ST AR OF THE NORTH.
k. W. WEAVER >- ■ OtUIORE, EDITORS.
Bloomiburgt Thursday, May Iff, IMO.
Why didn't he Veto It
As aoon as Gov. Johnston vetoed the ap
portionment bill tne Whigs discovered that
it was no sin in the Executive to prevent the
passage of an "unfair" law. But how then
comes it that he dared not veto the Montour
hill) Was that not "unfair!" Was it not
passed by an open and shameless bargain
with the basest man of the Senate ! Were
its merits for a moment considered by those
who voted for it I Aye, we dare fo say that
the Governor was privy to the bargain and
sale between the Whigs and Best. A Whig
caucus was held on the Saturday night be
fore the Montour bill passed final reading,
and the Governor influenced the caucus to
pass the Montour bill, in consideration that
Best should vote with the Whigs on the ap
portionment bill.
It will not do lo say that Best's was a pri
vate bill It had become a set-off to the Ap
porlionmnr.t bill, and assumed the character
of a bill in which the whole Stale was inter
ested. It was passed by a notorious plot to
sap the very vitals of pure legislation. Its
passage was the climax of corrupt log-roll
ing, and the Governor owed it to himself, tt
his constituency, and to the State, to vetothu
bill of abominations
Time was when we had a Governor who
w uld use his influence to keep the.founts of
legislation pure ; who when h- vetoed a bill
did it because the bill was ei'her unjust in
itself or passed by the base plot of an unprin
cipled and dishonest minority in the Legisla
ture through corruption and bargaining. But
corruption does not shock the mWal sense of
Johnston ! He can sign the Reading Rail
road bill and the Montour bill; and he only
vetoes when he fears his partij will suffer.
But the people will not be wise when they
have honest and faithful servants They al
low themselves to be tempted to run after
ctrange idols and new wonders. They must
learn over again the bitter lessons of expe
rience, and grow wise by suffering and af
fliction. It is nature's law that imprudence
will be visited by trying judgments.
EP"The Magazines for June come to us
with a blnze of loveliness. Graham's has a
superb engraving of Jenny Lind, which
its fine exectllioh cannot be surpassed, The
ballads in Sartain, and in fact all the articles
are a fine feast of reading. The June num
ber has also a portrait of Jenny Lind, and a
sketch of her life and character by Fredrika
Bremer, which we publish next week. The
•Lady's Book, as everybody knows, is always
•■fine. The engraving, 'Blue and Black Eyes,'
"we would not lose for a dollar.
Peterson's National comes along with the
.rest, and merits all its good company.
iy Our weakly Solomon-Gundy is a clev
er fellow, and sums up the news as follows :
The Crops in this region look fine, and pro
mise an abundant blessing to the husband
man. Nature has put on her fairest livery of
smiles. There is a dearth in the gossip mar
ket for the week, and corn colored paths are
becoming fashionable.
Our paper is the host printed—August court
won't last but one week-it rained yesterday
and if I may be allowed to venture to pre
sume to express an opinion, I be—am in
clined to be—to think that babies don't squall
near as loud this month as they did the last
one.
Nchool Funds.
On Friday of last week the State Senate
agreed to a proposition enacting that all non
accepting School Distiicts, which are now o
bligt i to accopttho school law, shall be en
titled to a deduction of 25 per cent, on all
monies paid by them into the Treasury for
State purposes for two years, to be applied to
the erection of school-houses, &c.
We have not learned whether this provi
sion is contained in the appropriation bill as
it passed the house ; but if it is finally a
dopted it will be important to the tax payers
of many of our districts. Mifflin township,
in this county, will be benefited to a large
sum.
tTA proposition has been made in the
State legislature to legalize jury trials before
Justices of the Peace. Many petty dispules
would easily be settled in this way, with a
great saving of costs and lime to our county
courts. The parlies to a suit would also save
much by a speedy adjustment of their diffi
-cullies.
HAaf Next ?—The Whigs of Maryland are
pressing James S. Bailey, Esq., for the nom
ination of Governor of that Slate, because he
is the Secretary of the Grand Lodge of I. O.
of 0. F. of the Uniied States. He is said to
havo no political talent or experience, but to
be very popular ill the Order.
Summer shawls in Paris are now worn
of black silk, with embroidered borders of
the cashmere patterns. The borders are 12
inches deep, the embroidering fs in bright
tints, yellow predominating, giving the ef
fect of gold.
CONGRESS.—On Monday Mr. Clay made
a speech in the Senate upon the Compro
mise report on the slavery question, and was
listened to by crowded galleries. The re
port of the committee is, however, not over
likely to bd adopted.
Engines are now constructed for sale
in London, called Phillip'* anuihiiaters—
They arZ drawn on wheels very easily by
two men. The largest machines costs >3s—
emit a'humid, expansive vapor, which
instantly extinguishes fire.
tVThe Wflliamspoft Democratic Cue yea.
tion will coflmanca j|| Mitirn rn the 29th
of May KnQfVI
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New York levi
Abolitionists of the Garrison School
I'oW their annua) meeting in the Now York
Broadway Tabernacle, on Tuesday of last
week, and seem to hffve had quite a noisy
•'•a of it. Among the speakers were, (as
the show bill! have it,) "the world-renown
ed" Fred. Douglass, and the Reverend Sam'l.
R. Ward, who, as Horace Greely hath it, is
"a genuine Nigritian, black as the ace of
spades in a deep cellar on arair.y midnight.'
A crowd of b'lioys got into the Tabernacle,
and among them was Capt. Rynders of the
Empire Club. The fanatical speakers abu
sed every body, and the b'boys grew bois
terous and riotous in the extreme. Captain
Rynders was finally called upon the stand by
the abolitionists, and made a speech. The
meeting broke up on tiie second day of its
session, in great uproar and confusion. The
police could not be got into action.
By AN act of Assembly passed 4th April
1843 (P. Laws 1843 p. 326,) the pay of
members of the Legislature was fixed at
$1,50 per day, after the expiration of one
hundred days, if they continued in session.
This ntovision was intended to secure short
sessions and a prompt dispatch of the pub
lie business. The Legislature however sit
ting now beyond the hundred days, has just
repealed this act so far, that it shall not ap
ply to any when the Slate appor
tionment bill is to be passed. By this, the
members of the present Legislature secure
to themselves $3 per day, so long es they
choose to remain in Harrisburg. Best, vo
ted an additional dollar aday into his own
pocket by voting for himself as Speaker at
the opening of the session; for the Speakers
of the Senate and House, respectively, re
ceive by law $4 per day as their compensa
tion. s*
Mysterious affair at Danville.
The people of Danville, have been thrown
into some excitement during the past week
by the horrible suspicion that a murder has
been committed in that 'place. The Intelli
gencer gives the following facls in the case:
It appears that about three weeks since a
man came to this place by the name of
Wood, and made application to the Rolling
Mill to get work—a.id at the same time in
quired for one of the hands in the mill, whom
he was acquainted with. He saw the per
son, and also engaged to work the next day.
He went with this person to his house, (we
forbear to mention names until the mailer is
further investigated.) since which time it is
asserted he has not been seen or heard of.
It was supposed he was murdered in
urs ijody dispose;} Q - j n gomo
manner unknown, as he was s-iid to have a
large amount of money in his possession, to
get which was the object of the murderer, if'
he wasmurdered.
The suspicions of the neighbors were
aroused by the non-appearance of the man,
and some revelations made by a boy who
lived in the house alluded to, and also by the
sudden disappearance of another man WHO
lived in the house at the time the murder
was supposed to have been C9mmitted, and
whom it was thought was an accomplice,
but who has since come back.
A few days alter these facts became
known, on Saturday night a warrant was Jiss
ued for the first person alluded to as living
in the house, and he was arrested and
brought before Squire Kitchen, and had a
hearing, but was discharged for want of
sufficient evidence to retain himjin custody;
and thus the affair ends.
YES, REPEAL IT !
The Marrisburg correspondent of the Spirit
of the Times writes thus about the Montour
county bill: .
"An act of justice should be consumated
ere the Legislature adjourns, to the citizens
of Columbia County, by repealing the recent
enactment etecling the new county Montour.
This question of right belongs to the people
of that district, and it would be no more than
just to permit them to pass a verdict on it at
the ballot-box. The manner in which this
bill has been forced through the Legislature,
and the coercive measures used by Speaker
Best, is convincing evidence to every disin
terested mind, that such a course should be
adopied. If any like course could be adop
ted in relation to the Reading Railroad sup
plement, it would create a gala day for all
time to celebrate.''
DANVILLE BRIDGE COMPANY —At an elect
tiou of officers of this company, held on Mon
day last, the following gentlemen were elect
ed to serve this year:
President. —Jacob Hibler.J
Managers. —ffm. Donaldson, Philip F.
Maus, James Wolf, Jacob Gearhart, Wm.
McMahan, Andrew F. Russel.
Treasurer If Secretary. —J; G. Montgom
ery.
THIEVES. —The borough of Muncy is in
fested with thieves. The Tavern of Mr.
Leby, at Port Penn, was entered on Tuesday
night, and one dollar and seventy five cents
was taken from the drawer. Smoke houses
have been robbed; wheat has been taken
from graneries, ar.d clothes taken from off
the lines, &c. The clothing store of E Co
vert, in Williamsport, was entered on Sunday
night; and robbed of broad cloths and fancy
articles to the amount of two hundred dol
lars.
RIGHT. —The Legislature of this State has
passed a bill punishing persons who carry
ooncealed weapons. Such a law should long
ago been in existence.
AWTITL. —To kiss a rosy cheeked girl, and
find your mouth filled with "Vcnitian red,"
and she growing pale on it. We saw a
greenhorn do so once ; she fainted, and he
mixzied.
iy The Pittsburg Post in speaking of our
suggesting Col. Reah Frazer for Governor,
iys ; "Mr. Frazer is one of the best and
puret of Democrats, and jrould make a cap
ital Governor."
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FROM I'OTTSVILLE.
POTTSVR-I.*, May loth lift).
MESSRS EDITORS.
WE hare bat little news, and
nothing at all strange doing in the coal re
gion. The Buckeye Blacksmith's troubles
furnished a little food for the gossips, but
that was voted less than a nine day's won
der and so passed over. His victim was a
girl of sixteen, the eldest daughter of Mr.
Staata of this place, who is a respectable cit
izen with an interesting family. Bear (so the
girl testifies) enticed her into hie Daguerreo
type Room in January last, and there effec
ted her ruin. Afterwards she met him at
different places by appointment, until her
father found out what was going on.
Bear was first brought before Esquire Wil
son of this place, who asked bail in $5OO to
answer the charge of seduction, and $2OO to
answer the charge of Adultery. The de
fendant not being able to procure bail was
committed to jail. On last Monday he was
brought before Judge Hammer at Orwigsburg
by a Habeas Corpus, and after another in
vestigation, was required to enter into a re
cognisance of 8500 for his appenrance at
the June Sessions on the first charge, and to
precnre bail in 8200 for his appearance then
to answer the charge of Adultry. In default
of bail he was again remanded to prison.
Thegirl's evidence as to the promise of
marriage was somewhat contradictory and
confused; and upon his final trial other evi
dence of such a promise than her own oath
will be required to convict him on the charge
of seduction. So that, as the world goes
now a days, he may be acquitted on that in
dictment. But as to the chargo of Adul ery
—he has himself said that he is a married
man; and hence whatever doubts there may
be of the fact of his marriage, he will be
convicted C'f Adultery jf the girl will be be- |
lieved by the jury. ;
Hie fact is, that, in our days girls are too
apt to run wild after the itinerant fops that
come along with a Tittle smattering of gen
tility, but with nothing else. These are gen
erally so devoid of character and hon
esty, that they do not often wear longer than
a month in one vicinity. Their superficial
acquirements grow threadbare by that time
am' they emigrate for a more genial latitude.
Meanwhile, a half dozen young girls of the
town have no doubt been charmed by the
"nice young man," —such girls I mean as
would sneer at honest mechanics, and doat
Upon a brainless fop, (though a comparative
stranger to them,) merely because the latter
lived without work in- lisped , houghlless
nonsense.
The Reading Railroad Company has not
yet erec ed a depot in Pottsville at the late
Act of Assembly required. You will re
member, no doubt, that the law which gave
this company twenty years pace in paying
their debts, stipulated that the Corporation
should within sixty days erect a depot in the
town and take their passengers to and from
that point. But though the set time has
gone round, no depot is yet built, nor likely
to be erected soon. The Corporation is mas
ter of the law and the people !
The coal market is yet overstocked, and
many of the miners are leaving for more
profitable diggins. The Lehigh Companies
are taking down coal for almost nothing.
The Borough election passed off quietly
hem on last Monday. John C Lessig was
chosen Chief Burgess; and there was no
contest except for Town Clerk and High Con
stable, Maj.J. H. Dowing wa elected Clerk,
and John Dager High constable.
Faithfully Yours.
.ANTHRAX.
IT The following is the vote in the Le
gislature upon the proposition to limit the
term of Bank charters to leu years.
YEAS —Messrs. Beaumont, Black, Brindle,
Burden, Cessna, John C. Evans, Feather,
Finletter, Flower, Griffin, Hemphill, Henry,
Hoge, Huplet, Jackson, Klotz, Leech, Leet,
M'Clintock, Morrison, N'iclielson, Packer,
Pierson, Reid, Robison, Scofield, Schouller,
Simpson, Smith,Soeder, Steward, Stockwell,
Watson, Willson, Zerby, M'Calmont Spea
ker—4l.
NAVS —Allison, Baldwin, Rent, Brown,
Church, Conyngham, Cornyn, David, Dob
bins, Downer, Dunn, Espey, David Evans,
Ewing, Fortner, Hart, Herford, Junes, Kil
linger, Kinkead, Lewis, Little, McCurdy,
M'Lauglilin, M'Lenn, Myers, Miller, Mor
ris. M 'wry, Nissly,o'Neil, Porter, Powell,
Rhey, Roberts, Rutherford. Slifer, Smjser,
Steel, Trone, Wade, Wells— 4B,
Post-office Operations. —The Postmaster Ge
ner has established the following post-offi
ces :
Blanket Hill, Armstrong, Pa., J. M. Daily ;
Anderson's Ms., Butler, S. M. Anderson ;
Loveland, Clinton, T. B. Bailey ; New Ath
ens, Clarion, A. Armstrong ; Clara, Potter,
Sala Stevens: Turner Creek, Potter, Rufus
H.Howe. Discontinued—Derry, Columbia
county, Pa. Harewood, Susquehannah co.,
Pa., named changed to "Biackney."
FT* Ihe County Commissioners are now
holding the tax Appeals, meeting for this
purpose one day at the election house in
each township.
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TY EUGENE SUE tho romancer is a candi
date in Paris for the Legislative Assembly.
ty The amiable friend who carried off
our copy of Sh.ikespear some time ago, will
just please be good enough to return it.
A Hoax —The story that an expedition has
started from the United States to invade and
capture Cuba.
tyßev. Milton C. Lightner has accepted
the call to take charge charge of the Episco
pal congregation at Reading.
tyThe Mayor o? Allegheny, Pa., fined a
women 7 cents, on Tuesday last, for>pro
fane swearing
55 Wwii I ■ %■<&—''frOWWWr
On last Wednesday thd Clhrnmittee, of
Compromise on the Slavery question,
through Mr. Clay ihejy Chairman made a
lengthy report to States senate, in
which they adopt thW)emocratio doctrine
of non interference. The following is an
abstract of the report;♦
Ist. The committee are unanimously of
opton, that new States may be formed out of
Texas, under the terms of the compact en
tered into the United Skates, in the resolu
tions of sM that when they
are so farmed, they have d clear and un
doubted right to be admitted into the Union
as equal States; but the do not
think that any plan fot the formation of the
new states out of Texas, should be origin
ated by Congress, but should be left to the
people of Texas ; also that such new States
should be admitted without any objection on
account of the exclusion or permission of
slavery.
2d. In considering the question of the
admission of California, a majority of the
committee are of opinion that every irregu
larity in the proceedings antecedent to her
application for admission into the Union,"
should, in consideration of the many cir
cumstances of her position, be overlooked,
and recommend the passage o f the bill re
ported by Mr. Douglass, for her admission
into the Union as a State.
3d. The Committer also think it quite
necessary that a Territorial Government
should be furnished for the Jerritories of
Utah and New Mexico. They had been a
bandoned, were inhabited by a mixed and
unusually varied population, andjwere equal
ly as deserving of proper governments, and
should have them speedily.* They were un
fit, at present, for State Governments, and
the Committee recommend that the admis
sion of California, and the bill providing
Territorial Government# be incorporated in
one measure, and passed together as one
measure. They also recommend that the
bill be passed without the Wilmot Proviso
being attached to the Territories. They con
sider the Wilmot Proviso, as applied to these
Territories, a mere abstraction,
4th. The Committee report as an addi
tional section to the California and Territori
al bill, a provision determining the bounda
ries of New Mexico and Texas as follows:
The boundary of Texas shall be the Rio
Grande up to a point 20 mtles north of K1
Paso Del Norte—thence the line shall run
due north along the one hundredth parallel
of longitude .ill strides the Red River, and
this line of longitude sltall be the eastern
boundary of Now MoxieO—this line includes
within New Mexico the town of Santa Fe
and a large portion of the disputed territory,
fcr which the bill proposes to pay Texas
blank million of dollars in stocks, at half
yearly in..rest—the principal to be paid at
the end of 15 years. It is supposed that the
sum agreed upon will be from 9ix to ten
millions^
sth. The Committee report a section to
be added to Mason's bill, in relation to lugi
tive slaves. It provides that every master,
before he go into anolhet State to recover his
slave, shall go before rome competent tri
bunal and establish the fact of elopement of
property, and of description of slave, and
with these facts attested by a competent rec
ord, and upon presenting them to an officer,
the clave shall be rendered up to him. Also,
that if a slave declares his freedom, he shall
have a trial for his freedom on return *o the
State from which he has escaped.
Gj(i. That slavery ought not to be abol
ished in the District of Columbia.
7th. The majority of the committee re
port a bill for the suppression of the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, upon the
model of the law lately enforced in Mary
land. .
The report is very voluminous, and occu
pied more than an hour in reading.
Several of the Committee gave notic 6
that they did not concur in all the sentiments
of the report. Among these were Messrs
Cooper, Berrien, Downs, Mangum, Mason
and Phelps.
Harrisburf News.
Gen. Bickel, the new State Treasurer, en
tered upon the discharge Of his duties on the
7th inst. Asa Dimmock, Esq., of Susque
hanna Co. has been appointed chief clerk or
cashier. Mr. D. formerly held that post, and
is entirely competent for the situation. Ran
dall M'Laughlin, of Westmoreland, is ap
pointed olerk; and Jacob Fager, of Schuyl
kill, messenger.
The Governor has approved the bill pro
viding for the election of Prosecuting At
torneys.
The annual session of the Supreme Court
commences at Hanisburg, on Monday, the
13th inst.
Ohio Constitutional Convention.
This body met on the 6th inst., at Colum
bus, and chose Col William Medill presi
dent, William H Gill, principal clerk and
William L. B. Prentiss, assistant—all Dem
ocrats. Judge Vinton was the opposing
candidate for President.
California in Beth. —A gold mine has
been discovered in Berks county, which
yields fifty per cent, of pure metal,part gold,
part silver. The migration of gold hunters
to that region hast not yet put the inhabitants
to any inconvenience, or raised the price of
provisions.— Ledger.
Snakes. —Dr. Wright, of the Boston hospi
tal, has extracted (wo snakes, of a green,
striped color, oue 18 and the other IS inches
in length, from a tumor in the stomach of a
female patient so said. Doubtful.
n*"M. De Lamartine will leave Paris In a
month. He goes to Constantinople, either
for his health, or on a mission. The reason
of his departure is not yet well known.
Another Victory. —So far as yet heard from,
in Michigan the Democrats have elected 57.
members to the Constitutional Convention,
and the Whigs 11.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILE PASSED
The Harrisburg Keystone of Tuesday
says:—
"We stop the prase to announce that the
apportionment bill haa just passed by a vote
of 48 to 42. The ollowing democrats voted
in the affirmative; Messrs. DuEvans, Church,
Haldeman, Hastings, Hoge, Leech, M'Clin
tock, M'Calmont, Rhey, Soouller, Scofield
and Trone. The majority of the democrats
entered their objections against the bill on
the journal."
following is the bill as it passed :
, SENATE.
1. Philadelphia city, 2
2. " county, 3
3. Montgomery, 1
4. Chester and Delaware, 1
5. Berks, 1
6. Bucks, 1
7. Lancaster and Lebanon, 2
8. Northampton and Lehigh, , 1
9. Dauphin and Northumberland, 1
10. Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne, 1
11. Adams and Franklin, 1
12. York. 1
13. Cumberland and Perry, 1
14. Lycoming, Sullivan, Centre & Clinton, 1
15. Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon, 1
16. Luzerne, Columbia a*d Montour, 1
17. Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming 1
18. Tioga, Potter, McKean, Elk, Clearfield
and Jefferson, 1
19. Mercer, Venango and Warren, 1
20. Erie and Crawford, 1
21. Butler, Beaver and Lawrence, 1
22. Allegheny, , 2
23. Washington and Greene, 1
24. Bedford and Somerset, 1
25. Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion, 1
26. Juniata, Mifflin and Union, 1
27. Westmoreland and Fayette, 1
28. Schuylkill, 1
33
HOUSE.
Adams, 1
Allegheny, 5
Bedtord and Cambria, 2
Berks, 4
Bucks, 3
Heaver, Butler, and Lawrence, 2
Blair and Huntingdon, 2
Bradford, 2
Chester, 3
Cumberland, 2
Centre, 1 I
Clearfield, Elk, and McKean, 1
Clarion, Armstrong, and Jefferson, 3
Columbia and Moutour, 1
Dauphin, 2
Delaware, 1
Erie, 2
Washington, 2
Franklin, 2
Green, 1
Indiana, 1
Lycoming, Clinton, and Potter,
Lancaster, " 5
Lebanon,
| Lehigh and Carbon,
Luzemd,
Monroe and Pike, J
Mercer, Venango, and >\ arren,
Crawford,
Mifflin, > '
Montgomery, . 3
Northampton, 2
Northumberland,
Perry, 1
Philadelphia City,. 4
Philadelphia County, 11
Somerset, 1
Schuylkill, 2
Susquehanna, Sullivan, and Wyoming, 2 I
Tioga, 1
Wayne,
Westmoreland and Fayette, 4
Union and Juniata, 4
York, 3
100
From the Wilkesbarre Farmer.
ty Below we give the vote in the House
upon the bill blotting Columbia county from
the map of the State, and establishing the
County Montour. The people of that county
would seem to have chosen associations and
connexion's for some years past, that have
in the end teen fatal to their security. Tbey
preferred to combine and ally themselves
with men powerless for good, devoid of
principle or integrity, and strong alone for
evil, and they have reapt as they have sown.
We regret the evil that has befallen them.—
We predicted it and were denounced and
persecuted ftir the prediction, and while we
would have saved them if we could from
the consequences of their own preverseness,
we cannot conceal from ourselves the fact
that they are the authors of.their own calam
ities. We make these remarks only in a
spirit of regret, and to add, that the security
for men or communities lies in an adhere
ance to those principles of eternal justice
and truth which never mislead or betray.
The following is the vote referred to
Yeas —Acker, Baker, Baldwin, Bent, Bow
en, Brower, Burden, Church, Cornyn, David,
Dobbins, Downer, Duncan, Dunn, William
Evans, Espey, Ewinir, Flowers, Griffin, Guf
fey, Haldeman, George H. Hart, Leffert Hart,
Hastings, Hoge, Killinger, Kinkead, Little,
McLaughlin, McLean, Marx, Meyers, Mil
ler, Morris, Nicholson, O'Neil, Porter, Pow
ell, Roberts, Rutherford, Scofield,Slifer,Smy
ser, Steele, Stockwell, Wade, Walker. Wat
son—4B.
Nays —Messrs. Allison, Beaumont, Biddle,
Black, Brindle, Cessna, Conyr.gham, Evans,
Feather, Fortner, Henry, Huplet, Jackson,
Klotz, Leet, McClintock, McCulloch, Meek,
Molloy, Morrison, Mowry, Packer, Pierson,
Rhey, Schouller, Simpson, Smith, Souder,
Steward, Trone, Weils, Williams, McCal
inont, Speaker—34.
Death of Hon- James M. Powers.
PITTSBURG, May IS.
Hon. James M. Pawer died at the resi
dence of his sister, in Allegheny city, last
evening. He reached here a few hours be
fore he died, on board the Keystone, from
Cincinnati.
OF" A public dinner is shortly to be given
to Hon. Daniel S Dickenson, of the U. S.
Senate, by a large number of the citizens of
New York. Republican Rome never erec
ted a statue to a worthier or more deserving
citizen.
lyThe Emperor of China has forbidden
any of his subjects to go to California. The
pigtail Celestials must hereafter stay at home
and reap golden harvests from their indus
try-
A Western Editor fa praising the girla of
his district, says they occasionally ride a tame
i wcK to me -ting.
California as It is.
* ——
Tha New York Evening Poet has an inter*
eating letter from£in Francisco, of a recent
date, which foreshadows the state of thinge
at :he present time. Idle writer saya:
Within a period of sixty days, (March
3lst) there will be the deuce to pay, for there
ia no real business doing here worth speak
ing of; indeed, the town is about as noisy,
and about as busy, as a New England village
woulifbe on a hot afternoon in August. The
result of this calm will soon be felt. Men
and business, nay the very atmosphere, with
every animate and inanimate thing, eeem at
a stand still, waiting for some great event,
like the calm in summer before the thunder
storm 1 The truth it, the hurry it over. The
town is built—there are houses enough
stores enough—merchandise, machinery and
mechanics enough, indeed plenty of every
thing. The towp is filled with ail sorts of
shops, gambling houses, &c., and those will
be closed, that is, these quarters of the own
ers will fail within sixty days, and must re
tiro to the mines. Then down will go the
rents, and down the pries of real estate, and
following these, many of the merchants will
become bankrupts, and finally men and
things will find their own level."
CALIFORNIA.
The intelligence from California by the
Empire City and the Ge*gia, is one month
later, and possesses marked interest. The
Georgia brought 8874,000 in gold, and the
steamer California arrived at Panama on the
23d with 82 500,000 in gold dust. The old
story of abundence oi gold iu the placers is
fully sustained, but property had fallen in
price, one heavy speculator had gone by the
board, and provisions and even luxuries were
abundant, comparatively speaking. A rich
mine of coal had been discovered near San
Franci&co, Panama and Chagres were
healthy at the last accounts, and there were
about 3000 persons on the Isthmus waiting
their chances. Gold was reported to have
been discovered in the heighborhood of San
Diego, and the value of the town lota there
abouts, had considerably increased. In the
vicigity of Los Angeles coal had been dis
covered in sufficient quantities, it is said to
supply all future navigation of the Pacific.
Another exciting lopio at San Francisco was
the probable discovery of a new bay, a few
hundred miles up the coast, and the capacity
of its sltores for new towns and cities. But
all these stores should be received with due
allowance.
The Opinion of an Original Taylorlte.
The New York Herald, one of the earliest
and most zealous advocates of <jjen. Taylor's
election, and which, probably, did more to
ageure his present elevation than any other
paper in the UnlP") of the Gen
eral's Cabinet:
"It is our firm belief that a more atrocious
imbecile, designing and dangerous Cabinet,
have never been in office in Washington,
the present set of men who got into of-'
fice by false pretences, and by conceiving
the incorruptable honesty and generosity of
Gen. Taylor. Months ago, the person whom
they appointed Minister to Austria, termed
them, in the columns of his paper, the most
corrupt Cabinet that were ever in power,and
of perpetrating more despotism, fanatism,
anil rascality, in the distribution of appoint
ments and offices than any othur Cabinet
from the commencement of the Government
to that lime. This charge was openly pro
mulgated by Mr. Webb, and in the face of
that declaration, the same Cabinet, frighten
ed out of their senses, appointed him as Mi
nister to Austria, in order to shut his mouth.
Since then, new developements have been
made, particularly in reference to their pass
ing and allowing claims of adoubful and e
quivocal character. Thousands and thous
ands of dollars, it seems, have been paid
out in this way by order of the Cabinet, for
the settlement of claims, in which the mem
bers of the Cabiuet, or their connections and
:riends, were concerned. Hence arose the
necessity of increasing the appropriations,
and of demanding addition supplies to the
extraordinary amount of sixteen millions of
dollars beyond tho revenue of the country."
When the original friends of the President
talk in that way of his Cabinet, we should
think there must be something exceedingly
rotten about the concern.
Effects of California Emigration on Busi
ness.—The emigration to California appears
to be causing a sensible diminution of busi
ness in the Atlantic cities, where manufactu
red and imported goods are supplied to the
West. The money which formerly came
East for goods to be consumed in the West,
now is expended on the Western frontier in
purchasings mules, provisions, wagons, &c.,
for persons on their way to California, and
thus it comes only after a long while, and by
a circuiluous route. All accounts concur in
stating that at least 100,000 persons will
leave the Western States for California dur
ing the coming season. No one can go with
out an outfit worth, at least, $250, and this
gives an aggregate of $25,000,000 to be ex
pended in this way.
DEATH OK MRS. OSGOOD. —The death of the
gifted Mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood, the an
thoress, is announced in the Tribune. She
died on Sunday evening, in the prime of life
the light and joy of a loving household. Mrs.
Osgood w:ts the daughter of Mr. Locke, a
merchant of Boston, and. wife of Samuel S.
Osgood, the artist. F.er age was 37, and
she was the mother oi several children, two
of whom, both daughters, survive. The dis
ease of whi'jh she died was consumption.
A. BOSTON NOTION.— -The inquisitive spirit
of the Yankees kuows no bounds. The
Bostonians wish to look into the intoriorof a
mummy which has been wrapped up for
nearly 4000 years, and Gliddon intends to
gratify them. It is to be unwrapped on the
Ist of June next.
A fellow of a philosophical turn of mind,
who was kicked down the stairs the other
day, went home and wrote a sulogv on
! leather.
rxRmmNU legislature.
Harrisbvag. May 10, 1800.
Senate.—A bill to incorporate the Phila
delphia College of Dentistry wee fteken up r
read a second and third time, and passed ;
also, a bill supplementary to the act incorpor
ating the Willow Street Turnpike Koad Com
pany.
Mr. Hugus read in bis place a bill to annul
the marriage contract between Edwin Forr
est and Catharine his wife. A point of or
der was raised upon the reception of this
bill, and the Speaker ruled the same in orde;
An appeal was taken from this decision by
Mr. Brooke. On the question, "Shall the
decision of the Chair stand at the judgment
of the Senate V the yeas and nays resulted
as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Brawley, Femon, Frailey,
Hugus, Ives, King, Konigmacher, Packer,
Streeter—9
Nays.—Messrs. Brooke, Crabb, Cunning
ham, Darsie, Drum, Forsytht Fulton, Gun
sey, Jones, Malone, Matthias, Sadler, Sauk
ey, Savery, Shimer, Slerret, Stine, Walk
—lB.
So the question was determined in the
negative.
Messrs. Drum, Darsie, kc., voted "no" on
the point ol order, but expressed their sym
pathies in favor of the bill. Senate adjourn
ed-
House of Reresentatives.
The House resumed the consideration of
the point of order, on whichjit adjourned yes
terday morning, "whether a minority of iho
Committee of Conference bad a right to re
port 1" The Speaker having called Mr Cor
nyn to the Chair, Mr. Portar sustained his
right to offer the report, whilst Mr. McCal
mont and Dr. Burden mr.de main
taining the correctness of the Speaker's de
cision.
The decision of the Chair was sustained—
Yeas,44; nays 36.
On leave given, Mr. Porter submitted hia
reasons for dissenting from the report ,of tlx
majority of the Committee. The question*
being on the adoption of the report, Mr
Rhey took the floor, and made a moat able
and convincing argument in defence of tho
report, and answered m the most conclusive
manner the insinuations directed agai... t the
majority of the House Committee by Mr
Porter. Messrs. Laird, Conyngham,
mont, Cessna and Judge Porter followed in
opposition to tho report of the Committee
Pending the remarks of the latter gentleman
tho House adjourned.
AFTERNNON SESSION. —Mr. Porter conelu
ded his remarks on the adoption of the lie
port of the Conference Committee on :ho
Apportionment Bill.
Speaker McCalmont and Mr. Rhey follow
ed, advocating the passage of the bill.
Mr Porter moved an indefinite postpone
ment of the bill, which was not agreed to !
Yeas 42; nays 48. This was a strict party
vote,
Immediately after the vote had been an
nounced, a scene of great excitement en ru
ed, in the midst of which several motions
were made to adjourn.
Mr. Burden moved to amend, by adjourn
ing sine die.
This motion was not allowed, and tho que:
tion recurring upon the original motion, the
House adjourned.
May It'll..
Mr. Sankey, from the Conference commit
tee, to which was referred the bill to fix lire
number of Senators and Representi.tivua, and
to apportion the State into Districts, in put
suauce oi the provisions of the Constitution,
reported at length.
llr. Hugus moved that the report bo re
fred back to the Conference Committee,
and that two additional Senators be appoint
thereon, with instruction to report: o morrow
morning.
On motion, the report was read a second
time, with explanations by the Chairman
of the Committee, when the question recurr
ing upon the motion to postpone, it was dis
agreed to by the following vote. Yeru 11 ,
nays 19-
The motion of Mr. Hugus to recommit tho
bill to the Conference Committee, with the
addition two members thereto was tiier.
lost by the following vote. Yeas 17 ; nays
25.
Mr. Frailey and Guernsey moved to recon
sider the vote just taken. Mr. Sankey mov
ed to suspend the rule which requires a mo
tion to reconsider to lie over one day, which
was agreed to—yeas 21, nays 9.
The motion to reconsider was then voted
down without a division, and the qae:.
recurring upon the adoption of the report o;
the Conference Committee, it was agreed to
—yeas 20, nays 12. ,
The Chairman of the Committee of Confid
ence. (Mr. Packer,) to which was referred
the General Appropriation Bill, made a re
port which was adopted So the bill is final
ly disposed of.
A bill to incorporate the American Primi
tive Methodist Churoh, of Bloomsburg. wa
taken up andjpassed a second and third ra.i i
ing. Also, a bill realalive to the militia of
the new county "Montour."
) HOUSE.— Tho Senate amendod aHE use
I bill by adding several sections relating tithe
| Militia System, whicb, after debate, were
I concurred in—yeas 36, nays 31.
The Conference Committee on 'the Ap
! proprialion bill made a report, wbiuh was
read.
They strike oat appropriation of $500,000,
voted by the Senate, to the avoidance of the
Inclined Pines'on, the Alleghany Portage
! Railroad, and appropriate 834,000 for repair*
j of the Planes and to provide for a survey of
; a route to avoid them. They inerca< tho
i pay of the pay of the Canal Cetnmiaeiofiew
trom $3 per day to $4. The repo. ' was -
dopted—yeas, 58; nays, 84.
Mr. Rhey, from the Committee of Confer
ence on the Apportionment Bill, made a re
port, which was read.
Mr. Porter offered a minority repot' from
I the same Committee, which the Speaker ru
, led out of order. An appeal was taken from
- the decision of the Speaker, pending action
on which the House adjourned.
' May, 21th. t
SNITE.—Mr. Muhlenberg moved that