Cljt Irgi.utry.
ALL }; T '.47 N. PA.
LDNEsDAy, mmicil 12, 1850. -
C. P. 1;. NES, EDITOR.
i".lVe are under continued obligations to
Hon. Samuel U. Bradshaw, for Congressional,
and to Messrs. Laub:tell, IVeiser and Fry, at
Harrisburg, for Legislative doctunents.
APPOINTZIENT.
The Connnisf;iOriers last week appoinic,l
JAMES R. K LINE, of North Mercantile
Appraiser for 1-SG.
The annual exhibition of the Pupils of the Al
lentown •Aeaderny will take place at the Odd
Fellows' Hall, on Friday evening next. Let
there be a full house. •
Most of our readers have heard of A mbro
types, but we venture to affirm that not all
of them have seen them. They are pictures
t then direidly upon the glass, somewhat after
the manner of Daguerreotypes, but a thousand
times prettier, more distinct., and more durable.
The cost is about the same. Locumss has
: a n lately
plum, and is
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c n d lo to h p is ra g et a i l e l e er i 3 t •
norott!til Etc icn.
trill t
Our borou g h ekTii°ii place on Fri•. for the benefit of all who may desire.
the 21st instant, and we trust that its ht.; "
portance is duly appreciated by our citizens Reran clestnyed by Fira.
generally. It is no child's play to administer On Sunday afternoon last, the house of Mr.
the local government in a town like Allentown, I IlitxfAmixllowanynn, in Longswauip township,
and officers should be chosen solely with refer- r Berks county, was discovered to be on fire, and
once to their fitness for the discharge of their! the flames spread with such rapidity that in a
duties. The ibllowing officers are to be elected short time nothing remained but the blackened
to wit: Tt is not positively known, but is pre-
One person for Burgess, one per son for Iligh smiled to have originated in asmoke house tvhich
Constable, one person for Ju.p.T of Election in I stood alongside, and froin thence communicated
each ward, two persona for I nsprelors iii (nob to the dwelling. The building was insured in
ward, too persons for Councilmen in each the Sinking Springs Insurance Company.
ward, one person for Assessor in each ward, one
Thrown off the Trash.
person for Constable- in each ward, one person . . .
esterday morning the early passenger tram
for School Director i:: each ward, one pelson
from Mauch Chunk, on the Lehigh Valley Rail
for Auditor in each ward.
road, was thrown elf the track at the crossing
Ifortioultu7al Exhibition. above Hamilton street, in consequence of the
As will be seen in the proceedings of the E x . breaking of ail axle of the " tender." No SC
• ecutive Committee of the Agricultural Society, HOUS injury was sustained by any one, although
in another column, i:. has been decided that a the entire (vain, with the exception of the en-
Horticultural Fair, for (he (xhibition of I gine, was thrown off. The tender and one oft
fruits and (Lavers, and in connection lady " the cars were considerably shattered.
equestrianism, shall be held on the grounds of:. •
the Society, on Wednesday and Thursday, the ALentowa iczollers' Attsociation.
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tendon. Juan), v fear, lace ei, ,e not ',A
18th and 10th of,f one next. This is something . 1\1 "' " '"' - • Marehay met; the minutes of the .
St ittu
Society new to our citizens, and is wurthy of tlai The r
at . meeting were read and adopted.
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aware of the nut antattes to he del ivcd from:, Ilistory was discussed..
The State of C'enninon School Education, as
such an exhibition, when preptily conducted,
and well attended by both fruits and their presented by the Superintendent of the Common
Lusters. Not only is
an
acquaintance finned ! Schools," was selected for the next meeting's'
with the (1111 • Ofeilt. Val icties of fruit and flowers, I discussion.
Ott motion the Society adjourned, to meet on
but with the same 'varieties grown in different
; the 17th of March, at 7 o'clock, P. M., in the I
localities, and under dinrent circumstances,
FeMale Grammer School Boom of the Eastern
and an opportunity is also presented fur the in- !
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terchange of opinions among fruit growers and Public School building. GIBONS, Sec.
cultivators generally, that cannot but prove Tho New Licence Bill.
eminently beneficial. The cause is worthy of The Select Committee of Lite House of Repro
arnest devotion, and although it will be the! sentatives, to whom was referred the Senate's Li
first attempt, hope cur People will, when quoit License boil, reported thesame to the House
the proper time conies, exert themselves sons' "on Thursday, with numerous - amendments,
to make a demonstration worthy of the place which were severally adopted, with ens or two,
mid occasion. Another new feature that is to testing modifications. They make the following
be introduced on the occasion, is Intly topustri• changes in Mr. Browne's bill : Prohibition
anism, and if a suitable inlze is ciliated, a spirit- against eating-house and restaurant licenses is!
ed competition may be loultedfor among th
i t removed, and the Courts of Quarter Sessions of,
ladies of our county, many of wh,orn are ex- e
the several counties and Appraisers of Phila. I
ceffent horsewomen. Alt 1 "(01 some with delphia, are authorized to grant licenses for"
whom we conv.. - rsed in relation to the matter, restaurants, Oyster-houses, and eating-houses, ,
seem to think it will turn out a failure, we onto be classified under the Act of 1849, and
lions of its the contrary
plete success. look forward with high expectch privileged Co sell domestic wines, cider, porter
com •
ale, beer, and other malt and brewed liquors,
upon paying double the license-fee required
by the Act of 1840—said license in no case to
be less than $2O. In Philadelphia, the keepers
of restaurants and eating-houses may sell spir
ituous liquors in addition to malt liquors, upon
paying tavern license rates. The rates of li
cense for breweries and distilleries are reduced
from treble to double the rates fixed by Senate
bill. The classification of tavern-licenses has
bsen reduced in the sixth class from $2O to
$l5O, in the eighth class from 875 to 850, and
in the ninth class from 850 to $25. The ratio
of licenses for taverns is made ono to every one
hundred taxables in the cities and counties.
Imprisonment for violations of law is stricken
out. Brewers of malt liquors and manufactu
rers of domestic wines may bottle and sell the
same in quantitieis of one dozen bottles or more,
without license. The prohibition of the em
ployment of minors in the manufacture or sale
of liquor is stricken out. The bill was then de•
rected to be retuned to the Senate.
Since the above was in type, the Senate has
non-concurred in the amendments of the House
to the Senate bill on the Liquor question, and
appointed as a committee of conference Messrs.
Browne of Philadelphia, Wherry of Cumber
land, and Jordan of Bedford—the two former
Democrats. All are firm friends of restrictive
legislation. The House has insisted upon its
amendments ; and Messrs. "Wright of Luzerne,
Getz of Berks, and Hunsecker of Lancaster, con
stitute its committee of conference. The two
former of these aro Democrats, the latter an
American. Appearances indicate that the two
committees cannot agree, and that the whole
bill may fall. Should this bill fall, the pros
pects of any legislation this winter on the sub
ject arc very gloomy.
Ucw iiiucic
Hoe„..i.en WArEns, the great Music Polisher
and Piano Dealer, 333 Broadway, N. Y., has
just published and send us a new piece of
music, entitled, " Jeannie Marsh of Cherry
Valley ," the words of which we publish on
the first page of to-day's paper.. Jeannie (who
• by the bye, we understand to be no ideal per
sonage) has excited the poetic muse of General
Morris, of the New York'" Home Journal," and
furnished a new inspiration to the most origi
nal and melodious of all our ballad composers,
Thomas Baker, who has produced an admirable
melody,—light, sparkling and graceful as is the
fair theme of both poet and' musician. This
song pOssesses all the elements of immense,
popularity, and will soon be f found on every I
piano throughout the country. '
Frightful Occurronce.
An occurrence of a serious nature happened
the other day in Upper Mt. Bethel township,
Northampton county. While a boy named En•
WARD HUNT, aged about 14 years,. son of Joseph
hunt, was passing the house of Mr. Barto, a
ferocious dog rushed out upon him, rolled him
round the street, and tore the flesh off his face
and arms in so shocking a manner, that he is
not expected to recover.
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Unfortminto shanglini.
On Saturday last a large, over-grown, two.
year old Shanghai rooster, belonging to Mr.
&must. DUNK, of Upper Mseungy township,
while being chased by a dog, and on a full run,
fell over a rail, and broke his neck. An accident
like this rarely occurs, and may be regarded by
seine as a joke, but it is an actual fact. The
fowl was iiieked up dead by an eye-witness,
and was unquestionably killed by the fall.
ib it i on
Advertising.
• For the purpose of opening the eyes of some
people, and illustrating the advantages to be
derived from advertising, we will mention an
instance that came to our knowledge the other
day. JonN J. KnAusE, Esq., chairman of the
conlmittee appointed by the German Lutheran
congregation of this place, to r,Te lee proposals
for a new town clock to be placed in the steeple
Of the new church of Paid congregation, inserted
an advertisement of a few lines to that effect
in the Philadelphia Lcdgm'. The result was ,
that a perfect Hood of proposals have been com
ing in from day to day, and from all directions,
embracing Philadelphia, Norristown, Harris
burg, West Chester, Baltimore, New York, l
Boston, &c. This shows what a few lines, and
placed in an obscure corner at that, can do, and
how beneficial it is to advertise.
Frank Pictorial.
Prank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper is
steadily improving. Aside from its numerous
elegant embellishments, its literary and other
matter is excellent. As a flintily companion,
it is incomparable, and as it has only reached
its twelfth number, it is not yet too late to se
cure complete files from its commencement.
In a year from this time, thousands will regret
that they did not rubseribe at the beginning.
fl 'The communication by "Simeon" came
too late for insertion.
A7,II3ROTYPES
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Agrioulttiral Meeting: bun COUNTRY. --
Demi:strati° State Conventiod. NEWS FROM EUROPE.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the We extract from a late number of the Phila- This body riot at Harrisburg on the 4th inst., I The Uriited States mail steamship Baltic er-
Lehigh County - Agricultural, Soci e ty, wa s held dolphin American Merchant the following just for the purpose ofelecting delegates to the Demo- I rived at flew York an Tuesday,'bringing four
at the Public house of John Y. Bechtel, on and beautiful remarks: / cratic National Convention, in Cincinnati, and . days' later news frdni . Europe. She has kid ri,
Saturday the Ist day of March, 1850, in How much hare Americans to be proud of in also to nominate candidates for Auditor Goner- ! rough passage, and reports having encountered
Allentown. ' • the past, and how much need to be grateful for al, Surveyor General and Canal Commissioner. / large fields of ice and icebergs as far South as
President It J. Schantz in the chair. The the blessings showered on their country.- lion. Hendrick B. Wright, of Luzerne, presi-143 degrees. The Baltic has brought no intelli
minutes of last meeting were readand adopted. While Europe has been convulsed with wars, ded, assisted by a large number of Vice Presi- gence of the missing steamship Pacific. Indeed
The committee on the audito r ' s report of the and the blood of thousands of her bravest sons dents and Secretaries. On Tuesday the Con- / there seems now to be but a faint hope left for
Treasurer's account of last year was in order,l poured forth like water, in order that despots' vention by a vote of 120 to G nominated James / the safety of this splendid steamship, her pas
which report being read was finally adopted. I may extend their sway,'America has been cul- Buchanan as its choice for the Presidency. A ' sengers or crew, and the most sanguine are
The Treasurer's bond fur the ensuing year tivating the arts of peace, and her children have resolution was then adopted, for the appoint- giving up all
being presented was read and finally adopted.- been bountifully reaping,the fruits of their bon- ment of a committee of twenty-five, one from Pacific ()pill.expectation of ever hearing of the
On motion it was i esty. Republican institutions arc each year each District, with instructions to report the' The news brought by the Hanic, from Europe,
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Resolved, That C. Frets., or
R. E. Wright and me firmly established over the broad conti- names of fifty-four Representative Delegates, is meagre in the extreme. Preparations for the
A. L. • Rube, three of the committee appointed' nent, and liberty has pride her home in our and four Senatorial Delegates from the State at approaching Conferences, which were to open
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by a former meeting, to collect the records of , midst. . , large, and two Representative Delegates from !on the 23d of February, were the chief topicti of
the :Society, shall have power to collect the It is meant that we should sit apart a season s each Congressional District, to represent the interest. Most of the Plenipotentiaries had ar
same, and make report thereof, and to forward to dwell upon the glories 4 the past. Nol State in the Cincinnati Convention ; said coin- j rived in Paris, and their presence there seems
a copy thereof to the Secretary of the tate ; country in the history of the world has been so I tnittee also to report: names of the Presidential / to have given rise to numberless speculations - as
Agricultural Society, and also to have 5600; favored by Ikaven, no land has risen so rapidlyiElectOrs. On Wednesday, a series of resolu- ; to the probable termination of their delibert •
copies thereof printed for the use of the Society, Ito the first rank as this. Her ships sail on / tions, taking strong ground in favor of the , tions on the great questions or the day. ft is
in case E. Kohler and 0. IV. Schreiber, two every sea and trade in every port ; science anal Union and the rights of the States, deprecating; alleged, on the one hand, that Russia will co
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others of said committee, should not attend to literature, manufactur es , commerce and rigri- I the agitation of the slavery question, endorsing l' , off conqueror in the diplomatic contest, seeing
to their duties. 1 culture have all united to make :her great and the Kansas Nebraska net, and the repeal elite ' that France and Austria, each seeking peace,
Peso/reel, That the Secretary and Treasurer ' glorious, and cause her to become the land ofd Missouri Compromise, applaudin g the admin. I will be disposed to accede to her demands, and
shall be entitled to the sum of $25,00 each, as promise to the old world. 1 istration of President Pierce, denouncing the; outvote England on the points upon which, at
!suina fixed salary, for their services during the en-' To preserve our liberties in tact. we must; heresies of Abolitionism, Free•Soilism and ' present, the greatest difference of opinion exists.
g year. '''' I cherish them all our days. No lukewarm I Know-Nothingism, lauding Mr. Buchanan for! On the other hand, it is emphatically declared,
Resolved, That Chas. Foster and Jacob Erd- attachment willsuffice. Freedo m of conscience,
man, his abilities and Statesmanship, and instruct. ' by tile London Post, the British Ministerial Or
man, two of the auditors to resettle the Tree- freedom of action and freedom of speech must I ing, the Delegates to vote for him in the Nation- sari:llea the alliance be France and Eng,-
surer's account of last year, shall be entitled to ever be mnintained. Neglect of one or more of 'al Convention was adopted. The Convention 'land was never more firm than it is now, and
the sum of one dollar each, for their services. I these precepts caused the decline of every I then nominated George &salt of Columbia conn• ! that the report of France leaning to the side of
Resolved, That the President, Secretary and i ancient nation, a n d will eve r be fatal to the I (y, as the Democratic candidate for Canal Con- Austria in the negotiations, is wholly without
Treasurer' of the Society be a committee with / prosperity of a people. History is the beacon missioner ; Jacob Fry of Montgomery county, foundation. Within n brief space •
of time,
power to procure a loan of 8500 on the Ist of! that should guard us from the errors of the I for Auditor General, and Timothy Ives, of Pot• however, the truth will be known : and (ho
April, and,,ssoo on the Ist of July next, fur (lie 1 past, and justice the guide that should lead us ter county, for Surveyor General. most important questions ever subrriitted, per
purpose of improving the Fair ground. Ito the glories of the future. ! James M. Porter, Chairman of the Commit- I baps. to a Euiroopean Coilgress • will filially be
Ress/er s i, That C. Pretz and A. G. Reninger / The future is eminently hopeful. Clouds . tee on delegates to (lie National Convention and decided. l'otil then, it would be impossible to
be a committee on improvements, such ns I may hang over our Southern sky, but they ; Electors made report, as follows : I foretell whether, if there is to be Peace, it will
fencing mud levelling the fair ground, ex- ; will disperse 8,1111 leave the atmosphere clear 1 Delegates to the National Conventimi. be a sound or a hollow one, or whether the
tending the stabling' for Horses, Cattle, Hogs 1 and healthful. With free schools for our child- I , DsmcGATES AT LAROM. WRE will be is:commenced with redoubled vigor.
and Sheep, and erecting places to preserve / ren, and a free press for our people, we luny; Arnold limner, Venango. The London Press is nlmost silent on the
1, II houry 0. Foster, Westmoreland. subject of the pending dn . :llloes with the 1 2 / l i.
hay, &c., with power to procure the materials, I hail the future with confidence and joy.
----55...-. ----- 1 David It Porter, Dauphin.
engage an engine& for the levelling of the said '
tel bastes. An observat hal in the Tanues,states
THE AMERICAN NOMINATIONS. I James L. Reynolds, Lancaster.
ground, to review proposals on public notice
The Norristown " Herald and Free Press," I lb:moor Dossoarss, that the British Government intend. immedi
thereof given, and to arrange and niuke all
ately, to aiigment the army in Canada, which
will attract attention. The 80th regiment eel
an old-line Whig paper, of last week says : I l . Edo-. G. Webb, John McCarthy.
such improvements as they may see proper. The
nominations of MILLARD FILLMORE, of , 1 2. JaMoSO. Vandyke, ChatubersAfeKibben.
Bemired, That a Floral exhibition shall be
I New York, and ANDREW JACKSON Dosessox, of; 3. John Robbins, Jr., Chas. IV. Carrigan. battalions of Rifles are to be despatched to
held on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th '-,, Tennessee,
4. Jas. Lippincott, John C. Brenner. Canada, and several otlwr regiments will follow.
/ as the candidates of the American ; 5. ()wen .Tones, Thos.J. Roberts.
President and Vice President of the' G. Jolm Rioter, Chas. 1) Manly. There is also a rumor that almost every regi
and 19th days of June next, for the exhibition / P arty, f or
of flowers, cally fruits, speed of horses, and '
; United States, are variously received in the 1 7. Jelin I) Stiles. E lw. Nicholson. anent attached to the Home service has received
driving or riding by ladies, &c.
I several sections of the country. Throughout S. T. Glaiuey June s, P. K Miller intimation that their services may be required
in Canada. So far ns sound, fuss and parade
Resokrd, That (Ili President of said society
U the South, as fat' as we have been able to learn, I ',(::
I, ll 4 . h b n '.S , u ( v i n i i l . l 2. l , Jos. B. Baker.
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I en, J. M. Kreider. go, this seems quite warlike.
shall appoint ten persons to act as a committee .
; the presses of that party, as well as the Whigi 11. Wm. Dewart. C. M. Straub.
--.......--- of arrangements at said exhibition, with power
! journals, respond heartily to the nominations,l 12. 11. 11. Wright, J. G. Montgomery.
to appoint sub-committees of ladies to assist,
13. .J. N. IlutchinAmi, 11. 11. 'Beardsley and judging the popular sentiment by the tone!
and also to award premiums.
14. Victor E. Melia, C. L. Ward.
1 of these papers, we are led to believe that the I
15. F. F. Packer. John 11. Morrison
Roue/red, That the next annual Exhibition 1
candidates will receive 'a fair and liberal sup- 15penny • W .Isl Tohn Stuart.
shall commence on Tuesday the 30th day of' .
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i 7.. A. P. Lusk. John Cessna.
Sept. and continue on Wednesday, Thursday I
18 John C. Everhart, Richard White.
I In the Noi:th the feeling of satisfaction is not
and Friday, the Ist, 2d and 3d of October next. I
10. ,Jacob Forney, Alex. McKinney.
so general. In the New L'ngland Males there /
20. .John L. Dawson, Wm. Hopkins.
Ilesolvd,That the present tenant, (Mr. Brink- '
are many dissentients, and while a number ofd o I
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Andrew Barker. Chas. Barnet.
er,) shall occupy the house on the fair ground I
;T-eading papers approve and denounce the, 22. SaMilel W. Black, .Tae. A. Gibson,
for the ensuing year under the same restriOions .
ticket, the large majority of the press remains' 23. M. C. Trout, John N. McGullin.
and for the sane rent ns before, and be entitled;
2-I. T. 1,. Gillis. J. Y. James.
silent on the subject. In New York, the Statet
to the one-half of the ineame at the gate, at 12 i:25. J. Porter Brawley, Wilson Laird.
' Council, without a dissenting voice, has ap- I '
cents admit lance, excepting during the days of;
proved the ticket, and the members of the Legis- ! El'Ecmils Al' LAU"'
exhibition by the Society.
\ ' lat ere of that Party, by a unanimous vote, have /
Charles R Thick:dew
Wilson M. Candless,
Resolred, That the Secretary of the Society and / declared that "though Mr. }Simmons was not :
DIATIOCT ELECTORS.
Mr. Charles Seasreaves, shall be a committee to their choice, yet they acquiesce in his nomina- !
consult with Mr. Wickort, in relation to his i tion, ,, 1. Ccor •e'W. Nsbin e Phila. Co.
The papers of the State are divided ofnl 2. P . ierct Butler, ' 3.
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Black Hawk stud home, to induce him to bring I t h e subject, some greeting, - it joyfully, and others 1 3. Edward Waitman do
said horse in this county for the season.
1 denouncing it as unworthy of support. In .4 * W "'• il • With': do '
/New del se) the papers are also on mut, some' i
Revoked That the executive committee of! ". , . . ..
~. , 5. John McNair. Montgomery,
0 John IL Briton. Chester.
1 hailing it as the harbinger of success, and others! 7.David Laney,Lehigh. '
said Society shall meet again on the 12th day
of April next:'at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, i
-" ' declaring that there is not the smallest chance I 8. Charles Kesler, ilts.
in Allentown:
for it. (1 ,Tame:; Patterson 1 11113 IS
JOSHUA STABLER, Secretary.
In Pennsylvania about a dozen papers hovel lO. Isaac Henkel., Union.
11. francis.W. Hughes. Schuvlkill.
essponded to the nominations by placing the / 12, m orons o s t ee h aut , wy on 's„ g ,
ticket at the' bead of.theit. columns; About as I 13. Abraham Edinger. Monroe.
many more denouncelt, leavingsn largo portion 14. Reuben Wilbur, Bradford.
of the Anti• Administration press indifferent or I g..
j fi l e m o il w il l;V ;ei l i .' , T t ‘s i f l ord, Clinton.
silent in the 'natter. In Philadelphia, the News 17. Henry J. Stable, Alms.
and Times endorse the ticket, the North Ameri- 18. John D. Roddy. Somerset.
1 ., g . . Jacob Tummy, Westmorland.
can opposes it, and the Sun and inquircr seem
L . A. Buchanan, Omen,
1. 'II un. Wilkins. Allegheny.
indifferent to it. The Harrisburg Telegraph,
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alluding to the nominations, says : 22. James G. Campbell, Butler.
" The Whig party was once proud and pow- 23. Thomas Cunningham, Beaver
erful. It marshalled in its noble ranks the 24. John Kealty, Clarion.
brightest intellects of theows, and, whether in 25. Vincent Phelps, Crawford.
power or out of it, exerted a controlling influ
ence in shaping the destiny of the nation. It
was the true national party. Side by side with
our northern states men steed the Clays, the
Bells, the Prestons, the Crittendens and others
in support of the principle that slavery should
not be extended by the government. But
gradually it yielded to the demands of the " pc.
culiar institution," and filially in an evil hour
sought to compete with the Democracy for sec
tional strength, and from thence it exists only
'in the dim canvass of the past. Its greatness
only made its wreck the more terrible and.com
pia°. And yet with the fate of the Whig par
ty still fresh in the recollection of all, the Amer
ican party seems not to have profitted by the
lesion. In 1854, the American party was
-triumphant in every northern State, because it
/Was clearly and unqualifiedly indentified with
the anti-Nebraska sentiment-not the Aboli
tionism -of the North, and the popular agen
cies which brought victory to its banner are as
potent. to-day ns they were then. We should
not, therefore, if WO could-but WC DARE NOT
now forget that there is a North."
IrfUNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the
United States Agricultural Society was held in
Philadelphia, on Thursday of last week. The
object of the meeting was to arrange certain pre
liminaries for the nest Annual Exhibition.
which has been fixed to take place in Philade!. I
phia. on the 7th of October next, and which it j
is proposed to conduct on a scale of unexampled
liberality and splendor. • It was decided to em
brace, as objects of the Exhibition, horses and!
horned cattle, swine and sheep, agricultural hn
plements,cereal and vegetableproducts,poultry,
and native fruits and wines. A grand Banquet,
in which ladies will participate, was also
settled on as part of the programme, and it was
agreed to appropriate from $12,000 to $15,000
in premiums.
BRANDY FROM COAL.—Some French Yankees
at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, propose to distill
brandy from bituminous coal, and in this way :
Coal gas is to be first distilled in the ordinary
way, and conducted into a receiver. It con
tains
about eight per cent. of hydrogenous bi
carbon in a geseous state, which is separated
therefrom (rather a compli cated.affair) and in
troduced into a closer vessel, containing sul
phuric acid the vessel is agitated until the
acid absorbs the gas. Water is then mixed
with it, and . the whole distilled for alcohol,
which the experimentalists cofidently say they
can produce. What an idea ! To think of call.
ing for a glass of " Cumberland" or " Le
high," withor without suga'r.
iri - Of 6,000,000 tons of raw iron produced
in the world in the year 1855, England furnish
ed 3,000,000—0ne half. But 750,000 Were
made in this country, where the earth abounds
in •material for its manufacture, most plenti
fully. Much greater increase in production
took place in England than in the United
States.
lla'Don't•know how to behave in church—
Sundry silk•and•ribbon, cotton-wadding-and
whalebone girls who fancy themselves ladies !
Poor idiots, they are widely mistaken—a LADY
is never guilty of wilful ill-breeding anywhere.
11:71Vo are in need of money—" Yell vet of
it, who isn't 1" That's a fa•t too, but a•e have
about FOUR TIRES the amount of our indebted
ness in accounts of over six MONTRB standing,
These we awn news, and that immediately,
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So please fork over,
D - Coax Cox . ram:Ts.—The Chicago Journal,
of Feb. 14th says :—" Within the last few daYs
large quantities of corn have changed hands, at
forty cents per bushel of fifty-six pounds, de
liverable in the spring. At . least. one hundred
thousand bushels have been sold at this figure
within our knowledge." •
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QUEEII. POLITICAL. PIIANIZS.--A Republi
can, at Cleaveland, Ohio,was so overjoyed at
the.election of N. P. Banks as Speaker, that ho
immediately sent a poor widow SlO ; and the
constituents of Mr. Rust, Congressman from
Arkansas, have . sent him a gold madal for his
assault upon Horace Greeley.
ri'NxesssAny EXPRNSES.—We find a para
graph in circulation in which it is estimated
that the clergy cost the United States six mil
ion dollars per year ; the criminals twelve mil
lions, the dogs ten millions ; and the lawyers
thirty-five millions.
10 - Fresh shad aro selling at Norfolkt4 44a50
cents.
. 1 1.7"11 - HAT A THAW WILL Do.—The Cincin•
natti Gazette, speaking of the flood which is ex,
petted to result, should n sudden thaw occur in
that section of country, says
" The country drained by the Ohio above
I this point contains 100,000 square miles. This
is covered on an overage, at present, with snow
and ice to the depth of twelve or 15 inches,
equivalent to at least six inches of water. This
gathered into one body would fill a lake oflooo l
square miles, 50 feet deep.. Suppose the river
at this point'to be one-third of a mile wide,
and to flow six miles an hour, at a rise of fifty
feet above the present point, it Would carry off
two square miles of the above lake each hour,
or, say 50 square miles a day, requiring 201
days to drain off the water, even supposing no
more rain should fall. The earth is froze full
of water, so that not much can be absorbed.
Under the most favorable circumstances we
must have a high and continued flood. Let
those who have property exposed take warn
ing."
[OVOLONEL FREMONT THE. RICHEST MAN IN
THE Wormn.—The President has signed the pa-
tent confirming Col. Fremont's title to his great
Mariposa claims in California. This nice little
estate contains upwards of seventy square miles
situated about two hundred and fifty miles
easterly from San Francisco. Messrs. Palmer,
Cook & Co., the California bankers, own one
undivided half of the tract, and Col. J. C. Fre
mont the other, which many persons believe
makes him the richest man in the world. Col.
Fremont bought this immense gold region in
1840, for the sum of $3,000. and was laughed
at for the recklessness of his investment. It
has• already yielded some thirty-five millions
of dollars • and its resources, both mineral and
agricultural, are said to befnexbaustible.
U? Getting soft occasionally—The weather
and the young la . dy in want of a husband.
iri"" '111,1711 STIM NG TITAN FUTTION."—
SliCh would seem to he the case tel the reme
dy now hi-thre the public, known as Carter's
Spanish Mixtme. Its powers in many instances
seems to be really miraculous, and especially in
the radical and peramanent cure of some of the
most terrible forms of disease with which man
kind are afflimed.—Scrofula, which seem s en
tirely to battle the skill of Physicians, has been
cured in litany instances by only a yaw BOT•
'IMES Of this invaluable cotnpouni•
another of the most awful scourges• has b
en
'cured by Carter's Spanish Mixture in over 5110
eases. It acts specifically on the Liver and
secretions, and is the best alterative or blood
purifier yet discovered. It has gained reputa
tion wherever known which cannot be art
ful a died by any flirmer anti ofscienco, and it is
prescribed by physicians and testified to by ma
ny of the most entitle nt public num of the coun
try, many of whom say they consider it a matter
of duty to make its merits generally known,
and cordially recommend it to the afflicted.
(I . Ftums IN FEIIIICARY.—Doring the montla
inst closed there were thirty-three fires in the
United States, (omitting all losses less than
, el,000,) of which fifteen destroyed manufactur
i in;; property, and the aggregate loss is $1,244,
000. The principal tires Occurred at Syracuse,
Manchester, N. II.: Philadelphia. Wolcottville,
Ct.; Bristol. R. (.; Copperas Creek, III.; Nau
gatuck, Ct.: Millwnukie and New(York city.
En none of these cases was the loss Isms titan
$50,000,
CONS('MPTION R. 0.
Parder,---in his revised " Manual of the Straw
berry,"—says that during the last year. New
York city consumed . from 47 to 54,000 bushels
of this delicious fruit ; Pld'adelphia, from 10.
to 14,000 ; Boston, from 9 to 11,000, and Cin
cinnati from 11 to 14,1;00. Over 8,000 bushels
ivere received many days daily at New York,.
for its own supply and that of the suburbs..
A single county in New Jersey, from a singre
port over 25 miles distant, sent by steamboat,
during one day, 200,000 briskets, and several
years ago the Erie Railroad brought 803 bushels.
to town, on a single train.
Pills, a certain Remedy for
Dropsy.—Charles Hutchinson (33,) of Burling
ton, Vermont, was for fifteen months, a sad
victim to this complaint, so bad was he one
part eime , that the water actually oozed
through t ! pores of the skin, and thrice per
day change of apparel became necestut
Every time hiS doctor called he expected to fihti
him dead, and in fact gave his. friends.no hopes
of his recovery; his sister who had derived
great benefit, by the use of Holloway's Pills,
begged hint, as a favor to her, to try them ;
fortunately for him he did not refuse, and they
soon produced a change for the better, in four
weeks he was again attending to business hav
ing thoroughly got rid of the disorder, and in
the most excellent health and spirits. These.
Pills work wonders in liver and billions comb
plaints.
IrY'r,fhe Easton Argus says that in conso•
(Fiance of the Court having quashed the bill
of indictment against Jacob Ackerman, an tin . '
licensed Landlord, for violating Act of 14th
April, A. D. 1855, the District Attorney hits
resolved to send no more hills to the Grand Jlt .
o:7"The supply of sugar is said tot. short of
tho demand, and it is -therefore probable; that
tho price will rule high for some time to.come.
—Last year the gram producers. realized a
harvest, now the turn ofsugar planters has come
'lt is• said that the fortheoming stattitics
of Mass., will show that the shoe and leather
manufactories of that State amount to the enor
mous sum of $56,000,000 'annually.
1:0"Thore are now 58 post'oMoes in Kansas.
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