- , STAR OP THE NORTH. R. W. WEAVES, EDITOR. Bloomsbnrg, Thursday, March. 27, 1851. WSubscribsrs who intend to change thei r places of residence on or about the first ol April, are reipiestud to give us notice of tho fact that there may be no mistake in deliver ing their papers alter that date. THIT WEST. As almost everything relating to the Weei of interest these days, we give thfr follow, ing extract from the Telegraph, a> trr-weekly paper published at Burlington City, lowa.—. That region is a most prosperous part of the West, and the editor, in speakiuir 0 f neighborhood says "Improved farms, situated three to si, miles from town range' m Ta | U6 f rora 20 , 0 H0 per acre. VVS are not aware of any un improved lands within that distance. There Is at preseut for sale a valuable farm, with good improvements, at 820 per acre, five miles from town. Wo should consider it a fair bargain at that price. There is plenty of timber, and 110 difficulty in obtaining excel lent water. In the matter of of lruit, wo think we can say without boasting, that Des Moines county will compare fsvnrably if not triumphantly with any county west of '.he Allegheny mountains for tho number and excellence of its varieties in every species of the hardy fruits, Mr. P. would be entirely satisfied of this fac-t, could he bo present at any one of tho monthly exhibitions of our Horticultural Society. It only remains to add that our I*>* titers find a ready sale, a good market, and cash payments for all their sur plus produce—and sometimes, when a little *' hard run," they can get their pay in ad vance, and while their crops are still grow. in(j in tho fields. We will add, lor the in urmation of Mr. P., that our county has a population of some 13,000 and our city near ly 5000; that we have several miles of pla.uk road completed, and several new routes are now being surveyed; that we are looking with confidence to the construction of a rail road eastward within a year or two, connect ing us both by rail road, and byway of the lakes, with tho sea board, and that the Mis sissippi, which is open for navigation eight or nine months in the year, "runs right by our door." The New Constitution of Ohio contains among its feature the non-imprisonment for debt principle; the right to vote and hold office is -confined to white persons; the Le gislalurc is elected and meets biennially ; no State debt exceeding S7&0,000 can bo contracted; corporations must ho chartered under general laws, and the next 1 egisla turo shall appoint three Commissioners, who, under ,he general supervision of the Legis lature, shall proceed to ''revise, reform, sim plify and abridge the practice,, pleadings, forms and |>roccedings of the Courts of He cord of the State; and as far as practicable and expedient shall provido for the abolition , ot the distinct forms of action at law now in use, and lor the administration of justice by a uniform mode of proceeding, without ref erence to any distinction between law and equity.'' The Episcopal Church Hie improvements in this building of our town are now furnished and present proof of a creditable taste and and judgment. The pulpit is a decided improvement upon the old etylo, the cornico is beautiful, and in fact the whole interior of the building looks like a clean, new garment well put on. At a Convocation of the neighboring Epis copal clergy there will bo eorvice in th# church on the 4th of April. Ma. Ltsimf, who is of some note in the line of comicalities, has been giving sever al entertainments at Bigg's Exchange llall an this town, and the many who went to bis feast of witty odd sayings, were tilled to •full enjoyment with his funny words and "ways. • iy The water is iu tho North Bravch Ca nal and the boatmen aro making ready to •hove off. fir A destructive fire occorrou P n Sunday morning near Gray's ferry, Philadelphia roomy. The extensive stabling attached to tho brick yard of Mr. Arrison. Six valuable horses, three mules and 2000 bundles of hay were consumed. JUVENILE CONCERT. —Our readers of the town must not forget the Juvenile concert to be givev by Mr. Kemmerer on Saturday eve ning. His conoerts in cities and other towns havo been highly apoken of, and his large class of young pupils here takes a lively in turcst in its pleasing exercises. CF"Iu the Court of Schuylkill county, on last week, a rule was granted to show causo why the late Sheriff's sale of the Donaldson property in that county should not be set uside, ou the ground of illegal informality in the advertisement of sale. |y At the trial of' Martin Pyfer for murder iu Schuylkill county on last week, a number of jurors wore excused because they could neither understand or speak the English language, although they had been serving on juries previously empaanelled. Isaac Hilt, of New Hampshire, died at Washington City, on Saturday, aged about 70 years. He leaves • widow and three eons to lament hie lose. He had long filled a conspicuous space in the politics df New Hampshire. Tho New Jersey Legislature adjourned on the J9th insl., after being in session nine weeks. TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS. The following is a list of the officers elec ted in the respective townships of Columbia county on last Friday. We only give the vote in instances where there was B contest, except in Bloom township. Bhom.—Constable, Moses CofTmsn, 178 B F Hartman 126 A M Rupert 85 Sam'l Bittenbender 33 Overseers, Sam'l Melick 200 Obod Everet 123 I'etcr S Leidy 87 Supervisors John Richards 126 Jos W Hendershot 141 Reese Kairman 157 Inspectors, Eli Crivoliug 64 ; Peter Ent 30 Michael Waller 13 Assossor, E Mendenhall 03 Judge, Caleb Barton, jr i 49 School Directors, John Vauliew 56 Samuel Kressler 65 Aaron Boon 64 Auditor, Wm. Neal 42 Justices, Increase Two 109 No Increase 4 Against Increase 2 Iltmlock. —Constable, Daniel Neyhard Judge, James Euimitt, Inspectors, Perry Pursell Reuben Bomboy Assessor, Eli Thornton Supervisors Baltis Applernan jr Isaac Leidy Callavitta. —Constable, Casper Rahn 87 Peter G Campbell 50 Judge, Hiram Phillips Inspectors, Dean Jacob Gcnscl Assessor, Clinton Ellis Supervisor, John Hartman Beaccr. —Justice, Christiau Shuman 75 Samuel Cox 19 Constable, W. Longenberger Judge, John Hoats Inspectors, Simon Bredbenner Jacob Hinterliter Assessor, Isaac K Davis 34 Daniel Singley 28 Supervisors John Shuman John Longaberger Briur:rtek. —Constable, Jacob Hosteller Judge, John Doak 62 Henry Martz 46 Inspectors, Isaiah Bower 40 A B Pearce 33 J II Young 22 Assessor, Joseph Stackhouse Supervisors, Henry Dietterick 59 Asabel Fowler 54 John Gensel 50 Reuben Bower 32 Orange. —Justice, John Herring 129 B. F Hay hurst 29 Constable, John Snyder 128 Samuel Everett 43 Judge, William White 93 Benj. Jones 31 Inspectors David Aoheubach Ephraira Parker Assessor, Cyrus McHenry Supervi'rs Joseph Ruckle Abner Welch Wesley Bowman Mount ritatmt. —Constable, John Morden 33 J Shipraan 32 John Ail 24 j Judge, Jacob Shipman Inspectors Gabriel Everet Philip Crawiord Assessor, C H Mason 36 A Force 34 So). Brochert 20 Supervisors William Howell Samuel Johnson A.- Crawford Centre —Justice, Jesse Hicks 58 Wm. Hutchinson 38 Constable, C. H. Deitrich Judge, Samuel f.aubach Inspectors, Wm. Bower Levi Aikman Assessor, Solomon Neyhard Supervisors Dnn'l Ilagenbuck John Fester Philip Freas Fiihing Citck. —Justice, A. VV. Kline Constable, John Stiles, Judge, U. Atnmorrann Inspectors, Philip Apple man Henry J Yaple Assessor, Moses McHenry Supervisors Thomas Pealer J D McHenry Gnenxcood. —Constable, Marshal Cirtoo. Judge, John P Smith Inspectors, John Kisner, Isaac Heacoclt Assessor, Sam'l McCarty fhipstrvic'rs, Isaac Ikeler Alba Bangs, r , r . . Laubach 62 Siigiuloflf.— Justice, Auw .. • .. wm B h.: ernft " „ 4 ® Jacob H Fritz 0. Walcot Harvey 32 Wm Stephens 19 Conrtables William Kile 41 R A Biddle 17 Joseph Yorks 12 Harman Harvey 5 Judge, Aaron Lewis 41 Richard Kile 36 Samuel Fritz 23 Inspectors, Owen Parks John Fritz Assessor, George Stedman 60 George More 25 Supervises Jacob Herrington 52 Joseph Cole 51 llenj. Petcrman 48 •lactam.—Constable, Frederick Knouse Judge, John Savage Inspectors, Ezbktel Cole] Peter Hodge Assescssor, James Yocum Supervts'rs, Henry Wagner Johu Shultz Main.— Constable, Isaac Yetter Judge, Charles Nuss Inspectors, George Fleming, Jacob Gilling Assessor, John Keifer 38 Solomon Shu man 25 ' Supervisors, John Nuss 49 John Miller 19 Jacob Shuman 38 Peter Hartzel 38 Madieon— Justice, Abraham Barton 31 Enoch Fox 29 Constable, Albert blunter Judge, Ben]. Wintersteeu Inspectors, John Starr Joseph Shoemaker Assessor, Albert Hunter Supervises Thomas Stackhouss 33 Philip Shoemaker 16 Roaringcreck. —Jusiico, Philip Cool 46 Wm lv Loads 32 John C Myers 29 Constable, Wro Cool Judge, Philip Cool Inspectors, Emanuel Caso Daniel Rairig Assessor, John Horn Supervises Daniel Rairig, Daniel Levan Rcnton. —Justice, Wm. Appleman 67 John Kline SO Constable, Samuel Kline 66 Peter Karns 36 Juilgo, Johu Kitchen 60 Joseph Hess 42 Inspectors, John Ikeler Isaac Santee Assessor, Samuel Appleman Supervisors Jacob Welliver Thomas Davis Mifflin.— Justice, Samuel Creasy 132 Charles II Hess ,47 Constable, John Keller '9l John Michael 76 Judge, Elisha Yohe Inspectors, Amos F. Creasy Geo. Seiwell Assessor, John H Hetler Supervisors, Gabriel Lutz Wra. N. Brown From the Witkesharrc Advocate. SAD OCITJRHANCK. On Friday morning last there was an ex plosion of Fire Damp, in the Washington Company's Coal Mine at Port Griffith, which in its consequences was very disastrous.— Two young men were instantly killed, and seven others were injured—two of them very badly. The young men killed, were George and Robert Nesbiti, brothers, recent ly from Poltsville. We understand there was fire in the mine, and with a view to extinguish it, the mouth of the entrance had been closed. On Friday morning a number of hands were engaged in opening the entrance. After succeeding, the explosion occurred. The two young men killed were thrown some distance—one of them had nothing reraaiutng on him when he struck the ground exoept a boot on one leg. A gentleman, somewhat familiar with the difficulties in mines where Fire Damp ex its iufurmes us that there was, in this case, an oxtraordinaty peculiarity. It was discov emjjlMpie days before that a gas escaped thrnufu fissures, into the mine, which on being ignited, would burn with a constant glare ol light, and ithoat bkjilom-*-. A- • precaution, an air shaft was sunk, connected at the lower end with a furnace. From this furnace, a quantity of coal ignited. In order to smother anJ and extinguish the fire, the air Bhaft and the entrance iu'o the mine were closed. After remaining closed for some time, both were opened, and the Su perinteudant went with a safety lamp, some distance into the mine and returned, believ ing the air was pure. The hands wero then at work at the mouth of the entrance, the Superintendent having just left thei.i, and walked but a few rods from them, when the explosion occurred. Tho surviving hands say 110 lamp had been carried into the mine, after it was opened by either of them. It is supposed the explosion may have been spontaneous. It is more probable however, that the fire in the mine had not been ex tinguished, and that it caused the explosion after the admission of air. We learn that one of the men, who was badly injured has since died. Another is badly hurt. We understand the latter was hurled into the -Engine House, passing through a hemlock board over 2 inches thick, without the breaking of a bone. Tire DRAWING ROOM COMPANION, is a new family journal started at Boston by F. Glea son, & Co., the popular publishers of the Flog of our Union; and is altogether the best printed paper in the country. In splendid appearance it cannot be excelled, and its matter is of a most readable character, some what after the fashion of Willis' Home Journal, but of such merit that it may be called original. It is published in quarto form at $3 a year. Cf A valuable horse, belong to Mr. Hen ty Noyer, Jr., ofNorthumberland (late of this place) was stolen from his owner's stable on last Sunday, and sold the same -ar 1!.'.' 8 place, for ten dollars in money, a r V~- ".v, al ;d a note of hand for for 525. silver waii- . Northumberland, Constable VMOJ*?; 0 • evenimr overhauled the culprit the samo near the toll gate, west of town ; ,Cr ovetL the horse ; compelled a restoration of the purchase money, Bic,; and then lodged thief in jail, at Sunbury, to await his trial. He appeared to be an old band at the busi ness, and is said to answer to the description given of a prisoner who escaped recently from the Lancaster jail.— Levitburg Chronicle. NEW HAMPSHIRE.— -The state of parties in tho Legislature just elected will, according to the Concord Patriot, be as follows—Dem ocrats 137, Whigs and Free Soilera 130, At wood Democrats 13. The new Constitution, formed by the Convention during the past winter, and submitted to the people at the I recent State election lor their sanction, has been wholly rejected, by a very decided vote. At the election in the city of Reading last week George Getz was re-elected Mayor by 76 votes over the Regularly nominated Dem ocratic oandidate. _ Fa#uil Hall was refused by the Mayor and Aldermen of Boston on Monday to the Abolitionists for a mass mcetiog against tho i Fugitive Slave Law. From Ike McEwruville Intelligencer. MON rOUR COUNTY 111 The history of this "bantling" of Traitor Best's is too well known to need an extended repetition at this time. It is well known that this diminutive county was brought in to existence by the most corrupt and dishon orabie Legislative, course of Traitor Beet, is without a parallel in the an nals of Legislative fraud, treachery, corrup tion and political rascality and meanness. After a loig contest between public jus tice and local interest, it was decided not on ly by Legislative enactment, but by the voice of the people of Columbia county, constitutionally expreised through the ballot box, that the Cougiy Seat should bo remov ed from one corner to the centra of the coun ty. In accordance with this decision of the Legislature and the majority of the voters in Columbia county, the people of Bloomsburg and vicinity erected almost at their own ex ! pense, a splendid Court House, Sheriffs | House and Jail; and the seat of Justice was removed to that place. Traitor Best, in order to deceive the peo ple and get into the State Senate, came be fore the County Convention and gave a sol emn plodge in writing, that he was opposed to any dismemberment of Columbia county, and thai ha ggukd not do any thing to pre veut the removal of the Cout.ly Seat from Danville to Bloomsburg, nor to prevent the removal law from being flilly carried out, and that whether is or out of office, he would use his talents and influence to sus tain '.be principles and usages of the Demo cratic party. Unfortunately this pledge so far blinded the County Convention of Col umbia, that they gave him the nomination for Senator by a small majority over Mr. Buckalew. After some demurring on the part of Luzerue county, this nomination was finally agreed to by that county , and Traitor Best was elected to the State Senate. The fact is notorious that Traitor Beet had hardly taken his real in the Senate before tie violated his pledge. He began by pla cing obstructions in the way ol the removal act, and then betrayed his constituents, and sold himself to the Whigs to get them to help him divide Columbia county against the will of the majority of the citizens. But the crowning act of bis treachery, corruption and rascality waa perpetrated during the last Session of his traitorious career. It so hap pened that he held the balance of power in tbe Senate. Theie were sixteen Domocrals and sixteen Whigs and Traitor Best in the Senate. Mr. Brawley was the Democratic candidate for Speaker of the Senate. Traitor Best by bargain and sale with the WLigs, secured the whole sixteen Whig vote# for himself, this with his oicn vote placed him in the Speaker's Chair to the exclusion of the Democratic candidate. Traitor Best was now in a position which gavo him the power to control tho whole Legislature and even stop the "wheels of government," and so effectually did he use iWo jwtrcr orJiaAfy H*atnana nf the Legislature was kept back and not permitted to be transacted until Traitor Bost'a Montour County bill was passed. By this base, cor rupt and dishonorable means, Traitor Rest kept the Legislature in session about six weeks over the usual time, at an expense of oveV four hundred dollars a day, which in justice to the State he should be compelled to refund. But finally in order to get bills that were absolutely necessary to bo passed, acted upon, Traitor Best's Montour county bill was pormitted to pass by being hooked to the tail end of another bill and I believe it passed without some of the members knowing it. There is not and never has been the least necessity for a division of Columbia county. The county was not large before its division, and it lays compactly together, or in such a shape that it is convenient for the people from all parts of it to attend Court at Blooms burg ; few of them have over twelve or fif teen miles to go ; from Danville it is only ten miles.—And there is every accommoda tion in Bloomsburg to entertain all who may have business at Court. By dividing Old Columbia it makes (wo very small counties and blots out the ,; Star of the North," that need to roll up her sixteen hundred majority for the Democratic candidates. There is not the slightest necessity for such a suicidal course. It is alleged on the part of Montour, that it would be unconstitutional to repeat the Montour County bill, after the county has been organized, &o. That is all nonsense . our laws are not like "the laws of the Meeds and Persians which alter not." There is not and should not be any thing to prevent one Legislature from repealing the acts of a for mer Legislature, when ever justice requires it. It is true as a general thing laws should not be repealed under their effects and ad vantages have been fairly tested. I speak of laws that have been fairly and honorably enacted ; but when bill* like this Montour county bill, are passed by fraud, bribery and rascality, let them be repealed as soon as possible, and the disgrace ex junged from our Books. I t j s also alleged 00 the part of M >rttou r couuly, thai n would be unfair to re-anrex them to Columbia Oou-tty, after thoy have paid the State license for tii" ir New County and been to the expense of fitting "P , ' ie,r Public Buildings. With regard to the State license for their New County, it is but a very small item compared to what their new county has cost the State. And as to their expense in fitting up their Public Buildings, they had fair notice from a public meeting in Bloorasbufg, last September, that an effort woul, while the strong heart of its child mistress was mute and motionless forever." [ Svrtbury American. jy Our citizens were startled on Thurs day last, about 12 o'clock, P. M., by a cry of "fire !" in the southern part of town, which proved to be occasioned by the burn ing of two frame stables, belonging, respect ively, to Mr. John Burget, and Messrs. J. & J. Walls. It appoars to have been oommu nicated to some loose straw in Mr. Burget's stable, but both buildings were soon envel oped in flames, and speedily reduced to ash es. Mr. Burget's horse was got out in safe ty, but two valuable mules belonging to the Messrs. Walls, and just ready to start with a boat the next day, perished in the flames, together with all the harness, pro vender, Co., involving in the aggregate a loss to the latter gentlemen of not less than S4OO. No insurance. The fire was doubt less the work of an incendiary.— Lewitburg ChronicU. QT We learn that one day laat week, a man was arrested, at Haus' tavern, back of Milton, ohsrged with pasaing counterfeit money. It ia said he made a desparate re sistance, although unarmed, bnt was fioally secured, to jail at Sunbury ChronicU. AUDUBON. Audubon Males that he was forty-five years okl before he was aware of being more than an ordinary man. He then fell in, at Philadelphia, with Charles Bonaparte, who sailf to him—''Do you know, Mr. Au- that you area very great man V To which he replied that he did not, and asked what he meant? "I consider you the greatest ornithologist in the world," was the answer. Bonaparte then took him in his carriage to the Lyceum of Natural History, and fotmally introduced him by a most com plimentary speech. Ho was subsequently proposed as a member of that body, and re jected. He asked Charles Bonapar'e next day what i: meant. Ho replied, ' Oh, you know too much for them—they are afraid of you, and want to break you down. You must take your drawings to Europe." Fol lowing this advice Audubon was received, with the greatest kindness, and was enter tained by the noble and learned with every attention. He was also made a member of the Royal Societies of London and Edin burgh. He says, when he returned to Amer > ica, the Philadelphia Society, which had formerly refused to admit him as s member, immediately forwarded him a diploma, with a highly complimentary letter. The diffi culties he had to contend with were very great, and of various kinds; but, to use his own words, "1 made up my rnmd to meet them, and by a strong effort overcome them.' He told me. that to publish his great work' cost him one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, which he earned as he went along In England he was constantly appliod to write short articles for the periodicals. Fre quently, after painting all day, he would sit down at tt'ighi and write a pago or two, for which next day he would receive eight or ten guineas. I onco asked him how he ac quired his facilijy of composition. He said ho supposed itcam#from keeping a regular journal, which he had done from the age ol seventeeu years, potting down all the occur rences of the day, with whatever observa tions he thought proper. It was thus he thought a man should educate himself. Look at facts and truths for yourself, he would say, meditate and reason thence. The baltimore Methodist Episcopal Con Terence has adjourned. The following ap pointmenls appear among a number ol oth ers: Huntingdon Duti Ut. —T. 11. W. Monroe, F E—l.ewistown Station, J H Brown; Lewis town Cironit, J Ewing, 1* E Waters ; Hun tingdon, Wm H Mills, A W Gibson; Bir mingham, J S McMurray ; Worrier's Matk, A Brittaiu. 11 C Worts; Bald Eagle, W A McKee; Penn's Valley, Wesley Howe, H A Paulson ; Bellefonte, G Guyer, W J Maclay; Clearfield, G. Berkstresser, (one to be sup plied;) New Washington, II Hoffman; Sin omahouing, \ Hoekenberry, (one to be supplied:) Kartbaua, W Champion ; Mifflin, E McCollum, (one to be supplied;) New port, O Ego, J Beatty; Hloomfield, J W Hoiiehawout. Sorlhumbei hind District —J A Gere, P. E, — Sunbury. J S.ine, A Herlinau ; Northumber land, SM L Conwery Middleburg, J A l)e --moyer; Danville J Eranco; Berwick, It G Dill J A Melick; Luzerne, J W Elliot; Uloomingdale, T Baruhart, A M Baruitz; Blootnsburg, J S Lee. T M (loodfellow : isburg J Guyer; Milton, P B Reese ; Milton Circuit, J Morehead, J.l Pierce, sup.; Muti cy, T Tanneyhill, V M Sehlosser; Williams porl, T Mitchell, B B Hamlin ; Jersey Shore, GII Day, 811 Crevor; I'ine Creek, J 11 C Dosb, VV E Buckingham , Lock Haven, J G McKcehon, H W Bellman; Dickinson Seminary,!' Bow man, Principal; American Bible Society, 1. 11. Torrence, agent. Kates ol Telegraphing | J • | 'II From Bloomsburg w "|"3 to tq Danville 10 ets. 1 Berwick >0 1 llazlelon 12 I Wilkesbnrra 22 2 Pittston 32 3 Philadelphia 25 2 New York 50 4 Pottsvillo 50 4 Baltimore 50 4 Havre do Grace • 45 4 Harrisburg 45 4 Washington, D. C. 55 5 To any office between lla zlelon & Philadelphia 22 2 No charge made lor address or signature. HP" At Huron, Erie county, Ohio, on the 3d, there was a curious attempt at marriage. It appears that relations of intimate friend ship had existed between Dr. It and Miss B , for some two years, which re sulted in their presenting themselves at the Episcopal Church, for the purpose of mar riage. The first portion of the service, em bracing the vows of the bridegroom, were promptly responded to by him. The cove nant of the bride was then read by tho cler gyman, to which sho promptly answered "No!" The minister asked if she was in earnest in what she said. "Yes, air," said she, "he has perjured himself—trilled with the affections ol others—'and I havol but done him justice !" And turning round tho took a gentleman's arm and left the church. The Doctor says ho tion t iiiiur Ktorf it; and declares his innocence A Scent in Court. —At Plaqueraiues, La ; quite an amusing scene occurred in Court. Mrs. B— —, the widow of a celebrated hero of a hundred battles in the Southwest, whose prowess in arras has become famed through out the world, appeared in court to argue her own suit. She appeared in court with a pis tol and dirk plainly visible, and undertook her own case in a style that frightened the judge, jury and lawyers almost '.nto fits. Now and then her hand would wander very im pressively in tfto direction of the weapons, It was expected she would gain her cause. tar The Brick Store House of Judge Don aldson, on tho corner of Mill and Market Streets in this borough, was struck off by Sheriff Frazior, on last Saturday, for the ';m of V 4405 to Mr. T. O. Van Alloc of this place Democrat. AN ODO PHSISK —•"Greased Lightning'' is an odd phrase, purely American in its orig in. The Scoto are no leae apt att coining such grotesque verbalism, lor a writer in the last Edinburg Revisw speaks of "honeyed thunder." PFITRIYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HARRISBCRO, March " 21. t The following extract from the proceed ings of the Legislature on last Friday, will ! be found of interest: The Senate resumed the consideiation of the bill to incorporate the Susquehannaii Railroad Company, the question pending being upon the amendment of Mr. Forsvth, to strike out tho provision authorizing a lon* nection with the York and Cumberland' Railroad. Tho amendments were discussed at length by Messrs. Brooke, Crabbe Buckalew and Packer. The question recurring upon the amend ment, the yeas aud nay was called, and re sulted as follows: YEAS —Messrs. Brooke, Crabb, Fernon, Forsyth, Konigmacher, Malone, Muhlenberg Savery and Matthias, Speaker— 9. NATS— Messrs. Baily, Buckalew, Carothers Carson, Freiley, Frick, Fulton, Guernsey, Haslntt, Hoge, Hugus, Ives, Jones, Lawrence M'Caslln, M'Munrie, Myers, Packer, Rob ertson, Sanderson, Shinier aud Walker—22. AFTERNOON SESSION. —The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to incorporate | the Susquehannah Railroad Company. J ' Various amendments were submitted, and / discussed by Messrs. Packer, Ives and Fer non, and the bill passed finally by the fol lowing vile: YEAS.— Messrs Baily, Buckalew, Caro- S thers, Carson, Frailey, Frick, Fulton, Guern sey, Hasten, Hugus, Ives, Jones, Lawrence, M'Caslin, M'Murlrio, Myers, Packer, Rob ertson, Sanderson, Shiiner and Walker-—24- NAYS— Messrs. Crabb, Fernon, Forsyth, Konigmacher, Malone, Muhlenbetg, Savery and Matthias, Speaker 8. On motian of Mr. Buckakw, the bill, v ro annex the county of Montour to the coun ty of Columbia was taken up (Mr. Carson in tlie chair.) Tb9 bill was passed to a second reading when on the molipn to proceed with its fur tier consideration, the yeas and nays were required, and resulted as follows, viz : YEAS —Messrs. BaiieJ. Buckaiew, Fulton, Guernsey, Ifo b e, Hugus, M'Caslin, Sanderson, Savery, and Shiiner—l2. NAYS —Messrs. Carodiers, Carson, Crabb, Forsyth, Frailey, Huslelt, ~lves, Koniginav chor, Lawrence, M'Murtrio, Malone, Myers, Robertson, Walker and Matthias, Speaker— -15 So the further consideration of. tho biU was posponed foi the present. Mr. Vanhorne .toad in place a bill to re peal the 14th section of the act to reduce the number of supervisors in Catiawis*a town ship, Columbia county. Mr. Mcßeynolds to repeal a Slate road through parts ol Schuylkill and Columbus county. Mr. Benedict to incorporate the Wilkes ; barre and Providence Plank road compatt>. HAUKISRURO, March 22, 1851 ! On motion of Mr. Walker, tho further sup ' plemem to the act relating to Orphans' Courts was taken up, debuted by Messrs. llugus, Walker, Packer, Frailey, Guernsey, Huge, buckalew, Carothers and Myers, and after [ being amended by tho insertion of a ntimbor | of new sections, among which was one ex ' tending the special affidavit of defence ruin I to all the courts in the Commonwealth, pas : -ed a second reading, and was ordered to bo j transcribed. ! On motion, tlie Senate then adjourned. Reports of Commi'teee.- Mr. Scofield, (Ju diciary) with amendments, the bill relative Ito foreign judgments; aHo, with amend j ments, the b'dl for the security and pay of laborers of this Commonwealth. Mr. O'Neill, (same) with a uegative re commendation, the bill relattng to suits against husband and wife. Mr. M'Ucynolds, (.lloads and Bridges) with an amendment, tho bill to repeal the act of last session to lay out a State Road through parts of Schuylkill and Columbia counties. Messrs. Rhoads and M'Kee moved to re consider the vote on the final passage of sup- I plemcut to the Ten Hour Bill. Postponed I indefinitely, yeas 41, nays 39. ! FREE BANKING. —The Fteo Banking Bill { Bill has passed the Senate by tho following I 1 vole: Yeas—Messrs. Carothers, Carson, Cun ningham, Frailey, Frick. Guernsey, Hneiett, j iloga, Ives, Lawrence Malone, Myers, Robertson, Savery, Walker, Matthias Spea ker—lo. Nays—Messrs. Bailey, Brooke, Crabb, 'Fernon, Forsyth, Fulton, Jones, Konigmach er. M'Caslin, Muhlenberg, Packer, Sander-' son, Shimor—l3. The yeas are eomposod of twolvo Whigs and 'our Democrats, and the nays of ten Democrats and three Whigs. Messrs. Buck alew, Hugus, M'Murtrie and Siino were ab sent, the latter on account of illness. From the Muncy Luminary, Narrow Escape from Fire- On Friday morning last, at about half pass 5 o'clock, our citizens were aroused by the ory of Fire," emanating from the southern part of our borough, which to be in conser quencc of the taking firn of Mr. John Weir* die's Smoke House.—Part of the roof and sideing of tho building was considerably burnt, but wo are happy to say none of the. meat, a large quantity of which it was injured. The strings with which it was hung up burnt oif and the meat fell to the. ground. The fire is said to have originated from, an ash box under a shod connected with the smoko house, aud had it not been for it* timely discovery there can be bat little doubt that a large amount of pioperly would have been destroyed—connecting as it did with other property. BROKE JAlL.— Several prisoners escaped from tho Lehigh County Jail on Monday night last. It is supposed that they had some assistance from the outside, inasmuch as they were well supplied with tools, con sisting of saws, knives, a saw manunulac tured from mainspring e'.eel, &c. One hundred and thirty uuw buildings were ejected in Reading, Fa., (luring the last year.