THE LEHIGH REGISTER.
ALLENTOWN, PA.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1859
PETER C. HUBER & JOHN H. OLIVER,
EDITONB AND PNOPMETOTIS
TO ADVERTISERS.
THE "LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER
CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL HUNDRED
THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN
THE COUNTY.
111 P REMOVAL...S4
THE OFFICE qF
Ete atetigt gtgisttr
Has been• removed to the room on the second
story of the new building now occupied
'by Neligh k Breinig's Clothing Store,
"LION HALL," tieoond door above
the German Reformed Church.
The Tariff Question
It is scarcely necessary to furnish to our
readers statistics, showing the necessity of a
revision of the tariff. The necessity is acknow
ledge by all. Democrats in this section of the
state, whatever be the views of the party else
where, dare not deny the necessity of a protec
tive tariff.
The importation at tho port of New York
for the week ending with Friday two weeks
since, amounted to the enormous sum of $l,-
510,982, The following is the total Foreign
imports at New York for tho tbn months of
1853,
1854,
1855,
1856,
1857,
1858,
1859,
The exports for the same period, (ten months)
during the present year, amounted to $llB,-
005-227, of which $63,270,614 was in SPECIE
AND BULLION! the balance being foreign
merchandise and domestic produce, of the lat
ter of which but $48,223,753 worth was ex
ported.
From this statement it will seen that the
balance of trade against us, at the port of New
York alone, amounts to $163,138,373 FOR TUE
MST TEN ICONTUS
Such is the effect of the free trade policy of
the Democratic party. In this connection it
would be well to look at statistics, referring
to tho Iron Works of the United States.
From a table, compiled by the American
Iron Association, exhibiting the number of
iron works, idle and in operation, in the Uni
ted States, it appears that there are furnaces,
rolling mills, or forges, in twenty-five States
of the Union, leaving but eight States desti
tute of iron works ; those are Mississipp, Lou
isiana, Florida, Texas, lowa, Minnesota, Cali
fornia,and Oregon, all upon the boundary or
frontier. The following are the totals :
Works. Furnaces. Forges. Rolling Mille
Working, 2,159 560 389 210
Abandoned, 386 272 99 16
In all, 1,535 832
These product) annually about 850,000 tons
of iron the value of which, in an ordinary
year, is fifty millions of dollars. Of this
amount, the portion expended for labor alone
is $35,000,000. From a table, prepared by
Mr. Charles E. Smith, showing the duties, the
importations, and the £ price of iron in Liver
'pool each year since 1840, it appears that under
the tariff of 1846 the increase in the import of
iron is more than ton times the increase in
the population, and more than thirty-eight
times the increase in the domestic production.
In view of the facts disclosed above, the ne
cessity of a repeal of the present tariff of 1857
must be evident to every person of unbiased
mind. •
New York State Eleotion
flow Democrats can have the effrontery to
consider the result of the York State election at
all flattering, we have boon unable to learn.—
Of the nine candidates on tho State Ticket,
the Republicans have elected six, five of whom
received a majority of some fifty thousand.—
The Democrats with the assistance of Know
Nothings elected three candidates by majori
ties ranging from three hundred to ono thou
sand, The Republicans have elected three
fourths of the county officers, and have a
greater ascendency iu the Legislature, than
they have had for some time. Recollect that
at the elootion of 1858, the result stood as
follows :
Parker, (Dem.,) -
Burrows, (Amer.,) -
Morgan, (Rep.,)
Democratic and American maj., 43,44 P
So that the Republicans in a year have
gained ever forty thousand on the Democrats
and Know Nothings combined.
State Convention
The Chairman of the Eseeutiie Committee
of the People's Party of this State,•has issued
a oall, requesting the opponents of the Demo
eratie party to elect delegates to a State Con
vention to be held at Harrisburg on Wednes
day, the 22nd of February, MO " to indite
their ohoice for the Presidency, nominate a
candidate for Governor, form an Eloctral tick
et, appoint Senatorial, and designate the time
and mode of electing district Delegates to the
National Convention."
Der- How will our Democratic foreigners
fancy a Democratic tVoicing over a meagre
partial Democratic victory, secured in York
State by a co-alition of Democrats with Know
Nothings
Itiarb'rhe result of the . York State election
has proven, that leaving the Know Nothing
vote out of the questi.-m, the ltepuhlicans have
a majority of over twenty thousand over the
Democracy.
O: II Di I rAVIQ3ZII.34 I3 I;i3IRKIIIt33*II4(s)t:II
The Charlestown Fright.
GREAT CRY AND NO WOOL.
CI:- COST
MIST AS:I3N FOR AN ABOLITIONISM
SUB IS CHALLENGED II a SENTINUL
■he leases to halt. and is ilhot I
WITH OTHER WARLIKE DEMONSTRATIONS.
CIIARLESTON, Va. ,
Wednesday, Nov. 23,1859.
Gov. Wise lo ft Harper s Ferry this morning
for Richmond, after receiving a dispatch from
Cloy. Packer, of Pennsylvania, tendering him
the services of 10,000 men, and offering to
station a guard along the dividiniline between
Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Gov. Wise returned thanks for the offer, fis
suring Gov. Packer that Virginia was able to
protect her honor.
After the departure of the Governor, Col.
Elliott addressed the military, tolling them it
was possible they might have to undergo
arduous and perilous duties, and thit he felt
satisfied that should the venerable Common
wealth be invaded, they would effectually
wipe out the stain.
Last night, at 9 o'clock, an alarm was given
by one of the sentinels tiring his rifle.
Military alarms were sounded front one end
of the town to the other, and caused a very
great panic among women and children; and
some mon, whose nervous systems have become
much disordered by late events.
Shutters were closed and lights extinguish
ed in quick time.
The excitement continued till ton o'clock,
when it was ascertained that the sentinel had
mistaken a Cow, for a mnn—lhat he challenged
her—She wouldn't halt, and he fired.
At three o'clock this morning another alarm
was occasioned by the report of three guns.
A sentinel clime rushing in and reported
having hailed three men, who, instead of halt
lu fired at him,
Scouts were sent out, but no mon could be
found, and the town was in an uproar for tho
balance of the night.
The fact is that the soldiers regard it as a
frolic, and it is believed that some of them
were under the influence of whiskey, and.
were playing.pranks on their comrades.
All has been quiet to-day.
HARPER'S.FERRY. Nov. 23; 1859.
° $127,581,533
1(33,423,781
130,380,521
187,072,760
207,009,358
123,630,836
211,402,116
Major-General Taliaferro arrived here on the
express train last evening, and assumed, by
direction of Gov.' Wise, the command of all the
forces.
Gen. Taliaforro does not supersede Col.
Davis, but was entitled by rank to the com
mand of the whole forces.,
Col. Davie has been disfranchised under
the anti-dueling act from holding any office,
civil or militaryin Virginia.
He has acted 'hero us an advising officer.
There was a rumor afloat to-day that there
was a party of marauders in the mountains
near Cherry Run.
The sentinels at Charleston aro reported to
have been fired on last night.
Gov. Wise exhibits no sort of fear of a res
cue,
but thinks it best to have a good' foie@ on
the look out.
In reply to a gentleman who asked hint,
this morning, if he had any fears of a rescue,
he answered he never had the least, but_con
sidcred it the finest opportunity that had ever
offered to put the State into military training.
He added : "I can now teach my " boys how
to carry biscuit in their knapsacks, cud to
range bullets in their cartridge-boxes."
A special messenger has arrived hero from
Northampton, eastern shore of Virginia, for
volunteers, it having been ascertained there
that an attempt is to be made on the 25th to
run off slaves to Canada. There is groat ex
citement among the white population there.
P. S. The report of Governor Packer's hav
ing tendered Governim Wise the service of ten
thousand Pennsylvania Volunteers has been
officially contradicted by the lion. Wm. M.
Mester, Secretary of State:
TIM RESCUE OF BROWN ALARMING IN
TELLIGENCE.—The Wheeling lutelligencer has
exclusive dispatches from various points in
Virginia,. touching the rumored invasion to
rescue Old Brown.' The first is from Tur
key Run; the writer of which hastens to in
form thellntelligencer that—
" Two men were seen prowling along Tur
key Run, this morning, armed with Sharpe's
rifles. They carried each a string of squirrels,
which is no doubt intended as a' make believe'
that they are on a hunting excursion. Great
excitement."
" Suspense" telegraphs from Bellaire—
" A young man, in the vigor of manhood,
and considerably dilapidated in personal ap
pearance, with a wild fanatical look and dog
ged demeanor, waded the river here to-night,
holding aloft (to keep it dry) a double.barrel
ed gun. Whilst clambering us the Virginia
shore, he was observed to have his logeincas
ed in brown hose. Upon reaching dry land,
he started, and moved off faster than a walk.
Two hundred and sixteen men and a small
boy started in pursuit. They are all going
yet. Consoquence: Great excitemeot."
230,513
60,880
291,393
247,953
Martinsville 2f3 all astir; the citizens met
and adopted the following:
Resolved, That if an armed body of men
have crossed the river at this point, wo don't
know it, if we know ourselves.
Resolved, That we„thirik we do.
Resolved, That we consider the recent rise
in the Ohio river a speoial blessing of Provi
dence, manifested in the nick of time to pre
vent invasion and bloodshed.
Resolved, That we, as good and loyal citi
zens and members of a well regulated society,
will ho found in no arms but those of our vir
tuous wives and innocent offspring. That we
make this promise from a sense of duty, and
not from fear.
Resolved, (Emphatically,) That we ain't
afraid.
The alarm at Bridgeport, Heaven be thank
ed I was without foundation. Latest dispatch
es to the Intelligencer say:
The report that Theaker headed the army,
wants confirmation. He was seen hero this
morning, in citizen's dress. Returning mouth
report everything as quiet as far down as Cap
tine; A man, supposed to bo the strong man's
brother who "broke stones with his fist," was
arrested here, this morning, om suspicion of
being—drunk. He had a copy of Mrs. Brown
ing's poems and a Bible on his person.
xtiiy-Setudoi Sumner, of Massachusetts, has
returned home at hLst, and purposes resum
ing his seat at the opening of Congress.
NORFOLK, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1859
THE LEHIGH REGISTER, NOVEMBER 30,1859.
The course pursued by the learned 'edi
tors of the. Democrat shows how exceed
ingly difruptltit is to learn new principles in
politics. The editors have certainly torgotten
or abandoned all their " Republicanism"—
that wont with the sale of one newspaper and
the purchase of the other. Perhaps it was in
the agreement with Mr. Ilannum.
But they luive not yet learned the principles
of the party they have recently joined and
sometimes do jumble up things most curious
ly. For exatt,plethey have been giving for
weeks what they call the "true deMocratic
doctrines on the territorial question," and in a
long editorial last week assert it to be that
" the question of slavery in the territories can
not be touched by the people until they come to
form a State Constitution,"—adding very pos
itively that "all true democrats so understood
it in the campaign of 1856."
To show how much they know about the
"democratic sentiment in 1856," we publish
the following extracts from speeches of men
who certainly called themselves democrats in
that campaign. How much they are like the
the editorials of the Democrat any one who
rends can judge for himself. Tho doctrines of
the Republican party aro not more unlike these
opinions of 1856, than are the now editorials
of the Allentown Democrat.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM UPON TLItQURIITION
OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES
The people of a Territory, like those of a
State shall decide for therhselves whether sla
very shall or shall not exist within their limits.
Jima BUCHANAN.
The majority of the people, by the action of
the Territorial Legislature, will decide the
question ; and all must abide the decisimi
when made. IIowELL Conn.
The great and leading feature of the Kansas-
Nebraska bill was to transfer the slavery ques
tion and all other subjects to the Territorial
Legislature Fr. JAMES L. ORR, of S. C.
I am willing that the Territorial Legislature
may act upon the subject when and how they
may think proper.
ALEX. 11. STYrn➢\s, of (3E.
I am connected with no party that has for
its object the extension of slavery, nor with
and to prerent the people of a State or T'rri
tory from deciding the guestibn of its existence
w• nun-existence with them for themsclres.
The principle of self-government it& Me Ter-,
ritories enables us to banish from the halls of
Congress another fertile source of discontent
and excitement. J. P. BENJAMIN, of La.
Under the Kansits act, citizens from the
slaveholding States may go into the Territory
with their slave property ; citizens of the free
States may go there holding no such property;
and when they get there, and meet in common
council, ers- a leyishrlire body, they may deter
mine whether the institution shall prevail.
J. M. MAsoN, of Va.
•
If the people qf the 7'erritoriee choose to ex
clude slavery, Bohr from cone.'.l.?ring it as a
wrong done to mo or my constituents, I shall
not complain of it—it is their twines&
OEO. E. BADGER, Of N. C.
Ve intend filet the actual settlers in the
Territories shall be protected 'in the full exer
cise of all rights of freemen, and shall legis
late for themselves while they have a nrritorial
Government. B. Toombs, of Ga.
It is the right of the people to govern them
selves, and they, and they alone, shall exercise
it, as well white in Territorial condition as in
the position of a State.
GEO. W. JONES, of Tenn.
The people of the Territories are expressly
authorized to legislate upon all subjects what
soever, slavery included. They may either es
tablish or abolish it, at theiripleasure.
J. PETTIT, of Ind.
I believe that under the provisions of this
(Kansas) bill, and of the Utah and New Mex
ico bills, there will be a perfect cork Manche
given to the Territorial' Legit!alarm to legie
late as they may thinkp!oppr.
A. r. BUTLER, of S. C.
The bill (Kansas and Nebraska) provides
that the Legislatures of these Territortes shall
hove power to legislate over all rightful sub
jects of legislation.
IL M. T. Ilturrts, of Va.
The citizen of Virginia is as much entitled,
in tho common territory, to the protection of
his property as the citizen of Illinois ; but
both aro dependent upon the legislation of the
Territorial Government for laws to protect
their property, of whatever kind it may be.
Ws. A. RICUARIMON, of 111.
I would leave the people of the Territories,
who are to ho affected by the, institution of
slavery, to determine the question for them
selves, in their own way.
S. A. SMITH, of Tenn.
I am a sincere believer in the doctrine of
" Aiquatter sovereignty" in its fullest, broadest,
deepest sense, and support this (Kansas) bill
because it is a return to the sound principle of
leaving to the
. peopie of the .Thrriiories the
right of doterming for themselves their do
mestic institutions. A. C. DODGE, of lowa.
The pwer to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which wore reserv
ed to the people, and which the framers of the
Constitution never intended to be Tiurrendered
to the Federal Government by any portion of
the people in this country whether living in
the States or after-acquired Territories.
T. F. BOWIE, of Md.
OLD Jotor Bsowv.—We should like to kribw,
whether by this time Democratic Editors are
not getting heartily sick of.the talk about Old ,
John Brown. The sequel has disclosed, that
the people of Virginia are old grannies' and
cowards, and that Governor Wise ie a fbol.—
See dispatches from the seas of war in at
other column. •
HA nrER'A FERRY.—With till old John BroWn's
vagaries, he has shown more true dignity,
courage end 'common sense since his arrest,
than all the pro-slavery leaders of Virginia, in
whose behalf Democratic journalists were
prepared to take Kuck a special interest.
• , (Comnummleated.)
THE DEMOCRAT.
JOIIN C. BRECKINRIDOR
ALLzwirowN, Nov., 23d, 1859. . I
MOM. EDITORS : You are doubtless well
aware, that Shore is itoneiderable , excitement
among the Democracy in regard to the New
York State election. The democrats in our
awitronidst are endeavoring to make as much
capital - out of the Harpers Ferry affair as
possible but they are endeavoring to put the
Beadle on the wrong horse. I know, however,
that your readers cannot be humbugged by
those latter day Sainte, but here is the truth.
New York is claimed to have been carried by
the democracy, as the editors of their jour
nals tell' us, but let us take a glance, and
figure for ourselves. In 1856 the Democrats
polled 195,878 votes; in 1858 it had increas
ed to 230,000, swelled up by deserters of the
American party, and in November, 1859 at
the late election, through the coalition of the
Brooke Americans increased it to 252,594.
Tho Brooks American party polled 25,387
votes, leaving a clear Democratic vote of 227,
207 votes, a falling off of nearly 3000 votes as
compared with the vote of 1858. The pure
Republican vote stands thus, 251,126, a clear
majority over the sham, African democracy of
23,919. It may also be interesting to state,
that the Republican State officers supported
by the Americans received a majority of over
48,0001 The Democracy also claim to have
elected half the number of State officers, out of
nine, (a curious way of cyphoring,) while they
have but three elected from 300 up to 1400
majority. Such is the Democratic victory in
New York, while in truth they dare not ac
knowledge that it has been a Brooks Ameri
can victory (lest their readers 'might be in
formed that they have been bartering with
Know Nothings) as far as the Utica ticket is
concerned. But let the Shama live in good
cheer, prepare your spooks so that yo u
in
be able•after the Presidential olootion 1860
to cipher out the overwhelming majorities
given in. New York, and throughout the
Union for the Republican candidate for the Pres
idency.
I have it on good authority that the number
of . votes of the Republican party, which were
not polled exceeds 58,000 includiug the aatur
al inereii. In regard to the Americans,
they may take what course, they please, we
as 'Republicans are contend in regard to fu
ture events.
Aa the Demooratecprotend to know so much
about the Harpers, Ferry affair,.thy could
no doubt give an account in their journals
what became of the two Browns and the other
insurgents ut the Ferri. No one has ever re,
corded the fact of their burial and no one
knows that burial was ever gin them. No
doubt they have been dissected by some
Southern physicians, and put up in alcohol
to be presented to the Southern ultras, as a
monntato for coming generations. .
fierAVe call the attention of Northern Dem
ocrats to the following mandates from their
Southern masters. The Charleston Mercury
"Tho Democratic party must be a Southern
party or no party. It cannot servo slavehold
ors and also freeholders with their arrogant
and ruinous pretensions;" and the Atlanta
(aco.) intelligencer says, " Democracy is the
outh."
The truthls the Vemncratfe party under
took a bold game in endeavoring to secure the .
Southerly States by making themselves the
special protectors of slave interests. In doing
so the party has lost its hold on the entire
North. To take the back track, and not cry
nigger, would drive off their insolent South
ern allies, and thus destroy the last vestiges of
tho party.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION IN KEN
TIICKY.—The Republican State Convention of
Kentucky met in Covington, opposite Cinci -
nati, on the 16th inst., and chose Cassius .
Clay and Geo. D. Blakey delegates at large
the Republican National Convention, whit)
is to be held in 1860.
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POPULATION or Kawses.—According to the
most accurate returns yet received of the recent
constitutional election in Kansas, the whole
vote polled was from sixteen to eighteen thou
sand. Judging from these figures, and from a
probability that the full vote was not polled, we
safely conclude that Kansas has now a popula
tion sufficiently large is entitle hor to come into
the Union as a State, under the provisions of
the " English" bill, that is, equal to the ratio
of a Representative in Congress, which is a
little over 93,000. We have but little doubt
of her admission under the Wyandotte Con
stitution.
SUAKESPNATUI ON DAESS.—Shakespears, who
according to a Western editor, was a writer
of no little ability and of considerable origi
nality=says very sagaciously that , 'the apparel
often proclaims the men.' This fact is undeni
able, and had the great poet flourished two
hundred and seventy-five years later, he would
dotibtless have made old Polonius go a stet'
further, and advise his son to purchase all his
apparel at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of
Rockhill and Wilson, Noe. 603 and 605 Ches
nut street above Sixth, Philadelphia.
ME TOMB OF JEFFERSON.—A student in the
University of Virginia, writing from that In
•tiitution, states toat " no vestige of the mar
ble Blab that designated the last resting place
of the author of the Declaration of Indepen
dence," remains to point the spot. The visi
tors to his tomb, by chipping off fragments,
have completely demolished it, and by piece
meal carried it away. An uncouth granite
pedestal, greatly disfigured, alone remains to
mark his grave.
Frank Butler, a clerk in St. Louis, lost
his life on Sunday while hunting in
He stepped into a kind of " air-hole" barely
frozen over, and immediately sink. The wa
ter was only about five feet deep, but the mud
at the bottom was at least ten feet deep. He
was covered between the water and mud—al
most to his neck, and all his attempts to extri
cate himself seemed to fix him more firmly in
his dreadful position,
MURDERED HIS Fxrnza.---Thomas Redmond,
an old gentleman of considerable property, m
elding near Wyliesbnrg, Charlotte county,
Virginia, was shot a few days since by his
eon, aged 18, and died on Saturday, Nov. 12th.
Thirty-seven shots were extricated from hie
side. The son had a difficulty with his father
who drove him from the house. The murder
er was arrested at church on Sunday, and is
now in Jail.
Itt&T"The average distance travelled by each
omnibus in London is 60 miles a day:'. The
number of omnibusses is between 900 and
1,000. The Government duty is one penny
for every mile of road, which gives a total of
£1,350, or $675Q, per week. The annual in
come is $13.006,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
MILITARY NLNCTION.—Tbe National Grays
of Naston completed their corps of OMOOTII by se
lecting Mr. Herbert Thomas as Third Lieutenant.
COUNTERFEITERS.—Counterfeit $2 bills on
the new Union County Bank at Pleb:Add, N. J.,
and $5 bilk on the Bank of Commerce, Providence,
R. I. era In oircalatlon
BANK STOCK 801. D.—Ten shares of the Keaton
Wank Stook were sold on Wednesday last, as follows :
Two shares at $75,00 ; two shares at $74,50: three
shares at $74,12 and three shares at $74,00.
COTTON MILL.—Mr. David Howell, who lost his
distillery and mill by fire in Mount Bethel Northamp
ton county, a wook or two since, intends to abandon
the distillery business and erect a cotton mill on the
groand upon which his distillery stood.
PROTRACTED MEETIIIO—Wo were requested
testate that a protracted meeting wilreommenoe in the
Evangelical Church en Saturday evening next and
will be continued for ieveral week!. The public are
invited to attend.
FOUND GUlLTY.—Certain parties from Mita
delphia, on trial at Easton last Woo' for thefts in
soma of the Easton 'stores, and who have rendered
themselve famous of late as shop-lifters In Easton,
Reading add other neighboring towns, were found
guilty on Saturday last.
BALL OF THE CATABAUQUA RIFLES.--Ow
ing to the inclemency of the weather on the evening
axed for the first benefit Ball of the Catasauque Ri
fles, the Company will havo another Benefit Ball at
the Hotel of Capt. Hoary S. Haste, on Mondoy even
ing, December sth, 1859.
COMMENDABLE.—The Easton &ntind states
that the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company are pay
hog half pay to Mr. A STAIIIII7IIRT, who was so so-
sorely injured on their road some time since as to
render amputation of ono of his logs necessary. This
they intend doing uniil he gets well enough to work,
when they intend making him a present of a Cork
Leg and give him a life situation on the rola:
NEW COURT HOUSE.—The present Grand Ju
ry of Northampton county have reported in faVor
of the erection of a Now Court House, but recom
mend the Commissioners to erect the building at a
cost not exceeding fifty thousand dollars. We be
lieve that the measure has now had the sanction of
two consecutive Grand Juries, so that no further
obstacle can be interposed in the way of the change so
much needed.
FIREMEN'S BALL.—Our Firemen are prepar
ing in earnest for their Annual Bali. The Colum
bia Fire Company will have their Benefit Ball ,on
second Christmas Ere, December 26th, at the Odd
Follows' Ball. The good Will Firo Company will
also have a Benefit Ball at Om same place on the
evening of January 2d, 1860. Both Companies are
making active proparationi and the public can ex
pect the Balls to be of the first class.
JUSTICE
Aser The first i;ecture in the course already an
nounced for the benefit of the 31. E. Church, will
bo dolitrod on nest Tuesday evening, December 6th,
at 8 chlock t by Professor area' of Lancaster city.
Gu*o: "The Pennsylvania Germans, their Ilia
tory and ammeter.' Proffessor Gruieff is known
as an able, eloquent speaker, and ho being himself a
Pennsylvania Gorman by birth, is fully master of
the subject. The Lecture bas been delivered in
Lewisburg and other places to large and apprecia
tive audiences, and we have heard of it ae being high
ly interesting and entertaining. We bespeak for the
Lecturer a large audience on his visit to our town.
JAIL DELlVERY.—fitirly on Tuesday morning
last, Jacob Werr, John Haffner,Poter, W , Chris
tian Miller, Christian Luther and John Hoffman,
six inmates of the County Jail, made good their es
cape. The prisoners occupied the second story of
the Jail. They first made an entrance through the
wall of the Jail into the jail-yard and soon effected
their escape over the wall. Another inmate, who
occupied the same gutters, aid who had equal
chances of escape, seemed to prefer his new retreat
to freedom, and BO remained behind. None of the
escaped prisoners have been recaptured. It would
seem impossible to secure prisoners in our County
Jail, bent on escape.
CHARGE OF GETTING MONEY UNDER
FALSE PRETENSES. —On Monday last John
Richards was committed to the County Jail, on
complaint made before John D. Lawall, Esq., by
George .ICemerer and other eitisens of Sallibury
township, to answer at the next term of our Courts
to the charge of the above offense. It seems that
Richards had gone and collected mealy of com
plainants on pretense, that it was intended for the
relief of a certain individual living near Dothlhem,
who was said to have lost his barn by tire. The
pretence wail a fabricatidn. The defendant bad
been practicing this new plan of "raising the
wind" in Northampton county and in several town
ships of our County.
TIIANKSGIVING.—Thanksgiving day was cel
ebrated in' our borough more as a secular; than, a
religious holiday. Religious service was held in
some of the churches. The itores were all opened.
The great attraction were the Citizen Artillerists of
Easton, who, accompanied by Pomp's famous Cor
net Bind, visited our borough on a target excursion.
The visitors arrived here in the morning train and
were received at the depot by the Jordan Artillerists
and Allen Rifles. After parading through the
streets of first, ward, .the assembled military were
served to a collation at the Armory of the Jordan
Artillerists. After marching through the principal
streets of the Borough the Artillerists partook of an
excellent dinner at the Allen House gotten up by
Messrs. Yohe k Newhard. The firing for the prizes
took place at the Crystal Springs in thiaftemoon.
The first, a handsome • revolvei, - : was irori• by A.
Adams, and the second, a medallion, by David Seig
fried. After the firing, the visitors were again fa
vored with a collation at the Eagle Hotel. The 'Ar
tillerists nnmber,32 muskets. The company is com
posed of able-bodied men, presents a fine appear
ance, and under the command of its able Command
er, Captain Daehradt, has won an enviable reputation
among the military of our vicinity. Pomp's Cor
net Band has won a reputation that has made the
Band known far and wide, and the music discoursed
on Thanksgiving day was such as can be seldom
heard and highly delighted our citizens. Tho Band
was dressed in their now uniform, red pantaloons
and large army over-eoats. Tho visitors were es
corted to the depot by our military and loft for.
home in the evening accommodation train. We
trust that the visit of the Citizen Artillerists may
have the effect of cementing a friendship between the
neighboring boroughs of Beaton and Allentown, and
of putting an end to the potty jealousies and prides,
which, we aro sorry to say, some of .the Editors of
papers in both boroughs have boort too roue to fos
tor,
AUBURN AND AIILENTOITX RAILROAD.—
A mall meeting of the . citisons of PelmAkllloounty
was held at the Peningivania Heim% Netieme, in
the 'afternoon Tuesday the 224 ;of NorMetter,
1869, for the , purpose of taking We oteisitemakri s
the expediency of the completion of the atiiirri road,
The following offlceriof the meeting were eteited:
Prosident—Hom F. W. BUGEIBB, Pottsville.
floe Preficients—Dr. Jno. B. ' Pinegrove,
Dr. Augustus Sheltx,Auburn.
Gideon Bast, Beg., Minernille.
Richard Roar. Req., o
Col. Jas. J. Conner, Ashland.
sseretaries—Cnam. larnm, Esq., Pottsville.
Geo. M. DALLAS, Jr., " •
After the organisation of the meeting, Capt. Tyler,
who with others present, represented the Re* Iforit,
stockholders of the Company, by reqnest of the com
pany addressed the meeting, showing the &dna.
Lagos arising from the completion of the road.—
Capt. Tyler bad the management Of the eonstree. ,
lion of the road before operations were suspended
lay the panic of 1857, and during a brief residence
in our midst became well known to our citizens .
The Miners Joursalgivos the following synopsis of
the Captain's remarks:
"He remarked that the Directors of the road were'
determined to construct it without creating any
debt, and that they had paid off their contractors
and discontinued the work when the panic of 1857
came upon the country. The road stood now just
where it stood then, but the New York Capitalists
were anxious to complete it, They had determined,
therefore to finish it, provided the people of Schuyl
kill county would contribute $350,000 to the stock of
the company. For this sum they would agree to
complete the entire road ready for trade and travel,
with iron bridges throughout its extent, and with.
rails weighing not loss than slaty pounds to the yard,
without barthening it with a dollar of indebtedness.
He then described the location and topogrophy of
the trod, showing that both were favorable to the
coal trade. In continuation ho remarked that the
Now Jersey Central road, with which the Auburn
and Allentown would connect at Eieten, had agreed
to earry coal from this region at the same rate now
charged the Lehigh operators, one cent and a quar
ter per ton rmr mile, exclusive of oars. This, ha
thought might be reduced to one cent per-milevand
still prove profitable to the company. But the Au
burn and Allentown Company would not be depend
ant upon the New Jersey Central. Ho on his way'
hero bad tout Commodore STOCKTON, who is well
known to be oho of the principal mon in the Camden
and Amboy Railroad Company,. *Melt Company
owns the Belvidere and Delaware Railway.. Com
modore Broetcros.had informed him' that the corn:
pony which ho represented *ore determined to com
plete and equip the 'Belvidere, Railroad far carrying"
ooaf from Schuylkill County to South Amboy on tho
waters of New York Bay. They had already com
menced the construction of piers at South Amboy
at a cod of $50,000, and they were determined to
compete with' the throe great coal carrying lines now
in operation in transporting coal to market. It was
true that the Belvidere Railroad was fifteen miles
longer than the New Jersey Central, but that would
make no difference to the shippers, as they were de
termined to compete with the Cen tral without regard
to distance. He further remarked that the Compa
ny intended soon to send an engineer to Sebuyikilt
County to examiue the route of the proposed Auburn
and Allentown road; and ascertain the prospects of
coal transportation in that direction."
Oh motion- of the Hon: lames Campbell, a com
mittee consisting of Hon. William Donaldson, Rich
ard Keit, Esq.., John Donaldson, Esq., of !Tamaqua,
William Milnes, Jr., Esq,, lion. F. W. Hughes, John
E. Graeff, Esq., of Pinegrove, and Benjamin Ban
non, Esq., wore appointed to solicit subscriptions
from the citisene of Schuylkill county fur the pur
pose of completing the road.
We have learned from Mr. Francis Wiodner, who
was present from Barks County as a representative
et the meeting, that the prospects are very fair for
an early completion of the road.
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD' EXTENSION
TO TAMAUQU.A.—In pursuance of a call of the
citizens of Schuylkill county, a Public Meeting was
held at the United States Hotel, in Tumauqua, on
the 21st day of November, 18&9, in relation to the
Extension of the Lehigh Valley Railroad to Tama:.
qua. Benj. Refiner, Esq., was called to the Chair.
and George Wiggan, Esq., was appointed Secretary.
On motion, it was Resolved, that a Committee of
five persons be oppointed by the Chairman to dratt,
a Preamble and series of Resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting :
The Chairman appointed the following committee,
viz: Dr. W. W. McGuigan, Col. Robert Ratoliff,
George D. Bower, Wm. Milnes, Esq., and John Car
ter.
In the absence of the committee, the meeting was
addressed by J. Ryon, Esq.
The committee then reported the following pream
ble and resolutions:
Ilnanuos, The citizens 'of the North-western and
Middle Coal Fields in this County have for raspy
years past, labored under great Inoonzenianus, for
want of a more direct communication by Railroad to
the New York market; and
W 16116111, A charter bas been granted to the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, authorizing said
Company to build and construct a Railroad from
Tamaqua through the Maboning Valley until it
intersects with the Lehigh Valley Railroad, at or
near the town of Lehighton.
Tuanzirone, RaeoLvao, That the citizens of the
Borough of Tamaqua and vicinity will nee every ex
ertion, by and with the co-operation of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, to bring this great work
to a speedy completion.
RICSOLYLD, That in cue the said company shall
fail or neglect to build and construct said Railroad,
then, and in that case, it is the sense of this meeting
that the provisions of the charter of the Mationing
Valley Railroad Company be promptly and expedr
tiously as possible, carried out by the Commhisioner•
appointed by the Legislature for that purpose. •
The meeting was further addressed by Col. Robt.
Rateli6, G. D. Boyer, Dr. W. W. McGuigan, and
others, and the following resolution unanimously
adopted :
RISOLVICD, That Messrs Robert Rsteliff, William
Milnea, Wm. T. Carter, Jno. Shoemaker George
Wiggan, and George Boyer, be a Com:kites to
represent to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company,
by maps and Charts, the various Railroad connec
tions, to which the '‘ Mahoning Road," would be
the natural outlet to the Northern Market, and to
urge upon them the advantages and importance of
a speedy completion of said Road.
It is said, that, tqlost of the construction of the
Road cannot exceed $25,000 per mile.
On motion, Resolved, That a copy of the proceed
ings of-this meeting be sent to all the papers in tills
County for publication—also to the Mauch Chunk
Gazetto" "Tribuno" and " llerard".of New York.
On motion, Resolved, That the meeting ad
journ to meet at the call of the Provident of the
Committee. On motion adjourned.
GEORGE WIGGAN,„ diec'r/
NEWSPAPER CHANGE. The Barks and
Schuylkill Journal states: "The co-partnership be
tween J. Robley Dunglieon and Dr. Samuel Hopkin.
publishers of the Reading Daily MIMI and Berke
county Democrat, in this oily, under the Arm of J.
Robley Dunglison ,k Co., was dissolved, by mutual
consent, on the 23rd inetant." We have not learned
who is to conduct the shore mentioned papers 'ln
the future. '
IMPORTANT EVENTI3.—In 1601 the first per
mantat settlement was effected in Virginia. In
1614 a seeond colony was established along the
nucleon. In 1620 the third colony was planted in
New England. In 1650 the best brands of pair t
and colors wore manufactured by Messrs. Breinig
Bro., at the AmeriCan Paint and Color Works, Al
lentown, Pa. ".