ox WI C ALUM OivroiL WE .1.. pray, FEBRUARY 20, 1856 O. P. RAINER, EDITOR . • ir.:nir.Ann . MuENDLEn, is an authorized igent.to receive subscriptions for the' " Lehigh gegister." " ItO"The communication signed " Firstlast,'; 'relative to the correspondence in our last from Catabauquatis declined for Several reasons.— :He sees fit to assail the improvements, &c., Spoken of in said communication, for which we can' see nojust reason ; but on the contrary it gives us pleasure to see that the citizens of that enterprising town strive to move with the pro gress of the age. • • " • Extremely Provoking. We are at a loss to understand why it is that some of our subscribers do not receive their papers as regularly as they should. Last weak our papers for Trexlerlown, which were mailed. on Tuesday, did not reach that place until Saturday. Where the difficulty exists we do' not know, but it seems to us it must be in the Allentown Post Office. Complaint is also made to us about the P. M., at Weseoesville. Are these . officials fulfilling the requirements of the i law ? Such occurrences are not only provoking to the disappointed, but also damages our busi ness, and if complaints do not cease; we will ferret out where the difficulties exist and make a full exposition . That an occasional subscriber Almost a Fire—The Fire Plugs. should not get his paper now and thin is an oc- On Friday evening last a fire was discove) currence quite common with all publications ; in the residence of Mr. HEN RI- Kee ion, but when it happens frequently and through Eighth street. It was caused by some 1 the neglect of " Uncle Sam's" officials, it is ex- clothes catching fire which had been plat tremely provoking. We sincerely hope this near a stove for drying. But for itc timely dis alight reparition may be measurably satisfacto- cover by one pf the neighbors, who saw the ry to the disappointed, particularly as our best flames through a window, it would doubtless exertions shall be used to ascertain the cause have resulted in a serious conflagration. The of the grievance mentioned and prevent its ro- I damages done was but trifling. occurrence. Ii The very idea of a fire on a such a night was - appalling. The wind blew a strong gale, the weather cold, and many of the fire plugs frozen, and as we said before, if not for the timely dis covery, there would scarcely have been a pos sibility of arresting the progress of the flames. At such times when reminded of the danger, the present condition of the lire plugs should be taken into consideration; as a number of them have been found so frozen as to be eu- 1 tirely useless in case of fire. Who knows at , 1 what hour, even on such a night, a fire may break out in the business part of the town ; and in their present condition who can must the tide of destruction ? ' Our otherwise energetic town -council should see to it at once. Wise provisions against fire are the best in surance—much better than those parchments we call policies, This last safegaurd, however, is necessary with more than usual discrimina tion in regard to their provisions and the char acter of the companies that issue them, but it is altogether more important that property should be saved from destruction to the extent which human sagacity can accomplish the object. ~..1( Death of a Fast Nag. The celebrated " Lady of Lehigh," bettor known as liramer's grey mare, died on Thurs day morning last, of lung fever, which prevails to a considerable extent in this neighborhood. " Lady of Lehigh" was the fastest trotter in the county, and generally was a terror to all other fast nags brought on the trial course at the an •nual Fairs in Lehigh and Northampton. • Allentown—lts Improvements. Probably no town in Eastern Pennsylvania has undergone such changes within the space of a year as Allentown. The number of busi ness and dwelling houses erected during the year afford gratifying evidence of its vigorous and increasing prosperity. To show our rea ders what progress was made in this respect we have gone to considerable trouble to procure the number of houses put-up by each of the follow ing named builders in Allentown, which shows the entire number constructed : Diefenderfer & Bieber . • David Schwartz . • 11 . . • • Elias Kern . 12 . • • • 8 Balliet & Son, (including 2 churches,) , 11 Schmoyer, llagenbuch & Shelden . • George Haas 9 , William Clewell . George lleimblich . Ephraim Diefenderfer . William Soils George Keck Michael Brodt Charles Quier William Humberdt Peter Butz . Jacob Ruhe, jr. Solomon Butz Nathan Ga timer Peter Seagreaves In addition to these, a large number of In ings were modernized, stores enlarged - and proved, and houses altered and repaired. F , present indications it is likely that tho al number of buildings will bo doubled during ilext year. The Military Ball. • Don't forget the grand Military Ball to be given by the " Rifles" on the eve of the birth day of the "Father of our Country," at the Odd Fellows' Hall. The Rifles are making all the preparations for a grand time, and to "drive dull carp away" with music and merry making. " On Iho with the dunce !lot Joy he unconfined; ' •• : ••• . ud plensure.tocet." An Empty Jail. The County Jail has been empty for thri oot four or five weeks, which is something of rare occurrence, but nevertheless a gratifying fa ct to our community. The New Bind. We were agreeably surprised one eve n i ng last • `qv* with the remarkable progress lade riksso'-gkass Band started in this H ann 1 „. e e,7 .. They are under th i n . • 54, % • Tec o .'l,oart. We undertnnd e ..v..0 . a uniform and ° •s• . to the Rifles. IMS . . . IiMI D . On the 14th ins ividend ant the Declared Board of Directors of the, Philadelphia and Wilkesbarre Telegraph Company declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 Per cent. on the capital stock. nal. The proceedings o Congre i - sio f Congress are not of suf ficient interest to report. In the HOUSO.-111r. Florence presented the petition of A. 11. Reeder, contesting the scat of S. W. Initefield, as De legate from Kansas. It was read, together 'with other petitions contesting the seats of Messrs. Allen, of Illinois, Gallegm:, of New Mexico, Eustis, of Louisiana, which were re ferred to the Committee on Elections. The President's special message, relative to affairs in Kansas, was ,taken up, and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Tho Price of Breadatuffs. The New York shippers are now willing to give only $7 per barrel for flour. The price of grain, too has fallen materially, and Pork has declined $6 per barrel in the Now York markets since Christmas. This is good news to consu mers, and not so good for producers, but as the latter have had a very good time for the last yes& or so, they can afford to let the rest of mankind live a while at a cheaper rate. The conclusion of peace in Europe would have a tendency to still further reduce prices. Such being the pres ent state of affairs, farmers who aro holding 1 1 back for an advance may in the end find that they have lost by the operation. r The opinion that is entertained by some of our farmers and dealers in breadstuffs, that the prices are going to rule higher, we think will be found erroneous.' The fact that they ad vanced greatly last year after this time will not justify the presutnption that it will be so this. That rise was caused mostly by the short crops of all kinds over the country, aided in a mea sure by the foreign denland caused by the war, which the present prospect of peace will pro bably take away. But even if the war should continue, it cannot create a demand that will tend to raise prices materially: The European demand has mostly been supplied by the large purchases that were made in the fall, before t b, avigation closed, on foreign account. It was tese purchases that kept up prices, and in duced the belief that breadstull.:9 would continue to rule extremely high, notwithstanding the great product of last year. Flour and bread stuffs of all kinds have materially declined within the last month, and still continue to fall with little demand, save for home consumption. The country has still a large surplus for mar ket, and when navigation fully opens in the spring, a material depreciation in price we think, may be expected. It seems to us, there fore, that our farmers who have . grain of any kind to sell, should not wait for a better market, but let it slide. -The present.prices are high, and pay amply the investment and labor of the husbandman, and even it.. they should by any unforeseen contingency b higher, they could feel that they had been well rewarded, while - the prospects of a further decline in price is much greater than the probahil4ties of an nce, The market is not now cr4 - ded, and lily m i t but 'c . t . ite ide, ales The Liquor Bills. The Senate thus far refused to act upon the bill. which passed the House, repealing the Jug Law. After several days spent in discus sion, the Senate is likely to pass the license law, introduced by Mr. Browne, ns a Albsti euto for Mr. Wilkins' bill. Mr. Browne i s bill provides for licensing the sale of liquors. by tavern keepers, but prohibits all other dealers in liquors from selling in less quantities than one gallon. Should this bill pass the Senate, the House may reject it as the Senate rejects the House bill, and thus the law of last session may remain in force. Since the above was put in type, the bill passed a second reading in the Senate, by a vote of 17 to 12. It will come up on final passage after the recess, and, there is no doubt, will bo approved by a majority of the members of the Senate. When the House re-assembles next week, this vexed question will require settle ment there. If that body adopt the bill it will become a law. If it refuse, the probabilities the' _ Ott Sunday evening a " one-sided" fight came off between a fellow and his " better half," at a house in Hamilton street, between Seventh and Eighth, in which she came off second best. The antagonists were joined in wedlock a few months since, but " family squabbles" sprung up between them, and she subsequently engag ed, herself as a servant, and on the evening in question he went after her to induce her to go away with him, Which she refused, whereupon he gave her a thrashing and left. Quite a con temptible business for a man endowed with reason to engage in. Ile should be fed on spoon victuals until ho learns how to treat a wife. State of Affairs in Kansas. - The latest intelligence from this beleagured territory is of a gloomy and discouraging cha racter for the friends of freedom, and of the.wel fare of our country. The slavery propagan dists have not given up the subjugation of the territory, but on the contrary seem as resolved as ever to plant the slavery standard there, even at the expense of blood, and without regard to the horrors of civil war. The moderation of the Free State men seems only to have embold ened them, and the peace negotiated by Governor Shannon between the Missouri mob and the Free Soil settlers proves to have been delusive and temporizing. The border ruffians fancy that they did not sufficiently huthiliate the Free Sellers, and so aro now preparing for another grand blow. No attempt is made to conceal the fact. It is boldly avowed in letters, newspa pers, and speeches. Yet no occasion seems suf ficient for the administration to intervene for the prevention of these outrages. On the 4th of March the newly elected officers of the State wernment will meet at Topeka for';,lhe pur lose of organization. On this occasion it is id the Missouri mob will renew their outra ?s, and the Free Soilers of Lawrence, Topeka, id all that vicinity are busily engaged in pre 'nig for their defence. It is asserted that Missourians threaten to arrest every mem of the State Government when it goes into' iration, and that Jones, the mob Sheriff ofl county in which Lawrence is situated, is I I paring his gang of Missonri outlaws for al 'wed foray at that time. Meanwhile Gov fr Shannon is absent front his post, and igs are left to take their own course. Both ies aro threatening civil war, the Free State in defence of their homes and flresides, and the Missourians- for the propngatipes slavery. Armed bands are preparing in various seats to go to Kansas on pretence of settlement, but really to participate in the expected fight. Con gress and the national administration seem to regard this spectacle with as little concern as though it were of no importance. Senator Douglas, the originator of squatter sovereignty which is now denounced and repudiated by President Pierce and the Administration, since it has proved refractory to slavery, intends making some movement respecting the affairs of the territory. Lato Foreign Nowa. The mammoth steaffship Persia reached lutiv Jerk at half past 0 o'clock, on Saturday morn ing, briftg!ng news from Liverpool to the 20th ult., ono week later than previous advices. She brings intelligence of a number of marine disasters. The pence prospects aro reported as improving. The Czar has ordered Gorts clinkoff to suspend hostilities in the Crimea. France, England and Austria continue to ac cord, though great difficulties in the negotia tions are apprehended. The preliminaries of n treaty of peace were expected to be signed before the meeting of Parliament. There is nothing of importance from the Crimea. In Asia, Mouravieff successfully continues his advances. Fears aro entertained of .tho safety of the steamship Pacific, and tho steamship Alabama has been chartered and gone in search of the missing vessel. Calling for Aid. --- The two 'belligerent parties in Kansas are calling on surrounding States for aid. The' pro-slaveiy men have addressed circulars to the Governors and Legislatures of the Slave States, asking for aid and comfort in the shape of money and reinforcements of men to carry their point, and the Free Soilers are sending ap peals to the Free States for the same purpose. It is to be hoped that they will in both cases ask in vain. The matter properly belongs to tho General Government, and if President Pierce was worth a fig- he would see to it at once to protect the people of Kansas in giving a fair expression of opinion about Slavery through the ballot box, and allow the ques tion of Freedom or Slavery to be thus deter mined fairly. Every day's delay is increasing the excitement, which if not checked soon may lead to serious results.—Er. ✓ I r ildATl.{ PROM CM.IPORNIA.—The steamship Northern Light, from San Juan, arrived at New York on Wednesday last, bringing $248,000 in treasure. The dates from San Francisco are to the 21st ult. The news is not very important. Mr. Foote's nomination for U. S. Senator, by the Americans of the Legislature, was highly probable. Gov. Johnson was inaugurated on the 11th of January. The Indians had been defeated at Walla Walla, Oregon, after a three days' battle, during which a large number were killed and wounded on both sides. In Nicara gua, General Walker's force had been increased to 1000 men, by recent accessions. A Presi dential decree had suspended diplomatic inter course with the United_States, and Mr. French has been recalled. • 117211Entctrta EATans..--There is no country in the world where the people are so addicted to the medicine eating propensity as the United States. It has grown to be a perfect mania— ft disease of itself. The fact is, Nature' never designed the human body to be such a recap tide of medicine. If men would but study the laws of Nature, diet properly instead of exces- sively, be regular in their habits, instead of regular in their doses, use common sense and cold water freely, and the doctor as little as possible, they would live longer, suffer less, and t pay little for the privilege. -- . Ga"..roult P. Marx recently met with a mark ed insult from President Pierce, on the occa sion of attending a public reception -at the White HOUR). The ladies who accompanied Mr. lists were treated with the customary ur banity of the President, but when lifr. Haul approached. to pay his respects to the latter, the President turned on his heel and presented his back in a mariner that bore an mistakeable indication of an intention to take that contempt ible method to revenge on An. his speech in re ,l to the ltlysage Execution of Armbrnster for Murder. DOYLESTOWN, Feb. 15. The execution of Jacob Armbruster, who was convicted of the murder of his wife, Catharine, took place in the jail yard to-day, between 1 and 2 o'clock. Ire maintained his composure to the last, pro testing his innocence, and appealing to God.: against his sentence. Ile ascended the scaffold with a firm step, accompanied by his son, who wept bitterly at the dreadful situation of his father ; but after the fatal cord had been ad justed, the prisoner ionised to shako hands even with his son at parting, and would not permit prayers to be offered up in his behalf, turning frequently to the Sheriff, andoxclaitn ing, " You dare not hang me ! You know you dare not !" This painful scene, however, con tinued but a few minutes ; the drop fell, and the doomed man , was launched into eternity without n struggle. His last words were, " I want no Judge but God;" His neck was not broken by the fall. Singular Freak. Sonic days since a young Mr. LAUBACTI, of Allen township, in this county, was, taken ill, and one of the members of the family was des patched fur a physician to attend him. As the physician was approaching the house, the young man saw_him, and his mind being affect ed by the disease, imagined that the Doctor was coming to kill him. Taking hie stand close by the door, as the Doctor opened it the young man sprang out and ran to the fields. After running a considerable distance through the snow, he commenced taking off the clothes which were upon hint, still running from the family who were pursuing hint, and continued undress ing until he was entirely naked. Completely eluding the pursuit on foot, he was followed on horse back, but took to a hill and ascended it. climbing up rocks and over ice and underbrush where it would have seemed almost imposSible for a man to go. Having run in this condition —naked and barefoot, fur several miles, over ice and snow, in the extreme cold weather, ho was finally captured. Ilis feet and limbs were dreadfully frozen, and he was a most pitiable object to look upon. lie was' convoyed back home anti put under medical treatment, but we have not heard of him since the occurrence.- Easionian Feb. 16. n-P. T. BAIINP3I, A HAMM:PT.—P. T. Bar nun has been put into bankruptcy here, and Frederick Croswell, Esq., has been appointed Trustee of his estate. Although the meeting of the creditors of the Jerome Company Iva` very fully attended, last evening, yet a very small part of the indebtedness was represented. About $120,000 was the nominal amount Ores. cut : but those who have the means of knowing, think that there were at least *300,000 really in the room. The result was, that the carcass was abandoned to the eagles and vultures— It is understood that Barnum ;s entirely ruined, and that the Jerome creditors will get but a small dividend front his estate. His property in Connecticut is mortgaged for over $300,000, and the Museum buildings belong to the estate of F. Olmstead, deceased. The lease, which is valuable, has belonged to Mrs. Barnum for many years. Alas, for the great Showman —.Nets Raven Journal, Feb. 13. :11t , ETCH. N Feast Euaopn.—.lira Joseph Yeager, who has been travelling Mr the last five months in different parts of Europe, returned to his home in Lower Sancon township, last Sun day morning. Mr. Yeager speaks very highly of his visit and seems to be delighted with his trip. During his absence he travelled over Germany, and visited England, France, Sicily and other rel i ms. Ile called on the American Afinister at London and speaks in the highest terms of the kind attentions shown hint by Mr. Buchanan. 'Old Buck," he says, supplied him a friend who accompanied him to all the prominent places in the English Metro polis. Mr. Yeager also called on Mr. Goundie, at Zurich, in Switzerland.—Easton _ _ ()Aonts or I'mm—A correspendent\ of: the Louisville Courier says that in East Lou; vile the five extensive.pork houses have fl or six acres of barrelK4l pork, piled up three tiers high in open lets. There are not less I than six acres, which would make eighteen acres of barrels if laid side by bide, exclusive of lard in barrels and bulked down in the five pork houses, sheds Sm. Besides the above slaughtered hogs, there are Bve,or six acres of live hogs in ,pens. • eaOHGI4TRH NOW OTHING PLAT- rofut.—ln AN the State of K LouisiaNna native born Catholics are admitted into the Know Nothing ranks ; whereas, on the other hand, the Presi dent of the State Council of Wisconsin has just issued a decree to the subordinate Councils making eligible to office Protestant foreigners who are thoroughly trained and educated in I American Principles. `rgiginfiur proarbingq. SENATE. On the 11th inst., Mr. Walton road a bill in place to incorporate the Lehigh and Neglesville Railroad Company. 1 Mr. Straub submitted a resolution that im rn;diately after disposing of the regular busi ness, the Senate will take up Senate bill No. 7, to repeal tho restraining liquor law, and to con tinue each successive day until said bill is fleet ly disposed of. After some conversation as to the effect of he motion, the resolution was adopted—yeas !J., nays 11. Mr. Shenk, read a bill in place relating to huckstering in Berke county. MOUSE. Mr.' Craig presented a petition for a law to incorporate the Lehigh Stock bridge company. On the 12th inst., Mr. Craig, read a .bill in place to incorporate the Lehigh Bridge Compa ny, at or near Rockport, Carbon county. The Legislature adjourned from the 15th to the 20th inst. IMICI LARGEST KNWNIfORSR.—T6great Rocky Mountain Ilorse, being the largest equi ne' animal in the world, is daily attracting large crowds to his place of exhibition on Camp street, near Canal. Ile is 24 hands in height, and Weighs 3.060 pounds.- Resides his large size, he has other qualities which make him ono of the' most interesting curiosities now in the city He is perfectly docile, and is pronounced by competent judges to be the most regularly formed and handsome horse ever seen. Judges of horses and naturalists partieularly, should pay him a visit.—Nete Orleans True Della. EIN I:ILADIES' DRESSES ESTIMATHD nv MMES.-- The editor of the New York French daily paper I speaks of a lady, now in Paris, who wears von one dress fourteen hundred metres (a metre is over a yard and a quarter) of fringe trimming. Fourteen hundred metres !—a full mile, that is to say, the dimensions of a race course ! If it were not fur something to attach the fringe to, the robe itself might be omitted without incon venience. Ile says also that a young lady in this city has adarned a single dress with seven hundred and'fifty yards of ratbon ! ---- 113'The rapid changes ower in our va riahle climate is peculiarly trying to the consti - Ptution of the weak and delicate. Rheumatism; ain and Aching of the Bones, Neuralgia, Rack g-Cough, &c., not only affects them, but sei zes hold on many whci are now most vigorous and healthy. To all such, we cannot in too stronc_terms. recommend the use of Carter's Spanish Mixture. It cures disease by purifying the blood, and expelling from the system all the impurities which tend to generate or retain disease; it is perfectly harmless,And has gained for Itself a reputation as an alterative and strengthening tonic, which is not approached by any meth eine now before the public. As a remed for Scrofula, and the very wonfi firms of depraved blood, no medical discovery yet made equals it. The' proprietors of this valuable remedy are in daily receipt of letters from all parts of the country detailing cures by Carter's Spanish Mixture, after all the efforts of Physicians and the regular remedies of the profeseion had sig nally foiled. We take _great pleasure in culling the attention of the afflicted to its merits as a medicinal agent of singular and extraerdin eu efficacy. Ob - b.§ . anti .t.,33-The Philadelphia Pennsy/vanian ae-talta h the Immo or Buchanan to its hoe'd;iti the domoiretlo ounclidate fcM President. • ,".4...trl_llnng your cat up by the neck when you go to bed, to keep her out of mischief. You can take her down in the morning. •,..Itll-` Whatever a man soweth that shall he reap.' Then what a Gountiful harvest of old -coats and brooches the tailors will reap ono of t eso days. the neighborhood of Clorelan cold that the COllll had to bo driven into the house to thaw their bags before milking. %.9..An old bachelor says that marring° was loan.. toted for no other purposo than to prevent mon from sleeping diagonally in the bed. - tLdies are like watches—pretty enough to look at—sweet faces nod delicate hands, but some what difficult to "regulate" when they are once eel • going! 1.!„1..Olie of our milkmen, the other day, in attempt. ing to water his horse went out and walered his milk; lit di, covered his error when his customers said there was no cream to the juke ! nano hundred and sixty million pound s of sugar were consumed in the United • State lust year—nveraging about' lbreir,p every man, woman nod child. ounde for :44..`1" Wraith in l'ennePrania.—The 'valuation and population of tho State of Pennsylvaniain 1855, taken rcecl/ ay, sho ws the Co mmonwealth to possess proper. ty valued nt 8581,000,0 K and a population of 2,- 30n ,nOO. T.,ct/t.—The 3fernphis Eagle and Enquir or says there is now living. iti Ifartleman county a man ngeti yennt, who h a s only recently cut elyilt new to-ti ! F ieh i e hi:, vigor that he can walk a mile with the ("time ipr n young maul. ):0- ram, ij.l We.—The AriFsissippi river in ren dered tnintivigo.le in its whole length by ice --an oreurenee never !mon n before to have happened.- - comae it is tloatio ; ; ice in the lower part of tho rlStr nil of the 2 D.,7•—Tlin Chicago (III.) Jour_ ill tilt.. "'y": —.3 lr. Price, of the firm of Price nail Fidler, of that city, arrived td-day from Green Bay, in it novel illl.ll o u t. lie drove the eutira diiittutee in a light sleigh drawn by n single dog, averaging thirty tidies iz day. 7:-..':'• l'np,r flogo.—in Philadelphia thoro is nn es til,lddunent for the manutheture of paper bags, for druggists, grocers, bakers, eonfeetioners, and other dealers, with.machinery driven by steam. It pro duces 60,00 n hag s of various sizes per day, and con stones nearly one ton and a half of paper per week. THE No party, says an exchange, existing as a party, of the north, south, east or west, can live in this Republic : and any party thus formed is but an insult to the memory of departed heroes of the Revolution, who were united throughout the land for the good of their common country ; and in the words of Daniel Webster, every true patriot should exclaim, When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun io the heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonore'd fragments of a once•glorinus Lrnion—on States dissevered, dis cordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil fends, or drenched, it may he in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather beheld the gorgeous ensign of the Republic, now known and bonored throughout the earth, stil full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their original lustre, not a stripo erased or polluted nor a single star obscured— bearing for its motto no such miserable inter rogatory as ' What is all this worth ?' nor those other words of delusion and folly, ' Liberty first and Union afterwards,' but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and on every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, clear to every true American heart,—' Liberty find Union, now and forever, one and insepera ble.' " B
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