aritigt Pgister. ;ALLENTowit, PA. 'WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1860 PEMBA O. HUBER dr. JOHN IL OLIVE 3017081 ANA PRfaILIZTO3II. TO ADVERTISERS THE ' , LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION SY SEVERAL HUNDRED THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN THE COUNTY. - !OR GOVERNOR: Cl3l. Andrew Or. OF CENTRE COUNTY. The Step Downwards The history of the Democratic Party for the past few years is a striking exemplification of the fast, how rapid becomes any movement in a wrong direction, whether in politics, morals or .religion. The tendency downward is always atroUgOr than the tendency upward. Leading Democrats in 1848, Senator Douglass among the number, advocated the extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific. Lead ing.Democratio Senators subsequently sustain ed the Wilmot proviso. Senator Bigler in the Legislature of Pennsylvania advocated the passitge of resolutions,.instruoting our repre sentatives in Congress to vote for the measure. The Democratic State Convention of Pennsyl vania at the same time, passed resolutions offered by Governor Black, now of Nebraska Territory, declaring the opposition of the Dem ocratic party to the extension of slavery to a de gree *equal to the expansion of our national limits. The action of many Democratic Con ventions of Northern States was similar in character. In 1854 Senator Douglas sudden ly made the discovery, that the Missouri Com promise was unconstitutional and should be repealed. In the repeal it was conceded, that the people of a territory at all Aimee should have an opportunity to manage their domestic affairs, slavery included, in their own.way.— The same doctrine, if not expretsly reiterated in the Cincinnati platform, wai --- impli" • ratified by the Democratic party in the doc trines proclaiined to the people by the journals and orators of the party, and in the letter of acceptant* of Preeddent Buchanan. A Demo cratic Supreme Court in 1857 find out and de cide that the Missouri Compromise was uncon stitutional. Still later the discussion of the Kansan question forces on an open avowal of the • position of the party on the question of the rights of slavery in the territories, and in the progress of the diseussion.President Buchanan, and the great mass of the party boldly avow, that neither Congress nor the people can in terfere with slavery in the territories until the formation of a State Constitution, whilst men still more extreme in their views demand Con gressional intervention to protect the "insti tution." The purchase of Cuba is agitated ; filibustering in Nicaraugua is countenanced ; intervention in the affairs of Mexico is propos ed and a war'with that unfortunate country is courted, all for the purpose of acquiring, terri tory, which is likely to furnish more slave states. The opening of the slave-trade is de fended. In the sketch of the progress of opin_ ion, the philosophic mind cannot fail to see a general tendency in a certain direction, im pelled by a superior controlling force. That controlling force is a desire to fortify, strengthen and extend the institution of slavery. This same controlling element regulates the stand ing of parties on the Tariff question, the .Homestead bill, and in fact upon every ques tion of importance, which agiatates the public mind. Cotton is said to be King. The Slav ooracy wil& be King, if they can. Will freemen tamely submit ? EIECTIONS.LIBIff . The Republican Party has been denounced because of its being a SeotiOnal party. Its op ponents will not undertake to dispute its prin ciples, will not pretend that in justice to the South these principles cannot be avowed, do not deny that the principles now entertained by the party were the principles avowed and acted upon in Legislation by all the early fath ers of the Government, of all sections of the Union, both North and South, but consider it a sufficient condemnation, that the party only happens to maintain itself in .the Northern Section of the • confederacy and thus far has gained no solid footing in the Southern States: The first consideration on all measures should be, as to whether they are right or wrong.-- The South on the slavery questions has been a unit, and the Northern. States have either to abandon the right and adopt the wrong, or to become sectional, if sectionalism is to be deter mined by mere geographical boundaries. If then sectionalism is to be condemned, the South is the primary cause, and must shoulder the responsibility. An answer to the charge 'of sectionalism against the Republican party may be found in the lite vote in the House of Representatives on the Homeatead bill. The Homestead mea sure for years has been agitated in Congress, but thus far has never become the policy of the Government. The • bill proposes to .give one hundred and sixty acres of Government land to actual settlers for a very little or no compensation. The effect of the peerage of the bill would be to more rapidly 'fill up the territories, and the sooner prepare them for admission into the Union. The emigrating population in the natural course of things would be mainly from the foreign emigrants and the surplus population of the Northern States, and the new [States would the more ikely be'Free States. The direct effect then of the homestead bill would be the increase of the number of Free States. Years since the Homestead measure was advocated by a num ber of Southern Representatives, but the more its direct effects come to be understood, the more have the South become its better enemy. On the recent vote taken in the House, the measure was supported by but one Southern Represeniative, 'Mr. Craig . of Missouri; and received the vote of every Northern Represen. tative, Democrats and Republicans alike, save one, Mr. Montgomery of Pennsylvania. more directly sectional vote has not been known in the Legia)ation of the country, and yet, North ern Democrats have become equally sectional 'With the Republicans. If Democrats are to denounce the sectionalism of the Republican party, let them first eiplain the votes of their Representatives on the Homestead bill. OLD Baxes.—The Berke and Schuylkill journal in its last issue assures us, judging from the recent spring elections through the county, that with a ptoper nomination at Chi cago, the Detttobratie Majority in old 13erks can be brought detVn to drie thhusand nett fall, if cot entiroly wield out, .40611 for obi Bork s I The Connecticut Election • The election in Connecticut, to come off shortly in April, is said to be the most exciting political contest -the 'State his witnessed for years. The majorities of the Republican par trin the State have never been large. Last year the majority of the Republican nominee for Governor was but 1800. Stimulated by the hope of a possible,victo , the Democracy have resorts un ampled efforts to regain the State. The rst effort toward this end, was to call, or have called, a State Convention of the manufacturers of the State at Meriden, and to induce then!" to pass resolutions, that the agitation of the slavery question was in jurious to their trade with the South. The majority of the Convention, howeier, seemed to be of a different opinion, or at least thought that their political opinions should not be sold for Southern patronage, and the minority were Compelled to secede 'and hold a separate con vention. The next effort was to impress the public mind with the same opinion. With this end in view, the Democratic journals, with the New York Herald at their head, have for months flooded the country with their falsehoods and stories, Calculated to appeal to thesordid and avaricious sentiment of our na tion. Distinguished speakers from abroad have been secured to canvass the State, Hon. Caleb Cushing, from Massachusetts, and Hon. Fer nando Wood, Mayor of the city of New York, being among the more distinguished. The merchants of Now York, interested in South ern trade have been appealed to to contribute p►oney for purposes of bribery and corruption, and we need not add, that it has been furnish ed, single firms furnishing as high as $5OO. With means like these in the hands of the en emy, Republicans have a hard battle to fight. We believe, however, that they are equal to the task and that the result will be a signal victory. If so, the last hope of a Democratic victory, next fall is extinguished. If Connec ticut in this, the hour, of her peril, should fal ter, we shall not despair of her course next Fall, nor shall we for a moment suppose that the Republican host unaided by Connect icut, shall not march forward to victory, aided by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, and Minnesota, for certain, and possibly In ions and Oregon. Tnr. POLITICAL POSITION OF HON. EDWARD BATES OF MISSOURI.—Hon. Edwards Bates has written a long letter to the delegates from Mis souri to the Chicago committee, in answer to inquiries made, stating his position to the load ing political Oceans of the day. Mr. Bates has become a prominent candidate for the nom ination for the Presidency at the hands of the Republican party, and his views will he read with interest. The following are the main points of his letter. " He entertains no new opinions than those he has formerly expressed upon the subject of the extension of slavery, and has formed none with reference to the present array of parties. He is' coeval with the Niesouri question of 1820. He formed his opinions then, and has not changed them since.' At the time of the Revolution, apd a long time after, slavery was regarded as an evil but temporary in its na ture, and likely to disappear in the course of time, yet, while it continued, it was a misfor tune to the country, socially and politically. Slavery is a social relation—a domestic instu tion. It exists by local law. The Federal Government has no control over it in.the States, but the Territories are subject and subordinate to the Government. Not being supreme, like the States, the na tion is supremo over them. He is opposed to the extension of slavery. In his opinion, tho policy and spirit of the Government ought to he against its extension.. The Constitution does not carry slavery into the Territories, nor anywhere. It only acts upon it where it is es tablished by local law. The Dred Scott decision only decides that Dred Scott was not a citizen ; and the opinion of the judges beyond this are extra-judicial and of no authority. The questions discussed by them were political, and not within their cognizance and belong and could be disposed of only by the political departments. The decision was most unfortunate, as it produced a dangerous conflict between the co-ordinate branches of the Government. He favors the colonization of the free blacks in the American tropics, the home-stead bill, the admission of Kansas, the perfect equality of rights of citizens, and the construction of the Pacific Railroad under the auspices of the Government. He is gratified that his name has only been used in a spirit of harmony and peace and to prevent division and controversy among those who ought to be united. He'lies neither sought nor held any political office Tor twenty-five years, and is satisfied with the honors already paid him by tho public." • Itlssmo or IRON Meares.—A Convention of Iron Manufacturers of Pennsylvania was held at the La Pierre House in Philadel phia on Thursday lest. The Convention unan imously approved of the Tariff bill reported by the Republican committee of Ways and Means , in the House of Representatives at Washington. The following aro the resolu tions unanimously adopted. Resolved, That this meeting approve and commend the bill recently introduced into the House of Representatives by the Committee of Ways and Means, proposing to substitute spe cific for ad valorem duties upon foreign Iron and other articles imported into the United States. Resolved, That we regard tho seventh Mo tion of said bill relating to iron and the manu factures of iron and steel, as satisfactory and fair to all parties interested in tho manufac ture, and that the duties fixed upon the princi pal items in the section do not vary materially from. 30 per oentum 'of their average value during the last six years, ending June 30, 1859, and are therefore based upon a fair rev enue standard. Reeolved, That' the enactment of this bill will enable the American manufacturer to compete fairly with the foreign, and that it will tend to prevent those enormous fluctua, tions in the price or iron, which have, under the ad valorem syteln, been so disastrous to. our home industry, in inflating prices by in creasing the duty when beet needed, and de pressing them by reducing the duty when most required. Resolved, That we urge upon our Repre sentatives in both branches of Congress, to use all honorable means to pass the same without delay ' • it being in accordance with the views repeatedly expressed by James Bu chanan, President of the United States, in his annual message to Congress. Foeraa's Homa.—ln Penn township and in the Borough of Greensburg, Westmoreland county, the latter . of which is the home of den. Fodor, the Democratic nominee for Gkivernor, at the recent eleotione the Repulicane on a strict pariy vote elected their ticket. In 1858 Foster had a majority of 82 over. Covodo in Penn township and in Greensburg a majority of 70. Foster's nomination does not seem to be so strong at home, as Democratic Journals would have us believe. 710.-The Pennsylvania Delegation will go to Charleston,— in the Steamship "Keystone State," and lodge on board of her during their stay, having her chartered for that purpose.— One of the delegation, who *tote down to in qUire for roma, received a teply salting Wen ty•Bv6 donate per day, ZXVIth C0NG1121313 MARCO 21st— In' , the Senate the bill to re duce the price of public printing and binding, was considered. The bill reduces the prices of printing 20 per cent. and provides that the binding shall be done by the binders elected by Congress. Mr. CAMERON, of Penneylvania, said that the most stupendous frauds had been commit ted in tthis matter of printing and binding, and he thought the proper plan was to give it out by contract to the lowest bidder. • Mr. HAMLIN, of Maine, offered an amend ment making a . reduction of twenty-five per on the present prices. Mr. CAMERON, wished to amend by mak ing the reduction 40 per cent. Mr. HAMLIN said that this was too large a reduction. The contract system has been proved to be worthless. The contractors cheated the Government in the quality of the paper, and in every other way, and then, at the close of the session, came asking for furth er allowances to make them whole. The bill finally passed. The House proceeded to the consideration of the ease of Williamson, contesting the seat of Mr. Siokele of New York. MARCEL 22d.—In the Senate Mr. Seward (Rep.) of Now York introducee a resoluthin calling on the President for information rela tive to the expulsion of a naturalized citizen from Prussia in 1857. Mr. Clingham (Dem.) of North Carolina opposed the passage of a homestead bill• Mr. Hale (Rep.) of New Hampshire advocated the passage of the meas ure. Mr. Wigfall (Dem.) of Texas replied in opposition. • PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. MARCH 21st.—In the Senate a bill authoriz ing the erection of a Court House in North ampton county, passed finally. The Governor returned with his veto a bill requiring that scholars attending the Public Schools of the borough of Allentown must be Biz years of age. MARCH 22.—1 n the Senate the supplement to the charter of the Thomas Iron Company passed finally. Also the bill incorporating the. Saucon Valley Rail-road Company. MARCIE 23.—1 n the Senate communications were received from the Governor, announcing his approval of the supplement to the charter of the East Pennsylvania Rail-road Company, and of the bill incorporating the Easton and Nazareth Rail-road Company. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill, re lieving the Sunbury and Erie Rail-road Com pany from sale of their works on the mortgage Bonds of the Commonwealth for tne non-pay ment of interest until April Ist, 1861. MAncu 24th.—In the Senate the bill reliev ing the the Sunbury and Erie Rail-road Com pany from sale of its works on execution until April Ist, 1861, in case of non-payment ofin terest due the Commonwealth passed by a vote of 16 to 13. A message was received from the Governor announcing his approial of the supplement to the charter of the Thomas Iron Company. THE OPINION SOUTHERN MEN HAVE OF NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.—The Charlestort Dai ly News indulges in the following complimen tary language, speaking of the attendance of Northern Democrats at the Charleston Con vention : What hag the private hospitality of Charles ton to do with such a case, an irruption 'upon her of an immense horde of men, intent on their own selfish ends, and indifferent alike to her people, their sentiments and interests.— And thousands of them, too, of such charac ter and manners that if they were to come here, individually, again and again, it would never be thought, by a respectable man of our city, to admit any of them within his doors.— During the presence of that promiscuous crowd the private doors of Charleston will never have been so tightly shut and carefully guarded as then. She will confer more watch ing than hospitality upon the " camp followers," who have come to swarm at the assembling of a National Convention. The true friends of the delegates and the country should rejoice at any circumstance which might relieve the Convention of the outside pressure which would come from the corruptions, aspirations, interferance and insolence of such a mass.— The appropriate parties who should be at the Convention do not exceed a thousand.— Charleston can and will provide for the accom dation of ten thousand decent visitors—surely enough for any democratic purpose. The News will guarantee that Charleston (now having sixty thousand inhabitants, two-thirds whites,) will have accommodations ready for every respectable and Well-behaved visitor who may wish to be here Suring the Convention. Charleston has. but little affinity with the Convention, and less with the thousands who will come in its train, and her people, howev er a few might complain at the removal, would be rejoiced if it wore assembled at another place." par Gov. Bissell, of 111., died at Springfield on Sunday, the Ist., inst in the49th year of id s age. He served as a Colonel in the Mexican war, with Gen. Taylor, and was twice returned toCon gress by the DemoCracy of Illinois. He left the Democratic party in 1854, upon the pas_ sage of the Nebraska Bill, and' was elected Governor by the Republicans in 1856. The services of the Roman Catholic church con nected with his funeral, vihich took place on Wednesday last; are said to have been of an imposing character. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN VIRGINIA.- The Republicans of Virginia have issued a call for a Convention in the city of Wheeling, for the purpose of electing dele gates to the Chicago Convention. In view of the difficulties with which this iarty is •sur rounded in Virginia, the language of the call is bold and courteous and indicates that those who endorse it will not shrink from the ewer• dee of their constitutional rights.—German town Telegraph. TAKING THE CEN3Oll:—The eighth Census is to be taken this year.. The U. S. Marshals of the several States have the appointment of deputies for this purpose, who are to commence operations on the Ist day of June, and com plete them six weeks thereafter. By the ao t of Congress .no deputy is to be allowed over 20,000 inhabitants, at which rate Lehigh coda_ ty would be cut up into about two districts.— The appointment of deputies will doubtless be announced in a few weeks. THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION AT CHICA- Go.—The Pennsylvania Delegation at the Chi cago Convention aro to have their head quar ters at the Briggs House instead of the Rich mond House as previously announced in the Register. There are thirty-five Hotels in Chi_ cago and the Landlords have announced their determination to charge no more•than their usual rates during the sitting of the Conven tion. AsarThe Republican Clubs of Chiaago are taking steps to erect a public hall capable of holding from seven to ton thousand persons,— The hall ie fiir the use of the Republican Gen• ',endue s which tuaannblas May 18thi Highly Erom'StcdOo. Vera bras besieged by Idliiunon Two 11fezicais Steamers. captured by American • mule ••of,,War. By int,elligfnee from New.oiiefuni thel9th inst., .we learn,; that Miramon with his insur rectionary threes had attacked Vera •'Cruz and was repulsed : Twt) *axiom . Steamer) were captured off VeraCrax by American vessels and brought to New Orleans as prizes. On the day following the commencement of the Beige,• two steamers appeared before the city showing no colors. The United States sloop of war Saratoga, with detaoments froM the Savannah and Pre ble, on the steamers Indianola and Wave, were ordered by Commander Jarvis to proceed to the anchorage of the steamers, and acertain their character. Upon 'nearing their anchorage, off Anton Lizardo, one of the vessels moved off. • A shot was fired to bring her to, and the Indianola Beni to overhaul her. • The Indianola's hail was answered by a shot from the steamer General Miramon' e guns, followed by a volley of musketry, where upon the Saratoga fired a broadehot into her, and the action became general, but was soon decided in favor of the Americans. The en gagement was a spirited one. Commodore Miramon and his men were tak en prisoners, and placed on board the U. S. sloop-of-war Preble. The engagement took place by moonlight.— The Mexican steamers made every exertion to escape. They had passed by all the foreign squadrons and the castle without hoisting their flag, although ordered to do so by a shot from the castle and other signals. The Saratoga, being towed by the Indianola took Merin by surprise in opening fire upon his vesel. In the engagement, three Ameri cans were wounded, one mortally. The Mex can loss is reported to have been 15 killed and 30 wounded, When the action' commenced Marin hoisted the Spanish flag. The two vessels, thb Mir quis had cleared Havana as m 6 hoisted the Mexican flag only Havana. They afterwards mou , each. It is stated that Mirama' $55,000 for the two steamers. The two steamers had 250 men aboard forty of whom were killed and wounded—the form er having been thrown overboard. The steamer Indianola and Wave had eighty men each. Later from Vera Cruz HOSTILITIES RBOOYYETCE D . New March 24,—The schooner Virgin tainetfe is below, from Vora Crux on the evening of the 15th inst. She brings one day's later ad vices from the seat of war. The military conference mentioned in the last news, composed of the chiefs of the two armies and representatives of the foreign Governments, failed to agree upon any terms for an armis tice, and the bombardment of Vera Cruz was recommenced on the morning of the 15th inst. with redoubled energy ; the shot and shell tak ing effect in the city, killing several persons, and doing much damage to property. Many of the shot ffl among the shipping under the castle, but without doing much dam age. Two Spanish steamers arrived at Vera Cruz on the 15th. Horrid Murder in New York Say A Captain and lino Sailog on a 'Schooner mar- dered.—The Murderer arrested During last week a sloop engaged in the oyster-trade was found Off Staten Island, New York, at sea, and upon examination it was as certained, that no persons wore on board, and that the vessel bore marks of a bloody encoun ter. The deck was covered with blood, at places showing signs of a struggle. At the sides of the vessel were to bo seen bunches of 14ir clotted with blood. On the stair-way leading to the deck was to be seen the mark of a hatchet, where evidently in the encounter the hand of one of the unfortunate victims in clinging to the stair-way had been cut off.— The small boat of the vessel was gone. It was found upon bringing the vessel to New York that the sloop had left the harbor of New York but shortly before in charge of a Captain, two boys, and a man by the name of Johnson. A vessel had run into the sloop the night before she was found, when the small boat was still aboard, and but ono man made his appearance on deck. Particular attention was not called to the sloop at the time. The Police of New York were soon on the track of the murderer, and a series of circumstances soon came to light, which lead to his speedy capture.— A man in a small boat landed on Staten Island,• and left the boat on'the beach. • Short ly after a person with a bundle stopped at a restaurant, and his conversation seemed' rather suspicious. He was traced on a Ferry boat, where he had the same bundle, and made an exhibition of some money in the bundle, about $lOOO as alleged, whieh he had saved from a ship-wreck. lie was finally traded to his home in New York, was seen to leave the city with hie wife and child and was finally captured in a private dwelling on the outskirts of Provi dence, R.I. 'A gold watch, belonging to the Captain of the sloop, was found in his posses sion. The name of the suspected murderer is William Johnson, and it, is supposed, that he murdered his three unfortunate victims Singly, the clothing of the Captain being found unsoil ed with blood, and rendering probable the in ference, that ho was in bed, when the other two were murdered. The unfortunate man has been brought to New York, where his trial will come off in due time. A more dar ing and cold-blooded murder, it has not been our lot to chronicle in many a day. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The regu lar quarterly meeting ef the State Agricultu ral Society, was held at Harrisburg on Tues day last. A. 0. Hiester, of Druphin, was re elected Recording Secretary, and Getorge H. Bucher, of Cumberland, Treasurer. After a fttll discussion, the Society selected Wyoming, in Luzern.) county, as the place for holding the.next State Fair, and . fixed upon the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27tb of. September as the time BRIBERY IN CONNECTICUT.—The Washing ton correspondent of the New York Tribune states that it is positively known, that $20,000 have been raised in New York city for the purpose of carrying the Connecticut election in favor of the Democratic Party. We wonder how much a head is to be paid fot votes! MUTH OF A RIVOLUTIONARY SOLDIXII.- Michael Coons died in Philadelphia last week at the advanced age of 106 years. lie had served as a Soldier in the Breohitioicaty War e and in the war of 18121 0 - CA'L AF . FAT - S . RECOVERING.—The colored man, Edward hrintire, who was injured , hy, the explosion on the Alfred Thomas, is recovering. CATTLE TRAlN—Thirteen care loaded with cattle from the Great West passed down the . Lehign Valley Road on Monday hot, on their way to the New York market. A BRIDGEIAT PARRYVILLE.—A bridge is to be constructed across the Lehigh at Par ryville, and the work commenced immediately. The contract has been awarded to Mr. Thomas Wilhelm. -The Lehigh Valley Rairoad Co., have raised the rates of toll from Mauoh Chunk to Elizabethport, to take effect April Ist, to $2 per ton. The rates last season were $1,90 per ton. NEW LANDLORDS.—The American Ho tel of Mauch Chunk was transferred by Mr. Miller, former proprietor, to Michael Wil helm dc Son, on Monday last, and will hereaf ter be under their management. THE BOATING SEASON.—The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company have already commenced letting the water into their Canal Boating will not, however, be actively resum ed until about the first of April. Itft..Rev. Solomon P. Neitz, presiding elder of Lehigh district, will preach his first ser mon on Easter Sunday, in the German Metho dist church, in the morning and evening.-- The public are invited to attend. APPROVED.—Governor Packer on' nicht) , sent a mama& to the Senate announcing his approval of a number of bills, and among the rest, that to incorporate the Easton and Na zareth Railroad Company. TARGET FIRING.—The Allen Rifles, ac companied by the Allentown Brass Band, will parade in the forenoon of Easter Monday and will engage in target firing at Worman's Springs. They will also parade in the after noon. CHANGE OF NAME OF POST OFFICE. —The Post Master General has changed the name of the Post Office at Whitehall Station to Seigfriod's Bridge Post Office. Martin Lynn has been appointed Post Master in place of Stephen Kleppinger, the present incumbent. 'ion, and the Mar :ehantmen, and ifter they loft ted six guns ad paid CALL ACCEPTED.—We form that Pro fessor Cattell, of Easton, recently elected Pas tor of the Old. School Presbyterian church of Harrisburg, has signified his acceptance of the call, and will enter upon his duties as soon as he can he released from his present engage ment. FIRE IN EASTON.—Goldsmith's Clothing Store in Easton, was destroyed by fire on Mon day a week since. Nearly the whole stook of goods, valued at about $4OOO was destroyed, half of which is covered by insurance in the Northampton and Saucon Insurance Compa nies. THE EAST PENNA. RAIL ROAD.—The supplement to the Charter of the East Penn sylvania Railroad Company, allowing the Com pany to construct a branch road running from Topton and connecting with the Reading Rail road at Leesport via. 'Kutztown has become a law. NEW COUNTERFEIT.—A counterfeit $5 bill on the Commercial Bank, of Philadelphia, ie in circulation. The principal vignette rep resents a steamship, and the note is otherwise distinguishable by the yellowish tint of the paper. Look out for them. They will doubt loss be offered here. TO FRUIT GROWERS.—The`Horticulttir ist says that those who wish to have plums re, tained on their trees until ripe, cap do so by digging up an inch or two in depth around the tree in the spring of the year, and then put ting abort a gallon of air-slacked lime in— then re-place the ground taken out, or get fresh, and the tree will retain the fruit! THE NEW JERSEY CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.—The .earnings of the Central Railroad Company of Now Jersey, for the month of February, 1860, were $76,138 23 For the sumo month last year, 66,809 06 Increase, THE TOWN COUNCIL.—The Town Coun cil of the Borough met on Tuesday evening of last week, and organized by the appointment of Charles Eckert as President. The following appointments were made. Clerk, E. J. Moore, Esq. ; Treasurer, Jonathan Reichard; Bo rough Engineer, G. A. Aschbach ; Policemen, Stephen Lenfz, and William Weber. THE CONTINENTAL.—CoI. Harriersly has removed the Continental Restaurant to the corner of Hamilton and Fifth Streets. The Colonel has neatly fitted up his saloon, has a fine Ladies Saloon with a private entrance on Fifth Street, and all, who favor him with a call, will find him ready and willing to accom modate in the best of style. Give him a call. INFORM US.—We would be obliged to those of our subscribers who contemplate changing their places of residence, to inform us, as soon as convenient, of the place they move from, as, well as the place they move to ; so that we make the necessary alterations in our books. Compliance with this arrangement will prevent considerable disappointment and trouble. COAL AND IRON.—The Lehigh Valley Rail-road Company brought down, for the week ending Saturday, the 17th inst., 15,445 tons of coal, against 7,403 tons for the correspond ing week last year, making for the season, com mencing December Ist, 212, 041 tons, against 145,025 tons to corresponding period last year, being an increase of 67,661 tons of coal. 1445 tons of pig iron were also carried over the road for the week ending same date. BATTALION.—The first Infantry Battal ion of this Brigade, under command of Major Horn, will have a grand Battalion in Allen town on the 10th of May. Arrangements are being made to secure a suitable field, and if the weather proves favorable, we expect to see a large concourse of citizens to witness the Mil itary display, which promises to be one of the finest that has been witnessed in our borough fur years. ARREST OF THIEVES.—SamueI Rust and Wilhelm Gehring wore arrested at Mauch Chunk on Saturday a week since, charged with the larconcy of sundry . packages from the office of Howard's Express Company at that plaoe. The packages had been missed by the Company at their office for some six months past, but the perpetrators of the mischief could not bo detedted. Several articles of the stolen Foods were found in the possession of the thieves at their promises. They were committed for trial. - NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.—The ;Feb ruary number of the America' edition of this publication is on our table. The contents aro: Salon Life—Madame Recamier. a readable pa per ; emit Defences and Rifle Corps ; Erasmus as a Satirist; The Science of Scripture'; Aus tria • Form and Color ; Wesleyaii Methodism; Ceylon and the Singhalese ; Professor George Wilson; Fossil Footprinta,.and Recent Publi cations. Blackwood 's Magazine, for March, is also at hand. • It is one of the oldest and best of British Magazines, and is always welcomed by . intelligent readers. We would again re mind our readers,. in connection with those valuable publications, that the new volumes of the four Reviews and Blackwood, commenced in January. They aro furnished at $lO per annum, while a discount of twenty-five per cent. from this pried Will be allowed to clubs ordering four or more ,dopioil of any one gr more of the works, tlublidliedld Leonard Ofttt & .Co., 64 Gold oireet, - 'lolrAtuotirlhir names °tithe /gra d ua t es , o f the Medical Depariment of the ITniversity of Pennsylvania we find the name of Mr: Theo dore,Yeager of our Borough. Dootor Yeager intends to commence the practice of medicine in our Borough, and we are glad to know, that he will bring to the practice of his profession, a high degree of mental culture, as well as a mind well ,stored with the knowledge called for in those, who would creditably and'honor ably practice the healing art. ' APPOINTMENTS OF BRIGADIER GEN ERAL FRY.—Brigadier General Fry has up pointed the following persons members of his staff: Peter M. Landis, Aid with the rank of Capt: William H. Hoffman, Quarter-Master with the rank of Captain. Owen Herman, Pay-master with the rank of Captain. Alfred J. Martin, Surgeon with the rank of Major. Alfred B.'Schwartz, Judge Advocate, with the rank of Major. NEW FURNACE IN PHILLIPSBURG.— The Standard is informed that - a compony of gentlemen residing in New York City are en deavoring to secure grounds for the erection of a new furnace, with two or three stacks, in Phillipsburg. An agreement has already been made for a portion of the grounds, and as soon as the Company can secure the other portion desired, measures will be taken for the com pletion of the works. It has become well known to those interested in the manufacture of iron that at this point and along the Valley of the Lehigh, iron can be made at less expense than in any section of our country east of the Allegheny mountains. THE EXHIBITION OF THE ALLEN TOWN ACADEMY.—The exhibitions of the scholars of the Allentown Academy took place at the Odd Fellow's Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings of this, week. Whilst go ing to press we can but refer to the exhibi• tion on Monday evening of the scholars con nected with the primary department. The exhibition was very well'attended by our citi zens, and the interest taken in the exercises, reflecting the highest credit alike both on pu pils and preceptors, was hut ono of the many evidences of the favorable opinion, which the community entertain of this flourishing Insti tution. Wile community owe a debt of grati tude to Professor Gregory, as an effective la borer•in the cause of education, and his efforts must but he the more heartily appreciated, as future years more fully develop their results. GOOD ADVICE.—As the season for garden making and transplanting is near at hand, we take occasion to impress upon the minds of our readers, whether they own a patch of ground forty feet square or a dozen of acres, the im portance of providing themselves with trees, shrubs, &c„ fur planting. The value of a few fruit trees in a yard, and the beauty which they add, is a consideration which should not be overlooked. Fruit trees and berries, es pecially, aside from the pleasure derived in their cultivation and ornament which they throw around the house, are often the source of much profit. Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and the like, preduce largely and if not required for the consumption of the household, always find a ready market at high prices. A grape vine, properly trained, will occupy but a few feet ofgr-ound, and yet pro duce a fair quantity of fruit. So, too, of black berries, an excellent berry, easily cultivated, and very prolific, and any other fruits, that we might name, the plants of which are easily procnred, and which require but litttlo atten dance. IMPORTANT TO NEWLY ELECTED JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. It will be oh served by the following Act of the late Legis lature that persons elected to the office of jtis tice of the Peace are required to signify their acceptance of the same to the Prothonotary within thirty days after the election, in writing, and that no commission will he issued unless such notice has been given. The following is the act published in the pamphlet laws:— Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That every person hereafter elected to the of fice of Justice of the Peace, or Alderman, shall, within thirty days after the election, if he in tends to .accept said office, give notice thereof in writing to the Prothonotary of the Common Pleas of the proper county, who shall immedi ately inform the Secretary of ,the Common wealth of said acceptance ; and no commission shall issue until the Secretary of the Common wealth has received the notice aforesaid. Sec. 2. That so much of an Act of Assem bly as requires constables to send copies of the returns of the election of Alderman and Jus tices of the Peace, to the Governor of the Com monwealth, is hereby repealed. 10,329 17 LEIIIf.4II COUNTY CASES IN THE SU PREME COURT.—During the past week the fbllowing appeals and writs of error, from the Courts of. Lehigh county were disposed of in the Supreme Court: The Allentown Iron Company, plaintiff in error and defendants below vs. T. Barber & Co. Judgement of non pros entered. Appeal of Pretz, Gausler A: Co. from the de cree of distribution of proceeds of Sheriff's sale of real estate of Augustus 11. Gilbert; fretz, Gensler & Co., claiming on mechanic's Ben appellants, Jonas -Biery, judgment credi tor, appellee. Argued and submitted. Plnlip FensterMacher,'who was plaintiff be low vs. Daniel Moyer and Solomon Moyer.— Argued and submitted: Solomon Diehi and other. , , appellants rs. Henry Wickert and others, appellees. , Appeal from the Orphan's Court. Argued and sub mitted. Appeal of the Evangelical Association from •the decree•of the Orphan's Court, distributing assets in the hands of the executors of Henry Miller, late of Heidelberg township, deceased. Argued and submitted. • Weinberger vs. Yobst. Error 'to Common Pleas. Judgment of non pros. Appeal.—Appeal from the Or phan's Court. Argued and submitted. Ott's Appeal. Appeal from •the Orphans' Court. Argued•and submitted. In the matter of a public road in Upper Sau con township. Centiorari to the Quarter Ses sions. Argued and submitted. giiirThe Pittsburgh Post in speaking of the coal oil discoveries of' western Pennsylvania, says, it is known that at Fredonia in New York, there is a natural gas which is used for light ing the town. But Fredonia lies some thirty or forty miles immediately north of the point where the natural oil ix found. There is an almost certain connection between these two products. We find first the vast bitumens coal region, perhaps a hundred fifty miles long by fifty or more broad. Twenty miles beyond its termination the coal is four d in the shape of oil. Some thirty or forty miles further north, and in the same liar, it is found in the shape of gas. .This is surely very remarkable, and we wonder that it has not excited the attention of scientific men, so that we might have some reliable rationale of the subject. • Meanwhile we hope to hear that the oil region of Venango has turned out to our North western friends a veritable California. A NOBLE LAD.—A little boy, returning from school, the other day, discovered a large rock on the Pennsylvania Railroad track, near Con emaugh station. Judging rightly that if the train, then nearly duo, ran into 'it, the conse quences would bo terrible, the little follow took a red cap from his sister's head, and hurrying up the track, commenced waving it as the train approached. The engineer saw him, and judg ing. that something was wrong,' pulled up just in time to prevent the collision which the child so much dreaded. The engineer was astonish ed at the foresight of the boy, and hadlhim suitably rewarded by the company. . Four hundred years have elapsed since the discovery of printing, yet hooks are not in circulation over half the globe t while the use ,of tobacco became univerral within dfty year. of Ite dlloovery, • - „ ,Aelautrone.heauxeevillartili 20th, 1860. This is to give notice . to - all - whom ittney con •cern, that the " boy!" of the Allentown t3emi nary intend to appoint one of the timeliest and youngest of their number, to meet the 'boy editor of the Allentonian and his boyish an- • "common senile" contributor, and call upon , them to prove certain assertions made in the Aitenteman of March 24th, and in case they 4%, refuse 'or fail to do so, said "boy" will whip them both; one after the 'other, with a willow switch, with which he will be provided. OHS OP TUB " BOTB." ALLENTOWN SEMINARY, MICA 211th, 1860. To the Editors of the " Lehigh Register." Gentkmen:—My attention has been drawn to two articles published in the Afientonian of March 24 ; one an editorial headed " Exami nainatioes vs. Exhibitions," the other said to be " commnnicated," and signed " Common Sense," though I greatly doubt the justice of the appellation. At first sight they appeared too insignificant to answer, and I know that I shall lay myself open to the charge of un necessarily inflaming the vanity of the in-sa pient, incipient, and insipid editor by noti cing his contemptible production ; yetias direct reference is made to me, I have thought that my duty to myself and to the public requires me to reply. Both of the articles above mentioned refer to an article published in the " Lehigh Regis ter" last week, signed "Spectator . ' - In the first paragraph of the editorial it is said • ."The writer pretends to have been a Specta tor, but we believe that he is, or lately was an assistant teacher in the institution, 4k0." In the third paragraph it is'said "We know that the scholars of Allentown Seminary have„ during the last three weeks, been engaged in preparing for their examination." And finally it is said; " we prefer an exhibition, because no hypocrisy can be practiced there, while at examinations it can, and is practiced, in some institutions, to an alarming extent." Now I would say in reply,- 1. That as there is no individual, of whom "it can truly be said, that he " is, or lately wee, an assistant teacher in the institution," ex cept myself, if that sentence means anything, it means that the writer believes that I wrote said article. Be it known to the Allentoniars that I neither wrote that said article, nor as sisted to write it, nor did I 'know that it was written until his notice of it met my eye.— Therefore, the first article of the Allentoman's• belief is erroneous. • 2. What does he mean by "preparing for . fie examination ?" Does he mean that the scholars have been reviewing their studies 1" Because that is what they have been doing.— But who will say that there is anything wrong or hypocritical in that? Older, wiser, more experienced persons than the Allentonien approve of reviewing. The best educators in this country and elsewhere agree in declaring that without systematic, regular reviewing, no real progress can be made,—no scholar can be come master of what he learns. Every Col lege, Seminary and Academy, that deserves the name, has its regular, stated times for re viewing. Therefore, this objection falls to the ground. 3. Hie closing sentence contains a sentiment so utterly at variance with the deep convic tions of the better informed, thinking portion of the community, that it scarcely needs a re ply. The reason, he gives for ,his preference, is still worse; it is utterly at variance with truth. I think that this is so apparent, that it needs no proof. If, however, the Allentonian questions this position,'l am prepared to show, in 'a future communication, why exhibitions should not be preferred before examinations. The rest of the editorial contains no sound reasoning, not a single argument. It is sheer bombast. With respect to the " Common Sense" com munication, I will only say that it is a miser erable attempt to injure an institution which has boon long, widely and favorably known to the public. There are good reasons for be lieving that it is not a genuine communication. If it refers to the last examination, it is not true. If it' refers to ti former one, it is alto gether out of place on the present occasion.— Respectfully Yours, J. S. SHOCKING AFFAIR IN CLARION COUNTY, PA —On Tuesday morning last, says Clarion (Pa.) Banner, of the 16th, our community was shock ed by the intelligence that the dwelling house of Mr. Wm. Rhodes, on the Luoinea Furnace road,. and near the farm of Joseph Snyder, Esq., had been burned during Monday night, and four of his boys, one aged about 20 yearn, burned to death. Mr. Rhodes was not at home, but Mrs. R. soon awakened. She ran to the kitchen and discovered that the °tiara were burned away, and, as a matter of course, all chance of escape for her children in the loft was out off. She got out four of those below, and then tried to of into the loft from the out side, but failed, the flames being too strong, and no doubt the children were dead. At this fearful moment, she remembered that her youngest child was still in bed, and with a mother's love, and regardless of the danger, she rushed in amid the flames and smoke, and snatching the babe from its bed, escaped safe ly beyond the reach of the burning building. It was a terrible moment for that poor mother. She had barely escaped with one little one, while four others. were burning within . the house. No one was near to aid her in this mo ment of agony, and she could only look upon the destruction of her home and weep bitterly for those loved ones whom death had so sud denly taken from her. The bones of the chil dren were carefully gathered and deposited in. the Clarion graveyard on Wednesday last. DEATH OF. JOHN MORRISSEY'S MOTHER.— About six o'clock on Wednesday morning, says the Albany Knickerbocker, as two men named Francis Cole and Joseph Lepaige were passing along the Poestenkill creek, near the Second street crossing, they discovered the body of a woman floating in the water. The corpse was drawn to the shore, and found to be that of a well known character named Joanna Merrier sey. Mrs. Morrissey" NW a woman sir very unsteady habits, and has probably engrossed the attention of Troy magistrates more than any other single person. She has repeatedly served terms in our Penitentiary. During nearly a year past the unfortunate woman had been an inmate of the Troy county house, which she left only a day or two ago, and has since been quite intoxicated, Tho body bore the appearance of having been in the water all night, and the probability is that in attempt ing to cross the Second street bridge, Joanna lost her way and walked into the creek. Coro ner Madden took charge of the remains*, and Dr. Burton made a post-mortem examination. Mrs. Morrissey was the mother of John Mor rissey, the pugilist, who in company with two or three friends, sailed from Jersey City for England yesterday noon. He received the announcement of her death a few momenta be fore his departure. Mahe will of John G. Bokor, the father: in-law of John Dean, the coachman, who 'elop ed with " his own Mary Ann," about three years ago, was offered for probate, in the Sur rogate Court, on Monday. The testator leaves all his property, consisting of a considerable amount of real and personal estate, to his wife to be devided after her death, into four parts, which are to be distributed among four of hie children. One clause cuts „Mary Ann„off how ever, from the share she was ti have had when the testiment was framed—the deceased even mentioning his desire to have her name entirely. obliterated from his will. The citation is re turnable on the 28th of 'next mounth. DETERMINED TO Dm—The 'Sunk) Express of the 13th relates tho performances of a man named James Webb, who having become bent upon suicide, at last succeeded. On Saturday last he throw himself into the Ohio basin, but was rescued by his brother. On Sunday he made another desperate attempt urn his life by cutting his throat with a jack knife. This also failed; but upon the first opportunity that pre sented itself after his wounds were dressed, he again made the attempt and succeeded. The last act of the tragedy was performed in the pres ence of his mother, stir Tho number of &Atha la Philadelphia for 1009 1 it 9,142 inet♦rls 1000 lees than itit 111 par 111186th
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