ent Xrijigij Allenfow•n, Pa. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1855 C. P. HAINES, EDITOR 10 - WANTED.—An intelligent boy, of active and industrious habits, is wanted immediately nt this office; to learn the 'printing business.— We would prefer one who is desirous of being a boy before he aspires to be a num.— Thanksgiving To-morrow is.tlie day set apart by Gov. Pol lock as a day thanksgiving and praise to the Almighty, for His goodness and care, as exhib ited in the varied blessings of which the peo ple of this State have been the recipients dur ing the past year. Nothing could be more ap• propriate at this time than to devote a day, other than the Sabbath, to the praise of a kind Providence. It suggests a variety of pleasing reminiscensetr, and leads the mind •to the con templation of exalted objects. The hand of the Omnipotent is seen everywhere, and his will and power have raised our happy country to be first in everything that is noble and good. It comes, too, at a season most propitious— When plenty has crowned our harvests—when peace sits upon our altars, and when universal happiness fills our State. Surely we are under the weightiest obligations for the many bless ings bestowed upon us, and should render praise to Him who watches over our destinies. At 10 o'clock to-morrow morning religions service will be held in St. John's Lutheran - Church. Railroad Accident. On Friday last the Freight Train on the Le high Valley Railroad was thrown off the track. , near Slatington, in consequence of the breaking of ono of the trucks of the cars, injuring a brakeman so severely that he is not expected to recover. It also tore up the track, causing a delay of six or seven hours to the afternoon passenger train for Mauch Chunk. GOV. REEDER Ex-Governor REEDEIt, late of Kansas, arrived here from Easton on Tuesday of last weel:, and Was warmly received by a large circle of friends. He looks well and seemed to he in fine spirits. On Wednesday evening a large num ber of our citizens, accompanied by the Allen town Brass. Band, assembled at his lodgings at the American Hotel, and after an air by the band, the assemblage proceeded to the Court House, ivheie the Governor delivered a master ly and 'powerfully impressive speech, giving a description of the country,—showing up the lawless transactions of the Missouri out-laws, and the unfairness of the Administration. He is still warmly in favor of the Kansas Nebraska Bill, but violently opposed to the course of the Administration. Ilis address was listened to with, great attention, and received with long and loud applause. At the close of the address three hearty cheers were given,—an evidence of the approval of his course in regard to the momentous transactions in that country. A Large Ear of Corn We have in our office an car of corn of mam moth size, raised in Seneca county, Ohio, on the farm of Our former townsman, Mr. JAMES GA:s";WEILE. ' It has 34 rows of kernels, aver aging' 52 in a row—making 1768 grains. If there is anybody in " Little Lehigh" who can beat this, bring it on, as we intend making a collection of large ears Of corn, the: grower of the largest eag to receive this paper, free of charge, fur six months. So now send on your specimens. Columbia Library Ammeintlon. The Columbia Engine Company has lately organized itself into a Library Association, and for that purpose they fitted up the large room on the second story of their new house in ele gant style. They intend shortly to solicit from our citizens donations of hooks, &c., and laSt week made application at Court for a charter. which if obtained, will on application to the Legislature, entitle them to the Colonial records, which will be a very valuable and interesting acquisition ; the rosin will also be liberally sup plied with the leading daily and weekly papers from dilferent sections of the country, and the most popular Monthlies, Magazines and Re views published. We heartily approve of this project, and,hope it will meet with the appro bation of our citizens. It is a very useful and desirable object, not only to the members of the Association, but to the ninny youths about town, and to parents who may have sons serv ing their apprenticeship to some honorable oc cupation;. and desire to see them grow up with well cultivated minds and principles of moral ity. The room, we are told, will he free for such, provided they behave in a becoming man ner, and will be open every evening. An hour or two cannot be more pleasantly or profitably . spent than in taking n seat in one of the well cushioned sofas provided, and reading the news of the day. How much better would it be fbr persons, no matter whether young or old. who as soon as they are released from their daily occupation, spend their evenings either in the street, or in frequenting oyster cellars and playing a dozen or more games of " euchre," and during the time drink twice as many mugs of lager, if they would refrain from going to such places 'and spend their evenings in the room of the above Association. CEZECIE Moonlight, 101 o'clock Sunday night. Low ing pair leaning np like fresh „yoked steers, sauntering up Hamilton strevt, to near Odd Fellows' hall. Little boy with his shirt tail sticking out of a superfluous " tare," find a big apple. A muffled smack, feminine voice, 4. Ah ! Charlie, what does make your kisses so sweet ?" Shirt tail vanishes round the corner into Hall Alley in search of the Secretary of the " Tattle Society."—Et it ere-1.004. Proceedings or 6initt. sEcOND WEED. Court commenced November 12th, for the trial of causes in the Common Pleas. The fol lowing cases wee tried, and a number of other cases upon the list were disposed of by settle ment, judgment and non-suit. Thomas Weaver vs. William Wohnan & John Worman. This was an action brought to re cover damages, of defendants for injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff, and the facts were substantially as follows : In the summer of 1853, and for a number of years be fore, the defendants owned and carried on the brick making business, and had their kiln in Allentown: In 1848 the plaintiff bought a lot some two or three hundred feet from the brick kiln, and erected a house thereon, and fitted up his property with fruit trees, grape vines, &c. Tt was alleged by plaintiff that in 1853 the smoke from the brick destroyed the grapes and other fruit of plaintiff, and this was proved.— The defendants contended the smoke fromtheir kiln could not, at the distance proved, injure anything, but that if it (lid he was not liable, because he followed a laWful business, and hav ing commenced it before plaintiff bought his lot, be was not liable. The court decided the action could be sustained if proved to the sat isfaction of the jury. Verdict for plaintiff $3.00. Bridges fur plaintiff; Brown and Reese foiqlefendants. David Gottshall vs. George Ludwig. Action to recover $145, the price of a hors. Gott shall bought a horse of Ludwig' and paid him $145 for it, with an agreement that if the horse got lame or unsound before he got to New York with him, the horse should be returned and the money paid back. Gottshall got as far as Beth lehem—the horse becoming lame he . sent him back with a man by the name: of Mertz, to whom Ludwig paid the money. Gottshall contended Ludwig had no right or authority to pay the money to Mertz. Mertz swore Gott shall had authorized him to receive the money. Verdict for defendant. Brown and Stiles for plaintiff; Wright and MarX for defendant. Thomas Wetzell's Adniinistrators ys. Wil liam Fry.—Action to recover balance of money alleged to be due for labor perforined by Wet zel! in his life time. Plaintiffs alleged the ser vice to be worth more than defendant was will ing to pay. Defendant contended the price by contract was 75 and 80 cents per day, and this contract was proven beyond doubt—where upon the plaintiffs took judgment for amount admitted to be due, to wit : $l7. Brown and Runk fur plaintiff; ; Bridges and Stiles fur de fendan t. Reuben Jacoby rs. Weiss, (.finder Co. Ac tion to recover wages for boating. It appeared that the parties had made a written contract, Jacoby agreeing to boat the whole season— Weiss to furnish a certain number of boats.— IL was alleged the boats were not furnished, and Jacoby quit before the season was up.— This suit was for the time he had boated. Ver dict for plaintiff G 5. Marx for plaintiff; Reese for defendant. Charles Smith rs. Renatus Luckenbach. Ac tion to recover a promissory note. The parties had been in partnership in the store and other business. They dissolved and referred the ac counts to three men, to adjust them. The accounts were settled, a balance and was found due by defertflant to plaintiff, for which two notes were given. This suit was upon one of the notes, and the defendant alleged a mistake in the settlement. Some proof was given as to mistakes, and the jury returned a verdict for Sl.lB against the plaintiff. A rule for a new trial . was granted, to be disposed of next term. Wright and Marx for Vaintiff; Bridges for de fendant. A dvertise To every man of business we say advertise. If you have anything good to dispose of, what is the use of keeping it in the dark, or confined to your Store ? Spread it out before the world with all its advantages in the advertising col ums of our paper, and the public will flock to buy. Who can count the benefits that accrue from advertising ? Industry and talent are both admirable, but they must become • gen erally known to bring a rich reward to the possessor. Ilow many o f our commercial men owe their present world-wide fame in no small measure to advertising. A business Man should keep his name constantly before the public, and let the public know of every im provement he etrects in his trade. A good ad vertisement bespeaks a good man of business, and it is an invariable rule that the man who advertises well, sells well. The man who con stantly advertises finds business constantly good ; he has no (lull season like those men who retire within themselves at certain inter vals and cease to let the world know of their whereabouts, because they imagine that there must be a slack season for no other reason than that it was so in their father's time. But the 'age is changed ; this is a great railway, steam boat, newspaper age, when men' no longer doze through an exiStanee, but keep wide awake And go a-head. The railroad cars arrive in all 'seasons, the steam engine and the machine work in all seasons, the newspaper press throws light over the whole world in all sea sons, and consequently trade should flourish in all se:vons. We hope to hear no more of men saying they cannot advertise now because their seaBon is over.' The season is never over for good and profitable trade if the man of business will only advertise to the world that he is al ways ready to, attend to his orders. We say to all men who would grow rich, advertise nt all times and in all seasons, for a good adver tisement is the only sure phBsport to fame and fortune. A Good Ur°swing Our energetic town-council, with commenda ble enterprise have had constructed a most substantial , crossing across Market Square, for which they most undoubtedly have the thanks of the entire community. This improvement has long been needed. frlte Slate fines of Lehlgh County. A correspondent of the Lager, writing from SlatingtonAehigli county, Pa., says : The mines which .surround this town aro situated near the base of the Blue or Kittatinny Mountain, about two miles south from the Le high Water Cap, embraced in 40 acres of land owned by the Company, through which Trout Creek runs. Since the formation of the Com pany, the directors have been in a condition to make improvements calculated to aid the miners and enhance in value the property, and in this they have been successful. Five mines are now opened called the Washington, Trout Creek, Franklin, Bangor, and Douglass. The Washington is the largest. From the base to the top, the height is 130 feet; and the front ex posure nearly 1100 feet. The Douglass is the t he smallest—that being about CO feet high, with a front surface of about 75 feet. Out of this the excellent material for school slates is taken on account of the softness and peculiar texture, and out of the other four the roofing slate is cut. A short distance north of this is a building in which a number of men and boys are engaged in scraping the slates for schools with steel knives, similar in process, to sha ving shingles, while others are sawing pine boards into strips, by means of circular saws driven by an immense water power, and cutting in proper lengths,'grooving, tennoning and put ting the slates together, and dressing the frames ready for packing and sending to market.— This whole operation was interesting to the party, and when informed that over 300,000 Net of lumber were used in 1854 for slate frames, alone, those outside of the directiiM and officers were astonished. At present there are 131 bands employed about the mines, and 30 in the factory. Upwards of $2300 are paid out weekly, besides about $5OO per week out of the Company's store. The first year the mines were operated, 1848, but one load of slates were sent to market, and in 1852, 2500 squares of roofing slates and 800 acres of school slates were sold. Last year the sales amounted to 0000 squares of roofing and 1600 'cases of school slates, and so great is the demand, that with the limited accommodation for mining, 8000 squares of roofing and 2400 cases or alout 250,000 school slates will be sent to market.— In a few weeks, a factory 150 feet long and 24 feet wide is to be erected, so as to aflbrd facili ties for the manufacture of one million school slates, and a force of cutters is to be'employed large enough to get out 40,000 squares of roof slates per annum. Nest. CongreKs. Already preparations are in progress for the approaching session of Congress. Quite a number of members have visited Washington, and secured apartments for the winter, and the President has no doubt arranged the prelimina ry sketch of his annual Message. The Secre taries too, are busily engaged upon their Re ports, an‘l in the course of a few weeks, all these documents will be spread before the pub lic. The session is likely to be an exciting one ; and yet it is not probable that much im portant business will be transacted. The Philadelphia Inquirer Says, the Slavery Question will come up in a variety of forms, and will occupy days and weeks in debate.— In the first place, there are two gentlemen who claim seats for Kansas—viz : Ex-Governor Reeder, the Free Soil candidate, and Mr. Whit field, the pro-slavery candidate. Each will make his appearance fortified with documents, and the discussion will re-open all the old is sues,'revive the repeal of the Missouri Compro mise, and all the topics connected directly therewith. We anticipate some excaing, nay, some stormy scenes. Another engrossing-, topic will be the action of the Naval Board. It will be remembered that the Bill authorising a Retired List, •was passed by last Congress, but few of whose members in the house of Representatives have been re-elected. A proposition to Modify the Tariff will prob ably be ,submitted by Mr. Guthrie. It will be remembered, tha . t last year he recommended ft , reduction on various raw materials and gave his views at length upon such a policy. Ills idea was that the Anwricait Manufacturer should be placed on an equal footing .with the foreign, ns fur as possible, and at least able to start upon the same ground so far as raw ma terinis are concerned. The PACIFIC RAILROAD Bmr. will tigaiiicome upfor discussion. it was not acted upon final ly during the last session, because, in the first place, there was not sufficient infof:mation in relation to the various routes before the Govern ment ; and in the second, because too many conflicting schemes were submitted to the two houses. It is to be hoped, however, that sonic harmonious plan will be agreed upon, and at as early a day as possible. The coNtnrioN OF UTAH and the Mormons will not be permitted to pass by in silence.— Brigham Young still officiates 'as Governor in that Territory, and the President, for some reason or other, has not deemed it expedient to appoint a successor, since the resignation of Col. Steptoe. It is intimated in letters from Washington, that a new Governor in: order to be received, and respected, must be backed by an adequate military, force. The President will probably , give all the facts in his Message, and thus leave Congress to decide as to the best course to be pursued. The CQNPITION OF OUR romanN RELATIONS will be described. Fortunately- we are at peace` with all the world, although several questions are pending with various Powers. The alleg ed violation of the Neutrality Laws by Great Britain in the case of the Foreign Legion ; the Danish Sound Dues ; the unpaid three millions to Mexico . , and the points of misunderstanding between the 'United States. and Spain, will all be described and commented upon. Allusiein will probably be made to Central America, and the movements of Col. Kinney,mo Col. Walker. How the President will treat this subject, we arc at a loss to understand. Latest from Europe. I We have news from Europo ono week later, by the arrk'al, at New York on Thursday, of the sleamship Paci fi c. The London Times cones its warlike articles against the Uni ted' States, and htis managed to craefts an cx •traordinary excitement in England, so that it was rumored that an actual rupture had taken place between the two countries, and that the American minister was about to leave. The latter report is contradicted . by Mr. Buchanan himself. When the allied fleets withdrew from Odessa, the most of the Russian troops there were marched back to Nicholaieff, and the fugi tive inhabitants returned. The liners of the fleet nt Kinburn had left there to make a recon noissance of Cherson. The fort and town of Kinhurn were still occupied by 15,000 allied troops. The allied gunboats have been up the Bug to make a reconnoissance. General Cod rington has been appointed commander of the British forces in the Crimea. A belief prevailed that the Russians meditate an attack upon the allied positions at and about Sebastopol. Lord Panmure telegraphed the information to Gen eral Simpson, and for many nights the troops slept on their arms. It was also owing to this cause that the advance of the allied troops was countermanded, and the forces recalled to their former positions. The Allies are repairing and arming Sebastopol, and keep up a desultory fire against the north side of the harbor. An article in the London Times says that the main body of both armies of the Allies will at once go into winter quarters, and that the operations for the expulsion -of the Russians from the• Crimea are abandoned for the season. At the same time that the allied, fleet in the Sea of Axed' destroyed Taman and Funngina, it made a successful demonstration against Temriouk. The object of the expedition was not only to deprive the Russian troops of shelter during the winter, but also to procure materials for housing the allied forces at Cape St. 'Paul and Yenikale. They destroyed and carried off large quantities of building materials, and found about seventy disabled guns. From the Baltic fleet the news is that some English ships had effected reconnoissances in the Gi.lf of Pernau. A number of Russian coasting ships had been burned, and a steamer had bombarded the bat teries of Gamht-Carleby. A trilling engage ment had occurred at Bernalhem between a few Russian soldiers and some English marines from the corvettes Archer and Desperate, which resulted in the retreat of the Russians, and the demolition of the Custom House by the victors. Several of the ships had suffered from storms. The English fleet. which recently numbered one hundred and four vessels, is now reduced to fifty. while only two Fren . ch ships remain. The remainder of the squadron is withdrawing from Nargen to ISM. Allentown Teachers' Association, This association convened pursuant to ad journment, in the school-room of Mr. Warner, on Monday evening, Oct. 29, 1855. The chair being taken by the President, the minutes of the prior meeting were read and adopted. Several new members were added to the As- hocia t ion On motion, Mr. Warner delivered a lecture on Physiology, which, being illustrated by draWings designed for the purpose, was a high ly interesting and instructive entertainment, and for which a vote of thanks was accorded him. Next ensued an animated and interesting dis cussion upon " the best method of teaching the art of Reading." The subjects selected for the next evening's discussion are " Orthography," and " School Discipline." On motion it was directed that the proceed ings of the meeting be published in the papers of the borough. On motion adjourned, to meet at the usual place on the 13th of November. Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, 1855.. The association met in accordance with the adjournment of the last meeting, and was called to order by the President. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and not objected to, were adopted. Several additional members were added to the Association. An energetic debate then took place upon the best - method of teaching orthography. After this'a discussion was entered into con cerning " the most eligablc mode of school dis cipline," in which many instructive suggestions were made inductive to the object of the discus- ELM On motion the subject of School Discipline was directed to be resumed at the next meeting, together with the best method of teaching Arithmetic. On motion adjourned, to meet at the Allen town Academy on the 2Gth of November; at 7 o'clock. ELIZA J. GIBONS, Secretary. PRICES or PRODUCE IN NEw Yons.—The prices of flour ranged on Wednesday last - at $8.75 for the inferior grades up to $ll, which is a falling off of 25 cents per barrel. Rye flour sold at . $6 to $7.50 ; and corn meal at $4.75 per barrel. Wheat sold $l.OO to $2.16 per bushel ; and rye at $1.24. Oats brought 47 to 52 cents per bushel. Corn sold at 94 to 05 cents per bushel. The prices for live beef cattle were 7h, 8,9, and 10 cents per pound ac cording to quality. Veal 5i to 7 cents, live weight. Sheep and lambs, from $2 to $4.50 and $6 each ; some extra sheep, $8 to Vl— ood stock swine were scarce at 7 cents. Tur ides retail at $1.25 to $2.50 each, or 16 to 18 cents per 1)01111(1 ; geese 18 to twenty cents ; fowls per pair, 75 cats to $1.25. Apples are sold at $1.25 to CI per bushel. Cranberries $6.50 per barrel. Potatoes G 2 to 75 cents per bushel. Eggs sell at 54 for 12 cents, and but ter at 22 to 28 tents per pound. litobert Klotz is n member of the Consti tutional Convention now in session in Kansti4 A VALUABLE IVountr.—;The Indianapolis Journal gives the following account of a lady residing in Paris, Tennessee. We are sorry that we cannot give her name in full. The matron iyuestiiin ‘ is a Mrs. D—, now eighty-sev n years ola. She had twenty-three living children, and prayed to the Lord to give her one more, to make the round number of two dozen. Beside these, she has raised fourteen orphan. children. She has educated thirty children—her own and a portion of the or phans—and for many years sent nineteen chil dren to school in Paris, and their dinners with them. She says that none of those she has reared and educated have ever disgraced her or themselves. The girls have all married well and,are rich. The boys have all done well; one of her•orphan proteges has been in Con gress, several others in the State Legislature; there are sundry colonels, &c., among them, and all are highly respectable. TAR WAR or• 1812—NATIONAT. CONVENTION. —The Defenders of the Country, in the War of 1812, who met last January, in the City of Washington, are requested 'to assemble there again on the approaching anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, pursuant to the resolu tion adopted at their last session, to which time and place the Convention adjourned. As many of the Delegates have ,gone to their last account, since that adjourmfient, it is recommended that additional Delegates be chosen. Many import ant propositions will be presented to the con sideratiou of the Convention. Meetings should be held forthwith in the several States, to make - the necessary arrangements. A full attendance of Delegates is very desirable. J. B. SUTITRITLAND, President of the Convention, elected 1855 Eatr RATI.ROAD.—The whole number of k t rB and locomotiVes on this road is 3,168, which, is coupled together in one train, would reach a distance of twenty-one miles, and be able to carry 150,000 persons in one day from New York to Lake Erie. The Company has in its employ not less than 5,000 persons, whose pay per month is $125,000, or $1,500,000 peryear. The number of miles from Jersey City to Dun . - kirk is 459 ; and is run over by evening ex press trains in sixteen hours. The Company has in its service six printing presses, • which are constantly at work printing tickets that are never used but once, blanks, &c. A NEW COUNTERFEIT.—A new countered made its appearance on Saturday. It is on the ss's of the Commercial Bank of Philadelphia. and is of a character to deceive, being well ex ecuted. A number of them were passed on Saturday. Our citizens should exercise caution in taking notes of that denomination on the Commercial Bank, as well as on the Mechanics' Bank, the counterfeits of which we noticed last week. INSTANTANEOUS GINGER. BEE K.--Fill a bottle with pure cold water, then have a cork ready to fit it, also a string or wire to tie it down with, and a mallet to drive the cork, so that no time may be lost ; now pat into the bottle sugar to your taste (syrup is better,) and a tea spoonful of good powdered ginger ; shake it well, then add the sixth part of an ounce of super carbonate of soda ; 'cork rapidly, and tic down--shake the.bottle well—cut the string— the cork will fly—then drink your ginger beer. AN OCEAN OF BLOOD.-It is said that with in a radius of five miles around Sebastopol more blood has been shed, more lives sacrificed and more misery inflicted within a year, than on any other equal extent of the earth's surface in the same space of time, since the days of Noah's flood. THE HOG MARKET.—Wo have heard (says the Louisville Journal) of no transactions, but learn that an offer of $6 net for a round lot of hogs, averaging 200 lbs., for early December delivery, was made and refused. The market may be quoted from $6 to $6 25 for November and December delivery—sellers asking $6 50 to *6 75. AWFUL CIUMMALITY.—SOIIIO wretches re cently formed the following plan of blowing up a passenger train on the Milwaukee end Mis sissippi railroad : The plan was to sink a joint of stove-pipe filled with powder and stopped up at the end, under the track—to have a train of powder leading from the mine several yards alongside of the track, mixed with percussion caps ; so that when the locomotive crushed and ignited the caps and fired the train of powder the passenger car would be directly over the' mine, and suffer a destructive explosion. SALE OF WILD ANIMALS--Seth B. Howe's collection of wild animals, which were exhibited in Allentawn last May, were sold at auction, in the Hippodrome, in New York, on Monday . last. Four elephants were sold for from $l,OOO to $1,400 each ; a rhinoceros for. $575 ; a Polar bear for 8450 ; a royal Bengal tiger for $225. These prices were considered very low. GRAIN FOR FRANOE.--There are now in store in Chicago, and the sea-board, between 600,000 and 700,000 bushels of wheat, bought on ac count of the French Government, purchased, it is understood largely in Milwaukie, paying prices from four to five cents' higher than the same descriptions of wheat have been sold for in that market at any time this season. WINE PRODUCED IN TON UNITED STATES.— The New York Mirror predicts that within twenty-five years the United States will not only supply the American people with the pure juice of the grape, but will become the largest wino exporting nation in the world. A TRUMP WAfirEn.—Mrs. Margaret Trump of Massilon, wishes information of her husband, G. A. Trump, who left his home on the 15th day of November, 1854, saying he would re turn next day. Any information of the missing Trump would gladly be received by his dititress ed wife in Massilon, Ohio. , Moss Nsw Tsaarronnts.—The times seem prolific of now territorial projects. There is a scheme to divide New Mexico, and make the Spanish settlements in the Gadsden purchase the nucleus of a new organization ; then anoth er to divide Utah and make the western half a non• Mormon territory, Twitb the. Carson valley settlements as a nucletis ; then another to di vide Oregon and 'make a new territory in the eastern half ; and still another, to organize the Indian territory west of Arkansas into an in cipient State with the name of Neosho. At present we have seven territorial organizations, and if these six new ones were added, there would be thirteen in all. But it is proposed to diminish this array by admitting as States Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, all of which would have the requisite population before the measures necessary for their State sovereignty could be perfected. A TRAIN OF CARS BLOWN OFF TRH TRACK AY A GFST OF WIND.—As the Albany Exprers train on the liarkm Railroad left Chatham roar Corners, on Monday evening, and being about midway between CopakC and Boston Corners, at an elevation of some :15 feet above the levt I ground, the entire train, with the ex ception of the engine and tender, was suddenly precipitated down the embankment, by a vio lent gust of wind, landing upside down, with their load of human freight snugly secured within. The tr.iin• conssted of the engine, tender, baggage car, and three passenger cars. Two prisons were killed ; and tt great many wounded. A Sorrnamum Sruant , ..—Samuel IVeir, said to 'htive been a highly respectable citizen of Clinton county. Indiana, committed suicide a few days since for a most singular reason. He had been drawn as n juror, but ,owing td hint limited knowledge of the language, be was set aside ns incompetent ; and considering this a reflection upon his honesty, he put an end to his life. AWKWARD PRKDICAMMNT FOR A KNOW-NOM !N(; EDITOR. -Mr. Van Antwerp. editor of The Repository, a Know-Nothing paper at Hudson, New-York, on election day went to the polls to deposit his vote, and when he got there it was challenged, on the very consistent ground that he was not n citizen ! Mi. Van Antwerp " ac knowledged the corn" and retreated. Nnw STKM of COUNTlOtrErr!Nrc—Bank notes are now counterfeited by the photograph ic process so skillfully as almost to defy detec tion. The only protection against this mode of counterfeiting is,said to be by using red paper instead of white, which is said to be effectual. Photographic counterfeits on the Merchants' Bank of Philadelphia, are in circulation, which have deceived good judges of shinplasters. GRACE BEVORR BUSINF:SS.-At Davenport, Town, recently, when some lots of ground were to be sold nt auction, for non-payment of taxes, the sale, by direction of the authorities, was opened with prayer. Dmarsrnio SAi.a.—The head of Joaquin Muriata, a noted brigand of California, was re cently sold at auction, by the Sheritf•of San Francisco county. for_ thirty-six dollars. The. purchasers were Judge Lyon and V. J. Plume. Our (Clip 93arilat. [rim is pure blackguard who will chew to bacco and spit on the floor in church. 10 - During the first six months of the pres ent year, nearly $20,000,000 of Austrilian gold has been shipped from Melbourne. of the noblest dispositions - always think themselves happiest when others share theirhiMpiness with them.. 17 - Eighteen newspapers pro published in Minnesota, though it contains but 60,000 people. (U - SUbstance of the verdict of a recent cor oner's jury, on a man who died in a state of in ebriation ; " Death by hanging—around a rum shop." I:0 — A firmer at Iroplcinsville flap ho has been offered $1 per bushel for his next year's crop of wheat. Fast country this. r. -- 180 tons of ivory are used, annually, in Sheffield, England ; and 18.000 elephants are killed, annually, to make up the supply. is estimated that 2500 barrels of flour are manufactured daily by the mills of San Francisco. ri - The following laconic epitaph, carved upon a Spanish tombstone, should be remem bered : "I was well—tried to feel better— took physic—and here I am." (a- A boy - baby is on exhibition in Pittsburg who is; only a year old, weighs 100 - pounds, and is 3 feet high. We pity the woman that has to nurse him. A maglinant, baby-hating correspondent of the London Charivari writers that be will subscribe ten guineas to a baby show, if they will drown all the unsuccessful candidates for premiums. I .— Dr. Kane the great arctic explorer is be low the medium height, with a spare and deli cate frame. His grey hairs and fitrrowed face plainly indicate two score and ten, but in reali ty he has just entered his 35th year. 1:1 - "There aro 40,000 fugitive slaves in Can ada. Those who escaped early in life aye in dustrious, moderately enterprising, and pros perous in their circumstances. Those who had remained longer under the depressing influence of slavery are shiftless and indolent but all are decidedly opposed to returning to bondage. Ir7The latest estimates of the population of the world make it eleven hundred and fifty mil lions, viz : Pagans, 676,000,000 ; Christians, 320,000,000; Mohammedans, 148,000,000; Jews, 14,000,000. Of Chiistians, the Church of Rome numbers 170,000,000 ;. the Greek and Eastein Churches, 60,000,000 ; Protestants, 90,000,000.
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