C THE LEHIGH TIEGISTETI. ALLENTOWN, .PA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1857 0. P. RAINES, EDITO1!! The Boroughs of Pennsylvania. "Unquestionably the most importantboroughs in Pennsylvania aro Harrisburg, York, Norris town, Pottsville, Easton, West Chester, Car lisle, and Chambersburg. We have some fig ures to show that Ilarrisburg is still first, in point of population, as it has been since Lan caster was " cityfied." Taking five persons to equal one taxable, the relative population of the boroughs named would be about as follows : Taxables. Population. 2,323 11,615 2,174 10,890 2,090 10,450 083 4,915 2,019 10,095 1;014 5,070 2,019 10,095 739 3,705 Harrisburg, Pottsville, Easton, Carlisle, _York, West Chester, Norristown, Chambersburg, Our position in the list of important boroughs in the State in respect to population, it will be seen, is put down as third ; but no one familiar with our local position and the constantly in creasing business of our Borough would deny us the position in respect to trade and general prosperity. We are far ahead of Harrisburg in these particulars, and even Lancaster, with her " city charter" and excess of population cannot boast of as largo or as active a trade as Easton. Our position in the Commonwealth is a proud one, and we need but the infusion of a little more of the progressive spirit of the age, and a still further improvement of our resour ces to place us in the lead of the majority of the cities of our State. Push ahead, keep moving." The above article we clipped from a late number of the Easton Daily Express. It will be seen that Allentown is not noticed in the list of " finished, fenced in, and white washed" towns above enumerated, and probably for the very reason that it would have revealed their "snail's crawl" progress, especially of Easton, if prop erly brought in comparison with our town, since the septennial assessment of 1849. Desir ous of showing up the matter fairly, we have compiled the following table, from the records, which shows the number of taxables in each of the towns named,—Allentown included,--in 1849 and 1856, as ascertained by the recent as sessment far the apportionment of the State, and the increase of taxables in the intervening period of seven years: IS t 9 1S Increase 1703 2323 620 1231 2174 943 Harrisburg, Pottsville, 1399 2090 691 Easton, Carlisle, 1598 2019 421 596 1014 418 996 2019 1023 659 739 80 802 1868 1066 York, West Chester, Norristown, 011ambersburg, At ent° This shows . that Allentown has increased more than either of the towns named, in the period mentioned. Taking five persons to equal one taxable, the population of our town at present would be 9,340 ; and of Easton 10,- 450, or 1,110 in their favor, whereas at the as sessment in 1849, they bad an excess of popu lation over us amounting to 2,985. Not much to brag on, surely, on their side A Registry Law. A bill providing for a General Registry Law for thisltato has been introduced in the Senate, by Mr. Lewis, of Delaware county, by which it is made the duty of assessors to make a com plete list of all the voters in their respective wards or districts, enter them in a book with the place of residence opposite, ten days before every general election. Nine days before any general election a certified copy of this list shall be furnished to the inspectors of election and no person shall be permitted to vote whose name •is not contained on said list, the officers t. being requiied to regard such omissio fas con clusive evidence that the person so otn ted was not residing within the precinct ten d s before the election, except in case of minors arriving at majority within that period. This shall not supersede the right to challenge, which shall be exercised as heretofore. The assessor shall, on the tender by any citizen of one cent for each name, furnish a copy of said register. The re maining sections of this bill . impose penalties upon assessors refusing to comply with its pro visions, and provides for their compensation. The New Coin Law. As this bill has passed both Houses of Con gress, it will of course soon become a law. The bill reduces the Spanish and Mexican quar ter to twenty cents, the 12/ cent pieces to ono dime, and the 6 cent piece to half a dime. Tho bill also authorizes the issue of the new cent. The postmaster in this city has already given orders to the clerks to receive no more foreign change except at the reduced rate. ,As much of this coin is - really worth its face, it is likely the Spanish coin will be rapidly absorbed for silverware and export, and we ought within six months to have for the first time in this coun try the true Federal currency of the nation. The State Treasurer Question. There was no election for State Treasurer, at llarrisbnrg, on Monday of last week, both Hous es in the absence of a large number of members, having adjourned without going into Conven tion. This will render it necessary for the Legislature to pass a special law, fixing a new day of election. The present law provides as followif : ' "In case no State Treasurer is elected at the time fixed by law the Treasurer for the time being shall hold the office until a successor is appotn4d according to the provisions of this act, 'with') bond given by the Treasurer and his seduritfes shall be held valid and binding so long as he continues in office. "When a vacancy in the office of the State Treasurer shall happen, by resignation or other wise, the. Legislature, if in session. shall, with in five days after being informed of the same by the Governor, proCeed to supply such vacancy by an election, conducted in the manner herein. before prescribed." Mr. Magraw's officiat term expires next May, whOomlesa tlte Legislature should in the mean time elect, Gov. Pollock will probably have the a ppointment of his successor. THE LAST FISCAL YEAR The year 1856 has been a very prosperous one with the United States. The agricultural, manufacturing and commercial interests were never before in so flourishing a condition.— Every department of trade has progressed steadily, and in some cases, immensely. The general peace which the United States have maintained with all nations, in conjunction with the active, industrious and enterprising character of the people, and the advantage of boundless resources, has produced these grati fying results. And the difficulties in which some of the leading foreign nations were until lately involved- among themselves, gave our people great opportunities of which they did not fail to take advantage. The war between England, France and Turkey on the one side, and Russia on the other, caused a demand for our agricultural productions, which continued long after peace was declared. Consequently, during the year ending June 30, 1856, exports, purely agricultural, to the amount of 850,390,- 906, were sent from American ports to foreign countries. The whole amount of exports, including every thing, for the same year was $310,586,- 600, as exhibited in the following table : Cotton . . . . $128,382,300 Breadstuffs . . Provisions . Tobacco . . Manufactures Product of Fisheries Product of the Forest Hemp, Flay, Clover, &c Oil Cake . Coal . • . Ice . . . Manufactures, miscellaneous . 3,559,600 Raw Produce . . . . 1,110,300 Gold and Silver Coin Gold and Silver Bullion Quicksilver Total Exports, . . . $310,586,000 There were only two years since the com mencement of our government, in which the amount of breadstuffs exported exceeded that of this year : In 1847, the year of the Irish famine, $08,701,021, and in 1854, the year when the Russian war began, $0,04,1,323. Cotton is the heaviest production of the Uni ted States, and constituted the largest item of exportation. This is owing to the fact that the Southern States have no competitors of con sequence in the production of the article.— Russia, Poland and the countries on the Medi terranean, rival us in the supply of breadstuffs but nowhere can cotton be produced in suffi cient quantity or quality to constitute a serious rivalry to the Southern States. Perhaps it would be well if this article did not occupy sn prominent and overshadowing a position among the exports from this country., and its place to a great extent supplied by manufactured arti cles. The least satisfactory part of the returns of the exports for the year ending 30th June, 1850, is that in relation to manufactures. In examining these returns we have before us the evidence that we aro a great and over-groWn, but still a raw nation. We cannot be beat in shipping the crude productions of the earth; we are great in the cotton, wheat and lumber lino ; but for the finer achievements of civili zation ; for the triumphs of manufacturing skill, we have as yet comparatively not much to show. In the contrast between $235,467,- 500 of raw materials, anl $16,582,775 of man ufactured articles exportyd, is presented a state of things that should nol, be permitted to exist, but should be altered if there is a possible reme dy: Not that it would be expedient to reduce the amount of raw material sent from the coun try, but it would be a most profitable policy to increase the variety and amount of manufac tured articles exported. England, which is dependent upon the Uni ted States for raw cotton, exports $174,055;- 000 worth of cotton manuflictured annually, while the United States, with the staple reared within tier borders, sends out from her ports but $6,967,309 of cotton fabrics. With the most abundant deposits of coal and iron in the world, we exported in 1856 the insignificant amount of $3,535,712 of manufactured iron, while our manufacturers have to contend with the competition of foreign iron in our own mar kets. Wo sincerely hope that such a polity may be pursued by those who have •the future prosperity of the country in their hands, as Will reduce the vast disproportion between raw materials and manufactured articles ex ported. Down on Thom. The.LoCofoco papers continue pitching into the Traitors' and ' disorganizers' of their party in the fiercest style. They print their names in big black letters, accuse them of hav ing been ' bought,' and call them all sorts of ugly names. There is a prospect of a most de lightful row among the big and little guns all ever the State. Buchanan is denounced for tlie part ho took in the business—and the Forneys and Fosters, and Brolulheads and Biglers, arc at daggers' points. Keep it up, gentlemen ! We amused you somewhat in the same fashion last Fall, and it is now your turn to go through the Kilkenny cat exercises while we sit in the boxes and applaud the performances ! lluzza for Buck, Forney, Foster & Co. Go in Lemons !' . Important pecislom, The'Supreme Court of this State have decid ed that a widow of a decedent is entitled to three hundred dollars out of proceeds of the sale of the husband's real estate, in preference to a judgment creditor in whose favor the hus band had waived the benefit of the Exemption Act of 1849. . Pennsylvania Legislature. • Mr. Laubach read in place a bill to incorpo rate the Northampton Iron Company. The bill relative to the Allentown Iron Com pany was considwd and passed. Mr. Evans introduced a supplement to the Reading and Lehigh Railroad. THE LEHIGH REGISTER, _JANUARY 28, We learn from the Miners' Journal that the anthracite coal trade of Pennsylvania, froM all sources of supply, amounted, during the year just closed, to 6,751,542 tons, which, at $4:,50 per ton, is equal to 5:0,379,939. Add to this amount obtained from the bituminous regions, and the whole value of the coal trade of Penn sylvania for last year cannot be much short of thirty-six millions of dollars. Schuylkill coun ty hitherto has furnished more than half the supply of anthracite, but last year she yielded less than half the supply by 83,842 tons—the total amount from that region being 3,333,535 tons. The whole number of Operators in Schuylkill county is stated at 04, and the num ber of collicrries, 140. The number of Opera tors are gradually diminishing, and the busi ness is concentrating in a smaller number of hands. Of the whole quantity slipped in 1850, from Schuylkill county, 3,333,855 tons, 47 of the 94 Operators, mined and shipped 2,- 806,788 tons, leaving but 527,067 toas for the remaining 47 Operators. We further learn from the Journal that the exportation of domestic Coal is rapidly on the increase. In 1848 the whole quantity was 0,309 tons, and in eight years it has increased to 130,590 tons valued at eG77,420. The large bulk goes to Canada and other British North American possessions. The Importation of Foreign Coal for the year ending Jan. 30, 1856, was 173,055 tons valued at 8004,187. The value of the exports are greater than the value of the imports,"although the tonnage is less. 59,301,000 17.656,000 12,221,800 26,580,500 3,356,800 10,694,200 640,000 1,137,000 677,400 191.700 The news from Europe by the Asia, which arrived on Monday last, wears a warlike aspect. Prussia and Switzerland arc still on the verge , of war. There aro rumors of a mediation and arrangement, but nothing sufficiently decish•e~ to serve as the basis of a wellgmunded hope of an amicable settlement. In England Capt. Hartstein and his companions are most kindly and cordially entertained by various puLlie• bodies. There is nothing new from the war in Persia. The report that there arc 50,000 Bus• sians in the Caspian provinces, ready to aid the m ! Persians in case of neel, is confirmed. The new Paris Conference are to consider nothing beyond the question of Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents. 15,458,000 28,690,000 831,000 The Boston Daily Advertiser thus describes the election of Mr. Sumner as U. S. Senator by the Massachusetts House of Representatives : " In the Massachusetts Legislature, the election of U. S. Senator on the part of the House, was made by a viva roc; vote. The great novelty of this mode of voting, added to other cir cumstances, invested the proceedings with un usual interest. The attendance of members was very large, and the galleries were filled with spectators, including many ladies. A motion was made to postpone the election, but after a brief debate, this passed in the negative, and the Clerk prOceeded to call the roll. Three hundred and thirty-three members answered to their names with the words " Charles Symner, of Boston," and us the Clerk responded with the same words to each N o te, they rang upon the ears of the large assembly more than six hundred times during. the hour occupied with calling the roll. The continued resonance of the phrase was only interrupted by the votes of twelve members for other candidates. When the result was declared, there were symptoms of applause, which were promptly checked by the Speaker and Sergeant-at-Arms." Prom (401'. Geary's Message. ST. Loris, Jan. 20.—The Republican has an' i advance copy of Gov. Geary's Message to the ! Kansas Legislature. In laying down the prim-' ciples which arc to guide his administration, lie says a jealous regard fur the electivesecurity and sanctity of the ballot box, with an adherence to the doctrine of popular sovereignty, as guarani tied in the organic act establishing the territo ry ; the preservation of the currency, based on gold and silver ; free and safe immigration from every part of the country, a determination to submit to no invasion of the sovereignty of the territory, entire religious freedom, a free press, free speech, the right to assemble and discuss all questions of public interest, ti lots by juries; impartially selected, the sanctity of the writ of': habeas corpus, the repeal of all laws inconsist- I ent with the Constitution of the United States and the organic act, are the ideas by which his policy . will be shaped. His views of squatter I sovereignty are embodied in the following pas sage : The durability and imperative authority of the State Constitution; when the interest of the people require a State Government, and the di rect popular vote necessary to give it sanction and effect, will .bo a proper occasion, once for all, to decide the grave political questions which underlie a well regulated Coniinonwealth.— The Governor advises the Legislature to 'let Slavery alone, where the Constitution places it ; to forego legislation in reference to it. until the State Constitution is formed. lie recommends ! that the errors and omissions in the statute' book be corrected ; lie denounces the test oath act; and recommends its repeal : lie disapproves of the present mode of selecting juries, and re commends their selection by lot. The adoption of the ballot box plan is insisted on. lie re commends a law requiring a residence in the territory of ninety ditys, and in certain districts for ten days, to prevent illegal voting -He ad viSes a repeal of the patrol law, which levies a tax on property for the especial protection of the slave owners. The balance of the message, which is an able and upright document, is de voted to local affairs. COST or CONGIIESS.—The ditibIITSCMCIAS of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House' of Repro sentatives, for the pay and mileage of members, amounted up to Saturday- morning to $1,401,- 314, or over $lOO,OOO per month for the as sembling of the present Congress. SUGAIt AND DRY Gtious.—During the year 185 G them were imported into this country nearly seven million of dollars worth of sager more than in 1855. The increase in dry goods was nearly thirty millions of dollars. COAL CANDLES.—The editor of the Alexan dria (Vs.) Gazette, has been presented with a candle made of Cannel Coal. It was made at a new establishment in Kanawha co., Va., and is nearly transparent, resembling wax, and burns with a beautiful clear light.- Coal Trade of 1850. Lato from Europa Election of Mr. Sumner. [l:7•The following is the concruding passage in the speech of Senator Wilson, recentlydeliv erede in the Senate on the President's Message : " If you want peace, abandon your policy of' Slavery extension. Cease all ands to control the political destinies of the country through the expansion of Slavery as an element of polill= cal power. Plant yourselves upon your reserv ed constitutional rights, and we will aid you in the vindication of those rights. Turn your at tention from the forbidden fruits of Cuban, Central American, or Mexican acquisitions, to your own dilapidated fields, where the re-vege tating forests are springing up, and where, in the language of Governor Wise, " you have the owners skinning the negracs, the negroes skin ning the land, until.all grow poor together:" Erase from your statute books those cruel laws which sh)ek the sensibilities of mankind. Place there hnnane and benificent legislation, which shall protect the relation of husband and wife, patent and child—which shall open dark ened minds tb the elevating influence of Chris tian culture. You will then have the generous sympar es, the sincere prayers of men who re veren y look to Ilim whose hand guides the dest' des of the world. You will have the best wis' es of the friends of Liberty all over the It i globe. Humanity and Christianity. will sanc tion and bless your efforts to hasten on that day, though it may be distant, when Freedom shall be the inalienable birth right of every man who treads the soil of the North American con tinent." I:a - Philadelphia possesses real estate nssess ed at $150,000,000 ; the total amount of per sonal property is assessed at only about $20,- 000,000. Boston, with taxable real estate as sessed at $136,000.000, possesses personal property assessed at $105,500,000. There is no doubt that the personal property of Phila delphia is considerably over a hundred millions of dollars, and instead of contributing only a half million of dollars towards the support of the city government, its true ratio at present rates would be two and a half millions. Were both kinds of property equally taxed, the rates would be not quite $ll a hundred. Whit is true of Philadelphia applies to the whole. State. The assessed value of-property, and the return of personal property to the as sessor, is but a poor indication of the real wealth of the Slate. We appear to be enorm ously taxed to all neighboring people, thus scaring the timid away. The true policy would be to have all property taxed at its real value, and then the per cent could be reduced one half. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY 1:c BALTIMORE, Fatal Mista/e. o/ q Dizqqist —Two Deaths from a Poisoned:Prescript/wt.—BA urimbuE, Jan. 21. A terrible tragedy occurred here to (lay. A druggist filled a prescription ordered by a Dr. Arnold, a German physician, for a child. The child took the medicine and died immediately. Dr. Arnold took the remainder of the medicine to the druggist and told him he had made n fatal mistake. The druggist persisted that the medicine was right, and to show his confidence in its correctness, swallowed a portion him self. He was immediately attacked with hor rible convulsions; and died in five minutes.— The physician, who merely tasted the prepara tion and spit it froin his mouth, was also at tacked, and was with difficulty saved. The affiiir occasioned great excitement. The druggist had mixed cyanuret of potassium with lemon juice, and added enough prussic acid in the preparation to have killed three hundred people. lr7 --- A Frog Supper was given on Thursday evening of last week, by a distinguished bon re: rant, to a few friends. The game" was of his own procuring, and of the right kind—hav ing a pond manor of the same near Chelsea. The frog business is becoming one of importance, and we hear that as many as 1,000 fat green hides are peocured a day, by good sportsmen. They sell fur $2.50 per hundred ; and when they become better known as a table delicacy, they will command a still higher price. No taste has to be cultivated to enjoy Them when propel ly cooked. The time will come when the quotations of the frog market will be comider ed as 'essential as those of the Brighton or Caen• bridge Cattle Market.—•-Buslon MAcKEnEt..—The number of barrels of mack erel inspected in Massachusetts during the past year, was 214 311. The quantity caught was greater by 3 ; 000 barrels than in 1555, anti the largest in seven years, excepting in 1852, when there were 317,540 barrels taken. Notwith standing this success in fishing. and although the price of provisions, barrels, &c., was high er than it was the previous year, mackerel have brought much less, and the business leas not paid. U alit is said that Gen. Sam Houston of Texas, the veritable Know Nothing Sam," in a recent conversation declared that there was no oilier course fur Americans now, except to attach to the Democrats or Republicans. Gen. Houston's word was law before the elec. Lion, how'far it is authority now it is hard tell ing !MIIIIII:EIIM132 A Bia SrEcrr.ATloN.—Tile Illinois Central railroad cost but about twenty million dollars. and the Company will probably in the cid real ize fifty .million dollars from the sale of the lands granted to them by the United States. What they have 801 l has averaged 815 per acre, and they haVe now one million acres, for which they ask 825 per acre—twenty-five mil lion dollars—and it will doubtless advance to $5O per acre.' As ARTIFICIAL Tunes.—A gentleman named Hall proposed to lay a steampipe, 6 inches in diameter, from Troy to New York, and through out the line of the Eric Canal. Thus lie ex pects is to keep navigation open through the Winter, and is petitioning the Legislature for permission to levy tolls. A CUILIOSITY.--,TIIO Jackson Mississippian says :—" A snake was recently caught in the town of Tully, with a head at each end. The reptile exhibited its venomous instincts with its two tongues and double hiss, to the astonish ment of its captors, who attest the veracity of this fact." " SONS ON FnEximu."--It'is said that there exists in :his countty a secret order called " The Sons of Freedom," whose object is to wrest Cuba from the mother country. The headquarters arc at New York, and the orga nization embraces the principal sea board towns from that city to New Orleans. CO — Tite MEncEit Whig is out for Hon. John C. Knox, ono of. the Judges of the Supreme Court, as the next : Republican candidate for Governor. (1:7 The city papers during the week were full of accounts of the recent storm in various sections of the country. It was doubtless the most severe that has visited us for many years. to- lion. PETER S. Iblicumt, of Easton, is strongly recommended by the Bethlehem Tunes, as the next opposition candidate for Governor. fl It is said that England draws from us annually some $500,000 for steel pens. 857. LOCAL AFFAIRS. EMMUMII Sleighing.—Although the sleighing is of the best sort" in consequence of drifts, throughout the coljtwaxiwa . . cepti ,nd other moneyless folks, are improving their time most eagerly. Almost daily parties aro going out to neighboring towns. Merry times have these sleighing par ties ! The keen sharp air--the sparkling snow --the jingling bells--the swiftly moving horses --the merry laugh--the • bright eyes—the_ blooming cheeks—who does not love to enjoy them. The following lines are not out of place at the present time : Merrily, ho ! away we go. Over the fields aud frozen snow ! Lightly we laugh and lightly w•e sing, For winter is jolly, nod winter is king Then ho, ho, ho ! then ha, ha, ha! Leave sober fares to churls, heigh ho Was over delight like a frost• night. And a sleigh full of girls, heigh ho! Merrily ho ! how swift we go, Fleet as the reindeer over the snow ; .Tingging bells iony tinkle and ring; For somebody's jolly, and soniebody'll sing. Then he. ho. ho ! then ha, ha, ha! Leave sober fares to churls. Leigh ho ! There's no delight like a frosty night And a sleigh full of laughing girls, Leigh ho ! Our young friends will practice " sliding down hill," fur the fun of having to draw their sleighs up again. To such, the following mis hap may prove a timely and agreeable admoni tion : On a winters night, when dile moon shone bright. And the snow wll3 crusted o'er, With a maid as lair as seraphs: are, I slid from a hill down lower. Ere tee reached the base. (like a hot's° on a race.) htr swift gliding sled careened, And with tresses fair, streaming back on the air, S4ret I Sony tr<at coo/ nrcr ce.a. [Since the above was put in type it com menced raining, which if it should continue any length of time, will put au end to sleighing for the present.] Digging fn• Hidden Treasures:— Some time since a report got current in our midst that Luvi NICE, a man who sonic years ago lived in this vicinity, and who was suspected of dealing in counterfeit currency, had lately died in so distant prison, and that he on his deathbed had made a disclosure to the eir:ct that in a certain place known as the " Devil's Cave," under the • Big Rock," about three miles from this place, on the Lehigh Mountain, same .'30,000-11Slf of it good currency, were buried under a large stone, together with plates, &c., for the manu facturing, of counterfeit money. It wds further stated that the stone under which the treasure could be found had his initials cut thereon, and that upon its removal a layer of charcoal would be found, and th - m the money, &c. In accor dance with this revelation, some ten or twelve persons, eager to get rich in a hurry, week be fore last daily Visited the cave, patiently and eagerly searching and digging for the buried treasure, but it all proved in vain, for• the more they searched the more discouraging became the prospect of finding their object, and fur ther search was accordingly discontinued. It is not probable that any such revelation was ever made,--4 probably only being a hoax.-- At any rate those who participated in search ing were " taken in and done fur,"--hoax or no hoax. Easton Court. -7n the case of JosErm Slum, of Catasauqua, arrested and imprisoned at Easton some time since for passing counter feit money, and subsequently rehlased upon $lOOO bail, a true bill Was returned by the grand jury. Seem not making his appearance at the calling up of the case by the court, the recognizance was declared forfeited—his sure ties being Adam Ehret, A. K. Seem and Jacob Seem, who will have to •• fork over" the amount unless the court remits it. A true. bill was returned by the grand jury against Wm. F. Miller, for forget y, at Bethle hem. Trial continued until next court. Comm. vs. Hiram Fulmer. Fornication and Ilistardy on oath of llenrietta Smith. Nol. Pros. entered. Comm. vs. Hobbs. For Adultery on oath of John . Pittinger and Wife. Not . Pros. entered. Comm. vs. John Pittinger. For extorting money from Hey. Henry A. Hobbs. Nol. Pros. entered. • Amsted.—On Saturday afternoon last, a man named JAMES MeFErloorm," was(arrest ed at Ilokendauqua, where his father 'resides, upon a U. S. warrant, for embezzlement in the post office at Cincinnati, where he was formerly employed as a clerk. The crime was perpetrated in June last, and the accused ar. rested therefor at the time at that place' but being released upon bail, he made his escape. Intelligence of his whereabout subsequently reached the V. S. authorities, and a warrant was forwarded to officer Sigley ; at Catasauqua, who after repeated attempts to arrest, succeed ed as above stated, assisted by Police Officer Yingling. of this place. Ile was committed to jail at this place for safe keeping until the arri val of the U. S. Marshal, who came yesterday and took him to Philadelphia for esamination before the U. S. Commissioner. .The Contested Judgeship.—Au we stated in a f.nv words in our last, the Supreme Court con firmed the appointment recently made by Gov. Pollock, of Ilon. Henry 1). Maxwell, as Presi dent Judge of the Judicial District composed of Lehigh and Northampton. until the first Mon day in December next. Judge Lowrie deliver. ed the opinion of the Court—Judges Lewis and Black dissenting. It lairds us much pleasure to announce this result, which settles the clues. lion of the illegality of the late election of a President Judge; by a portion of the citizens of the District, who voted for lion. John K. Find lay, of Philadelphia—and sustains the appoint ment made by Gov. Pollock. Judge Maxwell is an able lawyer and an excellent Judge—and during the short period he has been upon the bench, has deported hims2lf so as to give ontire satisfaction to suitors. members of the Bar, and the community generally ; by all of whom he is held in the highest esteem. " Rattan .Tournd."--Messrs: Mohr & Trex ler; of this place, have commenced the publica tion of a monthly journal in . the German lan guage, under the above title, devoted to Agri culture, Horticulture, &c., at $1 per annum. The first number has been placed upon our ta ble by the publishdrs, and makes a very neat typographical appearance. Its contents are of a high, ordet., : --abounding in interest to the farming community. It is also embellished with several engravings. May it succeed and prosper. Wife Whipping : —A certain fellow gave his wife a severe beating, in a certain street up town, on Saturday evening. The unfortunate woman suffers a great deal' from repeated bru tal treatment. IloWtrue that • " lie that would lay his hnud upon a woman, Save, iu the way of kindness, is a wretch Whom it would ho base flattery To call—eowAnn 1." To be Resumed.—We will riot wed the publication of litters 11.25, " " 1r es o interesting of a whaling voyage, dr.c., in Scific, by our young friend and brother " typo," I/. 11. llT:snnt, formerly of this place, now residing at San Francisco, Cal. His graphic descriptions of trials, hardships, and various phases incidental during the voyage, as described in letters published by us some months ago, were eagerly read by our Mn3el'lo, and we have no doubt this new series will prove equally interesting. They are well worthy of attentive perusal. , The Extreme Cold.—We have of late had extremely cold weather. Saturday last, howev er, was the coldest day experienced here for a period of 22 years,—the thermometer indicitt‘ Ong 20 degrees below zero. Everything is froze up, and a large number of fruit trees, in differ ent parts of town, were cracked by the cold— something that seldom occurs. On the same day the thermometer stood 20 degrees below ze ro at Wilkesbarre, and 30 below at Mauch , Chunk. The sleighing, however, ik excellent, and the busy world does not appear to care for the state of the thermometer. Norristown and Allentrrn Railroad.— Tho annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Com , pany was held at the Montgomery House, in . Norristown, on the 12th inst. The following officers were selected for the ensuing year : President.—Dr. M. T. Wickersham. Directors—C. Colket, Dr. Wm. Wetherell, Ilan. Samuel A. Bridges. Abm. H. Itaiguel, Ja cob Johnson. Jr.. lion. Henry Longaker, Capt. Wm. Wormll, Gen. Win. Schad!, lion. Owen Jones, Gco. Uraber, Uco. W. Carpenter, Chas. 11. Rogers. Concert by the Ruston Bross Band.—On Fri day evening next Pomp's Easton Cornet Band will give a Concert at the Court House. Their reputation as musicians of the first class is well known to our readers, which renders it unne cessary for us to say anything more in their praise. Their programme embraces some of tho choicest musical gems. We trust they will by greeted with a large and appreciative audience. Tickets 25 cents.—to be had of arty of tlio members of the Allentown Brass Band. The Lecture.—Rooaav E. Witionr. Esq.. de ' 'erect a leJture in the Presbyterian S. S. Room, on • rsday evening, to a gdod audience. The subject was " What, are we -in 1857." Otlter engagements prevented our attendance, but we have been informed by some who did attend,: that it was presented in the lecturer's usual happy style, with originality of thought, ele gance of conception, and eloquence of delivery. Dr/N.—Surely the devotees of Terpsichore arc off:red plenty of opportunities to enjoy them selves during the present season. On Friday evening. February 20th, the Allentown Brass Band will give a ball . tit the Odd Fellows' Hall, for which event extensive preparations are al ready in progress. On Friday evening, Febru ary 13th, the Cordwainers of this place will also have one at the same place. Delayed.—(suing to the impassable condition of the roads in the upper part of the county, in consequence of the great snow storm, one of our post riders,Zlr. Diehl, was prevented from delivering his papers last week. We hope our subscribers, owing to this circumstance, wilt make full allowance for the delay. Lehi:g'h County Agricultural Sorirt y.—The annual meeting of the &cloy, fur the election of Akers for the ensuing year, will be held at the American lintel, in this borough, on Tues day the 3d of February. z-7-. A change in the time of the passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley Railroad has been made, ns will be seen by . reference to the ad vertiscrnent in another column. Ad journed Coin/.—An adjourned Court for Lehigh comity will commence on Monday the 2d day of February next. 517 - Girard College, at Philadelphia, now supports and educates regularly 315 boys, all indigent orphans.. The expenses of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, during the year ending Nov. 30, 185 G, amounted to *5:377,142 '22. • PLEASANT..---To have your hat blown ofr in a snow stoi in and be obliged to wade through snow up to your waist to recover it. Liatox JUICE is touch relied on by the physi cians in London, fur curing rheumatism. Three tablespoonfuls per day is a dose for a man. Centous.—The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of the hook of Ezra, contains all the letters of the alphabet. LARGE TURKEY.— A turkey weighing twenty eight pounds, was shown in Eaneuil Ball Mar ket, Boston, on Saturday. There are consumed in the United States about 270,000,000 pounds of printing paper per annum. This is more than is used in France and England combined. [l3The Toledo (Ohio) Times shys they aro sinking a well in that'city which will be 2,500 feet deep. This will be the deepest well in the world. r 7 The number of paupers in the Philadel phia, Almshouse is reported at 5.295 being an increase of 200 over the corresponding week of last year. p 7 Mr. Piper, an old hunter of Pennsylva nia, has killed within the last 44 years, 1,416 deer, 16 wolves. 42 bears and 1 panther. 110 took 19 deer to Philadelphia a few days since.. Dn. K AXE'S ILLNEss. —Dr. Kane's disease is. inflammatory rheumatism. It has attacked the heart and his friends have but little hope that ho will be spared to them and the country.. A REASONABLE MAN—one who takes a.paper five or six years and when ho is asked to pay' the stibicription, flies into a passion and discon tinues. Such subscribers are Worth having. [l:7The New York Herald ,asserts that du ring the past year its highest daily circulation was 79,080 copies and its lowest 58,000, and that the gross receipts of the papers during the. • year were $531,045,34. WHAT THEY DIED Or.—Of the ten thousand . persons deceased in Philadelphia in 1856, 873 died of scarlet fever, 162 of disease of the heart, 287 of small pox, 159 casualities and 37 com mitted suicide. CHEAPER THAN CAT'S MEAT.—Seventeen hor ses were sold in Cincinnati last week, at auc tion, and brought exactly—twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ! A French chemist would double his money at least four times on that lot. 3 M '4
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