POLITICAL,. From the Alnrricin Sr-ntinel. THE NEXT GOVERNOR. . The peoplo of Pennsylvania will ug called upon, in October next, to vole for Josinui tfliTNr.n, or David .H.Tbhixn, aa Governor lor the next'thrco ycars; Joseph Ritner camo into public life as a'deinocrat ; .in tho contest for the presidency at the close of Mr. Monroe's administration, he was first a 7.cal Jous supporter of General Jac'kson, after wards rested awhilo on the fence with a foot on each sjdc, and 'finally, it is supposed, voted for Mr. Adams. Almost as sfoon as the infectiono'f political aniimasonry had crossed over New York, ho became a vio lent advocate of that'" fanatical patty, atten ded several county, state and national con ventions for the purpose 'of promulgating their sentiments, denouncing the members of the masonic institution, and organizing a new nofitlcal. party, Youndod exclusively in opposition tohiasonry. More recently he lias become an open and avowed Abolition ist. .... . Tho democratic' candidate. David R. For tei, is a man so unexceptionable, in every point of view, that although. Ii3 has held va Tious public ofliccs ,for a ntimber ot years, his bitterest political opponents havb been unable, after tho most diligent scrutiny discovcrbut tlnee objections whic thov ven ture seriously to urge against him. The first is. that about twenty years ago he was unfortunate in business, and was compelled to take the benefit of the insolvent laws secondly, that he is a Mason, and lastly. that in the state legislature he voted against instructing our senators in Congress to vote airainst tho Sub-Treasury bill. The first tiround of attaok on General l'6rtei Is rare 1y mentioned in Philadelphia ; but in the interior the antirhasonic papers arc filled with paragraphs on the subject. The re cords of tho courts, of Huntingdon county have been ransacked and all kinds of tricke ry resorted to for the purpose of proving that there arc one or two disputed claims against him which have not been pressed to trial by the opposite parties. J he result o the investigation, however, has been place the character of G. Porter in a highly honorable point of. view. In the city of Philadelphia, where the opposition of the defunct Sub-Treasury scheme has been very decided, some of the "Whig presses a're urging theii friends to vote tor no man lor any oliicc lrom a constant to a Governor, whoso nomination is in tl least connected with tho Van Burcn party or who Will not make an open declaration of hostility to him and all Ins measures. the whigs of Philadelphia imagine, that such a course is calculated to defeat Gcner al Porter, or to advance their ultimate dc signs, they will find themselves, as hereto fore, grossly mistaken. Tho Sub-Treasu Vill lias, been defeated, and it has been pub before the winter of 1839. The more re C3it action of Consrrcss proves cnncliisivn. ly that all apprehensions on that scoro are idle, i he Uemtfcrany of Pennsylvania have nominated General Porter as a candi date lor Governor, from a firm conyiction, mat ne is belter titled to fill the office of Governor than tho present incumbent; and tliat the best interests ot the stale will be promoted by his election. Thov have deter mined to support him oil thesd grounds, with- wui il-icil-uuu 10 ms opinions on any ques tions of national policy, believing tliat this political principles are sound, and knowing him to be free from the pernicious heresies ol political anlimasonrij & abolitionism. There i3 no, in our mind, a doubt of his election by a handsome majority, whether ine wings support mm, or prelcr to contin ue for a short time longer hewers of wood and drawers of water for the antimasons, who, however the whigs may flatter them selves to the coutrary, will never aid them (in elevating their favorite candidate lb the Presidency. , A correspondent informs us, that aboiit two thousand laborers aro employed, re pairing the canal between Huntingdon and the Alleghany mountains. And that in all cases, political vassalage, is imperiously mado a condition of employment. From Ihe saino source we learn, ihat the mana gers and superintendents of llie work, are particularly anxious to employ none but young unmarried men, who may be enti tled to a vote. This is done in order to af fect Mr. Porler's election at home. Not so much for present as for future purposes. Mr. Porter's popularity. amor)g his neigh bors, is a stumbling block to those who de tract him. The majority which lie lias on every former occasion received, and which he la now certain of recoiving, among tho citizens of Huntingdon county, must be counteracted, to give coloring to the bdso calumnies of Rimer's office-holders. For that purpose strangers are imported from every part of the state, and there is no doubt that the election in Huntingdon county will be changed bythose means. The following extract will Ihrow addition al light on a subject of some Importanco to iha people, of Pennsylvania M. Ledger. "Ills likewise irUe that to strengthen their cause, to reward thoir friends, bring back some of the wavering, if possible, anil inspire all with due zeal, suH-otricnus are slwarming along iho canal, almost on thick, I imagine, as the frocs eoniured nn i,u a... Iron's rodj some of them an useless in carry- ittf on the work, as would he a tLiJ wheel to tho nmniiig of a cart. I iiroc dollars pter day is paid to one for superintending m it too appointed by the filli of march Con the furnislriiKr of provisions he is called vention, held on the 2fih instant, the rcso- 1. . , ii . I I..,' .. ..!.... I.. 1...1.1'..,,r n 1 lnmncrMn. commissary four uouars is paiU iq I mother" for handing out the money. J. Know not what namo they givo him. Hero seven dollars a day to support hi'o ogic.ers which are iiamauiy,.sui!i;iiiui!ju."jr besides numerods supernumerary supcryi' sors, bosses, &c. Sec. Such profligate OX' ne'nditure such base ofiicial prostitution nd total disregard 01 duty arm 01 uio in terests o tho neon e. can scarcely nnu a parallel in tho annals ofofficial dishonesty, Uut they have an 6bjcct fn view tho clov.-v lion of "Ritner 1 and upon his elevation de pends their bread aiid butter. ,lThc end, with them seems to 'justify the means.' 'THE CASE STATED 'In October, 1835, Wolf and Muhlcnburrf, the Democratic candididales for Governor. received lOG.MO votes, whilst Rilncr, the Federal candidate received only 91,023 bot, votes. Wolf and Muhlcnburi- were nlcdscd against the Hank of tho United rjtaics ciuicr as a nauonai or siaie, iiismu lion of course there was a real bonafide ma ioritv of 12,307 voles at this election gainst ine cuaricrmg oi mis mammuin nio- i c .1-; - .1. nolopy by tho national or the fctale Uovem ments. . , A large maionty of the Senate of Penn sylvania were pledged, irrevocably pledged in honor una principle, against any such institution in any shape or lorm. Uy the division in the Democratic ranks, minority representatives jn ihe lower House were elected representing, as Gov. Ritner did, the minority, and not the majority of the people. Gov. llitncr s inaugural address pledged him against paper money and pa- per money mints. On a sudden, tho mammoth of 35 mill ions appeared in tho House of Rcprcscnta- lives, and was forced through into the Scu- ate where Soiiie Democrats pcrsiiadcd, as uanre was oi oiu lorgoi uieir iionor, ineir virtue, and all that is dear to honest patri- ots, and embraced the mortsler they had loaiueu.uespiseu, ,niiu uampH-u upon, jo- .1 11 I 1 m I . A T seph ititner signeu me compact, anu auueu -r. . 1 .1 i .1 1.1 ...I Jb millions oi uanit capnai men in cxisi- tin v i i r.i.i . . enco, 'thus trebling the nominal banking of the State by one stroke of Ins ven. The leading act 'then of Governor Hit ner's administration, is the creation of the State bank of tho United Stales, in direct defiance of the votes and expressed wishes of the people ; and for tins act Governor Ritner received the fulsome adulation of Hank speculators, Bank stock-jobbers, po litical hacks, trading polilicans, and the hireling presses supported by Hank loans and Bank gifts and the CURSES of the honest yeomanry whom the Washington County Farmer had sold to a British Bank a foreign aristocracy, and a domestic rago racy and scrip- nobility, tho dependent agents ol some hcartlfs loreigners, who aitaj4L.uuuia From tho Rattens ArL'iift SCTFAOTS FOB THE PE0PLEO Hl l WUlt'S KEFOltM. Increase Of the state debt in SIX YEARS under Governor WOLF'S administration: DAILY, 8,329 MONTHLY, 219,370 YEARLY, 2,098,450 Increase of the state debt in THREE YUAKS under Governor RITNER'S ad ministration; DAILY, e 12,715 MONTHLY, 392)350 YEARLY, 4.:m.aa: Farmers of Pennsylvania ! you who aro against a C7MONSTROUS STATE DEBT(llQ3 ii . it i ... " which inusiuiMiiy tie paid bystato tax, poauer wen on tnc auove facts. THE WAY FEDERALISM WORKS. SVwioji Snyder was charged bv tho Fr?l cralisls ill his day with having stolen hides, ho being a Tanner by trade and D. R. rorter, the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor. is now charged by tho Federalists with having cheated his honest creditor's. In the first case, good old Simon Snyder lllacRcockades by an overwhelming majori ww.,tt,i, it, aunt; i i i'ciii;r:iu:Ta mm ty and so also will D. R. Porter be in tho second case. Thomas JnFrmtsow: tlm mmnrtoi nnii.A. ol tho Declaration of Indenendenen. nnd dm Father of tho Democratic nartv. was p.lmnrnil by tho Federalists with certain, colored transactions so also was Richard M John son add so will it be to the end of time. It is gratifying to know, however, that in every case the slander has had no oflnet. it would be a singular sight in this coun try to see l he neon e clpi-t n ,- m lo ir. nf. fice immediately after he had swindled. The Federalists say that D. R. Porter cheat ed his creditors, and yet iu the face of all this cheating, the peoply immediately elect him to the Legislature! Is it imssihln thnt the people ol Huntingdon comity cannot distinguish between right and wrong. What a perceptible difference there i in tho appcareiice of the Porter men and tho Ritner men Tho Porter men rfro nhnnrfni and lively, and confident, and all seem to hn as sure of carrying their candidate by large uinjuiuy, 43 ii we eieciioii was over The Ritner men, on tho contrary, t-oem dull -im! timid and cross, and look as if they felt sure" they were going to bo ' bit all ' to' smtpli. CENT 11 L COMMITTEE Ata mectmir of the Oenttal State Com HIIIUII iciaiivu iu iiuiuiug; ww. committee by the young men's convention, was tak.m up lor consideration, w Here upon it was Jtcsolved, t hat ltbcrccommciuicu.io mu Democratic younif men of Franklin, Perry, Mifflin, Juiiiata, UnionLycoming, Potter, and the counties cast of this tier, to send dnleiraica to a convention to bo held at " n . . . . .,..! IJohi nrr nh I in nil I o September, anil 01 tho counties west of tho above mentioned, to send delegates to a convention to be held at Pittsburg on the same day. DANIEL STURGEON, Uuutmatu Wm. D. Boaz, Secretary. Thc Governor's organ says, that the Democrats arc afraid of Porter's defeal, and about to withdraw him from tho contest. If all the hope of thi Ritner men rests on this contingency, they may pack up their budgets and prepare to " witiidiiaw themselves, on the second Tuesday of Oc tober. They must be hard run, to whistle such a tunc us this, to keep up their deject cd spirits. Keep cool -and steady, friends- and yield up the ccep'trc of power wilhou, sighs or tears. It is the fate of war. Your " measure of glory may be empty." but yolir pockets are full. Key Stone. IWBUWMHWtt From tho New Orleans Commercial Bulletin .inolhcr Yunkce Trick Particulars of the lie-capture ot the hone The necessity of keeping a sharp look out when wo have to do with tho Yankees is fully demonstrated in the following nar rativc. Uur readers recollect a notice in this paper a few days since, Of tho safe ar- nval oi t he sc nooncr t.onc. uam. val of the schooner Lone, Uapt. OlarKC, at Matamoras, after passing the blockade Having sold the Ireigth at an enormous pmfit, Capt. Clarke took in a cargo of spc- ci0 ami uj03 Worth S30.000, and cleared I . . amun or INow Ur eans. Untie mormnir I . . . . . . . 0f tnc "qh, jnne'. heforo daylight, the Lone i . - nasscd the bar ol the Dell Wortc under can vass with a I resit smacking breeze, and strong expectations of eluding the vigilance of the blockading squadron. But she had not sailed ten miles toseabeforO the breeze died away and day light revealed the French Commander manned a boat with a dozen sai lors & marines, boarded and took posses sion of her as a prize. All the crew and passengers were transferred from the schooner Lone to the United Slates sloop ol war VanUaha, excepting Uaptain Clarke the mate and the cook. A lieutenant aud prize crow of eight men were then put on board and ordered to Sacrificios', where Where the French fleet lay at anchor, uaptain uiaruc, ms mate aud cook were thus detained prisoners in their own vessel tnriennmaTirfiey"b,iniiicu'io'l,lirenr mte with commendable .fortitude till ih morning ot the fourth ol July. The vessel lay becalmed thirty miles from Sacrificios The recollections of '70 stirred the Yankee blood m the veins of tho prisoners, and they determined to make ono effort for lib erty. Fortune seemed to favour the at tempt. They stole upon deck about day- iuuuu umj mur sauors upon the watch. The residue and the officers hav ing rolirqd to rest. To knockdown two of mo watch and drive the other two up the rigging before the muzzle of a pistol with out a load or a flint to fasten the compan ion way upon the lieutenant and lock the the forecastle upoii Ihe sailors, was but the work of a moment uiiti this trio of resolute searrlcn contending for their freedom Without any bloodshed, and almost without resistance, they 'took possesion of the chooner, and brought her, prize crew, nion ney.hides and all safely to N. Orleans. On their way to that port they were met and boarded by d British armed ship, the coih mander of which applauded the gallant ex ploits of Captain Clarke and offered him a convoy to Havana. THE STEAMBOAT BILL The bill, passed by Congress, near tho close of the session, for the prevention of steamboat explosions, will no doubt bo of salutary operation, in lessening the number of these explosions. In all bases of explo sions and consequent loss hereafter, the owners of the boat aro made liable for the damage sustained by those on board, cither m person or property, provided the explo sion was the result of incompetency or negligence on the part of those in chargo of the boat. And tho act also provides for tho public sccuriry, that in all prosecutions at law for damages in such-cases, the fact of such explosions shall be considcrd primafa cia evidence of liability on the part of the owners. The burden ofproof is thus thrown upon tho owners and officers of tho boat, who can only make cood tlmir rlnfm, :., such action by establishing to the satisfac- iiun oi a jury, mat tho "accident" or explo sion, did not arise from negligenco or mis management. This law may not prove a "sovereign remedy" against tlm n.... of these accidents, but wo do expect that its tendency will he to romlnr tli Ics3 frequent than heretofore. Mr. David Troadwell. Brunswick co.. N. O. statu n.., ! trunks belonging to tho steamboat Pulaski u wine aiiiore in that vicinity. Fr.r,it! Ncv Oil, m B". .if .f.ilv 1 Horrible Murder. n assassination ot tho most atrocious and appalling character was lately porpctrated in tho parish of St. Bernard. Tho .details aro as follows: On Friday ldst,"fiv,0 Irishmen entered the house of an individual, an iun-kecper, residing in the parish of St. Uernard. They called for breakfast; they, were .supplied, and, after finishing their meal, one of tho number a roso aud approached tho master of the house. Aflor a few words had been intcr nlinnmvl lii'tirnnn tho two. the report of a' fuo arm was heard, and the inn-kecper fell mortally wouiided by a ball in his hrcast. A wnninn. WHO Was ill U1U iiuuai;, tmuiLii tlio room, attracted bv the cries and tumult. As soon as she was perceived, a pistol was fired at her and her check bone broken by tho ball. Not yet content with their drcatllui occu pation, these rhisercanls fell upon a little in fant that was slcoping undisturbed by the havoc around it, and fractured its limbs in a most shocking manner by a succession of blows with slicks and ihe but end of their nistols. The unhappy inn-kecper being found siill to survive, was finally despatched with a poignard. In order to elfacc as quick ly as possible all traces of their crime, they f 1 . . . 1 . .T ... - . procured horses, ami rcpaueu xo wow Or leans so rapidly that oitc of the animals fell dead on Its arrival. Tho appearances of the murderers, and other circumstance's,' roused tho suspicion of the police, and in nuiry brought proof enough to lead to the detention of their persons. Wo have not learned whether the wounds received by the woman and child arc mortil. Exlraordinan,ElcctricalPhcnoncria.-i most singular appearance in the heaven is described in the Carrollton, (Miss.) Enquir er, as having been witnessed in that neigh borhood on the night of the 20th tilt. For some time previous there had been an ex cessive drought. On that night, about 8 o clock, the air became clouded, the clouds running generally south, and for two hours there was a continual discharge of electric ity around tho horizon. "During this incessant corruscation," says the Enquirer, "there shot from the pointed clouds a brill iant volley of sparks, exceedingly bright Some falling towards tho earth, others run ning in a zigzag course, crossing nearly the whple firmament. These luminous sparks shot forth sometimes large and singly, and at others branching out in every direction in the most splendid arborescent manner, We aie told, for wo did hot witness it, that the scene was one of the most gorgeous and beautiful ever witnessed. The whole at mosphere appeared Micommonly charged with the electilc fluid tho radient flashes assumed sometimes tho forinof waves of light rolling with velocity athwart tho heavens and are said to have been painful to the eye from their frequency. Thse sparks, which Were vividly brilliant, resembled large balls of fire, suddenly struck with a hammer, and flying about in tho most fantastic manner. Qninolininu i,rn,l.,nn,l 1... .1. l l ....v...,.. (.luuua-u uy me oiow-pipo on metal heated to Intensity." Pcmisylva nian. Murder. ivAea Doushertv. nt tlm r!!t,r and Couhty Court of St. Louis, was mur- uwi,u uh ,j.uuruay, ine X-l III ult., about a mno below that city, by some person un known The judge was on his way from a oriuge, in the building of which he was con cerneii. Do was killed bv a discharge of buck-Shot, wllil'll ln1rnl 1.. A1 Jr , head, penetrating the brain. The greatest t.wicim:,u , juuvaiiuu in me city in consc uuciice 01. it, and a circular had been issued inning on tnc citizens to aid in the scaich lurmc nmrucrers. A great many accord ingly turned out and wero scouring the conn try in every direction. One individual had uumi arresieu anu lodged in jail on suspi cion. 1 IToncsly.We understand that some of mo nanus oi tho city and county will re sume specie payments in full on the first day of August next. (Wednesday, to morrow,) and we sincerely congratulate our friends at the failure of BIDDLE to bring all the Banks into his way of thinking, cs- rVJvrV" Jucrimving succeeded m W1IEED T.nQ.n0JTVr"?r in a Proclamation S N? tho day of RESUME , J. Wc g'e this information as do- muu irom two institutions one in the my anu one in mo county, who intend re oummg on ine m iiroxtmo. Several "'a wu "avc o coubt wiflalso, resume: ui ii cai moi oe expected that those immedi- ...cy ui.uerconiroi ot Nicholas Jiiddlc will they arc too far politically and otherwise ... ..... nun 10 tauc an independent stand. and must bow to his bidding. tyinff the Times. More Help to Gather thb Harvest. A w i'..imm me new lorl; Journal of vw,.,.-Ii:u writing irom Uh cago, Illinois under date of July 2, savs:-"ff L " S to help Iho Fall !.,,Kin0; ... T,W18" : r 7 uiu inoour- ing classes to come out into the country and gather the immense harvest. I have seen 100 acres of wheat growing in one en closure that will yiehl tltirty bushels Jer acre. I he harvest will continue until the 15th of August. If tho weather continues fa vorablefc no assistance comes from the cities farmers who would bo willing to pay $1 75 per day for labor, will be obliged .0 urn their hogs , to. harvest their whoa Wheat throughout Michigan will nrobablv be a 02 70 cents por'biwlk" PrapawJl National ChuiiihtiiHrs -'En, land.' the Temps (Paris paper) observes, 'is a vast manufactory, a great laboratory, a universal counting-house. France is a rich farm, tending to turn llselt into n manufactory. . Germany is nn uncultivated field, because they aro philosophers and, liot peasants who till it. .Southern Italy ts a village in ruins. Northern Italy is an artificial praire. Bel gium is a forge. . Holland js a canal. Swe den and Denmark aro carpenters' yards.-r- Poland i a sandy heath. Kussia is an ire house. Switzerland is a chapel. Greece is a field in a slato of nature, Egypt is a workoshp for apprentices. Africa is a fur.. nacc. Algiers 13 a nursery ground. Agu is a grove. The. Antilles arc sugar refiner ies. South America is a sloro. North A- mcriea is a till full. Spnjruis a till empty." JJitine a Wife's 'Jhwe oJ)h the court of St. Lawrence, N. i. on 1 lih ujt. one Ezckicl Little was convicted of the of- fenco of luting oil his wife's tongue. The manner in wich ho accomplished his pur pose was by strangling his wife by both his hands, until her tongue protruded from her mouth. Ho then seized it in his own mouth; and bit olf a piece nearly an inch long, h waS..proved.. that ;mo sulleied intf nely by tlie operation, and it was obvious that her tongue was thus seriously and pormancnlly disabled. He was found guilty, and sen tenced to seven years' imprisonment in tho state prison. A child of Thos-Nclson, Esq, of this place, about four years old fell into a well adjacent to his residence, thirty feet deep, a few days since, sank to the bottom, arose to tho surface of the water some ten feet deep caught hold of and braced itself in some way between the walls of the well, and remained in that position until another child who, had been playing in company with it ran to the house and gave the alarm, and "the father lowered another person in a bucket down to it, when the two were drawn safely up together the child unin jured, savo by a bruise which it appeared to have received from coming in contact with a slonu situated at or near the surface of the well.' CoxSackie Standard. An awful scene took place on Wednes day last, in Sinepuxont Bay, Md- A party of persons, numbering about forty, went to tho beach to bathe on the above mentioned day, and while returning, tho boat was cap sized in about tho middle of the channel, which is not more than GO or 70 yards wide. There were 20 persons in the boat six of whom were drowned their bodies were found and interred yesterday. The names of these unfortunate ricrsons aro Ra chael Hudson Ann Hudson and Mary Hud son, Nancy Bowcn, aud James Hickman and his sister Ibid. , Jl Convenient Gaol. $omc time ago a person was incarcerated in a gaol not above five miles from Paisley for want of the i.ccuiui; ji-incnwnmii3-caTiicironf"Glas-gow to s'ep him,, and f'oi that'purposo called on tho gaoler. . The gaoler unlocked the outer door, and after having looked through several rooms without finding tho prisoner, observed, "I'm thinking he'll bo awa' out to Ihp fishing the day, but ho aye conies hamc gin five o'clock, and ye'Il be sure to get him then." a iu.ow tip. The manufacturing portion or a Powder Mill, recently erected by Messrs. F. Detrick and D. Bcrtsch, about two and a half miles from this Borough, on the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railway Line, blew up on Monday morning last 1 he building and about 200 pounds of pow der were destroyod. No person injured. Damago 8150 to $2.00. . . Wilkesbarre Advocate. .? Full Grown One The Cmcinati Ex press says, that after the last rise of the Ohio, an eel was left high and dry upon the shore below Paducali, Ky which was only 1.10 feet 7 inches long. He had just swal lowed the steamboat Dolphin, mistaking it for a fish ot that species. Tlc Express farther states, that the skin of the rep file, with the hull of tho boat, was to be exhibited at the Western Museum, as soon as an an partmcnt could bb made ready for the exhi bition. J The Porcupine. n new littln nn-.rin. just raising its quills at Cincinnati. Thb aj ne serves up a dialogue of the gers,' is particularly dram-ntic ; D. Whoso boy arc you 1 Hoy. Marrimy'a. H. Where is your mammy 1 Boy. To homo. J. Whpro is your homo ? Hoy. In dad's house. H. What does your dad do ? Boy. Ho gets drunk. D. What (inns Vrtnr trfatliAM .) i "oy. u ! she gets drunk too. j w v uu 1 1, then what do thev tlini. Im.li .1 ? "u 1 1 oy. Wfiv. mniri l.nntD .l-.l kicks Iier, and then thnvfiMit 111. , . Execution ofllarmn. Title liiwfiiil wretch murdered Mr. f.vmn.. m ler, was executed on tlm 0r.1i, s,,f He remained callous to the lnt maturity shocked and disgusted all who saw him. It IS Said that lin mn.U -.. . . . 1 "wa uuuiubsioh 01 ine mur der to his counsel, which is to' be puUWt-