tit artf*lttgister• ALLENTOWN, PA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST . 18, ipoo. PETER O. HUBER & JOHN H. OLIVER =none AND pnoptuiTons. TO ADVERTISERS THE "LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL HUNDRED THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN THE COUNTY. NATIONAL TIOKET FOR PRESIDENT ABRAM LINCOLN, OF'ILLINOIS. FOR VICE PRESIDENT HANNIBAL HAMLIN, OF MAINE. lEl62®ll'ol 11A11. IFEBIZERT. ELECTORS AT LARGE. HON. JAMES POLLOOK, HON. THOMAS M. HO WE, DISTRICT ELECTORS. 1. Edward ii Knight,l 18. Francis B. Penniman, 2. Robert P. King, , 14. Glynn' Mercer, 9. Henry Bumm, 15. George. Brinier, 4. Robert M. Foust, 11e. A. B. Sharpe, 5 Nathan Hills, • 17: Daniell:l. Gohr, 8. John U. Broomall, 18. Samuel Calvin, 7. James W. Fuller, ' 19. Edgar Cowan, 18. Levi B. Smith, _ 20. William Moßennan, 9. Francis W. Christ, 21. J. M. Kirkpatrick, 10. David Mumma, jr., 22. James Rerr, 11. David Taggart, 23. Richard P. Roberti, 12. Thomas R. Hull, 24. Henry Souther, 25. John Greer. STATE TICKET ' FOR GOVERNOR: Cod. RIATOW G. Curqu, OF CENTRE COUNTY. lIEPUBLIGAN MASS MEETING. The Mends of Lincoln, Hamlin and Curtin will have a GRAND RALLY at Allentown, on Thursday evening next, August 16th. . COLONEL CURTIN, the Republican nominee for Governor will . ar rive in town at 12 o'clock, 30 minutes, P. M., and will address the people on the Market Square in the evening. Addresses will also be delivered by EX-GOVERNOR A. H. REEDER, OE EASTON, AND 11. C.l.gougneck.er, the gallant, representative of this Congres sional District, in Congress. There will be a grand procession in the evening of the "WIDE AWAKES," of Allentown to the number of 200 Let there be a general turn-out of the people from all parte of the county. It is but neces sary to see and hear Col. Curtin to admire him: Let each and every township in the coui2ty have full delegations at the meeting. The Brength of Republicanism No better proof of the strength of the Re publidan party need be had than the unity it preserves in its organization, and the constant coalitions made by its varied opponents to effect its . defeat: Wherever' there is a Republican party in any of the States, it is a Republican party pure and simple, and heartily unites in the support of Abraham Lincoln, and con sents to fusion with the supporters of any other candidate for the Presidency, whether he lie Breckenridge, Bell, Douglas, or Hous ton. A minority party is often forced to igno ble alliances for the sake of defeating the ma jority. Such was the case too frequently with the old Whig party. It was the boast of the Democratic party, that it made no alliances with a party, its enemy in the past, that it always maintained the integrity of its organ ization, and that it boldly adhered to its party principles at all times, whether the consequen ces were known to be victory or defeat.— There was much truth in the claim, and herein to a great extent was the secret of the party's strength. How widely different is the specta cle now. Times change and men change also and likewise parties. Tho Democratic party,. it was alleged, split at Baltimore on principle. If such. were the case and the party, or the two branches of the party were true to its past claims, each would fight single-handed and alone under its own standard. The Breck enridge and Douglas men in Pennsylvania have already a fusion electoral ticket and are en deavoring to get the masses to support the ticket, not knowing whether in doing so they are supporting Breckenridge or Douglas. In Georgia, Alabkma and Mississippi the sup porters of Douglas are uniting with the friends of 8011. In New Jersey the friends of Brecken- ridge are uniting with the Bell men on a com mon electoral ticket. In New York the at tempt will be made to unite the supporters of Bieekenridge, Douglas and Bell on a common electbral ticket against Lincoln single-handed. So that in truth the Republican party is so strong that the fag-ends of all parties are compelled to attempt the desperate game of union for its defeat. Pro slavery Democrats, Douglas Democrats, Know-Nothings, however bitter at each other in the past, now, as cir cumstances may require, bring together their shattered and divided forces against the solid, united and unwavering Republican phalanx.-- The fact argues our strength, and establishes the Weakness of the enemy. The old Demo cratic party in strength would never have consented to such alliances. No one has more bitterly denounced tho American party " than Senator Douglas. No parties have ever been more bitter at one another than are now the two wings of the Democratic party. And yet a fusion is attempted. We have no belief that a fusion can change or effect the result. We believe that the Republican. party is strong enought to defeat all its opponents combined. Ifirlaws& A. RomaNs, a few years ago the Emancipation candidate for Governor of Mis souri, has been elected to Congress from .the eeconddistrict of that State. disserted,-,-Yhat one of Joe Lanp:q lottere cr* i 40 1 1%) Je diOd V'r, crfißgi /414-• '• • " : ::4 1 Vst e • •-• BMA MO. The- i epartmenrs limit - shelf - the following t4)jf the value Of goods,' manufac tured from and steel, which were imported into this couiltr l y during the last fiscal year IMPORTS OF IRON AND STRIII, MARV/FACTURE. Anvils and an ors, ' : $6 4,315 Bar Iron, . ' . - • . 1,185,441 Cables, ' - 174,901 Cutlery, ° '• 1,761,103 Arms, 314,519 Hoop Iron, 387,198 Muskets and Rifles, 16,851 Nails, spikes, , . • 84,804 Needles,, 254, 984 , , Scrap Iron; ' 107,702 Pig Iron, 1,049,200 Railroad Iron, 2,274,032 Red Iron, 332,801 Saws, . 26,495 Sheet Iron, 752,975 Side Arms, 5,716 Cast. Steel, 1 151 871 , . Other Steel, 905,851 Wire, 14,299 Manufactures of Iron 2,150,625 Manufactures of Steel, Total ImpOrta, Of all this vast value, says the " Iron Age," there was not,. we presume, a single article, except steel, (for which - we are still dependant upon Sheffield,) which could not have been furnished in this country, and not a day's la bor which our own skillful mechanics might not have performed. Does it not seem incred ible that more than a million should have been paid for bar iron, more than a half for pig iron, and two millions and a half for rail road iron, when the machinery for manufac turing can all be found in existence within -less than one hundred and fifty miles of the port where all these things were landed ! But yet we can refer with .pride to the above list, as indicating—as well •by what it omits as by what it expresses—the triumphs and successes of American Industry. 26,495 dollars worth of saws seems an insignificant amount of this great staple article to be imported into this country in a whole year, and yet the fact is so. But an examination of the list will show that vast varieties of " shelf hardware" are entirely .left out.—no carriage bolls, no screws, no locks, appear among the list of imports ; and o►readers conversant with the hardware tradt7, know that the great bulk of the Birmington goods which used to be im ported, into this country, within the last fifteen years, is now almost entirely superseded by those domestic manufactures. • MASS MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS.-A large mass meeting of the Republicans was held last week, at Sfirintielhllinois, the home of Abraham Lincoln, the Republican nominee for the Presidency. The crowd was estimated to number from twenty-five to forty thousand persons. A procession was formed extending six miles in length. Mr. Lincoln against his will was forced upon the platform at the meet ing and reluctantly made the following re marks: " My fellow Citizens—l have appeared among you on this occasion with no intention of ma king a speech. It has been my purpose, since I have been ,placed in my present position, to make no speeches. This assemblage having been drawn together at the place of my resi dence, it appeared to be the wish of those con'. stituting the vast assembly to see me. As it is certainly my wish to see all of you, I appear upon the ground hero at this time, only for the purpose of seeing you, and enabling you i to see me. I confess with gratitude th t I did not suppose that my appearance amo g you, would create the tumult which I now fitness. I am profoundly grateful for this manifestation of your feelings. I am gratified because it is a tribute which can be paid to no man. It is a testimony which four years hence, you will pay to the next man who is the representative of the truth on the questions which now agitate the public mind. [Cheers.] "'lt is an evidence that you will fight for this cause then, as you now fight for it, and oven stronger than you now fight, though I may be'dead and gone. [Chess.] I most pro foundly and sincerely thank you. Having said this much, let me now add that you will heirt the public discussions by others of our friends, who are here for the purpose ofaddres sing you, and let me be silent." [lmmense applause.] Mr. Lincoln retired from the grounds amidst the wildest enthuiiam, being seized upon and I carried thither and thither by the immense I crowd, which filled the grounds to overflowing. No such demonstration was ever witnessed in Illinois. Lincoln's speech was totally unintended. Ile was siozed upon by the crowd, pulled out of a carriage, and forced to respond by a throng wild with enthusiasm. Election in Missouri The eleotion in Missouri took place on thurs day of last week. The most exciting question in the canvass was the election of ci - Congress man for the St. Louis District. Mr. Barret hid been returned to the present Congress as elect ed over Mr. Blair by a majority of about eight hundred. Fraudulent voting was alleged and after a thorough examination by the House of Representatives, Mr. Barret was ousted from his seat. Mr. Blair resigned his seat and was a candidate for re-election not only for the 'balance of this term, but also for the next Congress. At the election for the next Con gross there Ras a third, Union candidate in the field. The result has boon the election of Mr. Blair to the next Congress by a majority of 1,322 and his defeat for the 'short time by a majority of 324. In the second Distriot Rol lins, Opposition, ie elected by a majority of 500. It is also reported that Mr. Mitchell, Opposi tion, is elected. If this be trite, the Opposition will have three Congressmen from Missouri, whereas at present they have none. STILL BETTER Nrigs FROM MI MOD RI.-FRAN BLAIR ELECTED TOR DOTII TERMS.-By the lat est arrivals from Missouri we learn that the probabilities are that Frank Blair is elected to Congress for the short,• as well as the long term in Congress. Two hundred votes were dast for Blair for Congress, which were not counted, and which were doubtless intended for the Republican nominee, Frank Blair.— The result will be hib election for the short term by a majority of about sixty. , Later re turns indicate. the defeat of Mitchell, Oppo sition candidate for Congress, from the Eleventh District. SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.—The election in North Carolina.has resulted in the election of the Democratic. candidate for Governor by a major ity of about 5,000 on a large poll, being a Democratic loss of over 5,000. Leslie Coombs, the opposition candidate, for Clerk of the Court of Appeals, is elected by a majority of over 20,000. The result does not speak very well for the home of John C. Breckinridge, ono of the Democratic candidates for the Presidency. The election in Arkansas hits, as usual, resul ted in a Democratic victory. A correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat who bad listened to one of Senator Green's lipoeches in behalf of the Breokinridge cause, says: "In course of his remarks, Sonatpr Green declared that he cyanid like to see Slave ri in wry Stela in Me (Nan. MO? . JI4O.W.P.PWAY*.a Below we guys the - bit tinier:fed:hi - the Past session of the House of :11,epresentitiVes at Washington in favor of it Nntiontil Foundry in Lehigh county, together • ith the report of the Military COmmittee in favor of the bill. Hon. Henry C: Longneeker, member from this dis triet, , was th e only member of the ,Military Committee from Pennsylsania, and to, his 'as siduous efforts are the people of Lehigh , coun ty indebted for the report or the Military Com mittee in.favor of the location of a National Foundry in Lehigh county. Lebanon, Har risburg, Pittsburg and other places in Penn sylvania were ardent competitors for the loca tion of a National rotintlry, all were' earnestly urged by their respective'representatiikes, but it will at once he seen that Mr. LorigneCker's position as member of the Militaiy Committee gave him a decided advantag'es 'against other representativeafrom this State. The bill will come up for action at the next session of the present Congress, and we believe that our chances for the location of a National Foundry in our midst are good. It will be recollected, that a year or two since meetings were held at Allen4wn, Catasauqua, Easton and other places on the,Lehighlralley foy the purpose of devising a plan to secure. a* location-of a National Foundry somewhere in the Lehigh Valley. The location of a National Foundry in our county would be an advantage, which can not be too highly estimated. It would bring to our midst a large number of work men, would create a demand for building lots and dwellings in the immediate vicinity of the Foundry, would benefit the storekeepers in the vicinity arid the farmers of the entire county, inasmuch as it would create a demand for their products and would afford a home de mand for the Iron manufactured in our midst. We believe that if the measure can be carried through; as appears very probable, Hr. Long necker can claim the credit of having .done more for his district than any representative, that was ever elected to Congress fr6m our midst. Will the voters of Lehigh county. bear this in mind and give the Republican party credit. Below we give the bill reported by the Committee : 1,043,405 $14,048,896 A BILL to establish national foundries in Le high county, Pennsylvania, and in Shelby county, Alabama. Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, That the sum of -- thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of sites near Allentown, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and in Shelby county, Alabama, and the construction of blast fur naces, cupolas, machinery, and buildings ne cessary for two national foundries for fabricat ing cannon for the, use of the United States : Provided, That not more than twenty thou sand dollars shall be paid for each site. Sec. 2.—And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War may call to his aid such competent officers in the public service as he may deem expedient to aid in selecting and contracting for sites for such foundries. . SEc. 3. And be it further enacted, That the control and superintendence of the foundries, their construction and their management, are hereby committed to the Secretary of War, and he may appoint such officers as he may deem expedient to report plims for the national foun dries, together with the cost of all necessary buildings and materials necessary to carry into operation said foundries, to make contracts for the erection of the necessary buildings, sub ject to his approval, and to superintend the construction of said buildings. The report accompanying the bill is as fol lows : REPORT—The Committee on Military Af fairs have had the subject of a national es tablishment for casting cannon under consid eration, and submit the following report : The attention of Congress has been called to this subject at almost every session since the adoption of the federal Constitution. As early as the 4th of Mav, 1798, au act was passed authorizing the President to establish a foun dry to cast the cannon required by govern ment, but owing to the want of means at the disposal of government the intention .of the law could not be carried out. The subject has, however, continued to attract the atten tion not only of the Executive and Congress, but of many of the State legislatures, who have passed resolutions in favor of such a measure, and pi:Anted out suitable locations where one might be established. Several committees of both houses of Congress have, at various times, devoted their attention to this subject, and the result of their labors has been presented in elaborate reports, which have exhausted the argumehts that could he adduced as to the ne cessity for such a government establishment. The most elaborate of these was made by a se lect committee of the House of Representatives at the third session of the twenty-third Con- Frees, and is referred to for much statistical information on the subject; another report made by a similar committee, at the first ses sion of the twenty-eighth Congress, is also highly interesting, as giving a view of what had been done up to that time. Various other reports have been made by committees of this House, from time to time, all earnestly recom mending the measure. Your committee consider it is needless to adduce any argument at this time in favor of this measure. They consider that the national honor is at stake, and thus considering, have not hesitated to report the accompanying bill. No great nation like this should be at the mer-• ey of private manufacturers, as regards the weapons upon which it has to rely to defend itself against aggression. The main object of a government foundry is not alone the manu facture of cannon, although.this capability will be a great auxiliary in the accomplislinient of that object, which is the fixing of a standard of manufacture by which founders employed by government shall be governed. The prin cipal.aim of suoh•an establishment will be to analyze the various materials&f which cannon are made ; the various modeti in which these materials are to be treated to bring them to the greatest state of perfection ; the propor tions in Which the different kinds of metal are to'be used, and the manner of melting them and bringing them to a condition which will best accomplish the object intended; the man ner in which these metals shall be brought to their final shape, and the proper models for that shape. If . .government can accomplish these things in its own establishment, and by its own officers or agents, then the great desid eratum Will be accomplished. It is next to impossible to compel a private manufacturer to come up with his work to a certain stand ard, unless you can dictate to him, from point to point, how that standard is to be reached ; and with every desire on the part of a manu facturer to furnish cannon of the best quality, he will be very apt to think that his method of reaching that . standard is better than• that pointed out to him for his guidance. .But if a founder is told by government that sucl)_oree mixed in such proportions, and treated in such a manner, have been proved to give certain re sults, and that unless lie makes cannon exact ly in such a manner he will not be employed, lie will be most likely to comply literaly with the order, especially if ho knows that govern ment can set its own agents to work to cast cannon which he refuses to make. • . Our present system of fortifications requires in the aggregate about 6,500 cannon, of which we have about 4,200. For the navy we have about 2,600 cannon, which aro as many as are wanted, for that branch of the service with its present number of ships. Supposing those cannon to be all good and reliable, wo require now about 2,300 ; but when it is considered that many of these cannon were made half at century ago, and that these would be more dangerous to the persons using them than to the enemy; that many or thew which were deemeitformidableliir the,tim thejAverentade are; uselesif rime the progress made in the service Of gunnery; and that the recent introduction of rifled cannon will ren der most of ours entirely useless, it is not ir rational to assert that we require at this time at least 5,000. cannon to arm our fortifications and navy. The present, therefore, seems to be an aus picious time to inaugurate anew system. irlie powerful governments of Europe have been devoting much attention to the improvement of their means of offence and defence, and we should be taking measures in the. same dire°. tion. As regards small arms, - our national armories turn nut work which challenges the admiration of the world, and the arms there made are not surpassed, if equalled : by any made in tiny other country. There is no rea son why tins should be the only great nation without its establislimentibPthe manufacture of cannon ; and with a government foundry, under the direction of government officers, there is no reason to doubt that our cannon would soon attain the same superiority that now ex ists with regard to, our smell arms. Sorne,of the reasons which have heretofore operated to retard this measure have now been removed by the rapid prgress of improve ments in this country.. Heretofore it has been deemed that no place would he suitable for a government foundry which did not possess these five requisites, viz : an ample supply of , iron, coal and wood in its immediate vicinity ; an ample and ' uninterrupted water-power ; water transportation to the seaboard ; security from attack by a foreign enemy ; and salubri ty. The steam-engine, the canal, and the lot comotivo, have dispelled the second and third of these requisites, which were the hardest to find in combination with the others, and. at this time many suitable locations can he found which contain all the essential requisites. The greatest difficulties to be encountered are sec tional and local jealousies. In view of these ' facts, and Co gratify the proper desire of the people in different sections of the country on this subject, the committee have concluded that it is but just to establish two national Anndries, leaving it to the wise discretion of the President to select their locations. One of the national armories is located at Springfield, in the State of Massachusetts, and the other at Harper's Ferry, in the State of Virginia ; and the committee donot doubt that if the bill re ported passes into a law, the national foundries will be located at points bearing . a,proper re lation to the two national armories and to the whole country. The question of location is not unaccompan ied with difficulty, and, as intimated, sectiona considerations enter largely into its determi nation. To prevent national loss from the ex istence of such apparently irremediable con siderations, and to obviate objections produced by such causes, your committee, as a proper adjustment, •Nould recommend the establish ment of two foundriesone iu Pennsylvania, and one in Alabama—at sites combining all the requisites for such establishments. Both are "sufficiently farfrom the seaboard to be secure from the sudden incursions of an ene my." Both have cheap and ready communi dation with the seaboards, one with the Atlan tic; the other with the Gulf of Mexico ; and both are unsurpassed for salubrity of climate, and for ample supplies of coal and iron and wood in their immediate vicinity. Yom• committee would suggest Lehigh coun ty as the proper location in Pennsylvania, leaving the particular spot to be designated by the President. This county, as is well known, has a most salubrious climate, and • produces more iron than any one other county in the United States from the raw material. Within a circle of four miles around Allentown, the county seat, two thousand two hundred tons of pig metal are cast per week ; while iron ores, and limestone of every variety, and of the fi nest quality, abound. The blast furnaces producing this metal are Situated on the banks of the Lehigh river. The Mauch Chunk canal and Lehigh Valley railroad are located within a few rods of them. They are twenty-five Miles distant from the great Lehigh coal fields, and connected by the canal and railroad men tioned. Thdy are fifty-six miles distant from Philadelphia, and about ono hundred and fif teen from Now York, (north of the former, and almost directly west of the latter,) and connec ted with each of these places by canal and rail road. They have connexion with the great west by almost an air lino of railroad, and also one with lakes Erie and Ontario, on the North. Thus this vicinity, as a site for a national foundry, would appear to possess all the ne cessary requisites of salubrity of climate, ma terial for manufacturing guns in the cheapest and best from, and the utmost facility of trans portation to those great distributing points, New York and Philadelphia, on the Atlantic seaboard, Buffalo and Ern), on Lake Erie, and Sackett's and other harbors, on lake Ontario. Your committee would suggest Shelby county as the proper location in Alabama, leaving the peculiar spot to be designated by the President. Few portions of the United States have more attractions, and present more interesting featnres, than the mineral region of Alabama. It abounds in coal, iron ore, limestone, and marble, all of choicest quality, and exhaustless quantity. Professor Tuomey's report 'on the geology of Alabama presents various analyses of the economical materials derived from ores and rooks. Ono specimen of red hematite, taken from Shelby county, gives, in a composition of 100 parts, 76.87 per cent. of peroxide of iron, and 53.81 per cent. of metalliciron. Another, of brown hematite, from'the same county, gives 82.82 per cent. of peroxide of iron, and 57.97 per cent. of me tallic iron: Later explorations have furnished better specimens, and the iron manufactured is of very superior quality. An analysis of limestone, from the same county, showed 90,43 per cent. of carbonate of lime. An an alysis of marble from and adjoining county, Talladega, showed 90.43 per cent. of carbonate of magnesia. Various specimens of coal, par tially analyzed, show 35 per cont.• of volatile combustible matter and 57 and.7o per cent, of 'fixed carbon. Shelby county is now, by rail-• road and river navigation, readily accessible from the Gulf of Mexico. The completion of the roads now in process of construction will Make it a centre froth which roads will radi ate, placing it in easy communication with all parts of the country. The estimated cost of the necessary struc tures for an establishment of this character, including foundry building, shops, dwellings, offices, machinery, and steam-engine, if requi site, is two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I Add' fifty thousand dollars for a suitable Site, which makes throe hundred thousand dol lars for ono foundry, or six hundred thou sand thr the two. Of this snm it will be ne cessary to appropriate, for the next fiscal year, only two hundred thousand dollars for the pur chase of sites and for the commencement of the buildings, and the bill reported provides for this amount. • A Man Beaten by Indignant Females.—On Tuesday afternoon a number of children win eat play in the part of •Selmatter beck's brewery, in Remsen street, Brooklyn, when a man employed there cane out and un dertook to drive them away. They were tardy when he struck several ot them with a horse whip, hurting one of them severely. The childs mother soon collected a crowd of about fifty women who surrounded the man, deprived him of his whip, and boat him most unmerci fully. The excitement created among the Teu tonic population of that vicinity was intense. ItS-.The New York Herald which ik now toiling for Breokinridge, says that such inge nious devices as the New Jersey fusion "only suggest the idea of a number of drowning men who citnnot swim and grasp at every straw; or catch their companions by the hair of the head and drag them to the bottom with' theth selves." • It odds :—" As matters stand now; victory is as sure to Lincoln fIS that to-morrow's sun will rise," ifa—Carl Schurz is doing a great work among the Germans' of Central Illinois, us stimulating the native Republicans. Since his speech at Pekin it is stated that at least one hundred Germans left tiN,L Douglas democ racy and joined the. Reptltilican ranks. At Springfield, a procession of Wide Awakes, numbering over Area hundred, escorted Mr. Schurz, accompanied by Mr. Lincoln, to the State Home, - .LOCAL' AYFAIRSI, APPEAR.—A number of new advertis ments in to-day's paper. Read, them.` . NS' Miss It. will please accept our thanks for that'splendid piece of the Atlantic Cable. We wore shown several pieces before but this surpases all we have ever soon. UM-. Another brilliant meteor was seen by number of persons in this place, and neigh boring towns, on Monday evening a week, be lween"/ and 8 'o'clock. Its course was from North-west to South-east, and its passage 'very rapid. It resembled the great meteor seen a couple of weekti ago, but was much less • bril liant. CENSUS RETURNS.—The population of the city of Reading is 23,165, showing an in crease of 7,422 in ten years. The population of the city of Lancaster ht 17,02, showing an increase of 5,273 in ten years. The population of the borough of Easton is about 0,300. The ration of increase in population in Allentown in the last ten years is greater than in either of the above named places. A JAIL BIRD ESCAPED.—Lewis flossier, arrested, a few weeks ngo, for stealing a gold watch at Kutztown, and commited to the Borks County Prison for trial, escaped fromjail on Monday night a week, by forcing himself through the sky-light of his cell into the yard, from whende ho managed to scale He has not since been heard from. Hoshler is an old offender. jpa'Our old friend Peter Haintz, formerly of this place now of Hamburg, presented us the other day with several pounds of Candies among which was about half a pound which ho called Lin:min Candy, it was quite a curios ity and if the old "Rail Splitter" will make as good a specimen of a President as the Candy was an excellent sample of its kind, there will he no fear of the Democrats destroying the Union. We see Messrs. Stottler & Michael have it for sale, in Hamilton street. TIIE MELON TRADE.—Wa' ermelons are becoming plentiful in our market, though the prices keep a little "steep." They are an ex ellent dinner desert, especially when prepared according to the latest niode, which is as fol. lows :--Alialf an hour previous to using, a plug should be cut in the melon and about a pint of sweet wine poured in, when it should be plug ged up and put on, ice in cold. Prepared in this way they are said to be elegant. SUBSCRIBE.--4low often do we hear men excuse themselves from subscribing to a paper or a periodical, by saying they 'have no• time to read. When we here a man thus excuse himself, wo conclude that he has iSever found time to confer any substantial advantage either upon his family, his country, or himself. To hear a freeman thus express himself, is truly humiliating, and we can form no other opinion than that such a man is of little importance to society, THE WEATHER.—For some days the heat has been most oppressive. Little air has been stirring and mercury has ranged in the neigh borhood of eighty degrees. Rain is much need- Cd. During last week several portions of Lehigh ()aunty were favored with slight - show ers.' On Wednesday evening last a very heavy Shower passed over Allentown but extended only a short distance around. The growing crops are .suffering. The corn .especially is stunted, and has been kept from earing by the drought. TRIAL OF SPEED.—A trial of speed will take place on Saturday, August 25th inst., on the new mile track of the " Guthsville Asso ciation for the Improvement of the Breed of Stock," at Guthsville, Lehigh county. The mile track has Veen carefullygraded, and is now equal to any course in the State. Libor& premiums, which will be announced on the 25th inst., will be paid to those bringing the best trotting horses on the course. A number of splendid trotting horses have been already entered. COFFEE.---While the lovers of this drink in town, are complaining of steady advance in price and a proportionate scarcity of the favo rite beverage, no such apprehensive exists among the coffee drinkers of San Francisco. The imports of coffee at that port, during the past six months, have exceeded five millions of pounds, and prices, per our latest advices, range between 14 and 17i cents per pound. Hero Housekeepers are paying as high as 17 and 20 cents, and are comforted with the as surance of a still further advance. EQUESTRIAN WIDE .AWAKES. The Brandywine Equestrian Vide Awake Club was organized at Darlington's Corner, in Chea ter county, on Saturday evening last. A large number of names were enrolled as members. The equipments are to consist of a black wool hat, turned up at one side, a cape, and a torch, the pole of which will rest in a holster fastened to the stirrup. A blue saddle cover will be provided „for each horse. This is probably the first club of the kind organized in the country, and it will form a new feature in po litical organizations. FIRE AT THE OLD TUNNEL.—About 12 o'clock on Sunday night a week, the coal brea ker at " old tunnel' , was destroyed by fire.— The loss was about $14,000, partly insured.— The Breaker belonged to Michler, Conyngham & Co; and this is the second time it has been destroyed by fire. This catastrophe will cause a suspension of the operations of this compa ny for the remainder of the season, as they will be unable to ship any coal until the Breaker is rebuilt. It will, also throw many minors, and other employees out of busino , :s. All in all it is a most unfortunate atrair.—eitr bon Democrat. RAILWAY EXTENSION. The Morris and Essex Railroad is to be extended to Phil lipsburg. This, with the extension of the North Pennsylvania, now talked of, and which we trust will be built, will give us opportuni ties in abundance to go riding on a rail," as will prove advantageous to us. The Directors . of the Morris and Essex made their annual in spection tour over the road on Wednesday last, and found it to he throughout in a good condition. Several improvements have been made on its line during the year. Surveys of the route for the extension and negotiations for the right of way are now in progress, and the construction of the road will probably be commenced in a few weeks.—Easton Express. REPORTED MURDER—A MISTAKE.— On Thursday quite an excitement was raised in our midst by the report than a man in South Bethlehem had killed his wife. Deputy Coroner Newhard at once proceeded to the spot and summoned a jury. It appeared that Mr. Charles Volkner, the husband of the de ceased had been in the habit of abusing his wife. She died suddenly on Tuesday evening last, and ou suspicion of the surrounding neigh bors the Coroner was instantly summoned.— Upon the inquest it was ascertained that the deceased had been taken with a fit., to which she was subject, and that persons were by during her sickness and that there was no rea son for suspecting foul play. The verdict of the Coroners jury was according to the above faet4 THE ARTESIAN WELL-L-31r. Latter's Artesian Well has now attainted a depth of 1975 feet. 2000 feet will finish the contract, when further, operations will be stopped for the present. Plenty of water for Mr. Lauor's pur poses, has already been gbtained, but the aid of a force-pump is necessary to bring it to the surface. By a large force-pump now erected, 500 barrels of pure water, impregnated with magnesia and soda, can be pumped up in 30 minutes. It is thought, by tubing, the water could be made to rise without pumping, or that by boring still deeper, a body of water will 'be reached of sufficient ascending force to over come all leakage, and at the Came time obviate the necessity of tubing; This is what Mr. Latter especially desires, and what we hope he will yet tee accomplielted, • COURT_PROCEEDINGS:=4IIIfWgii: Court assembled on Monday the Gth President Findlay and Associates Fogel and Stabler on . the bench. Gen: Benjamin Fogel, f Upper Macungie, was elected Ferernan of t Grand Jury. The rollowing:cases were' disp. t of: Commonwealth . vs. Elizabeth Buskirk.—Lar ceny on oath of Levi Haas. Bill ignored.. Commonwealth vs. Edward Laubaoh.—Charge of false preten'ses. Nollo prosequi entered. Commonwealth vs. Henry F. Kline.—Forni cation and bastardy on oath of Catharine Kem merer: Settled and. nolle prosequi entered. • . Commonwealth vs. Elemtna Roth.—Assault and battery on oath of Eliza Steidinger. Nolle prosequi entered. , Commonwealth vs. Lewis Liebnauer.—As sault and battery. , Bill 'ignored and county directed to pay the costs. • • Commonwealth vs. Reuben Siloll.—Fornica tion and bastardy on oath of Mary Lazey.— Nolle prose:lld entered. Commen*ealth vs. Robert Gromark—Forni cation and bastardy on oath of Eliza Gacken baeh. Nolle prosequi entered. Commonwerlth vs. Daniel Schleicher.—Sur ety of the peace on oath of Anna Hughes.— Nolle .prosequi entered. • Cornmonwealth vs. Charles Shaffer.—As sault and baVery on oath Of S. Beers. Nolle prosequi entel•e:T. Commonwealth vs. David Frankenfield.— Fornication and bastardy on oath of Emelina Straussberger. Nolle prosequi entered. Commonwealth vs. George Ball and bastardy an oath of Maria Hous man. NolTh prosequi entered. Commonwealth vs. Mary Miller.—Assault and battery on oath Of Mr. Obermayer. Nolle prosequi entered. Commonwealth vs. Fayette Luokenhach.— Charge of keeping disorderly house on oath of D. Huth. Nolle prosequi entered. . Commonwealth vs. Sylvester Obermoyer and Elemina. Obermoyer.--Assault and battery on oath-of Mary Miller. Nolle prosequi entered. Commonwealth vs. John Kolb.— Larceny of a number of whips, the property of Tobias Smith of Lynn township. Defendant acquitted. Commonwealth vs. Thomas Yeager.—As sault and battery on oath of Margaret floernly. '['rue bill found and defendant's, recognizance forfeited. Commonwealth vs. Enoch Roth.—Assault and battery on oath of Wm. P. Turner. Bill ignored and prosecutor directed to pay the costs. Commonwealth m. Levi Buskirk.—Assault and battery on oath of Elizabeth Buskirk.— Bill ignored, and prosecutrix senteneed to pay the costs• :; CommonweaLth us. Coleman Kramer.—As sank and battery on oath of Preston Brock. Defendant sentenced to pay a fine of ono dol lar and costs. Commonwealth vs. Charles limick.—Forni cation and bastardy on oath of Mary Ann Swab. Defendant not appearing, his recogni zance was- forfeited. Commonwealth vs. Francis 11. Weidner, Amandes Steffen and Conrad Weidknecht.— Charge of forcible enter and detainer on oath of Charles Nice. Prosecutor not appearing his recognizance was declared to be forfeited. Commonwealth vs. Richard Davis.—Stirety of the Peace on oath of Catharine Williams. After hearing proof of the facts involving a neighborhood quarrel, defendant sentenced to pay costs and to enter into a recognizance in the sum of one hundred dollars to keep the peace. !imilinonwealth vs, MeenaZiegfieldt.—charge of false pretences on oath of Elias Mertz. De fendant a young girl, employed as house-maid in a family in Allentown, had been in, the habit of purchasing goods at stores in town upon the credit of her employer. Defendant plead guilty. Commonwealth vs. Harrison Neal—Larceny. Defendant plead guilty to the charge of steal ing a quantity of groceries by night from the store of E. Fenstermacher & Son, in Allen town. Defendent sentenced on the several charges,.on which ho was convicted, to under go solitary confinement at labor in the Peni tentiary for the. Eastern District of Pennsyl vania for the term of two'•years, and to pay the costs. Commonwealth vs. Isaac tieorge.—Charge or nonitery with rawanern Buskirk on oath of Levi Buskirk. The evidence in this case was gone through, consuming more than a day's time and the jury had gone out to deliberate upon their verdict, when it was ascertained that in mistake, two of. the • jurors sworn on the case had answered to the names of two other persons and had sat in their stead. The jury were thereupon discharged without ren dering a verdict. Conunonwealtlr es.. Jesse Seters.—Larceny. Defendant cliiirged with the larceny of a num ber of chickens itc.-Peter:Lanx of Ntasauqua, and of a turkey lielongiug to Mr. Joshua Mil ler, a farmer living near' Catasauqua. The remains of the chickens and turkey, after tidy ing been feasted on by defendant. and others, were found in his possession. Defendant fount] guilty on both charges and sentenced to pay costs and to undergo imprisonment in, the county jail for the term of one, month and one week. Commonwealth rs. Charles Thiffman.-Armr cony tin oath of Elias Weber. ' Defendant was the gypsy doctor, who under.preleese of cur• ing prosecutor, induced - hin)..to deposit in a chest the sum of ninety - ,dollars, whiehm,was left in possession of prosecutor. At stated seasons defendant came to Mr. Weber's house and in the cause of pow-wowing over the chest, availed himself, of an opportunity of taking the money from . the chest and putting in its stead a stmine tiedin a IN; tili4 then (escaped. The money defendant pur sued and arVesleffimearßiagelOille.' Prosecu tor lives near Entaus. Defendant convicted and sentenced to undergo'sdlitary confinment in the Eastern Penitentiary for the term of two years and to pay costs. Commonwealth vs. Lewis Res.—Charge of Arson. Defendant, a young and small boy of time age, of thirteen years in the employ of Mr. Peter of Washington township, was charged with setting fire to the barn of Mr. Peter, the prosecutor. Two attempts were made to fire the barn, and the third finally succeeded. The defendant, it appeared, was seen in the neigh borhood of the barn shortly after each attempt to fire it Defendant before the attempt to fire the barn, told his employer 'that a beggar man was seen in the barn, and described his appearance. Search was made in the barn and no beggar man was found. Declaration of the defendant, that he feared that all the buildings on the premises might be burned and also at the third firing,' that soon the barn would be burned down, were offered in evi dence. The evidence against the defendant was altogether of a circumstantial nature.— Judge Findlay charged the jury on Saturday evening, who after retiring for some time at a late hour in the evening returned a verdict of not guilty. BRECKENRIDGE & LANE MEETING.— The friends of Breckenridge & Lane held a County Meeting in the roar of the Court House. on Tuesday afternoon last. Hon. Joseph Fry was presidinm officer. • Among the officers of the meeting and in the proceed , ings we noticed many of the leading Democrats of the county, among the number there being no less than three ex•congressmen. Tho meet ing in the afternoon was addressed by'E. J. Fox Fsq., of Easton and Major Burnhati.of Mauch Chunk. In the evening a large meeting was held on the Market. Square, which was ad dressed by Hon. Samuel A. Bridges. The friends or Breckenridge and Lane in this county have proclainied themselves in favor of a fusion electoral ticket,. are supported by the two Democratic :Organs 'on the question of a electoral ticket and we believe before the oleo tin will have the inside track of the friends of Douglas in.the county, who have proclaimed themselves favor of a straight electoral ticket. Those who advocated the latter-posi tion will find out before the election that they have been a little too fast. NEW PARML—A now German paper has beet; established in Norristown ; the first num ber was issued on Wednesday a week., It is under the proprietorship ofJonx Snore, late of the Neistraliqt, and is called the .11fontgonlow County Presse. There are now six papers pillalislled in Norristown, IVAdritttEff k iterlOlC -- OtrWedfitelff a y evening4stithe•splendid flag, which the ladies I 'nf• AllentoWn, have been preparing for the Central Republican Club of this Borough, was fornially.presented to the Club. Tho members of the Club and the Wide Awake» accompan ied by the Allentown and Jordan - Brass Bands proceeded at half -past six o'clock to the resi dence.of Mr..Dantel Keiper, on South Seventh Streetiketween Hamilton and Walnut, where the ceremony of presentation was to take place. The Wide - Awakes were attired for the first. time in their- new equipments - and attracted the attention and won the admiration of all spectators by their splendid appearance. The Wide Awakes wear a glazed ee and glazed cap with a neat inscription." Wide Awakes.? A lamp is borne by each member mounted, on a polo. The largest assemblage of persons, that has been seen for some time in our Ita.. rough, was gathered on Seventh Street; to -wit ness the. presentation. The Street was con. . pletely crowded for some distance. Miss Emm a, Christ on behalf of the ladies in a clear and distinct vein in a series of appropriate re marks presented the flag, to which William IL Aney, Esq., President of the Club, replied in an eloquent address. After the ceremonies were over, and a parade of tho Wide Awakes through several streets, the crowd re-assembled' on the Square, whore a platfOrm had • been erected for the Speakers, who had been. an, nounced to addieso the meeting. Gov. Reed er had but barely commenced his : . address. when a rain sdt in which prevented. his . pro ceeding- further, and the immense crowd were' reluctantly compelled to disperse. The flag, which was presented, is hung across the Street, in front of the Club-room, and bears the in scription, " Lindoln, Hamlin and 'Curtin.— The whole affair marks an era in the - history' of Republicanism in our Borough, and d o .• serves long - to . be remembered. LETTER FROM BETHLEHEM. —Baru- LEIIE3I, August 11.—It is impossible to chase up any item" at present—the weather. is entirely too warm. ' You, humble correspon dent finds himself in a "melting mood," and is seriously thinking of postponing all further operations "on account of the weather." So that if your "Bethlehem letter" should " turn up missing" during the coming scorching weeks which are thought to be still in store for us, the reader will please attribute it to the " state of the weather." The Republican meeting on Monday even ing last was a pretty large assemblage for a mere town meeting. Several good speeches were made; the audience wan quite attentive, and listened respectfully to the great truths put forward by the speakers. The remarks of Mr. Uoepp, especially were able and elo quent. Mr. G. seems to possess a warm and sympathizing heart ; his forensic efforts are emotional—what the heart feeleth the lips speak with burning a truthful eloquence. A large and enthusiastic Republican meet ing was held at llellertown, on Thursday evening. Speeches were made in the English and German languages, and the best spirit pervaded. A large pic-nic . party arrived here on Wed nesday morning, in an extra train from West field, lJnion county, New Jersey. The party numbered about 500, mostly females. They spent the day on the "Island," and left for their homes at 5 o'clock in the evening. On Wednesday, night the wife of Carl Volk ner, a German residing. in West Bethlehem, (Lehigh county,) died rather suddenly. Peo ple suspected that her death might have been brought about by violence, from the fact that certain blue marks were noticed on the neck of deceased ; Volkner was arrested,. a Coro ner's jury was summoned, but nothing was elicited to criminate the husband. TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO OBTAIN A NEW SUBSCRIBER.—One of theproprietors of a certain Dendocratic print in Allentown, a short time ago, made a desivrafe.effort to ob tain one new subscriber for his paper. The reader would probably like to hear the history of the case ; but it was a " hoggish" transac tion, and for that reason we don't like to tell the story. However, having proceeded thus far, we suppose there is no alternative bid to come nut with the facts. It seems that gad proprietor was in want of porkers. He called on a gentleman who had the article for sale, agreed upon the price, and also agreed to take said porkers, providing the gentleman would subscribe for a certain Democratic paper. The gentleman refused'to accede to such n bargain. and Mr. refused to take the porkers. ;It is a great pity that such perseverance •and energy as were displayed in this, instance' should have met with a re-buff. MEETING OF TILE DEMOCRATIC STATreOMMIT TEE.—The Democratic State Committee met at Cresson, on Thursday last. The replies of the Electors to the proportion that they should vote for Douglas 'lithe vote of Pennsylvania would elect him, and for Breokiuridge if the vote would elect him, were discussed. Nine Elec tors, including Mr. Vaux, refused to vote for anybody but Douglas. Sixteen, answer that they will vote as requested. One refused to vote for apybody but Breckitiridge, and one re fused to reepqnd to the inquiry of the Commit tee'. The original proposition of the Commit tee was modified as indicated in the following resolution : Resolved, That the Democratic electoral tick et, be headed with the name of Douglas or Breckinridge as an electoi at large ; and in the event of success of said ticket, if a greater number shall have been cast:for Douglas, then the vote of the Electoral College of the State shall be cast for. Douglas and Johnson; but if for Breckinridge, then for Breekinridge and Lane t if the vote of Pennsylvania cannot elect the canilidates for whom the majority of votes are cast and can elect any man running for President claiming to be a Democrat, then the 'vote of the Electorial College shall be cast for that candidate ;If it wil not. elect either of the Democrats for whom it is cast or any of the Democrats who are voted for in the State, then the vote shall be cast for the condidale who has the majority*Ofthe rotes of the State, and the chninium of this committee be requestid to ob tain from the electors their several and distinct pledges of acquiescence in the fogoing resolu tion and report the result of his action at a future meeting of the committoe. . E:==l= 11:7 A man. in England haS won a wager of £2O by smoking eleven pounds of strong mgara within twelve hours. ,The feat was accomplish ed on a steamboat between London and Chelsea. The task was begun at 10 o'clock in the morn ing and ended at 7in the evening. In the course of nine hours and twenty mmies Bevel). ty-two cigars wore fairly consumed being in the second hour, when the smoker disposed of no less than sixteen. 'rho smoker declared that he felt not the slightest:difficulty or un pleasantness throughout his nine hours and twenty minutes work, and calculates that if the ;notch had-gone on to the end ho should have won by half all hour. The only refresh ment taken during the progress of the - matelf was a chop at 2 o'clock, the eating of which occupied twenty minutes, and a gill and a half of brandy in cold water-at intervals during the smoking. The . betting when the match, was first Made was six and seven to four against the smoker; but after IL public trial at the White Boar, Piccadilly, when the smoker con sumed an enormous eightpenny cigar in three minutes offers were made to bet six to four a gainst time. 0:7-1. a conversation between Caleb Cush ing and Col. Parker. author of Itominiscencep of Rufus Choate, Coshing said: "Abraham Lincoln is a much abler man than is generaly supposed, oven in his' own party. In his canvass with Douglas he beat him in argument beat him at law, and beat him in wit, and the published debates of that canvass sustain this assertion." serThe last lowa Slate -Reporter, publish ed at lowa City, decidedly the ablest and most influential Democratic journal in that State, announce in its last issue that it will next week drop the names of, Douglas and. Johnson and thereafter ... give an enthnsiPrOcip support to IdinCO l U and .14914. OCCASIONAL
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