no.rom Efte Xtt4istcr• ALLENTOWN, PA. ~ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1860 PETER C. HUBER A; JOHN H. OLIVER SDITONS AND PROPTURTODB TO ADVERTISERS, 11111 " LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL, HUNDRED THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN THE COUNTY. PEOPLE'S STATE OONVENTION. The .Citlsane of Pennsylvania, who are opposed to the principles and measures of the present Na tional Administration, and to the election of tnon to office who sustain those principles and measures, are requested to meet In their respective Counties, and to BIM Del gates equal In number to thole Repro seatatives in the General Assembly, to a PEOPLE'S STATE CONVENTION, to be bold at HARRIS BURG, on Wedneisday, February 22d, 1860, at 12 111., to Indicate their choice for the next Presi dency, nominate a candidate for Governor, form an Electoral Ticket, appoint Senatorial, and to designate the time and mode of electing District Delegates to the National Convention, and to transact such other business as may be deemed necessary to ensure suc cess at the General Election. LEVI KLINE, Chairman Peoples Executive' Com. THAT JOB. The Democratic papers of our borough have been circulating the report, that owing to John Brown's invasion of Virginia ; a certain firm of Allentown have lost a contract to furnish wa tervipes for the city of Richmond, amounting to $40,000, which had been promised them. The report, we see, has been circulated in other journals of the State. We hardly thought it worth while at the time to correct the mis statement, because any persons in our vicinity, whom minds might be influenced by the state ment, would be likely to inquire of the persons interested, and get a correct statement of the facts. We have made inquiry and have as certained, that neither the City Author itiesi Richmond, nor ark) , person or persons by th m authorised, have promised a firm of our borough the contract to furnish water-pipes : further, that neither the City Authorities of Richmond, nor any person or persons by them authorized have ever inquired of any firm in our vicinity as to the price at which the water pipes could be furnished. The above facts can be proven. The facts, however, are, that a cer tain Mr. De Bow, a speculator of Virginia, who was authorized to purchase castings for a fur nace near Richmond, and who knew that the City of Riehmond wanted water-pipes, and who was ready to make a speculation at the the ex , pense of the authorities of Richmond, if he could, inquired the price, at which such water pipes could be furnished. But thin Mr. De Bow never promised a firm in our borough to purchase water-pipes of them, and was never authorized by competent authority to make a cdntract. If our'readers are not satisfied with the above statement of facts, and wish-to inquire further into the matter, they can procure all needful information on the subject from our townsman, Mr. Samuel McHose. The authorities of the City of Richmond very properly decided to pa tronize- their own citizens, and we do not know that they over thought of purchasing water-pipes in the North, much less that they over know• that they could purchase water pipes in Allentown. If a firm in our borough could have had a paying contract we should have been very much pleased, but we protest against attempts to make political capital by falsification and mis-statements. The Iron Masters of Kentucky and Ohio. . The Iron Masters of Kentucky and Ohio held 1 a Convention at Portsmouth, Ohio, on the 7th inst., at which, it is said, nearly all the iron es- tablishmentti in the two States were represented. The object of the Convention was to bring to the attention of Congress the importance of such a change in the revenue laws, as will afford more adequate protection to the Iron interests of the country. Among the resolutions adopt ed was the following: " Resolved; That believing: it to be the duty,' as it is the policy, of Congreiiii to afford such protection as will infuse now life and energy into the unprosperous iron t!rade of the coun try, we will, like men sincere in their opinions, ask for what we want ; and that we will cause at least one of these memorials, with the proper number of names attached, to be sent each week to, some Representative in Washing ton ; and that we will thus, if we do not other wise, let the country know there is an iron in terest beside that is Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and that the men connected with it, and dependent upon it, are neither too lazy to cireulate petitions, nor too incredulous to be lieve that any consequence may follow per sistent and well-directed efforts, nor yet so eas' in finances as to be careless of improvements." The following memorial was prepared to be submitted to Congress : " Your memorialists, citizens Of=--county, of—, in the State of—, respectfully repro; sent to your honorable bodies, that the manu facture of iron, in which a very large propor tion of the wealth of said county is invested„ and upon which a large proportion of its labor ing men are dependent for employment, is in so depressed a condition as to render the capi tal unremunerative, and has caused a large diminution in the demand for laborers. These evils aro constantly becoming more distress ing. Your memorialists believe that relief can be afforded by the levying of a specific duty on the importations of foreign iron. They, therefore, respectfully petition your honorable • bodies that you will so change the. existing revenue laws as to afford such protection.— And your memorialists, as in duty bound," &c. The following statement of the extent of the iron interests of the two States was made : The yearly average produce of pig iron, per furnace, may be, estimated at 2,500 tons, mak ing the aggregate of the sixty-two furnaces, in this region, por annum, 155,000 Vim 4 " Average value of cold and hot blast, esti mated at $3O, $4,050,000. Average population at each furnace may be • estimated at 500. Total, 31,000. • Average number of hands employed at each furnace, 100. Total, 6,200. Average wages. $25 per man.. Total, $1,800,000. Average quantity of corn consumed by each, 15,000 bushels-93,000 ; at 50 cents per bush el, $465,600. Average quantity of Sour consumed by each, - about 624 barrels-38,688; at . s6' per - barrel, $232,128. • Average quantity of bacon and other .meat, equal to 2,000 pieces of 15 pounds-1,360,000; at 10 cents per pound, $186,000. • Average amount of merchandise sold, say • $20,000. Total, $1,240,000. Grand total, $6,959,128. • It will be seen from the above, that Penn sylvania is not the only State, interested in du ties on Foreign Iron. ,We are glad, that the • people of the coun.ry are bringing the matter to the attention of Congress; and trust, that the day is not far distant when the iron inter esta of our State will be properly cared for. MiVItMRnMWM - The Disunion Paulo Over. - . A useful lesson may be learned by compa ringthe tone, temper and speeches of Demo cratic pro-slavery demagogues.both in the Sen ate and House of Representatives at Washing ton before-the election of a speaker with their conduct since Mr. Pennington's elevation to the chair. Republicans were denounced its trai tore, and most scandalously ,abused. 'threats 3f personal violence Were repeated time and lgain, and it seemed on several occasions as if the House was on the eve.of being precipitated into a fierce personal encounter in the Halls of Congress, in which the lives of many might bait) teen forfeited ) and the Union of the States, 11.9 ft consequence., dissolved: Frequent ly was it threatened, that if a Republican 41 esker were elected, the days of the Union nt mbered. A Republican Speaker has' been el cted, and the committees have been framed precisely as Mr. Sherman would have framed them if elected. Mr. Sherman, so obnoxious to Southern members apparently, has been ap pointed, chairman of the committee of Ways and Means, the most important committee in the House, and u committee beside, in which the South are particularly interested, because it may frame a tariff bill, embodying the protective principle, so antagonistic to South ern Democratic free trade doctrines. That intensely Democratic State, South Carolina, be it recollected, in the times of Jackson's' Presidency, attempted to go out of the Union, because the government undertook to en force the tariff laws of the county in the collection of duties on imports. Mr. Grow of Pennsylvania, whose name together with John Sherman's was placed on the list . ef those rep commending the circulation or a compend of Helper's Impending Crisis, is placed at the head of the committee on territories. These are the two most important committee in the House, both of which the South would partic ularly desire to control. The South then are no better off with Mr. Pennington, than they would have been, had Mr. Sherman been elect ed. What has been the conduct of Southern Democratic members since Mr. Pennington's election. We hear no more disunion speeches in the Senate or the House. We witness no more fierce outbreaks of passion. We hear no more elicking of pistols. Those mon, who were fiercest, and most rabid before, are quiet in their seats. Peace once more reigns in the councils of the nation, and gentlemanly and courteous demeanor is the order of the day.— What is the moral of the tale? What is the only logical conclusion, at which we can ar rive ? It is, that threats of disunion were in sincere, that fierceness and passion were as sullied, and that Southern Democrats suppos ed, that what, they could not accomplish by majorities, they were able to bring about by abuse, brow-beating and denunciation. • Are northern men braves or nre they cowards and poltroons ? It would seem, that Southein men considered us to be the latter. We hope the lesson will have its beneficial results. We ex pect for awhile a quiet session. Judging from the,past, however, we anticipate, that when the Presidential struggle has fairly set in, the disgraceful scene will be re-enacted. Feeling conscious of being in the minority before the yeople, the managers of the Democratic pro gramme for the Presidency will undertake to frighten a portion of the Opposition into the support of a party, their hearts abhor, by thretits of a dissolution of the Union. But the people understand the meaning of all this brute thunder, and will elect a Republican President, determined, that the Union must and shall bo preserved. TIE COMMITTEE OP WAYS AND MEANS.—IIy referring to our report of Congressional pro ceedings, it will be seen, that Mr. Pennington has appointed a committee on Ways and Means, a majoritY of whom are in Mvor of a protective tariff. This is the committee, to whom all resolutions and hills on the subject Of tariff are referred, before being reported to the House, and it is important, that the ma jority of the Committee should be right on tile subject, which above all others interests Penn sylvania.' John Sherman is chairman of the Committee, and Stevens of the Lancaster Dis trict of Pennsylvania is one of its membess. It will be seen, that the Republicans have elect ed a Speaker who is true on the tariff question. If this Congress does not provide some means of relief, it will be because a Democratic Sen ate is too intensely free-trade in its notions.— It was a Democratic Senate, which forced up on the country; the bill of 1857, under which theindustrial interests"Of the country are now suffering. APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES NO TILE NA TIONAL CONVENTION..—The conferees of Bucks and Lehigh counties met at Doylestown on the oth inst., for the purpose of appointing delegates to the National Republican Conven- Lion to assemble at Chicago in June next.— Caleb N• Taylor of Bucks mid Joseph Young of Lehigh were appointed delegates.; Michael Jenks and William Stavely of Bucks and Geo- Beisel and Henry J. Saeger of Lehigh, Alter nates. The Peoples Party of Bucks county held a county meeting at Doylestown the same day. The conferees trom Lehigh speak of the Convention as having been very large, and state that our friends in Bucks feel in the best of spirits in view of the contest of nest fall. ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT VIOLENCE.-Mr. Ed mundson, member of Congress from Virgin in , on Friday afternoon last, whilst passing through the Capital Grounds on his way from, the House of Representatives, attempted a personal chas tisement of lion. John Iliekmart of Pennsylva nia, for the remark made in a speech •on the occasion of the serenade to John.W. Forney on the evening succeeding his election as Clerk, that Virginia had been frightened by seven teen men and one cow. Mr. Edmundson struck at Mr. Hickman, .but wee presented frouicoin- mittink violence by the interference of Vice President Breckenridge and Mr. Koitt of South Carolina, who were passing• at the time. It would seem,. that. Southern men are bent on mischief. TiE HARPER ' S FERRY HlOTERS.—Stepbens and -1131izlett, two persons concerned in. the Harper's Ferry Riot, have been tried, and con-' victedat;Charlestown, Virginia. They are the only persons, now in custody. The grand Jury have found true bills against Owen Brown, a son of John Brown, and others, but they all happen to be beyond the roarch of the Court. 091-As Mr. Charles Buck and consort wore sitting iu their arm-chairs before a comforta ble, old fashioned wood fire, in the dining-room of their old homestead, in Southboro',' Mass., on the 23d ult., the doors were suddenly opou ed and in walked seven sons and daughters, and twenty-five grand children who came to gether to greet ' the folks at home," and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. . .=wrath domnibisit:" FEIIRUARY oth.--Mr. IVigfall (Demi) of Tex as presented t bill tor the 6onlitilletitibpf a Rail road and Telegraph line to the isaeific. A general debate arose as . to the Presideht's veto of the bill authorizing the itillirobeelent of the St. Clair Vint& the q uestion is the same, which formerly divided the Democratic and Whig parties as to the power of Congreis to improve rivers and harbors, • the Republicans and a few Southern Americans in this case as serting the power, end the Democracy gener ally denying it, the House George Marstoh, (Rep.) was elected boorkeeper, and Mr. Lucas (Rep.) Postmaster. FEBRUARY 7th.—lnthe Senate. Mr. Wilson (Rep.) of Massachusetts introduced a resolu tion, authorizing an inquiiy ns to whether the power of the Government in the removal of of ficers, heads of departments and clerks, was used for political purposes, and whether such employeeti of the Government were required to contribute money to influence elections in the States and Territories. A general debate arose on the passage of the Post Office Appropriation bill, and the abolition of the franking privil ege. House not in Session: FEBRIMitY Bth.ln the Senate the amend ment to the Post Office appropriation bill, abolishing the franking privilege, was nega tived by a tie vote. Many Senators, voting in the negative, expressed themselves in favor of abolishing the franking privilege, but con sidered it improper to introduce the measure at the present juncture, as an amendment. Frlittunity 9th.ln the Senate an amend ment to the Post Office appropriation bill, al lowing the contractors six per cent interest on their claims, which was to be in lieu of all damages, was passed. An ' amendment was also passed, abolishing the franking privilege after the 10. th of April next. In the House it was resolved to postpone the election for printer until Monday the Uth.— The speaker announced the standing commit tees. The following are the principal commit tees • Committee of Trays and Means—Messrs. Sherman, Davis . of Maryland, Phelps, Stevens, Washburn of Maine, Millson, Morrill, Craw ford, and Spaulding. Committee on COM meeix—Messrs. Wash burn° of Illinois, Wade, John Cochrane, Eliot, Smith of North Carolina, Morehead, Lamar, Nixon, and Clemens. amonitlee on Military Affairs—Messrs. Stanton, Curtis, Bonham, Olin, Mcßae, Pen- Longnecker, and Boteler: Committee on Naval Allifir§Messrs. Morse of Maine, Bocock, Potter, Winslow, Wilson. Curry, Sedgwick, Harris of Maryland, and Schwartz. Committee on Territories—Messrs. Grow, Perry, Smith of Virginia, Gooch, Waldron. Clark of Missou6, Case, Vallandigham, and Ashley. • Committer on the Judichiry—Mes•srt. Hick man, Ilinghatn, Houston. Taylor, Nelsen, Kel logg of Illinois, Reynolds, Robinson of Rhode Island. and porter. Committee on Elections—Messrs. Gilmer, Dawes. Campball, Boyce, Marston, Stevenson, Gartrell, Stratton. and McKnight. Committee on Public Lands—Messrs. Thay er, Lovejoy, Cobb, Covode, Davis of Indiana, Trimble, l'andever. Windom, and Barrett. Committee on The District of t'olum O ia-- Messrs. Carter, Kilgore, Burnett, Rice, Gar nett, Coakling. Pryor, Edgerton, and Ander son or Kentucky. Committee on Public Expenditures—Mews. Haskin, Palmer, Edmundson, Killinger, Som ers, Hindman, IVood, Clopton, and Fonke. Corn fated on Arannfaelnres—Messrs. Adams of Massachusetts, Scranton, McQueen, Leake, Moue of Kentucky, French, Dunn, Riggs, and McKean. • . Committee on Indian Alliz emirs. Etherid,r, Burroughs, Wo(ximon, Farnsworth, Clark ut Now York, Scutt, Leach, of Michigan, Edwards. and Aldrich. Committee on Foreign Affitirm—Menirs. Cor win, Burlingame, Barksdale, Morris of Penna., Branch, Royce, Miles, Hill, and Humphrey. rEBLIVARY 10th.—The Senate not in Session. In the House after debate as to the appoint ment of-clerks for the . standing committees, Mr Ferry (Rep.) of Connecticut, nddresspd the House upon the doctrines and position of the Republican party, FEnatlnav Ilth.—Senate not in Session. In the House a debate arose, as to the poli cy of sustaining the amendment to the Post Office appropriation bill, passed by the Senate, abolishing the franking privilege. Adjourned without a vote. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. FEBRUARY 6th—ln the house the committee on Rail-roads reported as committed the fur ther supplement to the charter of the *Allen town Rail-road Company. FEBRUARY 7th.—ln the House the supple meut to the Act, incorporating the Allentown Rail-road Company, was re-committed to the Committee on Rail-roads. An act to in-corpo rate the Foglesville Iron Company passed fin ally. . FEBRUARY fith.—ln the Senate the amend ment to the charter of the Allentown Water Company was reported favorably. A supple ment to the bill, incorporating the Eastern Iron Company, passed finally. In the Rouse the supplement to the charter of the Eastern Iroii Company passed finally. A bill, incorporating the East ,Mauch Chunk Water Company; was reported favorably. FEBRUARY Oth.—ln the Senate a supplement to the charter of the' Ironton Rail-road-Co nn pany was reported fayorably. Mr. Schindel read a bill to aid the Commissioners of North ampton County in the erection of.a Court House. ' In the llouSe the Speaker and members of the Sena.e were intrtduced, and the result of last fall's election for Auditor General and SUrveyor Uerieral was announced. FEBRUARY 10th.- 7 -In the Senate Mr. Schin-, del rend a bill, incorporating the Rockdale Railroad Company, also a bill to incorporate the Gotheyille Asiociation for the improve ment of the breed of Stock in South Whitehall township. Lehigh County. •. In the House Mr. Kistler, from the Commit tee on Education, reported the bill ns commit ted, to establish the Foglemille Male and Fe male Academy. A Cave!. Joite.—Two Italian organ grin ders were recently tarred and feathered, and ridden on a rail, in Alabama, victims of a cruel practical joke. Being on their way from Mo bile into the interior, they asked for a direc-. tion, and wore given a paper which, they not understanding English, innocently accepted. The paper rend as following: " To the Know ing Ones—Pass my Italian friends. All right, Mum's the word. (Signed) JOHN "lawn, of Ossawatomie. Reaching the next town, faint and weary they showed this note at the hotel, and the mob soon gathered and 'almost killed the va A MAN KILLED.—A man named Jesse Miner, residing in Wharton township, Fayette county, Pa, met with a terrible death last Avec& • lie was employed at the Bonner Mills, and finding the water wheel frozen he under took to loose it, and while so engaged it turned suddenly,:crushing . him against the centre post and • killing him • instantly. • Both hie arms were broken and his nook dislocated. Lette oaf Ovarppr zttleaer.. We call the attention ofj)ur readers to the, following interesting and patriotic leiter of tx- Governor Reedhr on the Ouhernittidnali nonti- ution tend tho itotitienl i 541418 cif the Eksrcit:ti. Vellruhry.6; 1860. Mv need Sin,—Yours is received. I cheer fully give you all I have Ito , say in regard to the Gubernatorial nomination. I say noiv, ns I have said frOm' the first - suggestion of my name, filet I do not desire it, and would deeid- edly prefer that it should be conferred on some one else. In sayingthiS, I have no idea of disparaging the nomination or of affecting to look down upon it: Conferred by thnt party which embodies all OHL true and gennine dtt mocraey, the rhal conservatism and tell direct ed patriotism. which are to - be found in the pOhtical organizations of the present day, it is an hotter of which any num may be proud.— Still I do not desire it, and would very much, refer not to have it. Vor this I hare three or our private reasons, which are quite convinc ing to myself, and equally so to-many friends who are acquainted with them, but which it would be in bad taste and obtrusive to .thrust upon the public, Influenced by these, I have from the beginning expressed the' wish, and repeat it now, that no man will urge my nomi nation from the motive of more personal friend ship to me. I nevertheless recognize fully the obligation resting upon every man, to sacrifice personal consideration to any reasonable extent, when called on by his party to become a candidate, for their suite, and not his own t and recogniz ing this obligation, I would respond to it when ever such a state of circumstances should oc cur. On the present occasion, however, with a number of eminent gentlemen and desirable candidates ready to take the nomination, such a contingency need not at all be apprehended. This fact assures me of a result most consonant to my own feelings and wishes, and saves me from a sacrifice of them, without violating my consistency and displeasing some of my friends by an abrupt or unqualified withdrawal of my name. Do not infer from this that I am indifferent to the great struggle which is coming, and will sodn upheave the political community. I on ly ask to'fight as a private in the ranks. I am alive to all its influences and effects, and feel the.deepost and liveliest interest in its re sult. You are a delegate to the nominating Con volition, and I would impress on you the ne cessity of selecting a standard bearer who is sound upon the two great questions on which our future hangs. 'the first is whether Slave ry shall be recognized, extended and perpe tuated as a social blessing; and the second Is whether free white labor shall he cherished and protected against ruinous foreign compe tition. Much reading, thought and observa tion have fixed on my mind the indelible con viction that if we would preserve our institu tions in their purity, and roll hack the tide of corruption and subserviency which has made the miscalled democratic organization a more pro-slavery, Southern-sectional s spoils party. . • we must plant ourselves on the pure. original doctrines of the early fathers of the Republic. and stand by them with fidelity and determi nation. Discriminating and reflecting men must see, that to foster and extend human slavery, and to.surrender the departments of Oovernment' with all their patronage and in fluence, to the control of its advocates, is to travel the straight road which leads to the es tablishment of mob law, and the destrUction of freedom of speech, action, opinion and:suffrage. and through that, with inevitable certainty to oligarchy and despotism ; whilst to build up, enlighten and dignify idiot., is to deepen and strengthen the foundations ofself-government, and to increase and extend the blessings of in lelligence. good order, well regulated liberty. national wealth and power. Intimately, perhaps inseparably connected with this, is the other question, whether Amer lain Labor shall be protected through our rev enue laws against foreign competition. Penn sylvaniddemands this protection and'ought to have it. Our candidate should be as sound on this point as on the oilier. I know that the Republican party are not as unanimous oil this as on the former question, but the Peo ple's party of Pennsylvania are; null I believe that the great dominant controlling mass of the Republicans of the nation, are with them, and will make it a part of their platform.— Witliont it, it is idle and absurd to expect to carry Pennsylvania, and the sooner this is dis tinctly understood . the better. We must built this truth in the face. Indeed I cannot under stand how a man can be a free trade Remit): Ream. Meaning no disrespect to adverse opin ions, they seem to me plainly paradoxicill. the development of free intelligent labor, this protection IS a necessity, whilst slavery and free trade are the most natural allies. So true is this, that if out' Union ended at Mason and Dixon's line, or was composed entirely of Free States, there would be but one opinion upon the subject, and free trade doctrines would become a curiosity. Very Truly Yours. ------- —4.4 P NEW ' ACT IN RELATION TO BAN as, — The fit lowing act, in reference to the Banks of the Commonwealth, has been reported to the House of Representatives, from the Committee on that subject: An act relating to the Banks of this Com monwealth. • Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania; in .General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same. That the cashiers of the several banks of this Commonwealth shall on the day of the first meeting of the board of DiroMors of their respective banks, in each month, make out a fill and accurate statement or exhibit of the amount of the liabilities to the bank of the di rectors thereof, specifying the aggregate amount of such liabilities of each Director as maker, drawer, and endorser, for his own ben efit. contracted either in his separate capacity or as a member of a firm or ea-partnership, and the aggregate amount of such liabilities as endorser or surety, fin• the benefit of any oth er person, which said statement or exhibit shall he certified by the cashier to be correct, and placed before the, Board of Directors nt said.first meeting in each month, and be tiled with official papers of said bank, and preserved for reference by the directors, and then requir ed to be exhibited to the stockholders at any general meeting of the same, held at the, bank ing house, in pursuance of any cell allowed by the laws regulating said bank. • A man named Faulkner,, of Halifax untidy, Virginia, who, while intoxicated, had a habit of amusing himself by frightening his wife, carried the joke a little to far a few days since. Ou this, as on previous. occasions, he declared his intention of hanging himself Thts he had done before, and had tied the rope to the joist, and then around his neck, always taking care, however, to have it long enough, so Una" in stepping from the. chair, box, or whatever he used on the occasion to Aerate himself, he would easily reach the floor.. On this occasion he tied the rope too short,ititd-when he stepped from his elevation, hudeac of reaching the floor, broke his:neck. M.. The Cincintillti papers say ilatt an anti slavery clergyman of that city actually wrote a letter to Gov. Wise, soon after the conviction of John Brown, begging the privilege of tak ing Brown's place on the gallows. He set forth that Brown was a hero, and his life should be spared for future brave deeds. If that could'be done, he (the ministeE) was ready to sacrifice himself, and would gladly die the ig nominious death. The answer of Governor \Vise wail to the effect that it was out of his power to save the life of John Brown, but if the minister was very anxious to be hanged, and would come .to Virginia; the Governor would try to have hiM accommodated ! afiy-The three Opposition papers of Balti more have each run up the name of a different Presidential favorite. The Patriot is for Ed ward Bates. The Clipper advocates the nom. ination of John' M. Botts. The American is for John Bell. IOCAL A . *ta,A party of Gypsies passerl throngh tqwtt tqst wcek apd we understand they haye pitched their tertt hear tustott. • • : BUSINESS' 3lAN.—Would you prosper as the green bay tree? Patroniie the printer, and especially advertise in the Register. COAL ANT) IRON.—Nearly thirteen thou sand tons of coal and six hundred tons of iron were transported over the Lehigh Valley Road for the week ending. February 4th. FOUR WEEKS COURT.—The Judges of the Courts of Northampton hare agreed to Or der a four weeks Court for the next April term —two Mr eriminal business, if necessary, and two for the trial of iivit fiv7" Rev. Benjamin Judkins ()I' the first Presbyterian Uhureh, Will by request of the Young Men's:Christinn Assoeiation, deliver sermon to the Young Men of Allentown, on Sabbath evening next. RELIGIOUS NOTICE.--Iter. Mt. Coombe Of Philadelphia will pretty!' in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Linden Street, next Sun day morning at . 10 o'clock. The public are cordially invited to attend. • APPOINTMENT BY COL. Jordan Sehwattx„ Esq., of Reading. has been tendered an appointment under Col. J. W. Vorney, the new Clerk of the house of Repre sentatives at Washington. as one of his Assis tants. ANOTHER DA I IA . Robley I htlt,lion, Esq., late Editor and proprietor of the • Pally Times," is making arrangements fin• the estab lishment of a new daily morning newspaper in the city of Reading. .11e expects to be able to issue the first number in the course of a cou ple of weeks. ACCIDENT.—A severe accident happened to Joseph Schwab on Thursday last, at the Crane Company's coal yard, at Cntasauqua.— lie was engaged in loading coal into carts, when a frozen mass of itfell upon him, causing severe internal injuries, and a few mashie brui ses. OUT IN THEIR NEW OVERCOATS.— The Jordan Artillerists had un (weningparade on Friday evening last, and appeared for the tirst time in their new over-mats. The new over-coats look well, and in void weather serve the imposes of coin fort, as well as of appear- ELECTION OF orricEits.—At a meet ing of the inetnber's of the Lehigh County Ag rieultural Society, held on Tuesday a week, the following officers were 'elected, to serve for the ensuing year: President—Owen Schreiber. Secretary—Joshua Stahler. Treasurer—Aaron O. lleninger. FELL THROCIIII Tim TREsTLE WORK. .—On Saturday the 4th inst., a man named Johnson. from Allentown, fell through the trestle work - near the Lehigh Valley Railroad depot, opposite Mandl Chunk, breaking one of his arms and otherwise considerably injuring himself. We believe he wag endeavoring to catch and get on a train, at the time. VIRE Al' SOUTH . EASTON.—A stable be longing to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. at South Easton. wits destroyed by tire on I•ralay night a week.• The building stood (dose by the Railroad and it is supposed caught fire from a spark from a loeoinotive.— The building was an old oue and as it was empty. the loss is trilling: LACER'S A ESI W L—Lamer' s Artesian Well at Reading has reached a depth of 11120 feet., Mr. Lauer states it to be his de termination to (lig to the depth of 2000 feet, when if no water be reached. the boring will be discontinued. The boring is now theoup,th slate interspersed with grains or gold anal magnesiate of lime. A SWINDLER.—A young man. apparently about 21 years of age. is travelling through the country, representing hinisclf as an agent of the American Tract Society, and soliciting subseriptions to a religious paper. Iteeem events go to show that he is a swindling im poster. We call attention to the matter now. anticipation or the fellow visiting Allen town. .I . l' A L ACC DENT.—On Saturday the dth inst., a mail named John Eckert. tweitlentatly fell from it bridge on the line a the Lehigh Culler• Railroad. near Matwh Chunk.-- He was temporarily tilling the place or it brakesman on a coal . train and left here Int Sat urday. morning. His remains were brought to Easton, where his mother resides. and were taken to Broadway, New Jersey, on :Monday fur interment. A. H. REEDER Xte - The Jordan Artillerist , 4 of 11118 1/1111,1101 Will 11(11(1 their 11111111111 1111' 01111 rItHOWS . Hall on the evening or the inst.. the anni versary of Washington's Birthday. 'nun - will have a parade on the day, aceomptinied 1 . 13. the Allen Infantry, Captain Yaeger. The Artil lerists have been put to some expense of late in purehasing over-coats. and we trust. that the public may make their Ball a benefit in deed. RECOItI) YOUR DEEDS.—AII decd~ exe cuted in the State, of Pennsylvania. must be recorded within six months. otherwise to be Ilemned fraudulent and void against purchas ers .or mortgages. for value, unless recorded before the deed under which. the purchaser claims. At least, so says Pardon's Digest, and that is regarded as the hest authority. Persons cannot he too careful in properly securing their property. • ADVERT! 81.N1 l.—This is the gratid crite rion of sueeetot and lailure. 'Moose who adver tise systemetieally and thoroughly suceeed, while those, who do not, have to work Very hard in other ways to get along at all. Americans, more than any other people live, by the news papers. The current 01' . their whole lives is affected by them, and those who 110 110 t enter this charmed circle mistake the influences of society altogether, and had bettor give up at tempts to lead. • ANOTHER RAI LROA [L.—A. bill has been read in the Legislature. authorizing the con struction of a rail-road front the Zinc Mines in Upper Saucon township' to a small-branah rail road of a half a mile in length, connecting with the North Pennsylvania Rail-road, known as the Thomas ltail-rwtd. The present branch is used for theyMrpose of carrying iron ore; and the extended rail-road , will serve 114 means of transporting the Zinc one to the Zine IVorks at Bethlehem. FIREMAN'S PARADE AND BALL.--The Kutztown Fire CompolY will celebrate the 22d by a parade and ball. • TIM firemen of Mauch Chunk have accepted an• invitation to participate. They will 1)e received at the Railroad Station in the morninp;, , by a Com mittee from Kutztown, and escorted into town, in proce-sion, headed by a Band of Music.— The firemen of *Kutztown have. recently' pro vided themselves with new equipments, which they will wear for the first time at this parade. FIRE NEAR RREINIGSVILLE.—,A two story stone dwelling house, the property of the late Christian Unger, situated hrt.lie neighbor hood of Brecnigsville, Wll9 consumed by fire on .Friday morning lust. The house was set on fire by.an imperfect stove-pipe communicating with the second story, a very high wind 'blow ing at the time. The half of the second story was all in a blaze, when the fire was discovered. An attached stone kitchen, and contents were saved by the exertions Of the neighbors. The house was insured in the Sinking Springs Mu tual Insurance Company. Mr. William Mil ler, the tenant, sustained a loss to the amount of $300,90 not covered by' insurance. The widow of the late Mr. .Unger, lost all her fur niture, a quantity of elothing*l-$OO in cash. EBBE' FAIRS. _ . SUICIDE.—On Saturday morning last the citizens of our Borough were horrified'hy the report; that a suicide had been committed in 4 - house of ill-fame, toward the north enit of Sev- • enth Street.- A Mulatto by the - ham° of An drew Camel was found. in theentiy of the house with his throat cut, and barlo w knife, with which the wound was inflicted, was found lying at his side• J). E; G. - Martin was called in, and the Worind sewed up,- but so great was the lo Ss of blood..that the unfortu nate man nurvived his injuries btmt an hour and a half. The mulatto was formerly from Weiss port, and laterty. drove an ore-team, 1' an ore-bed in South Whitehall township to the Allentown Iron Works. • Whilst at Weissport he Married a white woman, by whom he had one child, mew between three and four years of age. The husband is said to have been an industrious. hard-working and well-behaved mom The wife lately betooles herself to the house of ill-fame, where the suieide was emu 'Vatted, where on several occasions the huslaind ' undertook to persuade her to return once more to her home and lead a virtuous life. His en treaties were unsuccessfa, and failing to in dium the mother to return to her home a week since the child was taken from its mother, on Saturday lust the father once more went to the ill-fated spot and was engaged in conver sation in the entry w ith his wife. He here attempted to cut her throat, but FIIIR escaped to the street with a slight cut in the neck.-- failing in this, it is supposed, that the unfor tunate 'man inflicted a mortal wound on his own person. " The spot is said by such, as wit nessed it, to have presented a heart-rending spectacle. The filthy dwelling was bespatter ed With blood, and is ?laid to lutxe looked more like a slaughter house than a dwelling for ho. man beings. The mulatto was sensible until the moment of dissolution, and called his wife to his side, who seemed an indifferent spectator of the sight. In the afternoon an inquest was held by Demity Coroner Newhard, and a verdict returned m accordance with the filets. The body of the deceased was taken to the County Poor llouse for burial. Our citizens have taken itito consideration the policy of getting rid of honses of the char acter referred to, and on Saturday last, Mary Christman and Sarah Lester were committed to the jail of the county in complaint made be fore Eisq. 'Mertz, to answer to the charge of keeping a disorderly bawdy bowie. on hearing an Monday last Sarah Lester was discharged. A RICH MARRIMIE.-- -A laughable inci dent occurred at Richmond, Lower Mt. Bethel, Wednesday evening, the Ist inst. A young mail in the employ of Mr. Ueo. Fulmer, as teamster, was made acquainted with a young person who was represented as a lady that had lately arrived at the. Washington Ildtel in Melt mond. Aftjr a long conversation they conclu ded to be married. and it messenger wiLs sent for a gentlemen to perform the marriage rite. .Upon the arrival of the otlivial,the young lady" began to relent, but after some persuasion was induced to consent to the performance of the ceremony. After they had been unijed the teamster borrowed two dollars from 6 friend and paid the fee, and then called up the house to take a drink with him. While .they were drinking, his "wife" suddenly turned up miss ing, and at last it was revealed that the per: son to whom be was married was none other but a young man dressed in female attire.— The incident has caused a good deal of merri ment at the teamster's expense, and afforded much ground for speculation and comment.— h'itsloa .'till: MOUNT VERNON FUND--We call the attention of our readers to a eard of Mrs. Henry King, to be found in our advertising cOlumns, announcing. that our townsman. Roh ert K . Wright, Esq., has kindly consented to deliver a public lecture on the evening of the 22.nd inst., for the purpose of raising funds to aid in the purchase of the tomb of Washing ton. Mrs. King, the Lady manager for Le high County, lies deemed it her duty in view ml the scanty contributions, with which she has thus far been favored, to udopt this meth nl raising means for carrying out the laud able purpose of the Association, she repre ,:ents. o trust. that our citizens may bear ample testimony to their appreciation of the cause by a general turn-out to hear the lec ture. COA L T It A DE.—The Mines' Juurnal, speak ing of the Coal trade, says :- -,The dealers generally ask an advance on last years 'wives, and we learn that on the Le ttish front 15 to 20 cents per ton tulvdnee is a sked for Coal shipped to the Iron Works lal the line. and is obtained, If the dealers are 111.111. during this and the ensuing month: we think fair priers Pall be obtained Mr Coal. as the stocks 111 the market are not /urge, and will in all probability be vompletely, cleaned out by opening of canal navigation. lt is bet ter to do less business at remunerating rates than to push Coal into the market at a loss— and besides, the business can he better Control cd at the commencement of the season.' than after all the colliers are in full operation, valet' it is not only ineonvenient but expensive to ,heek, the prudnetion LOPEMENT.—On Monday e% ening last afair_ couple t.r Bt.tilkhelll, were married against the eonsent and without the knowledge Or the father of the newly espoused wife.— They betook thethselves to a hotel hir the night, and so meeret were their nuivements. thid the ahsenee of the daughter Aram not discover ed until the morning. The father undertook to prevent their departure. hut they once more e.caped hisovigilanee and took their leave itt morning train of the North., Pennsylvania Hail-road. hound on a bridal tour. We. trust that the smiles of tl now ineensed father may yet fall like' stinsditip upon the lives of the newly married pair. and that a long and plea sant married file may he their happy. t ot. tan't'ltN'ED yItONI, WASIliNtauS.- - The I hin. Henry hongnecker, the able and ysteemed representative of this gi oks3onat District in the !louse of' Itepresenta tiues at 'Washington, returned home on Mon day last to spend a few days in the eirele of his, limy friends and aequaintances. Sn eloSer r '' have members of Congress been confined ti; their posts during the protracted struggle forth'' Speakership, that their stay was almost equal to an imprisonment. We believe, that during the lengthened contest dby Speaker, Major Longneeker was not 21111011 g the . 1111:*1111g in a single ballot. During his short abseace he is paired with a Deninerat. THE REVIEWS BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.-Now is the proper time to sub scribe fin• these valuable publications. No one anitiotts to be posted in the literature of the day can possibly dispense with them. For any one of the Reviews, 53 per annum, and all four of the same and 3181:1117dne, .A discount of 2u per cent front the above pri res will he allowed to clubs ordering four or wore copies of any one or more of the above works. Thus: foul• copies of Blackwood, or of one Review, will he sent to one address for 59 four copies of the tour Reviews and Blaekwood fur 530: and so on. Address Leonard Scott & Ct., No. 54 Gold street, New York. IN TOWN.—Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, one of the most prominent candidates of the Peo ple's Party for the Gubernationed nomination, was in town on Wednesday last. The Honor able gentleman during a brief stay was visited by quite a number of our Citizens, and made a very favorable impression on s u ch as formed his acquaintance. His eloquence is said to be enviable. and ifnominitted, he would be a formi dable candidate. •lie was .accompanied by Mr. George Hnmersly of Philadelphia, a mom her of the last House of Representatives at Harrisburg. LEAP YEAR PARTY.—We learn that sonic of the ladies in town , are going to have a Leap Year Party moon, at which the fair' ones arc to take the initiatory steps, and invite the gentlemen to go as thmr partners. We are not advised whether the young men of town are so timid as to render this course necessary on the hart of the ladies, or whether the latter are getting tired waiting for the 'question to pop,' or for the 'good time coining' to arrive. We wish them all a happy time , u. • AGRICULWRAL MEETING.—The an nutalieeting of the Lehigh County Agricul hind Society was held on •Thursday the 7th day of February' 1£460, at the American Ho tel (Bechtel,s) in the Borough of Allentown, !dieting 'organized at II o'clock. A. M. Pres ideta' George Boisel in the chair. The pro (jeudittge.orthe last annual meeting being read wore 'on motion adopted. The Treasurer pre settled the last annual amount which iirm read and op•motion adopted. • - On motion the chair appointed Dr. C. Martin, David Washburn nail Jonathan Reich ' and as 'Auditors to" a udit and if necessary to resettle said account pod report to next Execu tive meeting. nes()lved, 'flint the Auditors report sheltie published in the three German advertising aewspapeis in the Borough of Anent . °n. If , On motion d committee of one from e \e It borough. ward mud township, i.epresente in the meeting, was appointed by the meeting to report, nominations for the office of President, Treasurer and Secretary for the ensuing year, viz: Allentown, 2d ward - Jacob Dillinger : 3(1 want, Thomas Mohr ; sth ward, David Wiish burn ; Catamatiqua, T. F. Bata; Hannover, Rob. Oberly ; Upper Macungie, H. J.Schantz : Upper Stmett, A. 11. Mohry ; South White hall. T. Biery : Salisburg, Solomon Kline : Lower Sancon, Northampton Co., A. H. Scot land. Said committee were instructed tonami nate not Tess than two persons for each office and report to the meeting at 1 o'clock P. M. of said day. The business of the past year be ing closed. on motion meeting adjourned till 1 o'clock P. M. on said tiny. i One o'clock P. M. The committee to report 1 nominations, reixtrted viz : ffirPresident, Owen L. Schreiber. Hiram J. Sehnntz ; Treasurer, Aaron G. Reninger, Wm. 11. Blumer ; • Secre tar y,sua Statile:. and Francis E. Samuels. Onmotion the chair appointed Jacob Ueber roth jr., Joseph Willman and Dr. 11. Grim, as Judges to hold the election for officers. On motion, it was resolved that the. election should he kept open till 3 o'clock P. M. • The Judges of election proceeded to hold the election for the said offices. After ballot ing the said Judges reported that Owen L. Sehreiber had received the highest vote for President, Aaron 0, Reninger for Treasurer and Joshua Stabler for Secretary. , After the newly elected officers had taken their seats the meeting proceeded to appoint the following persons to fill the other different offices to wit: Corresponding Opt:rotary—Robert Oberly : Librarian—E. D. Leisenring; Chemist—Sam uel It. Lewis ; Geologist—Edward Kohler, Esti.. . - Viet: Presidents for each Thorough, ward and township in the county, viz: Allentown, Ist, ward—John G.- Schimpf; 2d ward—Jacob Dillinger ; 3d ward—Thomas Mohr; 4th ward—Charles Reek, Taylor; sth ward —C. W. Cooper : Catasauqua—C. F. Beek : Hanover—David O. Saylor ; Upper Stilwell —1 lenry 11, Pearson, Esq. ; Lower Mil ford—Jam's D. Dillinger ; Upper Milford— Charles Foster: Lower Macungie—Stephen Michel; Upper Macungie—ll. J. Schantz; Weisenburg Jacob Grim ; Lynn —Joseph Mosser ; North Whitehall—John Erdman ; ... .. South Whitehall—Joseph Gackenbnch ; Salis bmg—Solomon Kline, Miller; tiodfried P. Peter ; Lo hill--ReubenSeislove; Emus Borough—F. T. Yobst ; Washington township not being reported, Paul Ballet was appointed to represent said district. Northempton' County—Lower Saucon—An drew D. Scotland ; Bethlehemlownship—Geo. Junes; Bethlehem Borough —.Dr. William 11 . i I son. The proposition offered by Mr. Wright at the last annual meeting to amend the second :u•ticle of the constitutiog,which fixes the price of Life Membership, and the one offered at the same meeting by Mr. Wilson to amend to• amend the 12th article of the gonstitution• which fixes the place of holding the annual meeting, &e.. was discussed and on motion indefinitely postponed. The propsition offered by Mr. Pretz at the late annual meeting to amend the 3d article of the constitution in relation to the election of officers, was discussed and negatived by a ma jority of the members. Mr. Christian Pretz, Peter Weikel and Tilghman Stotler, the com mittee which which was appointed by a form . er meeting to build Wings and other improve ments to the fair house, made their report which was rend and on motion received and said committee discharged with the thanks of the Society. On motion it was ltesolVed that the next an -1111111 fair shall be held ou the 25th, 26th, 27th, and 2Sth'ilays of September•, 1560. On motion adjourned. EDUCATIUS.--Not 'lnfrequently has the public attention been directed thin,' the eel emus of this paper. to the importance of edit eation ; and we are happy to say that during the past year our citizens generally manifested the proper feeling on this subject, and have quite 'de\ erly sustained institutions of learn ing in this place. But it is not of this we de sire at pre.elit to speak : we have a different object 111 view, and nut which we think deserv ing of serious attention. There are at great many young men in this place, and the imme diate vicinity. engaged in various' avocations, some whoni have but little education, and their eiremnstanees, probably, are . suelt as to 'preclude the 1111 . a it nittending a regular day school for even one srssinn. lint who, we ap krehend. are none the. less anxious to•olitam nowledge whenever they have a chance for so doing. ..Now we have asked ourselves, might it not. be profitable to establish it " night .olosd," where all such persons as cannot at tend a day-school would have an opportunity it improving hemsel VeS tinder the guidance of it mutpetent teacher. Two or three recitations VI/1111i he had each week, as circumstances might dictate, and this we think would be of ten enough, for the reason that time - must he "had for study,--aml by this arrangement the student would harp lion. or live evenings each week to devote to his bbokm and prepare for recitation. -Resides, some of • these persons mirk part of the time in the evenings and therefore could not resit' oftener. The prac tical results of such a school must be obvious to any thinking man. Institntions of this kind are sustained, with the very best results, in many tiiwns no larger than our own, and we not see any good reason why we may not have one hero. A competent teacher might easily be obtained at a very . , moderate compensation. A real practical business edu eation. would, undoubtedly In , the main ob ject of the $l . llOOl : leaving the higher studies lin. a time when eiremustanees may be more lavorable to the student. . . We ha ve.a movement in this direction may be made soon. The want, of opportunity to spend an evening pleasantly, and, we hope, profitably, is a matter of complaint Vida IS quite to cmotnon. Nem hero is the remedy:— the very thing. It cannot fail to be profitable and the pleasure of learning, who will doubt. PI .AT W EST BETI ILE lIE I.—Lust Saturday nigld a little before nine o'clock, our borough was alarmed by the cry of fire. A light was seen in the west on the top of the hill, over which the Allentown road passes.— Two of our fire companies, the Diligence and the Persevance, promptly proceeded 'to the building, which was found to be that of Mr. Joseph Kichlein in West Bethlehem, a new two-story frame situated a short distance to the south of the Allentown rhea. The build ing burned slowly, and the lower Out of it could easily have been saved had there been it suffieieney of water in the neighborhood, but this unfortunately was not the case. The Dil igence engine dill what it could, but could get only a small quantity of water to throw upon the flames. The remainder of the building was at last torn down with hooks. Tho out , buildings were saved, and the furniture in the 'lower part of the house was removed before it ' was insured. That in the upper part was de stroyed, as the fire originated in the bed-room in the second story, from a candle, as is said, in the hand of one of the females. Mr. Henry Kichlein occupied the second story, and be sides his furnit4e, lost his clothing and about forty dollars in money. Mr. Kioblein at the time of the fire was lying sick of a fever, and had to be removed to a neighbor's house. The building was insured.for ssoo,•whieh is only only one half bf the loqi.- 7 Beth. Advocate.
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