fTAt OHO NORTH.
R. W. WEAVER, EDITOR.
illocmsburg, Thursday, Oct- 2, 1851,
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
WM. BIGLER.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
SETII CEOVER.
FOR THE SUPREME BENCH.
JOHN B. GIBSON, of Cumberland,
ELLIS LEWIS, oj Lancaster,
JEREMIAH S. BLACK, of Somerset,
WALTER 11. LOWRIE, of Allegheny,
JAMES CAMPBELL, of Philadelphia.
"SflfT IfECDiS JilFo
VOD BBBaDeBffTATIVii,
M. E. JACKSON Esq., of Berwick.
FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE,
JOHN N. CONYNGHAM, of Luzerne.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES,
L. B. RUPERT of Bloomsburg,
STEPHEN BALDF of Caltawissa.
PROTHONOTARY,
JACOB EYERLY of Bloomsburg.
REGISTER & RECORDER,
JESSE G. CLARK of Bloomsburg.
TREASURER,
SAMUEL CREASY of Mifflin.
COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS,
ANDREW FREAS of Centre.
COMMISSIONER FOR ONE YEAR,
ISAIAU JOHN of CcMawissa.
AUDITOR,
ROBERT B. ARTHUR of Bloomsburg
TIIE NOMINATIONS.
By tho nomination made by the Judicial
Coeferees at Wilkes-Barre, on Saturday last
the list of rpgular nominees] for the support j
of the Democratic party of this county is
rendered complete ; and il is now appropri
ate to canvass the claims of tl.o candidates.
This paper, always iho advocate oi regular
nominations, will be found on this, as on
former occasions, in lire strict line of duty,
upholding the usages and discipline of the
parly and opposing ail assaults thereon from
any quarter.
But, so far as the county nominations are
tho occasion demand* frankness^,
and manly expostulation, rather tluw "imnie,
diaierund indiscriminate dSiiuAciation. F'or,
it is not to bo disguised, that the opposition to
the county ticket, or to a part thereof has
assumed, in certain quarters, .tho form of
open rebellion, and an utter repudiation of
the decision of the county convention. The
causes of dissatisfaction, real or 'imaginary,
upon which such opposition to the nanima
tions is based, should be fully considered, in
a spirit of frankness and justice, and such
consideration we propose to give m the pres.
ent article. It will piobably appear evident
to the reflecting members ot the party every
where in the county, such considera
tion of the subject by theui, that the best
thing that can be done is to maintain tho
usages of lite party and support, in good
faith, all its candidates.
The number of volunteer candidates is
unusual, and it is observable that nearly all
of them are gentlemen whoso names were
unsuccessfully presented to the county con
vention. It .has been generally conceived
thut a peculiar obligation is imposed upon,
any person who seeks a nomination born a
convention ; for as ho gains all the advanta
ges attending a regular nomination in case
of success, it would seem but fair that lie
should be bound by Ihe decision made if it
is against him. Is not this a just rule, and
ought not the reasons that should override or
abrogate it, to be exceedingly strung and
weighty ? Whether they are so we can of
course only judge for ourselves, and niiist
grand to others ihe same right we claim for
us.
The present difficulties have arisen from
past disorganization—the butchery of regu
lar nominations in 1848, 18-19 and 1850 is
bearing fruit in 1851. —1n 1848 C. Conner
the regular nominee for Register and Recor
der was beaten by a volunteer. In 1849
MeßeyuohU the regular candidate for As
sembly was beaten by Fortner. In 1850
the editor of this paper, a regular candidate
for District Attorney, was defeated by a vol
unteer Whig. Men now upon tho tickol
liave been concerned in these transactions,
nnd can now appreciate the injustice of such
■disorganization when it assails lliem in turn
and atlompls to smite them down. For our
part, we are now as ever heretofore for the
nominations, and shall not stop to inquire
whether there are just grounds for resent
ment as to asiuglo nominee. It is sufficient
to know that they have received the en
dorsement of a regular nomination. * Wo
hold to the same principle now thai we have
observed before, and no person can regret
more than we that things have been driven
do the present position.
X3T The Canal Commissioners on Satur
day last unanimously appointed JOHN U
O'NEILL, Esq., of Cambria County, Super
visor or. the Portage Railroad, in place oi
W- S. CAMPBELL, Esq., who resigned on ac
count of demands upon his time by his pri
vate business. Mr. O'Neill is a Democrat oi
Ihe highest standing, an energetic business
man, and a gentleman who has hosts of ar
dent friends.
IT* The farmers of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland are generally and extensively us
ing guano for the improvement of their
land*.
The ¥lshll( creek Meeting.
In this number will be found the proceed
ings of a meeting held in Fishingcreelc town
ship on last Saturday, in to the
nominations efthe Democratic county con
vention. As wo were requested to publisff
them, we give tkqm place] without intend
ing to express our sanction. It is true that
some of the Democratic candidates hare
been heretofore unfaithful to party organiza
tion and deserve censure on that account:
and it is also true that tho seven townships
lying upon tho waters of Big and Little Fish
ing Creek would, upon a fair distribution,
receive three or more of the nominations;
but to what good purpose can such objec
tions be now urged ? No one can expect
the whole list ot nominees to suit him ex
actly, cither as regarnll their location or pei
sonul merits, and there must therefore be
sacrifices of judgment and feeling, in order
to uphold that organization and discipline
which are essential to party success.
If errors have been committed, or wrong
done, in the recent nominttions, let it be an
incentive to greater watchfulness in nomi
nations hereafter. But, our friends who are
objecting, must perceive that opposition to
nominations one vear will lead 'o nppotnou
the next, and so on us long as elements of
discord exist. Iu fact this seems to be con
ceded by them in their present movement
for they adopt it as their text. But where is
this to end ?
Meeting to receive fVov. Johnston.
At a meeting of the friends of Gov. John- j
ston, held at the Court House in Blooms
burg, 011 Tuesday Evening, Sept., 30, 1851.,
the following Committees were appointed
lor the purpose of making preperations for
bis reception on the NINTH OCTOBER.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT.
Win. G. Hurley Esq., Caleb Barton Jr., j
James Ralston George W. Abbotl, Henry C j
Harlman, Bullis 'Appleman, J. J. Brower,
Hon. John Covenhoven Samuel Mendenhall j
Thomas Painter Esq., R. B Menagh, Judah
Boone, Morris Van Buskirk, Samuel Dodge
B. F. Harlman, Robert Williams and Thom
as Mitchell.
COMMUTE OF RECEPTION.
R. F. Clark, Esq., Jacob Mellick, George
11. Brown, 0. H. P. Pursell, Wm. M'K.
Thornton, James Kesler, George Boyd, S.
L. Bett/e, Isaiah Mellick. Samuel Achenbach
A. B. Stewart, Joseph E. Sands, John Stah
ley, James N. Jones, Seth B. Bowman,
Franklin Stewart Esq., Josiah Thomas, E. |
B Brown, Henry C. Freas, Erastus Barton, I
John Sliarpless, B. P. Frick, Charles Hart- |
inan, David Buyer, George W. Gardner, Gil- |
berl il. Gardner, Gilbert H. Fowler, Chris-j
tian F.Kuapp, Hon. George H. Willits, James I
Burton John Harlman, Hiram W. Thornton, j
Thos. Dullinan, Jonathan Mosleller, Peter j
S. Leidy, Elias ilendenhat!, Morris Sloan, i
Eli-ifu'ion, K. I*. Lutz, Marshal Silverlhorn,
sfcjtJUMgL'arly, I. W, HartmS, I. W. Boor.e,
JTpXTaggerl, and Joseph^Fulendershott.
THV Gentleman composing tSe above Com
mittees are requested to meet at the Ex- j
ehat'S ß Hotel on Monday Evening, October 1
Sixth.
The Fugitive Stave Cases at Ilnrrlsbura— !
Four Singes Remanded to their Owners. |
Ilarrisburg, Sept. 27, 1851. j
Tho four alleged fugitive slaves, John J
Stoucher, John Bell, Fid ward Michael, and J
Finton Mercer, who were charged, on the j
oatli o: Mr. Michael Leity, on suspicion ot j
being participants in tho fugitive slave riot
at Christiana, were to-day brought before
Judge Pearson on a writ of habeas corpus. j
Tlie Judge decided that the magistrate |
who committed the defendants was guilty of
a gross dereliction of duty in issuing the j
cominqment without evidence, and tbereup- |
on discharged the prisoners.
Mr. McAlister, the U. S. Commissioner, '
and Jaines Fox, the District Attorney, ad- j
milted the illegality of the commitment.
Immediately after tiie discharge of the j
prisoners, Commissioner McAlister pointed J
to them, and declared them in charge of his
officers as fugitive slaves. The U. S. offi
cers hand-culled thein in open Court, and j
conveyed them to the Commissioners of
fice, where an examination was held with j
closed doors.
Several reputable citizens who were pres
ent during the proceedings, declared in open
Court, thai the manacling of prisoners, on-c
der the circumstances, was an outrage, and
Judge Pearson expressed his willingness to
arrest the U, S. Officers for contempt of
Court.
It appears that the charge connecting the
prisoners with the Christina outrage was a
mere pretext, to gel them committed to the
county jail, in order to obtain lime to tele
graph their ailoged owners.
The examination resulted in their being
bound over to their claimants.
Throughout a very deep feeling was en
gendered, but no violation of law occurred.
GR* The editor of the '-Strasburg Bee"
has been in the habit, for a month or so past,
of offering apoligies for the lack of editorial
in his columns. In bis paper of last week
lie lias another, and it explains probably
what has been the real caiise of his remiss
ness of late. Hear him :
—"Good reader, if you please, we ask
your indulgence, however reluctant, for our
remissness this woek again in not being
ablo to furnish you with our usual variety
of editorial inklings. Indeed our brain has
been somewhat discomposed for the past
week or two—totally unfitted for thinking—
and how can we be expected to write with
out thinking I It is natural to suppose that
•n the strength of the above, you would
like us to assign our reason. Now don't -be
too-inquisitive—however for further particu
lars you are referred to another column ; that
is, the column containing mar—, no den
just hunt and you will find it/
GF It is expected that C. H. SHRINER of
(Jnioh oounty, will address the Democratic)
Meeting, at the Court House, on Satuidsy.
MEEraTIKFHUI^MmiK.
At a meeting held at the School-house in
Stillwater, .on Saturday the 27th, September
1851, Con. F.nus MCHENRI was
President, ANDREW JACOB; & CALEB MOOTIE,
Vice Presidents, Alfred Howell and John
Criveling, Secretaries.
On Motion of A. W. Kline it was
Resolved, That the President appoint a
commilte of fire to prepare an address or
resolutions, expressive of the eense of tho
meeting.
A. Howell, Samuel Yost, 0. C. Kahler,
Samuel Kline, and Moses M'llenry, were
chosen said committee, after which the fol
lowing address and resolution was read and
adopted.
ADDRESS
To the free Democratic Voters of Columbia
County.
In behalf of the Townships of Fishing-
Creek, Greenwood, Orange, Beumn, Sugar
loaf, Jackson and Madison. Wo address
you, fellow citizens, upon a subject of the
utmost importance to the freedom of tho
elective franchise, and the ultimate welfare
and success of the Democratic party. Be
lieving that corrrpt men have bartered a
woy thtt voio. of tho people's representa
tives, and made merchandise ot their votes
in the late Democratic Convention, we use
the only remedy left us iu such an unfortu
nate emergency and appeal to the great bo
dy, of the people themselves. Tho system
of delegate conventions has its strong mer
its, and it is only against its abuses that we
piotest. The great declaration of American
• Independence, the first grand charter of
free American Democracy, was but an ap
peal to the people for lair representation and
just rights.
When the late County Convention met
the seven townships of Fishing-Creek,
Bentoq, Sugarloaf, Orange, Greenwood, Mad
ison and Jackson presented the claims of
several respectable candidates who were
! good men and sound Democrats. We
thought that a district comprising a large
portion of the territory that is yet leit of
Columbia County—seven townships out of
eighteen might at least justly claim some lit.
tie favour in the general distribution. We
remembered that we polled nearly one half
of the Democratic votes of the parly—much
over one third—and that last fall in these
seven townships there were only 183 whig
votes. We knew too, and yet know, that
this Democratic vote is reliable, and does
not, as some other portions of the county
do, go to defeat the regular nominations of
true and tried Democrats. We are proud to
.say that these townships are always reliable
for the true interest of the people, whether
the issue be political or local, we are glad
to know that when disaster and defeat have
seemed impending—when treason had else
where done its disgraceful work—the honest
hard-fisted yeomanry from amongour moun
tains and along our creeks have come to the
rescue and saved the party and the county.
We ara nnt weary with well doing, nor do
we ark to be paid for our services, but we
will neither be despised nor defrauded by
those whom we have worked for, without
the effort of freeman for their rights.
We expected that the late county conven
tion would at least give us a passing notice
in i's proceedings, but instead of giving a
single nomination to any one of seven town
ships which altogether can raise only 183
Whig votes, and give nearly one half of the
Democratic vote of all the county, we were
compelled to see tho best four out of the l
eight county officers given to a single town
ship which has more Whig votes than our
seven alltogether (265) and which should
have been the last ot ail the eighteen to in
sult us by such an outrage, after our many
years of devotion ar.d self denial to its in
terests.
We protest against this outrageous mono
polizing of the officers liy Bloom township
through intrigue and corrupt bargains. We
protest against it, because conduct like this
must disorganize the party and produce end
less mischief in the county. We protest a
gainst it, because our lights are not to be
trampled upon, nor our long years of service
despised by those we have served.
But again, we protest against these nomi
nations because they are not the nominations
of Democrats. Men who themselves have
not supported parly organization, have no
right to claim that party organization shall
support and elect lliem, trusty, honest men,
who were democrats from childhood wore
made to stand back for "Taylor Democrats"
for men who had opposed a fair and unques
tioned nomination of the parly, and for men
who were ready to be again candidates a
gainst the party organization if not them
selves nominated. We have always sup
ported "llie ticket, the whole ticket, and
nothing but the ticket" but it must be a
democratic ticket to claim our loyalty and
support.
Wo look to the conduct and principles of
men, and not to their names and tho empty
clap-trap professions which they may make
just betore the election. We can submit to
a majority in a convention, but it must be a
majority of democrats, and such who are
voting to nominate a democrat. We are
willing to bow to the voice of a majority of
our political brethren, but not to bend to tlie
lrauds of factions tricksters who sell and
trade the votes of tlie people's representa
tives. To such men we are not political
kindred, but adversaries forever. The de
feat of such men and of their nefarious
schemes of disgraceful barter will not be
the defeat of democratic principles or of
democratic organization ; but will in fact be
a vindication of both party principle and
party organization. It will merely be decla
ring that the parly will not pay a prem'um
to bold, bad men lor having heretofore help
ed to defeat regular nominations, it will be
just declaring that the party will not prosli
tute and disgrace itself to reward those men
who are only in profession democrats for oi
fice, but whigs for every thing elso. Simon
Cameron himself talks loudly against what
ho calls "disorganization" when he or his
friends are on the ticket; but yet runs a
gains! his party whenever he thinks he can
in that way be elected. Even Valentine
Best, who runs against his party for Speaker
of the Senate and for Senator, cries out lus
tily for "ihgjlcket, the whole ticket,-and
nothingKßlTmr liclgelf whet* ihe or his
friends are on "it. We have soen enough of
his hypocrisy to be sick of it.
It is notorious that the late nominations of
the county convention were brought about to
pay the dirty work of the mere underlings of
that band of corrupt party-hacks who havo
been for years feeding and fattening upon
the good natured of the party and the tax
payers of the county.
As true democrats, at good citizens and
as honest inen we repudiate this conduct,
and protest against having the public offi
cers sold out in this way to those who will
bid the most service to a corrupt master.
Those candidates who submitted their claims
tO,the convention, submitted them in a lair
competition with democrats and on demo
cratic principles. But where men come in
competition who have opposed regular nom
inations, and are ready to do so again if not
nominated, the contest is not equal, and
hence not fair; unlets both parties may
claim the same right. Each party has a
privilege as large as the other claimed or
would have useifF
The old removal question was unfairly
made an issue in the convention ; but even
on that issue our portion of the county and
tbe candidates we presented had claims far
above those nun nominated—some of whom
never done any thing for the question, oth
ers came in coldly at tho eleventh hour, and
again others were only kept from opposing
that question at all stages by the contiuued
promise of an office.
We regret to see that by this state of
things our political patty is dissolved, but
let those whose imprudence brought it about
suffer the heavy responsibility. For our
selves, we desired to-see united and haimo
nious nominations of democrats made, we
dosired to see all parts of the county treated
with a fair fraternal feeling; but since we
have been disowned and disfranchised by
those who shotshl have been our brethren,
we are driven to think, to act, and to VOTE
for outselves. And having now 'no regular
and binding party nominations of democrats
we will vote for men of clean hands and
pure characters, men who will be honest,
competent, and deserving of the offices to
which we propose to elect them—men of
correct business habits, of good morals, and
who have never bargained or intrigued
with corrupt factions for an office. VVe in
vile you all, fellow citizens, to be with us in
this good work. Let it be a work of the
people, and let every honest citizen aid it.
IxcsolceJ, That the Proceedings of this
meoling together with the foregoing adress
be signed by the officers and published in
the papers of our county.
ELIAS M'HENRY, President.
Q. F. MOORE,
' A. R. JACOBY/Ficc Presidents.
1—< '
What Is Treason t
This question so frequently propounded
since the fugitive slave riot at Christiana, is
thus answered in the Philadelphia Bulletin
by an eminent lawyer of that city :
If a body ol men conspire and meditate
an insurrection, to resist or oppose the exe
cution of any statute of the United Stales by j
force, they are only guilty of a high misde- |
meanor; but if they proceed to carry such |
an intention into execution by force, they
are then guiity of treason by levying war.—
Wheaton's American Crira. Law, 580. U.
S. vs. Mitchell, 2 Dall, 148.
Tire tu New Ileilln.
LEWISBURQ. Sept. 27, 1851.
A Fire broke out in the stables of Harri
son's Temperance House, at New Berlin, |
last evening about 8 o'clock, and destroyed
that and four other stables joining, mostly
filled with hay and other combuslle materi
als, all of which was consumed. The fire
supposed to have been communicated by a
boy who was sent to the stable with a lan- !
tern. The wind aided somewhat in saving
the houses adjacent, from the conflagration.
Two of the five stables belonged to Messrs.
Harrison, Botiferaud Wilson. Amount of
loss unkuown. Insurance ditto.
Ilucks County Nominations.
DOVLESTOWN, Sept. 29.—The following is
the result of the Bucks County Convention:
—President Judge, Henry Chapman. Con
ferees, H. K. Sager, C. H. Mann, R. 'James,
Benjamin Harwick. Associate Juddges, An
drew Apple, Stephen N. Bartine. Sheriff,
John Sager. Commissioner, Hazel Scott,
l'rolhonotary, Levi C. Kulp. Register, Wil
liam Thompson. Recorder, Joseph Morri
son. Cleik of Orphan's Court, Reuben M.
Sheets. Treasurer, S. M. Wager. Coroner,
J. G. Hibbs. Director, James M; Boiteau.
Auditor, James C. Feaney.
More Bank Failures.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.
The Bank and Brokers here, to-day, refuse
to take the notes of the following institutions'
Ocean Bank, Bergen Iron Works, N. J.
l'htenix Bank, Bainbridge, N. Y.
Merchants' Bank, Ellerf, N. Y.
CV Tho Harrisburg Telegraph, one of the
leading organs of Governor Johnston, char
ges Hon. James Cooper, our Whig U. S.
Senator, with baing opposed to tho re-elec
tion of Gov. Johnston ; and this distinguish
ed example is followed by many prominent
Whigs in the city.
WisciiEsln Delegates.
BUFFAL#, Sept. 29th.-The Democrats of
Wisconsin have elected Delegates to the Na
tional Convention, who are favorable to the
election of Gen. Cass.
GOLD HCMHDO.—Fifty persons are digging
for gold at Stratford, Conn., in tho expecta
tion of finding from $7,000,000, to 10,000.000
said to have been buried there by a Spanish
Captain. When they get it they should make
a note on't."
Gov. Johnston Nailed.
We extract the following from a recont
letter of Col. J. R. Snowden. How essenti
ally a plain statement of facts scatter to the
wind the flimsy cobweb misrepresentations
of an unscrupulous electioneerer 1 But to
the extract:
"It is said that Governor Johnston has ad
vanced the novel idea of a Sinking Fund 1 A
sinking fund has been recommended by
Gov. Wolf, Gov. I'ortor and Gov. Shunk,
ank by every Democratic Stale Treasurer,
from the lime ol Dr. Sturgeon to Gen. Bickel.
"The revenue yielded by the act of 29th
of April, 1844, in connection with other rev
-1 euues then existing, exceeding the expendi
| litres, and fro lanto, diminished the debt. I
! will show that practically, here was a more
! efficient sinking fund during Gov. Shunk's
administratation than since. It is an easy
matter to divert money from the general
fund; but let us see how far tho debt of the
eommonweaallh is paid.
"Tho following statement I have prepared
from copies of official reports now in my
possession. Il therefore may be relied upon
as accurate:
State Debt— Deo. 1, 1845, 840,986,393 22
" Jan, 1, 1846, 40,739,577 09
" Jan. 1, 1847, 4q,578,949 51
" Dec. 1, 1848, 40,474,736 93
" Dec. 1, 1849, 40,397,672 92
" Dec. 1, 1850, 40.316,452 44
Debt Paid.
8246,816 22 —Shunk Gov.: Snowden Ireas.
160,627 49—Shunk Gov., Banks, Treas.
104,212 58 —Shunk Gov., Plumer, Treas
-77,063 10 —Johnston Gov.; Ball, Treas.
81,311 48 —Johnston Gov.: Bickel, treas.
Recapitulation.
Debt paid in Gov. Shunk's administra
tion. $511,656 29
Debt paid in Gov. Johnston's adminis
tration. 158,375 59
"These remarkable figures, in view of
Gov. Johnston's arrogant pretentions. Com
pare these results with the extract from his
Allegheny speech, and you will see the dif
ference between allegation and facts.
"Tbe amouut of the sinking fund on the
Ist day of December last, the lime to which
my statement extends, was $469,122 98 ■
but is not true that the State debt is dimin
ished an equal amount of that sum. It only
shows the fact, that that amount of the general
revenue has been appropriated to that fund. In
my statement of the amount of debt at that
period, I have, of course allowed a credit for
the amount of the sinking fund.
"It would seem as if Gov. Johnston has
got the bright idea, that evpry dollar that
goes into the sinking fund diminishes the
State debt; whereas it is only taking it from
one pocket and putting it into another.
France*
The latest advices from France, through
the English newspapers, are nothing but ac
counts of plots for tho overthrow of the Re
public, which seems to stand very well all
the assaults upon it, if they have any other
existence than in the "brain tJf correspon
dents, who wish to make their letters inter
esting. Another plot, in the shape of a coup
d' Etat, is likewise said to have been dis
covered, which is not authenticated by any
facts. Tho story is, that Louis Napoleon
had determined, on a certain Sunday night,
to give the Republic its quietus, and to take
up liisbcd in the Tnilleries. Two regiment
of soldiers, devoted to the President, had re
ceived orders to hold themselves in readi
ness for this nocturnal enthronement, which
was to be immediately followed by the ar
rest of about four hundred representatives of
the Assembly, generals and journalists. Ev
erything had been provided for, even to a
special express train of cars, to convey the
conspirators to the North, in case they should
fail of success in carrying out thii grand
plan for the restoration of the empire. The
scliptrie was defeated, as the report is, by
tho unexpected resistance of Gen. Pgrrot,
who refused to open the gates of tho Tuil
leries. The report gained sufficient ere
dence to cause a fall in the public funds :
but there is no evidence that it was finally
believed.— Public Ledger.
Michigan Itatlrnnd Conspiracy Case.
DRTROIT, Sept. 26.—The jury in the rail
road arson and conspiracy case, after being
out 9j hours, came in last night with an
unanimons verdict of guilty against the fol
lowing persons: Lyman Champion, E.
Champion, William Champion, E. J. Price,
Wm.Corwin, O. D. Williams, A. J. Free
land, Aaron Mount, Erastns Smith. F.benezer
Fnrnham, Amny Fillep, and E.Price. Smith
and Farnham were recommended to the
mercy of the Court. The balance of the
prisoners were acquitted, the evidence
against thorn not warranting a conviction.
tF The Filibustering attempt in North
ern Mexico, it appears, has been made, and
is said to be successful so far. The "insur
gents," by which we suppose is meant the
Texan volunteers, have seized the govern
ment funds, and merched to join Carabajal,
the leader of the intended revolution. This
movement appears pretty much of the same
character us that against Cuba. The revo
lution commences on this side nf the Mexi
can boundary, and is to bo followed up by
the Mexicans on the other side, on the arri
val of the volunteers. We have no other
particulars of the affair than those which the
very brief telegraph despatch furnishes
Public Ledger.
tF A dreadful steamboat explosion took
plnce on the Ohio, near Shawnetown, on
Sunday last. Thirty-five persons were kil
led and wounded.—Tho fault was no doubt
the engineer's, as he made his escape im-,
mediately after tho awful ocaurter.es.
CAST-IRON FRONTS or HOUSES.— The great
majority of new brick and free-stone build
ings for stores which are now being erected
in New York, the Scientific American says,
have the fronts of their lower stories made of
cast-iron.
tF A Democratic Meeting will be held
at Cambra, in Huntington, on Saturday af
ternoon, and will bo addressed by Col.
Wright and otbors.
From the Pike County Democrat.
SONG OF rue PIKE CO. DEMOCRACY.
As Sung by the McCnffcrty Family.
Tune—"Nothing else to do.
The Summer now is over and we've harves
ted our corn,
Our wheat is in the garner and our hay is in
the barn;
We'll rally all our forces now the honest and
the true,
And we'll go for gallant Bigler, boys, we've
nothing else to do.
CHORUS Nothing else to-do—
Nothing else to do—
And we'll go for gallant Bigler, my boys we'-
ve nothing else to do.
The Whigs may go for Johnston, and elect
him if they can,
They'll tind in next October, that they've
chosen the wrong man;
His principles are dark enough, pros
pects darker, too,
And we'll make 'em look still blacker, boys,
we've noting else to do.
Our candidate's a Raftman, boys, and so we
need not fear
Tho dangers of Salt River, while he ourciaft
shall steer :
He'll guide the ship of State, boys, he's hon
est and he's true,
So we'll go for gallant Bigler, boys, for we'-
ve nothing else lo do
We've got a noble challengo from Pacific's
golden strand,
The Keystone has accepted it and joined in
heart and hand,
We're sure to have that banner, boys, and
what is stilt more true,
It's bound to wave in "Little Pike" she's
noihipg else to do!
Then here's to Pennsylvania, with Bigler
for her guide,
And here's to California, with Biglor at her
side ;
The Keystone and the Golden Star, and old
Pike County too,
We'll drink to all together, boys, we've noth
ing else to do.
Sunbury and Erlo Railroad Convention.
On last Thursday the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad convention met in the Sunsom
street Hall, Philadelphia ; anj was addres
sed by Hugh Bellas of Northumberland,
Edward Diddle of New York, Thomas Slruth
ers of Warren county, B. Penrose
of Adams, Joseph R. Chandler, Wm. D.
Kelly, Anson V. Parsons, Edward A. Pen
niman of Philadelphia, George W. Wood
ward of Luzerne, John Galbraith of Erie
and James L. Gillis of Elk. Morning, after
noon and evening sessions were held, the
latter at the Musical Fund Hall.
Judge Woodward, from the Committee
on Resolutions, offered the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That Pennsylvania, endowed
as she is with varied and unbounded min
eral resources—ra iking, as slit does, with
the first Agricultural States of the Union,
and possessing, in Pittsburg, tho key to the
va!loy ol I!R: Mississippi—in Erie, the best
and safest harbor on the lakes—and in Phil
adelphia, the second commercial and first
manuTactunng city of the Union—is des
tined to a position in the first rank of com
mercial com munities.
Resolred, That the present wants ol the !
Slate demand the immediate connection of j
Philadelphia and Erie by a continuous rail- |
road, which shall penetrate the now neglec- j
ted but rich arable and mineral regions of
the State.
Resolved, That subscriptions, lo the a- j
mount of one million dollars to the stock of
the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, having al- j
ready been pledged by the people of the
counties through which tho road will pass, j
it is hoped that the ci'izens of Philadelphia
will rnako such additions thereto as will se
cure the immediate commencement and
early completion of the work.
Resolved, Tnat the extensive system ol
railroads constructed, or about being com
pleted by our sister Slates of Ohio, Michi
gan, Indiana and Illinois, on which a sum of
over forty million? is being expended—ver
ging towards our unrivalled harbor of Erie,
on Lake Erie, demands that this State
should be prepared, at the very earliest prac
ticable moment to open for public use this,
the shortest and most direct aveuue through
the heart ol Pennsylvania from that port to
the city of Philadelphia.
Resolved, That we believe that the pros
perity of the agricultural, manufacturing,
mining and commercial interests of the
Stale will be immensely promoted by the
early completion of the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad, the most direct route from the
lakesee the seaboard cities , and thak we
Ihorefore urge upon our citizens to sub
scribe promply and liberally to the Suubury
and Erie Railroad slock.
Resolved, That the commerce and rapid
ly growing business of the several lines of
Railroad and Canal, by which New York
and Boston are connected with the Lakes, is
a sufficient guarantee of the profitableness
of this road as an investment.
Resolved, That no public work could now
be projected that would increase so vastly
the value of the taxable property of our cit
izens, and the revenues of the Slate, as the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad.
Resolved, That a Committee of be ap
pointed by ike Chairman of the Convention,
to prepare and ptibl ish an address to the
public, in aid of the enterprise in which wo
are engaged.
ty The Hon. Andrew Stovenson, of Vir
ginia, one of the ablest men in the United
Stales, wiU deliver the Address before the
Pennsylvania Stale Agricultural Society, at
its Annual Exhibition, at llarrisburg, next
month. The late eminent Gov. M'Dowell
was originally intended to be invited to con
fer upon our State Society this servico ; but
his death intervening, the duly and honor
have fallnjk-upon another Tavorito son of Virj
ginia.
STATE SENATE. —Twenty-two Senators
hold over. Of these 13 are Democrats, and
9 Whigs. Of the eleven to be elected, 4
are from Democratic districts, and 7 from
Whig districts. If the Democratic districts
are true to themselves, there will be one of a
Democratic majority in the next Senate.
This is highly important, as the State islo be
divided into Congressional districts at the
next session.
Terrible Conflagration In llnf/alo.
Five Hundred Buildings Destroyed—Loss hilf
a Million of Dollars.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 26, 9 A. M. —About
four o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in
the very centre or what is called the Fiver
Points. A strong southeast wind was blow
ing at the time, and the buildings boing
wood, and very dry, the Are spread with
fearful rapidity, and in less than fifteen min
utes the entire block of buildings on Rock
and Peacock streets, from the ship canal and
Erie streets to Evans, were in flames.
The fire crossed Erie street, and took the
large planing mill of the Messrs. Eaton, then
crossed Canal and Erie streets to the bridge,
sweeping over) thing on the opposite aide of
the canal lo Terrace street, thence down to
Terrace to Mechanic street, or along both
sides of tho canal; here, after the greatest
exertions on the part of the firemen and cit
izens, the spread of the flames was checked.
The number of buildings destroyed is
over five hundred. Among them is the
large brick school-house 0:1 Erie street, in
District No. 2.
A large amoun tof lumber in lha Messrs.
Eaton's mill and yard were destroyed. Al
so, an immense quantity of lumber in the
yards of George Cenell and the Messrs. Far
mer and De Bloquiere.
Th 9 number of families turned out of
! house and home by this disaster is great, al
most beyond conception. The most of the
houses destroyed being occupied by poor
families, many of them barely escaped with
their lives, so fearfully rapid was' the pro
gress of the flames.
It is feared that a number of persons hive
j been burned to death, although no bodies
j have yet been recovered.
i The loss is roughly estimated at half a
| million of collars.
j The insurance on the property is very
j slight.
; The burn! district presents a heart sickon
| ing spectacle-
I
Judge Jessup.
A good story is told of Judge Jessup, who
is now one of the candidates on the Whig
1 ticket for the Supreme Bench. A gentle
man travelling through this Slate, stopped
all night at a hotel, where he was put in the
same room with two others travellers liko
himself, who annoyed him by their loud
snoring. The black boy of the hotel en
tered the room, when our narrator said to
him, '-Ben, I'll give you five dollars if you
will stop that man next to me who snores so
dreadfully." "Can't stop him for five dol
lars, but if massa will advance on the price,
I'll try." By this time one of tho strangers
ceased his nasal sound—the other was now
to be quieted, and who turned out to be
Judge Jessup. So stepping up to him, Ben
woke him and said, Judge, you are talking
in your sleep, and exposing all tho secrets
of the Susquehanna Bank, (ho was Presi
dent of that ini-titotitm,) yon had better bo
careful." The Judge got out of bed, dres
sed himself, and descended to the bar room,
and didn't sleep a wink that night.—Ameri
can Standard.
President Judge.
Tho Conferees of tho other parly mot on
Saturday last, and unanimously nominated
our respected Townsman, Hon J. N. CON
VNGIIAM, for President Judge of this Judicial
District. Mr Conyngham is not of our par
ly, but we should do injustice to our own
leelings, wero we not to make a passing re
mark in regard to him.
Judge Conyngham is a most estimable cit
izen, and one of the purest men of his day.
A man of the strictest integrity—learned in
the law—talented—honest—impartial—and
as a Judge or Jurist, such a man as all may
confide in.
We may not refer to him again during the
campaign. This much is duo to his merit
as a man—a citizen—a Judge—a Christian.
There was in that party sufficient disposi
tion exhibited for the nomination of CHAS.
DENISON, Esq., to show the high estimation
in which he is held. For one so young, the
expression was highly complimentary. He
is young enough to permit him, with such a
staring indication, to look forward to emi
nence in position.— H'ilkesbarre Advocate.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY— The Democrats
of Northampton county met on Thursday
last, and nominated the following excelled
ticket :
Assembly—Col. W. H. Hutter, (the able
and talented editor of tho Easton Argus,)
and Michael Myers.
Associate Judges—James Kennedy, Wil
liam 1.. Sebring.
Prothonotary—John A. Innes.
Clerk of tho Orphan's Court—Abraham.
Sigman.
Register—Joseph Shepherd.
Recorder—Abraham Berlin.
Clerk of the Sessions—Joseph H. Boyer.
Treasuier—Peter F. Etlenburger.
Commissioner—William Reigel.
EF" Lehigh County, has elected Maj. Wm.
Fry and John D. Side* Delegatos to the next
Slate Convention, wiihout instructions.
David Laury, Esq., and Gen. William Lib
ly, jr., are the Democratic nominees of Le
high and Carbon for the Legislature.
MARRIED.
In Bloomsburg on Wednesday evening,
Oct. Ist, by Rev. A. A. Marple, ISAIAH W.
MCKBLVY, and Miss EI.MIIU BARTON, both
of Bloomsburg.
Sept. 19th-, by Rev. Jos. France, Mr. Wn.
H. SNYDER to Miss MAHY JANE ARTLEY, all
of Danville.
DIED.
lit Fisiiingcreek Township, on Monday
the 29th of September, of a short, but pain
ful illness, MR. JOHN BITTENBENOCR aged
71 years and eleven mouths.
In Northumberland, on Wednesday last,
Mr. THOMAS GASKINO, aged about 60 years
In Centre township, 16th ult., FRANCIS E.
FOWLER, son of N. B. and Rebecca P. Fowl
er, aged 3 years, 11 m. ami 3 days.