STAR OF THE NORTH. g 1. R. W. WEAVER,, EDITOR. lilooiu*l>ui{r, TlmrMlityj[ iliutli 20, 18.16 UFMUCU ATIC ifsfs ( I UITTA I luhiT CANAL CO.MMI-SIONEn, GEORGE SCOTT, of. Columbia County. GENERAL, JACOB FRY, Jr., of Montgomery Co. ,( ! J J (t'jtvproa UENKRAL, TIMOTHY IVI:S. ,f Cotter County. GREKN-liVt l> JRAlAlllsV. The bob-tail says he can't stand it apy long er to see us get more offices than any other man iu .the coqnty. His trouble reminds the reader of the Frenchman, who, when the ser vant told him there were three new hoy* at home,crushed his hat over his eyes and rush ed out with the exclamation, "by gar me put .a stop to dis." He barks excruciatingly to think he made such a mistake in selling him self as a tool to the Know-Nothings, and can't get his share ol the offices. Poor fellow ! Last soring his Know-Nothing keepers kissed him ou to eat up the Democratic Standing Committee of this County, because it select ed a Delegate to the Harrisburg Convention. But to show in how ridiculous a light his rage was viewed, the Standing Committee this year went oil just as if the SUII still arose in the east, and selected a delegate in the same manner as last year. Rut, of course, as the bob-tail could receive no recognition in n party whose candidates for three years past he has opposed, not even a crumb tell to Itim; and bis blood boiled over to see our name on the State Central Committee. It was more than Ixis frail nature could stand; and so in the agony of his suffering lie fires away—as he did at the Committee last year—doubtless with the same result. As to Hie Auditor Generalship, we never asked any delegate or other person to support us for that nomination, but wrote distinctly to a friend that while another gentleman whom we named was a candidate we desired thut no vote should be given for us. If Mr. Scon had not been a candidate for Canal Commis sioner with fair prospscts, it was the design of the delegates from this district to vote for us; and we would have certainly received more votes than the fellow who goes for the vol unteer got when he tried to be a candidate for Canal Commissioner and failed to get his own county. • His envy of our luck is no doubt sharpen-1 c ed with the reflection over that Mercantile j r Appraisership which he twice begged for end i s twice got—over the left. Perhaps his dreams ; f were disturbed with visions of that Revenue i | Commissioner's office which lie made prep- I r arations to fulfil, and was sure of—until an- £ other man was appointed. Or it may be that I ; he only felt a little soie to remember the mail j I messengerslnpbetwecn Bloomsburg and Cat- | t tawissa which be felt sure of, alter ho had r blowed the Post Office Deportment into the , middle of next week, until our friend Pren- j | ties turned up Moil-messenger. j t And these were all appointments, 100, old i fellow, besides about forty others yon were ; after. So you had better have a guorl opin- '■ ion about appointments. The only difference , between us seems to be that you try for ; the appointments and wo pel thetn. It is j certainly Irue that we have doelinnd Hnd re signed more offices than you ever held; nnd j auch as we held have always been attended to with fidelity, so that we received others Without asking lor them. Nona of ours ever yet ended in a "red box," an execution for the public money, and a special act of the Legislature for relief; as did the only one, we believe, you ever held. New Arrangement. We have now made such arrangements that the "STAR" will reach nearly all its sub scribers in the county north and east of this ; place on Wednesday afternoon. The offices j along the Cambra mail route will receive tbeir packages on fhul day, and so will also . the offices along the river between this place and Wilkes Barre. This will include Light , Street, QygnneviUa. Hew Columbus, I afitf Cambra on the one line, and Espy town, j Lime Ridge, Berwick, Beach Haven, Sliick shinr.y and Wilkes Barre on the other. Cat- | tawissa papers will always be mailed in j time to reach that place by the cars on j Wednesday afternoon. We have tried this 1 arrangement for three weeks past, and find J that it suits our subscribers better than the | old one. The "Star" will now reach Buck horn, Jersey town and White Hall onThnrs day morning, and Stillwater, Benton and Coles Creek on Friday morning, while under the old style it was sometimes nine days up on its journey to teach the three places last named. Ir WE CAN by any moarilt find room next wee* Mir SO lung a Joeumcnt, rro rril+a pnblish the powerful speech of Senator Case, ' on Ameriian relations with Great Britain, It is not political, as that word is generally under stood, but a national and statesmanlike produc lion of the highest and boldest character. FOR MUSICIANS. —Whoever wishes to buy • superior new piano forte or melodeon will do well to call at this office. We can put him upon the track of a good instrument ami cheap. £7* The operatots at the Montour Iron Works are "on a strike," to the number ol several hundred, asking for back pay, and ■n arrangement for monthly pay in the lu lure. iy To-morrow (Friday) the township elections will lake place in the several dis tricts of this county. GF" Petitions are in circulation fn Rush township, Northumberland county, to have thaUtownship annexed to Montourcounty. |y The Democratic Stale Central Com' inlttee is-called to meet at the Merchants' Hotel *n neM fiatubdajr. -v' fMi ', - tSf The epicures et Danville feast on fresh •had already. Correspondent* of the "Star." From Philadelphia- PHILADELPHIA. March 17, '56. ■ The details of the terrible Calamity on the Delaware will reach you ie time more fully than 1 can give them. There were about 100 passengers on the steamboat, of which about 30 were women aiul children. Ten are known to be drowned or burnt to death, and twenty others yet missing. There were many instances of heroism, and upipy claims in that way which ate unfounded. The fire seoiijs to have really been an unavoidable accident; at least there was as much care as 1 is common on river s camhoats. The trade book sales close to-day, At no previous sales did so many books change hands. The publishing business has grown more than any other within the past few years, and this is a good sign of the increas ing wealth, leisure and intelligence of the times. Politically, everybody seems to take it for granted that Mr. Buchanan is to be tho next President, and JRiehard Vaux the next May or of the City. The honest portion of the old line Whigs will voto with the Democrats, and there will be such a division of the mu nicipal ofiiccs as shall he fair and just. This arrangement will not bo made secretly nor by collusion, but iu a manly and open man ner. For every avaricious and looso-ioinled fellow that the the Know Nothings have ta ken from our party we shall get two respec table and honest Whigs. The landlords who were sentenced to im prisonment and fine by Judge Kelley last week for spiling liquor, carried their case to the Supreme Court, but that tribunal sus tained llio opinion and action of the Court below. 11l the Griswold divorce case, the Court refused to annul the decree of divorce which had heen made in favor of the hus band by ihc wife's consent. On each ol the business thoroughfares of llio city there is every indication of a heavy spring Hade. The business is later than us ual, owing to the severe winter and the im pediments to navigation and railroads; but the prospect is (hat the sum total will exceed that of any previous season (or years past.— In almost every department of trade the preparations for active operations were su perior to former years, in consequence of the delay, and, when buyers arrived they were enabled to purchase with greater facilities than formerly. Slocks were, and ure now, well assorted, but, it -the demand for goods continues, it will not lake long to absorb many of lite styles of dry goods, boots and shoes, straw goods, lac. The merchants from the West are making very satisfactory payments; so, also, with a portion of South ern buyers, but, us a genetul thing, the South is backward. The number of stran gers in town, at present, is very large. Near ly all the hotels are we/I fjlled, and, in some instances, the crowd makes the quarters un comlottable. I have to-day seen a specimen of the new promenade over-dress for ladies which is now all the rage in Paris. It is a close fittii g coal, like the New York suttoul worn by gentlemen —only not quite'so long. Pearl drab oattlietnire or pelisse cloth ate the ma terials from which it is preferred. The eut is double-breasted, with four pearl or passe menterie bullous on each side of the lapels, and corresponding holes in lite lapels ; and two buttons at the waist behind, at the junc tion of the box-olails and side seams. The collar is quite small. The sleeves are cut in the pagoda style—that is, with a very little fullness at the arm-hole, and formed to fit the arm nearly to the elbow, from whence they widen so as to become very large and flowing at the wrist, where they are turned over to form a round cuff of three inches depth. For a waist sixteen inches in length, the skirt should be About eighteen inches long, and eut i:i a regular circle, to sew with out fulness to the bodice, and still fall grace fully over a hooped skirt of moderate ampli tude. The linings are of silk serge to match, and the edges are bound with floe galloon. There are two diagonal pockets in the skirls. I describe it thus minutely, baoa Chestnut (street will soon swarm with ibem. 1 be LlccDke Bill. HARRISBURG, March 17. —The House Com- j miltee of Conference on the License Bill in forms nic that they concede;! much more than the Senate Committee, but that an in separable obstacle to an arrangement was, that the three members of the House refus ed to make the ratio of taxables in the coun try more than 125, and also refused to raise the minimum of country licences above $25. COOKING WITHOUT FIRE. —The last inven tions a plan for cooking without fire, de. scribed in the Scientific American. The in vention is a combination of tin cooking dish es, placed one üboye another, 'he bottom of one vessel filling on lite top part of tho dish "below. In the lower dish of all, a small quantity of quick-lime is placed, and then, by means of a lube, cold water is introduced upon the lime. Chemical action generates intense heal, whereby the articles on the dishes are quickly cooked, ready for the la | bte. A "YOUNG LADY," from Philadelphia, has been culling, up a great many shines in Pe tersburg, Va., where she had put on a pair of trowsers, with other habilaments to match, and was sporting it like a fine yonng gent.— The father found her thus unsexed, and took her home. This interesting specimen of feminine precocity was only sixteen years old. The progressive Spirit. —The Legislature of New Mexico has passed an act to create and organizb the Atlantic ar.d Pacific Railroad Company, with a capital slock of ten mill ions of dollars. Very good for a beginning, but the amount of capital should be multi plied by twenty, t'o come nearer the actual amount required to contract such a road. The Montour American, the new K. N. pa per at Danville, in an able editorial, declines the supput of Fillmore and says truly that "endsr no circumstances can this Stale be made to assume and maintain a Pro-alavery position." Correspondence of the "Star." FltyM DEI..4WAItE. MUJORD, Del., March 14, '56. Mn. WCAVKR, — Dear Sir: —Agreeably to promise I set down lo give you and your readers a peep at this, (in many respects,) interesting Stale, viz: Delaware. The im pression made upon tho mind of an individ ual who has lived all his days among the hills and mountains of New England or Penn sylvania on first corning into this beautiful peninsula, Is striking indeed, and something like that which I suppose is experienced by those who for the first lime visit the great prttries of the west. On the map, the little Stato of Delaware makes but a small figure; but in the remarks about to be made, I shall pay no regared lo Mason fy Dixon's Line, but lake ill to view the whole Peninsula—from tho Pennsylva nia line to the extreme point of CnpeChnrles. This is a region without mountains, and ex cept along the Brandywine, without any ele vation of sulficieiit importance to deserve |>he name of bill. The whole is almost a uni form level, broken only by sluggish water courses that drain the country into the two bays that bound it east and west. The length of this peninsula is about two hun dred miles, and the mear breadth about six ty miles. All together it would make a beau tiful, uniform and convenient Slate, and at some day the boundary may bso adjusted as to embrace t lie whole of it. This should be done. There are now about two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants in the whole territory above indicated. There are three qualities of soil—that of tho extreme northern part, bordering upon Pennsylvania, is a consistant loam, and is very productive in wheat and all the cereals and grasses peculiar to the best cultivated portion of your own Stale. A considerable part is a sandy loam—very easily tilled, and capable of producing the finest crops, and all the f-uils of this particular latitude. The balance, and probably the largest portion of the whole, is very sandy. This sandy soil is very easily tilled; and is really, all things considered, worth double that the broken, hilly lands of your country tire. All 60uth of the middle of Sussex County in this State the timber is principly yellow pine, a tree very different in its appearance from the yellow pine of Pennsylvania. Here the growth is free anil rapid, and the appear ance of lite tree as fair and symmetrical as the white pine of your country. All north of the point, or line above indicated, the timber consists of oak, hickory, walnut, pop lar, sweet and sour gum, maple, and in some sections chestnut. There are eight kinds of oak. In the sandy, and sandy loam regions the only grass of spontaneous growth is a tail hard grass called sedge grass, of very little value, and generally lound growing in old fields long since worn out, and thrown out, us they term it here, lo rest. There are some depositee of bog-iron-ore in the low lands of Sussex county in this State, from which a very superior quality ot iron lias been made ; but at present there is nothing done—no iron works, or mining in operation. This region is the Yaukeedom of the South, j Settled at firs', by the staid Scandinavian, this I ' whole region, Irorn its open and accessible ' character, was soon fully taken up and set- ' tied, not however as thickly settled as New EnizlanJ. Though with the same degree of homogeniousiiess as it regards the people.— There is no mixing here of Irish, Liutch, English, Yankee and Jersey as in Pennsyl vania, but all are the dependents of the first settlers here. It is owing to this circum stance, and (be almost entire non-intercourse that lias rubsisled between this and other Stutes, that has left this whole peninsula, with the exception of the northern extremi ly, at least fifty years "behind the limes." Of the advantages which this country pos sesses, and the inducements which it offers to those who contemplate emigrating from the more densely*peopled teillemenis of the north nod east, I shall have something to say (or write) in a subsequent communication. Yours truly, D S . The Prometheus at New Orleans. Two Weeks I.nler from California. NEW ORI.EANS, March 12—The Steamship Pionrtethens has arrived with San Fraocisco dales to the 20th ult. She left San Juart on ihe bill Inst. The steamship Northern Eight left on the same day lor New York, with 5300,000 in gold. A shock of an earthquake occurred a! San Francisco on the 15th ult., and caused some slight damage. It was felt throughout the Stale. The appointment of Mr. McDuffle, as IT. S. Marshal of the Northern District, has caus ed much indignation. He is charged jvith Peiug a professional gambler, and strong pe titions have been signed for his removal. It is supposed that President Pierce has been imposed upon, or made the appointment by accident. The Indians are still committing outrages in Oregon and Washington territories. Nu merous volunteer companies are mustering to act against the marauders. The question in relation to a State govern ment for Oiegon, is to go to the people by a special election, to be held in April. Central America. General Walker has seized all the boats belonging to Ihe Transit Company, and, after annulling the charter, has granted a new charter to another company. Ii is said that Costa Rica has not received Col. Scblessiuger, and there is strong oppo sition there to the foreign party in Nicaragua. Col. Kinney has published a letter in sub stantiation of his claim in Central America. From Japan. The schooner Page arrived at San Fran oisco from Japan, bringing most distressing intelligence. It is reported that the city of Jeddo was destroyed by an earthquake on the 11th of November. One hundred thou sand houses, it is estimated, were demolish ed, burying about thirty thousand human be ings beneath the ruins. W Teh poof men can sleep tranquilly upon a mat; but two kings are not able to live at peace in a quarter of the world. REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Mod (lord's Arithmetical Series- The Juvenile Mental Arithmetic : designed for the use of Primary and Common Schools The American Intellectual Arithmetic: tie signed for the use of Schools and Acade mies. Tite Practical Arithmetic: designed lor the use of Schools and Academies. The American Ehilosophical Arithmetic: de signed for the use of Advanced Classes in Schools and Academies. By JNO, F. STOP DARD, A. M. New York: Sheldon, Blake luuit & Co., Lancaster: llirain Young & Co. This series of Books have brcome among the most popular issued, now being used in the school districts of some States entire.— They are atl carefully designed to conduct the learner from initiatory steps, by an easy and progressive gradual system, to the more advanced attainments in Mathematical Sci ence. The Lancaster Express says: we have examined the series carefully, and, basing our opinion oil considerable experience as a teacher, we have no hesitation in pronoun cing them superior lo any other series that has come under our notice. The Author, Prof. Stoddard, is now Principal of the Lan caster County Normal Suhool, at Millersville, a responsible trust for which he is peculiarly and eminently qualified : and for this reason this excellent series of Books possess addi tional interest lo our readers. A whole vol ume of the meat exalted recommendations from the beßt Educators in the country, who have used this series, might be given, sus taining the opinion we have above given, but we hove room for only one or two. The following testimony comes from the Princi pals of ten of the Public Schools of Brooklyn city, and whose names are subscribed to tbe copy before us : '•Having submitted ''Stoddard's Intellectu al Arithmetic" lo the practical lest of the school room, we have no hesitation in ex pressing a strong preference for it over al' Text-books on the subject. The author has taken a decided step in advance of those who have preceded him ; and his labors are likely to do much towards popularizing a study, the importance ot which as a mental discipline can hardly be over estimated. The works formerly in use were deficient of systematic arrangement, were neither gradual enough in their transitions, nor sufficiently compre hensive and varietl -as regards their exam ples. SlO idard's on the other hand, is an eminently practical hook ; philosophical ar rangement, natural and lucid in its analysys, original in its design, adapted at the com mencement to the comprehension of begin ners and carrying the pupil by easy inductive steps through the rno6t complicated opera lions ; it seems invulnerable to criticism, and leaves little ornothingto beuecomplt-hed by future authors on th e subject. The exam ples sre.numerous and-vatied, embracing all cases likely to arise in business, and thero are not less than fifty pages of questions ca pable of Algebraic solution. The Chapters on Percentage, Interest- and Discount, are worthy of special commendation. It these the author has an entirely original plan, which enables the pupil to solve mentally, with perfect ease, questions which, without this drilling, few are able to manage even on the slate. In view of these striking and ex | cedent,features, we warmly commend I'rof. | Stoddard's work lo all who are interested in I the eduratiouof youth." David Burbank, Principal of the Munro Collegiate institute, (Elbridge, N. Y.,) thus writes to the Publishers, Messrs. Sheldon, Blakeman k Co. • <i # # # I examined the copies of Stoddard's Series of Arithmetics with which you kindly furnished me in July last, and was so well pleased with Ihe result of that exam ination,that nt the opening of the Fall Term of the Institute I introduced the Intellectual and the Practical ; and at the commencement of the Winter Term, the Philosophical. The re sult has farexceeded my expectations. They have triumphantly passed the most search ing of all tests for school books—the class and recitation room. Each book is superior in its kind and for the purpose for which it was designed ; and taken together they con stitute the most perfect series ot Arithmetics that I have everseen. I can honestly, as well as earnestly con mend them to tho attention of teachers and others interested in Ihe pro motion of this important slody." In addition to these vary high *J asiu. factory testimonials, we learn that Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic, especially, is highly commended lor general use by our able and efficient County Superintendent, Prof. Wick ersham. We heartily unite in commending them to the favor of teachers and directors generally. While on this subject, we take pleasure in referring to the publishing house of Messrs. Sheldon, Blaknrnan & Co., who published the first book we ever reviewed at length in these columns—"The Nupoleon Dynasty"— the best history, by the wsy, of tho Bona parte Family ever published. The Editor of the American Spectator, in giving account of a recent visit to this House— says, nothing shows more clearly the advance of this coun try than tho rapid and permanent increase of the Book Publishing business. We have no longer need of looking to Condon for speci mens of artistic excellence in the manufac ture of works of genius, while in the depart ment of school books, American publications far surpass those of London, in simplicity and j practical adaptation to the wants of scholars and the requirements of the age. One has but to enter some of the lar;e publishing hou ses of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, to be not only convinced of these facts but to be struck with wonder and admiration at the princely appearance and marks of enterprise and prosperity that characterize them. Nev er were we more sensible of the conviction to which we now give expression, than in passing through the mammoth establishment of Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1 lf Nassau street, New York, a few days ago. They are located in one of the Immense stores of the New Bible House range of buildings; and un der and above ground ptestnt a mas of pub lications in every department of education, literature and theology, sufficient one would think to supply every State in the Union ; and to see the orders coming in with every mail Tor (heir issues, and to pass through their storage, eohool, miscellaneous and packing rooms, and behold (he clerks and porters se lecting, packing,boxing and slipping to Stale after Stale—one is ready 10 cry out,great is the American Republic and destined lo a per petual yoblh the land thus demanding intel lectual stores of wealth. The sales effected of their Normal Series of School Books, alone are enough lo sustain any publishing house. They consist of Stoddard's Arithmetical Se ries—the Mental Juvenile, American Intel lectual, Practical and Philosophical Arithme tic. * * * * * * * Webb's Series of Normal Readers come next ill order, consisting of the Normal Pri mary lessons, and five ranges of Readers, of which the Hon. J. S. Randall says they are the best practical Readers that have come under his notice, and all and every thing they should be. They are arranged on the plan of teaching the child to read betore going through the tedious process of learning the alphabet and the abs. The philosophy of this is neve: lo present to the child a sign that does not express an idea. The word DOO conveys an idea, but the letter D only represents * sound. The author claims for his system lhattbe child by progressively Com prehending what he lesrns is always inter ested, and that he does not acquire that me chanical habit so fatal to progress in ednca lion. Eollowing these are Goodrich's fieog raphies ; Pitch's Mapping plates, the Sym bolical Spelling Book ; and Hazen's and Miles' Spellers. Besides the above this house publish sev eral Standard Works in Literature, Theology and Ait, which are passing through edition after edition, and having a constant and in creasing sale. As an instance it may be mentioned that "The Napoleon Dynasty, or History of the Bonaparte Family," which had a fair sale and nothing more as its pub lication, has recently revived, and is now sel ling better than nt any period since the imme diate time of publication. Another work "The Origin of the North American Indians," by John Mcintosh, pub lished by the same house, has for five years had a steady and remunerative sale. This work the North British Review said was the best one that had ever been produced in America upon the Aborigines of this country. It embraces an accoum of their supposed or igin, with a description of their manners, cus toms, language, &c. But, concludes the Editor, time and space i would fail us lo specify all the publications of this house. Suffice it to say that they are 1 all good, reliable orks, which will bear ster , eotyping, and will seljjpn year after year ; and we ate the more gratified in being able to ! thus speak of this house from the fact that its ! leading partner is an old Alabamian, who is well known here as an enterprising and sue enssful merchant, and who is destined to reap i another rich harvest of nrofit in the highest | ranks of the New York Publishing Business. NEW MUSIC.—HOIUCK WATERS, (he great Music Publisher & Piano Dealer, 333 Broad way, New York, has sent lis the following popular piece of music':— "JEANNIE MARSH OF CHERRY VALLEY," Song and Chorus —Words by General Morris ; Music by Thomas Baker. Price 25cents. Jeannie (who, by the bye, we understand to be no ideal personage) has excited the poetic muse of General Morris, and furnished a new inspiration to tlie most original and melodious of all our ballad composers, Thom as Baker, who has produced ail admirable melody,—light, sparkling and graceful as the fair theme ot both poet and musician. This song possesses all the elements of immense popularity, and will soon be found on every piano throughout the countrj. For the ben efit of our fair readers we copy the words of the song, as written by the General: — Jeannie Marsh of Chejry Valley, At whose call the muses rally ; Of all the nine none so divine As Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley. ' She minds me of her native scenes, Where she was born among the cherries; Of peaches, plums and nectarines, Pears, apricots and ripe strawberries! Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley. Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley, In whose name the muses rally; Of all the nine none so divine As Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley. A sylvan nymph with queenly grace, An angel she in every lealute; The sweet expression of the place, A dimple in the smile of nature! Jeannie Marsh of Cherry Valley. MAJOR JONES' COURTSHIP; detailed, with other scenes, incidents and adventures, in a series of letters, by himself, with additional letters; and thirteen beautiful and spirited il lustrations from original desighs by Darley. "A little nonsense nnw and then, Is relished by the wisest men." "It wilt be found to be the drollest of the droll books of the season. It is a strange pro* I duclion, but so brimful of fun, that half a drop would make it run over. It .is an ex- j ceedingly funny book, the comicality of' which will never grow stale. It is just tho just the book to smooth away business wrink les, and provoke a little wholesome, health ful laughter. You who would laugh, buy this book and read it." TltlAL, X Of John Michael Knmm and Anne Maria Vci• lengruber for ihe Murder of John George Vei lengrvber, in Sullivan County. The trial of John Michael Kamm and An ne Maria Veitengruber, for the murder of John George Veitengruber, commenced in the Oyer and Terminer of Sullivan County, at the February Term. Hon. David Wdmot, presiding, Hon. J. A. Speaker a*d Hon. Wm. Colley Associates. For the prosecution. Dis trict Attorney Metoalf and P. D. Morrow.— Fur the defendants, Mercur, Deiterick and Richardson. Jamea J. Seibeneck was sworn Interpreter. The trial was called up on Wednesday, February 27th, and after challenges, the fol lowing jury was sworn : John D. Robbins, Joseph Yonkin, Jacob lloffa, David M'Mamie, Jeremiah Hunsing er, Benjamin Vaughn, Bern ah Weoail, Fra cis S. Bumgartner, Daniel Voughn, Joseph Daddow, Godlisb Barlclt, Peter C. Little.— The defendants plead not guilty. The case was opzned by the District Attorney, and the examination of witnesses on the part of the Commonwealth, coimmenced. The main facts as elicited are as follows: The defendants came from Germany in i 1854. and arrived at Elkland township, Sulli van county, in August of the same year.— They purchased a piece of land and lived in the sagie house together, until May 6lh 1855, when Veitengruber was missing. Kamm and Mrs. V. said he had gone to Canton to woik at his trade. He was a shoemaker, and was commonly designated "Shoemaker." He did not return, and finally suspicion became directed to the defendants, as being guilty of some loul play. They were arrested in Oc tober, but the evidence being insufficient lite Justice discharged them. On the 13th ol November, James M'Carty discovered what he thought to be a grave, and called to a man by the name of Smith, who came to liirn. It being then nearly nighl, they agreed to make further examina tion on the following morning. This grave was about 20 rods from Vaitengruber's bouse, and right behind the root of a large hemlock that hod been blown down. The defendants heard M'Carty call Smith. On the following day M'Carty and others went to make the examination. They dug, found a grave about twenty inuhes deep, lound a toe-nail, the thick skin ol the heels, a number nf hairs, nnd a very offensive stench issueing from the place. The defendants were immediately arrested and committed to jail. They denied all knowledgeofVeiteugruber's whereabouts. The evidence showed that ever since their arrival at the Lake, they quarreled occasion ally and violently so that the neighbors could hear them at a distance—that Kamm bad threatened to shoot Veitengruber—that the defendants had lived in adultery before V. was missing, and continually since—that Kamm had in his possession all his clothing, pipes, snuff-box, watch, &c. The trial progressed until Saturday morn ing. when a son of the decet.sed, aged about 11 years, was brought into Court to give tea timony on the purl ol lite Commonwealth.— Immediately upon entering the room, his mother became intensely excited, rushed to wards him and clasped him in Iter arms. The excitement brought on a fainting fit (to which she is subject) and the Court adjourn ed until afternoon. In the afternoon, Mrs. V. sent for the Judge, Counsel, and preachers to her cell, in order to make a statement. She commenced, and suddenly stopped, saying that was ajl she knew about it. At the coming in of Court in the afternoon, the boy was put upon the stand, lie testified as to the identity of tbe clothing, pipes, &c., as belonging to his father. The mother be coming more and more intensely excited, as every article of clothing was sworn to by the boy as belonging to his father, until at length she sprung to her feet, terror and alarm de picted upon every line of her countenance, her hands and eyes extended toward Heav en, she exclaimed, in Getman, "The I'riest! the Priest!# help me! help me! 1 am inno cent. That is the man —he did it—he often threatened my husband to shoot him—be lias put me where 1 now am—pointing her finger at Kamm. She sat down, laughing hysteri cally, and the Court adjourned until Monday morning. Mrs. Veitengruber on Sunday evening made a statement to Mr. Bauer, also to Mr. Sebenick, and on Sunday morning again to Bauer. Her statement was 'somewhat inco herent, and in many particulars, differs from Kamm's account. She hod evidently be come insane, and lias since been entirely in different to tbe trial, and i" up to this time a raving maniac. On Tuesday, by order of the Court, the trial was suspended as far as con cerns the woman. JOHN MICHAEL KAMM S STATEMENT. Sunday evening, March 2, the defendant, Kanim, having intimated the desire to make a statement, Judge VVilmot and the counsel on both sides attended in his cell for this pur pose. I-le then made a confession which was interpreted by James J. Setbenick. The fol lowing is the substance of bis s'atement: Veilengruber and himself were acquainted in Germany ; in 1854 they came together to America, landing in Nam Ynrfc, and in a short lime bought a farm and removed to Elkland, Sullivan county, when ihey com menced building a house which they occupi ed together. Veilengruber was absent for some days pursuing his trade, shoemaking. Qccasionally they had wotds together, and the neighbor? thought they were quarreling. On the sth of May, Veilengruber brought home some potatoes,and drank whiskey with the teamster. After the potatoes were un loaded nil three went to work in the field.— Seme controversy arose as lo who furnished most for the support of the family, but finally all wen* lo bed without any disturbance. In the morning Veilengruber and his wife be gan to quarrel. Kamm said, "There, you commence again—this is Sunday, and most likely you will continue all day." V. remark ed, "It is none cf your business if I quarrel with my wife." They all three got out of bed. V. then spid, "if you want to interfere when I quatrel with my wife, I will show you something," and so saying lie jumped lo get a large knife that way lying on his bed, threatened to slab him, and K. fled out side the door in the hall, and caught an axe and struck V. twice, who fell, and K. drag ged him lo one side of the hall. Mrs. V. hearing the noise fled. He then took the I body on his shoulders and carried to the woods a short distance, and returned and got a spade and pick, went back and dug a grave at the -00 l of an upturned tree—put the body in the grave, wrapped an apron around his head, and covered the grave. When the blows were given, Mrs. V.'was in the room near the stove, When he returned from bur ying the body, he first saw her in the house, and they cried nnd wept and prayed togeth er. Mrs. V. asked him about her husband ; he told her what had become of him, aod she fell down in one of her file of fainting. Af ter burying the body lie put some brush on j the grave and set it on fire, for fear wild ani mals might disturb it. He disinterred the body that night after M'Catly discovered the grave and called to Smith. He heard the noise and was frightened, thinking the body had been discovered. Ho went to the grave, and found the brush had been removed, and saw foot-prints. After returning that night, he told Mrs. V. that the grave had been dis covered—asked her to go with him, aud he would take up the body In God's name.— They accordingly look R spade and pick, and an empty straw tick that belonged to a child's bed, vent to the grave, uncovered the body, took it up and put in the tick—the woman assisting to place it on his shoulder, be car ried it to thp lake, -chile she returned home. He went to the Iske, walked out in the water to his knees, laid down the body, returned to the ebote, got two stones and a withe, put the stones in the tick, bound it up with the withe, dragged it out into the water, left it, and returned home. He was 50 years old the 17th of last November. The evidence was concluded Tuesday eve ning. when Paul D. Morrow addressed the jury on the part of the Commonwealth fol lowed by Dielrick and Mercer for tbe defence, and by Metcalf on the pari of the Common wealth. Judge YVilrool charged the Jury on Wednesday afternoon, and they retired. Af ter being absent about two hours, the Jury came into Court and rendered a verdict of Guilty oj murder in the first degree , against the prisoner Kamm. The counsel for the prisoner moved for a new trial, and a rule was granted, to be ar gued at the May term of the Court. ♦l'he defendants are protestanls—the term priest, in German, being used in all religious sects. From the Public Ledger. Foarfui Accident on (he Delaware. Burning or' nmden Ferry Bont N. Jersey. LOSS OF LIFE. One of the most fearful discslers which haa happened upon the Delaware since the burn ing of the William Penn, some (wonly years ago, occurred on Saturday night between 8 and 9 o'clock. Tho Camden ferry boat "New Jersey," be longing to the Philadelphia a nd Camden Ferry Company, with passengers to the number of nearly one hundred, mostly residents of New Jersey, started for Camden. The boat was headed for the Canal, but on reaching that point, Captain Carsori discovered that the ice was so jammed between the banks, that to go through would be a'most art impos sibility. Tbe boat was then turned northward, so as to cross the bar some drsiance above (Smith's Island. When nearly opposite Arch street wharf, the boat was discovered to be on fire near the smoke stuck. An effort was made to check die flames, hut without avail, A scene of wild excitement ensued, the passengers all pressing forward to escape tho flames, ar.d to bo the ti ret to jump ashore, as soon as the b oat should touch the wharf, the Captain having directed the pilot to steer direct for tbe Arch street whuif. The fire bad broken out amid- ' ships, in tho immediate neighborhood of the engine. It is believed that it oiiginatcd in the fire room. The flumes sproad with fearful ra pidity, and in an inatant almost, the firo, waft ed in that direction, had enveloped the entile oftei part of the bont iu flames. Before reaching ; the wharf the fire was raging around the pilot j house nnd the en gine, and both tbe enginoer ! and the pilot were driven from their posts— j The boat was steered by tiller chains, but the pilot and engineer (wing unable to maintain i their stations, the steamer became unmanage. ' able. Whan within about thirty feet of the wharf, the pilot house fell. A flood tide was running, and setting up the river, wl ich caused the boat 1 to sheer off from the wharf, and float towards the Island again. Before this time, however, most of the passengers had jumped oveiboarJ, some of whom managed to got upon rakes of ice, others weie taken from the water by persona in small beats. Many of the pas sengers, among whom were same females, re mained on the boat until the burniug of their tlolhes diovo them to leap into the water. The pilot and two or three other persons succeeded in leaping safely ashore when the boat neared the wharf, bui others fell short, and were either drowned or were rescued by those who wsre on the wharves arid upon the vsssela lying along them. Doata were put out flora the shore as prorqptly as possible; a number of fire companies were upon the wharf, and some nf the members were instrumental in saving life. Hose was laid in resdinoss for putting the water on the flames, in case the boat was secured to (he wharf. The boat floated over towards the bar, and finally lodged on the bar among the ice. She was towed afteiwards by a ferry boa', over to tbe Jersey shore, now lies sunk, her paddle bo xes alone v.'sibje at low water. VST Hollo way : B Ointment and Pills, an as tonishing Remedy for Erysipelas. Mr. Hen ry Turner, of Dover, Maine, was afflicted with Erysipelas, large and purple blotches came on his face and neck nnu all parts of his body, and despite of the many remedies lie tried lie was not benefited. At length, he had resource to Ilollowtiy's Ointment and Pills, and made up his mind to persevare with these remedies, which he did. The result was, that in a few weeks, he was per fectly cured, and his general health wonder fully improved. This case has created quite a sensation in Maine. On ilie 11th inst., at the residence of the bride's parents, by J. W. Yeoman?, JOHN RODINSON, Esq., of Philadelphia, to Miss ANNA M. BEST, daughter of Gen. V. Best, Editor of the "Danville Intelligencer." In Madison township, near Jerseytown, of Scarlet Fever, on Feb. 29, CORNELIA JANE McCoy, aged 1 year and 11 months. March 8, FBANKLIN, aged 7 years and 9 months. March 9, JACOB SWISHER, aged 9 yeara and 11 months. . i March 11, JOHN BOVB, aged 4 years. I Children of William and Catharine Welli ver. At Roaring Creek, Columbia county, on Tuesday, March 4lh, CORDELIA JANE, daugh ter of Thotnion and Ellen Jane Mears, aged 3 years, 3 months, and 15 days. In Rlngtown,Schuylkilloo., on the7th inst., (of Scarlet fever,) SUSAN, daughter of Dr. Andrew and Mary Foslor, aged lyear, 1 mo. and 2 days HORSE SfikSfC BILLS. PRINTED AT THE'/? nrrirr. or THE "STAR OP TUE NORTH," IN THE BEST STYLE OF THE ART' And on sliort Notice.
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