County Superintendent
The following article from the Lancaster In•
dependent Whig, so fully coincides with our
owu views, in relation to the appointment of a
Supelintendent, that we hope it will meet with
he helloes consideration of Directors :
• No law that has been enacted in the State
for years, transcends in importance or in the
changes that will follow as the Common School
law, just passed. Hereafter no Common School
can be recognized as such, or can receive any
portion of the public funds for its support, un
less them shall be taught therein "Orthogra
phy, Reading, Writing, Ett,glish Grammer,
Geography and Arithmetic ;" nor can any per
son receive a certificate as teacher, or be per
mitted to teach a Common School unless he
or she pass a satisfactory examination in
these branches. This is -now the law ; and
though it does not raise the standard of acquire
ment very high, yet it will put the teachers of
fice out of the reach of many who occupy with
out filling it.
The officer to carry this law into effect is the
County Superintendent, who is to be elected
by the Directors of the . county, on the sth of
Jane next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the
.Courthouse, in the Borough of Allentown„ and
upop the selection of a fit man for the office,
will depend the success or failure of the law.
His first and most important duty is to ex
amine teachers, in the presence of the Direc
tors, and to grant certificates only to such as
are qualified. This will be a matter requiring
peculiar qualifications. The Legislature have
psoperly provided that he roust be himself a
• teacher. This is right. But we also say that
he who is to examine others should himself
be prepared to submit to a rigid examination
in alfthe branchess that may be, taught in a
Common School. flow else will hecommand
the confidence of those whom ho examines,
and whose very professionnal existence de
pends
on his decision ?
.His other greet duty is that of visiting the
schools, and of giving advice and assistance to
the teachers. Hero again the professional
knowledge of a practical teacher becomes ini
dispensable. No other than a teacher should
be selected in this capacity.
Thus it is the deli of Directors to fill the
office with one who has a knowledge of
teaching; no other meeting either the require.
went of the law or the necessities of the case.
Who that person shall be we are not prepared
to ipdicate. .But it is plait! that the success of
the office, which must revolutionize the whole
business of teaching, will depend on the selee•
tion first made. ..May wisdom govern the
choice.
In a Dilemma
The State TomperanCe Convention which
met in February last, at Harrisburg, resolved
that no submission of the question of Prohibi
tion, without the law, would receive their at
tention, much less their sanction; that they
woeld not vote upon it. The legislature has
since passed an act submitting the naked ques
tion to a vote of the people in October next.—
It will be voted upon by those opposed to Pro
hibition, and by a very large number in favor
of it; while if the organized friends of Prohibi
tion adhere to their position taken at Ilarris
burg, the forces of the Prohibitionists will be
divided. The question among them now is
whether they shall revoke their resolution or
stand by it. They see that their refusal to vote
whatever reason they may assign, will be held
as assenting to a continuance of the present
condition of things; while they hesitate to re
trace, their steps, as they act upon the princi
ple that they, areyight in all their positions and
sliould 'hence make no sacrifice or compromise
for expediency. They are evidently in a dtl.
emma. There is one thing nobody disputes
—that the vote on the question ih October will
be held to exprestithe wishes of the people on
the subject. Whatever the majwity demand
by their votes, the legislature will be expected
to grant. The dilemma, above referred to
shows that Mein Law politicians may some.
times err and have to chang4position, as well
as- cabers,
Difficulty in Quakerdom.
A new order of "friends" has sprung up in
the society o 1 "Kennett Monthly Meetitig,"
Cheater county, who style themselves the 'Pio
gressive Friends.' A Committee of the. old
line Quakers have • published a notice forbid
ding the Progressives from holding sessions in
their meeting house. The Yearly meeting of
the Progressive Friends is advertised to be held
in the Meeting House, at Old Kennet, Chester
county, on the First day, the 21st of Filth
month, 1854, but the other side, the "old log-
Ws," have given notice, that if their meeting
houses "are - hereafter forcibly entered, they
alone, who thus enter-them, must be answer
able for the consequences." Both bides pres
ent a long list of names, and some difficulty is
expected to grow out of the matter. "
Ilennsylvania &wk.—The third of the en
tire body of Senators, whose terms have ex
pired 'this year, and are to be filled nest fall,
are Ist and 2d Disnicts, Phitadelphia. Win.
9. crab!), and Samuel C. Hamilton ; 4th , Ches
ter and Delaware, //emir S. Evans; 7th, Lan.
caster, Edward - C. Darlington and Ezaitis Kinz
er; Bth Dauphin and Northumberland, John C.
Relate. ; 10th, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Car.
bon, E. 11'. Hamlin; 23d, Washington and
Green, Maxwclllllctaslin; 24th, Somerset, Bed
ford, and Fulton, 11. B. Barnes.; 26;h, Juniata,
Union and Mifflin, Eli Slip; 27th, Westmore
land and Fayetti l . .../ohn McFarland. From the
political affinities of thqse districts, there is no
probability of any ohange olthe - partizan char
acter of the nest Senate.
-Mr
Drift. Watson, living in Kentiickylopposite
Cairo, 111., killed one hundred and dime deer
during last year.
pjln indignation meeting at Elizabethtown.
Ky., has adopted resolutions• requesting the
Ward jurors to lea►c that county.
ilti)e.feliigli Register.
Allentown, Pgt.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1834.
FOR GOVERNOR: _
JAMES POLLOCK,
Of Northumberland County.
FOR CANAL CoMMISSIONER :
GEORGE DARSIE ,
Of All2gbeny County.
FOR JUDGE I•F TOE SUPREME COURT.
DANIEL M. SMYSER,
Of Montgomery County.
Fatal Accident.
On Saturday the 13th of May, a carpenter
of this Borough, named Daniel AIM, who was
employed by Mr. Solomon But; in building a
bridge on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near
Mauch Chunk, came to his death in the follow.
ing manner. It appears a number of hands
were engaged at the time in framing, the bridge,
where by some meansor other The frame work
overhead, which had not been secured, gave
way, and the workmen seeing that they were
m danger of being hurt, one made a leap on
one side and Miff, who leaped on the other,
was followed by a heavy piece of timber,
which fell upon him and injured hint in such
a manner, 'that ho died of the effects on the
following Monday. Ile was a young matt of
good character, of sober and ioduStrious hab•
its, and •leaves a wife and three children to
mourn his untimely loss.
Almost a Fire
On Monday Evening, at early candle light,
a fire had nearly occurred in the Book Sto:e of
Mes.rs. Myrna, Bush, Lciscnrihg, in Hamil
ton Street, in this Borough. In lighting the
Gas burners, the flames struck the paper net,
hung about the ceiling, and in a second all
was in flames. The alarm of fire was given,
and the Engine and Hose Companies were on
the spot ready for service, but the fire was ex
tinguished, before any damage was done.
What Iron Works Do
. Flour is selling in Allentown ar.d Catasau
at nine dullars to nine dollars and filly cents
per barrel. In Philadelphia it sells for eight
to eight dollars fifty' cents. At the former pla
ces there are nine Anthracite Furnaces, which
give employment directly to thousands of work
men. Lehigh and Northampton counties are a
fine Wheat growing region, yet flour is worth
more with us, than it is in Philadelphia by
nearly one dollar a barrel. This fact, which is
realized in every part of our country, where
iron or other ntanulacturing is successfully car
ried on, proves, what the advecates Of a tariff
have always asserted, that the home market
is not only the most reliable, but the best. Let
Farmers think of it. .
A Costly Companion.
It is reported that Mr. Wm. Craig, and his son
Charles, of Easton, were at Philadelphia a short
time ago, and stopped at the Girard House,
is Chesnut Street, where they formed an ac
quaintance with a Mr. William li. Steve,,, who
gave IListon as his place of. residence, and who
fleeced these gentleman out of &200 in cash,
two gold watches and a diamond brest-pin.—
It appears Mr. Craig had a slight acquaintance
with Steven, before they met at the Girard
House, and upon this Steven managed to en.
gratiate himself in Craig's favor to such a del
gree, that when he asked him for the loan of
$2OO, and his watch, for the purpose of making
a display it was at once given him Steven also
borrowed a watch from Mr. Craig's son, and
after displaying his jewelry and money for a
few hours, took a sudden leave, without pays
ing his bill.
Corn and Potatoes
The continual rains and wet weather has
kept many farmers from getting through their
Spring work. Indeed we' have heard of oats
being sown last week, which •is at least two
weeks later in the season , than usual. By this
time the Corn • and Potatoes have all been plant
ed in former years; and many farmers who in•
tend putting out a large crop, will not get
through this week yet. The weather however
is very favorable for the wheat and Nye crop.
The grass is short, but we think, will fully re
cover by the time the season for cutting. will
be at hand. llaymaking will probably be a
little later than usual, as also the grain harvest.
Child polsone a.
Oa Friday afternoon, the 19th of May, a lit•
de son, about two and a half years of age, of
Mr. John flunkey, of this Borough, came to its
death in the following manner. It appears
the mother of the child had purchased a vial
of coriosive sublimate,. to kill bedbugs, and
while engaged in using it, the child happened
to get hold of thefeather, which was placed in
the bottle, and . licked it off; the last of the poi
son induced the child to spit, when. the moth
er discovered that it had swallowed some of the
deadly drug. The fattier immediately admin
istered a strong dope of Castor oil, which pro
duced instant vomiting, after which the child
was easy for a short time, ho then give it some
milk and in a few minutes alter it expired.
Parents cannot be too careful, when using
poisonous drugs to keep them put of the reach
of their children.
Hand Lairip•Burtsted•
'On Saturday evening lasi; one of the board.
ers at the Allentown Betel, lit a fluid hand
lamp to retire to his room, which when filled,
proper 'care was not observ,ed in cleansirig and
closing the top. In passing out of the room, the
draft blew the flame which ignited the fluid
inside of the• lamp, and caused the game
to explode in his hand: People ought to be yd.
ry cautious how they landJe fluid lumps ;
as many accidents happen through negligence.
Bigler's Bank Vetoes
The corrupt party presses of Pennsylvania,
are puffing up Governor Bigler's veto message
of the Allentown, Catusatigna, Donegal and
Alount Pleasant Deposit Banks, upon the
ground that the individual libility clause had
not been contained in the bills. Although
the Governor had already signed quite a num
ber of Hank charters during his term without
the liability clause, but says, that ho has done so
under a rpfstaken idea, that the law of 1850
had covered his darling scheme, and now since
lie has discovered that it does not, will not al
!ow any Bank bill to become a law, unless the
great 'preserving principle' is contained in it.
In Lehigh County we think the people ought
to be satisfied, , and no doubt are, that the "in
dividual liability" principle in Batik charters
is a complete humbug, and is . nothir.g but a
license to swindle the citizens out of their hard
earnings "according to law." As evidence of
this, we have only to.refer back a few years,
when the Beach Bunk was in operation in Al
lentown. 'I Ida Bank, we believe 'was the first
chartered in Pennsylvania that had Gov. Big
ler's "darling clause" in it, and Moses Y. Beach
knew how io carry it out to perfection. When
that Institution was forced to wind up, it hada
circulation of over $40,000, but not in Lehigh
county. The good people could not be hum
buged: with this "individual liability bank,"
but "the promises to pay" were taken to Ohio:
arid there paid out to Farmers for their grain,
their horses and their cattle, and before they
knew what they had for their production the
Bank was wound up, and they had s nothing
but a "promise to pay" on a little strip of pa
pers, with the "individual liability" clause
printed on the same in glowing letters. Such
a law, we think, will prevent honest men from
taking stock in such an Institution, and rogues
will take advantage of it.
We give room to an extract from an article on
exchange mid money in the St. Louis (Missou
ri) Price Currcvt, a paper deservedly popular
in the west, where the good people have been
so awfully imposed upon, by jut such Eastern
individual liability Banks, it says:
"It is seldom individali are compelled to
lake their individual property to pay the debts
of a banking institution, even when stockhold
ers of Banks are made by law, individually li
able. They manage by some hocus pocus
means to shirk out of it. We could mention
numerous instances, but one will suffice for an
example. The " Commercial Bank" of Perth,
Amboy, tailed in 1851. The stockholders
were made individually liable by itk charter.
Has anything been made out of the m? We
believe not, though abundantly able. The
creditors of the Bank aro the sufferers. The
people of the Western Slates have seen the fol
ly of individual liabilities of stoCkholders of
Banks, and have therefore abandoned the sys
tem, and are adopting the only true system of
banking, a General Banking Law, requiring
the circulation to be secured by the pledges of
State StOcks."
"Many scheming financers become almost
monomarbiacs upon banking, and really believe
their concerns are in a solvent and prosperous
condition, when to the practical man of basi
ness they are insolvent and on the verge of
bankruptcy. An independent paper is a great
annoyance to scheming linancers."
"The Banks in the West, in general are well
and in good condition. We have a few fancy
concerns organized and received their charters
from distant States, the issues of which are
brought out West for circulation."
Important to Tavern Keepers.
On Tuesday in the Court of *miler Sessions
of Philadelphia, a case was tried for keeping
a disorderly huuae. In the second count of
the indictment the defendant was charged with
selling liquor without license. The disturb'
ance which caused the indictment, took place
on Sunday, and there was evidence of the sale
of liquor on that day. Mr. District AttOrney
need took the ground that the limsc did not coo.
cr sales of liquor wide on Sunday. Judge;
Thompson chargerl the Jury that the defend
ant's license. did not give him the privilege of
selling liquor on Sunday, that the Supreme
Court had so decided, and if they believed
quor-had been sold by the defendant on Sun
day, be could be convicted on that count. Mr.
District Attorney Reed expressed his determi ,
nation to carry out this principle of the law.—
This is one of the most important decisions
which has been given by the Court. 'lt will
tend to suppress entirely the traffic in liquor un
Sunday.
Horrid Death'.
On Friday last, while the ten o'clock train
from New York to. Easton, was passing near
Elizabethtown, New Jersey a well dressed man
was standing near the track, and as the cars
came up to him he threw himself across and was
literally cut to pieces ; his head flew away some
twenty feet from the road. It was afterwards
discovered that the man was insance. So a pa: r
senger who came over on the train informed us.
The Eclipse
An. Eclipse of the Sun r will be visable throsgh•
out the tivhole of the, United States, on the
afternoon of the 26;11 of May next, which will
be larger than any that has been seen in this
country for many years. At this place its du•
ration will be two hours and twenty four min
utes, beginning at about 4 o'clock, and ending
about half past six o'clock in the afternoon.
A Beautiful IPork.—The Dress-Maker's and
Milliner's Guide is indeed' a very handsome
quarto publication, by S. I'. Taylor, 407 Woad
way, slew York, issued six times a year, at the
reduced price of
,t}.3.
The number before us, contains four etegant
Cashion plates imported from Paris, several
full sized patterns for dresses, mantillas, &o ,
and full descriptions. The work must be ex
ceedingly tisefal to dress-makers and milliners
and of interest AO' ladies, who do not (Wilke a•
handsome , dreis or disavoiv the latest fashions:
Proteotion of the Iron Interests.
If the farmers of this State, the lumbermen,
the millers, the colliers, the carpenters, shoema
kers and manufactures of every degree, are not
stultified beyond redemption, they will rise to a
man to protest against the outrage which is
about to be perpetrated against the domestic iron
interests, in the repeal of the duty on railroad
iron. If there is one proposition clearer than
another in political economy, it is the policy of
home production, of bestowing home industry'
upon home materials, and of placing producer
and consumer side by side. In spite of the re
peal of the tariff of '45, which Was rapidity
breaking the ground all over our State, where
ever iron might readily be found, and was build.
ing up furnaces and forges in the .wilderness—
in spite of the destruction of :his beneficent law,
circumstances within' the last three years have,
with the feeble aid of the act of .45 restored this
persecuted branch of Pennsylvania interests and
placed it on a footing requiring only time and
non-interference to attain the growth and
strength which will no longer ask the helping
hand of Government. These circumstances are
the multiplication of railroads through Europe
, and this country, with the extensive adaptation
of iron to new purposes, so as to create a de
mend beyond existing means of supply very ma'
terially enhancing, the price aboard, and thus
operating as a premium on our own- inanufac
' tare of the article. Under this condition alone
is found compensation for the reduction of the
'duty in '46, which would otherwise have closed
finally the furnaces and forges of Pennsylvania
as it had begun to do, before its operation was
stayed by the impetus which the discoveries of
gold gave to the world's business. Thus acci
dentally fostered, our iron manufacture has sud
denly recuperated, and is now in a vigorous hi
fancy, full of richer promise to our State than is
gold to California. ItLas gathered around it,'
at various points,prosperous communities, busy
in all the useful arts of life. Lands have been
cleared, houses built, and shops opened. Farm
ers and mechanics, in places where neither could :
find a living market before, have now customers
incseasing daily in numbers and means among
the sturdy iron men
The parties aiming the slow are, first a few
railroad companies out of the State, which find
their means inadequate to their enttrprizes, and
would make up the deficit by seizing - virtually
upon the profits of the Pennsylvania iron manu
facturer. But the chief and original conspirators
are the British Iron Masters, who already feel
the power of our competition, and who forsee in
its extension, under even the limited protection
of the present tariff, its ultimate strength and se_
curity. They know full well, that if let alone,
the iron regions of the State will be rapidly set
tled by farmers, mechanics, and miscellaneous
manufacturers, that - the cost of producing iron,
will be thus very materially reduced on the don.'
ble ground of a market at the doors of the forges
and mills, and of active domestic corm
petitic.n. In this reduction they also forsee an
end of the necessity of tariff protection, when
American Iron will have the advantage of so ,
great an amount of - capital, ingenuity and la- 1
bor engaged in its production, that like Amery
can heavy cottons, it will not only be produced
as cheaply as the EngliSh, but compete with
them in the markets of the world. Such is the
danger which English masters are now deter
mined by all means, fair or foul, to avert. For
this end are their agents in IVashingion, *with
unlimited credit for bribery and corruption.—
And they will succeed now as they have suc
ceeded in former instances, unless the voice of
Peunsylvania arrests them promptly. It there
fore behooves our citizens of all classes, the ag,
ricultural and mechanical most especially to
move in this matter. Iron manufacturers them
selves, however, must at once take the initiative
to secure an expression of popular opinion in
whatever mode may be deemed advisable.—Com
inercial List,
Weighing Cattle by Measure
The only instrumuna necessary is a measure,
with feet and inch marks upon it. The girth is
the circumference of the animal just behind the
shoujiler blades. The length is the distance
front the shoulder blade to the rear of the buttock.
The superficial feet are obtained by multiplying
the girth and length. The following table con.
tains the rule to ascerlaiu the weight of the ani.
mal:
If less than one foot in girth, multiply super
finial feet by eight.
In less than three anti more than one, multi
ply superficial feel by eleven.
If less than five and more than three, multiply
Nuperficial feel by sixteen.
If less than seven and more than five multiply
superficial feet by twenty.thrce.
If less than nine and more than seven, multiply
superficial feet by thirty-three.
If less tbart eleven and more than nine, multi-
Oly superficial feet by forty-two
Example.—Suppose the girth of a bullock to
be six feet three inches ; length five feet six inch
es; superficial area will then be thirty-fuur, and
in accordance with the . above table, the weight
will be seven hundred and eighty - two pounds.
Example.--Suppose a pig to measure in girth,
two feet; and length one foot nine inches. There
would then be three acid a half feel, which, mul
tiplied Iy eleven, gives thirty eight and a hall
puunds as the weight of the animal when dress.
ed. In this way, the weight, of the four quarters
can be substantly ascertained during life.
Russia.—Russia is the greatest
unbroken empire for extent that ever existed—
occupying vast regions of Europe and Asia, and
nearly one,sixth of the habitable globe. It is
forty.one, times the size of France, and one
Bred and thirty_eight times that of Engiand.—
Yet it is too small for the ambition of Alexan•
der, who Is reported to have said, ..! insist upon
having the Baltic to shake upon, the Caspian for
a bathing place, the Black sea as a wash.haud
basin, and the north, raelfie ocean as a fish
pond.'': He..iencroached on Tartars , for a past%
ure, on Benin. and Georgia fop a vigeyard, on
Turkey for a garden, on Poland- for a-farm , tin
Finland and Laptaad as a hunting gromfd and
took-part of North - America as a place of banish,
meet for otTentlers. • •
Election Laws.
The following is an act of the General Assent.
bly in relation to elections in the Commonwealth,
which we deem important to our readers. This
measure will relieve the Legislature hereafter of
a great deal of trouble and vexation, as well as
time. Election Districts should be fixed by
the Courts as it is presumed they know more
about the factsof each case than the Legislature:
AN ACT in relation to establishing and chang
ing the places for holding. general elections
throughout the Commonwealth.
Section l. Be It enacted by the Senate and
flottse of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General met, and it is here.
by enacted by the authority of the same, That
upon the petition of-one third of the qualified vu.
tees of any election district -of this Comriton.
wealth presented to the Court of Quater Session
of the proper city or county for the purpose, it
shall be lawful fur such Court to order one elec,
lion district upon the question of the place of
holding the general, special awl township elec.
Otitis for such district, subject to all the provi.
stone not inconistent herewith of the finyisixth
section of the act of the second of July, Anne
Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty' i
nine, entitled an act relating to the elections
of this Commonwealth, and that the elections dii Indian Thern;rigy—l'he precise idea which
reeled by said section shall be conducted by the Westeiti Indians entertain of a future life is thi i
s:.
officers of the last , preceding general election
As soon as the [Johan throws off the flesh, he
who shall conduct the same in the same manner would find himself standing on the bank of the
in which the general elections arc by law recline• river, the current running with great rapidity
to be held and conducted with the same pen. '
%cross this river was a slender pole snipped of
allies and punishments for frauds or Inkcon. ' its bark. and lyird4 close down to 'the water.—
duct in others, as is prescribed by said act and The Indian who had lived a good life, than sees
in the case of the absence or inability of any a blight object on the other side ; that was,
such officers to serve, the vacancies shall he eßight." Ile would then, desirous of embrac"
led in the same manner described by said acts, ing the odject lie loved so well in the world, walk.
Section That the Courts of Quarter Sessions • across the pole urimindful of the raging torrent'
shall have authority within their respective coon. beneath his feet, arriving in safety on the oppo"
ties to divide any borough, ward or township, ‘ r
site shore; and IZight would then lead hon .
into two or more election districts, or to' form an amongst mountains covered with gold and sit"
election district out of parrs of two or more ver, iota noble hunting grounds, where he would.
joining townships, so as to Suit the convenience hunt for eternity.. Boron the other hand, the
of the inhabitants thereof, and to fix the Once I man who followed •• Wrong" all his life, when .
of holding elections and appoint the election attempting to cross the pole after death; would,
officers pursuant to the provisions of semen
11110 t h e foaming stream, and be swept down,
second of this act Provided, That no district so ;no, a wioitpool sorrimilded by rocks; there he
formed shall contain less than one hundred vu. wiitt!rl be carried round fur many centuries, un-..
and the proceedings hail in the case of such til at last he would be gradually sucked in to
division or alteration shall be the same as in the wants the ceni te of the vertex, arid finally en'
erection or alteration of the lines of townships. gu tpt ln d i n no immense bottomless hole. What
became of the unfortunate sinner, the Indians
Increase of Salaries at Washington, could nut surmise, further than he lived forever.
Both Houses of Congress have passed a bill
providing for an increase of the present hiell Prrsideat fierce and Furrist.--Porrest, the ac
salaries of clerks and other employees in the tor, oce.itisional;y played the Locofoco politician,
Executive Department of the government. Last De has been a favorite of all the Locitfoco Presi.
year a large increase was also made, extending dents from Jackson th Pierce. Pierce, soon af.
to all the Clerks and diplomats appointed under ter the 4th of March, invited him repeatedly
the new . administration. Together with the cre- to dinner, and the invitations were excepted.—
anon of new offices with fat salaries, and in_ Pierce asked him if way anything he could,
creasing the pay of old ones, the "powers that do for him, anT Forrest said there was not.—
be" are making rapid progress towards effecting I Pierce asked the stone question the second and.
"an economical administration of the sovern, the third time, and Forrest the second' and the.
ment." A host of clerks, on salaries of f. 600, third time, made the same answer. Forrest, how.
$1,200, $1,500 and 82.000,0 r more, are to receive I ever wishing to be accommodating, at length,
additional pay, amounting to several hundred I told Pierce that he should like to have a friend, •
dollars each. Government must now pay its or. I whom he named, appointed to an humble situa,
ficers a great deal more, fur doing less wotk, i [ion, which he named. lie shall have the ap.
than other classes of employees get. This is l poiniment at once," said Pierce with emphasis.
reprni. Nut only the class of clerks with the Forrest waited patiently fur a reasonable time,.
smaller salaries are to get more, but those al. and at last took the liberty of reminding Pierce
ready well pampered officials in the receipt of I that the promise made had not been Iterit._ .
their thousands per annum, are to come in for Pierce apologized for the delay, and said that the
an increase of pay. but the Treasury is full matter should be set right the next day; but the
and "to the victors beloitg the spods."—ffirtipen. next day came and Forrest's. friend was not ep.
dent Whig, pointed and the next day came, and another per.
_
son was appointed.
“Madam," saidiForrest, in speakfrg of the aft .
fait a short time afterwsrds to a lady of Wash.
,ton City, “lie told we a chronic lie." Pierce
, etiliently sent a note to Forrest inviting him
incl with him, but Forrest neither accepted
invitation nor answered the note. Pierce.
Unwilling, to give up theactor at lastsent a friend
to remonstrate avid] him against his I . ll3CiVili y.
and insist elion his riming with him. "'lei llee
IPrcsldeat .1 Shall dint. with him," said tae in k .
dignant player.
statement came to us so very direct that'
'we cannot entertain the slightest doubt of its truth
Loui,,ville Journal.
Struck. by Lightning. Master James -Smith
aged about 12 years, son of John Smith of M.
Esq., near Woods - borough, in this (Jimmy, was
struck by lightning, during the storm of the 2tith
ult., and remained insensible for several days.— ,
We are happy to learn that he has recovered from
the shock, This is perhaps one of the most re.
markable escapes from instant death by lighten.
ing, on record.—Whilst leaning against a tree, it
was struck by lightning and the fluid in its decent
when on a level with the youth's head, left the
trunk of the tree tore the glazed cap from his head
and saparating portions of it passed down both
his sides, in its course, rending in twain his null.
side garments, scorching his shirt, burning his
person, melting the iron spring of a p enknik in
one of his pockets; and heating a tin box, which
he had in anothe'r pocket, to such a degree as to
sent his flesh,and firmly found its way out at dhe
toes and heels of both boots.—(4lld.)lleraltf.
Fatal lkstal.—Our readers will remembr,
that a few weeks since, a lad named George.
Richt, in Northern liberties; was bitten by a rab
id dog, at a tan yard, where he was employed.—
He immediately visited a physician, undimmed
the bitten part with custie, and without any oth,
er medical aid, the wound healed up. • :The lad
continued at his work as .before the occurrence
until early on Monday morning, when he went
to the yard he llecame sick at the stomach, and
returned home, apparently suffering great pain.
The bite of the dog recurred to the family, and
they supposed the boy was afflicted with hydro.
phobia. Dr. U. H. Taylor was summoned, and
as soon as he'observed the symptoms, was coll.
vinced the fears of the family were well ground.
,cd. The usual remedies were given the unfor,
tunate youth, whose convulsions and sufferings
were terrible to witness. At the sight or sound
of waterlie would go into convulsion.
The youthful sufferer continued in this dread
ful condition until one o'clock on Wednesday
morning, when death put an end to his agony.—
For some . time before death he would become
frightfully convulsed at times, and although but
fourteen years ego, it reqUired the united strength
of several met) to restrain Poring his'
paroxysms,. he would give utterance to Such.
cries as don't drown me"—talie awayllieWa•
43., which gave fearful 0/Menne of the op,
erations of the human life is too. Sacred to, be
sacrificed in' this horrible tattooer for the sake
of the useless canines, which are suffered by
their owners to ruts the streets eironuizled.
Philadelphia tun.
OEM
Farm Janine l.---The May No. of this period
ical is receit ed:and. corn:steeds itself stiflingly
.10 the "support , of those who desire to keep pace
!willi.tfip a4 vaucemcht of agriculture.
The Wilmot District in Motion.
We learn from the Bradford Argus, that a
meeting of the Democracy of Bradford county
opposed to the Nebraska bill, was held at Tow
anda, on Tuesday. the 2d inst., at which Col.
Gordon F. Mason, formerly State Senator, presi
ded, and which was addressed by lion. David .
Wilmot, and who is said not to have neglected
in his speech to rap the knuckles of dodging
gentleman upon the Democratic ticket for Gov.
ernor of Pennsylvania.
When Judge Wilmot had concluded his speech,
he offered a paper—in substance an address or
declaration of principles, to the democracy of the
State—which was passed by the meeting unani..
mousiy. In his speech and paper both, the •
Judge boldly declared the Nebraska question to:
be an issue, and one that would overthrow the
democracy in every free State of the Union,thae
aorta pied to back its passage as a party question.'
The address called upon our State Represents:
tiers to pass immediately, the antl•Nebraska'res-.
olut ions, which have fur some tune been pendd
tog before that body ; arid in case of its refusal .
to pass. them, then, the deinocracy of the State .
are called upon to meet in Convention, to take
such action thereon as the exigency of the case'
rua • y it quire.
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sub ,
In d
ISM
IVe area Greal Country.—While Russia comes
to us for steamships and engineers, and Turkey
and France for pistols, even England avails her-,
self of the in vedtive skill of our mechanics.
The Sprittp,Geld 11?.publican says i—
..ller authorities have sent three officers oL
ordnance and engineer corps, to visit our estabs
lishments, and gainer all necessary information
and facilities fur introducing their advantages AL
Jtorne.
\'• "These gen ilemen—Col. Burns, Capt. Warlow •
and Mr. Anderson—are now making a minute•
Inspection of the Armory here, taking notes of
its various details and machinery, and have ore
dared co - Pies of some of them made at the Ames ,
manufacturing establishment in Chicopee, to btu
sent to
he Thirty,sccond Staii:4A. bill has been ins ,
traduced into Congress, providing for the admis
sion of grcgon into the Union, as a State, and thne
legislature of Oregon aro taking the preliniinarye
seeps for calling a convention to form a Constitu t ,
lion. In the year 1850 Oregon will probably b'e thy:
thirty_second Stale of the Ilnion.
News From Europ6
The news from Vienna, of .May 514,
gives further accounts of the bombard.=
tnent of Odessa, from which it appears that
all'the fortifications, the batteries, and mili
tary stores were destroyed. - ,The powder
magazine blew up, and twelve vessels of
tvar •were sunk., ..The loss of the allies was,
only fire killed wounded,
PRUSSIA.—It is .certain that Russia, bast.
I proposed to the Prusiap government tt.Trea , ..
ty• of . Commerce,on the most liberal. basis,
:The anxiety of the Czar to make Prussia fa,
vorablo to him is Well known—
Russia!) a&ents, in' the smaller Germap,
States, are showing , the greatest activity ,
endeavouring to prevent their illusion. In.
the Treaty of4lliance. ~•
The allied fleets have, thus far. captul
twenty-five merchuntinen , . othio,h.tboy lot
to neutral houses:.