STAR OF THE NORTH. R. "W. WEAVES EDITOR. Bloomsburg, Thursday, Nov. 28, 1850. George Washington Woodward. It is now a well settled fact ihat the gen tlemen whose name stands, at the head of •this article is a candidate for the office of United States Senator, and no doubt his - chance is amongst tho first. Judge Wood "Ward is extersively and favorably known throughout the Commonwealth, his bril liant talents as a lawyer, his distinguished services in the to amend ".he State constitution of 1838, hie abilities as a Judge in the fiurth Judicial district for the ast ten years, have c nrried his unbounded popularity throughout the State of Pennsyl vania. In 1845 he was the caucus candi date of the Democratic members of tho Legislature, but was only defeuted by the treachery of a few pretended Democrats. Subsequently he was nominated bv Presi dent Polk, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, which situation he would now occupy had it not been for the black hearted malice of one man, then in the Senate of the United Stales. In short, Judge W. is probubly i a piinciples more like our late popular Governor, the lamented Shtmk, than any other man living. No Democrat in the Legislature will hazard any thing, by waitng for a Statesman like Judge Woodward as the i lection of this gentlemen would cause a general shout of applause throughout the whole Democratic parly of Pennsylvania, VOX POPULI. Susquehanna 11. mid N. and W. Branch TELEGRAPH. The following table, showing the different stations with the names of the operators, we publish forthe information of those feeling interested. The names have been furnished by Messrs. Gocll & Shaw. STATIONS. NAMES OF OPERATORS. Philadelphia, Charles Depew. Doy lest own, Edward Cornell. Kaston, Wm. J. Browne Glendo.i, Wm Firustone Nazareth, • Calvin Beetle ■Bath, Daniel Siegfried Bethlehem Jlulus A Grida Allenlown, J. B. Barry? Mauch Chunk, Christopher Bloom Hazletou, John J. Dallam Wilkesbarro A. H. Emly Berwick . L. Dodson Danville, M. C. Grier' Piltslou, Richarl & Phillips. ty Dr. J. F. May, of Washington city, on Thursday last amputated the leg of a la borer, disarticulating the hip joint, and remo ving the entire limb in a little over 30 sec onds. In twenty minutes ligatures were ap plied to the twelve arteries without the loss of more than half a pint of blood. The pa tient through the operation was under the influence of chloroform, and was totally un conscious. This is an extremely dangerous operation, hardly ever successful, but the o atient, at the last accounts, was doing well. tsr We are glad to hear that the boys who were wounded by Mr. Robison are all recovering. One proved much more severe ly wounded by the shot than was at first thought, but he is now getting better. Mr. Robison was on Thursday morning arrested upon four warrants. On one h e was held to bail by Justice Painter with two sureties in $2,000 for each. On two others, he was held ro bail with one surety in SSOO each, on each warrant. On the other war rant Justice Kahlerheld him to bail in 82- 00. Oh Sosnnnab, Don't yon cryt Ou yesterday afternoon there was a bit of a fisticuff in out Blooming village, be tween two IndieE—one colored, and the oth er ditto, only more so. The cause of the af fray was jealousy, and there wai some con siderable damage to tho eyes, blood, hair aud shins of the ebony sisterhood. tST The juveniles are about organizing a band of music in our town, The ladies aro assured that all this time a seranade from our young friends would be a very feline affair, but there is room for improvement, and whore the young pupils are geniuesspsim'er antia omnia vitieit. isr Among the on dits of '.he town, wo note that on next Monday Mr. Valentine Deobler and Elisha H. Biggs will take charge of the Exchange Hotel in this towu. Mr. Brady the present attentive host retiring. We look for a good time a coming under the new administration. ty The report which wo give of the homicide trial will exceed in interest every thing else which we could pivo in the room. We give as full a report as our columns ad • mil. he case of Donaldson vs. Grove is now upon trial in our court. The notes in volved in the criminal case, are the subjec l matter of this suit. 17* It is the man who don'ttake the pa pers that takes the watches from our office. He must be the same chap who buys his standing collars upon time, and goes on t.ck for his shaving. ' ty Deputy Marshal Cook informs us that ' he has found H more citizens of our town than he had previously noted, making the of Bloomsburg 1523. iy By a new arrangement, the Philadel phia stage now comes through to Blooms burg only every other day. and returns to Pottsville on Monday, Wednesday and Fr day ol eatfh week. This is progressing •.backwards. COURT PRODQEEDINOS. Trial ol Dr. Wm.H. H. Crandall For the Murder of Elisabeth Smith. EVIDENCE. John Gunton sworn. —l live in Mahoning township Montour couuty, li from Danville Elizabeth Smith was sister to my wife. Shq came alone to my house on a Thursday, I think the 25th of July from Danville. She went to Danville next day with my wife and her other sister. I brought thom home in the evening. When she came to my house her appearance was belter than it had previ ously been. The following Saturday she was taken very sick, and on Saturday night we did not expect her to live. On Sunday Dr. UpdegiafT and lady came to pay us a visit. I don't know whether they saw her. She was iu bed in one of the upper rooms when they were in. I next saw her down stairs perhaps on Wednesday following. I saw her standing in the door, and she looked so bad that her appearance frighten, ed me. Itl ink that evening her brother oatno down. I went for Dr. Updegrafl 1 think 011 Saturday night previous to her death The doctor came and attended her until her death. She was full of pain, and died on Monday morning between 8 and 10 o'clock on the 4th or sih of August last. The last time I saw her down stairs was on Wednes day, and she was then very pa'e and deli cate with no eolor in her face, and not as when she first came. Her situation on and after Saturday was desperate in my opinion. Dr. J. J. Updegraff sworn to the court. —l at first supposed from her symptoms that she was laboring under puerperal pore!onetus. On my first visit I mentioned this to her and asked her if she had not had an abortion. She asked me if I considered her dangerous. I told her the probability was that she would not get over it—if she had anything to com municate to her friends she had better do it soon. The symptoms of the caso would lead any physician to come to that conclu sion. There wero subsequent interviews. She frequently said "My God, is it possible that I must die." I think she said she was unprepared to leave the world and could not think of dying. She also requestedtlie min ister to be brought. I think this was on Sun day morning. Those expressions wera fre quently made up to 12 o'clock on Sunday night. I think persons reported her insen sible at 12 o clock. She suffered excrucia ting pain. Rev. Joseph Elsegood sworn to the Court.—l think I said I thought she was very low and perhaps that she would not recover. I think she uttered an exclamaliou immediately liko this "Oh Jane, must I die!" I then had some further conversation and went through the offices of our church. I think she made answer to mo that sho was unprepared to die and in such a condition. She requested me to hold religious services. They aro to be found in the "Visitation of the Sick." John Gunton recalled.— lt was 011 Saturday, I think, I went into her room. "Oh John, she said, they have killed meP' Rev. Joseph Elsegood recalled. —l found great difficulty in getting her Attention—her mind continually varying with repetions of "Oh Jane must I die!" After I had gone through services I approached the bed again in consequence of her exclamations and im pressed upon her to dismiss all hopes of re covery. I think she was attentive while I spoke to her, but immediately upon my re suming my seat she resumed the same course of exclamations. The purport of all her sayings was that she was unprepared to die. She said she felt she could not die, but it was in a despairing manner, and of a char acter with all her other ejaculations. Dr. J. J. Updegraff recalled• —On Sunday afternoon she was comparatively easier and she then indulged a hope of getting better and asked me it I did not think she was bet ter. She evidently thought herself much better, though she was undoubtedly worse. 1 think she took medicine probably all day on Sunday. At first visit I told her if she wanted other advice I would call in another physician. She said I have every confi dence in your skill as a physician, auu I am certain you can save my life. This was af ter I told her situation to her. NOTE —Thus far the evidence was given to lay the foundation for proving the death bed declarations of Elizabeth Smith. Upon full argument they were admitted and the aDove evidence read to tha jury. John Gunton recalled —She said Dan Ran kins hud bribed Or. Crandall to fetch her a way. She said Dr. Crandall fetched her from the dam to Bloomsburg. She said .he persuaded her to come away. He had giv en nor nil the medocinc she had with her. The medocine he had given her to bring the child away from her, nud that it had done it. It had the effect, and that tho obild oarao a way from her the following Saturday after Bhe came. She said he had given her med icine at homo to brii.g with her—had given all she had. She Baid she had taken medi cine at my house. I had seen her taking med icine out of vials—did not know what she had taken it for. I did not examine medi cines till oftor death—one vial of reddish liquid, and a vial with a glass cork in it. Gave the vial with the glass cork to Mr. Clark. (Vial shown) This is the vial. The liquid is tho some color and smells like it. She said she had been pregnant 5 or 5} months. Elizabeth died at my house slh of August last. My house is in Montour coun ty. Elizabeth went to Danville on Fiiday nftor she came. She retured on my one horse truck wagon—no springs. She sat on the hind soat. Went home on n moderate walk. Don't recollect of trotting. One very bad hill on the road. It was up hill coming from Danville. There are small rises on the road. I had no other load than my wife and her two sisters. She complained of a violent headache and jarring might make it worse. When she first came to my house she came on foot from Danville. She went tp Danville on Friday morning on foot She did not tell me that the Doctor took her elsewhere than fronfthe Dam to Blooms burg. She said the Doctor told her Rankin had not given him half money enough for expenses. She said they had accomplished their purposes and she wished lo have them punished. Mrs. Jane Gunton sworn. —On Sunday af ternuon I asked her if she was willing to die and she said "yes." She said it was hard to die in such a cause. She Eaid the eai.se of her death was the taking oi the medicine. She told mo on Sunday after noon she had no hopflfeof living. On the first Monday when as down she ap peared smnllofin person than before. [This witness repealed the death bod declarations of her sister and added—] She said the -Doctor told her he was doing this for the good el her and her family. Elizabeth Tutlle sworn —Dr. Crandall came to our house the 15th July at Nanticoke Dam. 1 keep a publio house. Ho came near sundown—staid all night and next morning until after breakfast. He had a horse and buggy. After breakfast, ho had his hoise hitched and drove up the road toward Wilkesbarre. About Jor 4 hour af ter the stage came (about 9 o'clock) he came back. When I first saw him alter he came back he had Elizabeth Smith's carpet bag in his hand and was walking out of the room No one with him. She came in the singe, which had gone before the Doctor came back. I got her things. She was crying. They went out and got into the carriage and drove off down toward Berwick. The Doctor told me he was going West—la king a ride for his health. He did not say who the young lady was. He said he was waiting for the stage. Ellen Davenport sworn. [This witness cor roborated the evidence of Mrs. Tuttlo, and added.] He went into the room and she look ed up and commenced crying. He sat down on the settee and talked to her. Heard him teil her to get the things. She began cryirg before he spoke to her. Josph Kelt on sworn. 1 live in Williams port. I keep tavern there. Dr. Crandall came to my houso about 18th July—a young lady with him. He told me he was going to see Mr. Haines on Pino creek—thought he lived within 12 miles of Jerseytown. I told him it was 30 miles or in that neighborhood. The next morning he concluded to go to Lewisburg, and went in direction to cross the river. He took the young lady with him. He had horse and buggy. They had parlor, a chamber attached to it and one Ded. The Doctor's brother subpoended rae for defen dant. [Upon a copy of the tavern Register given in evidence was marked "Dr. Cran dall," and "Pine Creek" for the destination. No residence given. Peter Shady sworn. I reside 7 miles below Williamsport on the road to Lewisburg. Dr. Crandall came to my house about the 19th July last on Friday in the afternoon. It rain ed fast when he came. He was in a one horse buggy, a young lady along. He had his hoise put tip and called for supper. He called for a room with two beds in. He said the lady was his sister and was unwell. He said he wished to wait upon her himself, and that he carried his own medicines with him. She was quite unwell—one day not down stairs at all. Thoy carried victuals up to her several times I saw. The Doctor slept in the same room. He said the reason of her sickness was that she was married, her husband had gone (8 California, and that troubled her so. He told me he was an a gent for some Company to settle up their bu siness—and had started for Pine creek. Ho said he was going on to Lewisburg and Northumberland. He staid on until Tues day morning, and left that day after break fast. I heard the Doctor call the young lady "Lib." The defence subpoenaded mo in the first place—the other side after I was here. Samuel A. Brady sworn. I saw Dr. Cran dall on the 24th July. He came to my house in company with a lady named Elizabeth Smith. 1 could not say which way he came. The young lady changed her dress and came down to the parlor. He inquired what lime the stage went down, and said she wanted to go to Danville. Ho paid her fare. He told me ite had got her at the dam and had brought her from there. I think he said he had business, and had picked her up on the way. She had nothing but a carpet bag. He came about 11 o'clock, and left afiei din ner. He inquired the road to Towanda. He asked me the cost of a private conveyance to Danville. He told mo the lady was a sister-in-law of Gunton. I think I told him Gunton did not live in Danville. I showed him the road to Towanda, but did not see whether he took it. Mrs. Mary Smith sworn. lam the mother of Elizabeth Smith. I live in Providenco. My daughter was not married but single. She left home on Saturday in July for the last time. Dr. Crandall lived i mile or j from my house and boarded at Mr. Bristols. He altondod her as a physician before alio left. At my first interview with him I asked him what ailed my child, and wished him to tell me. Ho promised that he would. He wish ed me to withdraw a few minutes, and I went out. When he left I followed him out of doors. I asked him mo what ho thought ailed her. He said I might rest sat isfied about what reports said Of her preg nancy. He said it was no such thing. The Doctor attended her frequently for a month to six weeks. 1 did not see the doctor from this until his return. I went to Mrs. Higgs and waited for him. I saw him pass and called him in. I told him there were strange reports abroad and I wanted to know about it. He said so he hod hoard. I asked him if he had seen my daughter and ho Baid not. I said "Don't say so, you have seen her." I went on to state that I heard he was with her at Widow Tuttles. Ho wanted to know who had told me. 1 said John IStewart had brought the report. He said "Oh Stewart I Stewart! worthless!". He persisted in say ing he was not there. I was agitated. He said he did not feel obliged to tell his busi ness, but he was going to Pittsburg. My daughter he said he had not seen. I asked him if he had taken a young woman at the dam He said he had, and taker, her as far as Sbickshinny. I told him I intended to inquire into the reports. He appeared care loss tuid indiiTerent about it and said he felt himself perfectly independent of all that was said. This was betore I heard of the death of try daughter. Her brother was then gone in search of her. My daughter requested that the Doctor should attend in her sickness. She told mo sho had taken a eold and thero was a sup pression of the menses. Iso informed the Doctor. Jle suitjhe could help as he had done in severrl cases, bjit i't always took him some time. He named a case whiee he had relieved. He said "whan Elizabeth returns she will speak lor herself." She was 24 years of age on the 24th or 25th July. We got a letter from Elizabeth after she had got to Gunton's She had been sick for some time before the Doctor was called in. Dr. llobi son had been called in but onoe only. Mrs. Mary Higgs sworn. [This witness was present at the inleiview between Mrs. Smith and the Doctor after the return of the latter, and corroborated the evidence ol Mrs. Smith and added—] It is between two and three years since the Doctor moved into Providence. Ho doctored there before while he lived in Abington. He lived in Abington 4 years ago. Mrs. Smith told me to send him to visit her daughter. I told him lo go lo Smiths. He said he was busy that day, and on Monday was going away. I said then go down to-night. He said "Is it the Smiths' opposite Griffins." I said "yes." I I have on both sides—by the Commonwealth first. Here followed a large mass of medical testimony by Doctors Scott, Hill, Hawkins and Updegraff, as to the nature and effects of savin, and upon the question whether the contents of the vial with the glass cork was savin. The purport of all was that savin cannot to a certainty be distinguished from the other essential oils which are of the same class and isomeric or composed of the samo ultimate elements. These isomeric oils are cedar, pennyroyal, turpontine, juni per, &c. About the only way of detecting these oils is by taste and smell, though Dr. Hawkins thought a mixture might be anal yzed for somettiiug like 55100. Analysis would not determinate which ol the essential oils there Was in the vial, nor how much of each if they were isomeric, though it could be told whether a substance not isomeric with them was in the mixture. Savin was testified to be a powerful men agogue, and though not a deadly poison, would generally produce death whon given in largo doses. Exceptions to thi3 rule were given where an ounce was taken in the course of 24 hours without producing either abortion or death. The medicine is not iu general use by physicians for any purpose, although several of them thought theie might be cases in which its use would be permitted. It also appeared from the Doc tors' testimony that feinal with Miss Smith's symptoms might be deceived as to the na ture of her complaint, and that in such ca ses the physician might also be deceived. Mr. Bancroft opened lor the Defendant, and as the strongest point in his case urged that Miss Smith's disease was suppiessio mensia for which Dr. Crandall had given her the proper remedies. He also urged that the case could not be Iried in Columbia county, as tho alleged offence was consummated in Montour county, and the prisoner was enti tled lo an impartial trial by a jury of tho vi cinage. Doctors Ramsay and Thornton of Lewis burg were called. Dr. Updegraff testified that M iss Smith had described to him the place where the child was buried in a corn field, and that upon subsequent examina tions in that aud two other cornfields by him and 6or 6 other persons it was not found There was, however, rain between the time he received the informatiou and when he made the search. Ralph P. Crandall sworn.—l reside in the town of Greene, Chenango co. N. Y. I re sided there in July last. I saw the Doctor m the latter part of July. (I think the 28th) at my father's house. I was present at an interview between my brother and a man named Haines, by the side of the road about a mile from his father's houser They con versed about basiness. Mr. Haines resides in Pine Creek in this state. The Doctor's father-in-law resides in Green. I know that my brother and Haines had considerable business together 10 or 12 years since. They were in partnership and the business has not been closed up I believe. Haines ori ginally lived in that county about 5 years a go. The Doctor moved away 6 or 7 years ago. Haines had bpen there 3 weeks before my brother came. Tho Doctor's wife had been sick. I served a subpoena on Haines to attend this court, He said he would be here if possible. He is engaged in Lum bering at Pine cretk, and at the last freshet went to market with lumber. At Ibis point Mr. Comly said that if he had consulted his own feelings he would have rested the case as soon as the fact came in evidence that the alleged crime of Dr. Crandall was committed in what is now Montour county. He thought that fact alone constitutituted a full defence upon this indict ment, and therefore the prisoner here rested his case. Mr. Hurley then commenced the argu ment of the cafse on the part ol the Com monwealth. Upon the question of juris diction, he refetred to the provision of the Btate constitution which gives to every man a ''speedy trial," and in that connection to the act of Assembly by which every ,'pris oner shall be tried on the second term of the Court after his trreßt, 01 discharged by the the Court of General Jail Delivery. Under theso provisions of the law Dr. Crandall had a right to insist that his trial should not Yio delayed beyond the November Court. He oould not be tried in November at Montour, for there was now in Danuille no Sheriff authoiiscd to hold him in custody, and no Prothonotary of the courts. No court of Oyer and Terminer oould sit in that county until the middle of December, and no jury trial could take place there until February. Meanwhile, under the law, the prisoner would demand his discharge if he could not be tried here ; and it certainly was never , meant that the lives and property of those people living in Montour county had the protection of no law from May lasf, until this time. Again, if even the prisoner could now be held in custody [and tried in Montour, the record of this trial would be given in evi dence there under the pica of autrefois ac quit. % The indictment was found in Columbia countyl and although certain unfinished civil suits are to be transferred to Montour county by the act of 3d May 1850, }. 5, and f. 13, an indictment is not such a record as is meant to be included by this privision of law, and cannot be removed by intendment, but by expression alone. For this reason, jurisdic tion attached to the Court of Columbia to try the indictment wlrich a Grand Jury ol that county had found, and where jurisdic tion has not been expressly removed. He also argued that a defence as to the jurisdiction must have been specially plea ded, and that the general issue of not guilty admits the jurisdicon of the court to try the prisoner and submits his case to its decision. In reply, Mr. Comly insisted that under the constitution the prisoner was entitled to an impartial trial by a jury of the vicinage the county where the crime was alledged to have been committed, and that hence the trial should take place in Montour county, which was erected into a seperate organiza tion on the 3d day of May last. On the first day ot November it acquired a legal existence for all judicial purposes. As to the plea of autrefois acquit, the pres ent indictment charged a crime in Columbia county against the prisoner, while a second bill would allege a different crime in "Jon tour county. But in any event there was nothing in the plea fot jurisdiction ex neces sitnte. The only question was here as to the legality of these proceedings. It was the duty of the court to decide the question of the prisoner's rights, and then it was the law and not the court which was responsi ble for the result, if that decision acquitted the prisoner. The act of 3d May 1850 means that more than unfinished civil suits shall bo transfer red to Montour county. The fifth section provides for civil suits, and the thirteenth section goes further and includes "all records and other legal proceedings" relating to Montour county. This prisoner could cer tainly be tried at this lime in Montour, and two counties cannot ut the same time have jurisdiction. But again, said Air. Comly, this question afreets the people of Columbia and Mon tour counties. If Dr. Crandall should be now convicted and sentenced, the cost of his maintainanco would fail upon this coun ty, when, in reapty, it should fall upon Montour. As to the plea of jurisdiction, it is inclu ded in the general issue of not guilty. The prisoner pleads that he is not guilty of the offence as iaiu in the indictment iu Columbia county. He could not tell befote trial in what part of Columbia the offence was to be charged against hirn, for no township is mentioned on the record. He was hot called upon to defend himself against the charge of a crime in Montour. In adjourning the court on Saturday night, the court directed the jury to remain togeth er during Sunday and hold no company with other persons. On Sunday morning, under charge of the constables, they attended at the Episcopal Church. On Monday morning, after some further argument upon the question of jurisdiction, Judge Anthony said the court desired that quest.on lo put into some shape in which it might be ablo to receive the judgment ot the Supreme Cojirt. He suggested a special plea as lo jurisdiction upon which issne might bo taken. The prisoner's counsol de clined such an arrangement, and the court then said that the point upon jurisdiction would be reserved for subsequent special ar gument if the jury brought in a verdict of guilty, and that if the verdict was different of course there could be no necessity for such argument. Mr. Comly then argued the cause to the jury upon the evidence. He was followed for the prisoner by Harrison Wright, Esq., of ilkesbarre, in an argument of ingenuity and much force. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. Buckalow, Mr. Clark closed the ar gument for the Commonwealth. Judge Anthony then charged the jury, and they retired at 5 o'clook on Tuesday after noon. At 10 o'clock in the evening the bell rang, and the court house was thronge d by a crowd eager to hear the verdict. The pris oner was brought in, and the jury in reply to the court answered that they found the defendant NOT GUILTY. He was then discharged on proclamation, a jury having previously passed upon the other iudictment against him and returned a veidict—of not guilty. , fif Wo learn from the Greensburg Re publican and the Greensburg Argus, that on Friday of week before last, the Irish labor ers on the Central railroad, got into a dread ful fight, which resulted in the death of three or four of the combatants. Thero were some eight hundred engaged in the combat, and the opposing parties fought with guns, pistols, knives, pickaxes, &c It is [strange that more were not killed or injured. REFUSINU TO ACCEPT FREEDOM -—THE Memphis Eagle, of the sth in Satin t states that some eighty negroes, made free 'by the will of Mr. Jcites, who recently died in that county, r^; Use j j 0 i eave d, e plantation, or to •Ccept their freedom and go to Illinois, where the brother of Mr. J. had located a tract of land for them pursuant to the will of the dee'd. UV" The Democratic Standing Committee of Wyoming oounty met on the 16th inst, and nominated John Rrisbain Esq., of tha' county, as the Democratic candidate for Con gress to fill the unexpired term of the late Mr. Butler. WONDERFUL. —We actually found our lost umbrella on last evening Who can beat thatf QUEEN'S RUN, four miles above Look Ha ven, Clinton County, threatens to be a place ot no Utile business. The bituminous coal, large quantities of which are annually ship ped from that place, is considered the best of its kind in the Stale, and adds materially to the tonnage along tho line of the West Branch canal. The demand for this article is con i stantly equal to the supply. An establish ment for tho manufacture of fire brick, (tho material for which is found close at hand,) and the only one, we believe, in this section of country, is in successful operation there. These brick are coming into very extensive use, for the lining of furnaces and foundries, coal stoves, &c., and are adapted to every place where great heat is required. Beside this, Messrs. Grafius, Scott & Co., tho enter prising individuals who have control of the operations in brick and coal, are about erec ting a large gang saw mill which will go in to operation during the coming season. Tho business of Queen's Run gives constant and lucrative employment to a considerable num ber of laborers, and were it not so crowded between the mountains, Lock Haven would have to look out for its laurels.— Lycoming Gazelle. tP" In tho "Star" of Bloomsburg we notice a communication in favor of Judge WOOD WARD for the U. S. Senate. It pays a deserv ed compliment to the groat abilities of the Judge and speaks of the honor which our State would do herself by being represented in that great body of statesmen by a man of the Judge's mass of mind and morals. Tho Judge's reputation is no! confined to this, his Judicial District, nor is Clinton the only coun ty to endorse his merits. He enjoys already a widely extended fame. Twice, however, preferment, when it was claimed lor hira by his friends, has been snatched away from him by an insidious and "unlineal hand."— The Democratio parly, we predict, will not again be witnesses and instruments of tho immolation of the hopes of his friends. Wo say "hopes of his friends," for although they have been sacrificed, the Judge is too great, morally and mentally, to be defeated or to stay defeated. The strong tide of public ap preciation will bear him up.— Clinton Demo crat. CP" Roland Curtin, Esq., diod in Belle fonle, Centre county, 10th inst.. in his 84th year. Mr. C. was a native of Ireland, but educated in Paris. He settled at Milesburg, at an early day, and was the first person who run an ark down Bald Eagle creek.; remov ed to Bellefonle in 1800, where he pursued a successful career as a merchant, and filled several county offices. About 1812, he o stablished the Eagle Iron Works, which is still in operation. LEGAL WIT —ln the St. Louis Court of Common Pleas, the cases of Jones ugainst Death & Co., being called for trial, the attor ney for the defendant dryly remarked, "I am astonished at the temerity of the plaintiff in waging a suit against death." To which the plaintift's attorney rejoined, "wo have no fear of Death; but if the firm is the old one mentioned in Revelations, we trust they will ouly appear here by attorney. BOAT LOST.— One of Leech & Co's. liue boats run over the dam at Clarke's Ferry, on the Bth inst., and with the cargo is a total loss. It was attached to tho tow boat, and got loose by some means whilst crossing the river. The boat was loaded with coffee and soda ash. WEST BRANCH BANK. —The following gen tlemen were elected directors of tho West Branch Bank, for the ensuing year, at the election on Monday last: —A. Updegraff, J. F. Cowan, J. L. Grafius, J. S. Williams, C. Gudykunst, Thos. Bennett, L. A. Mackey, E. S. Lowe, Jas. Armstrong, L MahafFey, Jno. Durell, Chas. Lloyd, Jno. Sebring. Messrs. Fowlers & Wells have sent us "Three Lectures on Hygiene and Hydropa thy, by Rowland S. Houghton, M. D.," de livered before the Mercantile Library Asso elation of New York, in December, 1849. They are an able defence of the Water cure —a system which seems to be gaining con verts (judging of things as seen) every day. THIRTY-SIX FEET OF DEMOCRACY— In the town of Moores, Clinton county, N. Y., lives a man by the name of Fitch, who is the fath er of five sons, whose average height is six feet; furthermore, they are all good and true Democrats. One of tho sons states that his father, brothers, and himself, have often marched to the polls together, (making thirty six feet,) and cast their votes for democratic principles. JENNY LIND IN CALIFORNIA. —The San Francisco Journal of Commerce is informed that Jenny Lind has expressed a determina tion to visit San Francisco, provided three thousand tickets are sold for her at an oun^. e a piece- There are hundreds therq willing to give her a pound. GREAT LIVING. —The Cavalry Church j New York, in addition to SSOOO salary, his given it is reported, Dr. Hawks, its Rector, $15,000, furnished a parsonage houso, and insured his life to tho amount of SIO,OOO. This !*. probably the largest living ever be stowed on any clergymen in the Uniou. ty Madame Caroline, the moat renown ed Equestrian of Europe, in engaged by Gen. Welch, the great circus man to visit the United States. This seems to be regarded as a sort of opposition to Jenny Lind. PROFESSOR WEBSTER'S FAMILY.—' The Bos ton Times says:—The report that this unfor tunate family had gone to Fayal is incorrect. One of the daughters only has left, the wid ow and remaining daughters continue to re side in Cambridge. W The Council of Northumberland offer <SOO leward for tho arrest ol any of the in eendiaries who now infest that place. FKO.II CALIFORNIA. The steamer Pacific arrived at Havana, Nov. 10, with five hundred passengers for New Orleans and New \ ork—iho greaief part for Now Orleans—and $281,506 in gold dust. Sho left Chagtes oh the 11th of No vember. Tho news of the admission *of California' into tho Union, was received at San Francis co on the 18th at 11 A M. by the mail stea mer Oregon, Lieut. Patterson, U. S. N., and caused a great rejoicing, bonfire, illumina tions, &c. The corporation of San Francisco, and citizens generally, were already making preparations to celebrate the groat event with becoming honors. Business was good at San Francisco. The city was healthy on the 19th nit. There is no cholera or sickness at Acapnl cO 0( f anama. The Squatter war is ended, and tho city of Sacramento is fooling the bill. Mayor Bige low's doctor's expenses is $4500. The sol diers' liquor and lecu bill S2OOO. An election in San FraiiC' SCo '® r County and State officers on the 7ih October, tcsuUedf in the choice of four Whigs out of tho tiV4 Assemblymen, one Whig Judge of the Sir. oerior Court, and one Whig candidate for District Attorney, giving six Whigs out of eight couOly offieers. Flour and pork W?re selling in San Fran cisco at about S2B per barrC.'t Gold comes in plentifully, and is puroh*. sed at fromsls 75t0510 porounco Money when the security is undoubted, tan be hacC for five per cent, a mouth. The liana of DnuvUlc. On Monday of last week, the following named gentlemen were elected Directors of the Bank of Danville, for the t-nsuing year: Peter Baldy, Danville; Thomas Hayes, Lewisburg; Jacob W. Smith, Selinsgrove ; Wm. C. Lawscn, Milton; Jacob Cook, Mun cy; J. P. Hackenburg, McEwensville; John K. Grotz, Bloomsburg; John Sharpless, Cat tawissa; Wm. Jennison, Danville; T. 0. Van Allen, do.; Michael C. Grler, do ; Df. Wm. H. Magill, do. EXPULSION OF FREE NEGROES- —The citi zens of the District of Columbia aro some what uneasy, it is said, on account of a pro position submitted to tho Virginia reform convention, for the expulsion of the frse negroes. They dread tho overwhelming in flux of that class, and tho addition that would be made to the ten thousand already residing in the District, a majority of vvbotii are idle and worthless. J REDUCTION OF POSTAGE. —Tho friends of cheap postage are again moving for the at | tainmeut of that great and most desirable j popular measure, the reduetiou of the pres. ■ out rates of postage. The bills of the Post I Otlice Committee of tho House of Repre i scntalives and of the minority of that Coin -1 millee, presented at the last session of Con -1 gress, both admit that the present charges | for convey ing letters are too high, and there I is little doubt that some definite action wi.: | bo had Upon the subject at the coming set sion. T RAILROAD UP THE SUSQUEHANNA.—THE | Sunbury Gazette is urging the importance to Philadelphia of a Railroad connection with the New York and Erie Road, byway of the Susquehanna. The Williainsport and Elrni ra Railroad and tho Road of tho Trento-i Company, the Dauphin and Mahony, wi.'. leave only about fifty miles of road: from, j Mahony Creek to Sunbury, and frem Sun bury to Williamsport, to connect Philade! pliia with the New York Road, via the Su? quehannna. These fifty miles will shortl bo made, the Gazette argues, and thoadvai tages accruing to Philadelphia are pointer out. ty Congress will commence its sessh, next Monday. There will be neither Speak er nor Clerk to elect, so that we expect to receive the Presidents message on nex Thursday. CV Last night, after writing out our cou:' proceedings until twelve o'clock, wo r the Albany Dutchman through, and our cac! ' inatory nerves are so affected that our rea> ers must forgive us if we can't write ar, political essays this week. ty The Democrats will have a majoritr on joint ballot in the California Legislature, but it is said to be doubtful if Col. Fremont will bo re-elected to tho U. S Senate, hL time expiring with the present Congress. FOUND DEAD. —Mr. John Baker, of Mitnoj was on Tuesday evening of last week, foun dead in a fence corner, a short distance iron tho boat yard of Mr. Charles Frick, near tk Muncy Canal. WiseQ;; sW —The state of parties in tho 'next Legislature is as follows : Senate 12 dem. 3 whig. 2 free soil. Assembly 42 " 17 u 6 " 54 20 8 ty Col. Richard M. Johnson, an ex-Vi- - President, died at Frankfort; Ky., on Turn day evening of last week, aged about s < ■ enty years. Ho was a member ol the ITsn lucky Legislature at the time of his death A lady iu this vicinity, consoling her neighbor, for tho loss of her son, vjas an swered iu tears, "if Billy's grandmother to in heaven, I know she won't see Ijllly atir- sed."— Albany Dutchman. > ~~ ty We are just now told lhajt Gen. Mo Dowell's store at Light Street Was last night robbed of some 8600 worth of goods. $lO Reward. - ON the evening of Tuesday the 26th there was stolon from the office o' i t f "Star of tho North" a fine guir.oa gold which winds on the /ace. The nbo\ ~ ward will be paid for tho recovery a livery of tho watch to tho owner at ' ( hy ' ich. f
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