Zl)t ilegigter.
Allentown, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26,1854.
FOR GOVERNOR:
JAMES POLLOCK,
Of Northumberlund County.
701 CANAL COMMUALONER :
GEORGE DARSIE
Of Allegheny County.
Mt JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
DANIEL. M. SMYSER,
Of Montgomery County.
Acceptance of Whig Nominees.
Mr. Edie, Chairman of the Committee ap
pointed by the Whig State Convention to no
tify the nominees of their selection, publishes
in the Somerset Whig, their letters ofsaccep
tance. Mr. Darsie's letter accepting the nomi
nation for Canal Commissioner says :
"I fully appreciate this mark of confidence
of the convention and frankly accept the nom
ination, with the assurance that, if elected, I
shall endeavor to discharge the duties of the
office with fidelity."
Judge Pollock'a letter says:—
"A nomination unsolicited and unexpected,
and conferred under circumstances so gratify
ing to myself, ought not to be declined. In ac
cepting the nomination thus tendered I yield
my own, to the wishes of my friends, and assure
you that the selection of some other candidate
would have given me more pleasure than to
be myself the nominee. •
"The Resolutions of the Convention, and the
principles they embody and sustain, meet my
cordial approval."
Judge Stnyset's letter details the reasons
which govern him in accepting the nomination.
He thinks that "while judicial honors may be
aspired to as the fit rewards of well directed
ambition, they should not be sought after or
obtained through those means which are gen
erally considered legitimate in the pursuit of
political preferment."
Borough Engineer
We are pleased to state that our Town-coun
cil have at their last meeting 'appointed Adolph
.Aschbach ) Esq., Borough • Engineer. We have
no doubt this appointment will give perfect
satisfaction, as Mr. AEchbach is a gentleman
of great talents and much experience. He
is at present engaged in drafting a map of
Lehigh county. •
Catasauqua Railroad
On the 17th of April, Major Fry, in the Sen
ate called up the supplement to the act incor
porating the Catarauqua and " Fogelsville
Plank Road Company." The supplement
gives the Company the right to lay rails instead
ot ptana. /LIU UHL piteecu
little or no opposition. The same bill was cal
led up in the House or the 19th instant, on mo
tion of Mr. Johnson, of Northampton, where
it also passed by a vote of 74 to 4. Mr. Lea
ry, voting in the negative..
The granting of this road was strongly op
posed, upon the supposition that it would great
ly injure the business of Allentown We can
not agree with those who think so, although
we at one time harbored the same idea. Time
will prove to us that this road is only intended
for the transportation of iron ore, limestone, &c.
It is laughable, however to listen to the
threats uttered by the citizens against Major
Fry, for having called up and voted for the
bill, where only a few months back he so faith
fully promised to defeat the project, and do all
against it he could. This is, however, a
matter that don't concern us, the Major will
have to fight out his sins with his own political
party.
Important Decision.
Judge Pearson, of Harrisburg, recently made
an important decision as to the power of Courts
of Quarter Sessions to revoke licenses. A rule
was granted on James Gowan, of Harrisburg. to
show why his license should not bo revoked,
on account of violating the law, in selling li
quor to a minor and apprentice; also for cei
ling on Sunday. It was proved that he sold
liquor on Sunday, to a minor apprentice, and
to several others; and two records of convic.
Lion were produced, the one by'a justice of the
peace for selling liquor to said minor appren
tice, the other by a different magistrate for sel
ling on Sunday; both of which offences were
committed since the rrnewal or his license at
the January Court. Under these facts, Judge
Pearson, in an able and elaborate opinion•., de
cided that the Act of March 11, 1834, invested
the Courts with power to revoke licenses. The
power is a discretionary one with the Courts, to
be exercised or not as the special facts might
indicate. Mr. Gowan's license was revoked.
The decision so important, as doubt has ex.
i.ted as to whether Courts, have the power to
revoke licenses fur violations of the Sunday
Act and solling'to minors.
Concert.—The members of the "Library As,
sociation" of the Allentown Academy, will
give a concert of vocal and. instrumental mu
sic, at the Odd Fellows' Hall, on Wednesday
Evening, May 3d, 1854, for the benefit of the
association. The object ia a laudable
. one
and all lovers of good tousle should not fail to
be in attendance. %Ye have no doubt the
young gentlemen who have the matter in
charge will acquit themselves to the satisfac•
don of the audience.
.Overlocked—The Democratic State Central
Committee is announced in the "Democratic
Utlid e n" of Saturday last. It consists of fifty one
members. Every prominent county in the
State has a member, and some have two, but
Democratic Lehigh has been overlooked, it
does not appear in the list. "Lehigh can't do
Wiwi" by' being thus blighted.
' New Iron Company.
A bill has just passed the Legislature of our
State incorporating a new Company for the
manufacture of iron, under the title of THE
rHOML3 IRON COMPANY, with a capital of $200,.
000. David Thomas, Esq., of the Crane Iron
Works, is at the head of the Company. The
site selected for the Works is on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, one mile above Catasauqua
in Lehigh county. Two stacks have been al.
ready commenced, and two largo Engines 01
sufficient capacity to drive four stacks, have
been ordered. It is the intention of the Com
pany to complete the Works as soon as pos
sible, and put them in operation: The works
will be under the charge of Mr. Din]) Thom-
As, who is one of the most skillful and experi
enced Iron Masters in this country, and one
one of his sons who is thoroughly acquainted
with the business. Wel learn that the follow
ing gentlemen are Stockholders to the amount
set opposite their names, with a few others,
whose names we are not informed Of.
Russell S. Chidsey, Easton, $lO,OOO
Peter S. filichler, " 10 000
John Drake, 10 000
Derrick Hulick, It 10 000
Dr. Dotwiller, 11 10 000
Carman Randolph, " 10 000
John T. Knight, " 5 000
Daniel Whitesell, " , . 5 000
13. F. Clark, New York, 15 000
David Thomas, Crane Iron Works, 15 000
E. A. Dougass, Mauch Chunk, 15 000
Judge Marsh, New Jersey, 10 000
Mr. Talcott, Engineer Mor. Canal, 10 000
John Brown & Co., Whites Haven, 10 000
J. Siugmaster, Stroudsburg, Pa. 10 000
C. A. Luckenbach, Bethlehem, Pa. 10 000
Augustus Wolle, 5 000
Matthew Krause. et 5 000
A Meeting of the Commissioners named in
the act, was held at Mrs. White's Hotel, in
Easton, Pa., on Tuesday evening, at which
lime C. A. LUCKENBACH, was chosen President
Pro. Tern., and C. A. RANDOLPH, Secretary Pro.
Tent., to officiate, until permanent officers are
elected which will be in the course of a few
weeks.
Baokstanding School Districts
Section I. That the several school districts of
this Commonwealth, which did not avail them•
selves of the provisions of the different acts of
Assembly relating to common schools, and
making annual appropriations to school dis.
tricts, upon conditions prescribed in said laws
till after the first day of June, Anno Domini,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty•one ; but
have since that time complied with all the
provisions of the acts above referred to, shall,
in addition to the annual appropriations made
under existing laws, be entitled to monies paid
into the county treasury by such districts for
State purposes, for the next ensuing school
years, which money so deaucted, shall be paid
to the treasurer of the board of school directors
at bUltli ecuuut tlicsill,to, land .hull lie exclusive
ly appropriated to the erection of school hou
ses in such school districts.
Scction 2. That all school districts which
shall organize and comply with the requisitions
of the school laws above mentioned, prior to
the first day of June, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-tive, shall come under the
provisions and be entitled to the benefits of
of the foregoing section.
Sale of the Public Woorks
The House of Representatives having con
curred in the Senate amendments to the bil
for the sale of the Main Line of the public
works, and the bill is now in the hands of the
Governor, who although opposed to the sale,
cannot we believe venture to refuse his signa
ture to so popular an act. The bill fixds the
price at ten millions which with the appropria
lion asked for, the ensuing year, would come to
thirteen millions of dollars for the lini3.
Small Note Law.
Our readers will recollect the mention we
have made some three months ago, of nu
merous suits instituted in regard to the small
Note Law. The case of flaxen, Davis, Morris
and Lawson, charged with conspiracy for en•
deavoring to extort $llO,OOO from the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Co.—was concluded, at Pitts.
burg. Mr. Stroxr.s for the prosecution made an
eloquent speech to the Jury. Judge Alcaunn
charged the Jury strongly for the prosecution,
and after an absence of three hours the Jury
returued a verdict of guilty. Mr. Stokes mov
ed for sentence forthwith, when it was found
that none of the defendants were present.—
Their bail was forfeited and warrants issued
for their arrest. Hazen and Davis were taken
and committed to jail, but Morris and Lawson
have not yet been found.
Buffu/ocs.—As an Item of news, we give an
account, as related to us by Col. Vaughan, of
the number of Buffaloes killed annually within
the bounds of his agency, where the American
Fur Company are operating and trading with
the Indians. lie says he has taken some pains
to ascertain, and from the best information he
can get, he estimates the number will not fall
short of four hundred thousand. lie says not
less than 100,000 robes have been shipped by
the two companies trading within his agency
within the last year, 150,000 are destroyed,
and a number of the hides used by the Indians
to make their lodges. They are compelled to
make them very, secure, to preserve them from
severe winter. Large numbers, of the buffalo
freeze or starve to death in winter in the snow
banks which for months are found in drifts of
from five to ten feet in depth, and numbers of
them are drowned in crossing the Missouri Riv
er in large herds by crowding upon one another.
Murder in Tumnuqua.—A young man named
Richardson, son of the late Aaron Richardson,
coal, operators of Tamauqua, was . killed in a
porter shop at Ihat.place on Monday night last.
Three Germans were arrested and committed to
prison on the following day, to answer the charge
of committing the murder,
Whig State Convention
In pursuance of the direplions of the late
Whig State Conventior, =Wm. F. Johnston,.
President, has selected the following gentle
men to compose the 'State Central Committee
for the present ear:
Col. A. G. Curtin, of Centre county, Chairman,
Gen. Wm. Lorimer, Allegheny county.
COI. C. O. Loomis, " if
Frederick Gentling, Philadelphia. •
Joseph B.Aleyers, ' .
lion. Wm. B. Reed,
Stephen Miller, Dauphin county.
Jot.n Covode, Westmoreland "
Theo. E. Franklin, Lancaster "
Hon. H. M. Fuller, Lnzerne
H. D. Maxvrell Northampton "
L. A. Mackey, Clinton "
David Taggart, Northumberland county.
The Accumulation of Wealth.
It is computed, on calculation furnished by
the census returns, that 663,000 hew houses
have boon built in the United States in the last
six years, which, at an average of $lOOO, would
add 6663,000,000 to the wealth of the country,
to say nothing of the furniture necessary
.to
the habitations ; the shipping and railroads,
however, would increase this amount to over
$1,000,000,000. In addition to this, all the
vast sums for factories, insurance companies,
&c., will swell the aggregate without
having made any pe.rceptiblo increase in the
amount of stocks held abroad.
The Two Emperors
The language held by Nicholas of Russia to
the British Al in ister, in relation to the partition
of Turkey, cannot but incense Louis Napoleon.
It seems that the Czar regarded France as of
no importance whatever. Nay, he at one time
offered to assist the Sultan against the French,
and said that if he would only secure a good
understanding with England, he would care
nothing about the rest. There never was m uch
love between the two Emperors, and now we
may look for some policy on the part of Lou
is Napoleon, calculated to teach the Czar that
France is not so powerless or insignificant as
he has ventured to intimate. The London
Morning Herald, alluding to the corrospond.
ence, says: "The Czar gradually, cautiously
approaches the subject of his destined clime.
He unveils his meaning by degrees. He says
enough for his hearer to guess the rest, and
stop there. How is he met ? With prompt, in
dignant denial. With the simple statement of
fact, 'Turkey is not dying, and we do not mean
that she should die ?" No, the scarcely-veiled
p:oposals of partition is listened to— repeated
—looked at in every shape, and repudiated at
last in language so faint, that the Czar might
well be excused for deeming it insincere. We
do not say that Lord Aberdeen yielded to the
temptation, bnt we say that he allowed himself
to seem on the vergo of yielding, and by that
vacillation encouraged the Czar to act. Deci•
pion oanno Inn Into, and Europa is involved in
war, and thousands of lives will be sacrified,
because an English minister has shown him
self, on a great emergency, not indeed 'credu
lity alone is no sufficient explanation of his
conduct, but vacillating, insincere, and weak."
General News
Massadiusells. The bill emendatory of the
Liquor Law was passed to be engrossed in the
house to day, April 18, without debate, by a vote
of 152 yeas to 124 nays.
Rhode Island.—Hon. N. R. Knight, formerly
United States Senator from this city, died at
Providence this morning April, 18.
California.—There are in the California Leg
islature seventy five marriageable bachelors,
thirty eight who rejoice in the possession of a
a wife, and one who is a widower. The age of
the oldest member of the Legislature is forty.six
that of the youngest twenty-three.
Netv York.—The State Legislature has ad•
journed—and everybody is thankful. It costs
the New Yorkers a large amount of time and
money to vest Albany, and to stop stealing and
plundering, under form of Legislation—and de
spite all their efforts, they can scarcely restrain
there scheming cupidity and rascality. •
Oregon.—The delegate froth Oregon, Mr. Lane,
has introduced a bill to authorise the People of
the Territory of Oregon to from a Constitution
and State Government,preparatory to admission
into the Union as a State. The bill was referred
to the Committee on Territorlis. It is stated
that Oregon is increasing in population and re
sources with great rapidity.
Kenlitcley.--Charlcs Henderson, Esq., of Dan ,
ville, Kentucky, has emancipated twenty/two of
his slaves to go to Liberia, under the direction
of the Kentucky Colonization Society, in the
May expedition from that State. He has also
purchased the husband of one of his women ser
vants at the price of $l,OOO. He 'gives to them
a full outfit, and to the Kentucky Colonization
Society $5OO.
Territories. The Extent of Territories in
the United States : New Mexico, 119,774 square
miles; Indian, or Kansas, 187,171 ; Minnesota,
Bj,ooo ; Oregon and Washington, 341, 408; Utah,
187,9'23; Nebraska and Northwestern, 724,264.
Total, 1,336,639 square mass..
Jllissourri—The case of James M. Barker, in,
dieted for high treason, in resising the service
of the legal process of the Courts of the United
Slates Circuit Court at St. Louis on the 10th in..
slant, on application to admit the prisoner to
bail. After hearing an argument by counsel in
behalf of the accuseed; the Court overruled the
application.
Nebraska.—According to the Sundusky Mir
ror, there are in Ohio twenty.eight Democratic
papers opposed to the Nebraska bill, and but
nine in favor of It, so far as that paper has been
able to ascertain.
New Jersey. We see that Sunday labor
upon canals and railroads will be entirely pro
hibited in Netv Jersey, after the fourth day ofJu,
&next except for the transportation of the mails
or for milk. At the .late session of the legisla
ture of that State, a very stringent law upon this
subjects was enacted, which received the ap
.proval of the Governor.
Legislative Proceedings.
SENATE.
April 15. Amendments made by the House
to the bill relative to establishing and changing
the places of holding general elections through
the Commonwealth, were taken up.
vit4r. Darlington"olfered the following amend.
meat:
"That the courts of quarter sessions shall
have authority within their respective counties,
to devide any borough, ward or township, into
two or more election districts, to alter the bounds
of any election districts, or to form an election
district out of parts of two or more adjoining
townships, so as to suit the convenience of the
inhabitants thereof, and to fix the place of hold
ing elections, and app6int the election officers
pursuant to the provisions of section second of
this act: Provided, That no district so formed
shall contain less than One hundred voters ; and
the proceeding had in the case of such division
or alteration, shall be the same as inthe erection
or alteration of the lines of townships;' adopt.
ed, as follows.
Yeas-16.- Nays-14.
April 17. Mr. Fry, called up the supplement
to the act incorporating the Catasauqua and
Foglesville plank road company, which passed
April 18. Amendments made by the House to
the bill incorporating the Farmers' and Mechan•
ics' Batik at Allentown, were read and concur
red in.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 11. On motion of Mr. Laury, of Lehigh,
Senate bill No. 213, an act to incorporate the
Farmers'. and Mechanics' Deposita sank, of Al
lentown, was taken up and upon the final pas ,
sage, the yeas and nays were required, and were
as follows; Yeas-29.• Nays-23.
Mr. Bush called np a bill to incorporate the
Northampton and Lehigh horse insurance com a
pany, for the insurance of the lives of horses
and the apprehension and detection of horse
thieves, which passed finally.
April 18. Mr. Chamberlin (select committee)
reported a supplement to an act to reduce the
expenses of collecting State and county taxes in
certain counties, which, upon motion was taken
up and passed.
Mr. Laury, called up the bill relative to haw•
kers and pedlers in Lehigh, Dauphin, Sullivan
Wyoming and Bucks counties, which being on
final passage.
Mr. Bush moved its further consideration be
postponed fur the present ; which was disagreed
to. The bill then passed finally.
April 19. Mr. Struthers•called up Senate bill,
No. 215, an act to incorporate the Gatasauqua
deposite bank, at Catasauqua, which passed sec.
and reading and; was ordered to be transcribed
fur a third reading
Mr. Johnson called up Senate bill No. 224, a
supplement to an act incorporating the Catasau
qua and Fogelsville plank road 'company, which
paced finally ; yeas 74, nays 4.
The State Lunatic Asylum
In the annual report of the State Lunatic Hos,
;that, for the year 1853, are found the following
interesting facts:
The number of patients in the Hospital on the
31st of December, 1852, was one hundred and
six; males, fifty.nine— females, forty•seven.—
One•hundred and sixty.three patients have been
admitted during the year just closed, ninety-five
of whom were males, and sixty,eight females,
making the number under treatment during the
year, two hundred and sixty.nine. Eighty-seven
patients have been discharged, fifty-five males,
and thirty-two females, leaving in the Hospital
on the 31st of December, 1853, one hundred and
cigthy two patients: ninetyinine males and cigh.
ty,three females.
Of those discharged, the number restored was
27 ; Improved, 15; Stationary, 21 ; Died, 17 ; El
oped, 7. The causes of death were, in one case
acute inflamation of the brain; in five cases,
(he exhaustion consequent on chronic mania; in
three cases paralysis ; in two cases, diseases of
the lungs and in one case, gradual decay of the
vital powers.
Among the supposed cases of insanity, are 34
from ill health; 14 from domestic trouble; 10 from
intemperance and 171 from unknown causes.—
Of these patients, 261 are from Pennsylvania
-118 married ;24 widowed, and 176 single. The
length of time insanity was m anifest before ad.
mission into the Hospital, varies from 1 to 35
years. Among these, were farmers 61 ; wives of
fat mers 27; laborers 30: wives of do. 10 ; &nigh_
ters of do. 10; giving the singular fact that in_
stantly is found to exist 98 per cent among the
“tillers of the soil," their wives and children.—
Among laborers and their families, 46 per cent;
among other classes but from 1 to 6 per cent.
The City of G laxgotv.—This steamship has
now been out fifty days. She has on board above
three hundretl passengers, and a cargo valued at
a million of dollars. The Philadelphians are
anxious to here of her protracted absence, and
it is feared that she has met the fate of the Pres.
ident, from which no tidings were ever received.
The Philidelphia papers, however, still cling to
the hope that she is safe, and refer to the case of
the Atlantic, which was unheard of, for a longer
period of time, and eventually succeeded in mak_
ing her way back to Liverpool. A subscription
is' on foot to charter a steamer to•go in search of
the Glasgow. Heaven speed her on a success
ful errand.
Gratifying A'cre's.—Decidrdly the most cheering
item of news from Washington, the past week,
is to the effect that Mr. Hiestet, from this State,
who was honored by Speaker Boyd, with the im
portant position of a. membership of the House
Committee on Public Lands, has succeeded in
carrying through that committee the proposition
some time since introduced In the Senate, by Mr.
Cooper, of a grant of land by the general govern
ment of a million and half of acres, the proceeds
of which ate to be applied to the construction of
the Sunbury and Erie Railway.
Not Nice.—Two old men, Inmates of the poor
house, at Pomfret, Vermont, on the 27th ult.,
got into a quarrel, which ended in the death of
one of them. The survivor, whose names is
Peter Nassau., according to the census of 1850,
is 123 years of age.
GLEANINGS
UTA true business man bears prosperity
without boasting and sustains a loss without
grumbling.
arEvery scene in life is a picture, of which
some part is worthy of attention.
Cr. The Ohio State Journal office, at Colum.
bus, has been sold to A. Follett and W. F. Perry
foP $20,000 cash.
EV"John 'l'raggart, treasurer elect of Morgan
county, Ohio, died with the cholera at New Or
leans recently.
CT Sum snaix" in a log were discovered on
a plantation in Georgia last week—twenty.eight
full grown rattle snakes.
UT Cul. John W. Forney; Clerk of the House
has become an equal partner in the Washington
Union newspaper.
IV - A gentleman of Meadville, writing to a
mercantile friend in Pittsburg„ states that a par
ty of five shot 840 pigeons in one day last Week.
rir.Boys are like vinegar—the more "moth
er," there is in them, the sharper they become.
arThe State Bank of Indiana was lately rob.
bed by a clerk, of $1.0,000 in notes.
`'"Chore are twelve brickyards at Colum.,
bus, Ohio, and several of them, it is said, have
large contracts for backs ats4 per thousand.
Orlt is stated that since the Ist of "%low( mher
last, $500,000 worth of tobacco has been 5.1.1 at
Louisville Ky.
ll:V'Two thousand German emigrants Were at
Antwerp, at the latest dates waiting for vessels to
take them to the United States.
rP"The population of Montgomery, Ala., is
6395. 3600 are whites and 3095 blacks.
Emilius Nimch has been appointed
Post Master at Llutztown, Northampton county,
in place of J. 0. Bilheimer, Esq., resigned.
c o- There are two things that modest men
should never undertake—to borrow money and
study law.
EV'llon. Thomas F. Marshall, of Kentucky
who made such a sensation here twelve years
ago as a Temperance lecturer, has again be.
come a scottish drunkard.
ritr Prince DcmidotT promises to contribute
$500,000 per annum to the expenses of the Rus
sian war as long as it lasts.
13r More then half the docks made in Cor4
necticut are sent to England.
Col. Colt., has received on order frnm the Brit•
ish Government for 4000 revolvers fur use in
the fleet.
11.37" A child, daughter of John Fry, of Rtllphe
township, Lancaster co., aged about 2 years, died
on Tuesday last from eating matches.
11l temper puts as many briefs into the
lawyer's bag as injustice. -
pj'The Franitlin Fire insureance Company of
Phi Idelphia, has declared a dividend of six per
cent, upon the capital stink for the last 6 months,
Disgusting Custom.
In Chili, when a Child dies not exceeding
three or four years of age, its parents do not la_
ment or grieve' for it, which they would considi
er heresy. As soon as the child commences to
agonies of death, its parents make preperatimis
for feasting it. The day of its death, they kill
the fatted calf, and all the turkeys and fowls
there are in the house: they also buy a barrel of
Mosto wine, hire singers and dancers, and spread
the report that Don so and-so, will celebrate the
Lime angel. When the child is dead, it is drew,
sed and decked with flowers of all kinds, its face
is smeared with crimson. and it is then seated
on the table to preside and authorize the feast.
The Little Angell saw was adorned just as I have
described it. Moreover, that the child may ap
pear alive, they place two small sticks between
the eyelids—the eyes remainin; thus forcible
open. At the arrival of the singers, revellers
and dancers, the feast commences,and very soon
it is converted into the most furious, licentious
and unbounded carousal.
The parents encourage and stimulate the rev
41s ; and the more the father drinks and encour
ages the company, so much more glory, will the
Little Angel enjoy in Heaven. The parents do
not give this feast with the sole object of celebra,
ting and increasing the glory of their Little angel.
The carousal helps them to sell their beef, ca•
zuela, chanchito arrollado, cidcr.and the Mostor;
and after twentrfour hours find they have made
a clear profit of $2O or $3O. The fathers spec
ulation does not end here. Alter he has spec•
ted with his chile's body, he lets it out to the
highest bidder for twentrfour hours, who follow
ing the father's course, recovers his expenses,
and ten or twelve dollars in the bargain. In
this manner, the Little Angel goes round as vile
merchandise, 'giving its hirers the mean fruit of
a corpe's profanation. The Little Angel I saw
was in its third hire, and begining to decay, in
spite of the incense and eau de cologne that
soothed the smell of corruption.
Boiled!, fur the Bite of a Mad Dog.—As a cry
of mad dog has been raised, the following, which
we clip from an exchange, may be worth a pe
rusal: "A Saxon Forester, named Gestell, now
of the venerable age of 82, unwilling to take to
the public in the Leipsic Journal, the means
which he had used for fifty years, and where
with he affiruis, he has rescued many human be•
ings and cattle from the fearful death of hydro
phobia. Take immediately, warm vinegar or
tepid water, wash the' wound clean therewith,
and then dry it ; pour then a few drops of ma
ntic acid, because mineral acids destroy the poi
son of the saliva, by which means, the 'evil ef•
fects of the latter is neutralized—Lou: Courier
Census.—ln Pennsylvania, according to the
census of 1850, there was one clergyman to eight
hundred and fifty inhabitants; vne lawyer to ev"
ery nine hundred and twenty.four ; and one phy,
sician to every five hundred and sixty-eight.
Important Invention,—J. Ging, of Pottsville, has
invented an 'important and valuable machine
for cutting stone. Its capacity for labor per day
is equal to forty men. It is constructed on a prin,
cipal different although from anything heretofore
tried. The stones ; when finished on the faces,
will be equal to the finest tooling. It is able to
cut the smallest moulding, without either break.
ing or stunning any of the membes. *Application
is about being made for a patent. M. Ging is a
practical stone cutter, and thoroughly under.
stands the wants of this branch of business.
The New Dog Law.
The following bill in relation to dogs in Alle.
gheny , Chestei, Northampton, Sknylkill and Lan
caster counties, having passed both•brances of
the Legislature. has become a law. It will tie
interesting to Many of our readers:
Section I. That the respective Clerks of the
Courts of Quarter Sessions of the counties. of AL
leghany, Chester, Northampton, Schuylkill and
Lancaster shall, as soon after the passage of this
act as possible procure a docked at tile expense
of the proper county for the registering of dogsiri
the manner following, viz: the owner of any dog , '
within either of said counties, who shall furnish
to the Clerk aforeside a description' of his of her
such'dog, giving the name, age color, height, and s
marks, descriptions end designation as he or she
may be able to give. The Clerk shall enter the .
the same at length on his docked, and furnish
the owners with a certified copy of the viii str i
so made, which service the Clerk shall receive'
the sum of one dollar, one•half for the use of the
county in which such registry is made.
Section 2. That the owner of any dog so regist
tered, selling the same, may transfer such certi;
ficate of registry to the purchaser, who, on pre.
seating it to the Cleric, shall note the transfer
on his docket, and indexing the same shall stand'
to his or her advantage; and so all future pur.:
chasers observing the provisions of this section,
as fully and effectually as for the person in whose
name the same was first registered, for .which
entry of transfer and indexing the same the clerk
shall de entitled to receive the sum of twelve and
a half cents.
Section 3. That all dogs registered according
to the provisions of this act hereby declared
to be personal property ; And such dogs so regist
tered as aforsaid, shall be as much the subject
of:larceny as any other kind of personal proper.
qr. and every person so stealing and taking away
such dog, shall be liable to prosecution and in
dictment in the Court of quit-ter Sessions, and
on conviction thereof shall be sentenced to such
fine or imprisonment, or both, as the Court in
their discretion may ibink proper.
American Young Men
American history presents many remarkable
Instances of young men taking prominent and
commanding stations at an age which would be
very young in other countries. We subjoin a.
few striking examples, from the list of those
who have passed MI the stage of human ac-
At the age of 29, Mr. Jetlerson was an influ
ential member of the Legislature of Virginia.
At 30 he was a member of the Continental'
Congress; and at 33 he wrote the declaration of
Independence.
Alexander Hamilton was only 20 years of age
when he was appointed a Lieut. Col. In the ar
my of the Revolution, and Aid.de,Catnp to
Washington. At 25 he was a member of the
Continental Congress; at 30 he was one of the
ablest members of the Convention which framed
the Constitution of the Uvited States; at 32 he
was Secretary of the Trgasury and organized
that blanch of the government upon so com,
',tete and comprehensive a plan that no great
change of improvement has since been made
upon it.
John Jay, at 29 years old, was a member of
the Continental Congress, and wrote an address
to the people of Great Britain, which was just
ly regarded-as one of the most eloquent pro
ductions of the times. At 32 he prepared the
Constitution of the State of New York, and in
the same year was appointed Chief Justice of
the State.
Washington was 27 years of age when he
covered the retreat of the British troops at
Bradtlt•ck's defeat
~ and the same year was hon.
ored by an appointment as Commanderin•Chief
of the Virginia forces.
Joseph Warren was 29 years of age when he
delivered the memorable address nn the 6th of
March, which roused the spirit of patrioism and
liberty in this section ot• the country ; and at 94
he gloriously fell in the cause of freedom on
Bunker Hill.
F.sher Ames, at the nge of 27,had excited pub.
tc attention by the ability he displayed in the dist.
cussion of questions of public interest. At the
age of 30. his masterly epeeeches in defence of
the Constitution of the United States had exer:
ted great influence, so that the youthful orator
of 31 was circled to Congress trOm the Suffolk
District :over the Revolutionary hero, Samuel
Adams.
Joseph Story entered public life at the age of
26. He was elected to Congress from the Es
sex District when he was 29; was Speaker of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives at 32
and tha same year was appointed by Pres..
identMadison a Judge of the Supreme Court or
the United States.
De Witt Clinton entered' public life at 28 ;
Henry Clay at 28. The most youthful signer of
the Declaration of Independence was William
Hooper, Nor th Carolina, whose age was but 24..
Of the other signers,Thomas Heywood,of South.
Carolina, was 30 ; Eldridge Gerry, Benjamin
Rush, James Wilson, and Matthew Thornton,
were 33. Arthur Middleton and Thomas Stoner
were 31.—Boston Transcript.
Alarm Gouge fur Steam Boilers.—J. ilopkina
Smith. of thopcity of Baltimore, has taken mea.
sures to secure a patent for an improved alarm
water guage for steam boilers. The nature or
the invention consists of attaching to a float a
metel tube, which works directly through a stuf
fing box on the top of the boiler, and has an open.
ing on one side, which is at such a height that
while the water is at a safe level, it Is either
within or above the stufilagbox, but when the
water falls to a dangerous level, it enters the
steam id pass through it into the tube rind up to
the whistle at its top, thus alarming the engineer
and informing him of the low state of water in
the boiler. To tbc bottom of the float there is
attached a horizontal blade, which tends to keep
it (the float) steady in the water, and prevents it
from being much affected with the foaming and
boiling of the water.
Sale of .Tacony:—The;celebrated !rating horse
.Tacony' was sold on Thursday, by A. M. Berk.
ness, for 53,500. James Hamil was the purshas.