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ALLENTOWN, PA.
WEDNESDAY, MARCIE 5,185 G.
O. F. RAINES, EDITOR
(]EDWARD Islosalmsn, is' an authorized
agent to receive subscriptions for the " Lehigh
Register."
TO THOSE INDEBTED TO US
As we have to meet a large payment on the
Ist of April, we are under the necessity of re
minding those who know themselves indebted
to us to call themselves, or send in their respec
tive dues. During the past year the necessa
rich of life, as well as material, have been unu
sually high, rendering it almost impossible to
save much towards a " rainy day,"—hence the
necessity of prompt payments. There are quite
a number on our books who are very prompt,
to whom we tender our warmest thanks ; but
there is a far greater number who are seeming
iy governed by extreme negligence in this re
spect. We hope, however, these latter will
promptly attend to the above appeal. As the
lawyers say, with these remarks, gentlemen,
we leave the case with you, confident that you
will do the printer justice.
The New License Bill.
If Mr. Brown's License Bill should pass the
House and become a law as it now stands, it
would, lop off more than one half of our present
number of Hotels in the borough. The 20th
section of the bill provides, that the number of
licenses granted - to keepers of Hotels, Inns or
Taverns, in the aggregate, shall not exceed, in
the cities, one to every one hundred taxables,
nor in the several counties of the State, one to
every two hundred taxables. In Allentown we
have 1,395 taxables, and accoraing to the above
section of the bill would therefore be allowed
but siwublic houses, which number is entirely
too small, especially during Court and our an
nual Fairs. Some amendment should be made
before its final passage.
Property and Traables in Allentown
We are under obligations to Messrs. G. T.
Gawss . and F. Z. HEEBNER, for the following
transcript from the Records, in the Commission
ers' ()Mee, of the valuation of Real and r'er
sonalPropertyin ilhentOwn,mith the number
of taxables, for the year 1856:
Rai! and P mu 1
To
.Propoty.
627,766 732
458,202 519
128,554 144 -
North Ward..
South Ward..
Lehigh •Ward
$1,214,528
Allowing five persons for every taxable,
which is a low estimate, it makes the present
population of Allentown 6,975.
The prospects of Allentown arc more prom
ising at the present time than they have been
at any period heretofore. Since the completion
of the L. V. Railroad a new spirit of enterprise
has been infused into our citizens, which' will
lead to the most gratifying results. We confi
dently expect an increase of trade and improve
ments during the present year that will truly
astonish that interesting class known as " Old
Fogies." •
Prizes of Produce Declining
From present indications, there seems a fair
prospect that the good time so long promised,
when people can supply themselves with food
without using up all their wages, is not far off.
IYeadstuffs and other produce are still declining
in the Philadelphia and New York markets.
shippers now being willing to give only $G,75
G 57 per barrel for flour, and the readers of
market news must also observe that grain of
all kinds is gradually getting lower, and if the
present indications of peace be realized, that a
more considerable fall will probably take place.
They must also observe that the present droop
ing of prices is with a bare !Wald:et. What
inducement then can farmers have to withhold
their grain from market. Why do they not
sell it as faA as Possible, to get it disposed of
before the products of the West come in to glut
the market ?
The present pikes, although' not as high as
last year, are still highly remunerative, and
should . fully satisfy the most grasping. The
farmers of Lehigh county cannot expect better
injects nor a more ready market than they now
have. Why thoultl they not imprdve it?
Tho Wcathor
No one can assert that the present month
came in contrary to its ancient rule—" like a
lion." _Since Friday evening we have had
heavy blows, wintry winds. :now, hail. sleet.
cold, sunshine, heat, plenty of slush, and now
agaihe thermometer at freezing point. But
such arc the well 'known chatacteristics of
the first month of aping, and since it made its
advent amidst frowns and tears, it will proba
bly fake its departure heralded by smiles and
sunsbine.
An Election
On the 21st instant un election is to be held
at the public house of D. & 0. Peter. in Wash
ington township, to decide upon the question
of the removal or change of the place of holding
the general. special and township elections in
Said township.
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The Value ofse
Many persons regark.thti-nitineyoxylen”
upon nowspaPers as. so ,Much money. tin:if:tin
away ; but this is not:: the case, for ltle
known fact, without exception, that those
scholars of both sexes, and all ages, who have
-
.had access to newspapers at; home; when corn- .
pared with those who have not, are better read
ers, excelling in pronunciation and emphasis,
and consequently read more understandingly.—
They are better spellers, and define words with
greater ease and accuracy. They acquire a
practical knowledge of geography in almost
half the time it requires others, as the newspa
per has made them familiar with all important
places, nations, their government and doings,
on the globe. They are better grammarians;
for, having become familiar with every variety
of style in ,the newspaper, from the common
place advekisement to the co shed and clas
sical oration of the statesman, hey more readi
ly comprehend the meaning oF.the text, and
consequently analyze its construction with
greater accuracy. They writo better compo
sition, use better language, containing more
thoughts, more clearly and connectedly ex
pressed. Those young men, who have for
years been readers of the newspapers, exhibit
a more extensive knowledge - on a greater vari
ety of subjects, and express their views with
greater fluency, clearness, and correctness in
the use of languages.
Our young friend and " brother typo," WIL
LI-lit M. HAND, who is known to nearly all of our
citizens, he having served his term of appren
ticeship in the " Democrat" office, at this place,
has " turned up" in Oregon territory, and en
gaged to battle with the Indians, who have of
late been very troublesome. Unfortunately
how - ever, while in the first fight, he was shot
through the kg, which disabled him fi ow
further service, but at last accounts, was doing
well and improving in the Hospital at Jackson
ville. Although ho is scarcely twenty-one
years of age, we are pretty sure he has seen and
experienced his full portion of the " ups and
downs" of life. He left Allentown about three
years ago, for Philadelphia, where he remained
some time, and then went to New York, where
he engaged on a whaler, and tatr being tossed
about on the " stormy sea," for some time, he
" turned up" at Honolula, in the Sandwich
Islands, from whence he came back to Califor
nia, but his thirst for adventure still remained
unquenched, and proceeded from thence to
Oregon to assist in subduing the " red skins."
May success attend him.
ME
On the evening of the 22d of February, a
serious fight occurred at Bethlehem between
two boys, named Charles Lichtenthaeler and
Fred. Clauder. The ill-feeling between the two
arose in the afternoon from a discussion by the
boys on the merits of the different Fire Compa
nies of Bethlehem. Although much provoked
by the other, one of the boys steadily refused
to fight at the time, but remarked that he
would be ready for him in the evening, when
they parted, determined to finish their
when night came on. In the evening they met
at the time agreed upon and after the attack
was made, the boy who in the afternoon refused
to fight, drew a knife with which he had no
doubt.•provided himself, and made sad work
with his opponent—slitting down his ear, cut
ting a very serious gash in his neck, and other
places, and no doubt would have killed him but
for the interference of bystanders. Lichten
thaeler was immediately arrested, and taken be•
fore Justice Rauch, who required the accused to
give 51000 bail for his appearance at Court.
Clauder is recovering.
Notwithstanding the bluster of a portion of
the English press, and the efforts of scheming
politicians, still there appears no immediate
prospects of serious difficulty with England.
A gentleman who came passenger in the Asia
and who saw Mr. Buchanan on the eve of his
departure, states that all the points of diffl•
catty between England and the United States,
were in a fair way of adjustment, and likely
'to be settled in a few days. We incline to the
opinion, that unless serious provocation should
nrise, that both the people of England and the
Liated Suites, will protest against bring thrust
into n war by political 11Spiratit . :Ind time
',Tying, venal. corrupt TICWSIMperS. ? flare•.
ever. contrary to our !wiles, this country should
he phingid into all the horrors of war. we
know that the true feeling exists, and that our
energy and resources are such that we would
prove to an enemy a formidable foe. What
America executed so well in her infancy and
youth, she is doubly prepared to perform in the
flush of ripening maturity. But we hope for
the best, and trust that for long years to come.
we may be,enabled continually to extend to
England the hand of friendship.
On Friday last an examination of Mr. Rend
dialer's Public School, near Sterner's, in South
Whitehall township, took place. It was some
thing novel in the neighborhood, was well
attended, and passed off in a highly satisfactory
manner. the scholars acquitting themselves very
well. These examinations have a good effect,
and should more generally be held. Parents
Usually attend them and become greatly inter.
ested, which is something much to be desired
in promoting the efficiency of our schools.
11:7•A Floral Concert is to be given at Read
ing.to-morrow evening, by Mrs..R. C. Chand
ler and pupils. Master Norton Chandler is an
nounced to sing •• Kitty Clyde" and several
niher songs. Mrs. C. is-the widow of R. C.
Chandler, dcc'd.. formerly printdpal of the-
Allentown Academy. •
[o"liever givii a boy a shilling to hold your
shadow while you climb a tree and look into
tbo middle of next week—it is money thrown
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An Adventurous Typo
Terrible Fight between two Boys
Our Relations with England
School Examination in South VVhitohall
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fr lirown cense Bill the'Senate
find* hy a Vote's:if 19 to 11, as . follows : Yeas
-÷Messrs;:r Browne, CrnbU, Ferguson, Flenni
ken, Frazer, Gregg, 'liege, ,laninion, Gordon.,
Knox; Lewis, Mellingttm, Pratt, Price, Sellerth,
Shuman:Souther, Taggart mill Wherry--49.
Nays.—Messrs.: . Cresswell, Buckelew, Evans,
Ely, Ingrain; Laubach, McClintock, Straub,
Walter, Welsh and Wilkins-11. It was there
upon Sent to the House, where it was referred
to a committee.of seven which has not yet made
a report.
This bill will probably become a law, but ns
it will of course receive some amendments in its
passage through the House, (if it can pass that
body,) we deem it useless to publish it na it
now stands: The following is a brief synopsis
of its Mincipal provisions :
- A less quantity than one gallon cannot be
sold by licensed venders with or without other
goods and merchandise, and selling by eating
house, oyster-house or the keepers of any other
house or place of public amusement is absolute
ly prohibited: Brewers and distillers shall he
assessed and pay not less than fifty dollars. nor
sell less than five gallons. Licenses shall be
granted by the Courts running from the first
day of April each year ;. all applicants must
give three weeks notice by publication in
two newspapers if residing in any city or bo
rough, and in ono if residing in the County,
Such notice to bo accompanied with the certifi
cate of twelve respectable citizens that the ta
vern is ucessary, which said certificate shall
be sworiWo—each licensed house must have,
if in a city or town, six bed rooms and twelve
beds other than those used by the family, and if
in the country atleast four rooms and eight beds.
Before any license is granted the applicant must
give bond with two sureties in one thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful observance
of all the laws of this Conunonwealth renting
to the business, said bond to be entered with
power to the District Attorney to confess judg
ment for the penalty for any violation of this
law. The license fee to be paid in advance.
All venders to be classified, and lecenses to
range from one thousand to fifty dollars. No
license in a town of two hundred or more taxa
bles to he less than seventy-five dollars, and'i
in the county not less than fifty dollars. • Every
licensed person must frame his license and leing
it up in his place of business. No licenses to be
transferred or sub-let. The first Grand Jury
in each year to determine how many licenses
are to be granted in the towns and townships
according to the ratio of population to be here
after fixed. Any person who shall sell to an
other who shall drink on the premises when sold
and become intoxicated, shall in addition to all
other penalties heretofore provided, be fined five
dollars fur every cffence. Any person found
intoxicated on the public streets or highways or
in a public house, shall be convicted on view or
proof before any magistrate and fined not ex
ceeding five dollars. Any person engaged in
the sale or manufacture of liquor who shall em
ploy a minor or intoxicated person to assist in
such manufacture or sale, shall on conviction I
pay a fine of not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars fur the first offence, and
for the second shall in addition, be imprisoned
In the County jail not less than one nor more
than tliree months, and if licensed, forfeit his li
cense, and be incapacitated for receiving any
license for five years. There are also, stringent
provisions compelling officers to see the law car
ried fully into effect. The Courts are prohibi ,
ted from granting more licenses than exceed
the population of one to every two hundred
taxables in the city and county towns and bo
roughs.
When, after the last presidential contest, it
became evident that the Whig party was dis
solved, that it could never again rally to a suc
cessful contest with its old rival, I !tailed with
joy the advent of the American party, in the
hope that, if it ever attained the reins of gov
ernment, it might correct sonic of the abuses
perpetrated the sham-democracy and bring
the government back to its legitimate perposes.
I was most ardently attached to the old whig
party, because it was an honest and an honora
ble party ; and if it had never been betrayed,
it would still waive aloft its glorious banner•
—" protection to American industry." The
party, in the zenith of its glory, brought for
ward that staunch old . patriot, Gen. Winfield
Scott, as its standard bearer, but Millard Fill
more, Brutus-like, stabbed him and he fell, and
with hint died the hopes, the principles, of the
whig party. Shall we now, I ask my old whig
friends, honor our betrayer with our votes ?
I hope not. I hope there is not a man who
voted for Gen. Scott, that Will now cast his
ballot for Fillmore. Let us pay him in his own
coin, for " what is sauce for the goosels sauce
for the gander." Our only hope now, our only
resource, is to unite with the Romildienn party.
AN OLD SCOT r WHIG.
For the year ending Anenst 21st. 1555. Nye .
Americans imported from Europe. fi n • our own
bends and those of nur wives and daughters
¶P 500 worth cr bonnetS silk. straw
and lrr_•horn. and (.1 hats and caps. Yet how
few of the head pieces one sees give evidence of
having been sent for 3.000 tidies away. All
are s«mingly homemade. In that Sallie year.
Young and 01(1 America treated thetm:elvem to
$3 782.850 worth of watches. chronometers and
clocks of European make. Their:appetite. tOo,
for foreign jewelry was baited with $:974 120
worth a the article, upon which without sigh
ing they paid a duty of thirty per cent: 01
leather to cover their hands and their feet, they
sent across the ocean and bought to the tune of
S'3 .060.F80—enough to hide•bind the nation.
and sicken it in various ways..
I,,The case before the United States Su
preme Court in which the constitutionality of
the Missouri Restriction is involved has been
but partially considered in conferenees, and it
is now doubtful if the judgment of the Con it
will be made up finally naive the adjournment.
which will .take place on Friday. The Courts
of Reettickv. Louisianna, Tenness, e,
and other Southern States, are said always In
have held the doctrine laid down by Judge
Gamble. in the dissenting opinion which he
gave. when the plaintiff in this ease irMed his
lbrmer 'owner (Dr. Emerson: for freedom. that
•• the master .who lakes his slave to reside in
State or Territory where slavery is pro•
hibited, thereby emancipates his slave."
The Office of the Shea iff i f Neve Orleans
was proved, during a recent logal contest, to
be worth one hundred thousand dollars per
anneal.
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TheloHoning is tin extract frorn 'the state
ment of-The' Burgess of the BoroUgh of Allen
town : •
' The finanCial condition of the Borough is in
a most prosperous condition, a fact entirely
owing to its prudent management, and although
the permanent debt for the year ending Janua
ry 1, 1850, has been slightly increased over
that of the year previous. its credit was never
since its existence established'upon a more re
liable' basis.
The permanent debt of the Borough as ap
pears by the Statment of my predecessor,
amounted the year previous to $21,047 84, the
actual indebtedness for the same period is not
shown in the statement, and therefore this in
crease of indebtedness needs some explanation
at my - .hands. In the above stated sum of
$21,974 84, is included only the permanent in
debtedness, while. the floating debts for which
the Borough was at that time responsible,
amounted in the aggregate to the sum $3600,
wherefore the indebtedness of the year above
refered to. was actually $25 575 84, instead of
$21,975 84. '1 he entire indebtedness for the
year ending January 1, 18513. amounts to $26,-
630 85, which would leave an increase for the
last year of $1,055 01. This increase is attrib
utable to the expense of erecting the Hook and
Ladder House, at a cost of $7437
The following is n fair estimate of the muni
cipal indebtedness for the year 1854 and 1855,
together with its property.
Amount of Real and Personal pro
perty held in 4.855, $25,390 00
Amount of Real and Personal pro
perty owned by the Borough in '54, 24,447 00
Increase since 1854,
Municipal indebtedness for the
year ending of January 1, 1856; $26,630 85
• Municipal indebtedness for the
year ending January 1, 1855,
Increase since 1855,
The income of the Borough by means of Tax
&c., amounted as follows :
From taxes,
Fines and penalties collected by
Burgess,
Licenses,
Interest on water stock '47'12,200,
at 0 per cent
The current expenses of the last
year including several items due
previous year, automata! to , $10,065 31
The amount thus realized from taxation and
other sources. is barely sufficient to defray the
necessary expenses of the Borough. I am
therefore of thmsame opinion as expressed by
my predecessor, that the money thus realized
should Le entirely devoted to the current ex
penses. The benefits arising from this policy
could not but be favorably felt. As for the
final payment of the municipal debt.if converted
into a fund, which might easily be done, would
greatly relieve the Borough, and allow the in
come of the Borough to be applied to its im
provement.
In . regard to the real - ns well as personal
property held by the corporation, it is all in ex
cellent condition, new and substantial buildings
have of late been provided. for the fire appa
ratus. The whole file department has under
gone a decided and favorable change, which
with the removal by the Water Company of
small water pipes, and their replacement by
larger ones, and the additional water plugs
erected by the Borough, serves to ensure the
increased safety of the property of the citizens.
The Burgess after commenting at length on
the improrments made during the year in the
Borough of grading, regulating and widening
streets, building culverts,
and laying walks,
and the recommending of an established and
reliable system of topography for the whole
Borough, says :
In connection with this suliket I would also
recommend some provision to be made to pre
vent the erection of buildings within the lines
of streets. This might be effectually done by
requiring every person before he- commences
the erection of a building to obtain froin the
proper Borough officer a PERMIT, for which Ire
should be made to pay a sum sufficient to de
fray the expenses of the Borough, Engineer in
fixing the line and grade for such building,
which service should be done at the expense of
the Borough. By ninLing it unlawful to erect
any building without first obtaining such per
mit. all future contentions on this subject might
be avoided.
LT:7'TUE WORLD SUERDENUED 13Y TIIE STIES
/IND STRIFES.—The American tonnage of this
cotintry now figures up 5,400,600 tons, and
will make the yery respectable fleet of 5,400
ships of 1000 inns each. And if the tonnage
be figured out in Yankee clippers at 200 tons
each, and placed on the equatorial line around
this Alobe, each skipper may speak to the next
in line. by raising his voice a little above the or
dinary pitch on shipboard, round the Whole
circumference of the globe. War would be a
terrible calamity to this immense fleet, and
England wcAild not fare better with her com
mercial marine of 5._200 000. but little less than
our own.—Pt orideto:c Journal.
rfiA• SITAR]. DI/DGE.—"Shetpface." in the
face oldie .11 thge l.ateyer,has found his match.
The man. Fri.ma. Ivito iu trdered his wife some
time since,'near Syrtumse. N. is playing a
sharp game upon- the counsel who defended
him. It appears that the agreement betn ten
them was in case ut was saved from hang
ing, his counsel were to have $4OOO. Of this
Emourtt. BICCO was laid in cash, and the re
mainder secur«l by a tnertgage on'his farm.
The counsel .put in a plea of insanity, and
FYLEIL was sent to. the Lunatic' Asy loin. Tic
mor!gizge is now al wilt due.. and the holders, on
proposing to foi eoluse it . were met it ith the de
ft Lc c that if the tnakir of it was insane when
the murder was CO1111111(10. could he have been
sane nt tl:c time of giving the mortgage ? It
looks as though the lawyers were caught this
time. '
A FAST llmisn.—We see it stated in the
'West Chester Record that Mr: J. G. Dunwoody ,
of the Reading rnd West Chester Stage line,
made the run in a one-horse sleigh, from Long's
P. 0., Chester county, to Philadelphia—a dis
tance of forty miles—in four hours. That':(
not slow!" • The animal is a rare traveller—.
was none the worse of the hip, and Mr. P.
thinks he could travel the same distance in
three hours. The horse' runs regularly on the
" swift sure stage • line" between Reading and
West (leiter: • •
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aroceedings ,of the iunerican pendention.
:our space will not itilowus to giv'e, an eic
tended;or elaborate report of the proceedings of
the' Convention which commenced its session at
Philadelphia on the 2p.kof February, After a
stormy' sessitin of about a week, in which all
parliamentary rules were "lattbmderthtitable,"
the convention abrogated the ramous " twelfth
section," (or pro-slavery resolution,) substitu
ted another meaning the same thing, and nomi
nated Millard Fillmore for President, and An
drew Jackson Donelson, for Vice President.
The . following is the vote of the respective
candidated :
Number of votes cast, 241.
Necessary to a choice, 122.
Millard Fillmore 470
George Law • 24
Garret Davis 10
Judge McLean 13
Samuel Houston 3
Kenneth Rayner 14
Donelson received 181 votes for Vice Presi
dent. Others 24.
After
.the nomination of candidates seventy
one delegates from the Free States left the Con
vention, met at the Merchant's Hotel, in Fourth
street, and issued the following protest.—
Among the protestants we notieo Gov. Johnston
of Pennsylvania :
The undersigned, delegates to the Nominat
ing Convention now in session at Philadelphia,
find themselves compelled to dissent from the
principles avowed by that body ; and holding
the opinion, as they do, that the restoration of
the Missouri Compromise, demanded by a
majority of the whole people, is a redress of an
undeniable wrong, and the execution of it, in
spirit at least, indispensable to the repose of the
country, they have regarded the refusal of that
Convention to recognize the well-defined opin
ion of the country and of the Americans of the
Free States upon this question as a denial of
their rights and a rebuke to their sentiments ;
and they hold that the admission into the Na
tional Council and Nominating Convention of
the delegates from Louisiana, representing a
Roman Catholic constituency, absolved every
true American front all obligations to sustain
the action of either of said bodies.
$943.00
25,575 84
$1.055 01
• They have, therefore, withdrawn from the
Nominating Convention, refusing to participate
in the proposed nomination : and now. address
themselves to the Americans of the country, es•
pecially of the States they represent, to justify
am! approve their action. And to the end that
a nomination, conforming to the overruling
sentiment of the country in the great issue may
be regularly and auspiciously made, the under
signed propose to 'the Americans in all the
States to assemble in their several State organi
zations and elect Delegates to a Convention, to
meet in the City of New York on Thursday the
12th day of June next, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States.
$3,600 00
31,75
117 00
732 00
$4,180 75
The convention of the seceeders or protest.
ants having organized, the following debate
took place :
GM Johnston looked forward to a union with
the Republicans ; he should therefore like the
protest amended.
Mr. Perkins of Connecticut contended that
this was the true American party. and that the
convention that had nominated Fillmore was in
league with the Catholics.
Mr. Spooner of Ohio said that the Republican
party stood on the same platform with those
who had seceded from the nominating conven
tion—the restoration of the Missouri compro
mise—and that they ought to unite with the
Republicans. It was a matter of prtnciple they
were contending for, not a name.
The Ohio delegation then signed with the
following additional protest:
We concur in the secession from the Conven
tion, but do not concur in the call for a Con
vention, believing that the whole North ought
to unite in a common organization to resist the
aggressions of Slavery.
The following resolution was adopted :
Res (deed, That the Executive Committee are
authorized, at their discretion, to alter the date
I for the assembling of the National Convention.
and that the Committee designates the time and
manner of electing delegates.
The following protest, signed by all those
who voted for George Law and Sam Houston,
was presented :
We, a portion of the Delegates to the Natiorit
American Convention from the State of New-
York, protest against the Presidential nomina
tion made by that Convention, upon the follow
ing grounds:
First: The nominee is not a member of the
American party. He has never been inside a
Couucilroom, aid no act of his life, no word
spoken, or line written by him of which we
hamany knowleilge, indicates that he sympa
thizes with that party, or that he would carry
out its principles.
Second: Ills nomination we regard as an ut
ter betrayal of the great American movement.
A traitorous attempt to wrest it from its pur
pose, and make it minister to the selfish ambi
tion of the leaders and demagogues of the dead
organization of the past.
Third : Ile was forced upon the State of New-
York by the Southern votes against the %Visit
of our State delegates, and from those States
which no man pretends can carry their vote
for an American President.
Nuurtli: Ile was forced upon the State of
New-York against the express wish of a large
majority of our State Legislature: against the
express wish of a majority of the State officers,
and we repeat. against the express wish of two
thirds of our delegates in the Convention.
: lie was not nominated by-a majority
of the States, or by the delegates of a majority
of the States Several States were permitted
to cast their votes through a single dele..ate,
who cast the whole number of votes to Aich
his State would have been entitled. Such
votes were cast by parties who had previously'
protested against the proceedings and retired",
from the Convention.
Ir . 'l\loustuiniEs AND BAcusLons.-11 is said
that a bill has been presented to the Legislature
of Tennessee, levying a tax of live dollars au
every gentleman who wears , a Moustache, and
a tine of five dollars upon bachelors over thirty
years of age. for the purpose of raising money
r
to increase the school funds.
i - A PROFITABLE Cow. —,Mr. 11. G. Malin.
of Tretlyffrin township, Chester county, informs
us that he has a cow which he thinks is hard
to beat. She has had her third calf, and will
not weigh more than 450 pounds.. She has
been milked for forty weeks, and has artraged
nine pounds of butter per week, which makes
360 pounds, besides supplying the family con
sisting of five persons, with cream and milk.
The sale of 300 pounds at 30 cents per pound,
would amount to sloB. West Chester Record.
11:7 - How young men can consent to loaf
about the corners as they do, when a good dose
of arsenic can be purchased for a sixpence, is
really surPrisitig.• • It's something that we can't
understand.' ,• • •
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Late and Important from !
TEC steamship 'Atlantic, from Liverpool W,
rived at New York on Sunday morning last.
Her dates are to the 6th ult. She brings no
information in regard to the missing steamer
Pacific. The passage was exceedingly rough
and perilous. Tho news shows that affairs
continuo to tendin the direction of peace., The
protocol for the preliminary Congress at Paris
has been signed, and it is reported - that the
Emperors of Russia and Austria will visit Paris
during the conferences. The armistice for land
operations will probably be agreed upon to the
31st of March. There is nothing . of interest the Crimea except the destruction of the
last of the great docks at Sebastopol. The
is the '
feature of the news by this steamer the
excitement prevailing in England in regard to
. aflitirs in America. It has been reported that
Mt. Buchanan has demanded his passports, but
the English papers are silent upon the subject.
It is also reported that France and England
have sent secret envoys to Brazil to enlist that
country against the, United States as regards
MIMI'S in Central America. In the meantime,
the tone of the British press is threatening.
The Chambers of Commerce of Manchester and
Liverpool have Littered their protest against any
interruption of amiable relations with, the Uni
ted States. 'The funds have been depressed by
this state of affairs.
FURTHER NEWS.—The steamship Asia arrived
at New York on Sunday, from Liverpool, bring
ing advices to the 9th ult., being three days
later than those received by the Atlantic. A
statement appears in the London 'Morning Ad
verbser that Sir henry Bulwer had, at the de
sire of Lord Palmerston, intimated his wish to
net as Mediator between Mr. Buchanan and the
British government that Sir henry would see
Mr. Bncluman at the American Embassy, and
explain his proposed compromise. Lord Pal
merston has intimated in Parliament that the
Central American correspondence will, when
completed. be laid before that body. Until
that is done, Mr. Baillie's motion in reference
to the American enlistments has been post
poned.
STILL FrltTlf Elt.—Mihfr/X, Feb. 29.—Tho
Rut al Mail Steamship America arrived at this
port early this morning front Liverpool, whence
she sailed on the I6;11 instant. The America
brings no news of the steamship Pacific, which
had left Li verpm 12.1 days berm eshe did. There
is no change to note in the aspect of political af
fairs in Europe. The papers by the America
state that there was still some excitement in
relation to the American difficulty, bn,t it was
mainly confined to certain classes, and not by
any means general. An important and inter
esting debate took place in Parliament on the
evening prim• to the America's departure, touch
ing American effairs. The Appointment of
Mr. Dallas ns Minister to England, had tend
ed greatly to calm the public mind. No
news of interest had been received from the
Crimea or Asia. The Peace Congress was to
continence its
.deliberations during the follow
hug week.
(17"CHOSSING Ttns D KLAWARIL —A rellnalkit•
ble feature of the celebration of the 22d Febru
ary., on Fl hilly, was the crossing of the Dela
ware by the " Minute Men," Captain Berry.
Preceded by the Pennsylvania Cornet Band,
the Company got on the ice at Poplar street
wharf, and marched in regular order across to
the Jersey shore, the band at the same time
playing the national airs. On the return, the
ice exhibited symptoms of weakness, and by
the time the Company reached the wharf, they
stood over their slice tops in water—thus realiz
ing over again the times that tried men's soles.
The uniform of the " Minute Men" is similar
to that of the immortal and ever glorious Con
tinentals who were seen on the Delaware in the
winter of 'TG. An immense crowd witnessed .
the crossing, with " rentiniscential evocations"
thrillingly appropriate to the ocension.—Plula-
CUTTING BY NEW MACHINERY.—A
company has been formed in New Yolk for
the engraving of glass, called the New York
; Glass Company, with a capital of 8200,000.
llt owns the patent. The glass engraving ma
' chines were invented by L W. Whipple, of Bos
ton, by which, at a small cost, the thinnest
glass can receive the finest and most elaborate
impression of ornamental figuring. 'the ma
chines are driven by steam. The die is fixed
in a lathe, which is made to turn, against the
glass which is to receive the impression, the
glass-being fixed tengthwise in theniachine and
made to revolve rapidly, those porticins of the
glass which are to be engraved being covered
with emery paste.' The pressure of the die
forces the emery to cut its own figure on the
glass us it is made to revolve. It is extensive
ly used in ornamenting the glass globes which
cover the gas burners of chandeliers.
17 - 11.EMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM,—The New Eng
land .Farmer recommends the following recipe
as a simple and invaluable remedy for rheuma
tism : '• Take half a pint of sprints of turpen
tine, to which add half an ounce of camphor ;
lot it stun 1 till the camphor is dissolved, then
rub it on the part t &cued, and it will never fail
of remm•ing the complaint. Flannel should be
applied after the part is well fomented with
turpentine. Repeat the application morning and
evening. It is said to be equally available for
burns, scalds, bruises and sprains, never failing
•
of success.
fr,"Exritssss or Tlrl•: FEDERAL GOVRRNMENT:
--President Pierce's Message reveals the fact
that the expenses of our federal government are
reatv-one on/liens per year! John Quincy
Adams was 'driven from office by the cry of
" extravagance," when the highest expenditure
of his administration never exceeded thirteen
millions. Fillmore a quarter of a century Inter,
was charged with " extravagance," because,
with the war debt upon his shoulders, ho spent
fifiy •
•
[O — INTXMPERANCX AND PRIML—The Tribune
says the statement of the Grand Jury of New
York city, as to the peat prevalence of intem
perate habits among those committed to jail
on criminal charges during theycar, there hav
ing been no less than 32,703 intemperate drink
ers out of 36,264 persons committed, affords
striking proof of the intimate connection that
exists between crime and the grogshops, while
the number of ignorant persons—those wholly
uninstructed or whose acquirentents were de
cidedly below the standard of our city common
school education being 32.900—without reckon
ing 2112 whose degree of education was not as
certained shows that ignorance goes hand in
hand with drunkenness in the promotion of
crime.
O:7•MISS FANTADLING says that itahe ain't
dend,,sho has lost her vital apark—tbequin
who used to " sit up" with her.