3 Ez; aza.zmowit WEDNESDAY, JULY .0,',41 PETER C. HUBER a JOH11141; WAVER *IW PROPM11101111: s , • TO ADVER*. - THE aLEHIGH REGISTER/ HAtri:24RGEE CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL HUNDRED THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN THE COUNTY. 808 pierslDltNT : A$_RA-N, ,`si 91 , alit.i.gt,"o;) loon HANNIBAL ,',f(411f4.1.N OP MAINE - . . ,TOR. 130,74mcnr.: . 1 001: A.VAI I 6Vir G. Curtin, OF CENTRE CQUNTY. - Five Homesteads. The veto by the President of the Homestead bill, *bids passed' the Senate and'House of Representatives, makes this measure a leading :issue in the canvass this fall. The old Whig and Democratic parties differed, ;is to the mode of disposing of the public lands. The Home stead measure, as one means of : disposing of 'them, has been agitated for years, although "until lately it has not become a party question. The general object of all the different Home stead Nib .proposed, has been . ..to'dispose of the public land to aetttea metier* at as cheap a rate as possible. The lowness of the priee and the requirement Of actual mettlement will hsivo a tendency to encourage emigratloi to the ter ritories. The benefit of the measure is two . first to benefit the poor laboring man and to PeVent on his-behalf extortion on the part Of speculators, and secondly, to benefit the country generally, in filling up the uninhabit ed territories with a thriving population.— Years since the homestead measure found many friends in•the Southern States. Latter ly when it was' found;lhat the direct effect of the bill would be to encourage emigration to the territories, which would be mainly from 'The North and thereby to increase the number of free States, the South as a general rule have become the deadly enemies of the measures.— The present House of Representatives passed a homestead bill, supported by but one South erti,man,,Mr. Craig of Missouri, and opposed • by but one Northern man, Mr. Montgomery of Pennsylvania. The vote•was the most direct sectional vote ever taken in that body. The measure was found to be popular with the peo ple of the Northein States; and passed' to the Senate. The Senate negatived the House bill and propelled 'a bill of its own. The two Houses " could net agree, a committee of con lerence was appointed, a compromise drafted and'the bill as remodelled passed the Senate by a large majority. The President ve toed the bill s 'assigning as principal reasons, first the Constitutional objection, that the Government had no right te'give awaythe public lands, and secondly, that the bill would operate to the pre judice of old soldiers, in as much as it would depreciate land-warrante. In answer to the first objection it may be remarked, that the bill did not give away the public lands ; it only sold them at a lower price. In answer to the second, it may be replied, as every one knows, that theland-warranfa of the old soldiers have mostly passed into the hands of speculators.— In a vote in the Senate to pass thetill over the President's veto, a number of Democratic Sea- . Mors, who had before voted in the affirmative, now voted in the negative. The bill has been killed and the people now once more have the matter in charge. It need not be said, that the Republican party is the only party, who has proclaimed itself in favor of the, bill in its platform, and whoseCongresspnen and Senators hava voted for. the measure without a single exception. We have given the foregoing brief ;statement of the position, in which the matter now stands for the benefit of our readers.— .Let the people examine the subject and their motto be, free-hothesteads for white men, and not that' ethei cry 'of Southern agitators. of more niggers for the niggerless.., Deunooratio Thudon Tlitket The State Central Committee of the Demo °retie Partyrnet nt Philadelphia, on Monday, June the 15th. The object, Of the meeting was to agree upon.some ‘ bates of Union in view of the"divishin of the laity upon two Presiden tial candidates.. About sixty out of one hun dred meaibers, constituting the Committee, were in ; attendance.. The, sessions of the Com mittee were hold with closed doors, and aro said to have been very stormy. The following results were reached.. The Democracy are ad vised to unite in the local county tickets and in support of Poster for Governor. By a vote of 40 to 17 it was resolved to support the eieo total' ticket for: the Presidency, adopted at Reading, upon the• following conditions,. If Douglas with the aid of the electoral voidof Pennsylvania, could,be elected, then the whole electoral vote of_the. State to be cast in his favor. lf Breckenridge can be elected with the, aid of the vote . of Pennsylvtinia, , then the vote of the State to be cast , for him: . If the electoral vote of the State' Will .eleoV neither, then 'the ,electors to be perinitted to vote as their individual preferences • may dioiate ! Bach elector to be required:to pledge himself to the foregoing within 30 days, when if not done, vacancies are to be supplied. The porn mittee by a vote' of 40 t'o 15,,aegatiied a reso lution, deelering St4hen A. • Douglas, tho candidate of the Demopratio Party for the Presidency. The . Philadelphia Press, ,edited by Col. John. W, Forney, and a supporter of Douglas, :denounces theoltur of Auden, as do hosts of the supporters' of both Douglas and Breckonridge , throughoutrthe State.- 'The plan, it is altogetherlikely' will All, • Swaim liits lento.lL4inlittor Seward, at the request of the State. Central Committee of the R,epublican' 'Party Of Michigan, has con sented to address the R epublicans , of that StatO ju,the eouroe.g.tbe ' p resent canvass. In an swer to . #44,culb,„l4 3 #4tes, iq a• letter, that he 4ltonl4,:gonsldwiti ;personal disgraue, if any 'friarld of hit ebould not be foremost in the tight in4l6 coming'oontest: . . . .A Flamm; EiscionaL Tioaliz No Go.—At the annual meeting-•of the -Democracy of Phil atellihhil in> Independence Squeie, on the !! - Stiitl,"freiTutione *ere h'ehrtilyn raised, in ` Doieoe; and dehunohOry of the pro- Awed plan of fh6h, !fielded upon by the bow- Conlioitifko. tister 860. A' =I. N-G L:N; The r • g M . l - 0 1 71 : t r. g 7 7 - z . : • eha res Fredagai nst the 11101, bile= par ty ; It hi}' een.alleged that 47 ihrtisiins we are oing.the pestleguil4:ol:dist!mt‘e of the coma offelhveryi.: The . political htstory orT,thvOltlit thm , yeatii ; haS 4c_rivn *at. the Sititir'prailo Party has; most fiercely agitated this subject. The:great tiqug 7 gl9hetwoenrival.Ahleftains in the party upai the Leoompten Conititution involied the 'klub jeot of slavery. It was discussed by Demo °rail° Senators and Congressmen for months, I whilst. Republican Senators and Congressmen sat quiet listeners in their seats. At the open ing tif ' the firit.sessicin of the nxesent Congress, when Republioans were quiet upon this vexed question, Democrats must force it again upon the attention of the Nation; and the peace of the country was distarbed for months during the interim, whilst the House failed to elect a Speaker..: The proceedings of the late Demo cratic National Convention, sitting at Charles ton and• Baltimore, were but a series 9f angry discussions upon the self-same subject. The charge of agitation upon the subject of slavery applies most readily and forcibly to the Demo cratic party itself, ' Sectionalism has been another charge pre ferred against the Republican party. The Democratic party split into two hostile sections. - Neither section of the Convention represented as many electoral votes as did the Chicago Convention. The Corftention was divided upon a sectional basis. Douglas and his friends represented the North ; Breckenridge and Lane the South. The division was a sec tional one. The strength of each will be a sectional strength. Douglas will find himself weak, very weak, in the South, whilst his strength, if ho has any at all, will come from the North. Breckenridge on the other hand will meet with favor in the South, whilst he will receive the cold shoulder in the North.— The speeches of prominent leaders of the two hostile wings evidence a deep-seated malignity between them, as parties based upon geograph ical divisions. Southern Democrats denounce the friends of Douglas as the abolitionized Democrats of the North. The supporters of Douglas speak of the usurpations, the over bearance and tyranny of the South, which they say has reached a point, when forbear ance ceases longer to he a virtue. The condi tion of the Democratic party is a living refu tation of changes preferred against the Repub lican party. It must be admitted by the mem bers of both parties, that a party is not to be condemned simply because it may not repre sent in its National Conventions the entire Union, otherwise they are condemned them selves. The friends of Douglas must see that there is necessity for a North. When Demo crats themselves will continually keep up dis cussion upon the subject of slavery, they must not condemn Republieaus for once in a while saying a word upon the same subject. The Republican party occupies an enviable position. It permits its endmies to fight the battles, which are to lead it forward to victory. It remains at present a calm spectator of the fight. The chasm in the Democracy is but strengthening the Republican „party in the North and preparing the way for a strong Re publican party in the South. The friends of Douglas, altheugh not knowing it themselves, are our guerilla forces, skirmishing on the out posts. ,The direct tendency of all their actions, conduct and political movements, is to build up and strengthen the Republican party. Their leaders will find that they must either take the back-track or land fairly in the bosOrn of the Republican party. ELECTION IN Onam.—By the overland mail route, intelligence was received from Oregon, giving the returns of th election for Congress man, in twelve of the counties. In these coun ties, the Democratic candidate; for Congress, received 1,032 votes, and the Republican can didate 1,033. Seven counties are yet to be heard from, in which the Democracy, last year, had a major ity of 152. There have been many changes in the different counties, for and against the two parties, arid both parties claim the election of their Congressional candidate. It is expected, that the Anti-Lecompton Dem ocrats and the Republicans will unite in the election of two Senators, one from each branch of the two opponents of the regular Den2ocra, cy, which will insure one gain to the Republi can ranks in the United States Senate. The election establishes; aia certainty, the triumph of Lincoln and Hamlin, in Oregon, in November. THE DAILY NEWICYOR LINCOLN AND HAY laN.—Thely NeWs of Philadelphia, edited by Joseph It..Flannigan, Esq., one of the lead ng paper in the state and country, which supported Fillmore in,1856, has come out with the name of Lincoln and , Minna at the head 4:its columns. The. News hos steadily sup ported the People's ticket for the past two years. It exert a vast influence in the city of Philadelphia, and its support of Lincoln may be taken as an index of the position, which the supporteth of Fillmore generally in the city of Philadelphia will take in the November election. COUNTY MErriNo.—By a call of the County Executive Committee,' in another column, it will be seen;lhat a county meeting will be held at the public house of Mr. B. F. Beisel, in Up per Macungie township, on the fourth of Au gust next. The object of the meeting will be to make preparations for the nominating con vention, to be held in September, and the fall election. It is important, that all friends of the Party. and of the cause should turn out and lend their aid to the cause by their presence and hearty co-operation. Lot there be a full turn-out of the Republicans of tho,county and of all others, who are in favor of a change Tic the Government. • HARP TO DEctnE.---The nomination of two Democratic tickets at Baltimore, has ' had rath er a bewildering effect upon the." unterrified." When the news of the nomination of Douglas reached one of the interior counties of New York State, a village Postmaster summoned " the unterrified". to bring out the gun and fire a salute. They had got about half through the allotted number of discharges, when a messenger from the telegraph office informed them the Seceders had nominated Breekinridge. " The they have l" said the Postmaster. Standing a moment h in a brown study, he shout ed, " Boys 1 there's no knowing into whose hands, wo may fall. Load for Breckinridge I" ' DOUGLAS IN TUE SOUT/I.—We learn from the New York Tribune, that but . four papers or note in the South support Douglas for the Presidency. Almost all have come out for 13reckedridge. But , ono paper in Kentucky supporta the Douglas and Johnson tioket of the F ra, i fi aalhoP . vrattreee - Mil;ln'c' '4W -4- t et t, 7) lo il7 ' mhe Republican Party enpOtire,4 - vnehktletenee of the Union. In ordiirlelkive*iii,_telhe cry, threats were made opitAssobitAfOte Union, , .,• in the - even' of the ohs:1610 'oifYti publican preeld4int., _;The hu t elhd was a humbug, gotten _Up' for the purpose of deceiving the • people, ae:vrere thethrats of dis union empty and *itanngl* - .:11 1 0im injury from this 'satire as tcparty *elire toile saved this fall. The feuds in the Democratic ranks have been so violent, that they have forgotten the common - enemy, the Republica' Party;—; All weapons of offense have been direeted?at one another and the Republican Party heti not' been the object of attack. -. In fact, its success would , be preferred by each wing of the Democ racy to the success of the oilier.," Ruther Lin coln than Dmiglas, says 'the one Party, and rather Llinioln' than Breckenridge, says the other, Threats of die-union have been forgot: ten in the family quarrel. No ono now dreams of die-union, in the event of the election of Lin coln and Hamlin. Their election is too much of a certainty to indulge in threats, which no one would dare to attempt to carry out. A STRAIGHT DOUGLAS VALECTORAL TICKET.- Under instructions ftom the National Execu tive Committee of the Douglas Deinocracy, Richard R. Ilaldeman, Esq., of liarrisburg, member of the committee from Pennsylvania, will address communications to the persons on the electoral ticket framed at Reading, asking an answer as to whether they will support Douglas and Johnson' for the Presidency. The places of all such, as will not, will be filled by others. ft is also proposed to call a State Con vention to fill the vacancies on the electoral ticket. It Would seem that this puts an end ef fectually to the attempt at fusion in Pennsyl vania. The course as left open for Curtin and Old Uncle Abe." OM NOT A UNIT IrOlt DOUOLAIS.-A Demo cratic State Convention, was held at Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday last. Resolutions; endors ing Douglas and Johnson as the Democratic nominee's for the Presidency and Vice Presi dency were adopted, whereupon fifty of the delegates withdrew. The Convention adopted a ticket for State officers. The retiring dele gates will issue an address to the Democracy of the State, and also a call for a State Con vention to Select candidates for State officers, and an electoral ticket for Breckenridge and Lane. STILL LATER FROM OREGON.—From the New York Tribune, of the 10th inst., we learn, that the prospects are, that the election, in Oregon, has resulted in the election of David Logan, the Republican nomine Legislature stands, 16 regular Dem:eats, fa vorable to the election of Lano and Stotit ; op position Democrats, elected by Republicans and Anti-Lecompton Democrats being 21; RT3- publicans, elected by the same fusion 13*. This insures the election of one Republican and one Anti-Lecompton Democrat. 0.- , rlo l 4lTelifew.ot:*l l )on?! trszoit' Two DEMOCRATIC tLECTORAL TICKETS IN YORK STATE.—Tha friends of Breqteniidge,"in York State, have jawed a call for a State Con vention, to select an electoral ticket for Brook euridgo and Lane, and also candidates for State officers. Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, for merly Democratic United States .Senator from the State of New York, has declared for the same ticket and his immense influence will aid in swelling the vote, in that State, for the Anti- Douglas ticket. NOT FOR DOUOLAS.-All the present Demo cratic United States Senators, .except Donglas of Illinois and Pugh of Ohio,. have declared for Breckenridge for the Presidency. Among the supporters of Breckenridge is Senator Big ler of this State.' The leaders of , the party have deteemined to kill off Douglas and we believe they will effectually succeed. The " Little Giant" is destined to be put down, not to rise again as a successful, prominent political leader of the country. ACCEPTANCE OF GENERAL LANE.—General Joseph Lane, the candidate for the Vice Presi dency, on the Breckenridge Democratic ticket, .has written a letter of acceptance, iu which he denies the right of either Congress or of a Ter ritorial Legislature to prohibit slavery. This is the rdsult, to which the boasted doctrine of popular sovereignty has led. The people of a Territory have no right to prohibit; willing or unwilling, they must endure all the evils of the institution of slavery. A BRECKENRIDGE TICKET IN MISSOUR!.--A ratification meeting was held at St. Louis, by the friends of Breckenridge and Lane, on the 3rd inst. The meeting was addressed by Sen ator Green, of that State. Hancock Jackson was nominated for Governor, and Monroe Par sons for Lieutenant Governor, the candidates of the Democratic State Convention being sus pected of Douglas proclivities. TROTTING MATCU BETWEEN FLORA TEMPLE AND GEORGE M. FATCUEN.-A grand trotting match between Flora 'rumple and the stallion, George M. Patehen, took pluce at Philadelphia, on the " fourth," in which the little bay mare again came out victorious. The following time was made in three straight mile heats, 2:221, 2:21i and 2:371. A heavy rain caused a fall off in speed on the last heat. MIND NOT MADE Up.--he Carbon Democrat. of last week, has not yerhoisted filename of a Presidential candidate. We still infer pro clivites toward Breckenridge from fresh at tacks on Col. John W, Forney, of the Phila delphia Press. DOIIGLAS IN KENTUCKY.-A Democratic State Convention held at Irvin, Kentucky, unani mously passed resolutions, declaring Bracken ridge and Lane, the Democratic candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. RENOMINATION OF THE HON. V. P. BLAIR, JR. —The Hon. Francis P. Blair, jr. was on Mon day last nominated by acclamation by the Republicans of the First District for Repre sentative to Congress. !di LI TART ENCAMPNE:4T.-A military en ctunpment will he held at York, Pennsylvania, commencing on the 3rd, and ending on the Bth of September nert. • It will be called " Camp Patterson." • BRECKENRIDGE IN BUCKS COUNTY.—We learn from reliable authority, that the groat majority of the Democracy, of Bucks County, will sußport Breckenridge and Lane. FOR BRECKENRIDOE.—The editor oi)the Eas ton Sentinel, in last week's issues, announced his intention to support Breckenridge and Lane. MISSOURI POLITICS.—The Republicans' of Missouri have nominated a full State ticket, with James B. Gardner; for Governor. • TamlNittinikoir • .• . ,of the Demooratip... arty, In some of the States] , • having endehr to effect-a unin q 1 the two parties on a fit 94.431eatorai ticket, the .Nation -1 al ExeoutiVe geramittee of. the Douglas wing have issi4 air address, denoarteing; all such attempts. We make the frilleiving extracts from the address : - • " So far 'as is known, ho the Members of the resident. Executive. Committee, no person, who supports the action of the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore—no person, who de sires the election of Stephen A. Douglas to the Presidency, and of Herschel V. Johnson to the Vice Presidency, has ever expreseed a wish for any such, arrangement, or entertained, or even countenanced, for a single moment, any suggestion or proposition tending towards it. Nor does the committee believe, that any such arrangement can, with propriety, be made at any time, in any place, or under any circum stances, With those, who have placed Breckon ride and Lane in nominationcand are now their avowed supporters in "opposition to the regular nominees of Ow Dconratio ;.arty. * • *— * * * * ". The Democratic party, which is now unit ed in the support of Douglas and Johnson, stands upon the only principle which is capa ble, if maintained in its integrity, of preserv ing and perpetuating the Union of the States. The Seceders, and their candidates, are oppos ed to this principle. Their course, if sustained in the South, necessarily tends, though it may not be so designed, to the breaking up of the National Government. In the view -of the committee, there is no room for doubt, in the mind of any National Democrat, as to the path of duty in the present crisis, The Seceders,' by withdrawing froni the National Convention and setting up their candidates, have arrayed themselves in epposition to the principle of Congressional inon-intervention.' National Democrats should everywhere meet the issue now tendered them, by nominating and sup porting electoral tickets in their respective States, pledged, if elected, to vote for Stephen A. Douglas for President, and Herschel V. Johnson for Vice President of the `United States. If the Seceders auld their friends choose to separate permanently from the Dem ocratic party, and run a ticket in opposition to the regular nominations, let them do so.— Upon them be the responsibility of the result. Mum TAYLOR, Chairman." WHAT GREELEY TUINKS OF THE APPROACHING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.—The New York Tri bune, of the 6th inst., in answer to some re marks of the Now York Express, makes the fol lowing predictions, as to the chances of the sev eral candidates, now in the field for the Presi dency: ' 1. We predict, that Lincoln and Hamlin will have the highest Electoral Vote, and that Breck enridge and Lane will have the next highest. 2. We predict, that Bell and Everett—whom The Express pretends to support—will have more Electoral Votes, than Douglas and John son, whom it'roally favors. 3. We predict, that Breckenridge and Lane will have twice as many Electoral Votes as Douglas and Johnson. • 4. We predict, that Lincoln and Hamlin will have four times as ninny Electoral Votes as either Bell and Everett or Douglas and John son. A DOUBLE-HEADER.—The Columbia Demo crat appears with the following strange head ing: Democratic Nominations. for President, John C. Breckenridge of Ken tucky. For Vice President, Joseph Lane of Oregon For President, Stephen A. Douglas of Illi nois. For Vice President, Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia. For Governor, Henry D. Foster of West moreland. The Democrat seems deter ' •d to giv• sat isfaction to all kinds of De ow•at . • seirThe. Senators whose ,rms expire in 1861,-and whose places have been or are to be .tilled by the Legislatures of their States, aro Fitzpatrick of Alabama ; Johnson of Arkan sas ; Gwin of California ;. Foster of Connecti cut ; Ynlee of Florida ; Iverson of Georgia ; Trumbull of Illinois ; Fitch of Indiana; .Har lin of Iowa; CRITTENDEN of Kentucky ; Sli dell of Louisiana ; Pearce of Maryland ; Green of Missouri ; Clark of New Hampshire ; Se ward or New York ; Clingumn of North Cur- olirm ; Pugh of Ohio; Lane of Oregon : Big ler of Pennsylvania ; Hammond of South Car olina ; Collanter of Vermont : and Durkee of Wisconsin-14 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and one American. Every summer, the demand for Hostetters Cel ebrated Stomach Bitters increases. It is found to be the only certain preservation of bodily strength, during a period, when the atmosphere is calculated to induce a feeling of lassitude and indigestion. The worst cases of Diarrhoea and Dysentery give way to its potent influence. Innumerable persons, who are now alive and well, must thank the discoverer of this prepa ration that they have not been swept away in the harvest of death. The Bitters is recom mended by the physicians in the land. This is the best evidence of its real value, because, as a general thing, they will not speak a word of its real value, because, as a general thing, they will not speak a word in favor of adver tised preparations. They have been compelled to acknowledge the claims of the Bitters upon the comniTnity. Sold by all druggists. • tbe..The advices front Europe announce the death of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, the young est brother of the first Emperor. He was born at Ajaccio, December sth, 1784. Ho was made King of Westphalia, on the 18th of Au gust, 1807, by Napoleon. And, upon the down fall of his brother, he was left to *tinder in. Switzerland, settling finally at Vienna, as . Prince de Montfort, a title, conferred . upon him by his father-in-law, he having married a daughter of the King of Wurtemburg after his divorce from Miss Patterson. In 1852, he was called back to Franco by Louis Napoleon, and was made a Marshal of the Empire And Pres ident of the Senate. HOOPED SKIRTS UNSAFE IN A THUNDER STORM.—In the town of Pittsfield, Vt., ou Sat urday night last, while a singing school was in progress in a school house, a thunder storm passed over the village and the lightning struck the school house, passing down the chimney and through the hand of a young man who was sitting near the chimney, with his. arm stretched out towards it on the back of a seat. The ladies' hoops . were all struck by the fluid, stripped ofrtheirwindinv, clasps broken, hoops bent into all sorts of shapes, dresses Scorched, and some set on fire, and, wonderful to relate, no one was killed, and no one injured but the young man. EXTRAORDINARY Cow.—Of all the wonderful cows of this season none has yet equalled the native specimen owned by Mr. John Nichols of this city. Mr. Nichols has kept an accurate account of her daily production of milk through the year and found that she gave an aggregate of 13,340 potinds, showing an average produc tion of thirty-six and a half pounds per day, for a whole year! She repeatedly gave sixty pounds and more per day, and for months to gether more than fifty-five pounds daily.— Salem Register. Ite)...The Cattaraugus Republican tolls of a narrow escape of a child from being buried alive. It died on Sunday, and on tho afternoon of the day following the funeral services were hold, The coffin had been lowered into the grave, and the dirt had begun to fall on it when a stifled cry was heard; Immediately on removing the lid from the coffin the child called for its mother. It•was at once properly cared for, and is now in a fair way to recoveri W.4-nlAs„ THE,ADDILESS ArCO4IIIE NCOSNT. —The address before the Liternrypootelies of La Vity,ette College will be delivered oh- the evening of the 24th inst., by the Hon. "Wm, C. ;,Alexander of N. J. TROUBLED WITH INCENDIARIES.— The 'Borough ' authorities of Easton have offered a reward of five hundred Dollars for the arrest and conviction of the incendiaries sup posed to infest the town. Xl`We learn, that some of our business Mon in Hamilton street, between 13th and 7th ste. are about putting up . new curb stones and lay im gutters before their R ims of business.— We.nre happy to see the improvement made. RECOVERING.—CharIes Harris; onethle hem, who had a log cut .off a few days Sine() near the Allentown Iron Works on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, is recovering, though it was feared at the time of the accident that. ho would TAKING IT IN.—The farmers hereabouts are busily engaged ip cutting their grain, much of whiCh has already boon laid low by the, knife. We hear of no complaints of the grain having suffered from anything whatever, and the crops will •doubtless be heavy. FIREMEN'S VISIT.--We un,1...i4.1an,1. that he Eagle Hose Co. No. 3, of Ratiay, N. J.. ntend paying us a visit, some time during iiSep ember. We bespeak a hearty olcome for hem. They will be the guests f the Good Will Fire Co. No. 3, of our Bore gh. • RELIGIOUS NOTICE.—Th Roy. Henry A. Wise, jr.; (son of Gov. Wis , of Virginin,) will hold Episcopal service, in tl Court House, of this place, on nest. Sunday orning and af ternoon, commencing at 10 o' ock A. M. and 4P. M. The public generally are invited to attend. WIRE WALKING.—Pr Price, the well known wire-walker, who successfully ac complished the most darin feats on the wire, astonished the citizens of luting by walking from Ferry's Union llotel, in the 4th of July, at an elevation of 50 feet, stance 150. Prof. P. is now said to have bu few_ equals in his line of business. - CENSUS OF POTT `OWN.—George R. Clarke Esq,, Census Ma hall, reports the pop ulation of Pottstown at 00. The number of families is 444 ' • ' ni 437 • deaths during the year, 35. The of 3st inhabitant of the town is 62 years of age In 1850, the borough contained a pOpulatioi of 1071 ; Increase in ten years, 726 or abou 43 per cent. THREE-LEGGEJO L KTRSE.—WhiIst strol ling in the neighbor and of the encampment grounds at Bethlehe , our attention was drawn to the exhibition of lessrs. Witty and Balla er, of a three-legg horse. The animal ,is a decided wonder, a o appearance, and has been well-trained by it master to quite a number of pranks, It will l exhibited in this Borough on Monday next V.—Deshler Mickley; a son of i ley, of our Borough, aged be . .2 years, had his right arm ; •sday last, by falling from a .13e farm of Mr. Jacob Kich ry township. The arm was ie elbow. Under the care of fortin, the young sufferer, we doing ARM IiROIC.. Mr. Charles Mb tiveen 10 and broken 911 Tli cherry tree on line, in Sag . broken below Dr. Chas. L. understand, b D IRON.--The Lehigh Valley .puny brought down for the week Any, the 30th inst., 14,115 tons of 10,424 tons for corresponding ear,naking far the season, com tecember Ist., 421,705 tons against' COAL A Railroad Co ending Sat , coal again, week last inenceing 305,650 t being an' 1,710 toll the ra /is to corresponding period last year, licrease of 1111,115 tons of coal to date, of pig iron were also carried over fo - r the week ending fame date. RAIL SPLITTER'S GLEE CLUB.— phig,n Glee „Club Ims boon organized he above name, and is composed of some very beg musicians of our Borough.— iraiists Rave a String Band accompani- TI! A cai under of th iI The Ourcitizensmay expect a rare treat ment atical way when' theY make their ap ME re in public lEZ " 11 ark 'tie Preodota's battle ery Thrilling uward to the Ay, I Millions joib the glad acclaim r FAyriox.—At, the annual eleetioic of the (Jo ' Will Fire Company, ~,No. 3, held July 6th, 1.8' . , the following officers were elected for the ons}ing year: President, Henry J. Saeger ; Vidt President, Henry A. Blume'.; Secretary, Wiliam F. Wolle ; Asst. Secretary. John W. i Kr Ise; Treasurer, Henry R Sehlouch; Fore m , Simon P. Snyder ; Assistant, Charle3 M. M tz ; Directors,Stephen A. Henry, Augus ta O. Ritter, William (1. Meyers, John - W. Iguse, Richard Favour and David Lush. i ERIOCS SPORT.—On the evening of the 11 of July, two bullets wore fired into the e-room o' Messrs. Salters & Christ in Ham ! n street. One of them passed through the •ed shutter, and passed through a hat, .•ed in the window for exhibition. Another effect immediately above the door. When ly whom the bullets were fired, is unknown. 's supposed, that it was d6ne by persons, •btatmg the coming Fourth, ignorant of r p(eces being hided. The sport, however, • of too serious a character for, repetition. LECTION OF OFFICERS.—,-At a staled sting of the Hook and Ladder Cu. No. 1, of Borough, the following aim° were ele. 'or the ensuing year : President, M. D. Ebtr d ; Vice President, J. Hammon ; Treasurer, Hfigenbuch ; Secretary, Walter. J. Grim ; Mors, Franklin Romig, John Frederick, oh Frederick, henry Reiss, William Gor • William Heft. Daniel Wert, John Nonne :her, Leon Schwoyer ; Asemon, 1). Sieg d, Jesse Yoh°. I. 0. Yingling, Conrad Paff; eman, B. J. Hagenbuch. . .11E CROPS.--The crops in Lehigh county n or looked better or promised a more abun (lilt yield. Our farmers assure us that the w cat and oats crops, with few exceptions, will bqmore than usually, large. ;he corn planted, before the . wet weather set i 1 i in ' large and looks fine • tht planted subse qt nt to the rains is small and does not prom is m well, though there is every reason to ex p c that it will mature and ripe before the f frosts set in. Potatoes are growing finely a t the, prospects for a full crop were hero.. m e flattering. IRE ON THE FOUR:VH.—A fire broke o in the afternoon of the Fonrth of July, in a mm carpenter shop, occupied by E. J. A :de, on Pine Alley, in the rear of the store of :ohnurumn & Newhard; in Hamilton T dooro and windows of the shop were all to od and bolted. No person was in the shop ie time and the origin of the fire is lin k wn. The tire broke out in the midst of a ra ;' prevailing at the time, which prevented th • flames from spreading to the numerous fr o buildings in the neighborhood. • The sh was entirely consumed, but no damage w:, done beyond. OTH SIDES OF TILE GRAPE QUES- T! the title of the now work an no iced seino•tinm since, and which has just be: issued by A. 3 .1. Spangler, of "\ The'Far in: amt Gardner." It is a neat volume. in wh,th the important questionwtither the pres et' systim of cultivation, pruning and gener al .; nagemoat, is better adapted to promote he h, vigor, longevity and productiveness in the grape vine, than a closer approximation to u turn's system, is ably discussed. o article on the classification of the spe cie• and- varieties of the grape vino, is not onl new, but of the highest importance.--- Evi• grape grower, if ho has but a single vin should have; a copy, particularly as it can e had for the trifling sum of 35 cents in elo or 25 cents in paper binding. .Address, . SrasaLsa, Philadelphia: ANOTHER 1111E,.__ . —Q_ A xibu li ds . , : ._,_.,., .., tiet, te r r An- rtliM , iTne- . . .. e - o Andrew Wint, in Maple alley, in thitaibiap • between 7th and Bth streets, _ unm :," ly h ''', j ilt of Hamiltorytitreet. The fire spry „rapid! ,r Two stableetof Mr. Wint were cif, , med by , the fl ames, 'a frame shop of Joiktill Lowell, and one .-ofJolittoleiuntilAilallkthe flee reached a frame shat):.in the , rearldf the car riage manufactory or Mr. Petiii:Letiii. contain ing a large amount Oflumbeefor theip_urposes of the 'carriage factory The shopiitMr. Lehr was entirely consumed, amounting - 6 . a loss of one thousand or twelve hundred dollars. The stables of Mr. Wint contained eight or nine tons of hay, harness &e. The flames reached a frame shad, in the rear of the lot of-Mr: Reu ben Reiss, used for a chair manufactory. The "shop •wae considerably damaged, although not totaily'cOnsumed. Soma iron and iron sheet ing, .near the store-house of - M. S. Young & Co., was damaged, but owing to the industry and exertions of the firemen and Citizens, the building was saved. TOO. much praise. cannot be awarded for the skill and exertions of the .different.flre companies of the Borongh.• . - The cause of the fire is :Unknown, although there are reuse ti 4 for Suppoeing . :it to be the work of an incendiary,. : incendiaries have been sup% posed to infest the Borough of Easton for some time, and the Borough Anthorities 'hare offer ed a reward of WO for their arrest and con viction. Possibly some of them have made their escape to our Borough. None of the losses were covered by insurance with the ex ception of Mr. Lehr's. 1 NEWS FOR TILE GIRLS.—As an item of interest to the fairer portion of creation, who are over on the qui dive for the latest mutations in the world of fashion, we publish the following: It is said to be the very latest. " Tiers of narrow flounces are still the rage ; some robes are trimmed with but one deep flounce. A ru mor is afloat, that one very deep single flounce bias is being tried in Paris ; it' it succeeds we shall probably see it, but the world may be revolutionized before this bias very deep flounce is fully inaugurated. The skirts of the barege anglais dresses are sometimes bordered on the, edge with a very wide box plaiting of the same and mantilla and shawl to correspond. There is a furore for dresses and mantillas to match —to the latter hoods are indispensable, with the pretty silk lining, and soft, flossy goat's hair tassels, intermixed with velvety chenille." OUR- FIREMEN.—Several of the members o; ) the Good Will and Columbia Fire Compa. mes, were badly burned at the fire on Sunday last. We are proud to say, that had it not been for our industrious &omen, the whole square would have been laid in ruins. The Good Will deserve credit for the great labor done at the Chair Manufactory of Messrs. Reiss & Sieger's and at:the shop of Mr. Peter Lehr; the Columbia for their noble work at the store of M. S. Young & Co., and at the barn of Dr. C. H. Martin. We hope if our firemen should be in want of funds our citizens will not be backward in helping them along, for when the alarm bell strikes day or night, they leave their homes, wives and children, risk life and all in save their neighbor's property. Should we not bear this in mind ? THE BIG ROCK.—It is a time honoted practice of the youn ladies and gentlemen, .to visit the " Big Rock' on the first Sunday after the cutting of the grain, when the fields are decorated with the " millions of schock3". scat tered over the surface of a sphere as far as the eye can see. Next Sunday will be the day, and if the weather will permit, hundreds of small vehicles filled with the " bonnie lassies" may be seen Winding their way to the " Le high Mountain," prominading on the "Rock" and chatting over the things that are past and to come. " Little Lehigh" is litmus for good land and "pretty girls, and whoever doubts it, ought to take a pleasure ride to the " Ruck" on Sunday next. • A :NARROW ESCAPE.—Mr. Henry King, the popular Conductor. on the East Pennsyl vania Raili•nad, had a narrow escape from a shocking death on 4th ofJUly morning. Just hethre passing the Walnut street bridge, on going up the road, he got on top of one of the cars to signal the Engineer. and was struck by the bridge on his hat, knocking oft' and pen, slderald3' damaging. his " tile," but leaving his head uninjured. A report spread through town immediately that ha was killed, but he promptly disproved it. by his presence an hour or two after no the street, recetvingat the same time the warns eongratulatiOns of his friends at his I ncky escape.--1611,Ii»y Juurmtl, ESENT AN lON OF A SWORD.-L-A hand golue sword was presented to Major Good by the members of the Allen Rifles on the morn ing of the Fourth of July. The m ,presentation %vas made in the Armful', accompanied with remarks from Lieut. Oliver, to which Major Good feelingly' and appropriately responded. The sword is one of the handsomest to be had. It bears on its sheath the following inscription: n Presented to Maio,. Good, .Inly 4th NCO, by his friends qt . the Allen Rifles, «sR testhoon int of Asir respect itnd esteem." • The testimonial evidenees the regard, enter tained fin• the Major by the Cops, which he ham so long and creditably commanded. IMPORTANT DECISION. ! —It has for some time been a matter of doubt, even among legal gentlemen, whether farmers as such ea n be taxed either for State County or School purpoFes. Judge Sntyser recently delivered an opinion upon this question in the case of Epaulet versus Keck, Sayler and others. In the opinion, his Mono'. declared that a homer was not liable to pay occupation tax whether it be for State, County or Sehool purposes ; that from the first two he is fipbeially and specifically exempt, and in' regard to .the last, the various acts of legislation bearing all upon the subject will admit of no other interpretation. PRINTING OFFICE FOR SALE.—The Geis/ der Zeil Printing Office, at Kutztown, Berks County, is offered fbr sale by Mrs. Ame lia llawrecht, the widow of the late proprietor, Henry lfawrecht, deceased. The materials are said to be in good order, and include a fair assortment of Job and -Newspaper type. Connected with the office,- is a Book and Sta• tionery store, which will also be disposed of. The Odd der Zeil was established seventeen Years ago, and is said to be a good paying con cern. It presents a fine opening for a Gurman printer with a small capital. AATRONOMICAL.L-For sonic eveningS a well defined Comet hasiSresouted itself in the Noath-west; very near the point in the heavens where the CoMet, two years ago made its first appearance. it has an apparent solid nucleus, and is bereft of much of the coma or tail,. ai.a.t . embellished the one in 1858. A partial eclipse of the sun will take place on the 18tkoiquiv,conuneneingabout7 o 'clock in the inornin , r ' . The greatest obscuration,will ho at 8 o'clock, and at 0 o'clock it will end: This eclipse is.periedical, occurring ever , y niu teenth year. ELECTIONS. —At a stated meeting of the Columbia Fire Company, on Tuesday evening, of last week, an election for officers was held and the following were elected for the ensuing term : ' President, A. B. Sohwartz.; Vico Pres ident, H. C. Keck r Secretary, Theo. Stryker; Asst. Secretary, Walter J. Seitantz ; Treaurer; Wm, A. Blumer ; Asst. -Eugineer, John P. Dillinger; Trustee, H. M. Faust; Equipment Committee, H. C. Wagner, Charles Losh, Dan iel J. Solder, Directors, J. W.' Reber, George Hogeworth, Tilghman. Seip, Frank Seifert, Francis Dicier, Fred. Zeppenfeldt. R AILRO AI) AMIDE NT.—NARROW ES CAPE.—The morning train, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was thrown' ff the traCk,jusi above South Eastin, on MondaY a week, by -a loose rail. The whole-train WO thrown off the track, -but theipeed:,wee so suddenly checked; that, notwithstanding the track is on the edge of the canal bank, neither of the Cars went over. The person, injured .by the nocident, was the agent of Signor Blitz, who was standing on the platform of one of the cars at the time, and his wounds only consist of a few scratches on the. hand and on the knees of his pants. Jacob ittfatodee—&ntliterl'lered l* .1 for oofhiwireWnsntecin the plthatbooughotFi7aytft ' t: - 'rho execution had served to collect to 'gather thousands of people from the vicinity and neighboring towns to witness the exeou 'tan, if4p&sible. Tickets wereissued• by . the persons to be present in the Jail lora during the execution: So great was the anXietY to witness the spectacle, that as high aii"s2s.oowere offered for a single The prised& was attended during the night yorevi ous to his execution by two o ffi ciating clesgy men. On Friday about nine o'clOck at Har den's request, the Sheriff took the prisoner to see the scaffold, - on whish - helvais Amu - , to be executed. Harden requested it, stating that, he thought it would make him more coura s o,- ous, if he were acquainted with the legality and position of the scaffold, befoie entering the jail-yard in the ptesenee of the deetatore. The scaffold was a net/ one: erected under the: eye.and directions of Harden•hinultilf• At 12,1 o' clock the Sheriff went into Har den's cell and told hint that the hour was fast approaching, and that he must prepare for im mediate death. ,lle requested theatev. Mr. Day to pray with him for , the last time and for full half an hour they liv,ere so occupied. At 1:25 he appeard in the 'prim% yard, his, arms tied behind him, walking .by the side.of Sheriff Sweeny,,and followed by the tWo• clergymen who had attended him.`•hhi. - dinned, and a physician. They mounted the so old when Harden glanced around at the droWSnieath him. ' He was 'a good looking ,yonag• man, having a clear sharp eye and good eoraplexion, wearing dark wiskers. He stood!' aboat five feet seven inches high, was very athletki, and weighed about 150.0 ands. He was,Arestied in a dark blue coat pertly buttoned over hie chest, black pants, dark velvet vest white shirt with ,a Jura-over, andiight hummer cravat." He appeard like a man' who Nati vain ofhisbioad shoelders and well deteloped frame. Having reached the eentre of the platform he knelt down With his friends andlprayed. His I language-was:riot audible to 0100)10111e ground! 'the last sentenagLord Jeslis? hate mercy on my soul and supportin,thifitieheur " boing theoely words heard:...llo lia ,tion'stepped upon- the:drop, in company. with 'the 'Sheriff and gave him some directions about the signal which lie desired to , give himself. ', .114 , next took leave of all his to , near him shaking them by the hand and thanked Sheriff Sweeny for his kindness te him. As the black' 'cap was drawn over his head a perceptible shudder passed over lihn, and a low groan escaped,his lips. He stoed up firmly however';'the Sheriff placed a white hankerchief in his right band and then he desended to the end ofthe, scaffold where the weight was fastened. But a mo ment elapsed before Harden dropped the han kerchief as the signal that the was ready. In stantly the Sheriff cut tho little cord which the weight and at 1: 31 the weight dropped the drop fell, and Harden was suspended, in the air, having falleniwith a suddenjerk about three feet and - a half. His dying struggles were very hard and long continued. The legs were frequently drawn up to the body, the hands and lees twitched convulsively and his efforts to catch his breath could he -heard all over the prison-yard. After hanging about ten minutes the attending physician felt his pulse and Found that the heart was still beat ing. At 1:45 he was pronounced quite dead. It is said, that the unfortunate man has pre pared a confession, covering one hundred Rages of manuscript, the publication of which is at the option of his father. It implicates a groat many females of the vicinity, single and mar ried, and it is doubted, whether it will be ever published, at least not in its present form. THE FOURTH OF JULY AT KUTZTOWN. —EDITORS OF THE TaELIMIT REG ISTEI2.—SiM The energetic people . of the Borough of Kutz town, always planation:rid thankful, that Proir idenee has ordained thein tt. residence in this glorious and free country for their probationa ry exigtenoe, celebrated thefourth ofJnly iu Littire hemp's woods. Sometime preVious to it; the Order of U. A. M., of this place, the town council, Washington Grays, the Indepen dent National Silver Band, the Kutztown Ama teur String Band, Union Sunday School, the Lutheran and Reformed Sunday School, as well as our remaining citizens, who suspended all business, spent the day in the "Old fash ioned way." Early in the morning, the whole, town was in motion, and every body in good hunior. with perfect happiness and. content ment, depicted on his or her smiling counto, name. At ten o'clock, •A. M,‘. the Societie'S named above formed themselves' into' . proceti sion, in the centre of town, under the marshal- ship of our highly esteemed citizen, Dr. Wan ner. The procession being formed, it marched through town to its place of destination,- in l(emp's woods. Having arrived- there, 'they organized by choosing John KistetO'resident, Charles E4er, Qharles Helfrich, P. Sclacdler, Wm. Hein Vice . Presidents, and a Secretary. key. E. IL Kitnnlieh now-offored a fervent prayer, thanking the Ruler of the Universe for the . manifold blessings,.. bestowed upon us ; in' the 'past, and beseeching him' to wateh,finir protect us; and' the free institutions of this 'prosperOus, and •nnlightened country. This same gentenitin, having often made a few and very approPriate remarks for the.oeca skin, read the Declaration of Independence, ! • Next 1V11.9 an address by ,Rev. S Hernian t in • the German • language. He spoke of the nia portance and ongth of the day, of our Public and Sunday Schools, of their tendencies td en lighten and christianiie theyising generation, The next speaker was Major A. B. Schwartz, of Allentown. In his introductory remarks, lie expressed himself highly gratilled' with the large number iu attendanee and pod humor pervading the whole; he then spoke of :the troubles and sufferings, Which. our forefathers underwent, during the struggle for •Indepen donee, and of their privations and self-denial, also briefly referrino. ' to.tlt commercial relh tions of our country, the adVautages rived from the late Japanese EtiabassV4U. In colichtAion, ho referred to the varieus.po -144311 differemies, existing. in our country, showing the disadvantages arising therefrom, exhibiting to our view the glorious Union,. ofid Unity of 7ti, in contrast rith the present day, and then ho stronglr'urged his hearers *ex ercise due forbearance towards, those differing with_thein, in the Nortb,,as well .as in the South, so that the land might not again be rent with civil feuds, nor 'drenched in fraternal blood. The next speaker was Capt. Long.— Ile delirered a very patridtio address-, it was designed for the citizen soldiery. It com manded the 'attention.. of_Aboo. audience ferAt was tilled witiflofty,las well, as patriotic sen- 11. 11. was. the' nexj, speak er, :Let - minding to the order of exercises ! WO down for the day. 110 made sonic I.7firy:RigeS tiriate remarks in the Gorman language. Air: llumhert, of Kutztown, made the last Speech, and a very patriotic speech it was; 011 C, which gave universal satisfaction. The hand dis coursed sweet music during the interims, and made the air resound with .the. sweet strains of music, as they floated away and were lost in use blue azure of the heavens. The attend tine° on the occasion was very largo. ' ,At about four o'clock, the meeting adjourned, and all seemed pleased with the exercises and.. the "Fourth" in general 'our frieeAs in the different villafges of the county, as well as in all other localities, send us the news of their neighborhood? 'Who builds now houses; barns, or other improve ments; hoW the crops are, and: who has. any: thing unusual in any line of . productions, or business ; what accidents happen, and ell I other: particulars of interest. Send us the fitcts and we will dress them up for publiea , don. The writers' name will not be divulged. I School teaclalrs, storekeepers, or their clerks, school boys, or auy others are'desired to send us such items, and if they do we,will soon print them a paper indispensible to every friend of Lehigh county: If we had about twenty item senders spread over Lehigh connty,just see what an amount of matter we would re ceive if ouch one were to.send but:one item a- week, and in that way everything new in the whale county sitould weekly appear-'beforee , the whole people, . Li 0 f SHCRETARY:
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