_ THE THE TOWN BOYS. Irgirvirr. - Standing on the corners of our streets ; hang 4r) ' • • _ ing about oyiter cellars, and lager beer saloons, ALLENTOWN; PA. Sauntering along the pavements, with hands in . • their pockets, may at any times be noticed an ______ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1856. allay of young men and boys that may well be C. P. HAINES, EDITOIL " made the subject of serious reflection and prehension by the good people of our borough. • The License Law. Boys of -less than halfit - score of years artfully This bill is still in the hands of the Commit tee of Conference. The Committee of three puff their segars ;very young men drink freely f ore eachwhen liquor is obtainable, and vainly boast oft House could not agree, and two more their capability to withstand the effects of the members, from each House, were added to the liquid fire, as if therein consisted their claim to Committee, but still thus far they have been manhood. Night is made hideous by their unable to agree. The licensing of restaurants boisterousness—day is desecrated by their in to') sell beer mid domestic wines, and the price dui( rice. of licenses for the small taverns, are two of the I The young are exe trmely susceptible of being radical points of difference between the two • Houses. re te ! EASTER,. Last Sunday, which war with it the usual (gg-stre of * eggs, ifotwithstandity article. The connect; a custom, the origir in antiquity, thoe n ish. In olden propriate vir above all,,er Y bread at 'other er o Ear rat' n. 1 tot. trb sh 1! st by ea. 1 ui. Id° 'hen t of `. oft. tun. doom 'ry •rt th All de try t; mature na netm ach of! The L inty ,a orn :de) 'ed ness direct i be tee, miffing '•.t hunn . ..„,,e, and he re- practised! in reference to any of tire elections .. . ceit ed the oath from the President of the Sin-lilivnhdicelri t l i i i it e v l e aw tal o ce r n ga p n l i a z c i e ng in s s a a id id te te r r rri • t i o to r r y y , ,• o e r it t l i rs i.. LIWIIIII IV.IIID. 1 1 . r _ . al . e llvater ! If the winds had been unfavorable and} Town Council, James Kleckner, Jesse Was- ; ate. contamineted by the vioes with. which they the roofs of houses not been covered with sir :.Judge, George White; Inspectors, Frank- ; The Kansas correspondent •of the St. Louis derany pretended law Which may be alleged to Drought in contact : the tuitions of youth, be , ----004.---• snow, the fire would not ha ve ny,:1 e ,,1 as l ong Iv ; tin Woodring, Solomon Smith ; Assessor:Jona- Daily Desimei•at, writing from Topeka, ,March I have taken place therein since. The Commit , EASTER,. they good or evil, afford an index to the career 1 the firemen had to wait. The raging elenie&C! than Schwartz ; Constable, Adam Hecker ;! 8, says th.lt in joint session of the Legislatm.e ' tee have power to send for persons and pap er s Last Sunday, which was Easter, brought of the man. Many of them have never lied an 3. would have spread from house tu house, and School Directors; Henry Fried, Solomon Butz. on that day, Gov. he was elected U. S. ! and to compel witnesses to give teritimony, with it the usual egg-straordinary destruction restraints thrown upon them, and consequently ! the upper part of our town might perhaps now ; Natl.= Gaunter. S'enator on the first ballot (six years,) and Coy. I They are further empowered, if necessary, td of eggs, notwithstanding the stiff price of the cannot be deemed alone responsible for the pro be in ruins ! • And this is not the lien tinse ! CATASACQUA: 1 LAX); on the second, (three years.) Each can- ; call to their aid the military authorities or the article. The connection of eggs with Easter is . fitle.ss life they are leading. While we take into 1 that our houses and our homes have been in ; Burg•ess, ])acid That ; Town Council, Dr. dilate received 38 votes, 56 members hung ; country to protect 'them in pursuing their hi , ; vestigations. After they have completed their a custom, the origin of which appears to be lost ; consideration the fact that many of them have t in antiquity, though it is supposed to be Jew- I parenp or guardi ans of respecta b le s t an di ng i n ; danger, simply because there was no water F. B. Martin. James W. Fuller, 'William Miller, ;present. to extinguish a fire. D. A. Tonibler, John IVilliams ; Judge, Wil- ! Gov, Robinson faders sti•ong ground in opposi• ; report it is to be laid before the House fur such ish. In olden times, history tells us, the ap- I society, to whom they have a right to look for s readY • - Nov is it not time that our citiz e ns wake up liani Gross : Tiispeetee•s, Valentine W. Weaver, lion to the President, whose special message' action as it may see proper to adopt in the propriate viands for Easter were, first aiel l the means of education or employment, they William Goetz ; High Constable, Chiles Sig- and proclamation in reference to the affitirs of premises. • ab . ove all eggs then bacon, tansy, pudding, and i may be looked'inein with compassionate for-land gnai'd against the danger wine") surrounds b , them by day and by night ? L e t us rt i k e icy ; ConstablV. 'William Kiefer ; Supervisoi.s, ' Kansas are discussed critically end fearlessly. ; Although the Speaker has not yet announced bread and cheesy. By degrees, however the bearance, while they whose imperative duty it I warning before it shall be too late. • Jonas Diery, Morgan Erdman ; School Three- 'l'M Governor exposes the hollowness of the , the Committee to proceed to Kansas to in yes 'other dishes have been discarded. ; is to exercise espionage over them cannot be too'. A ciTIZEN, tors, Charles Cl. Se:limner, Friederich Eber- , pretence that the acts of the bogus Territorial • tigate the affairs of that territory generally, it Easter is a festival of the Church commemo- ! strongly rebeked. . ! hard ; Auditor, A. 11. Gilbert. . Legislature acre binding upon the people of is agreed that the Committee will consist of . Tilting Christ's resurrection. The word which Instead of allowing them to tducate them- I, England, France. and Bataan. t 1.051.1111. T.. Kansas, and animadverts upon the President's Alessrs. Dunn, Hickman and Oliver of 3.1 e)•, or we use is derived from the Saxon worst issue s • selves in the schools of vice, as they are now I Join•nals on both sides of the Atlantic have Judge, Nathan Wetherhold : InspectOrS, ; 4 01- declaration that a regularly organized resis• ;.I,etcher. Prominent Democrats have suggested ' doing, parents should s ee th a t th e i r leisure of late teemed with ruinoi•s concerning a coin signifying rising. union Dichl ,jr . , Charles E. Bed: ; Assessor. ranee to the decrees of that body WOUld be an to the Speaker either of the two last. Theis' The day was observed by approptiate sir- I !muss arc spent in our common schools. In- mencing coolness, between France and England, Reuben „Scheirer : Assistant Assessor, Jacob ❑act of treason. Facts and precedents are cited • are at least thirty candidates for Clerk to the . mows in the different Clitnche.s of this borough, • - stead of allowing them fo walk 1111Illf,lested ' I 141 4 , 011 L Llie manner in which Russia was t o l' s • - s• es • • Constible David lfilllrtus • '4llper- ill the Message, to show that (lie people of Kan- Coln/Ili/CC. by their reepeetiye pastors. down the mid to ruin, their guardianship • settled with at the Peace Conference, it being ' ' I. • " lan ' ' ' ' . .' .' ' ' rise. Jima than . 1r erlY : School Directors, l'e- sas are wholly justified in the course they have Governor Reeder left Washington err insi , should make them useful niembei•s of society. stated that Louis Naroleon, after making a Burglaries in South Whitehall. ter Schtunacher, .fonas Schearc c ; Audit or , .I.:d. syen lit to pursue, and that the El'et-State move- home at Easton, on Saturday, and Will go from l'hough the parent be not aware of the gross cal; paw of England, and using her to Ins ! About two w - eeks since the house of 51r. n win %Monett:lan : Treasurer. Jonathan Werly ; I meta is not as the President asserts, a mere ; thence early next week to Kansas. with the , error lie is committing, in neglecting Ins child,'l licurCs content ,'hid gone • • boots,b .1 • JosiAn SPEir., in South Whitehall, was entered . i is ..t he in. measure held responsible for his err and Ireeclies ' to ‘.:llecxande°l•l over id ltusia. -' 3 lt ' Clerk ' neinds . 1 1 !` , . i . b . el . t m . ..... , 1 prty movement, but that all parties , in - the; Commissioneis. . by a burglar, and among other things about Srate united in the formation of the Constitu- I ; appears, however. by the last arrival from Eng- ; ! Ihn i Ar 1 M. "" $3O in cash were stolen out bf a trunk belong- rs ' • Statisticsf Slavery in the United States. g 1 1 7l'he progress of slavery in the United States It is evident, parents es a general thing do ; lend, that there was no truth in these rumors : Judge, 'Hiram J. Schantz ; Inspectors, John tint under width the new State or anisstion ! ° ing to a young man who boarded in the family . not serei e thst si ill t watchfulness over ii I for English joernals 110 W state that the under- . Fogel, John I'. Seiherling ; Assessor, 'Levi ' has been effected. 'There One night last week his house was again enter- ii _,. e ' . Ea . :indict' : Constable, Francis 11. Jacoby ; Su- passages in this -Message, but ili.e ll sel l ers s larP I has been remarkable. It will be seen by the 1 • charges s that their well-being den a s. ; standing between the English and French gov- K. t . ocutnent is following figures : cd, probably by the same burglar, and an At_ Sufficiente p - Prvisors "leo]) Heller Peter Guth • Seine] Di- ; ge;ic ' rally coin•teons in tone and lucid in its ar- 1 care is not taken to prevent their, ernments is as cordial as ever, end that in a re- : , tempt made to carry off a trunk belonging to ; rectos, John Arno, Be . n.jamir! Fogel ;Auditor, ' ginient. The pretensions of the President and' s lenws. 1 coming; in contact with the haunts of brawlers, cent interview between the Emporor of the • • 607,891 the same boarder. Iths Spiel and the boarder I.„ltt in Isradilich; 1 reasurer. Solomon Albright. his advisers ere met with a firniness .. which sa ! 1800, ! 1 drunkards and gamblers. Often they make no ; French and Lord Clarendon, the former de -893,041 were awakened by what was supposed to be • 's - Hs NOVEI:. ' are solution to ndlieiT tin v ield ins! vto 1810 , efforts to give their sons honorable employment, ! dared that he would not abandon for an instant rats but ou looking up a man was discovered':, I - 11 . ' 11 fetter• 1 - 5.01's of' • . - • - • 180, . . • • • • - 1 .1 53 9 .1 3 0 5 4 4 iii , L , ,P, el 1 .. 11a11 . , ... , nspectoi's, oani- the principles atioweel in the State Constitution. : I :7°o' • • • . and perhaps oftener sons who have become re- the line of policy they had traced out together. . • 182,0. : : • ' : 2,009:0'1 standing by the window. Ile fled on being 1 erilinond il int ; Assessor, Henry; and the threatening language of the recent Prop. Q n (rectory by parental misinimagement refuse to : The Peace Conference has already commenced nel Kci P er • 1 "" 1 ". • • : : • 2.487,355 spoken to, and it was then ascertained that he ; Elierlinist : Justice, Jacob E. Eogli ; Constable. Intion =ls out a rejoinder which resembh:s ' Isso. ' engage in manual labor because of the miscon- ; its sessions in Napoleon's gay capital ; and be • • . 3,204,421 lUD , out 0 IC room, 1111 I/10- / had dragged at • I- 1 f tld • Richard Miller :. Supervisors, Joseph licliline. a defiance. The GOVCI•nor distinctly says that ! Delaware also Contains 2290-• the District of caption that it is degrading. Some of them fore ninny suns have risen and set. we shell bably intended to carry it off. Ile entered the ; plea, as a paliation for their vicious- I Probably hear that the nritish lion and the • rstinc ilei i ler ; Sehool Directors, llerman 31. orders have been received by the Federal officers ; Columbia 267 --and New Jersey 09 2. house through a window and had taken the ; ur g c the cannot find employment, and I Russian bear are lying down to ether, in Kensas to arrest the State autlicnities and • In 1790. Pennsylvania contained 3737 slaves • unfastentl i doors,before coin- ;'less, that the)" precaution to IC flad Fetter, IVilliam Wind. urge indigence as an excuse for not educating that the French eagle is fluttering in play- Wssnisetrox. the members of the Legislature upon a charge; --in 1800, 1706,-in 1810. 795-in 18°0, °H of treason.; but, in announcing this fact, lie iin 1820, 403--in 1840, 14-and in 1850, none. mng depredations. Country people should I pre .. their children. 1:11fOrtlIllately this; Illay be true I ful dalliance with those now docile noddy ads. ! • rm. dom . :, rqf Election plaer. , ISB catithms the legislatiii'e against instant resis- ' The total to of the'. • Slave States in keep on their guard, as the country is at • D. &C. l'eter, • of many of them, though We are confident all : - sent full of straggling vagabonds. ! wer Hsi setieli Itisi , t• st : John Treieliter, . 75 tance, recniumending •• that no finger be raised ; 1850, was 0.664,646. _ - _---. .-- ' • : may be given some means of profitably expend- i 1 mr. Edito U r nLon h e• l en o te u t i ci l y ist E w le v eti k e , i s i. I • Approach of ":::pring. ' inn. their time. 1 b . . ! , Litige„Toscpli Peter ; Inspectors, Gideon against the Federal authority until there shell Long, cold and dreary has been the past Such being the case, it behoves our citizens, I . . 3 ' (.. issue Sall Lentz, 'nigh. Kuntz ; Assessor, Levi Krauss ;be no hope of relief but in revolutfo n ." ,an election advertised for officers of the " Union - ," , s . winter ; yet there are some who will descant individually and collectively, to give the matter , „ eine . ei. „ . . s oust:tow, donn Kern ; Supei•visors, George The statement that orders had bee n receiv e d L t . y. .On inquiry I found that no per- Ilex, Henn- Ilem•ilze ; School Dh•ectors, Peter for the arrest of the new Government scents to upon the " heauties'ef winter," and try to be • their serious attention. They can certainly do 1 sons had as 3•et been named to fill said offices, , Reber, David Krauss : A uclitor,dlenry Kuntz ; lie confirmed by other testimony. !rite . Deputy cheerful and happy over inanimate nature.- much now that shall ellixt the future social ! Marshal is said to have received private order; i and teerefore would respectfully suggest-the ' Clerk, R o b ert . m.n owe u . . But winter has no solace for usswhen ;condition cf our plebe for good. Let them hold ' following . I Uereit Ssi - cox. to this effect : but up to the date of our latest Th e 1,1,„ k „.; m 1 whi,.:1,...,„,,, ,1i,,,,,,, c„,. „„,1„,.,„..' out ithlticcinents to industry--give them cm- 1 g • • . i 1 Par:sun:sr -Charles Keck, Esq. Drift without ',Lilo to the lll:truin g ;mound. ' ployment When possible, and tenderly rebehe i , ! Jude, amps Herring ; Inspectors, Vriali ; advice 110 . steps to that end had been tal:en. SI:CT'T IltY IVillii I II Newhard. • Hence we hail with pleasure the approach of! them in their errors. Ever, we believe, should , ...; t :' ' - ' ll " - ; The Governor does net appear to be alarmed at . .1 stsuitiet-J. P. Barnes. gar : Justice, Henry B. Pearson ; Constable, ; the prospect. spring. 'We arc not alone in our longing. The be kept before our minds the fact that we have I MANsthsie -Pet R. Wollter, William . IL poor laborer Who has consumed his scanty ,a large class of beings among us who are every : Daniel Treichler ; Supervisors, Thomas Ott, ; The minor recommendation of the Message Blunter J. IsseeP; .' ''••• . - Winter store, bids it welcome : the trees, torn ,'day taking long strides down to a life of vicious.; ' . l ' illi b . LOT i [OLDER,. James Reinhart. : School Directoiss, Enos Erd- relate': to public education, the formation of a man, Jaeob Cooper; .indite, Lewis 51. Engel- Slate militia, homesteads and finances. The and tossed by lliC wintry breeze : the blighted ness and crime` and it should incite our well ! ----....11, - vines and floweis ; the joyous birds,- all sigh directed efforts in their behalf, that they may ; Allentown Teachers' Astociation. ; man ; Clerk, .folin SI:1111er. propriety of enacting a prohibitory hone' law fur itsspeeely coining and bid it welcome. Then ibe reclaimed while - young, and instead or be. ; s leit•lss Eienieg. 51ar.•11 17111. Is:tlt. i ( . 1.14:It Alrixenn. is broadly hinted. The Legislature had done The President being absent, the Vice , Presi- , Judge, David hern ; Inspectoi•s, hetil,en 11. I nothing beyond effecting its organization. coin, ! r.t. es's.: ! lie pho. l',.r lilt, ' eothing, curses to society, bright ornaments in I dent took the chair. ; Kemmerer, Francis Schwartz : .Assessor, Hen- ; The event of the birth of a new Free State ./1,/ ph,s, the svand, ~.r rot. 1,m1.. at .Ili! the human fitbrie. i . We ritr,lt for the inlitunet. th.tt 1;li. rt.octts. 1 The minutes of the previous meeting were ;ry Jordan : Constable, Charles E. Reeder ; Su - I has thus been peacefully accomplished. Tito. For Ilio.bp.ll .•r ~:11 .mo:-Iiino on.l holio.,' d... 15 , ,, read and atloptCd. ; pervisors, Aaron Sslitilcr, John Lorenz : Schad , result of this act of the people of the State re- Far 111, , genial nin• Inll4l ill , pli/1,1111 rain. To Wahen our 1110F,11111:, no :•treants agitill. An essay was read by Miss Ellen Gibson, on • Directors, Clemese W. Hertzel, Reuben Stall- ; mains to be developed. If the report of the in ." School Examinations and Exhibitions." ; lei : Auditor, Peter Henninger ; Treasurer, Jo- ! tention or the “evernment to arrest the new " The state of Common School Education as nas Kern ; clerk, Charles Sicher. officers proves to be authentic, the next intel presented by the Superintendent of the Common I 11-risi:NnunG. I, li;zenee from Kansas will be highly important. Schools," was discussed. i Judge, Francis Weiss ; Inspectors, Davidl Meanwhile, we have intelligence of the seizure On motion, the sam e t o b e a ga i n t a k en up at B enner , Stephen Ebert ; Assessor, David Zim- I of rifles and cannon on the Missouri frontier, nest me cling. ' merman ; C'oestable, George Grim ; Supervi- , S td te am to he intended for the use of the Free On motion adjourned, to meet the 3lst of, sers„Jona:s Ebert, Thomas Grim ; School Direr- men in Kansa and a determination is tors. William Stine, 1 year, Solomon 11. .1 ,del, ;Stale xresd by the Pro-Slavery Party to seize March - at the same place, at 7 o'clock. E. JII MONS, S...cretary. Nathan litichinan fur 3 years ; Auditor, and confiscate all.property of this nature that - A Great Freshet. 'ides Steller. . 1 may find its nay toward Kansas. 1119C11 of the snow of the winter has -melted LYNN. ; away, and the danger of a great freshet has iiifi g o. Jacob Moser ; Inspectors, Jacob Kist- I CST's✓ l'iner's SistrisTics.--It is stated that ; ter, David Moser : Assessor, Joshua Weida ; there arc twenty-th Fee circus companies in the therefore abated to a very considerable extent. : It should be remembered however that w 1 - • Constable', Daniel Zenner ; Supervisors, Jesse . United Stales, and the average expense of each ' c 'as e' D. Follweileis Samuel Schneider : School Direc- ! daily in (Inc summer season, is $350-in all hot had a heavy rain for weeks, and that one' may. be constantly expec te still ice•bound, and tor , , d. Many of the , tors„Sainuel Oswalt, Henry Mti umbaer ; Audi-' about $3OOO. The cost of fixtures, horses, rivers and creeks, too, Samuel 'lemony ; Tseseurer, Elias Hart-; &c.. is about $750,000, and employment is are I given to 2000 men, and On equal number of man ; Clerk, Jonas Seiberling. thus the water from the mountains above would • G. not find its natural channel, but would be Ilisninsien forced over the frozen ground, and into new lei' ni„, R„ dy . Assessor, Nathan Kemmerer ; Judge s David Bless ; inspectors, horses. ctors, Owen Mil- I directions, and in many with a power ir resistible. 'flue parties immediately interested ,ors, George Heats.. Henry Krum ; School Di- Constable, Peter ' Miller, (Farmer) ; Supervi are doubtless aware of this condition ()rattails. s and yet there are sonic who are lulling (hem- i rectors. Christian Hunsicker, Jacob Herter ; selves into a false security. The-first licit`)licit`)Auditor. David Smith ; Clerk, William Fry; . . . L ows! , sfismu ns rain will doubtless produce an extramilinary Judge, Willoughby Gabel ; Inspector Da freshet, and such a movement of the waters yid Schuler, Joshua Reinhart ; Assessor, Geerge should therefore be anticipated. Heretofore, It. Carl ; Constable, Charles Schneider ; Super under like circumstances, property to the visors, Silas Ott, George Kline ; School Piece antount of tens of thousands of dollars in value tors, Daniel Stahlee, John G. Schantz ; Audi has been destroyed, which might have been t 0, , ,,. sulornon L . ... Hotter ; Clerk, Edward Fry ; saved by the exercise of a little caution.' Treasurer, Peter Stoudt. In 1831, the eccentric Lorenzo Dow made a : NOILTII W. prophecy, prophecy, that in 1856, the greatest flood since I udge, Adam Scheirer ; Inspectors, Jacob Lin the time of Noah, would prevail all over the! Lin demon, John IL Heebner ; Assessor, Reuben world. From rho vast quantity of snow n c w .; Saeger ; Constable, Daniel Boyer ; Superisors, on the ground, and ice in the rivers, it would : mi c h el Keieb„er, Solomon Delong ; School only require a couple of days' continuops warm ' Directoreter Ilendricks, Simon Kemmerer ; rain from the South-west, to produce pretty Auditor, Jacob Scheirer, sea. much of a flood in some Of the United States. SOUTH 11 lIITETIALI. Judge, Thomas Faust ; Inspectors, Elias Henry, Joseph Gackenbach ; Assessor, Robert Steckel ; Constable, Samuel llerwick ; Supervi sors, Lorenz 15e . ek„ Andrew Sheldon, Thomas Yundt, Peter Blank ; School Directors, James l's Kline, Charles Wenner; Auditor, Josiah Strouss. Trees aid Shrubbery. Now is the time to Order Fruit and Shade Trees, Shrubbery; &c. All who love the shade of trees and the blossom of fruits and flowers, should now see to it, as the planting season is near at band. Let every ()WIRT of end estate en .deavor to improve and beautify, by means of trees—whether for shade or for fruit. There is not merely a pleasure in s plantirg, but from the happiness which a fine tree yields, not only to the owner of the property, but to every passer I by, it seems to us that good Men must encour age the di.spositiow to set out trees. These remarks will apply not merely to our beautiful Allentown, but to the various villages and farms throughout the county. Those who arc favored with shade trees need fruit trues, and those who have neither need both ; and where they have shade and fruit trees, they can be mindful that shrubbery beautifies every home, and will render even an indifferent house pleasant. Whatever adds to the innocent at tractions of home is certainly deserving of con sideration. Orders for all kinds of trees are re- ceivcd by Mr. C. B. IlAimz, who makes selec tions from the best York State Nurseries—and warrants trees true to name. See advertise- , went. Allentown Seminary. • By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that the Sluing 'examinations of this institution tale place today and to-mor row,.and on Thursday evening an exhibition, consisting of *music and declamations, Will take place at the Odd Fellows' ball. These exami nations and exhibitions cannot fail to be inter esting, and should be encouraged by all inter ested in educational matters, especially by parents. Their Valeral introduction we feel satisfied would ho attended.hy the most bencli• cial results. No Sowing in Mich. During other seasons of spring, it was be coming quite customary fur some of our farmers to sow Their oats•quite early, but this year it is not likely to be done, tho snow preventing.— When, however, the fine weather Eats in, which we have no doubt will happen before Ibng, it will ho likely to continuo, and give all the seeds ample time to grow and arrive at maturity within the proper season: ra — Tlon Linn Boyd, of Ky., is spoken of for the Vice Presidency. FIRE. At about 0 o'clock on Wednesday evening a fire broke out in the frame dwelling or Mr. Wit.f.mm liens, in IValnut street. above Ninth, and in n short time was reduced ton heapofruins. It is not positively known, but is supposed to have been caused by a piece of carpet on the second floor coining in contact with a stove pipe, hich through the ceiling. We have nut heard how much the loss of Mr. Rube amounts to, but everything on the second story was destroyed. The building was oWned by Mr. ()wen and was insured for F., , 250 in the Sinking Spring Insurance Co. The build ing stood immediately alongside the large lum ber yard of Nathan Dresher, and but owing to the wet condition of the lumber and favorable state of the wind, we are probably spared from recording a disastrous conflagration. The fire• men were promptly on the spot, but there was no water lo Ic had ! Who, then, would have been to blame if half of the upper part of town had been laid in ashes ? Why can not the Water Company arrange matters in•such a way that there is always a full supply on hand ? Who knows at N hat hour a fire may break out, and if the town is not better supplied than it was on the above occasion how is the devouring element to be arrested. We all know that our town is stipplied with ri good and efficient fire depat tment, and the members of the different organizations " ever ready when duty calls," to do service, but it is of little or no use to be ever so well pktvided in this respee if there is no supply of water. Breadstuiro coining bown. • Flour and grain have a downwaril tendency all over the country, with the exception of Allentown,—our dealers being always ready to go up whenever there is a rise, but mighty slow in coining down when there is a decline in prices. Farmers who have been holding on for higher prices may expeot to realize a hand soine—/uss. In New York on Wednesday, Flour sold at 86.66 to G.Bl per barrel, which is a fall of fully 25 cents per barrel. Itye sold at $4 to $6.25 per barrel, and corn meal $3.50 to $4.15. Wheat sold at $1.72 to $1.90 pe'r bushel; rye, $l-10 to $1.17 per bushel ;. eats, 43 to 44 cents ; corn, 65 to 70 cents per bushel. Mess • pork - sold at $15.75 per barrel, prime mess, 817.'5. Country mess beef sold at $0.25 to $ll per barrel ; country prime, $8.75 ; re packed Chicago, &c., $l . l to• $13.25; extra mess, $l4 50. The prices for live beef cattle averaged 12 cents per pound . : • D✓ - Arrived—Sundry blue birds and robins. , (For the Letagfi Register.) Allentown in Danger. , Mu. Eiorron.:—How does it happen that our Borough is so poorly supplied with water to ex tinguish fires ? We have slpendid Engines, fine Hose Carriages, glittering with silver, and large and commodious Engine Houses, but of what use are these things to put out a fire and save our town from being burnt dowrf, as long as there is sodill le water at command ? Our fire men are A noble set of men, always willing to venture their own lives in order to save the lives of others, but what Can they do with their Engincs and their Hoer, if they have no water ? Look at the state of things on Wednesday evening last. 'She fire was near a large lumber yard, and tliA the firemen stood Waiting ft' The Steamboat Accident at Philadelphia. Great excitement still prevails at Philadel p na in regard to the Steamboat disaster on the Delaware, the particulars of which we gave in ; our last. The number of lives lost is not yet definitely known. Twenty-eight dead bodies I have already been recovered, and about twenty five persons are still missing. The loss of life is chiefly, owing to the neglect of the company to furnish the boat with- small boats and life preservers, not ono of either being on board.— The origiwof the fire is unknown 117' • 'Growing small by degrees and beautifully tess.—Plates of oysters. Result of tho Spring Elections. ALLENTOWN. Burgess, Thomas Mohr; High Constable, John L. Hardie ; Auditor•, John P. Dillinger. • Nonni WAnir. Town Council, Ephrainl Yohe, Enoch New hard Judge, Jesse Samuels ; Inspectors, Wil liam Mnddern, William 11. Moll ; Assessor., Elias Merl z ; School Director, John D. Stiles ; Constable, Samuel Burger. Soren WARD. Town Council, Charles L. Martin, David Schwartz ; Judge, Amos Ettinger ; Inspectors, Henry J. Saeger, Jesse M. Line; Assessor, George Wetherhold ; Conkable, Samuel Hart man ; School , Director, Joseph Diet! felt. S.rr.rsncrnr Judge, Solomon Diehl ; Inspectors, John J. Gicring, John Eshenbach ; Justice, Jacob Eck speller' ; Assessor, Gideon Ritter ; Constable, Isaac Hassler ; Supervisors, Joseph Herbst, Ga briel Klein ; School Directors, Morgan Ap•' pel, George Laubaell, Jacob flitter, 2 years ; Auditor, Allen Apple. • s Important News from 'Canons. Tho' news from Kansas possesses features of unusual interest. The inauguration of the new Free-State Government was quietly accom plished on the 4th inst. CHARLES Romxsox was sworn in as Governor, and W. T. ROBERTS: took the oath as Lieutenant. Governor of the State. The Legislature was duly organized ; Lieut. Gov. Rounirrs presiding in the Senate, and T. A. MIXATID being elected Speaker of the House. Governor Romxsox deliYered a brief inaugural Address upon taking the-oath of of fice, and afterwards sent in his first Message. MIA RolinnT K Lon has received the appoint ment by the Governor, of Secretary of State, in the absence of P. C. SCIIETLE, and hr I - 7V(STF.ItS MUST i u ABLE TO P,DAD AND WIOTE.—The. MDSIICIIUSCUS House have passed by just the requisite two-thirds vote one of the new amendments of the Constitution, which originated in the Senate at this session—that which provides that any person who deSires to exercise the' right of suffrage in that Common wealth, shall be able to read and write, unless prevented by physical disability. [I:7 < WALNEAt AND VierrottiA,—A respectable ship owner has assured the New York Journal of Cwitincrec that he is in possession of evidence going to prove that the government of Presi dent WALsztt, of Nicaragua, has been recog nized by Great Britain, which has likewise concluded with his representative at the Court of St. James a treaty consenting that the Mos quito territory be annexed to the Nicaragua. re public. If WALKER receives the cold shoulder from his brother Jonathan, he. is right in malt ing friends with his old father John Bull. Ea'TIIIC MISSING ST EAMSI 7 IP.—Nothing has yet been heard of the steamship Pacific, and it now seems probable that she went down with all on board. The only hope remaining is that she may have put in at Azores Islands. More than fifty sailing vessels, of an aggregate of 0,000 tons, are now overdue at this port from Europe. Some of them have been out over three months. • 13:7..W ha tis it that you must keep after you have given - to another ? Your word. • [ilt is said that 300 slaves have escaped by crossing the Ohio River on the ice, within the last uionth. Doings in Congross. — • KANSAS ArpArns.--In the H. S. Senate, last Monday, Mr. Honglass, from the Committed on Territories, reported a bill authorizing tho people of Kansas to form a Constitution for a State government, - preparitory to admission into the Union when the territory may have the requisite population. In the House, on Wednesday, a resolution was adopted by a vote of yeas 101, nays 92:, • providing for the appointment of a Committee of three members of the House to proceed to Kansas to collect evidence in regard to' the troubles in Kansas generally, and particularly in regard to any fraud or force attempted or 11-Wito wom.n swallow Croton Oil, Calo mel, or other hurtful and dangerous drugs, if they knew it. There is little use of sugaring it ; over in order to get it taken. The fatal poison, as from the bite of a venomous snake, steabi through every avenue of life, and mingles with blood before the eff...ct is felt. Therefore, all should be careful to procure Dr. L. B. Wright's " Liquid Cathartic." Besides being entirely v 3 getable and wholesome, it is pleasant, without containing one grain of Calomel or other dan gerous compound. ft is the hest and most pleasant Family Physic and Alterative in the world. We except none. Purchase without delay, and never he a moment without It. See advertisement. sObri nub enbri. fIJ "Chore are seventy-six thousand barna in Massachusetts. lingering.—Winter in the lap of spring, and the chap who has been courting for twelve or fifteen years, in the lap of his girl. Robert Schuyler, the New York I defaulter. Re died at Nice under the name of Robert Sears, 13".:1 Yankee has invented a plague which kills off nil who do not pay the printer. It is more destructive than the consumption. f - A. paddy writing from the west, says pork is plenty ; that every third man you meet is a hog. ri - One man in Philadelphia holds a million of dollars of the Tekan bonds, soon to be paid, which he bought of the U. S. bask at the rate of 15 cents to the dollar. I:a - "It is said that Barnum, notwithstanding his failure, has secured $150,000 in such a manner that none of his creditors can touch it. Poor Barnum ! BC7'The tax levy in Philadelphia for city purposes has been fixed at $1,90 in the $lOO. This is a higher rate than property-holders aro usually required to pay. • g7'lt is reported that the city of Jeddo, in. Japan, was destroyed by an earthquake, No vember 11th, by which. 100,000 houses wero demolished and 20,000 lives lost. GC)=A. country editor thinks that Columbus is not entitled to much credit for discovering America, as the country is so largo he could• not have missed it. • •Or DESIRMILII.—FIour is coming down a lite tle.• We hope it will get low enough for poor people like editors and printers to get hold of a barrel. O;7 * THORATE OF or:mos.—An editor in lowa has become so hollow from depending upon the printing business alonelor bread, that ho pro- poses to sell himself for a stove pipe. IloG.—The carcass of a hog,. weighing 1040 pounds, and measuring nine feet two inches in length, seven feet four inches girth, has been on exhibition at a market in ltondout, Isiew York, according to the Courier of that place. 07} verything costa in New York—even s snow storm. The expenso of loading and:cart ing the snow from that portion of Broadway, between Libertpstreet and Bowling Green, was $O5O, or about $9O per (abort) block. Eigh. teen hundred and sixty cart loads were takes , away in • that distance. 0
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