VARIOUS MATTERS.
The Banks. The following is a law,
having been signed by the governor. We
may uow expec'.the issue of such (rush ns
the relief notes to cease- an J by cancelling
the community in two or three yean be ti'l
of tlio most worthless of thorn.
RESOLUTIONS'
To ptevent a further subscription by lje
Banks to the loan authorized by I ho act
of Fourth of May eighteen hundred and
forty-one and to provide for the redempt
ion in gold and silver coin of the relief
notes.
Resolved by the Senatz and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met'
That theUanks of thisCommon wealth which
issued notes under the provisions of the act
passed the fourth day of may ono thousand
eif lit hundred and forty-one, shall receive
five percent interest in addition to the one
per cent already allowed to be paid semi
annually at the Treasury of tho Common
wealth upon the amount of notes legally
issued by the same under said act com
mencing at the end of sixty days frjm the
passage hereof and to continue until the
same are redeemed and cancelled and shall
not be liable to make any loan to the Com
mon wealth under tho provision of the act
of twenty fifth March eighteen hun
dred and twenty. four, entitled 'an act to re
charter certain banks,' Provided, That no
bank shall be entitled to this benefit of the
provision which shall not within sixty days
from, (ho .passage of this act commence and
continue to' redeem the notes so issued by
it in gold or silver coin, and which shall
not also therefore comply with (lie provis
ions of the act passed tho twelfth day of
March ono thousand eight hundred and for
ty two, entitled 'An act to compel a res
umption of specie payments by the banks
( and for other purpose,' And provided also,
That interest shall not be paid on any
amount of said notes which have been or
.which may hereafter be cancelled in ac
cordance with the provisions of the aforesaid
act of tho fourth day of May eighteen hun
dred and forty one but the interest on such
amount or sum shall cease from the
lime the same shall have been or shall be
KO'cancelled, And provided further, That
it shill not be lawful for any bank of this
Commonwealth to take any portion of the
loan authorized by the act of the fourth of
May one thousand eight hundred and forty
one entitled 'An act to ptovide reuonue to
meet the demands on the Treasury, and
for other purposes, 'which wasnot subscrib
ed for before the first itiivnf Jnno nn limns
jnd eight hundred.and foity two or to make
Any newissues ofnoles icdeernable in State
atock fa. the manner provided in the said
act. And if any bank shall violate the pro
' vision of this act such violation
shall annul the charter of such bank, and it
' hall be lawful for any defendant in any
suit instituted by any bank violating this act
to plead such vulation in law and it shall
be the duty 6 the court in which such ac
lion shall be brought upon satisfaction proot
being made to declare the chartejrjL)jdiLj,
we passage 01 tins act tne state Treasurer
shall cancel ono fourth of the notes issued
under the act of fhe fourth of May eighteen
hundred and forty-ono, by suoli of tho
-banks as refuse or neglect to redeem the
same in specie as may than be in the
Treasury, and shall retain, and semi
annually thereafter cancel one
fourth of all such notes as may be received
at the Treasury
t Resolved, That it shall not hereafter be
lawful for any banking institution or other'
corporation or individuals to issue or put in
eirculatibn any note, bill, check, or paper
of any kind to circulate as cunency under
the denomination of five dollars except
notes legally issued under the act of the
fourth of May eighteen hundred and forty
one, and upon conviction thereof of any
president cashier, clerk, or other officer of
; any corporation or individuals before any
court of quarter session of issuing or put
ting the same in circulation of which their
name or signature to tho said note, bill,
check or other officer or indiviual shall be
1fined in1 any sura not exceeding five hun
dred'dollars atthe discretion of 6aid court
one half'for the use of the county, and' the
aid bank or corporation shall forfeit its
charter.
J?Joltetf,That no work except for ro
pairs shall be done on the public works of
this Commonwealth until hereafter direct--ed-'by
lav.
Resolved, That after the first day of July
-one thousand eight hundred and lorty-two
-only oneEngineer.at a salary not exceeding
sfifteen hundred dollars per e'nnum shall be
amployed bythe Slate and but one supervi
aor.anfl no Superinten dent on tho Erie
Canal after the first diy ol August next and
one Superior, and no Superintendent on
tha North -Brand. 'Canal Bbove Lacka
Wanna after the first day August next.
Immigrants, OfHlto oraigranls who ar
tived at New, York this year, up to 'the
17ibMajf K w? ascertained that 10,000
immigrants had not one shilling left on his
arrival' Iul as asct-ofl to4his, we may
jnenjion that a widow woman with -three
children arrived in one of the ships, and
Al.np about uar.'pirtou.
EARTHQUAKES IN THE INDIES-
A letter dated Tort Piatt, May 21, to tho
Savanah Republican, communicates tho
following frightful particulars,
From the 7tlt of this month to the pres
ent time we have had a succession or earth
quakes, doing the most increbible damage
The cities of St. Domingo, St- Jago, tl:e
Cape Haytien, Isabella, St. Mare, For,
Liberty, Cape Nicola au Mole, Gonaives.
and every place heard from are totally des
tr.iyed , with nearly all their inhabitants, not
enough being left to bury the dead. Vessels
have been thrown on shore also rocks of
immense size from the bosom of tho deep,
cities thrown down, and others buried by
the sea or completely sunk, as also many
largo tracts of land containing numer
ous plantations. Port Plait has suffered
materially, its finest buildings being thrown
down, as also part ol the Church and Fort
two massive erections of stone, which have
stood the test of ages, Auguslin and
Blasse's building, which were supposed to
be the strongest in this place are a mass of
ruins. To add to the horrors of tho scence
many places took fire after the houses fell,
and were buttling at the latest accounts. Uy a
wonderful Providence no lives were lost in
this place. In so large a place as the Cnpe
scare two hundred remain, and in St. Mare
which is sunk it is said that but 4 escaped
.Numbers of the .wounded and those who
escaped have arrived in this place. What
will be Hie consequence God only knows,
scarcity of provisions perhaps famine musi
be the consequence, unless we receive ex
ternal aid, We experience shocks & Iwr
ricans, which is foretold with confidence by
those experienced in such matters. Martial
Law is proclaimed throughout, and we are
compelled to be under arms day and night
for tho protection of our lives and properly
and it is feared some commotion might take
place in consequence of this revulsion of
Nature, and add the miseries of war to our
other misfortunes-Language cannot describe
what I have attempted to portray nor you
who sit in safety imagine the horrible eff
ects of this devastation.
The following table of the members
fractions for each state, under the
apportionment, is prepared for us in
New York Journal of commerce.
and
new
the
Slate,
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts,
Rhode, Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Caroline,
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana,
Tennessee,
Kentucky
Uliio
issouri
Arkansas,
Michigan,
Total;
Members.
7
4
10
2
4
4
34
6
24
1
.
vis
Q
7
8
7
4
4
11.
19
21
5
1
.3.
223
Fraction.
7,033
1,854
30,809
2,803
27,288
0.228
25.799
19,630
27,087
6,303
10,044
2
18,972
4,193
13,574
29,933
14,847
2,310
13,840
125
10,031
7,000
18,920
227
570,310
The President having signed the appor
tionment bill, the ratio with the representa
tive number given above, is the law for ten
years. Under tho system representing
fractions, the stale of Alabama, Georgia,
South Corolina, Tennessee, Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, and Rhode Island, having
each a (raciion greater than one half of the
tatio of tepresentauon havo an additional
representative. They aro so placed in the
table. Tho fraction of Pennsylvania is
27, 687, not one half.
The ratio under which the present Con
gress was elected is 47,800, and the House
consists of 242 members.
The ratio under the new law is 70,660,
and the House will consist of 223 members.
The House will numerically by less by
10 members.
Diafioltcal Seed. Recently, a man by
the name of Richard Roach, of Rochester,
Warren county, Ohio asKed his wife to
walk with him in the evening. She took
his aim and their conversion was about
their ordinary affairs. After walkinjr a
short distance, she proposed returning' He
insisted on going further, seized her hand,
and, as she supposes fired a pistol at her.
tho ball entering the sido of her head, pen
etrated the brain and lodged in the skull.
She fell, but afier some timo was able, to
get up and start inwards the house. She
met her father who assisted her in getting
to bed. She retained her tense, end was
oblo to talk when the account was
written, but no hopes were entertainod 'of
her recovery. Rooch fled and has not been
heard of. No reason is assigned for tho
diabolical deed. They had been married
about eighteen raonins, has ono child
and it is said had always lived on good
terms.
JliRelic, A ship just arrived at New
York from Enelond, has brought nverJm.
jamin FranklWs printing press- It must
dc a great curiosity in this age of steam
power -A lu-ainiriff nrif.'tvK.i'". '
REMARKS OF MR SNYDER.
Or COLUMBIA,
One the final passnge of tho bill to anthoiizo
the people of Columbia county to voto on
the question of tho removal of the seat
of Justico from Danville to Iiloomsburg,
made in the House of Representatives
June 23d 1842.
Mr. Speaker, Tho bill which is now
under consideration is one in which my
conslitutents feci the greatest interest and it
contains a pinposition so just and reasona
ble that I cannot believe tho House will
refuse to pass it; the question is olio that
has agitated tho minds of tho peoplo of
Columbia county for years, viz the removal
of Scat of Justice from Danville to Blooms
burg wo do not propoioto decide now by the
passnge of this bill, that the town of Danville
vliall no longer remain the Seat of Justice
of Columbia county, and that hereafter it
shall be located at liloomcburg, no sir, the'
bill simply provides that tho qualified
voters of Columbia county shall say atthe
next election which of tho two places they
pt-rfer, which of tho two towns would be
most convenient to thciii. The county of
Columbia was formed out of part uf North
umberland county, in 1813; the bill for the
erection of tho county, provided that the
Governor should appoint three Commis
sioners to fix upon the best and most con
venient site fur the county town, two of
these Commissioners only entered upon the
discharge of their duties, so convinced was
the third one (hat tho question had been
already settled by his, two colleagues in
favour of Danville that he refused to attend
their meeting's or have any thing to do with
tho matter, accordingly against tho wishes
and interests of two thirds of the peoplo of
Uolumbia county tho 2cat of Justice was
lixeu at Uinvillo a town in the south west
extremity of the counfy, being on the south
em, and within two miles of western boun-
daiv line and within but eleven miles of
Sunbury tho old county town. The
people of what was then Northumberland
county never would have petitioned the
Legislature for a new county had they
known Mr. Speaker that their Seat of Jus
tice would have been removed only eleven
miles therefrom; to keep the county town
where it is. would in my opinion be oppres
sion to the people; to pass tins bill and give
them tko power to vote on the question of
removal would be doing them no more
than justice; it has been said by those who
have opposed the passage of this bill that n
majority of the people arc not in favor of a
removal and returns of election havo been
brought for.vvards to prove to the satisfac
tion of the House all that has been said on
this point of the subject but this discussion
has already been so long that I do not want
to say more than is really necessary .besides
this argument has been fully answered by
my friends who have already spoken on
tHe question. I will however sir just refer
tho House to the petitions end remons
trances which have been presented at the
present session. 2780 taxable citizens "have
petitioned for the removal whilst wtih all
the exertion made use of by those friendly
to Danville to obtain signatures to remons
trances but about 1G00 .could be procur
ed.Now Mr. Speaker this does.jio.L.ftme.at.
no-rimoTnhiirrnrbo true that a majority
reslly are in favour of the Seat of Justice
continuing at Danvile then why not let the
bill pass and permit the question to be
submitted to them if the people should
determino that Danville is their choice,
there will bo an end to tho matter; the
Legislatuie will not hereafter bo asked to
take any further action on the subjeet, but
this question which as I befote said has
agitated tho people of Columbia county
(or nearly thirty yeats will forever bo put
to rest. The citizens of Bloomsburg in the
event of a removal are perfectly willing and
ready to pay the cost of erecting public
buildings as good as those in Danville, so
that tho county at large will suffer no ad
ditional expense on account of the removal;
Mr. Speaker I will not trouble the House
with any more remarks but will tako my
seat after expressing a wish that the bill
may now pass,
Abolishment of Imprisonment for Debt
The honor of introducing this bill into
the House of Representatives is due to Mr.
Elwell of Bradford County, and it was
mainly through the exertions of that gentle
men it passed that body, and was sent to
theSenate for concurrance- We are supris
ed that a measuro so philanthropic in its
rharacter should have been suffered thus
long to remain in that body without being
acted upon. In almost every section of the
State the grjatesl anxioty has been manifest
ed for the speedy paisage ol this bill, and
it is to be hoped that Pennsylvania will not
hesitate to abolish a law which is cousider
ed a disagree to every civilized government
Already have the States of New York, New
, ...... ......Mvufc lAjiuiigcu una ruiiCi
of barbarism frnm ttioir ctnt.uo Knnha ;fi
- -....... wiuimiw uwwnO nllU
shall it be said that the land of Penn, is
less enlightened and humane than her sister
States? Forbid itjusticel Forbid it Heaven
Ilarrisburg Intel.
Mexico. This government has just
published an apeal to other nations against
the government of the United Slates on bo
count of permitting its citizens to aid tho
Texans. Tho Secretary of Slate says
that the continuances of such conduct will
be donsidercd by the Moxican government
ns a positive act of hostility of the
United Pjaten inwards them.
ARRIAAL OF CALEDONIA'
Tho Steamer Caledonia, arrived at Boston,
on the 5th inst, bringing London and Liv
erpool dates to tho Dili June.
John Francis the youth who shot nt
Queen Victoria, had been tried for high
treason, convicted and sentenced to be hung,
drawn and quartered.'
The feeling throughout England appear
ed to be highly favorable to an amicable ad
justment of the long contested Notth casterr.
Boundary question.
Lord Ashburton's villa near Bedford,
together with wclve houses in the village
were totally destroyed by fire-
The greatest possible distress is said to
prevail in Ireland in consequence of the
high price of provisions. Fiequent riots
hud taken place in Galway which could
only be quelled by tho strong arm of tho
military. A teller dated Eunis, June 7,
say6 A mob, consisting of some thousands
of persons, attacked the corn store and mill
of tho Messrs. Banuatyne ibis day, for the
purpn;e of taking provisions out of thptn.
The polico force was called upon, and after
the county inspector and subinspectnr
were knocked down, and one of the police
men had an eye knocked out, the police
fired, and it is reported that eighteen per
sons have been shot. Some one or two,
it is said, lost their lives.
At night tho whole town was illumina
to celebrate the triumph of tho destitute
populitinn Though their conduct be justi
lied, still it must be admitted that they had
6onsiderable provocation, as patatoes were
raited in the morning to the enormous
price of eight pence per etonc.
The great majority, however, through
want of employment, would be unable to
purchase patatoes were they oven to be had
atone penny per stone!
A dreadful accident occurred at tho
Schleiz Theatre, in the principality of
of Rcuss-Sehleitz, Germany, on tho' 4th
Juue, in consequence of the ceiling giving
way during the performance which wound
ed several hundred, and killed 29 per
sons. No new9 of importance had been
received from China or India.
GREAT TURN OUT.
We understand that the Miners and
Laborers, in tho vicinity of Miucrsville,
havo simultaneouly stopped word, determin
ed to do no moro Work until their employ
ers consent to pay them in -noney instead
of Orders. On Thusday last, they joined
in procession to the number of about 1000
and matched through lho streets of Min
ersville. preceded by. Music. They were
addressed by several speakers each of whom
exhorted them to act moderately but fitmly
to commit no act Which co'utJ possibly tend
to a breach of the peace, or an infraction
of the laws. The wages of that class ow
ing to the difficulty of the times are neces
sarily very low barely sufficient to a afford
a scanty support; and no one wo think,
will have the hardihood to deny their right
to claim payment in sUch tnahner- that
they can buy when, where, and what they
pleas?.
rnriWblkTalidDeath. Tho celebration of
the Fourth at Geneva, resulted in a dread
ful casualty. - It appears that a qnantity of
fireworks of the largest sizes wercon a stage
creeled for the exhibition thereof. Four or
five of the rockets only had been discharg
ed, when a spark of fire communicated
with the box containing lho remainder, and
Ihe whole were instantly in a blaze.. The
rocKcts Haw or course in such a height as to
give them a direction tho most destructive
to human life. One of them at a distance of
tony rous, penetrated the siding of a house.
I wo men were killed and a number of la
dies and gentlemen seriously injtired.Those
who saw the accident said that the staging
presented the appearances of a fort firing
upon an excited mob,
Pleasing Incident. There was a grand
Sabbath School Celebration in Boston on
the Fourth of July- About 8000 children
assembled on the Commons. Tl-ey pass
ed and repassed each other each giving out
merry sallutations- Then camo tho floral
procession, consisting of about 600 children
bearing over 2000 moss basket, filled with
fresh cut flowers. A hollow square was
formed, into which they marched, when
flowers were quickly bought by lho great
throng of people assembled. Tho proceeds
of this little sale exededed $10001
Important Notice. The StateTrcasurer
has given notice that the leiral
1 owanda Hank, under the act of 4th May
1841. will be received in payment of dues
in the Commonwealth,
Tho notes purporting to havo been issued
bv order of the Board f Diro,.inr r .i...
- -.tv..IV u, U
I owanda Bank, signed 'T. Dyer, Clerk,'
fond others signed -T. G. Boyd, clerk,' are
auegeu oy ine uanu to be illegall, and can
not be received.
Rising of the Rlaeks A n tnnrrniinn.
ary movment has been discovered among
me negroes in 'Jcnnessee, About thirty
blacks had been arrested and committed in
jail-
Lard Oil- One factory is now in one.
ration at Cineinatti which mnni,rni,i.n.
about sixteen barrels n rinv nt lflVfl nil t
Tnts amount daily requires the lard of 50,-
RHODE ISLAND AND THE WOJIEJ,-
Twenty-lwo more of the prisoners tt,
discharged on Wednesday.
It is n curious fact that may of the nri.;.
ers, on their examination ascribed iheir naJ
.i..u.. ... 1110 l.lllUent.
of 'the women with,' whom, they
Dorr was 'a great favorite.' For injianct
Samuel Greene tnudu this declaration: '
Went into the cause because soma la!..
were going; thought there was no danger
where tho ladies wcre;hoard many
of them were ready lo fight for Dorr, Hj
seemed to be a great fa vorilo with them.
Fm.F. Manson, aged 18, said;
Should not havo gone to Chcpachet hii
not the women persuaded me to do Bo.there
was one in parttcular'I dtd not dare refuse
she was my sweetheart; threalend to girj
me the mitten if I d d not 0.
Clatk Smith of Albion Village;
Most ol of the women in our village art
in favor of Dorr;80me talked of putting on
pantaloons ard going to his aid; they iada
good deal of influenro with the men kept up
a coniinueltalking.shoiild.pity lho men.who
remained at home among them. Should
rather remain in prison than lo contend
with them myself. Went to tho camp t0
make a show made a poor show: in cases
of actual battle mean to sneak off myself.
Almond Smith, also of Albion villago.son
of the list;
18 year, works in mill; went lo Chepac
bet; was advised lo go by Sarah and rest of
ine gins; uaieo io nang Dactt lor tear the
would laugh at me: mother knew 1 was out
she let mo go because I wanted to,I expect
ed to be made a hero of;was mado a ptisioner
of- searched for glory could nt find any;
don't think I should have plucked up and
gono io the camp had it not been for the
gals they made nie feel gritty.
And so with many others; Women aro
said to lovo tho biavc, and these 'gills'
that the prisioners speak of wero no doubt
captivated by lho lip-valor of the biavff
pseudo Governor, Their feelings chan
ged, probably, when they found that his
Excellency's valor was not of the lasting
quality did nol wear well, as they say of
gingham andcalico. -Com. Adv
BSE9S5E3!5!B
AN ESCAPE
As the steamboat Lalla Ron&h was on
her way recently from mobile forMontgom
ery, Mr. , Sullivan, first ongincer, stepped
to the edge of the boat for a moment
and seen by any accidentally fell over
board just forwaid ol the wheel the evolu
tions of which immediately carried him un
der water, ihe arose to the surface hnwem
and by great exertions swam to the shore,
the boat proceeding or her eourse, which
she did fur twenty miles without discover
ing the loss of tho engineer. When tha
diseovery was madc,the boilers were almost
red hot and the water nearly cxhausted.Ths
boat put back to Fort Stoddard, prociK '
another enginer, reported-Sullivan "'own"
ed and proceeded on. h- J" A wnt,ef'
t , oullivan and lho porson an
the boat. V
TrowJIe tVle IFigwamlt is staled
that Joe Smith, tho celebrated Mormon
Prophet, and founder of the aplendid reli
gious humbug known as 'Mormonism,' Ins
qurrrelled with Rigdon and Bennett, two
of the chief aids in his impo&tuic. Poms
hard swearing passed between theso saints
during tho quafrel. The Prophet turned
both Rigdon and Bennett out of the syna
gogue. Bennett talks of wiiiing a book,
and showing up the pretensions of Joe
Smith to ihe gift of prophecy. The seism
is said to incurable. If there w ill pro
bably bo some strange developmen
anon.
PROCLAMATION.
HEREAS, the Honorable JEtus Lewis,
President of tho Courts of tlia Over and
i crminer and Ucncral Jnil delivery, Court of CJuat
ter Sessions of tho Peace, and Court of Common
Pleas and Orphans' Court, in tho eighth judicial
district, composed of the counties of Northumber
land, Union, Columbia and Lycoming; and th
Hon. William Donaldson nd George Mack, Eeq
quires, Associate Judges in Columbia county, havo
issued their precept bearing data the' 25th dpy o(
April in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty-two, and to :uo directed, far hold
ing A Court of Oyer and Terminer, ami Gen
eral Jail Delivery, General Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Common Pleas
and Orphan's Court.
IN DANVILLE, in the County of Columbia,
n the third Monday if August, next (being tb
15thday) and to continue two weeks.
Notice U therefore hereby given to tho Coroner,
the Justices of tho Peace, and Constables of tho
said county of Columbia, that thoy be then and
thcro in their proper persons, at 10 o'clock in th
forenoon of said day, with their records, inquisi
tions, and other remembrances, to do those thins
which to their offices appertain lo bo done. And
those that aro bound by recognizances, lo prose
cute against tho prisoners that are or mav be in tho
Jail of said county of Columbia, are to bo then and
there to prosecute against them, as shall be just.
Jurors aro requested to bo punctual in their attend
ance, agreeably to tticir notices.
Dated at Danville.tho lh day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-two, oncl in the 66lh year of lha
Independence of tho United Statea of Amcrif
ca.
JOHN FRUIT. SJurifT.
SfiMurr'i Or cs.DtnvilU' ? '
Jul; 8, 1813,
tfi