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The Know Nothings
The democratic press is pouring out. vials of
gall and wormwood upon the heads of this myo_
tenons organization. The utmost gravity is
assumed, as if the liberties of the country bong
upon the issue. The good of the country, and
the constitutional rights of the citizen, consti
tute the bonbon of their song; while the "real
object' of these journals is to prevent their party
from hopeless defeat and irremediable ruin.—
Its progress is denounced as if it were the pes
tilence that "walketh in darkness." But while
the "principle" of the organization is under
discussion, other questions scarcely less inter•
eating have presented themselves; such as "is
Judge Pollock a Know Nothing I' This has
been alleged nr.d denied; and while the loco.
loco press have appealed to the Judge for an
answer, he bas been wise enough to hold his
tongue, and not to gratify a mere idle curiosity
of his enemies—who would like him none the
better if he were not, and who intend to do him .
all the harm they can wheather he is or no.—
The question has been also asked, "is Henry
S. Mott a Know Kothing V' It has been posi
tively alleged by the Philadelphia News and
other papers, acid no satisfactory denial has
been made. In consequence of the qualified
denial of Mr. Mott's membership, some of his
own party, especially a certain class of reli:
sionista nave become restive. The Lancasteri.
an, especially, a leading Bigler organ, discus
ses the question in sober earnest, and consid
ers his membership such a heinous offence,
that it calla for a full and explicit contradiction
of the charge. The Laucasterian says ;
Is Henry S. Molt a .Know Noticing ?—Ate sel'
dem, if over, believe aoy charges made against
Democratic nominees by Whig prints, knowing
that in all cases, they are intended only to serve
a special purpose. The Philadelphia News
and the Independent Whig, of this ci.y, now
charge Henry S. Mott, our nominee for Canal
Commissioner, With being a "Know Nothing,"
and the candidate of that Order for the office
for whiCh he was nominated by, the Demo.
cratic State Convention. We would have
left this charge" against hint' pass as unworthy
of arctic°, were it not that Blanche's Sunday
Press—a Know Nothing paper—has his name
at its mast head, and advocates his election.
We have also been informed, that at a State
Convention of the Know Nothings held in Phil
adelphia, on the 3d inst., it was determined to
support him in connection with Pollock for
Governor, and Baird for Judge, thus taking
one candidate frotn each of the State tickets in
the field. .
We would suggest to the State Central Com•
mittee, that they procure from him• a letter
" defmilit his position." Let him come out
manfully and "show his colors." If he refuse
to do eo, we suggest that his name be taken
from the Ticket, and another placed upon it.—
He shall not receive our support unless he de
nies the accusations which have been made
against him, with at least some show of truth.
If he is to be supported by the Know Nothings,
we ward to knee , whether it is with his knowl
edge and consent—and whether he has made
any_ pledges to them in reference to the v
ile must "face the music V'
An Acoomodating Candidate
Gov. Bigler ought to be re-elected, for by all
accounts his 'principles,' so far as he has any,
chine with those of every party or faction in
the Commonwealth. He is for and against
Banks ;ler and against slavery ; for and against
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise ;for and
against the sale of the public works; for and
against small notes; for and against the KnoW
Nothings, and for and against a prohibitory Li
quor law: His duplicity on the Temperanco
question has recently come to light. He• had
written a letter to the State, Temperance Con
vention, which rather gave the cold shoulder
to the prohibitionists—and was declared to be
lust the thing' by the Liquor sellers. But since
then he has written a private letter, intended
for exclusive circulation among Temperance
men, in which he declares that he will sign a
prohibitory law without a why or whetefore.
What confidence is to be - placed in a candi•
date who can thus be 'all things to all men.'—
At least one half of those Who trust his asser
tions are sure of being cheated.—Rrad. Journal.
Catholic Unity in Politics.
If the Catholic Church does not act in con
cert over the country in politics, how comesit
that its members are not divided on political
questions, as are the members of Protestant
churches, the Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Luth
eran, Baptist, Methodist, and numerous other
churches? While the members of the Protes
tant churches are nearly equally divided polit
ically, like those who are members of no par•
ticular church, we find the Catholics going in
a body, and shaping their course towards pow
er? In that church are men of every grade,
from the most learned and talented to the most
illiterate and brutish; and in wealth, fortune,
station and worldly .circumstances greater ca
pacity is rarely to be found than amongst the
Catholics. While these things produce diversi
ty of eilliODEI an 4 principles amongst Protes
tants, wby do they produce unity amongst Cath
? •la Protestant churches thus variously
constituted we find great diversity of political
pinion and action. Whence then is there
.uch union of action 'amongst Catholics ? It is
accident??as lf this chutch steers clear of
politics, bow is it that they have nearly the
ame unanimity of political, as of religious
•sentiment aniongst her members? This union
has awakened .up a new enemy called the
Know Nothing, which seems to have adopted
the Catholic system in their political action, and
~ hick will not easily be put down, nor he dis.
banded until they have corrected what they
..znsider as the evils and iniquities of foreign
atholio politics. The two parties are now
Carly arrayed, and the ballot-box will speak
C•ze result.
f.e4igl) Register.
A licitiove st, Fa.
IVEDAESDAY, AUGUST 30,1864.
FOR GOVERNOR:
JAMES POLLOCK,
Of Northumberland County.
FOR CANAL commissioNEn :
GEORGE DARSTE )
Of Allegheny County.
FOR JurGELF VIE SUPREME COURT.
DANIEL M. SMYSER,
Of Montgomery County.
The Agricultural Fair.
The buildings at the Fair Ground are uow
nearly finished, and great prepe:ations are
made by the different Committees to arrange
every thing with a view to the greatest satis
faction of exhibitors and visitors. We trust
our Farmers will not hang back in presenting
their stock for Exhibition, as it will compare
with any in the State. From what we hear
our Mechanics will give the Exhibition their
proper auention. The premium list is very
extensive, and embodies nearly every article
in the Farming and Mechanical branches. It
was published not only in large handbills, but
in every paper in the county, so that all who
have a disposition may prepare themselves to
compete for the premium offered for anything
in their line.
The first and second Fair were but the com
mencement of a great and important movement
in our county, that if properly sustained and
directed, can and will improve the Agricultural
and Mechanical interests of the county, far be
yond an thing else that can be done. Every
citizen of the county, should feel that he him
self is personally concerned in the success of
the county Fair, for it will stimulate exertion
in all the employments of lite, and by exciting
a spirit of emulation, will lead to the introduc
tion and invention of many valuable improve
ments. A large portion of our people will be
directly benefited by, and' all will indirectly
feel the advantages flowing Oom an improved
system of agriculture in the county. Then, let
no one think that he is excusable for a feline
to mako efforts to compete for the prips. All
cannot got prizes, but all may be largely bone.
filled by the Fair.
The first Fair was an experiment, but it prey:
ed much more successful than Many suppos
ed it would. The second Fair was still more
successful. The next ought, and we have no
doubt will be, far in advance of the last; and
our farmers and mechanics may go on improv
ing from year to year, until the effects of their
!Aqua may be seen in the thriving condition of
every portion of "Little Lehigh."
Tho accommodations on the Fair ground will
be much more ample and suitable than they
were last year. The grounds have been much
improved and the Ct,uninittee that has it to
charge, have additional buildings erected,
inAs„smptißstipilisfitlamibm quzgiti
may be assured that our hotel keepers are teak.
Mg exertions to accommodate all who may
desire to visit the Nit is Allentown on the 4th,
s:h and 6.11 of October next.
Cry of Fire !
On Tuesday Evening the 21st of August, the
alarm of fire was given, and found to proceed
from the Bowling Saloon, of Messrs. Good 6*
Ileebner, in the rear of the "Allentown Hotel."
A camphane lamp which was used in the sa
loon, bursted and the whole building would
have been in flames in one minute, had not
the presence of mind of Mr. Good, in throwing
a piece of rag carpet, which was near at hand
extinguished the fire, which might have caused
serious injury, being located at a very danger
ous place, contiguous to many large and inval
uable buildings.
Oa Thursday Evening, another alarm was
given, and found to have arrisen from a win
dow curtain, in - one of the rooms of Eslsbach's
Hotel, which took fire by the carelessness of
one of the employees of the house, leaving a
lighted candle stand on the window bench,
where the wind blew the curtains in the flame
of the candle.
Oil Saturday Evening, the 19th of August, a
fire nearly originated, similar to the one last
mentioned, in the dwelling house of Mr. Jacob
Cooper, in tipper Saimaa township, this coun
ty.
.A maid employed in the house upon go
ing to bed placed the burning candle on a ta
ble neat a bed. Mr. Lindsay, who gave a per
formance at Coopersburg, near by, drew the at*
tension of the girl so much, that she forgot the
candle. The draft from the window blew the
bed curtain into the flames and in an in
stant, the whole bed was on fire. Mr. Coo
per, who happened to be at hand with several
pails of water immediately quenched the flames
without doing any further damage.
The Drought
From all parts of the country we hear com.
plaints of the almost unexampled , severity of
the present drought. It has also affected our
county, as well rte those enjoining us, and with
no prospects of rain yet. We had a few slight
rains, but not sufficient to irrigate the parched
earth. All moisture seems to have vanished
trom the surface of tho earth, and vegetation
is sawing severely. The growing corn
crop, pattictilarly such . as has been planted late
in the season, is already much injured,
.and
unless favored by speedy rains, the yield must
be light and defective. In the western states it
is still severer and in many pa r t s t h e crops of
00111 will he bendy sufficient for home• con
sumption. Since the above was written, we
had several quite refreshing showers.
WWI, learn that a little boy named Cain,
about 4 years of age, sell into the biotin at the
Allentown Furnace and drowned.
Daring Robbery.
On Monday night, a daring robbery was com
mitted at the "Allentown Hotel," of Charles
Buie. On going to bed Mr. Hula forgot to lock
the door of his room, and during the night,
some person entered, and ransacked tho pock
ets of his pants, which were hanging' over a
chair near his bed, and stole therefrom • his
pocket-book, containing thirty odd dollars in
money, and some valuable papers. No clue
to the perpetrators has yet been found.
Bank Failures
We would caution our readers and the pnb
generally, to reluee the Notes of the fol_
lowing banks, which are reported either to
have failed or are in a failing condition :
Drovers' Bank, at Ogdensburg.
Bank of Carthage.
Milford Bank.
Erie and Kala:nazoo Bank, Buffalo.
Bigler and Black•
A Political Campaign must be g source of
great amusement to those who live only to
laugh and grow fat. Here, forinstance is our
very amiable Gov. borrowing the breeches poet:-
et of honest John Chambers to circulate a let
ter which he dare not publish, for if it can do
him any good among temperance men in pri•
vale, it must be in conflict with his published
reply to the interrogatories of the Temperance
State Convention.
Then there is Judge Black who wrote a long
letter to the committee of the same Conven
tion, to say that he could not answer them,
and now this letter is brought out as a reply,
n order that temperance men may be enabled
to pick out some small crumbs of comfort if
there be any in it—and thus we have the beau.
itifol game by which temperance men are to
be gulled, if possible, to their support. We
suggest to them a candid comparison of Judge
Black's opinion, in.court, on the question of
municipal subscriptions, with his letter out of
court, on the same subject.
Where was Judge Black when the Sunday
law case came up ?--Register y Examiner.
The "Know Nothing"• Head Dress
The sidewalks have been embellished, for a
few evenings past, with the sight of tiumberaof
pretty young ladies, wearing a head-dress of a
peculiarly novel and striking character. It is
composed of a sort oftreath of interwoven rib
bons of many colors prolonged behind into
long pennants, that float out upon the air like tl
streamers at the mast-head, describing an infin
ity of beautifal curves, unknown to trigonome
try, which catch the hearts of beholders in their
intricqje mazes. This new head gear is called
the "Know Nothing Wreath," as we are in.
formed by the "Spirit of '76 ;" and, like every
thing else about KnOw Nothingismi is very
startling and unexpected.
The Order of Jesuits
The Harrisburg Keystone, one of the Gover
nor's own organs, frankly and honestly dtscour
ses as follows:
If, as alledged by the ..KnostNothings." r
..... tvgclaicA wail profound -
P ly ri s .ur eer;in ci p at o i :l i ie r s x , i d d a e n d ge i r h o e us
objects, shook! not the committee first putnt out
g
some other method of removing the evil than by
Order
a n d flgra: i u n l
n r
s •
counter secret associations before denouncing an
association supposed to be formed. for that pur.
pose 1 Is not such an allegation, which hirs a
strong hold upon the public mind, worthy oT no
tice 1 If false should it not be so proven to the
world, and thus put an end 'to ' , Know Nothing.
ism I' If true, should not the proper steps for
'correction be recommended, and does not the
strong argument of the committee against secret
poliiico•religious association apply against it
(the Jesuits Order,) with more force than against
the 'Know .Nothing' association."
Cholera Remedies.—The chief of tha London
City Police, who says he- has fit•e•and•thirty
policemen sick every day with diarrhea, pre
scribes the following remedy for cholera, which
he used in 1846—'49, and which exp...kave, Mill
approved:
"For an adult the remedy is as follows, and
should be had recourse to immediately on the
supervention of the attack : 30 drops of lauds
num and GO drops of the common sulphuric
ether, with a small quantity of peppermint wa
ter. Half of the above quantity must bo taken
every four hours until the purging . has ceased.
The ether and laudanum should not be mixed
until required for use, but should be kept in
bottles with round glass stoppers."
The Ariezian Well in Charlealon.—The Chariest
ton, 8. 0., Artesian well has reached the 'depth
of I,l77feet, 300 of which have been dug through
solid rock. The Courier says that the auger
was stopped, a few days since, by rock, for the
fiftmighth time. The well when ,co:npleted,
wall be one of the most valuable, as wel! as gi
gantic works in the country. Only thank of dril
ling rock arthe depth of 1,200 feet!
Rain/lg.—Gov. Bigler will give his attention
to Leathering next year. So writes a friend
from away up the Busquehanna, whose right
to know may be inferred from his own word:
"I have always been a Democrat, but acknowl
edge we are completely beaten."
Thirty Thousand Pounds of Hops on Thenty
'leers of Land=Messrs. T. A. & A. P. Smith, of
this town, have the greatest crop of hops ever
known in the country. It is estimated by compel
tent judges at 30,000 pounds. hops are worth
25 to 30 cents per pound. This crop grows on
twenty acres of land. Eight or nine thousand
dollars is a round SUM to realize from only 20
acres.— Waferfottin, (N. Y.) Union, 22d inst.
Pound a Fortune— Almost !—Last week, in
Harlem, some workmen discovered a box cot•
taining some 1 , 2,000 in spanish silver. /Alice
the discovery, the wort:ales', contractor and coin
have disappeared. It is said to have been buried
by a Mr. Denson, during the revolution, but he
afterwards lost
_all traces. of Its place 'of
deposit.
What is said of us Abroad
The onward course of the Untied States not
only excites the astonishment, but chalenges the
admiration of the enlightened statesmen of the
old world. The scales of prejudice have fallen
from their eyes j ,and they now admit our prosper
Ity and our power. The old tone of dispatage
ment and abuse has been abandoned, and even
the leading Tory magazines and journals—such
as Blackwood and the London Times— now
speak of us with respect, if not with eulogy. The
cry a few years ago was," Who reads an Amer
ican book and now American books are not
only common in the great metropolis, but the aft
fairs of the United States constitute prominent
topics in all the leading periodical publications
of the great European cities. Thus Blackwood's
Magazine recently devoted thirty or forty pages
to the condition and prospects of the United
States—and the last number of the Edinburgh
Review also contains an able article, entitled
European Euiigration to the United States," in
the course of which many important admission
are made and much commendation is bestowed.
The picture is indeed quite glowing; ..The ton.
nage of the country,' says the Review, increased
in the ten years ending in 1852 from 2,000.000
t to over 4,000,000 the imports from 100 millions
I of dollars to 213 millions, the customs from 18
millions to 45 (yielding the Federal Treasury
an annual surplus of 15 to 20 millions.) The
cotton crop increased in the ten years ending in
1650 from 800 to 1000 million pounds; the rice
crop from 80 to 215 millions, the wheat from 77
to 100 millions. The potato alone, blasted by
disease, sank in production. Thirteen thousand
miles of constructed railway, and as much mere
in progress, all built by emigrant's hands, are
opening up the rich, but before unsaleable, lands
ul the West, bringing their cheaply pruduced
breadstuffs and choked up mineral wealth to
Eastern markets. °rewinds the Americans now
manufacture three times more in value than they
import, and the export of their own manufactures
is two.fifths of the foreign importation ; and then
woolen manufactures exceed the imports of simi
ilar articles as three to one. In all articles of
cluthing, in carriages, furniture, materials for
house decoration, books, paper, iron utensils, ag.
ricultural implements, hand tools, they are
u sub-1
stanally independent of all other countries ; and
in the coarser cottons they are not only andepen.
dent, but have become exporters to compete
with British frabri e s in South America, Africa
and Cenral Asia. There can be little doubt that
they will advance to the manufacture. of more
delicate fabrics. The country is full of skilful
designers from the Continent, who will not fail
to impress their taste upon the national produc
tions, and give them a currency throughout the
world. Side by side with this, the mineral wealth
of the country will be developed. California
had yielded 50 millions starlings by the close of I
1854. Other mining interests had been leis pros.
perous. But the high prices of iron and coal
are opening the Pennsylvania fprnaces; and
emigration, favored by joint stock companies in
New York and London, is finding its way to
Lake Superior, where the pure copper lies in
masses s;x feet in thickness, and weighing
from sixty to seventy tons: These
,extenueu notice, snit are lull
of suggestions ,
for the future."
The subject is followed out. at much length,
but the foregoing extract will suffice fur the pre•
sent. It exhibits a decided change for the better
in the European estimate of American air:lll . s.
h proves that the experirnentof a great Western
Republic is in full and triumphant success—anti
while it is natural to feel honest pride at such
language from such a source, we must not for.
get our many national imperfections—or prove
unmindful of the important responsibility that
devolves upon us in the duty of sustaining, ma•
luring and enlarging our noble national institn.
tines. A nation that has prospered so eminent.
ly in so short a space of time, should not forget
the true principles of liberty—religious as well as
political—and should be especially careful to
take no step backward !—Bieknell's lirporter.
The Oldest Anteriea.—Dr. John R.
Witherspoon, of Oreensborough, Alo., has a man.
uscript Bible, which he believes, on evidence of
tradition and by a title page, to have been writ
ten about 840 or 850, A. D., making it one thou.
sand years old. it is about eight inches broad,
and five inches thick. The substance on which
it is written is parchment, as soft and nearly as
thin as satin. The covers are of old English
oak, and pegs of oak are used to wedge in the
thongs of deer skin that fasten in the leaves.—
The page is splendidly illuminated with black,
red and blue itik letters—very large, at the be
ginning of each book.
iltstnan Skeleton found at Sca.—CaTck.
gether, of the ship Hindoo, which arrive at this
port a few days since from Bremen, met with
quite an incident on the passage over. When
forty days at sea, the weather being clear, an
open boat was descried in the distance, with, as
it was supposed, no one in it. The Captain iirr
mediately bore done upon it, when, on examina-
tion, it was found to contain four human skele
tons. The boat was filled with water, but being
of a' light structure, had continued to float. In
the boat were a large number of fish, which prey,
ed upon the bodies. A few remnants of clothing
were found but so much torn us to preclude
the possibility of telling whether they belonged
to seamen or passengers. They are those of some
of the many unfortunates who were wrecked in
401116 one of the missing vessels. Capt. Klock.
griller still retains the boat. It can tie seen on
board his ship at Chase's wharf. The remains
of the bodies, on the arrival of the ship at this
pmt were decently interred.—BaL American.
Piers i Western Pciansylvania.—Much dam
age has been done to propetty•in the Western
pall Di our State by means of heavy fires. In
the Western part of Crawford and Vrie counties
many farms were severely Injured by the burn.,
lug over of meadows, pastures and forests ; in
fact, everything combustible was destroyed miles
around, or protected liy persons who were gath.
ered in great numbers to , . fight the fire."—For
innately the heavy rains on Wednesday had re.
lieved the public mind from the apprehension or
a more extended conflagration..
r GLEANINGS.
ar'The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohm
and the adjacent States, has passed a resolut ion
,
not to admit to church membership any person
belonging to secret societies.
arGen. Scott, is said. will be brought for
ward again as a candidate for the Presidencr.
with Bell, of Tennessee, for the Vice Presidency.
IN'Telegraph offices are to be put up at all
the stopping places on the Camden and Atlantic
Railroad.
Provoking—to have a fly light on your nose
just at the daguerreotypist pulls out his watch
and says "Now !"
157 - General Cass is spoken of for the Gutter.
natorial chair of Michigan, if he can - be induced
to accept.
St. Louis is suffering (rote an influx of hogs
that owners are obliged to part with or have them
starve. Prices have declined there to $4.
tairThe wheat crop of Wisconsin is reported
to be abundant. The granaries of • the farmers
were never filled more pleatifolly,
Ur The great exhtbition hall of inventors, in
the east wing of the Patent Office, is two hun
dred and sixty.eight feet long and sixty-eight feet
wide, and a magnificent one it is.
tar There are 248 Unitarian ministers in this
country, more than one•ftth of whom wore born
in Boston.
1:3r4 watermelon, weighing f.rly four and a
half pounds. was sold in Yorkville, S. C, last
week, for $l.
Co York County is . said to be full of Know
Nothings. In the town of York there are eight
hundred or a thousand. In ••old Codorus" !here
are taco or three hundred, and in many other vil.
laves in the county they are organizing and pros.
pering.
larThere are said to be Know Nothing Indg.
es in all the towns and villages in Dauphin.
Cumberland, Perry, Lebanon, Adams, Franklin,
Northumberland, Union, Lancaster and Schuy I.
kill counties, numbering thousands of members.
Things to Remember
Free Democrats, remember, that Governor Big.
ler advocated and signed a Dill granting the use
of our Prisons, for the confinement of fugitive
slaves; that he recommended an act permitting
masters to carry their slaves through Pennsyl
yenta ; that ne pardoned Alberti the Dolorous
kidnapper; that his official Journals in Phtladel,
phia and Hamburg are strongly iii favor of the
Nebraska• Kansas infamy; and that he 11.1 s re.
peatedly said to lemling Democrats in tinirisburg
that he approves of the principles of that mea.
sure.
Nebraska Democrats, remember, that on the
day of his renomination, Speaker CUASE hard
Governor Bigler say,'•Gentlemen, if the Demo.
cattle convention pass resolutions in favor of the
Nebraska Bill, it must nominate another candi.,
date, for I will not endorse and run upon such a
platform."
Regular Democrats, rememtilt, that when a
Sehator, Governor Bigler voted against the can.
didates nominated by the Democratic caucus.
for State Treasurer and State Prinier:—and that
he appointed James Winpbell attorney General,
atter his reject on by titel).-noteracy or Pennsyl.
var.ta. Ile therefore tins no richt to D. in,,craL
Ic co!c • .
Democrole, remember, that (lover_
nor Bigler was the means of placing Jameseamp.
bell at the head of the Post Office department ;
that he has appointed several of the ?tame faith
to important offices ; and that he or his Particular
friends have selccted Catholics to preside ovzr
al the Democratic State C.inveutions, since he
was elected Govenor.
Prohibitory Democrats, remember, that the two
or three hundred thousand petitioners who have
yearly importuned the Legislature for a Ptohib.
itory law, have never been noticed in governor
Bigler's annual messages; that 'he retains the
Lager Beer bill in his pockett that he will nut
promise to sign a law the exact provisions of
which he has not seen; and that his letter to the
Prohjbitory state convention was not satisfac
tory.
Lager Beer and Liquor selling Democrats, re.
member, that Governor !Sigler has written a let
ter to Dr. John Patrick, pledging himself to
sign any constitutional Prohibitory Law that the
Legislature may pass; and that he has already
signed three Lager Beer.bills, for Chester, Clar.
ion, and a part of Tioga counties.
Taxpayers, remember, that the expenses of
the Commonwealth during the second year of
Governor Picter's administration, nearly doubled
those of the last year of Governor Johnston's
term. _
A New way to Sail.—lt is thought that John
Miiter, the 'man who was brought home from
Havanna, a few days since upon his own con
fessions of having murdeied a man in Burling
ton county. N. J. invented the story of the mur
derer for the purpose of getting a free passage
home to the United States. The residents of the
county remember no such murder as that
which he describes. The Sheriff of the county
has never heard of the affair, and thinks that the
man must be insage.
Corruption.—Sometime ago the Corporation of
New York wished to purchase sixty nine acrea
of land. They found a seller, and purchased
the hind at $103,681. The Board of Councilmen
instituted an examination, and the New York Sun
publishes the result, showing that a number of
the Board Assessment called on the owner or the
'and, and informed him that he was • acquainted
with the difficulties in the way of the sale at the
price named, but if be 'could get ten thousand
dollars allowed for °contingent expenses,' he
would guarrantee 'the bargain. Another mem.
ber of the city government got $lO,OOO also. out
of the purchase money fur helping it through.--
The Committee then reported in favor of the pur
chase, and it was made, the people being otiiig
ed to pay $20,000 more for their bargain than
the owner of the jiroperty considered it worth or
was willing to take for
.4. • " . .
Illinois Central Railroad.—Tkie Chicago Jour.
nal stales that thereat railroad tiridge over the
Illinois River at Lasalle, will be ready for the
crossing of cars the present week. The bridge
is nearly a ;sidelong, anti is su pp orte d on a b out
twangy piers. .
That Private Letter.
The .Genius of Liberty; a Democratic papei
publ is h e d a l Uniontown, denies the charge that
Gov. Bigler has written a private letter to Dr. J.
PATIICK, making private pledges to temperance
men, and denounce it as a, Whig fabrication and
a vile slander upon 9og.Digler. The Vemocrat
gives the *Genius" man a, regular“sockdolager"
in reply. In regard to tile letter alluded. to, the
Den:carat says :
••Dr. Patrick received it at the Philadelphia
Cost (Mice, on his return from Canada. He ext
hibited it here to a.number of Temporance Demo.
orals, among whom ar e John L . Means, James
Piper Esq., and the editor of the Democratic
Sentinel, the latter of whom had written to the
Doctor, to have the letter published. This the
Doctor,. and the Governor can do with perfect
safety. For, if the letter intended for private
use needs any amendments, they ate both smart'
enough to do that; and we outs ders will be none
the wiser. The next question will be is that the'
same letter There is one thing established be.
yond controversy—the Governor has been writing
private letters to Temperance men !bat he don't:
watt liquor dealers to know anything about— ,
lie is therefore carrying liquor on one shoulder.
and cold water on the other, and, like the milk.
maid in Dtlworih, he will stamp his toe and fall,
—then green he wilt be r •
"Snow gothings."
Whatever may be the fate of this recent orga.
nization, it it evident,:that it is taking det p hold
'upon the affections of many of the American
people, and that its success so far, has been
greatly in advance of any similar institution. In
an unprecedented brief period it ,has extended
itself throughout the wide extended Union, and its .
potency has been felt wherever it has borne its
part in the popular elections. The sscrecyl;f .
its movements and its principles has exened to
some minds, we believe, an unnecessary alarm
as to its ulterior designs. The disturbances
which have arisen in our cities and the violent
and unjustifiable excitements which have grown
out, of either the mistaken views of our foreign
population in rtgard to it, or pethap, the imprut
deuce and overheated zeal of sonic of its impul
sive members, should not be taken as primaft
cie evidence of its tendencies to evil or
r cities, composed as they are of a mongrel .
p __. lation, some of whom are among the sery
s
b s nd some the worst citizen of the ll,tpub-,.
I,,t„lse rft
lie, du not furnish the most fit med.oms for the
development of any radical changes in our petit.
cal system. Their swarming multitudes, mix
ed up with every phase of human character, are .
necessarily and essentially excitable, and hence,
we are not to judge of the real objects and re-,
sults of this association, by the effervescence of.
popular feeling which has been occasioned. Ity
deed it is probable, that in every instance, they
have grown out of the ignorance and the intern• .
perauce of foreigners, who have come among .
too recently. to have formed any correct ideas,.
either of the temper and character of uur people
or the oa ore and genius of our instituttons.— .
Democtuey, in the ears of the Europen pupula-,
nun, which has been thrown upon us in suck
swarms of late, is but another word, for a don't
care, acre oevr, hanmhidun ii.and-drag•out, dow
as you-please trenzy, which will be easily tam
ed and standard when :hey come to learn more
about us. Besides, in 411 new organizations, the
zeal of their new converts, is apt to nutiron their
wits and hence wildness and altruism usurp the
place of sound judgment and discretion. We
but believe, from what we have heart) of the aY.:
sociation, from sources of reliability, that its obr
ject is a good and wholesome one—promotive.
of !lonian liberty and happiness, of good order,.
good laws and good social feeling—but/special ,
ly to guard against the foul touch of defiled.
hands, the glorious ark of American liberty.. IL
such be its designs we bid it Uod.speed ? . lrode
erwisg, we say, let it fall and let us pip our foot.
...-
upon it •
Indian Batas an the Plains. The Si. Louis•
Republican slates that an Indian battle recently
look place at the Buffalo Grounds," about 100:
miles beyond Fort Riley. between 700 Cheyen
nes and At rrapahoes, and 400 Delawares. Pot . -.
towalourks and Sacs. The former had over fif
ty of their party killed, while the latter lost only.
some three or lour. This difference, conSidering
the disparagement in numbers is accounted Air
by the fact that the latter were armed with.
rifles, while the former had but few fire arms
and depended upon bows and arrows.
Miraculous Escape.—The Adkr says that a son
of Mr. David Kiinevif Maidencreek township,
aged 3 years, fell into a well deity fine feel deck
on Sunday, the 131 h inst. 'Considerable time elaps
ed before he was missed, when his cries attract
ed• the attention of his father, who 'after discover•
ed his dangerous position, was compelled to
I go ,
to a mile distant, to procure a rope, by mean s of
which the little fellow was safely haulled up,
without material injury, except a slight bruise in.
,he head and being almost frozen tty the cold wa
ter. It appears that he fell down into the water
without striking the sides of the well, and upon
reaching the surface clung to the bucket, until.
his rescue was efihmed in the manner stated.--
This accident is another warning to parents hay.-
ing open wells on their prenlises•to iteeis them.
guarded against similar mishaps..
A New C. S. Coin.
There is at the Treasury Department a
new,Arnerican dollar coin, sent to the Sec..
. retary from the Mint at Philadelphia for his
sanction, it not yet being adopted. maize
it is about that of alive cent piece; on one
side it has an Indian head with a crown of;
feathers. such as one sees at times on tobacco.
'b oxes . The bead is surrounded by the words.
.United States of America.' On the reverse.
.side, there is an open wreath composed of
the principal stSple agricultural productions
of the country—wheat, corn, cotton, totfacco.
and rice. This wreath surrounds the words
..I Dollar, 1854." In appearance, on this,
side especially it p recisely resembles 1 4
three dollar coin.. tto a beautiful thing,
and its greater did tier will be lilifltY to
1
maim it much. more generally acceptable
than the dollar coin- now in circulation,
which has proved very inconvenient indeed'
on account of its too small diameter.