucceks will
be a poor consumoiaiion."
Public Meeting.
At a public fleeting of the citizens of Allen•
town, held at the Court !louse on Alonday even•
Mg, the 6:h inst., to take into comdderation the
adoption of measures fur the relief of Mr. Hen
ry Leh, whose house with all its contents were
destroyed by fire on the morning of the same
day, the Hon. JAColl DILLINGER Wad called to
the chair, mid Al. HANNVM appointed S.eeietary.
Thu President briefly stated the olixt of tire
meeting, and read a list of the losses, as taken
down hurriedly •on that day. Mr. Len's loss
was estimated at about f.-500—sbut it has since
been ascertained to be nearer double that
amount, as many articles, fur the time forgotten,
are lost. The girls 'and others lost all their
clothing, amounting about 6200, and the nailer
his trues and money, valued at about $lOO.
Or motion, collectors in each IVard and
Township of the twenty were appointed to col- 1
lest contributions to restore the loss. Where
upon the following named persons wet.) up
poimcd
Allentown—NortlilVard—Peter S. Weni.er,
Siephen Burger,John Eckert and Thus.S.eckel,
South Ward—Dr. J. P. Barnes, Ephraim Grim.
Conrad Stahr and Autos Kttinger.
Lehigh Ward—J. T. Kleppinger and James
Kleckner.
North Whitel.all; Daniel Saeger, leg., Jacob
Kennel, Jr.
Heidelberg: Godfrey Peter, Jacob lielben.
Washington: Jonas Kern, (Millet) Charles
l'eter, Lewis C. Smith.
Lynn : David Fellweiller, John Bachman.
Lowhill: Peter Lent; Jacob Zimmerman.
IN'cisen burg ; Bastian Wetly,•Joshua Seiber•
ling.
Upper hiszungio : Andrew Neymoyer ; Elias
Upper Ali : Charles D. Shoitner, Daniel
/Mohr.
Layer Milford.: Solomon L. Iloliler ) lJenry
Salisbury : John Yost, 1%.105e6 Wiant.
Hanover: Jutin Meyer, Samuel Knauss.
South Whitehall: Abraham Newhard, Alex
der W. Loder.
Catasauqua: George Frederick, Esq., Jesse
Knauss.
Lehigh townbhip, Northampton County : Ja.
cob Benitihger, Abraham Gish,
Oil mutton, the lion. Jacob Dilititger, watt
uppunittal Treasurer, to receive the moiteyb
'rum the various collectors. 0;1 motion it was.
Resolved, ! hat the uttaburef anti the boiough
cutlecturs be a committee to make a'prorata lbw
iributtun mom; the sufferers.
—That all the collectors, especially those of
the borough enter on their duty immediately.
—That Dr../. P. Barnes, Eli Jaeger and U.
B. Bush be a committee, to procure books for the
collectors and insert thereth a statement of the
losses and such other matters as they may deem
proper.
—That the proceedings of this meeting be
signed by the officers published in aU the papers
rf this bere7%ll.
Cemetery Meeting.
Pursuant to notice a meeting of citizensbfa
vorable to the erection o 6 a new .:(t'inelery wa y
held on Friday evening last, at the' house of
Clarks Aric, in the Borough of Allentown.
The Committee to receive proposals for a
piece of ground, appointed at a previous meet•
ing, made report in %%filch the different prices
offered were noticed and the one offered by
Air. Jacob Mtge:touch, containing five :Ivies.
and situate on the northwestern limits of the
Borough, was favorably, recommended. The
Report was accepted and the committee dis
charged.
On motion of Air. Kemmerer, the piece offer
ed by Air. Hagenbach, at $3OO per acre was
accepted.
On motion Judge Diflinger and John P. La
wall,
E-q., were appointed a committee, to
prepare a plan ol said piece ol ground.
An motion a committee of five was appoint.
ed to collect subscribers to lots at the rate of .56
per lon , The payments of which to be as fol.
lows: SI cost upon so b!.cribing and the balance
in monthly instalments of SI each. Commit
tee, lulin G. Schirnpf, Charles Gross, Joseph
Weaver, Benjamin J. liagenbuch, and Edward
Heck.
On motion it was ordered, that our next
meeting be held, on the Evening of the 24th
of March, instant, at 7 b'cluck op to which lime
subscriptions to lots will be taken, and that these
proceedings he published in the papers.
On motion adjnnrned.
John D. Lazto President.
J. TV. (Filson, Secretary.
Agricultural Meeting.
Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the Ex.
ecutive Committee of the Lehigh County Agricul,
tural Society, was held on Saturday, the 11th of
March, at the House or Samuel Moyer, in the
Borough of Allentown.
EOWAIII/ KuitLza, in the chair.
On motion it was resolved that a loan of six
hunded dollars be made, in order to pay the cur
rent expenses of the society.
Ilcsolved,—That Peter Butz, be instructed to re,
pair the fence at the Fait Ground blown down by
the storm, and that he also be instructed to pro
cure locks to the gates.
Resolved—Thai an appropriation of fifty dol .
tars be made to defray the expenses of procur
ing a variety ut ornamental• tress to embellish
the Fair Ground, and that E. D. Leisenring be
the committee to carry the above in effect.
Reso/tied—That Peter Butz be Wither instruc
ted io make out a bill of lumber 16 flour the
Second story of the Fair building.
On motion adjourned.
A. L. It UHE, Secretary.
Kuntzvilin Meeting
Al a large ;1,41 entilueia-be meeting of the
citizens of 11, 1 prei Alimungte, held at ti.te
of Samna Kuhl,:, nil Finlay the 3.d instal t, for
die purpo-e ul protesting ugaLtnt the e of
the Crane Iron Company, Item obtaining
charter for the building of a Rad RAIL! into
.Vlaenn,gie, the following oflieera were ap
pointed.
Prcsideet.—Jotx KOCII.
Vice tiidoits.—John Lichen Theo
bold Ku n tz, George , Kontz. Beni 'min. Fogel,
Adam Lhzunberger, Henry Kuntz, Solomon
Woodring, and John Haft, sen.
SecrOarics —John 1.3,,rtz, and John H. Fogel.
ai !notion. Benjamin Rupp, Dr. Henry J.
Haberacker, John H. Lietnenwalner, Owen
Faust, Win. LiOnenwaliter, Francis H Jscohy,
and Henry &elder, were appoitited a corn mil•
lee to draw op resolutions expressive of the
sense of this mewling. The committee alter
( retiring some time brought in tine following.
Whereas.—The Crane Iron, Company have
obtained front the Lreiidatthre of Penni=livarita
the right of w•ay fur constructing a ylaiiir Road
from the village of Catasatigna to that of Fu•
for the expressed purpose of carting
ore from the Iron Ole beda in Whitehall and
Macungie, whic;i lie contigUons to said char
tered Plank 'toad, we as citizens of Upper lq a•
cushy have no particular utjection to the coin
*lion of , uid road, and
Whereas, The said Crane company is nal sat
isfied with said Plank Road charter and at the
present time making streitous efforts at the tnitt
ing of our Legislature for the passage of a bill
converting their Plank Road into a Rail Road
charter which we consider detrimental to this
community and injurious to a large portion of
our eitizons.—l'herelora
Resolved, That we aro opposed to the con.
struction of said Rail Road, and will oppose all
antt every attempt nip.de to pges t4e bill through
the Legislature.
Resolved, That said goad will he injurious
to all the hest interests of the peoplp of thi s
section of the county, and that conserventlY
they are opposed to its construction, it being
well known that it is for the benefit of a pow
erful corporation who will use it for purposes of
oppression, and for their own benefit, is the
disadvantage of all others interested in the con
veying of Iron Ore to• market.
Resolved, That we are opposed in Principal
to all'monied corporations obtaining power by
special acts of Legislation, when their powers
will affect the interests of the laboring elasses.
Resolved, That individual enterprise should
not be oppressed and trampled upon by a soul.
less and aristocratic corporation.
Resolved, That we hold the efforts of the
present Grano company before our legislature
tot tit jostitiable one, Unit.6B corporated bodies
in every instanee.have powers delegated
to there of thaAiiitg the interests of. the many
suedortib'tothat of the few. That we are oppo•
sod to corporations that are responsible only to
themselves, and whole history is marked by
the Iron hand of power•wherevbi its influexice
extends.
Itesolipti, Thai the proceedings of this meet•
ing be published in all the
. Allentown papers,
and that a copy be sent to each of our repre
seutetives at Harrisburg.
(Signed by• the Officers ).
Life—Sueoess
IVllat is it in succeed in life, in the true mut
of ihe phrase?
To get rich—to become tbo distinguished in
name or station—to command the means of
gratifying whatever inclinations we may choose
to indulge—these, one or all of them, would .
most likely be the responses or the msj
We must protest against them all. We hold
!hat he, who has most fully developed all his
various capacities; Who has best cultivated up
to the highest pitch the mind and heart origi•
tinny given hint, has, in the tritest and complet•
est of all senses, succeeded in life.
And why Simply because this present
life is not a goal, but a race; not a permanent
abode, but a jm.rney towards such; not an end
but a prepara:Lin for an encl. In a word, the
main and almost sale purpose of this temporal
existence is to unfold and'iliscipline the epiriti
rind this spirit alone do we carry into our en
during existence. Whoever, then, has, as the
fruit and consummation of life, the largest and
most completely trained and most thoroughly
accomplished spirit, he, of all men, has won,
the amplest success in life.
For whatever aim you may pursue in very
uncertain of attainment, since depending on
many things nut of yonNelf. Nor, how mune
ly soever achieved, will it ever fulfill your ex
pectations.
Bat ihe single aim of self•cnitnre kept hlead.
ily in view, will never delude or disappoint you.
In the very pursuing it will afford you mote
happiness titan any or all beside, and then at
the closing moment, when all things else are
nought, you are on the very eve of beginning
to gather the must glorious fruits of this.—Suf.
Demcoratio State Convention
The Democratic State Convention to nominate
a candidate for Governor, Judge of the Supreme
Court and Canal Commissioner, met this mono
ing at Darrisburg March Sth, At 10 o'clock in the
House of Representatives, pursuant to the call
of the State Central Committee.
They nominated Judge Shannon, of Allegheny,
for President of the Convention, assisted by one
Vice President from each Senatorial district, and
eleven Secretaries,
Afternoon S'es.s:on.—The Con vent ion re ;assem
bled at 2 &clod:, and proceeded to ballot for a
candidate for Governor, and the first ballot result.
ed as follows t
Wm. Bigler,
J. S. Bell,
Wm. Bigler was therefore declared duly nom•
Mated as the candidate of the Pemocratic party
for Governor of the Commonwealth. •
Hun. Jeremiah S. Wank, was then, on motion
nominated by acclamation as a candidate for the
Supreme Bench.
The Convention then proceeded to the nomi
nation of a candidate for Canal Commissioner.
The names of quite a number 01 gentleman were
submitted, and the first ballot then being n
resulted as follows.
Henry S. Mutt, of Pike,
Gen. Scott, of eolnmbia,
Scatiering„ . do.
Neither candidate having a oiajority of all the
votes cast, a second ballot was had, which result.
ed as follows -
Henry S.
Geo. Scott, .
Scattering,
Henry 3. Molt, of Pike county, having a clear
majority Was thereupon declared duly nomina
ted fur Canal Commissioner, amid enthusiastic
arpiau%e
Evening Sr.lsiorhe (I ,, n‘•einion re,nssemi
Lied at 6 o'ch.cic, when Mr. Chase, from the
Committee on Resolutions, suloniiieti a serious
expressive of the sentiments of ihe Convention
and of die party in the pre.ent posture of affairs
and re affirming the establiahed principles of the
Democratic creed;
The resolatitins, after some little
were adipied
An unsuccessful effort was mride to introdnce
resolutions in reference to the Diehiaska bill.
The Convention, then, after some other unite),
portant business, adjourneg sine die.
Rapid Groliirt4 of the Weet
The Chicago Speakung of the rapid
development of those elements of prosperity pos.
sessed by the "great %Vest," says: .
'The West is still in its infancy. ft has not
yet passed out of its infancy. It has not yet pas
sed out of its teens. Nineteen years ago, there
were less than five thousand white inhabitants
in all the vast region of beautiful country lying
between Lake Michigan and the Pacific Ocean! ,
Now the number is bet weentme and two millions!
'Twelve years ago Chicago. contained a pop
ulatton of 6,000. Not it'has over 60,0001
Twelve years ago, eight to twelve days' pas.
sage between Chicago and New York was con
sidered quick time in the most favorable season.
Now awe days is the average; and it is to be
sopn reduced to (tat three hours more than' one
• six years ago, Chicago, had not a single foot
of railroad completed and only one itt contempla
tion. Now it has 992 males completed in the
limits of the State atom, and over two thousand
in process of construction
Filteen years ago, the people of Chicago
bropght a large part of their bread stuffs and
provisions from die giatea of New York, Penn
sylvania, and Ohio. Nuw there is exported from
this city, each year five millioas of bushels of
grain and 120,000 barrels of beef and pork !"
As incredible as ibe aboye may seem, it is
nevertheless •itue. The rapidity with which
Chicago has attained to her present high posi•
t:on among the cities or the West, and, in.fact,
with which the whole Western country is being
brought under a state of civilization and refine
ment, is altogether unparalled in the history of
nations.
Itenconire in Court —ll is stated than on the
25th ultimo a rencontre took place in court , at
Centreville, Indiana, between Michael Wilson
and the lion• George W. Julian, late member
of Congress. The latter received maerere stab
in the throat from a knife
Legislative Proceedings.
SENATE.
March, G. Mr. Fry, read a bill in place in'
creasing the jurisdiction of justices of the peace
l and aldermen.
On motion of Mr. Evans, the Senate resumed
on second reading, the hill providing fur the sale
of the public works.
The question pending was on the second sec
tion as amended; which was aditpied.
Mr. Evans,ollered the following amendment to
the third section
•• And notice of the time and place of opening
the boons shall be advertised for a iteriodi of not
less than thirty days, in two newspapers in the
several places designated in the first section of
act," Which was adopted,
the section as amended, passed'as follows
Yeas-1 . 7, Nays—fl.
The fourth section Was amended to corres,
pond with the first section, nntl was then adapted,
Mr. Evans. offered the following amendment: .
"Provided, That the Govirnor shall not orga.
nine any company, or mak any conveyance o?
any of said 'lines, unless the main line from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg shall have been allot('
ted under the prOvision s of the first and second!
sections of this act, or the amount of stock shall' i
be subscribed, and the payment made thereon,
as provide for by this and the two next preceedi
ing sections."
Th e amendment was warred to, and the see.
lion passed as Yeas-17, Nays—U..
The sixth section was negatived :—Yeas-5 ,
Nays-9.5.
The sevcnth, ci,ghth, ninth and tenth sections
were adorned
The gnet•tion being nn the eleventh section,
the Brnate Adjourned.
arch 7 —The Senate then again resumed the
conideration of the bill for the sale of the Public
Works of thr Stare. The question being on the
final pv.stme of the bill, the yeas and nays were
called. and it seas drr.idrd in the affirmative—
yeas 19, nays 11, as follows :.
Ica,
Dames, Crabb, Darlington.
Denir, E ian., Fcrenson. Fry, Haldeman, tram"
Hendrick,, Helmer, Jam,son, Kinzer,Kon
kel, McFarland, M' linger, Price, Skinner and
Slifer-19.
Nays—Mes.rs. fluckakw, Cresswell. Fortlk
rig!, 1.1. D. Hamlin, E. W. Hamlin, huge,
McClinwelr, Quiggle, Sager, Wherry and M'Cas.
lin, Spepker=ll.
1101;sE 01^ REPIIEsENTATIVES
March p.;. -Mr. !Awry, two for a bank at Cat:l
-:moque ; also, ktee for a State road, from a point
near Alsace, to Allentown.
128 voles
5 do.
Mr. ',Jury, prz,ented a bill to incorporate the
Lehigh mutual improvement company.
ltlArch 7. Mr. Montgomery, reported a bill to
incorporate the.lethigh Mountain turnpike cent.
fatty I
Mr. Foster reported a bill to ineorpot ate the
Farmer,' audMcehatoieN' depuEdt batik of Allen,
=in
0,,,V dgg•ingi q Feetakbn rounty.—W e learn
from the Fr.tii k tin Repository and Whig. that Mr.
John Byerly, a German citex-m of this count),
and advanced in years, accompanied by Mr.
Melon Miley; al-0 01 this county. have pur
chased several acres of land from Mr. Sunnier,
some live Milrs west 01 eliambersburg, believing
I that it contains valuable minerals, probably gold.
R seems .hat Mr. Byerly was directed to the place
I by a dream, and, altlicugh he had never been iii
I Mat section of the :State, he visited the ground
he has purchased, as he supposes, in accordance
with the impressions he received in the dream .
He first went alone and examined !he ground'be_
fore proposing to purchase it; and, having, as
Ihe believes, found valuable ore, he returned home
to this county, and induced Mr. Miley to accom.
patty him and join in the purchase. The land
has been bought , and some of the ore taken from
it, which, we learn, has been sent to Philadelphia
to be analyzed. We give the facts , as we re
ceived them, and believe they ore nearly it not
altogether correct.— Laneneter Tribune.
G 6 votes
20 do.
83 vole.,
20 thi.
28 do.
A Surd e have heard of a rather novel
snit, brought by a gentleman who attended the
i d ellows' halt in 'big city, two iveekg since •
against Mr. Rich, the pet - con who superintended
and furnished the slipper. it appears that one
pf 4he waiters in attendabce upset a service of
coq's upon the dress of the lady accompanying
the gentlatnan who has brought the suit, entirely
spoiling the garment, s i rhigh was valued at $75.
The protector of the lady has prosecuted Mr.
Rich, to recover the valsne of the 'dress.' lth+s it.
a question of considerable interest at present in.
gnS4triog cireics, and is the first of its charm:tee.
that has fallen undermur notice.—Troy Rhig..
_ The Perham Gift Prize.—lt is .Iraril that F. J.
May, barkeeper in a puller hou4e in New '.F".hrlf,.
held the ticket which drew the ..Perham gift"
farm, situated in New Jersey, and valued at 1,22,
000. pis also said he has beet* tittered /.10,00g
cash for his
Tearperan ! q ir;• New -lersey.—Tbe legislature
of New Jersey have recently passed a law, which:
provides no person shaM he permitted to sell any
kind of inipsicating &MIL§ less quabtity , than ,
a gallon, without' a licerpse from the Court af.
'Common Pleas, or from The municipal authors
ties of any corporate town ; that notice Alf lotto.
lion to make application shall be advertned 'for ,
three weeks preceeding the fact, proof of which
shall be submitted to the licensing authority, to
gether with the recommendation of ttvelve' re•
spectable freeholders, and a tiescripilon of the
kin d o f liquor to be sold, and the locationselect-•
Led: persons licensed are to pay into the lops•
school fund from twenty five to one hundred dob
lars, as the Court may direct, besides. the usual
Court fees,
.Persons selling liquor. without• a
license, to be subject to inspisonment or fine. •
Fireits New York.—The late fife in Sprace•
Street New York, is the cause of a number of
peri6dic•llll not arriving. The Office of (tr.elfrxt •
under Montgomery, the publisher 'of the."Magar•
sine of Art," 'Rqe Popular Educator, The Ipso
torical Educator, Cassell's Natural History, (Vm.,
was totally destroyed, together with a large por
tion of the March' edition undelivered: The ofr
ace of Thompson's Ban k•Note and Commercial
Reporter, was also destroyed. • The Reporicr r
will,be issued again on rhe I.Btli instant,