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THE LEHIGH REGISTER.
ALLENTOWN. PA.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMI3E
PETER C. HUBER & JOHN A.
BDITORS .AND PROPUMOIIS.
TO ADVERTISERS.
TEN "LEHIGH REGISTER" ITAS A LARGER
CIRCULAT/ON BY SEVERAL HUNDRED
TITAN ANY OTHER ENGLI - • ABER IN
THE COUNTY.
6Sr 11110 ) 4 0 MA
THE OFFIi
getigt 'qcgigster
Has been removed to the room on the second
story of the new building now occupied
by Neligh Sr, Breinig's Clothing Store,
"LION 'HALL," second door above
the German Reformed Church.
The Future Politics of Lehigh
Lehigh county may be said to have reached
that turn in her political history, when the
question-may be fairly before her people, what
shall be the. future polities of the County ?
In '5O the county gave an unprecedented ma
jority for - the Democratic nominee for Presi
dent. State pride,—affection for one, Pennsyl
vanians were pleased to term a " favorite son,"
was the operating cause. That majority has
steadily decreased, until for two falls in suc
cession; the majority has been next door neigh
bor to nothing. In 1858, among Democrats it
was said, that the cause of the small majority
was the slight turn-out of the voters. This
fall, however, suoh cannot be assigned as the
cause. Stung by a sense of past partial de
feat, anxious to make atonement for the past,
and to regain for Lehigh the position, Fthe held
on the roll of Democratic Counties, the faith
-ful-made'an -unprecedented effort at lastialPs
election. The result gave evidence of their
efforts. A vote was polled, but two hundred
short of the immense poll at the presidential
election of 185 G, and yet the democratic ma
jority was about the same as at the autumn's
election before. There has been a change in
the political feeling of the people of the coun
ty. This none can deny, and the question
arises, what change shall next fall's election
witness? Shall the county relapse into its
old political faith, or shall that. faith receive
another baptism ? What was the cause of the
change of the past two years? This .answer
ed, we may know, whether a like cause will
be equally effective in the future. If our
opinion, as to the cause of the change, is enti
tled to a hearing, we would answer, that it is
a felt need of a protective tariff. The mine
ral and agricultural wealth of our county is
unbounded. Her advantages aro such, us
would place her in the front rank of the coun
ties of the old Keystone. Gradually the coun
ty has been awakening to a sense of her ,re
sourbes. Slowly, but steadily, and surely,
those resources have been developing fur the.
last fifteen or twenty years. The iron interests
of the county, which -aro the interests of the
iron manufacturer, laborer, teamster, owners
of ore-beds, storekeeper, farmer, in fact of
every branch of industry, have been gradual
ly bringing the county to a point, when she
is but entering upon a career of unparalleled
prosperity. A financial crieis,.as a dark cloud,
sweeps over the land. Fortified by natural
advantages, and past acquired wealth, even
Lehigh feels the crush, The people commence
to consider, what are their interests on the
tariff question, and heroin, me opine, 1 ies.the
secret of past political changes. The fact can
not be denied nor disguised ; the Democracy
dare not deny it ; the interests of the county
demand a protective tariff. Whatever be the
name, politically the county may bear, she
should at least be known abroad as a tariff
county. Her voice should be heard in language
unmistakeable, so that politicians will listen,
and dare not refuse. Tariff' should be her un
compromising demand. The object of govern
ment is the welfare of the governed. Self
preservation is nature's first law. As Penn
sylvanians, and as citizens of Lehigh, we
should care for our interests. If we do not,
none others will. We trust, that in the spirit
of our remarks Lehigh will not politically re
trace her steps. If true to herself her'destiny
is a glorious one. Democrats of Lehigh, we
aro not satisfied with the past. We confident
. ly look forward to future victories. Despite
the efforts of unprincipled turn-coats and rene
gades, " Little Lehigh" must and will do
better.
The Maryland Mention
Tho recent election in Maryland resulted in
the Democracy carrying both branches of the
the legislature. The congressional delegation
stands three Opposition to three Democrats,
same as heretofore. Henry Winter Davis,
who in a speech in the campaign lately sta
ted, that the interests of the State of Maryland
were more with the Republicans of the
North than with the Democracy of the South,
has been re-elected by. a majority exceeding
six thousand, equal to the majority at his last
election. The Democracy undertook to make
use of the Harper's Ferry Insurrection as so
much capital against him. The result shows
the success of the effort. We predict a simi,
lar result in all other attempts of like charac
ter. The election in Baltimore city was char
acterised •by the same scenes of violence,
which have attended elections in that ill-fated
city for tho past few years. A number of per
sons wore killed , . and others badly wounded/
The Reform party, which, the Opposition al
lege, was but an effort of h Democratic minor
ity to gain power under an assumed name,
wore badly ,defeated at tho election.. Paoli
party blames the other as being the cause of
the disturbance. Which iS correct, it would
be difficult to say. Possibly both parties aro
more or less in fault. •
Zanies Buchanan and Old John Brown.
In an article in Monday's Philadelphia
Press under the above head, we find the fbl
liming well-timed . remarks as to the true
cause of the Harper's Ferry Insurrection.'—
Whilst one wing of the Democracy charge the
Republican party as being the cause of the
Insurrection, we find another wing equally
earnest in charging the responsibility of the
whole affair on the President of their choice ;
" Mr. Buchanan himself is more guilty, in
a moral sense, for the work at Harper's Ferry,
than poor old . BroWn. Ile was elected to the
Presidency on the basis of ignoring the whole
slavery question in the States and in Congress.
He quickly abandoned his position, and went
over, not to the people of the South, but to a
few Southern extremists, who suddenly con
ceived the brilliant idea that they could so
co n s t r ue the Federal Constitution as to make
that compact proprio agora establish and
maintain slavery in all the public Territories.
This scheme excited deep and universal die
gust in the minds of the whole country. It
gave rise to an impression that the Executive
Government had undertaken to propagate
slavery. The decision of the Supreme Court
in the . Dred Scott case was so perverted by
Mr. Buchanan, in his first message, as to cov
er this projeat. 'lt was boldly avowed that
slavery existed in all the new States, "by
virtue of the Constitution." This enormous
and abominable heresy was followed by an
Executive policy so weak, shiftless, and time
serving; as to impair the confidence of the
country in the integrity and capacity of the
President, and convict him of a deliberate at
tempt to use his constitutional powers to prop
agate the institution of slavery, not only in
.opposition to, but in contempt of, theeopli),
whose right it is to determine that and - every
other question of domestic polity. Upon minds
like John Brown's this scheme of the Presi
ident was destined to exert a powerful influ
ence. In proof of this we need only refer to
the pervading excitement which folfowed the
public announcement of Mr. Buchanan's pol
icy ' • to' the condition of the Democratic party,
distracted and broken at every point ; to the
triumph of the Republicans in the free States ;
to the maddened zeal of the Abolitionists ;
-and, finally, to the Harper's Ferry entente,
with its fatal and disgraceful incidents, - result,ing in the conviction and sentence of old
Brown, about the only honest and brave dis
ciple of the entire Abolition family.
Had Mr. Buchanan pursued the course
marked out in his election, and indicated by
every sense of patriotism and fair dealing,
there would have been no Harper's Ferry es
capade ; no capture, by a handful of men, of
a town of three thousand inhabitants: no ar
rest of guilty parties ; and the Government of
Virginia might have been spared the intense
mortification of vindicating her honor, under
circumstances so equivical and unseemly as
those attending this whole affair. Upon Mr.
Buchanan rests the chief responsibility of
this unfortunate state of things. His is the
moral guilt; while the legal responsibility
bills upon a man honest and brave, but too
weak to appreciate either the true nature
,of
his offence or the source of his guilt.
There are thousands and tens of thousands
of .Tolin Browns in this country—tens of thou
sands who entertained his opinions, sympa
thised with his projects, and only wanted the
courage and integrity to unite themselves with
his criminal expedition. There arc thousands
in the North and thousands in the South—
men who believe that " the sword of Gideon"
should be wielded to enforce their wild fancies
to propagate and abolish slavery. Mr. Bu
chanan is one of these men in every practical
sense ; and he is the chief offender of all, be
cause a misguided people have placed in his
hands more weapons of mischief, more power
to do harm, than any other. His attempt to
carry slavery into the midst of a hostile local
opinion is of the same character as that of
Jelin Brown to secure freedom .to a people
who would have none of it. If it was right in
James Buchanan to force slavery upon apeo
ple, it was right in John Brown to force free
dom upon the South. Their authority, out
side of the law, was precisely the same. Itis
unfortunrtc that Mr. Buchanan had not pos
sessed the honesty of purpose of poor old
Brown. It would have saved the credit of
the Administration and probably the life of
that crazy and deluded agitator.'
Brown in Kansas
We have just received a copy of The Law
rence Republican, published in Kansas, one of
the leading Republican journals of that terri
tory, containing the following extract in refer
ence to old Brown. If Brown represented, as is
alleged, the free soil sentiment of the country,
the people of Kansas would certainly be in
the secret, and accordingly regard the old man
as a proper leader. The Republican, however,
takes a different view of the affair, as the fol
lowing extract proves :
" The telegraph reports a servile insurrec
tion in Virginia, said to be led by old John
Brown, formerly of this territory. It is
doubted by some whether the report be correct
—although we think it quite - likely, as ever
since the old man's son was murdered by the
Border Ruffians, he has been regarded as a
monmaniac upon the subject of the slave
power. His often expressed belief has been
that ho was a divinely commissioned instru
ment for the overthrow of the Slave power •of
the South. If it indeed is true that the old
man has engaged in the insane attempt of
carrying out his wild scheme by the•red right
hand of revolutiog, it can. only ho rogarded as
the expiring . eftbripf a brain maddened by re
peated injuries and bereavements sustained at
the hand of that remorseless, power against
which ho has at last turned with such reck
less and insane daring." .
Unexpected Death.
On Thursday morning last, Mr. Jonw AP
PEL, ono of our most esteemed and respected
citizens, departed this life after a short illness.
Deceased was remarkably healthy, and few
persons had fairer promises of a healthy and
ripo old age. Mr. Appel has latterly led a
retired life, has served as a Director of the Al
lentown Bank; and was universally respected
as an honest; and liberal-hearted citizen. On
Sabbath morning last his remains were follow
ed to their - last resting place by a large con
course of citizens, who had assembled to pay
this last tribute of respect to the memory of
the deceased.
ELECTIONS.—The State elections of New
York and New Jersey took place yesterday.
Both states are pretty thoroughly canvassed
by both political pn.rtie..
THE GREAT EAsTens:—Aecording to latest
intelligence, the Great Eastern will not pay
the intended visit to this continent the pre
sent fall.
THE LE HIGH REGISTER, NOVEMBER 9,1859.
The Harper's Perry Insuneasion.
The reason filed in arrest of judgment by
counsel of John Brawn, after argument,. were
dismissed by the Court.. Prisoners were sen
tenced to be hung on the second day of Do
comber next.,
Coppee, another of the insurgents was then
tried and convicted. It is proposed to have
the reasons in arrest of judgment passed on by
the highest Judicial Tribunal of Virginia.—
The case of Capt. Cook, captured near . Cham
bersburg, Pet., is not yet disposed of.
(Communicated.)
The Course ante so-called Democratic Press.
SALISBURY, October 29th, 1859.
Political parties, as every well-informed and
intelligent citizen is aware, aro called into
existence. by the necessities of the times, to
decide for or against public measures, on a
proper decision of which by the people may
often depend either the preservation or down
fall, not only of liberty and independence, but
of the public prosperity and welfare, the pri
vate prosperity of the citizen, the morals and
well-being of the people and Christianity
itself. How important then that all public
measures before the people for decision at the
ballot-box should be truthfully and candidly
discussed by the public press of the country,
so that the people-may be enabled to decide
intelligently upon measures which in most in
stances are destined to have so important a
bearing upon the future of our county and its
institutions. But instead of a fair and candid
discussion, by the Democratic press, of the
important measures now before the country,
what do we find? Nothing but denunciation
and vituperation. Filled with the most in
tense prejudice against their opponents their
sole aim and object seems to be "rule or ruin."
They want the "spoils of office," no matter
if tho country goes to ruin. lam aware that
this is strong language, but is it not truthfully
spoken? I appeal for a confirmation of those
—I may say—pitiful facts, to 'all intelligent
observers.
... -
It was an absolute necessity that called the
epublican party into existence. After the
uncalled-for repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise it became apparent to good and true men
of all partiesthat our government through
the Democratic party, was being rapidly con
verted into a stupendous slavery propaganda
—the extension and perpetuation of the great
est monopoly that ever existed since the crea
tion of the world. Whigs, Democrats, Ameri
cans, Free-Soilers,, &0., seeing the mecessity of
opposing the party, which under the garb of
' Democracy was endeavoring, through plausi
ble and gradual legislation, to foist upon the
whole country the greatest " aristocratic" in
stitution the world over knew, combined to
gether and formed the Opposition or Republi
can party : Since then we have gradually
gathered in from among the ' Democracy,
those who have their country's good at heart,
until we have, from u small but ataunolt and
hopeful party, swelled into a mighty host of
freemen, who, knowing that the hopes of the
civilized world have centered upon them have
won one victory after another, until now, the
central government seems just within their
grasp.
And now, when the Democracy is in its
death-struggle,—when State after State 'is sli
ding from its hold, and the central government
bids fair to follow in their wake—the Demo
erotic journals seem to have grown intensely
fierce towards their opponents. As an evi
dence of this pt. us refer back to the late con=
test in this State. There was no such thing
as discussing any of the political measures of
the day—neither will their journals nor with
those who read them. When we venture the
question that " Congress has power to prohibit
slavery in the Territories," we have a right
to expect a discussion of the merits and de
merits of the question. But what is the
kind of discussion we meet with from that
side? "Abolitionist!" is the only assurance
met with in their prints, and in a discussion
with their partisans. We tell them our party
is in favor of fostering and protecting Amen
can industry—to give the working man and
mechanic employment and the farmer a home
market,—but what is the answer ? "Monopo
ly I" While at the same moment they are
aiming to extend and perpetuate a monopoly
that already covers one-half our country, and
and so with every other question. Those who
will not sanction the acquisition, or rather
stealing, of Cuba and other territory, in order
to make new slave States, are " abolitionists."
In fact, they have brought some of their de
luded followers so far as to believe, that the
triumph of the Opposition will be the ruin of
the country. Now, suppose these journals
tell their deluded readers that it is the aim
and object of the Republican party to make
Joshua Giddings " Emperor of Ethiopia 1"
Of course it won't go down at first, but only
stick to it, harp upon it, and before a year has
elapsed your followers will nearly all believe
it in good faith. You know, that would be so
much capital made for the Presidential cam
paign. " SALZBURG."
MESSRS. EDITORS: Since the Democratic pa
pers charge the the Republicans as being the
authors of the late Insurrection at Harpers'
Ferry, what ideas do you suppose they form
ed of that party in thus making such bold as
sertions? Do they suppose, that that party
is only composed of 19 or 20 men ? Or do
they consider, that they have such a mighty
contemptible opinion of the powers of South
ern chivalry and Slave Democracy, as to sup
pose nineteen or twenty men sufficient force
to overthrow the peculiar institutions of two
States, such as Maryland and Virginia? Who
can tell? M.
• A GREAT CORN CROP.—The Dayton Empire,
of Oct. 14, says that the Indiana State 'Agri
cultural Society has awarded the prize for the
best crop of corn to a Dearborn County farm
er, who produced proof that ton acres aver
aged one hundred and seventy-'five bushels per
acre. On the best five acres, the first p.remi
um was awarded on one hundred and. eighty
six bushels per acre, and the same person had
incontestiblo evidence that on one of these
acres there grew twd hundred and fourteen
bushels.
ley-The fishermen have a very curious way
of catching fish in the Rhone. They wade in
to the water, at night, with a knife and a wa
ter-tight lamp. They place the lamp under
water, and the trout will soon follow it. As
the fish come up to the surface of the water
the-fisherman kills them with his knife. The
above is warranted a veritable fact, and no
fish story, though it has strong odor about it.
FEMALE SIIARP-SHOOTERS.-At Hartford;
Connecticut, on Friday, Mr. Robert Chadwick,
having just finished a contract for ono million
cartridges, gave an entertainment to his em
ployees at the Sharpe's rifles factory, one fen-
Ore of which was a target shoot by thirty
young ladies, who handled the Sharpe's rifles
with a skill that would have been creditable
to the sterner ser,
( Contmoricated.)
ALLENTOWN, Nov. 7, 1859.
CONTLICT WITH NUM •-•-• MINTY-EIGHT
Kimerf.—The English papershave an account
of an extraordinary and fearful encounter with
some Eastern pirates, being conveyed on board
an English ship from Singapore to Bombay.
Captain Coney% of the British ship Ararat, a
bark of about two hundred and ninety
. tuns,
had just landed a batch of Bombay convicts at
Singapore, and was to take back a return
freight of Singapore and Penang convicts to
Bombay—twelve men from each place. The
Ararat was about to set sail upon her home
ward expedition, when the Queen's steamer
Esk, Captain Sir R. McClure, steamed into
Singapore wi two piratical junks in tow,
which had bee caught prowling about the
China Sea. The were fifty-two prisoners on
board, and Captai orreya was informed that I
he might have the co • atice of them to Bom
bay as soon as the forma des of trial had been
gone through, for of their guilt there was no
'doubt. Fifty were condemned to transporta
tion and handed over to the Ararat. On the
19th of Juno the vessel sailed, but stopping at
Penang, 12 convicts more were taken onboard,
making the whole number of desperadoes not
less thad seventy-four.
On the 28th of June the weather was stormy,
so that the captain and mate remained on deck ;
but while they were trying to catch a nap
they were suddenly awakened by a tremendous
crash and shoutings. It was apparent in a
moment that the convicts had broken loose.—
They stabbed the sentry to the heart, and rush
ed aft to seise the officers. The captain and
mate in the meantime had ,procured their
weapons from the cabin, and for a while kept
the ruffians at bay. The latter - fought with
marlinspikes, blocks and holystones, and the
officers with revolvers. It was pitch dark all
the time, for as soon as a light was brought it
was extinguishdd by the pirates. The ship
was rolling fearfully, and abandoned by the
sailors, ohiefily Lascars, who had taken refuge
in the rigging.
"It is not the least remarkable feature in
this desperate scene," says the London Times,
" that the captain's wife who was on board,
quietly loaded and re-loaded her husband's
pistols, and handed them up to him through
the middy light. At length the captain deter
mined to advance; but this was to be done
with the greatest caution, for if any of the pi
rates could have succeeded in concealing
themselves_so_as to get behind_the_guards as
they advanced, and obtain possession of arms,
the case might have become desperate indeed."
After an hour's hard fighting the pirates
wore driven to the top-gallant forecastle, and
there charged with the bayonet, and killed or
forced over the bows. When lights were pro
cured, and the loss on the side of the, pirates
was ascertained, out of sixty who had come on
deck twenty- eight were dead or missing.—
Some were wounded besides. A more des
perate struggle for life, says the Times, has
seldom taken place, and Captain CorreTa may
well be proud of a victory to which his own
bravery so largely contributed. But that
journal inquiries, . with some pertinence„how
it happened that so many reckless cut-throats,
who on their trial avowed that they would
prefer death to imprisonment, should go com
mitted to a single vessel with only a small
guard. They wore put in irons, it is truo, but
the irons were too large, a fact which might
have been seen at the timo when they were
put on.
GRAPE CULTURE AT lIAMMONTON.-A num
ber of grape growers from Ohio have intro
duced the culture of the gripe at Hammon
ton, Now Jersey. It is twenty-five miles
south-east from Philadelphia, and the soil and
climate is considebd by many the best adapt
ed for the grape of any in the Union. Frosts
never injure the vine, and there is a high dis
trict of land between the little and great Egg
Harbor rivers, whore they have never been
known to suffer from mildew or rot. We un
derstand that some forty vineyards were set
out the past season, mostly Catawba and Isa
bella.
The market hero presents a great induce
ment, grapes bringing twice the sum toy do
in Cincinnati; being within but several hours
of either New York or Phildelphia by rail
road. The market is unlimited. Adjoining
Hammonton is a bottle manufactory, and eve
ry appliance necessary for extensive wine
making.
Hammonton is a new settlement but of
marvellous growth, rivalling many of the
Western towns in rapid increase. A little
over a year ago the tract of land was opened
to sale, within that time the population has in
creased some 1500 ; over 300 buildings have
been put up ; stores, mills, schools, churches
and every facility of an old .place introduced.
It was a portion' of an old tract of land, which
has been holdfor generations in one family,
and is only now thrown in the market for
sale.
Its proximity to market and advantages of
climate insures its rapid improvement. The
soil is said to bo early and very productive.—
Tho crops raised are excellent. Many per
sons from this State are going there, and we
are sure that it is much more desirable than
many points at the West. —Philadelphia
Bulleti
IMPORTANT LIQUOR CASE.—A case, impor
taut to liquor sellers, as well as to drinkers
was tried in the Lancaster county Court,.las
week.
Weiler & Ellis vs. Henry S..Schweck.—The
plaintiffs in this case--says the Express—are
extensive detileirs in liquor in Philadelphia,
and had contracted to furnish the defendant,
one of our most respectable landlords, with a
barrel of Old Rye - Whiskey, at a stipulated
price. The liquor was sent up by them and
delivered, but when its quality came to be tes
ted by competent judges, it was found to be
worthless, made up of poisdnous compounds
and entirely unfit to be used. The landlord
informed the plaintiffs by letter that ho, could
not accept of the liquor, that it did not corres
pond with the sample, and that they should
take it away. They did not agree, however,
to these stipulations and brought suit to re-
Cover the price of it in court. Mr. M'Elroy,
the attorney for the defendant, objected to the
plaintiff's right to recover, on the ground that
the liquor was a base imposition and fraud
upon the .defendant, and in the presence of
the court and jury, subjected it to chemical
tests, which clearly showed the presence of
corrosive or poisonous substances.
' The jury returned a verdict in favor of the
defendant, allowing the plaintiffs $9,50 • for
two boxes of Claret (which was not objected
to) but nothing for the whiskey, which was
valued at $56.
fffirSomo women look well at all times—
just as pretty at tho wash tub and scrubbing as
at the piano—and not because of any special
mark of beauty, bir a general neatnens and
fitness of all things a or aboutthem; but an
other with a fair. fpce, perhaps, may put on
the costliest silks, and bedeck herself with di
amonds and low s, and ,bo hardly passable,
and why? N
e /
from any marked - defect or,
form and . 9% a uie, but an entire want of taste
in "making up and putting on, things."
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
BALL AT 7BATH.--A bad Will bo irlVen at Bath
on the 16th of this month, at the hotel of J. Barnes.
Tho Rev. :mph Dubs jr., will preach In
the German Reformed Church on Sunday evening
next, in the English language.
INDIAN BUMMER.-Fors week past we have
boon favored with a visit of that moat delightful sea
eon of the year, the Indian Summer. ,
DIVIDEND.—The Bank of flateranqua has de•
elated a semi-annual dividend of four per cent, pay
able on demand at the Banking Homo.
ERROR.—We should have stated In our last Is
sue, that the five stacks of the Crane Iron Works,•
consume 90,000 tone of ore Or annum, instead of
saying that the amount was oonsumed by one stook.
SINCE DEAD.—The child of Mr. Darld Danbert,
the isrtipulars of whoeo being scalded were found in
last weok's Register, we aro sorry to learn, expired
on Monday evening last of its injuries.
THE REGISTER.--4ho reading matter of the
Register this week.appears in a dross of entirely now
type. The change to one, which improves the ap
pearanco of the paper, and one which was sadly
needed.
PILGRIMS PROGRESS.—The Rev. B. Judkins
will deliver his third discourse on "Pilgrims Pro
gress" on next Sunday evening. Sallie& "The
great-burden-and-how-to-be-rid-of it." Como and
hear him.
BANK DIVIDENDS.—The Directors of the Ens,
ton Bank have declared U. dividend of five per cent.
on the capital stook, and the; Farmers' and Mechan
ics' Bank a dividend of four pot cent, both payable
on and after the 11th instant.'
Or-Reported—that the young ladles of our town
are about starting an association to be styled, "The
Young Woman's Anti-Young-Man-Welting-at-the-
Chureh-Doors with Ulterior-Objects Society." Noth
ing liko a good title.
POTATO ItOT.—We hoar many complaints from
different persons about the potatoes rotting. Many
of-our farmers and others will.loso_a great_dealby_it.
In sumo cases the potatoes appear to bo sound and
healthy, but When out into they are found to be black
or spotted and unfit for use. It seems as though
this valuable root was bound to die out.
HORSE IMPALED.—A vory lino hone belong
ing to Mr. Kuneman, of Easton, whilo attempting to
jump over a pale fence, a few days sinco, was caught
by one of the pickets, which entered his abdomen
and injured him so severely that the father of Mr.
K., on whose forth ho was, killed him to put an end
to his sufferings.
COMMITTED.—.Taeob War of Sallebury town=
ship was committed to the county prison on Monday
last by J. Lawall, EN. It seems, that Worr in a state
of intoxication, committed an assault and battery on
his father-in-law, Augustin Neon, undeitook to
break tho household furniture, and to Bet fire ts tho
house. Defendant was himself rather badly burned
in the attempt.
ELECTION.—At an election hold by the Reading
Rifles on Fridny evening lost, the follawing offices
were elected to serve during the ensuing year:
Second Lietenant- 11. M. Albright.
Second Second Lio :tenant A. T. C. Keifer
The Readinglos are at preeent under command
of Captain Holler, and about re-organizing and re
uniforming.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL—On Sunday
forenoon lost, the inmates of the County Jail under
took to effect an escape by making an openining
through the ceiling of the second story into the gar
ret. They wore caught in tho undertaking. It is
fortunate that they wore detected, as the jail con
tained thirteen or fourteen inmates, at the time, all
of whom might have effected their escape.
ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last, whilst several
laborers were engaged working at a quarry on the
farm of Mr. Jemee Lino, in South Whitehall town
ship, about a mile fiom the borough, Mr. Gideon
Frederick and another laborer were considerably in
jured by the explosion of a blast. Mr, Frederick was
burntconsiderably in the face, and on ono of hb§anns.
lie is doing well under the treatment of . Dr. Dewees
Martin.
SOUTH WHITEHALL TEACHERS INSTI
pUTE.—Tho Teachers of the Public Schools of
South Whitehall Township aro requested to moat
at the Pubao House of Joseph Shoror on Saturday
the 19th inst., at 2 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of
forming a township fnetituto. The Institute of last
winter having been closed rather.unceremoniously,
it is hoped, that every teacher and friend of educa
tion will attend, so that the Institute may ho worthy
of its name. A TEACHER.
The Brelnigsville and Lehigh Brass Bands,
both of which have been under the instructions of
Professor Benkhardt, united and paraded through
our streets on Saturday afternoon last, favoring our
citizens with some of their choicest music. The Le
high Brass Band is a now Band, organized but a,
short time since by some of tho enterprising young
men of First Ward of our Borough, and gives - fair
promise for tho future. They deserve encourage
ment for their energy and enterprise.
LAHBR BEER.—Our enterprising townsmen,
Messes. George Hoffman and Richard Deily, have
commenced brewing lager beer at their brewery in
First Ward of the Borough of Allentown. Perseus,
capable ofjudgingsof the quality of lager, pronounce
the lager made by the new firm, equal, if not superior
to any in the market. A keg of the now boor was
sent around to our Aloe a few days since, for which
we return thanks, and of which, we can give war
ante, all hands partook most heartily.
PARADE ON THANKSGIVING DAY.—A Grand
Military Parade, says the Montgomery Ledger, will
take plaoo in Pottstown on Thanksgiving Day, Thurs.
diy, November 24th, on which occasion the Norris
City Rifles, Capt. Hartranft; Wayne Artillerists,
Capt. Lothar; Exeter Troop, Capt. Shafer; Mont
gomery Rifle Blues, Capt. Leidy; Washington. Ar
tillery, Capt. Data, and Madison Guards, Capt.
Strough, will be in a ttendanoo. Tho military wo
understand, will attend church in the morning.
CHARGE OF LARCENY.—AbeI Herron was ar
rested on a charge of larceny last week, and gave
ball before J. D. Lawall, Ksq., to appear at the
present term of our court to answer to the charge.
Berger k Keek, Hatters of this borough, allege that
during the summer some of their hats have been mis
sing. Defendant had been in their employ and lately
told to Weider .k Bitting fifty hats, which prosecu
tors claim as their property. Defend/tut alleges,
that the goods wore bought in Philadelphia, immoral
weeks since, 'and were brought up by him in the
ear?. The matter will be duly lure titillated in Court.
NOVBMBBR 0011/11.—The November Moira of'
our Courts opened on Monday bult.'-'4ofige Findlay,
and Associates, Stabler and Fogele;promint the
bench. Peter Snyder,'req., of Lynn towusinp was
selected as Foreman of the Grand Jury. The case s ,
whieb will moonily the attentloriof eke Cotart ire the
usual one/ of Assault and Battery, Limit*, Forni
cation and Bastardy, .10. The attendanee at Conti
is noilir lage as Is generally brought together at the
first week of the term.
MILITARY VISIT.--The Easton Express state!
that on Thanksgiving - day, the 24th Inst., the Citi
irons Artillerists of Easton, Captain Daehradt, intend
visiting Allentown, arriving in the morning train,
and returning in the evening The Artilletists can
rest assured, that they will receive ti haddsoitio rot+
eoptien at the hands of our military. The Company.
won hosts of friends in our borough at the pubffd
celebration of whit-menday a year etnee, whilst Uri
Riles wish to make some return for kind treatment,
received at tho hands of the company at their last
visit to Easton. We trust that the Artillerists malt
visit our borough as proposed. ,
LEHIGH ZINC.—The first merchantable spoil
tor, throe car loads weighing thirty-live tone, Were
shipped several weeks since, via the North Pennsyi.
'anis Rail-road, to Philadelphia, by the Nannylva.
nia and Lehigh Zino company. Ono 'Furnace has
been in operation for several months past, turning
out from six to sovon hundred pounds of metal inl
every twenty-four hours. The company will shortly
commence the erection of a new building for sixteen
furnaces. The building will be ono' hundred and
fifty-five feet in length and forty feet in breadth.—
The sixteen furnaces will employ more than one
hundred men. It is proposed to have forty-eight
new furnaces in all, although for the present tho
immediate erection of only sixteen is determined
on. Some portion of the refuse is need for the man
ufacture of Rine paint at the Lehigh Zino Paint works
situated immediately above. Mr. Wetherhill hits
also shipped 'limiter to New York and Philadelphia ,
in small quantities, made by a different process and
said to be more expensive.
THE HORSE FAIR.—Tho horse fair at tho
grounds of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society
drew together quite a concourse of people, corteldiring
the lateness of the season. Tho following premiumr
wero-awarded.
For $2OO prenilum.—Mile heats best two in three
to wagons.
A. W. Floyd's, St. Charles, -
J. Hornbeck's, Dark Lantern, -
Time, 3:05-43:03,
Silver Cup Promium.--Milb heats beet two in three
harness.
J. L. Hoffman, Tanner, - - -
R'. Moyer, Grey Mare, -
S. Rush, Bowery Boy, - - -
Time, 3:01-3:00—M02.
For $2OO premium.••--Mile heats best three In five
wagons.
J. Hornbeck, Ulster Pet, - 7 1 1• 2 1
A. W. Floyd, Black Bashaw, 2 2 1 2
Time, 2:5 0 -72:52i.55=2:51.
For $2OO Pacing premium, to wagons.
A. W. Floyd, Great Eastern, - - 2 1 1
J. Hornbook, Tommy Cook, - - --1 2 2
Timo, 2:46-2:42-2:44.
For Ladies Riding.—First premium, Miss Bach
man. Second premium, Mrs. Kuntz.
The fair passed off peaceably and quietly, barring
one fight, which made rather a disturbance for a
while.
SHOCKING MUEDER.—A YOUNG cant SHOT BY
A BOY ONLY MOOT YEARS OLD I—A most heart-rend
ing, tradgedy occurred on Tuesday. October 30th.,
near King of Nasals, in Upper Marion township,
this county. It appears that John B. Famous, a
boy of the age of about eight years, and son of Will
him Famous, residing near the place of the occur.'
renco, proceeded to the house °coupled by lionjetnim, ,
Engen's and family, and deliborately, as is believed, ,
took up a loaded gun which stood in the cornerprbi ,
room in the house end shot Mary Elizabeth, liked '
about eleven years, daughter of Benjamin and Eliza
beth Engem There was no one in the house et the
time of the occurrence but a little child four years
old, brother of the deceased. The report of the gun
was heard by Dr. W. H. Holstein, of Bridgeport,
who had just left the house after haying deposited
,ome word with deceased to communicate to :ter
mother upon her return home. Upon looking around
the Doctor saw young Famous making away from
the building. lie hailed him and asked what was
the matter, when he said that " the dog three down
the gun and shot Liz I" The Doctor immediately re
turned to the house and found the girl lying upon
the floor just breathing her last. The load had en . -
tared at the angle of the mouth on the right side,
carrying away the upper and lower jaws, and pass
ing out just beneath the ear. A cotemporart says
that the boy Famous crept into the house through a
back window stealthily, and is Supposed to have been
concealed under the bed while Dr. Holstein convers
ed with the deceased at the door, as the peg inserted
over the sash, to exclude persons from without, bad
boon pushed in and the window lifted, and pillows
taken from the bedaud pieced beneath It as a screen,
behind which to hide. The child stated 'that his
sister went into the back room for some thread, when
it is apparent,Famons met and aimed at her deliber
ately while distant but 8 or 10 feet, as the spent shot
on the wall shows that the gun must have been bell
horizontal, at about the attitude of the girl's bead,
utterly precluding the boy's story about Uia dog
throwing down the gun and causing her death by
accident; besides, the weapon which belonged te , '
Eagan!, had been earefhlly left standing (butt
down) behind a beaurau, out of the way; aad all the
eireuinstances render the story about the dog an. •
worthy of belief. Dm. Holstein, Bead, and °there
examined the wounds and describe the mutilation ad,
a most shocking one,
Famous did not return home and in the evening
was taken in custody by Constable Chas. Haan,
somewhere near Swedeland, who repaired to Bras
Ell G. WCarter's, Bridgeport, where an infonial
bearing was bad previous to =being comteithade—;.
110 had a further hearing on Saturday last before.
Squire WC/after, who committed the young ofm.
fender to jail to await trial for murder et, Ake nook
term of Court.
An inquest was held on the body by Coroner Boy
der, the following gentlemen acting as jurors: An
drew bbainline, G. W. Holstein, W. H. Holstein, G.
W. Disking, li. Moginnes t and W. A. SlMinline, whn
rendered the verdict "that Mary Elisabeth Earn*
came to her death' by a gun-shot wound from a gun
in' the hands of John P.. Famous." The two went
to the same school, and it is said the boy had a
gredge againt the girl for having informed Um"
teacher of a misdemeanor committed by him some
time previous, and for which be had threatened to
shoot her. Wo 'have heard of no other moon for
committing the horrible act, and lie boy's age al
most preludes the belief that it was anything else
than an aocident. The circumstances, howeveri
prove otherwise. During the hearing Famous
evinced no alarm, but on the contrary exhibited a
demeanor more becoming an ax-older orender.—
Though so young be seems perfectly conscious of
the enormity of the occurrence, and submitted to his
fah with arrarent indiffertmes—Norristo ten ,Egestm.,,
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