by James Buchanan, in the uQfpsptcling confidence of hia heart, alieuld nb be pub liahed, and laid before the American people, there would not be found ene line,no, not one syllable, manifesting a desire for (he nomi nation of the Democratic Convention, or suggesting any way by which it might be obtained by himself. Even since he has bs coeW formidable as a candidate, his letters are animated by the same generous spirit.— J Apd very fact, that hp has taken this jroerte, from a conscientious belief that it would be out of place for him to struggle for the nomination has made him acceptable to the masses in every part of our country. Absent he is, it is true, but his image is be fore their eyes wherever they go. In distant lands, it is true, but his counsels have been felt as if he were present among us. Con tending with the giants of foreign diploma cy, it is true, but the thoughts and the words he left behind him, are his living represen tatives. The people will judge of him by the reoord, by the even tenor of his life, by by the spotless purity of his character, by his undaunted patriotism, and by the trophies with which lie returns to his native shores, to be crowned, a 6 we confidently hope, with the highest honors of the Republic. Irom Ihe Missouri Democrat, March 25. Interesting Letter From Col- lienton. By permission of the recipient we give pub licity to the following characteristic le;ter from our venerable ex-Senstor: WASHINGTON March 12, 1845. MY DEAR SIR: 1 have to thank you for your kind letters, and for all (he friendly sen timents expressed, and of these the personal part is the most agreeable. The peisonal feeling of my friends towards me is what 1 have most to cherish hereafter. 1 never saw the day I would be willing in be a candidate for the Presidency, and am now further from it than ever. No earthly consideration could make me a candidate. The Senate was once agreeable to me, when thero waa a chance to do something for the State or for the Uni ted States. But that chance seems now to be over, and all statesmanship reduced to a hurrch on one side or the other of Slavery. Even local interests in our Slate seem to be crushed under it—xa the Pccifio Rail road. I am now far advanced in my second vol ume. The publishers are about five hund red pages, deep in the printing, and I am a bundled pages ahead of the compositors in the writing. I rise at daybreak and work till midnight, with an interval of one or two (tours' recreation on horseback. As soon as my work is finished, which will be some time in April, I shall come to Missouri, and, of course, shall have to speak—to what ex tsnt I do not know—but certainly only for the general purpose of aiding my friends and the Democratic cause, and without any view to a personal consequence. Congress is no longer desirable to me: politics have run down too low to have any attraction for me. I spent thirty years of my life in a contest of great principles—of great measures—of great i men—and cannot wear out the remainder.of my days in a Slavery agitation, either on the one side or the other of it. I have work enough marked ont to occupy the remainder of my life, and of a kind to be pleasant and profitable to me, if not benefi cial to a future generation—which I think il may be. I propose to abridge the debates of Congress from 1789 to 1850; also, to con tinue my history from 1850 to the day of my death. This is work enough for me, and of more dignity (to say nothing of anything else) than acting a part in a Slavery agita tion, which is now the work of both parlies, and which, in my opinion, is to end disas trously for the Union, let which side will pre vail. A new man, unconnected wiih the ag itation, is what the country wants. Your friend, THOMAS H. BENTON. MR. BUCHANAN AND THE NEBRASKA BILL.— The Washington Union publishes the follow ing : Some discussion having taken plans upon the position of Mr. Buchanan on the Kansas- Nebraska bill, we are permitted to copy the following eitract from a letter addressed by Mr. Buchsnan to Senator Slidell, dated Lon don, on the 28lb of December last, when theie seemed to be no difference as to Mr. B's thorough identity with the Democratic party on this, as on all other issues. It will be seen that Mr. B. speaks of the Kansas- Nebraska bill with his usual frankness and decision. We are confirmed in our impres sion, by this istter, that r.o man, no ul of men, and no newspaper, are at ail warrrated to speak authoritatively for Mr. Buchanan ou this or any other question. His own words speak for themselves. The letter of Mr. Buchanan was not, it will be seen, Intended for publication, but the gentleman to whom it was addressed has thought it necessary, after the editorial arti cle in the Union of Wednesday last to lay it before tbe country : "Tbe question has been settled bv Con gress, and this settlement should be inflexi bly maintained, The Missouri Compromise is gone and gone forever. But no assault should be made upon those Democrats who maintained it provided they are now willing jn good faith to maintain the settlement as it exißls. Such an understanding is wise and just in itself. "Il is well known how I labored in com pany with southern men to have this line ex tended to the Pacific. But il has departed. The (ime foi it has passed away, and I verily thai the best—nay, tbo only—mode now left of putting down the fanatical and reckless spirit of abolition at the North is to adhere to the existing settlement, without the •lightest thought or appearance of wavering and without regarding any storm which may be raised against it." ASSAULT ON A Jt DOE. —Judge Robertson, of the District Court of Louisiana was very se riously beaten in New Orleans, with a loaded cane, by a Mr. Daunoy, whom be threatened the day previous, to commit lor disobeying the order of tbe Court. The Judge, when at tacked, drew a pistol and a dagger, but the loaded oaue was too much for armed jus tice. STAR OF THE NORTH. R- W. WEAVER, EDITOR. Bloonasbatrg, Wednesday, April Is, 185 ft DEMOCRATIC KTAP'i NOMINATION^ CANAL COMMISSIONER, GEORGE SCOTT, of Columbia County. AUDITOR GENERAL, JACOB FRY, Jr., of Montgomery Co. SURVEYOR GENERAL, TIMOTHY IVES, of Potter County. THE COMING ELECTION. There has never been a lime in the history of the republic when the Democratic parly was so strongly united upon its principles, and whetr its antagonists were so inuch dis tracted and divided. Upon Ihe Nebraska question alone does a shade of division re main in the Democratic party,and that is not a difference as to the correctness'of Ihe prin ciple involved, but only as to the policy of the measure. Tho principle in that case was I really settled when Colifornia was admitted as a State, and was called such, not because it really was one, but to secure the principle of self government to its citizens. The Democratic parly has found a new strong bond of union in its opposition to the secret party of bigotry ar.d intolerance; and in ibis position it is consistent with all its plt history and with, ihe generous creed of hu manity and '.iiotherhood. In this position 100 *.11) j.aw 10 us ranks the best and truest hearted men of the old conserva tive party of the tepnblic; for with good rea son they became alnr.ned at the recklessness and licentiousness of that clan which would frame its edicts in darkness and stamp them in the blood of the best citizens. There is a strong consciousness of rectitude in the hearts of the honest Democratic yeomanry that is worth a host in any encounter; and thero is that shame and fear in (lie opposition which would itself overwhelm a host. Nor is the cause of ihe people less strong in its men than in its principles. No man aspires to be a standard bearer in the com ing contest who has not the highest charac ter for.statesmanship, patriotism and integri ty. And he who is pre-eminent—the favor ite eon ol Pennsylvania—has a life long char acter and history to prove him worthy of con fidence, and safe for the Presidency. The Liceuiie Law. Il was hardly (o be expected thai so long a law as the new one relating to licenaes could be clear in every respect or free from ambi guity; and we accordingly find some points which will depend almost entirely upon the construction given to them by the several courts. One of these is the necessity of petitions and public notice by merchants who wish to sell liquors under the new law. We observe that generally no notice is given by publica tion among the merchants for mercantile li cense, and ono part of the law certainly seems to leave these cases entirely to the classification of the mercantile appraiser.— Yet the fequiremenfto petition teems to be', general, and the decision of the question must be by judicial construction. By another provision of the eighth section il would seem that while such things as beer houses are not recogn'zed, eating houses arc to have the same accommodation for stran gers and travelers as hotels and taverns.^ Educational. The Secretaires of the several School Boards in the County will please recollect, that the law' requires a report to bo made by the Boards of the Schools of each District to the County Superintendent, on or before the first Monday of June, in each year. The School Appropriation by the State cannot be paid till the Report is received, and the Schools have been kept in operation four months, as provided by section 35 of the Act of Blh of May, 1854—section 13 of the Amendment to the law applying only two years '54 and '55. Tho Superintendent has on hand printed blank Reports and Certificates furnished by the School Department for distribution. The Roard have only to apply to the Su perintendent for blanks, for copies of-the School laws, and for teachers' blank Iteporlß, which are furnished without charge. If not before obtained, they may be readily had at the May Court. A New Act of Assembly. The following has passed both branches of the Legislature and received the signa ture of toe Governor: An Act in relation to the Appointment of Col lectors of State and County Taxes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot Representatives of the Com* monweallh of Pennsylvania, in General As sembly met, and il is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the County Commissioners ol the several counties in this Commonwealth shall have the power to appoint collectors of State and county taxes, without being confined in their selection to the persons whose names are returned by the assessors ; anything in the act passed fifteenth April, eighteen hundred and thirty four, entitled "An Act relating to county rates and levies, and township ratea and lev ies," to the contrary notwithstanding. Columbia Coal and Iron Company.— This Company, comprising many of the most en terprising citizens of the Stale, is now "in the full tide of successful- experiment." By reference to oar advertising columns, it will be seen that Ibey invite proposala with plana, &c., for building a bridge across the chasm of the Caltawiasa creek, to connect M'Cau ley's Mountain with tbe Cattawissa Railroad, an enterprise highly creditable to them, and which, when completed, we have no doubt will be highly conducive to tbeir in terests, and of great importance to the pub lic. We invite the atiemiou of bridge build ers to the advertisement. <#"Tbe Lycoming Mutual Insurance Cofn pany, during the past nine months, has paid losses by fire to the amount of $81,956 43, and has unadjusted claim* in process of set tlement, $11,500. The Lack, aha nionmstnrrg Railroad. - We have Jbeeo favored with a copy of the able Report of the Board of Directors, to the in ihe above road from which we make a (ew extracts, which will be read with interest •' The work upon tKe upper division of tire road from Scranton to Nanticoke, hat been steadily and vigorously urged towards com pletion. And inch progress hat been made on this division as to ensure the stability of the Board to put it in operation early >n the ensuing spring. The means have been rais ed to secure the attainment of this result, and we feel justified in expressing our confidence that thiß portion of onr road will be profita bly employed during the grealei portion of (be current year. Upon the sou"hern division, to Nanticoke to the southern terminus of the road at Ru pert's Station, on the Caltswissa, Williams pott and Erie road, the work has not been driven with the same activity, except upon the heavy sections. In the embarrassed condition of the money market, and the general una vailability of railroad securities of every kind, during (he last year, it was thought by the Board that the eventual success and prosper-, ily of the enterprise would be promoted by hastening a part of the road to completion, in order that the claims and character which | had been asserted (or it might be demonstra ted by actual and early experiment. Acting upon this impression, operations unon ih lighter sections of the lower division have ( been temporarily poslfoned. It is, howev er, the purpose and expectation of the board to urge forward the work upon this division as soon ss the opening of spring will warrant it, trusting that by that time the necessity for appropriating further labor and expenditure to the upper division will have ceased. By the annexed Report o' the Treasurer to the Board of Directors, it will be seen that the amount of stock subscribed up to the dale of that Report, including Ihe estimated amount payable to the contractors was $566,655,73. The amount received from these subscrip tions, including the earned stock of the con tractors retained by the Company, was $407,- 946,90. During the past year, in pursuance or the Acts of Assembly conferring authori ty for that purpose upon the Company, a Trust Mortgage has bean executed to Messrs. George W. Woodward and John J. Phelps to secure bonds to the amount of $900,000. — This mortgage is the onlj lien upon the prop erty of the Company. The Board decided to issue the sum of $500,000 of these bonds which have been negotiated upon favorable terms, and which can be made available to meet the requirements of the Company for Ihe completion of the upper division, and will leave a surplus spplioabte to the work , upon the lower division, or to the equipment of the road. Beyond the stfms which may fairlybe con sidered as secured by stock subscriptions and sales of Bonds, it is supposed that the sura of $400,000 only will be required to be raised either from stock oi bonds, in brderlo secure the completion of the road to the southern termltths. jt is believed that no difficulty can occur to prevent the securing of this sum in such payments as to meet all the wants of the Company, by a sale of a portion of the bonds retained in their bands, and by sub scriptions of stock, which we are entitled to expect from parties vitally interested in the successful prosecution of the work of the low er division. From the Engineer's Report. HON. W. C. REYNOLDS, President. SIR :—The present condition oi your Road, i* final cost, and other y information-not em bodied in former communications, will be considered in the Report herewith respectful ly submitted : Operations have been mostly confined du ring the past season to the northern division, extending from Scranton to Nanlicoke Dam, a distance of twenty five miles. Such sec tions, however, upon the southern division as were ruling in pointof time have been stead ily worked. This partial suspension of work on the lighter sections has avoided pecunia ry embarrassment without delaying materi rially the final completion of the road. Northern Division.— This division, embra ces all tbe important work of the Road, is so far finished as justifies the assurance, thai it will be ready for the rail on the Ist of April next, and should the weathei favor track laying, the Road may be opened to Kings ton (17 miles) on the 15th of the same month, and to Nanticoke on the first of May follow ing. Conld the work bo immediately re sumed upon the southern division, the lay ing of superstruction could proceed without interruption to Rupert, the Southern terminus of the Road. Southern Division. —Such ie the light char acter of the work upon this division, that less than one hundred thousand dollars are requi red to finish the grading of this portion of your road, and it is hoped that strong efforts may be made to nndertake immediately and simultaneously the sections composing this division. VOTEP DOWN.—In the lower branch of tbe Massachusetts Legislature, on Thursday week the resulution to amend tbe Stale Constitu tion, so that no person shall hereafter hold office in the Slate unless he is born in the United States, was defeated. Tbe House could not see the propriety of restricting the choice of the public, who have a right to the best service which can be had, native or oth erwise. cr At an election for Mayor, about two weeks since, in Burlington, lowa, tbe entire Black Republican vote was oast for a negro barber who resides there. The Gazette, of that city, says that tbo negro is decidedly the most respectable man among them, and a 6 they wouldn't vole for anybody but a man of their own parly, their votee could't have been moie worthily bestowed. X3t Governor Renter left Easton for St. Lonis, to meet the commute on the contest ed election case, to proceed from thqnce to Kansas. The investigation, it is supposed, will occupy the lime of the committee until abont the Ist of June, Mr. Withheld has al so gone out. From (As Pennsylvania, v ™o*e Aid frops Independent Men. We publish below a letter from William Sergeant, Esq., which speaks for itself. Mr. Sergeant is a son of life late Hon. John Ser geant, of this city, and h u ' always been an ardent and efficient supporter of tbe Whig party. The letter expresses, in clear and able the sentiments of maay bun- , dreds of our cilKeff|fc|ho, disgqgiod with the corruption of the Dark Lantern party, °My that we should nominate able and' competent men in order to seofire their votes: PHTLSOBLPRTS, April 9, 1856. Dear Sir:-*- 1 wish to present, through you my resignation as e member of the Com mittee of Superintendence, to which posi tion you were pleased to appoint me at the last meeting of the Whig City Convention. To prevent misunderstanding, I will, in as few words as possible, state the causes which impel me to this course. At the 6rst meet ing of the Convention, throughout its delib eration, to tbe best of my feeble power, 1 opposed the nomination of a separate Whig ticket, thinking, that unless a fusion were effected with the Democrats, it would not only ba playing into the hands of the Know- Nothings, and so contribute t* the continu ance of the misrule which now disgraces the city. When the Convention, however, by a large majority insisted upon the formation of a ticket, I Taiwan Sri in it, and cast my —* r— fSaen*, t ts. hope mat a~ portion of those nominated might be incor porated with the Democratic ticket. Desira ble as such a fusion wa9, it has not been ef fected. The contest now is essentially be tween ths Democratic and Know-Nothing parties. The former, whatever may be its fsults, is an open constitutional party—the latter with its grips and passwords—its oaths and secret meetings, opposed to the consti tution, and the whole spirit of our institu tions. This being the issue, it has not cost me a moment's reflection whioh side to es pouse—l intend to devote myself as ener getically as possible to the success of the Democracy at the approaching Municipal election, and leal my position upon the Com mittee of Superintendence might appear in consistent with snob • course, I respectfully resign it. Very truly, yours, WM. SERGEANT. ABRAHAM W. JUVENAL, Esq. CHRISTINE; OR, WOMIN'S TRIALS AND Tnr- UMHS.— 12o., 384 pages. By Laura J. Curtis. Dewitt & Davenport, Publishers, New York. Price 81' Though this is apparently (be author's first work, we feel confident that she has written before, much and well, on various subjects, for she is evidently a thoroughly practiced and experienced writer of no common ability. She has evidently written this book with a purpose, and to its ocoomplishmenl has de voted the earnest powers of her cultivated mind, and the high talents that nature has bestowed upon her —namely, to show by a most powerfully written and thrilling story, some of the evils that beset the path of wom en ia society. The temptations and trials with which shsTips too often to struggle, and which, alas! Bometimeß prove too strong for ber feeble strength to withstand. The fair •uuthoress shows also how rugged a path wo man has to pursue, if she endeavors to be come what the fine organization given her by nature, evidently intended her to be, a highly accomplished, finely oducated, fasci nating person, and not the namby-pamby, sickly sentimentalist, that the general fash ionable education now given to girls, is well calculated to form. Louis Nitpnleon while in New York.— The Rev. Mr. Stawarl ; of New York, takes occa sion to defend Louis Napoleon from the char ges made against him of having led a disso lute life in New York, ind having returned to Europe, leaving his board and washing bills unpaid. He says he was in almost daily in tercoursewith Louis Napoleon for two months, the period that he remained in this country, and never heard a sentiment from him and never witnessed a feeling that could detract from his honor and purity as a man, or his dignity as a prince. 'While here he formed the acquaintance of Washington Irving, Chancellor Kent, availed himself of the prof ered civilities of such families as the Hamil lons, the Clintons, the Livingstons, and oth ers of like position. There is other testimo ny of like character, which goen to show that the stories affecting the character of the Em peror are doubtless slanders, or belong to an other member of ths family. REMARKABLE CASE! —The Rockingham Va. Adveitiser stales (hat a respectable farmer, named Samuel Henly, residing in that coun ty, has totally abstained from food forfifty seven days I and he may yet survive several days. For some tippe he has beer, in a rather melancholy mood, and about two months sgo, he refused to eat, and since that lixe has not taken anything except watet i and, strange to say, he is still alive, though reduced to a mere skeleton. Neither physi cians nor friends can induce him to take any nourishment. * Ha declares he can swallow nothing, though he does every now and then toko a drink of water. He will doubtless, persist in this delusion until he starves to death. Bf The firm of Roeves, Buck & Co., of Phamixville, has merged into a Joint Stock Company, by an act of Incorporation. The Company has organized by the appointment of a Board of Direolora, a Superintendent and Manager. Mr. Griffin, of Safe Harbor, has been eleoted to the Snperinlendenoy, and from his gentlemanly address and thorough knowledge of the Iron business, he will no doubt equally command the respect of the operators, and the confidence of the compa ny. Mr. Sohuffer, from the same place, is Manager. U" French Troops in the West Indies. —The Port au Prince correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce says that it was currently rumored and believed at Port au Prince, that from twelve to fourteen thousand French troops had jest been landed at Gua deloupe, and that much Interest was excited to learn tne object for which so large a mili tary force bad been thus quietly dospatched to the West Indies. Mitchell'* New National Map, Mesr. SIVIOE k. MILLER, the enterpri sing and gendemanly agents an now canvass ing the county for this popular and desirable map. The following article whioh we copy from the Philadelphia Sun, will show the estima tion in which it is held by oritica: ! Wp acknowledge the receipt, from S. Au gustus Mitchell, of this large and elegadt map, exhibiting the United Slates, the Brit ish North American Proviocesj the Satfd. wich Islands, Mexico, Central America, Cu ba and other West India Islands. It is on a more extensive scale than any previoos map, and ia executed on metallic plates in the very best style ol engraving. The lettering is more clear and distinct than on any United States map extant. It is most minute in te gard to disputed boundaties, and shows where important routes are proposed to be opened. It points out, distinctly engraved, more places, within their names, in the South ern portion of North America, than can be found in any other general map, and is the only large metallic plate map of the United States, Mexico, and Central America, with the same extent of territory, that has yet bee n given to the public. The railroads are all laid down with great dist;notnesa: it gives a better illustration of the shoals and banks in the vicinity of the West India Islands than has ever been effected except in charts. It embodies information of the late exploration through our western territories on a foil scale, and also the route of Dr. Kane and his win ter quarters, and gives a map of the Sand wich Islands on a much greater scale than in any other publication. It gives us a cor rect idea of our Union and its immediate surroundings. All the routes over the Isth mus ol Panama and Tehuantepec, and the projected railroad from VeraCruz to Acapul oo, across Mexico, are laid down, and the disputed boundaries of the Mosquito Territo ry, Nicaragua and Costa Itica are defined with much care. The Central Amerioa por tion of the map is particularly valuable, and taken from the mpst authentic sources. The steamer routes from New Orleans and New York to Mexico, Central America and the We6l Indies ; the different lines projected for railroads to the Pacific, the Gadsden bound ary line, and ali the new territories of Utah, Kansas, Nebraska, Washington, Oregon, &c., are laid down with great precision. The statistical tables, and distance table, the Census of every county in the United Statee, will be found extremely valuable For the past thirty years, Mr. Mitchell has been extensively engaged in map publish ing; and by introducing this work, rendered nocessary by the rapid advances of our coun try's limits and recent geographical discover ies he has performed the crowning achieve ment of his business labors. We commend his National' mnp to the public, in the fullest confidence that it will meet a cordial recep tion and rapid sale. Well Satd. The Indian, in his native condition, is no fool, as the following anecdote related by a Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Republican attests: "We met Col. Sam Stamburg to-day in the rotunda of the Gapitol, and while we were looking at the carved representations over the door ways of the rotunda, th'e veteran Indian agent told us that in 1840, with a delegation of the Menominee Indians, he visited the Capitol, and explained the nature and design of the stone groups in the rotunda, when the chief, 'Grizzly Bear,' turned to the eastern door-way, over which there is a representa tion of the lauding Pilgrims,and said. 'There Itigen give white man corn;' and to the north, representing Penn's treaty, 'There Ingen give um land/and to the west, where Pocahon laß is seen saving the life of Captain Smith, 'There Ingen save um life;' and lastly to the south, where the hardy pioneer, Daniel Boon, is seen plunging his knife into the heart of one red man, while his foot is planted on tbe dead body of another, 'anil there, white man kill Ingen.'" Philadelphia Markets. Flour anil Meal. —The accounts by the Cam bria Irom Europe, are not favorable. Flour is dull, and common brands superfine are freely offered at $7 without finding buyers. Sales of small lots for home consumption at from $7 to $9. In corn meal nothing doing. Rye Flour is firm at $5, and Corn Meal at 83 per bbl. Grain. —For Wheat the demand ia quite limited. Small sales of red at 81 60 a 1 65, and white 81 75 a 1 87 per bushel. Rye is in little demand—sales of 500 bnshels west ern were made at 88 cts. Corn is dull and 4 ceents lower—4soo bus. Southern yellow, sold at 58 cents, delivered. Oats are in bel ter demand—sties of Pennsylvania at 39 cents. Cloversccd is dull, at $9 50 per 64 pounds. In Timothy and Flaxseed no change—wo quote the former at S3 25 a 3 75, and the lat ter at $1 90 a 1 95 per bushel. Whiskey is unchanged—small sales of bar rels at 28 a 29 cents, and hhds. at 294 cts. The Presumed Heii to the French Empire It appears, by a recently published treaty that, in March, 1852, Austria, Prussia and Russia agreed that no male descendant of Louis Napoleon should be regarded QB the heir apparent of bis crown. The empire, according to this arrangement, was to be Louis Napoleon's only for life ; when he died, Russia, Austria and Prussia pledged their word to each other "to restore the legit imate heir of the throne," aud to recognize no other. Louis Napoleon stands now in a different position, and perhaps the Powers' will be disposed to admit him among the hereditary monarchs. LYCOMING COUNTY —J. S. Meginness of Jersey Shore proposes to publish a History of Lycoming county. The Teachers' Institute at Muncy, under the direction of Prof. Sweet, will commence Monday, 21st, and the Normal School, un der Rev. Conly Plods, on the 28th inst. The new Episcopal Parsonage at Muncy is finished and occupied. There are 48 applications for selling Liq ! uor, and 7b oases on ths Trial List of Lycom ' ing county. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. THREE DA tS LATER FRt)M EUROPE• HALIFAX, April 14.—The steamship Cam bria, with Liverpool dales lo the 20th ult., arrived this morning. Her voyage was de layed by adverse winds. M There is no news of thp missing steam* ship Pacific. The Peace Conference. The Pesce Congress has not yet accom plished the object lor whioh it assembled, although it is announced that all the diffi culties are now surmounted, and that the treaty will be signed in a few dltys. The Paris correspondent of the London Nines, says the Court tradesmen have been I ordered to prepare illuminations for Satur day evening definitely. Other papers say Sunday ; others one day next week, but all agree that it will be early. Previous intelli gence from Paris had stated that the Diplo matic difficulty was on the point of being settled. It will be remembered that on Saturday, the 22d, the Plenipotentiaries assembled with the expectation ol that day terminating their labors, it is reported that Napoleon fully supposed their business was concluded, and that he ordered the guns of the Invalids to announce the conclusion of peace at the same time the te deum was being celebrated for the birth o) his son. The claim of Prussia, to the Treaty on equal terms with the other Powers, caused the delay, Lord Clarendon having earnestly resisted the claim of Prussia, and insisted that she should only adhere to the Treaty ol 1840, which was signed without ratification in making it. The armistice is not formally prolonged, | but talegraphic instructions have been 6ent not to renew hostilities without expr?s9 or ders. The Crimen. The advices from the Crimea are to tha 13th ult. The health of the French army was much improved. Several conflagrations had occurred at Eupatoria. Ten thousand English troops were at Balaklava. Gen. Marmora has left Constantinople for the Crimea. The Polish General Zamoyek'i had arrived at Constantinople, The English fleet wis expected at Malta. Tbo weather in the Crimea continued stormy. Omar Pa sha had had a lengthened interview with the Turkish Ministry. He seems determined to resign unless he receives lbs satisfaction he demands. Fire in Philadelphia. —A. destructive fire, involving a loss of over 8300,000, look place ir. Philadelphia on yesterday morning. It broke out in a gold chain maker's room, in a corner of the Artisan 's Building, in Ran stead place. Owing to the difficulty of reach ing .the fire, the entire building, the back part of the U. S. Hotel, and several large structures were destroyed. At one lime fears were entertained that the whole front of the block on Chestnut street, running from fourth to fifth streets, would be destroyed—but by great activity of the firemen, this was pre vented. t*" Phe Philadelphia Democratic Con vention nominated the following ticket on Wednesday last: For Mayor—Richard Vaux. For Solicitor—Wm. A. Porter. For Receiver of Taxes—Peter Ambruster. For Controller—Stephen Taylor. For Commissioner—James M. Leddy. W In Siberia and on the west coast of Africa large deposits of native iron exist 9 in a state of great purity. This iron does not contain a trace of carbon, and it is diet inguish ed from that which is called meteoic iron by | the absence ol nickle in it. I it The Revolutionists in Puebla, Mexico, have surrendered to the government. This does not destroy faction, however, or ren der Commonfort's rule any more certain and easy. The condition of Mexico is hopeless ly bad. THE VICE PBESIDENCY.— A writer in the Philadelphia Argus, at the close of an arti cle of a column and a half, on "the impor tance of the approaching contest," nominates William Aiken, of South Carolina, for the Vice Presidency. The Importance of one Vote. —Three or four towns were lost to the Democrats of New Hampshire in this late election by only one vote. Fifty m Democratic votes properly dis tributed, would have secured the Legislature by an undoubted majority. TV The Legislature of New York has ad journed, but forgot or neglected to pass the appropriation bill, which will oblige the State to rely upon its creeit to maintain itself with out going to the poor-house. 13" The new flag of Nicaragua has a de vice of seven volcanoes in full blast, typical of the country and the earthquake energy of the filibuster chief who now controls its des tinies. Wisconsin American Slate CounciI.—MIL WAUKIE, Apr. 10. —The American State Coun cil has repudiated the nomination of Mr Fill more, and nominated Mr. Banks. BRITISH TIIOOPS IN CANADA.— The United Service Gazelle says there is no truth in the report that British troops have been ordered to Canada. BP" The Legislature ot Pennsylvania has agreed to adjourn sine die on Tuesday the 22d inst- Holloutay's Ointment and Pills, certain Cure for Wounds and Ulcers.—Thomas Thomp son, of Batavia, New York, was afflicted alt over his body with running ulcers, his life at last became quite a burden to him, as ha was a misery to himself, and an annoyance to his friends. In the hope of obtaining re lief to his sufferings, he consulted several physioiaria and surgeons, but bis case seem ed so desperate that it was considered hope less. At this stage he had recourse to Hol loway's Ointment and Pills, and by perse vering with these remedies for ten weeks, he was completely cured, and now enjoys the best of health. CV NOTICE.—The friends of Agriculture are requested to meet at the Court House, in Bloomsburg, on FRIDAY evening, April 251b. Buainess of importance will then be brought before the Sooiety. WM. SLOAN, President. £2 On the 6th iott, by lha Rev. E. Wads worth, Mr. AIAIIEL J. HARRISON, to Miss HANNAH E. ZIMMERMAN, ell of Huntiugtoa, Luzerne co., Pa. On Tuesday evening, April Bth, at the Ea igle Hotel, Third street, Philadelphia, by Rev. 'E. W. Huller, Mr. ADAM S. SAUL, of Wash ingtonville, Montour county, to M.ss SUSAN NAH H. BUTLER, of Munoy, Lycoming eo., J Pa. ,\-ejl. : . ii ,u ,a In Berwick, April Bth, 1856, by Rev. T. Bamhdrt, Mr. HUDSON OWEN, and Miss LIZ ZIE JACESON, both of Berwick. On Saturday, March 29th, by George etermakev, Esq.; Mr. MORDECAI M. COOPER, te Miss SUSAN WILLIAMS, all of Kaalalon, Pa. mraahT" In Potisville,on tne 4th inat, of Pulmonary Consumption, Mrs. MART N. BANNAN, wife of B. Bannan, Esq., Editor of the Miner's Jour nal, in the 391h year of her age. In Centre township, Columbia county, on the Ist of April, Col. DANIEL FOWLER, aged about 67 years. In Sugarloaf township, Col.co, on the 22d of Msreh, Mrs. MART, wife of Andrew Lau bach, Esq., aged about 26 years. In Harrisburg, on the sth inst., Mr. ISAIAH BARTLET, formerly of Sullivan county, aged 47 years. TO CONTRACTORS. rTHIE COLUMBIA COAL AND IRON COM PANY is now ready lo receive propo sals with plans, stating cost per foot, for build ing a Bridge across the Chasm of the Calls- W'ssa Creek, lo connect M'Cauley's Moun tain with the Callawissa Railroad. Commu nications may be addressed lo or personal interviews had with the officers ol the COM PANY, at their Office, No. 1. Second Floor, S. E. corner of Fourth and Walr.ut Street*, Philadelphia. FREDERICK S. HUNTER, P. KLAHR, Secretary. President. April 12.-31. TBCEES, EVERftREENSI FLOWERING SHRUBS, ROSES, PLANTS. &C., in a great variety and size, for sale by large or small MrrnSwEA quantities, at the RISING SUN NURSERIES and GARDEN, Philadelphia. Their stands are in the Market, below 6ih streol, where the above can be had every day. Orders also received here for the Nur sery. Catalogues sent to applicac is gratis. Direct lo S. MA UP AY & CO., Rising Sun Village, Philad'a. N B—Roses, Verbeanae by the hundred or thousand, and other flowering plants for sale cheap. Philadelphia, April 15, 1856. CAUTION! ASTROLOGY!! LOOK OUT! GOOD NEWS FOR ALL! I rftHE never failing MRS. VANHORN is the very best;. she is sure to succeed when all others have failed. All who are in trouble, all who have been unfortunate, de ceived and trifled with ; all whose fond hopes have been crushed and blasted by false prom ises, all who have hßd bad luck, fly to her for advice and satisfaction, from whatever cause, fly to her for relief and comfort. In love affairs she was never known to fail - She has the secret of winning the affections of the opposite sex. It is this fact which induces illiterate pretenders to try to imitate her. She shows you the likeness of your future wife, husband, or absent friend. It is well known to the public at large that she is the first, and only person in this oounliy who can show their likeness in reality— which can be testified anil proved by thou sands, both married and single, who daily . and eagerly visit her. Come one, come all, to No. 534 LOMBARD Street, between Juni per and Brond, PHILADELPHIA. April 16, 1856—6 m. SELECT ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL era 3 FOR YOUNG LADIES ANDGENTLEMEN; Blonmsburgv Col. Co., Pa. BENJ. F. EATON, PRINCIPAL fIUIE first session of eleven weeks will * commence Monday, the 211* Of April, and be held in the Primitive Meth odist Church, Third Street. The Course of Instruction is designed to be thorough, especially in the elementary parts of the various branches taught, and extensive enough to prepare pupils for active business pursuits, for teachers, or for admission to College. Special pains will be taken to secure, on the part of each pupil, Good Substantial Habits of Study. The management of the School room will be characterised by a wise restraint, kind in tercourse, anil the ceaseless inculcation Of high principles in daily conduct. CHARGES FOR TUITION. Per Session, Elementary Studies. . . . $5.00 Higher English & Classics, 6 00 The Tuition Fees must be paid in advance. . fy Inquiries respecting the School may be made of Rev. D. J. WALLER, or of the Pain- CIPAL. Bloomsburg, April 9, 1856.-21. APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE. NOTICE is hereby given that the follow ing Applications for Tavern and Eating house Licenses, for Distillers, and for the sale of liqnors in quantities not less than one gal lon, have been filed, with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions, of the Peace in and for the County of Columbia, and thai the same will be presented to the Court Of Quar ter Sessions, at the next May Term on such a day an the said Court shall designate. Peter Ilillmyer, Bloomsburg, Inn or Tavovn. John Leycock, do do do. Oliver A. Jacoby, Bloom twp., Inn or Tavern. Jesse G. Clark, Bloomsburg, Eating House. Thomas C. Else, ) , r. .• u Chas. E. Hodman j do Eating House. Frederick Nicely, Berwick, Inn or Tavern. William A. Kline, Rohrsbuig, do do Isaiah Shuman, Maine twp. do do Peter P. Kline, Orangerille, do do Christian Shuman, Beaver, do do Samuel Herman, Centre, do do Nathan Seely, Berwick, do do Daniel L. Everhart, Light Street, do do Peter Schuck, do do do do Jacob Good, Oiange twp. do do Isago Yetter, Maine twp. do do John Linden, Foundrvville, do jo John G. Freeze, Bloomsburg, do do SamV Kosteobader, Cattawissa, do do David Reinbold, Numidia, do do Hiram Smetbers, Berwick, Eatiug House. Isaac Rhodes, Locust twp., do do John L. Hurst, " " do do John Snyder, Orengeville, do do Jacob Dyer, Cattawissa, do do Wesley Shannon, Espytown, Eating Honae. Keifer A. Smith, Jerseytown, Inn or Tavern- Enoch Howell, Espytown, do do ' Daniel McHenry,Fishingcreek, do do Geo. L. Shoemaker, Buckhorn, do do j Wm. Hutchison,Mountpleasaul, do do y Sam'l Women, Conyngham twp. do i go John J. Stiles, Benton, do Isaiah Cole, Benton twp., do / do Mrs. C. Leacock, Bloomsburg, Eatiprg House. John F. Laubaob, Benton twp., Distillery. John Sliarpleas, Cattawissa, .Liquor. Sharpless & Kreigh, " do JACOB EYERLY, Bloomsburg, Aprjl 16, 1868. Clerk
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