(qtt g l j gt g ister. ALLENTOWN, PA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1860 PETER C. HUBER do JOHN IL OLIVER marrona elm PROPRIETORS. " TO ADVERTISERS. THE "LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL HUNDRED THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN THE COUNTY. FOR GOVERNOR: Col. Andrew G. Curtin, OF CENTRE COUNTY THE CHICAGO CONVENTION The Chicago. Convention meets to-day for the purpose of nominating candidates for the . Presidency and Vice Presidency.' In our next issue we expect to place at the head of our columns the names of the nominees. Tho Convention may be termed the lineal succes• for to the Philadelphia Convention of 1856, which nominated Fremont and Dayton. The circumstances, however, under which the two Conientions meet, are widely different, and the difference must be apparent to the most un observing. In 1856 the Republican party was but an experiment. It had scarcely an organized existence in a single State in the Union. Its prospects and chances of success in a single State were yet to be tested. The delegations from the several States wore but informal gatherings of earnest men, from the States, who had yet to determine, whether they had a constituency to back them, by test ing thoir strength at the polls. The Opposi tion to the Democratic. Party, known as the American or Whig Party, had_already nomi nated Fillmore and Donneloon and . the ticket had a host of warm supporters in the free States. The contest of 1856 proved, that the new organization were the governing par ty in the *six New England States, and the States of New York, Ohio,- Wisconsin, Michi gan and lowa. In none of these States has the party lost its supremacy since that memo , rable year, but despite the overthrow in the Presidential struggle of 1856, has continued to achieve victory after victory. Minnesota has since been admitted into the Union, and has, since free from Federal control, taken her po sition in the list of Reptiblican States. Kan san should, and very probably, will be admit ted into the Union before the fall of 1860, and la add three to the list of electoral votes in support of the Republican nominee for the Presidency. The unhappy divisions, which in 1856 prostrated the party in the States of Penn sylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Indiana, have been forgotten, and in 1858, the Repub lican Party carried the State of Illinois on the popular vote, notwithstanding tho party capital made in behalf of Senator Douglas, by bis differing with the Administration on the Lo compton question, whilst the opposition of Now Jersey and People's Party. of Pennsylvania for the past two years havo achieved glorious victories over the Democracy. Tho combined Opposition of New Jersey and the People's Party of Pennsylvania under the call of the National Republican Executive Committee have sent their delegates to the Chicago Con vention, and the Opposition of these two States look to .the.. Chicago Convention, and to no other, for the candidates, tkey aro to support in the coming Presidential stirggle. But what has been the progress of the Republican party in the Slave States P Newspapers in Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, have come out in support of the cause and each of these States has sent full delegations to the Chicago Convention. The State Con vention in the State of Delaware, which elect ed delegates, is said to have been the largest, which ever assembled in the State. The Con vention in Virginia represented every Dis trict in the State. The votes east in these States for the Republican electoral ticket will be numbered not by hundr eds . as in 1856, but by thousands and tens of thousands. Thus is an effectual answer given to the charge of sectionalism, and the day is not distant, when the Republican party will be a powerful organ isation in all the Slave States. But how great has been the revolution in public opinion in the last few years. Repub licans, denounced in 1856 as Black Repub licans, Sectionalists and Abolitionists, have • come to be a power'in the land, and aro begin ning to receive a due degree of respect. Pre judice has been disarmed of its power, and the South, notwithstanding the crazy throat of some fire-eater of-a dissolution of the Union in the event of the election of a Republican President, begin to look with somo degree of complacency upon the expected Republican Administration. Say the South, wo would rather have Seward than Douglas for Presi dent. A dissolution of the Union is an impos sibility and public opinion is rapidly dissipa ting all fears on this score. The prominent candidates before the Chica t go Convention are Senator Cameron of Penn sylvania, Senator Seward of Now York, Sena tors Wade and Chase of Ohio, Hon. Wm. L. Dayton of Now Jersey, Judge McLean of Ohio of the United . States Supreme Court, and Hon. Edward Bates of Missouri. Whether the Con vention, selects either of these or any other standard-bearer, the people donot fear dissen sion in the Convention, and are prepared to give a hearty support to the ticket nominated. That the ticket nominated will be triumphant ly elected, we have every reason to believe. Tini ADMINISTRATION AND 'ens SPEAKER_ entr.—During the protracted struggle for the Speakership of the present House of Represen tatives, the Democrats were loud in their denun ciations of the Republican Congressmen from Pennsylvania for not supporting Mr. Smith of North Carolina, who, it was alleged, was an old-line Whig and a friend of a protective tariff. Republicans replied at the time, that all the candidates supported by the Democrats were opposed to a protective tariff, and his sup port by the same party, was proof conclusive, that he also was not to be relied on on the tariff question. . Subsequent events have proven that the Republicans were right. On the final vote on Thursday last on the passcwO:f Mr. Morril's tariff bill, Mr. Smith voted in the negative.— Had Mr. Smith been eletited Speaker instead of a Republican, as Democrats desired, the House would not have had a Committee of Ways and Means favorable to the tariff bill, which has just passed that body. RP.JOICINOB OVER Tut PAIMAGIi OP Tilt TARIFF BILL.—In Pottsville, and at other places in Pennsylvania, ealptee were fired on the receipt of • the • pewe of 'the passage ' of Mr. MOrire tariff bill. • Morril's Tariff Bin. On Thursday last, Morril's Tariff bill pasi ed the House of Representatives by a vote of 105 to 64.. The bill was supported by. nearly all the Republicans of the House, a few North ern Democrats, a numbei of Southern Amer icans and opposed by . nearly the entire Demo ocratio Delegation of the body. Among those voting affirmatively, we find the name of Mr. Longneoker of our District. The bill now passes td ''the Senate and awaits the action of that body, and the signature of the Eiecutive. If the bill be defeated, the blame will rest on a Democratic Senate or a Democratic Presi dent. The Republican party has shown its fidelity to the protective system and to the pledges made in Pennsylvania in favor of 1► revision of the tariff. An analysis of the vote will show conclusively. that the great bulk of the Democratic party aro irredeemably com mitted to a revenue system antagonistic to the interests of the mechanic and manufacturer and of the people of Pennsylvania. • The noble stand taken by the . Republican party under the load of Mr. Sherman of Ohio, and Mer ril of Vermont, demonstrate beyond a doubt, that the friends of a protective tariff can ex pect the most effective and reliable support in the Republican party. Actions speak louder than either resolutions, platforms or promises. We copy from "Occasional" of Forney's Press, the following tribute to the efforts of the mem bers of Congress from Pennsylvania : "The powerful speeches of E. Joy Morris, J. 11. Campbell of - Schuylkill, Moorhead and McKnight of Allegheny, George W. Scranton of Luzerne, J. W. Killinger of Lebanon, J. P. Verree of Philadelphia, S. S. Blair of Blair, Thaddeus Stevens of Lancaster, Stewart of Beaver, Grow of Bradford, and Montgomery of Washington, were sustained by the constant and unwearied vigilance of William Millward, (who, though no speaker, has indomitable pluck and unwearied perseverance,) and of all• his colleagues. I must not omit an allusion to Longnocker of Lehigh, Chapin Hall of War ren, John Wood of Montgomery, Judge Hale of Centre, John Covode of Westmoreland, and McPherson of Adams, and Junkin of Juniata. These gentlemen were always on hand, ready to work or vote, and full of expedients to push the matter to a happy end. All of them did their hest. Nor need I make special allusion to Hickman or Schwaftz. Never out of their seats during the struggle, they were never dis heartened at any attack, but fought from first to last without flinching. And Colonel 'Flor ence and Mr. Dimmiok did not break the solid column. They forgot Lecompton and the Ad ministration to secure the tariff and Pennsyl vania. So much for standing together for ourselves. So much for imitating the South in its noblest characteristic. Of the New Jer sey delegation the sajne may bo said. It was unit all the time. Adrian's speech was a most forcible one, and his brother rebel, J. T. Riggs, heartily sustained the right side.— Stratton and Nixon, with the Speaker, Mr. Pennington, were true to their pledges, and to their constituents. Even at the risk of making you suppose that I am indulging in indiscrimnate praise, I send you this sincere compliment to faithful and fearless Represen tatives." 414 The same journal contains the following es timate as to the chances of the tariff bill in the Senate : • The unexpectedly heavy vote thrown for the Merril tariff bill ul,the House will have a healthy effect upon the Senate. All interests, except the free-traders and Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, are satisfied with the bill, and by a vig orous effort it •may pass the Senate. There are sixty-five Senators, exclusive of the Ore gon vacancies. Of these, there aro twenty-five Republicans, who,. following the example of their friends in the Il . ouse, will undoubtedly vote for the measure. I think to this number may be added Messrs. Kennedy and Critten den, Southern Americans; Senator Pearce, of Maryland ; Messrs. Bayard and Saulsbury, Democrats from Delaware ; and, of course, Senators Bigler and Thomson. Another vote Would carry the bill. It will be seen from this, that if immediate and energetic steps are taken the efforts of the friends of our groat industries may be crowned with complete MUCH. The Constitutional Union Party A Convention of the se-callall Constitution al Union Party mot at Baltimore. last week, and placed in nomination candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. Tho party, although having a new name, may be termed the representative of the American Fillmore Party of 1856. The party embraces the oppo-• sition of the Southern States, which although numerically large, was not enabled to give more than one State to Fillmore in 1856, the State of Maryland. The strength which the party had in the Northern Staten in 1856, has dwindled to almost nothing. In the State of Pennsylvania, outside of the city of Philadel phia, where it is very, very small, it can find no footing. The'contest of 1856 has satisfied all uubiassed minds, that the Fillmore electoral ticket was used in 1856 in Northern States for the purpoie of aiding the Democratic candi dates. Many of the active supporters of the Fillmore cause were hirelings of the Democratic Party, and the unsuspecting voters in the ranks only discovered the cheat and delusion too late, when it was no longer possible to remedy the wrong. Tho contest must narrow down to a bitter contest between the Demo cratic Party on the one hand and the Repub lican Party on the other, and every patriot should at once take and be prepared to defend his position. Let such , as would rather .see. the Democratic Party succeed, vote for the Democratic nominees. Such as would seo tho Republican cause triumph should enlist with zeal in behalf of the nominees presented by the Chicago Convention. To the Chicago Convention the people of the North look, and likewise the Republican voters of a number of the Southern States, for candidates to be sup-, ported next fall for the Presidency and Vico Presidency., It is stated in the papers that President Fillmore himself has stated his de termination to support the . nominees of the Chicago Convention. The nomination of 801 l and Everett heti enlisted no interest in Northern States and will arouse no enthusiasm. How ever much respect may be entertained for the men,' t will bo felt, that they hesd not placed themselves in a proper position before the country to enlist the sympathies and affections of the masses in the approaching Prosiaential struggle. In the next issue of the Register we trust, we shall be able to place at the head of our columns the names of the candi dates, which the Chicago Convention shall present for the sufßages of the people next fall, and which, wo believe, will be enthusias tically ratified by the people at the polls. StirHoic ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor elect of Philadelpkia, was re-inaugurated on Tuseday last. Ho delivered an eloquent address, in the course of which he pledged himself, to the ex tent of his official power, to secure a full enjoy ment, in the city of Philadelphia, of every Constitutional right of person and property. The sentiment was receided with groat ap plause. PEOPLES STATE CILIETAAL COMMITTEE.—Tho People'eState Central Committee at their re cent meetingatPhiladelphia'adjourned to meet at Chicago, at the Briggs House, on the 15th The Constitutional Union Partyl The National Oonvention ,of the donptith- iionAl Union Party met at Ealtimbre on W&l -nesday last, in a building knowii as the Old Presbyterian Church. The same building has been used for former National Conventions and is now owned by the government, who kindly gave it for the use of the Convention. -The Conventibn was called to order by Sena tor Crittenden of Kentucky, upon whose 'no tion, Washington 'Hunt, of New York, was balled to the chair as Temporary Chairman. - A Committee upon permanent organization was appointed, who reported Mr. Runt as per manent Chairtnan, assisted by a number of Vico Presidents and Secretaries. All tho States were • presented, except Oregon and ' South Carolin , . 144k9irst day was spent in organiz ,*0,.. . in addresses from delegates, from whi, ppeared that a great majority of the delegates were opposed to any expres sion of opinion upon political topicsi. The Southern members of the Committee on plat form insisted upon a plank in favor of Con gressional intervention to protect slavery in the territories. The members of the Commit tee from Pennsylvania insisted upon a tariff' plank in the platform, but wore finally pre vailed upon to drop the natter with the un derstanding that the South would abandon the slave-code platfoim.' The Contmittee on reso lution on the second day of the Convention re ported the following resolutions : That, whereas experience has demonstrated that all platforms adopted by political parties have the effect to m' lead and divide political divisions by encouraging geographical and sec .tional parties: therefore, Resolved, That both patriotism and duty re quire that we should recognise no policy or principles but those resting on the broad foun dation of the Constitution of the country, the. Union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws, [groat applause, :and six cheers d and that, as the representatives of the Consti tutional Union party, and of the country, we pledge ourselves to maintain, protect, and de fend these principles, thus affording security at home and abroad, and securing the bless of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. • Which were adopted by acclamation. A motion to proceed to ballot for a candidate for the Presidency was adopted. The first ballot stood as follows : Houston, Everett, 22 Sharkoy 28 I Otiggio, 93 Rives, Graham, Crittenden, Botts, Whole number of votes, Necessary to a oboico, 128 On the second ballot Hon. John Bell of Ton. nesse° was nominated for the Presidency, hav ing received the vote of every State except Texas. Hon. Edward Everett of Massachu setts was nominated for the Vice Presidency upon the first ballot by acclamation. The Convention finished all business on the second day and adjourned. How the Union Tloket was Nominated In order that our readers may understand how the Union Constitutional party were en abled to get delegi►tions from the different Northern Statos,•wo append n list of the dele gates to the Into Baltimore Convention sent from Pennsylvania. The delegates at large wore J. R.lngersoll 231 South Fourth street, Philadelphia; A. Markley 1801 Rhoads street, Philadelphia; Henry M. Fuller, 1601 Chestnut street, Philadelphia; and Mr. Howell, Chestnut street, Philadelphia.— The First, Second, Third, Fourth, and plirt of the Fifth districts, comprising the city of Phil adelphia, were represented by E. P. Molineaux, S. hi. Soo, C. D. Freeman, F. S. Altimus, W. S. Elder, John Sleminer, E. Harper Jefferies, John. B. Robinson, and John S. Little, all Philadelphians. • Sixth - District--Frank Smith, 1233 Catha rine street, Philadelphia. Seventh District—Mark Munday, 616 Spruce street, Philadelphia. Eighth District— • Ninth District— Tenth District—Henry Kollar, 1317 South Seventh street, Philadelphia; and C. C. Lath rop, 1423 Walnut street, Philadelphia. Eleventh District—W. H. Pierce, 1325 Chest nut street, Philadelphia. Twelfth District-- Thirteetnh District—Edward Shippen, 251 South Ninth street, 'Philadelphia.• Fourteenth District—E. C. Pechin, 1523 Spruce street, Philadelphia. Fifteenth District—J. D. Bayne, 325 Reed street, Philadelphia ; and William Hillman, 1736, Green street, Philadelphia. Sixteenth Distract—. Seventeenth District—Thomas Hayney, 14 Queen street, Philadelphia; and Robert M. McClure, north-east corner Water and Chest nut streets, Philadelphia. „Eighteenth Distrtct—E. P. Borden, 832 Smith Fifth street, Philadelphia. Nineteenth District-4'. W. Grayson, 1604 Spiuce street, Philadelphia. Twentieth District—W. Lee, 1229 Race street: Philadelphia. Twenty-first District— Twenty-second District— Twenty:third S, Redstroake, 408 German street, Philadelphia. • Twenty-fourth District—John H. Hicks, 713 South Second street, Philadelphia. • Twenty-fifth District—J. W. Martion, 1631 Race,street, Philadelphia. It will be soon that the Seventh Congres sional District, composed of the counties of Bucks and Lehigh, was represented by Mark Munday, a . Philadelphian. What authority ho had from the people of the Seventh Con gressional District, wo aro unable to say. WHO ARM Tus /WANDS OF THE TAHll , ll—Our readers can judge, an to who are tho frionde of the tariff from the following analysis of the vote taken on Thursday hug, in tfin House of Representatives upon the passage of Morril'e tariff !:$111: - • • For the Bill I—Rapt:ld Woo, 91 rlisonoevels, Amerlosno, Aatl•Leoompten Democrats, 6 Total, Against the Bill: SirDemoornts, hapubllains, Americans, • Antl-Lecomp. Demoerats, 1 Total, TILE HOMESTEAD HILL.The Homestead Bill passed the Senate on Thursday last. A mo tion to substitute the House bill was lost by a vote of 25 to 30, the Republicans voting in the affirmative. The Senate Bill passed by a vote of 44 to 8. The main difference between the Senate and the House bill, is that the former excludes unnaturalized ditizons from tile bene fits of the provisions of the bill. . AlerA marriage extraordinary took place in Cincinnati on the 23rd ult. A negro, a shade darker in hue than the ace of spades is repre sented to be, led to the hymonical alter a young and not bad looking white girl. The disparity in color was, however, only equalled by the different in ages-The bridegroom verging on three score years and ten, while twenty sum mers have not passed over the head of the bride. The name of the patriarchal old RWIIIII is Win ston, and the girl Mary Cain, the latter being known as the daughter of John Cain, who kill ed Richard Singleton several years ago for her sedootionl LOCAL AFFAIRS. BILLIARDS FOR . LADIES.—See adver tisement of Col. Homersly in another column. stiritev. Joshua 11. Porr, of this borough prenehed in the 2nd Itetotmed ehuteh of Read ing on the morning and evening of Sunday last. • 26y-The Annual Exhibition of the Farmers and Mechanics Institute of Northampton coun ty will be held on 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st of September next. SUNDAY TRAIN.—The North Pennsyl vania Rail-road Company commenced running a regular Sunday train from Philadelphia to Bethlehem on Sunday last. Vl—The temiheril and scholars of the lions German Reformed Sunday School, of this place, will celebrate their annual Pic. Nic in Grim emer's Woods on Saturday, May 2nd, 1860. NEW PASTOR.—Ref. Wm, Minder of Reading has taken charge of the Catholic Con gregation in this Borough in plaOe of Rev. Shrader, who at present'officiaten a., assistant pruitor of St. Peter's Catholic church of . Reading. `The Washington Bethlehem Greys will give a Fancy Dress Ball at Yohe's Hotel, on Monday evening next. They have engaged a Band from Philadelphia for the occasion. We are told this. is to be the best Ball given for a number of years. DIVIDENDS.—The Allentown Bank has declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent; Cativanqua Bank. do; Mauch Chunk Bank five per, cent ; Union Bank of Reading 4 per cent ; Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Ens ton 4 per cent ; Eastm Bank 5 per cent. MAN KILLED.—We learn that au employee at the ore bed of Messrs. Hoffman & Biory•at Orefield, Lehigh County, by the name of Fer dinand Schmidt, met with an accident on Fri last, which resulted in" his immediate death. An inquest was held over his body by Coroner, 0. H. Faust. INSURANCE.—By referring to our adver tising columns, it will bo seen that Mr. H. K. Algort is the agent for the Quaker City Insur ance Company of Philadelphia. We aro told that this is a reliable Company, and prompt in paying its losses. As for its agent , we know him to be a truthful and obliging gentleman. 8011, McLean, BRIGADE ENCAMPMENT IN BERKS COUNTY.—It is stated in the papers of Borks county, that Brigadier General Hunter con templates cal,ing a Brigade Encampment near Reading' some time next fall, and if so, that an invitmn will be extended to the Military of the neighboring counties to attend. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday a week since, an Irishman named Patrick McGowan, a laborer in Ball's ore beds near Friedensville, in Upper Saucon, was instantly killed by a mass of earth caving in upon him. He was about 35 years of age and leaves a wife and child. Ile was buried on the burial ground in this bo rough on the Sunday following. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF NOR THAMPTON COUNTY.—Rev. W. D. C. Rodrock has been cleated County Superintend ent 'of public Schools of Northampton County at a salary of $700,00 per annum. The salary is increased $lOO,OO. We have reason to be lieve that Rev. Rodrock will discharge the du ties of the station to •the entire satisfaction of the public. COUNT"' SUPERINT EN DENT OF BERKS COUNTY.—Rev. John S. Ermentrout of Read ing Was elected County Superintendent of Public Schools of Berks county, over his com petitor, the recent incumbent, Rev. W. A. Good. The newly elected Superintendent, we are able to say from a personal acquaintance, is well qualified for the discharge of the duties of this important station. The salary has beeu fixed at $l,OOO 00 Ter annum. ' CLASSIS OF EAST PENNSYLVANIA.— Tho East Pennsylvania Classis of the Gorman Reformed Church, met yesterday in the Church 'at Shamrock, or, as we have boon accustomed to call it, Longswamp, Berke county. This Classis represents a large and influential por tion of the ecclesiastical body to which it be longs. Upwards of twenty clergymen and as many lay delegates are expected to be present, and the proceedings will probably occupy the greater part of the coming week. MILITARY HALL.—Owing to leases upon the premises, upon which the new proposed Military hallis to be erected, not expiring before the ensuing spring, the building will not be commenced before the spring of 1861. In the meanwhile the Trustees can have an opportunity of selecting a suitable plan, pro curing seasoned lumber and can then com mence the building early in the season. Al though we should be pleased to see the build ing erected this season, we cannot but think that the delay may be the best for the enter prize. SUPREME COU RT.—The following Lehigh County cases in the Supremo Court, argued at the late March term, have been decided as follows: Pretz Gensler & Co's appeal . In the mat ter of the distribution of the proceeds of Sher iff's sale of Real Estate of A. 11. Gilbert. Judgment reserved. Feustermacher vs. Moyer. Ejectment.— Judgment affirmed. Miller's Estate. In the Orphan's Court. In the matter of the appeal of the Evangelical Association. Judgement reversed. Dillinger's Appeal. In the Orphan's Court. Proceedings affirmed. TIIE COUNTRY.—The country begins to look beautiful. The green foliage is springing forth, and flowers open their velvet petals. A soft carpeting of grass covers the fields, and' yoartg vegetation looks promising. The early rains have started entire nature into life, caus ing the face of fair creation to smile and feel thankful when Heaven baptizes them with gen tle sprinklings. Oh, what .a contrast now to tho appearance of things a few short weeks ago. Then all wasgloomy, and the earth was covered with a mantle of snow and frost. But now it smiles like a freed bird, having broken its icy fetters, and come forth arrayed in all its garments of glory. 'HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR EASTON. —Mr. John Odenwelder, of Easton, was' at tacked by two ruffians, on the Bethlehem road, opposite the woods, just beyond the Farmer's and Mechanic's Institute grounds, on Monday a week sive, and politely requested to hand over his money and valuables. 11r: 0. is a gentleman of rather.delicato fram6 and being unarmed, he very promptly handed them his purse, - containing about ton dollars; when they' suffered him to pass on. The night being dark Mr. 0. was not able to recognize either of the party. On going out next morning he found his purse near the spot, with a five dollar bill sticking in it, which the robbers failtidio get hold of. FUNERAL CEREMONIES.—The funeral of Mr. Allen Soip, a private in' the Allen Rifles, took place on Sabbath afternoon last, from the late residence of the deceased in Wa ter Street. The 'Allen Rifles, accompanied by the Allentown Brass Band and the Jordan Artillerists, attended the funeral in full uni form. The coffin, in whiiih the remains of the deceased wore deposited, was surmounted with the military uniform of .the deceased and a United States Flag. Atter the religious ser vices wore finished at the grave, the Corps, to which the deceased belonged, fired three rounds over his grave, The .oereinonies wore solemn and impressive, and drew together a large con course of citizens, who subsequently repaired to the German Luthern Church, whore an ap propriate discourse was preached by Rev.. W. G. Mennig. THE BATTALLION.L—The Parade of the First Infrantry Battalion of the 2nd Brigade, SevonerDiviLsion of Pennsylvania Volunteers, took place histhis borough on Thursday last.— This Battalion is composed of the following companies : The Sordan Artillerists, Capt. Gensler ; the. Allen Infradtry, Capt. Yaeger ; the Lehigh Rifles, Capt. Ritter; the Catasau qua Rifles, Capt. Harto ; and the Allen Rifles, Capt. Dillinger. The weather for the battal ion was rather unfavorable. Although therd was no rain of any account during the day, the threatening , appearance of - the heavens, kept away large numbers of persons, who oth erwise would have gathered from all parts of the county to witnosss the.military display.— Major Horn, the newly elected Major of the Battalion, with a full staff, appeared for the first time as Commander of the battalion.— The Companies of the battalion all appeared with a full quota of men. !rho battalion was formed on centre square at 10 o'clock A. M., and was reviewed by Major Horn. At 12 o'- clock the lino was reviewed by Brigadier Gen oral Fry and Col. 'lntim. Tho Battalion was dismissed and re-formed at 2 o'clock P. M., nt the lawn opposite the Court House on Hamilton street. The battalion in the afternoon pro ceeded to the field of Mr. Charles Sitgreaves beyond the fair-ground, where after field exer cises, the line was reviewed by Major General Brown and Staff. The Companies subsequent ly paraded through the principal streets of the borough and wore dismissed. We think we can safely assort without being in the lonat guilty of the charge of flattery that the first Infantry battalion of Lehigh county is equal to any battalion in the the State outside the city of Philadelphia, whether we consider the skill of its Commanding officer, the up.: pearance and uniform of the Conti - I:llde , ', or •tho drill of the men.. Major Horn hag here tofore commanded a military company, is well versed in military tactics, and will be a pop ular and acceptable Commander. The exer cises of the day were enlivened with excellent music by the Jordan Brass Band, at whose pro gross since its organization our citizens were equally surprised and delighted. The Jordan Artillersts appeared for the first time with a new hat, mounted with white pompoon, tipped with red.' The new hat .added much to the appearance of the Company. Tho people who gathefed together to witness the battalion, were much pleased with the exercises of the day and only regretted, that the weather had not been more favorable. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—A meeting .of the Allen Rifles was held at their Armory on Friday evening last to take appropriate action in reference to the death of Mr. Allen Seip,a private of the Company. The object of the meeting having been stated by Major T, 11. Good, Presiding officer of the meeting, it was Resolved, That a Committee of three be ap pointed to draw up a series of appropriate res olutions. The Chair appointed Capt. John Dillinger, Lieut. E.' D. Lawall and Serg't. W. IL R. Ilangen, as said Committee. The Committee reported the following no tations, which were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, It has pleased an all-wise Provi dence, by the hand of Death, to remove from our midst our late esteemed fellow-member, Mr. Allen Scip, therefore be it Resolved, That wo recognize in this afflict- Dispensation, another warning of the shortness of life, the certainty of Death, and the need of constant preparation for that unseen world, to ward which we are all rapidly hastening. Resolved, That in this, as in all other seouu 'ng ills, we bond with meek submission to the will of Him, in whose hands are the destinies of life, firmly assured, that He &wilt all things well. Resolved. That we extend to the bereaved .family and relatives of the deceased our dedp est sympathy in this the hour of their trial, mingring our grief with theirs forth° lose of one, who to them has been a beloved son, an affectionate brother, a kind husband and fath er and to ourselves an esteetubd companion and friend. Resolved,. That we attend the funeral of the deceased in a body. Resolved, That a copy . of these resolutions be furnished to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That, the proceedings of this moot ing be published in the different papers of the Borough. .BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.—On Monday afternoon May 7th, the lightning struck the barn of Widow Rinker, in Unions yille and the bare with all its contents, con sisting of hay, straw, Wagon, Sleighs was consumed by the flamos ; no insurance. ANOTHER—At the same time the light ning set fire to the barn of Daniel Router (near Slatington) itnd the building with nil its con tents hay, straw, grain, and adjoining out houses wore destroyed ; no insurance. On the same day fire was discovered in the barn of Mr. Uriah Krauss ; but soon extin guished. Somdwhat later the fire was again noticed and outened a second time. Incendi arism being suspected a careful watch was kept over the barn all night; yet in the morn ing while the watchers were, at breakfast,.the fineries burst forth once more and this time gained such headway as to Consuthe the entire building. There is no insurance on the barn. The lightning also struck into the barn of Mr. John Schantz, Son., of North Whitehall, without doing harm. Mr. Schantz had a few days before taken out the . hay and straw for the purpose of roofing and this is the reason why no harm was done. In Northampton County, tho barn of Mr. E. Siegel was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. 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We need not Amind our readers of the value of these publications to persens, who would keep themselves .versed in the:substanti4 lit erature of the day. The Reviews contain the productions of the ablest minds of England. PITTSBURGH AND CONNELLSVILLE RAILROAD.—The citizens of Somerset held a large meeting on thO 23d ult., for the pur pose of appointing delegates to the Railroad Convention' to bo held at Harrisburg on the 23d of May, to concert measures for the speedy completion of the. Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad. A delegation of over one hundred was appointed to the Harrispurg Convention. It is urged by the friends of this road, that it will afford an unbroken Railroad connection from Pittsbnigh to. Now York city, via Harris burg. Reading, Allentown and Easton, of shorter distance and easier grade than the Pennsylvania Central. The Pittsburgh and Connelsville railroad starts at. Pittsburgh, and follows the Yough iogheny and Castleman's rivers up the Alle gheny mountains, in Somerset county, to a point 20 miles West of the town of Bedford. Of this road, GO miles from Pittsburgh East, are in running order. The object now in view, Is to complete the Connellsville road, and thence connect it with the Cumberland Valley Railroad, at Chambersburg, or with the Leb anon Valley road, by means of a road through Sherman's valley, in Perry county, by way of Reading, Allentown, Easton, and . Central New-Jersey, to the city. MOW& EDITO .---What has become of the Charleston Conve • 0 0 What a sudden change has took pl in the political arena! For only a few days the people watched with:great avidity the p eedings of that au gust body of delegates a privateersons that were assembled in Con tion tit harles ton, S. C. for the purpose of n inatin a-can didate for Me Presidency, and hp ado Lion of such a platform as would meet the proba tion and indorsement of- the majorityl legal democratic voters. Such was the avoled ob- Bct of the Convention at its oommeniement. ut were they succestAil ? No 1 and *hy ? because such a heterogeneous congloleration of persons and factions, with opposite tercets and views, can never come to a fair and im.. partial conclusion. But will they regard counsel and reform? Not they? How often was the sound beware! echoed from the Republican ranks? How,repeatedly have we reminded you of the ultiaism of south ern propagandists ; and enjoined upon you the necessity of guarding against their measures But how was it answered? They alleged th the South claims no more than-what is con• tutionally duo to her, and that we have to . ' 4 3 them protection lest the institution of el thy be attacked in the States whore it now o sts. However specious such a modus op andi may have appeared to the illiterate an blind enthusiast of partisanship; it did not nil to receive a thorough investigation, and ue con sideration of honest and devoted tesmen, who soon discovered that the as• rtion was unsustained by facts and devoid f truth.— and ity the garb of fraternity and ity they as sembled their delegates, and calc ated to adopt a platform ; pass resolutions ; ri iinato a can didate; promulgate their prin ples, and reit- crate the cry of " Democracy nil the preser vation of the Union" from th/ coast of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico ; hot , / the Atlantic to the Pacific • and thus be giabled to rally to their standard multitudes' of the timid and fickle-minded, then with Such an invincible force march onward to vittory. Such they fan cied would be the result p ind with such expecta tions gave indulgence t/ boasting and exulting over an anticipated , /letery. But alas I the first step proved an psuporable barrier; the construction of a vtatform out of such dis cortata material wss an utter impossibility.— The South required the adoption of a slave code platform, and die North for fear of prov ing apostate - to their cherished principles would not accede to mei measures and wisely have they refused. Not that they gain any strength by it, bet that t'io odium of being false to the interests of their own country, and of thwart• ing the progress of all internal improvements may rest upon their southern brethren, but I doubt whether:the northern democracy are not eqtally guilty of corruption. With what in ingenuity the democracy can contrive to con strue the constitution in such a light as would indolibli fix the accursed institution of slavery upon the Free Territories of the United States, and thus render it obnoxious to the mass of people we cannot conceive. But certain it is, that the utmost efforts were employed by the members of the Convention to make our Con stitution a slave constitution. But finding that they were not favorably responded to by the party, and that not every man was willing to prostitute himself by supporting a caudi date upon so detestable a platform, and thus involve himself in inextricable.difficulties they therefore cut the gordian knot, by an adjourn ment. The term adjournment however as us ed by democratic journalists is rather pallia tive and exculculpatory of the true affair ; it was rather a disruption or explosive separa tiont) of elements combined by no true polit• al affinity. What a mighty change this State i f affs.lrs occasioned' among democrats? 1 1 1.1 at a sudden transition from anticipated success to despondency. " Truth is mighty. and will prevail." For eight years corruption and mis management was practiced under Democratic administrations, but the success of the Covode Investigating Committee and the disruption of the Charleston Convention are media by which such enormities are exposed. The democracy are constantly charging the Republicans as a sectional party, but by ex ;mining the preceedintio of their convention we see a fair specimen of sectionalism. It is true every State is represented in the Conven tion, but the voice and dictations of the South ern members must rule to the suppression of the Northern, or if not conceded, explosion is inevitable. For the proof of this, the reader is referred to the late national democratic caucus. A RIGID OBSERVER. • OISONOUS DRUGS.—The following sec tion the new Penal Code, passed by the Legislature last winter, is of great importance to those who deal in drugs of any kind:— " No apothecary, druggist or other person, shall sell or dispose of by retail any morphia, strychnia, arsenic, prussic ;Mid or corrosive sublimate, except upon the prescription of a physician, or on the personal application of some respectable inhabitant, of full age, of the town or place in which such sale shall he made. In all cases of such sale, the Word poison shall be carefully and legibly marked or placed upon the label, package, bottle or other vessel or thing in which such poison is contained ; and when sold or disposed of otherwise than under the prescription of a physician, the apothecary, druggist or other person selling or disposing of the same, shall note in a register, kept for that purpose, the name and residence of the person to whom such sale was made, the quantity sold and the date of isitch 'sale. Any person offend ing heroin shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars." Sifir Grumblers are a nuisance in any corn mnnity—those who are no' muck scolding anti finding fault that they acquit:o the name of grumblers. We don't beloive in mealy-mouth ed respecting little, bnt prominent and distur bing evils of society. Grumblers aro some times called small evils, but they make so much uneasiness, unhapiness, and general discontent that they are actual u uiettnoes, and nothing else. We can sympathise with the man who is im posed upon so much that ho is compelled to tell his grievances to others, and gives emphasis to his complaint by a little repetition, it may warn others. But the man who is always grumbling so much that he don't know when to complain, or be indignant, is sure to be jeal , ous anti an envious grumbler is a nuisance. He adds to his troubles, makes hie own family miserable, when he ought to be doing Rein eth ng for their comfort, and brings discomfort among his neighbors. Per ann. - $3 00 5 00 7 00 8 od 3 00 5.00 7 00 9 00 10 00 ' DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT.—Peter son's Detector gives the following description of a dangerous Counterfeit of the $5.00 bill of the Commonwealth Bank of Philadelphia:— " The figure of a child's head is much finer in the genuine than in the counterfeit. The rope in the sailor's hand, in the genuine, passes through the red, surrounding the figure 5 ; in the counterfeit it does not roach the line. In the genuine the cashier has a dot after the initial letter 11, not in 'the counterfeit. The paper is much thinner in the counterfeit, and the engraving indistinct.. The signature is well executed, but will not bear examination. In . the engraver's imprint the second p in "roppan' in the counterfeit is on the white paper; in the genuine, the red letter E of the word five covers it." • O7We often hear peoplOsay they dpn't read the advertisements in a newspaper. If they tell the truth, all we have to say is, they lose half the value of the paper thereby. There is noth ing in any paper—not even the best conducted local column—that so truthfully reflects the, business character and population of a city or county as the advertisements in the nOwspa pers. Show us a parer well filled with busi ness advertisements, and we will show you a town .prosperous in all its relations. surround ed by a community intelligent, enterprising and wealthy. FRUIT.—The .prospect of a fruit crop, Was never better in Lehigh county, than at pres ent. From all parts of the county we learn that the apple, pear, plum and cherry trees— in fact, fruit of all kinds, except peaches,— promise fairer for a large crop than for sever-, al years put; • EXLERTOWN, May 7, 1800. ME ALLENTOWN ROUTE FROM CAGO TO YORK.-:-Tho Chicago Dailp Time; has this following remarks on this subject, which are important as speaking the senti ments of_ the 'West on this question.—As we have a vital interest in the matter,, wo give them entire: . " We learn.filim various sources that, in consiaration of Philadelphia jealousy, the Pennsylvania railroad continues to defer ne cessary connections with the Allentown route, ' and that, as a natural consequence, the groat and manifold advantages of that route to west ern merchants are annulled. Such treatment is injuri 14 to the entire west, and unless the Pennsy aniii Railroad Company shouldrecog nize w to ut further delay the claims which li west° merchants have upon the Allentown route they will find themselves abandoned al tegkher by those merchants for other roads; It s nitiheer nonsense to argue that the short routexeg to New York is going to injure the fitness of Philadelphia , for' whatever business itimately belongs to that city will go there in spite of all opposition ; and, on the other hand, whatever belongs to New York, men know enough now-a-days not to send to Phila delphia. It a western merchant desires to go to Now York, and cant avoid the slow, time wasting crawl from West Philadelphia to Eleventh street, ho will take any other route than one that brings him upon the Pennsylva nia Railroad ; bat if by running over that road to Allentown, he cannot only save that pre cious commodity, time, but cawalso avoid the horrible contingency of getting to Camden, he will wisely prefer any route which etkableshim to take the Pennsylvatia track at Pittsburg. The route is shorter, has fewer changes, and reaches two hours sooner to Jersey City than any other way. Yet, forsooth, notwithstand ing this plain fact, and because Philadelphia insanely supposes that she will live to swallow Now York, the western merchant is deprived of the advantages which distance 'and other incidentals confer on him. If the Pennsylva nia Central Railroad is to be regarded in the northwest as the mere creature of the Cam den and Amboy road—the pet and playthings of jealous Philadelphian?, the sooner the north west begins to understand the fact, the better. Our merchants can .go another way easily.— But if she is to be respected as a great univer sal highway to the seaboard, with many ad vantages over other routes, and possessing a a willingness to confer those advantages on the merchants of the north-west, she must open the Allentown route forthwith, making the most favorable connections; and thus show conclusively that she is not built for the spe cial good of the city of Philadelphia, but for the benefit of the vast regions of wealth lying to the south and west of the Alleghany mountains. The merchants of the West understand pre cisely the argument of short-sighted Phila delphians with regard to the preponderating business relations of New York City with the North, West and South, and they know per fectly well that the influence of the metropolis can never be lessened to any considerable ea tent—that is to Fray : New York will always ho New York in spite of fate. 'Philadelphia will never rise at the cost of Now York, but by the nature e xpansion of her own resour ces. Our me chants, therefore, regard.the ar gument as tri o 1, and as unworthy compre ct lionsive busine li men, and they are unwilling, in view of the advantages which might be con ferred on them by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the policy of that company should not be distorted so as to represent the errors of a minor ity of Philadelphia reasoners. The abandon ment of the Allentown route is regarded by Chicago as a blow at her interests, which must be resented in the only way possible, and that will 'be by, withdrawing their patronage from the Pennsylvania route, and by conferring it upon other roads whose disposition is to do for the North West at least all that favorable lo cation and commercial obligations has confer red on her." • . TEN MILES OE PIGEONS.—WO copy from the Windham (Green Co.) Jouimal, the following account of a Hunting Expedition in the wilds of western Ulcer—n region of country travers ed by ourselves " once a time," some twenty years ago—drawn thither by the wonderful stories told of trouting in &Isom Lake : We stated last week that a party of our villagers had started for the Pigeon Encamp ment, on Tuesday afternoon. It is in the town of Denning, Ulster county, on the west branch of the Neversink. The party consist ed of Messrs. B. H. Waldron, S. W. Stimp son, Geo. W. Potter, T. D. Traphagen, S. D. Cowles, J. E. Matthews, Edwin Story and Asa Palmer. They left here at about 2 o'clock, arriving' at 1). C. Deyo's Westkill, at about 5. After a halt of half an hour, they proceeded to Brownell's Hotel, Shandaken,,and up for the night. They left early the next morning, and arrived at the head of Big Indian at about 10 o'clock, A. M. Here they left their team and proceeded to cross the mountain on foot a dis tance of about four miles, to the Hunter's C&bin, around which they found the woods fairly alive with pigeons. The flock is said to be spread over a space of ground some ten miles long and two miles wide. The trees there are filled with nests in every direction, and the ground is almost covered with eggs and dead pigeons. The hunters shoot into the crowds, and when the birds do not tall within a few steps, they make no ef fort to find.theni, but try them again. There was an immense number of hunters on the ground,. and when the party from this place came out they met some 150 or 200 persons armed and equipped—for the work of slaugh ter—who were pet " going in." • The country is a perfect wilderness, it being• some ton miles through from the settjemente in Ulster county, to the settlements in ffullim. The timber is very largo and tall. The west branch of the Neversink is one of the most beautiful streams in the country. The party encamped ono night in the woods, and enjoyed themselves immensely 'living on broiled pigeons,' &0., with nothing to disturb their repose at night save the hootings•of one owl, and the barking of few wolves in the dis tance. Leaving their encampment on Thursday morning, they returned to Windham on Fri day—having had a pleasant excursion, with no accident to lament, and having captured about 500. Of course the game was liberal ly divided among the friends of the party, 'and there being ono partridge in the lot, it fell to the share of the printer, with • a fine bunch of pigeons for which we return our thanks. • A MAN CROWING LIKE ♦ ROOSTER.—The Boston Post of April 28th, says:—We learn by a private letter from Marblehead of a sin gular occurrence in that place. Some time last week Mr. Ebon Harris, who keeps a iminber of fowls, was driving them into the coop in which they were usually confined during the night, wheri ono of the cooks be came enraged, and jumping up struck him with his spu just below his knee. Mr. Har ris pigd little attention to the wound, and it did not troub!o him until last Monday, when hn started to go to Salem. Ho had proceeded about four miles when he was taken with a very sudden and severe pain in his leg, and was taken i back to his house and put to bed. He has suffered great pain and has lost his sleep since that time, and the letter states that on Priday night he several times crowed like a rooster. The physicians have given him up to die. kir-A tragedy in Texas is described by the Austin papers as follows: 'Some dozen men living upon Onion Creek, eight or ten miles from there, rescued a prisoner from the hands of the Sheriff, while having his trial for the supposed murder of an old gentleman named Edwards, living in the neighborhood of the above—named parties. They shot thirteen six shooter bullets into his head and body. He breathed fur some two hours after. Tho pris oner's name was — Tarney. lie was arrested in October. 1857, for shooting the son of the above named Edwards, and was cleared in the spring or summer of 1858, on the ground of insanity. lis.k hungry juryman ran out of a court room in Taunton, England, during a trial to get his breakfast. When ho returned ,to learned Baron fined him £2O sterling for mis demeanor, which made him consider his morn ing meal expensive. .
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