STAR OP THE NORTH.
R. W. WEAVER, EDITOR.
Blooms burg, Wednetdil, Mar 14, 1856.
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
CANAL COMMISSIONER,
GEORGE SCOTT, of Columbia County.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
JACOB FBI, JR ,,.of Montgomery Co.
SURVEYOR GENERAL,
TIMOTHY IVES, of Potter County.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE or
PENNSYLVANIA.—THA Democratic State Ceo
trar Committee will meet at PITTSBURG, at
the ST. CHARLES HOTEL, on Monday, the 26th
day of May, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Important
business should secure a general attendance.
J. W. FORNEY, Chairman.
THE NEW MCENSE LAW.
On last Thursday afternoon the Couit gran
ted tavern licensee to those parsons whose
•pplications had been previously advertised,
end also to the 9 eating houses on the adver
tised list. There were no objections to any
of the applications, and their number was
not so large as the number of laxables in
the county authorized the Court to grant.—
Treasurer Harris was pretty busy in the af
ternonon taking in the revenue from this
source, and we find that the amount in Ibis
county will be
From 5 Tavern licenses at 850, #250.00
" 28 do do at 25 700.00
" 9 Eating Houses at 20 180 00
• 9 Treas'rs L. to E. Houses $5 45.00
Clerk's fees in 42 oases 52.50
Total, #1227.50
A gentleman during court made a calcula
tion as to how many drinks it would lake to
pay this liquor lax, and we find the result to
be about as follows :
40,916) drinks at So. each make #1227.50
20,458) drinks at 6c. each make 1227.50
But as the profile must pay this (ax and as
this profit may be rated at 100 per cent., it
would take 81,833) of the 3 cent "pulls,"
or 40,916) of the 6 cent "nips" to pay the
lax. Can any of the smart ones tell us how
many drunks there will be in these drinks?
But after all it is perhaps the true policy to
tax heavily the vices of society if we find
that we cannot prohibit tkem by the most
stringent legislation. The liquor license re
venue to the State wilt this year be per
haps #300,000, and while it is no gratification
to an honest mind to see that any vice can
pay such a bonus for its existence ; il un
regulated human nature will "indulge," tha
indulgence cannot be too heavily taxed.
In Luzerne county there were granted 105
tavern licenses, 30 eating house licenses and
13 to stores. The revenue theie will be
#5,125 to the Slate.
In Northumberland county the number of
taxables did not allow the court to grant all
the tavern licenses for which there were ap
plicants, but 40 were granted, and all the re
staurants that applied were licensed. Only
about 6 petitions were refused. The Treas
urer took in on the same day about #ISOO
for' licenses. After granting (he licenses,
Judge Jordan gave the applicants some good
and wholesome advice, and plainly informed
tbem that theit licenses would be revoked if
they told liquor and kept their bars open on
Sunday. Under his fiim moral rules the
taverni had all quit selling liquor after their
old lioenses expired, but immediately after
the new licenses were issued the bottles
were again in motion.
In Schuylkill county there were nearly
twice aa many applicants as could be per
mitted to receive license. Judge Hegins
•was engaged the whole of Saturday ar.d part
of Monday in miking the proper selections.
The Catbon county court granted 30 tavern
licenses, and 5 to reatauranls.
In Lehigh county theie are 107 applicants,
and only 64 can be licensed, so 43 must be
disappointed.
The Monroe county coug disposed of the
tavern licenses for that county, laal week.—
Twenty-three lioeusea only granted. There is
a rumor that great dissatisfaction exisls in re
gard to the distribution of the publio houses,
and it is also said that the associate judges
intend to hold a court and grant licenses to
other applicants.
RAILROAD AECMINT —On last Wednesday
morning, while the down Irain.on the Catta
wissa Railroad was wailing on the switch
Ttear Ringgold, the boiler of the engine ex
ploded from some unknown cause, killing
three persons immediately and injuring one
so aerioualy that he died next morning.—
They were two firemen and one brakesman.
One was Andrew Fleming, a son of George
Fleming near Mainville in this county. An
other was named Carey.
APPOINTMRRT.— Mr. William Hutchinson
has been appointed Postmaster at Mordans
ville in tbia county in the place of Joseph E.
Sands superseded by a change of eiie from
"Bear Run." The Post office has been re
established at (be old location, which is the
place where the pnbliobusiness of the town
ship (Mountpleassm) is generally done. Mr.
Hutohinson ii a very proper man for the of
fice, and a good Democrat.
ADMITTED. —WKSLEV WIRT, ESQ , was last
week admitted to praolice as an Attorney in
the Court* ot this county, alter undergoing,
as tha Commit!* say, a very creditable ex
amination. He was several years ago under
the instruction of the Hon: John Cooper of
Danville, and recently under that of Chas. R.
Buckalew and the writer of this paragraph.
NEW GOODS !—McKelvy's corner has been
filled up dyring the week with boxes, hogs
heads, crates, &0., for when their new slock
of goods arrives the people can always tee
the signs piled about. They are slacking
away the good* a* fast •* they can, and a*
their customers will allow thera to do.
CORRECTION.—We have been informed
since our lut issue that the bill to lay out a
Stats road between this place and LapOrte
did pass the House of Representatives, and
is now a law. We cheerfully make ib* cor
rection.
EW Maj. Wo. Dewarl will in all proba
bility be the next Democratio candidate for
Congress in Ihe Northumberland and Schuyl
kill district.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
In the case of Peter Meliok vs. S. F. Head
ley at. al., verdict for the plain tiff for #868.36. i
Com. vs. John Moore and George Moore, i
indictment for obstrnoting a tax collector in I
the disohatge ol hta duly and a second !
oount for assault and battery. Clark and i
Weaver for Com., Buckalew and Freeze lor i
defendants. Verdiot not guilty on the first
count, bnt guilty of an assanlt and battery.
Sentence a small fine and the cost*.
Hart, Cutnmings & Cusbman vs. D. L. Mo-
Kinney. This was an action on book ac
count to which defendant plead the statute of i
limitation, and the question in controversy
was wbethar notes given to the* plaintiffs in
payment on account without any special con
tract or application at that time were to be
regarded as a payment when so banded over,
or only when those notes were paid to plain
tiffs by (he maker of them. The oourt de
cided that they oould only be regarded as
collateral Seourity, and there was nothing
done at the time they were handed over to
discbarge the debt. Under this instruction
the jury found for the defendant. Baldy for
plaintiffs, Clark for defendant.
Com. for the use of Petriken vs. Peter Bill
myer. Suit on official bond for not execu
ting writ of execution against James Freeze.
Defendant showed that ihe defendant in Ihe
execution had at the time no property upon
whioh the writ could be levied. Verdict lor
the defendant. Rhodes and Weaver for
plaintiff, Clark and Baldy for defendant.
Geddee & Marsh us, M'Clure'e Executor*.
Suit for the prioe of a grain reaper sohLto
defendant before hi* death. Verdict for the <
plaintiff's for their claim in full. Jackson for
plsintiff, Hurley for defendant.
Adam Kline et. al vs. C- F. Mann and
Wesley Roat. Ejeotment for 311 acres of
land in Main and Mifflin. Verdict for plain
tiff for 205 acres, and for defendant as to the
remainder. Weaver and Hurley for plaintiff,
Buckalew aod Baldy for defendant.
On Thurscay afternoon Ihe tavern and eat
ing house licenses were granted.
On Friday the argument list wag disposed
of. In view of Judge Conyngbam's close of
service as Presiding Judge in this oouuty the
members of the bar joined in a highly com
plimentary and respectful letter which was
presented to him al the close jf the term.—
His Honor expressed his regret al the neces
sity which required him to sever the friendly
relations that bad existed between him and
the whole bar, and tendered his thanks to
the profession and ihe people of the county
in the most appropriate terms. He has cer
tainly been dignified, fair and intelligent in
the discharge of all his duties, and carries
with him the respeot ol the publio in this
counly.
IRON.—Tire price of iron is likely to be
high in the Uniled Stales for many years to
come, which will have the effect of making
the trade very brisk and lucrative. The vast
system of radroads about to be established
in Ruesia, Turkey and India,will require more
iron than perhaps England and tha continent
of Europe will be able to supply. The In
dian railroads will be supplied from England,
taking all the surplus iron she can produce.
Russia may supply a considerable portion of
her own iron, but she must look abroad for'
a large amount, and Turkey is entirely de
pendent upon foreign production. Under
this slate ol affairs our Iron manufacturers
will have no occasion lo contend with for
eign competition, but may soon be called
upon to assist in supplying a foreign market.
Tnus, after man) years of contention, the
tariff question, as far as iron is concerned, is
to be settled by the progressive tendency of
the age.
SENATOR DOUOLASS.—This distinguished
gentleman obviously knows bow to encour
age worthy ministers of the Gospel in their
legitimate work, aa well as to castigate those
unworthy professors who preach politics in
stead of Christ crucified. He - mercilessly
scourged the New England clergy who ad
dressed an abolition memorial to Congress
"in the name of Almighty God," and he has
conveyed to the Baptist denomination of
Chicago, Illinois, ten acres of land—a grove,
beautifully situated within theuity limit*—for
the purpose of erecting thereon a university;
with a condition that 'the trustees shall lay
the foundation of the edifice during the ap
proaching fall, and spend annually towards
the building #25,000 ur.til completed. The
Senator baa also made a donation lo the new
Thirteenth street Baptist cburoh in Washing
ton.
LINDA ; or, the Young Pilot of the Belle Cre
ole ; By Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz. -Anew
edition of this agreeable novel is in press
by Mr. Peterson of Philadelphia, and will
be issued on the 31tt of May.
No publisher excels Mr. T. B. Peterson in
tho elegance with which he ieeues his works.
The present one is to be printed with new
type, upon the thickest while paper, and
tastefully bound. "Linda" is among the best
of Mrs. Hentz' fictions. It is full of the ro
mance of youth and love, and, therefore,
fascinaies all who pine afier the ideal, a great
number even among the old, than is gener
ally supposed. Sir James Macintosh, one
ol the profoundest men of the present cen
tury, was honest to confess tbst his highest
mental gratification was to "to lie on a sofa,
after dinner, and read novels." Tradition
says, too, that novels like "Linda," which
recalled the roseate dreams of youth, were
just the kind he liked best.
LDV ILLINOIS FARMS.—Ex-Mayor Curtis, of
Chicago, Illioois, is said to have retired on a
farm of 3000 aores, which cost him, about
three year* ago, #23,000. This farm ie now
worth #90,000, and rising ill ralne. These
are the farms of the great West, namely two
and a half miles sqove, and with field* that
yield 90,000 bushels of wheat and 80,000 '
bushels of ooru, and orobards of 5000 peaob '
and 1200 apple trees!
FASHIONABLE INTELLIORNCE—In another i
column it will be observed that Mrs. Rupert l
Miss Robison bare opened a new arrival of i
fanoy and fashionable millinery good* to t
which they invite Mtentjon. Any thing in I
ihe way of neat and fashionable bonnet* ]
they can supply lo snit any una. i
A GOOD LAW.
The following law was passed at tha laat
session of the Legislature. It was intra-"
duced in the House, and passed there -as a
local Bill for Luzerne county, but on'ili in
troduction in the Senate, M was amended al
the instance of Col, Koox, so aa to make it
applicable lo the whole Commonwealth.—
Fatmers and fruit growers have long wanted i
jnat such a law as this, and aa it h*s receiv
ed the Executive approval, and takes effect
immediately, they car, protect themselves
from Ib* visitation of prowler* and depreda
tors:
An act lo protect fruit and punish tresspass in
this Commonwealth.
SEC. 1. Re il enacted, fa, That the wilful
and malioious taking and carrying away of
frail, vegetables, plants, fruit or ornamental
trees, vines or shrubs, in this Common wealth,
whether attached to the soil or not, shall be
deemed and the same is hereby declared a
misdemeanor, and can be pro scouted and
punished at anch under the laws of this Com
monwealth.
Sic. 2. That any person or person* who
shall wilfully and maliciously enter, or break
down, through or over any orohard, garden
or yard fence, hot-bed, hot or green-house,
or who shall wilfully and maliciously club,
stone, cnt, bark, break, or otherwise mulilate
or damage, any nut, fruit or ornamental tree,
shrub, bush, plaot or vine, trellis, arbor, hot
bed, hot or greeo-houee, or who (ball wrong
fully trespass upon, walk over, beat down,
trample, or in any wise injurs any grain,
grass, vines, vegetables, or utber growing
orop, •hail and may on conviction thereof, in
action of trespass before any mayor, burgess,
alderman or justice of the peaee, or in any
court of law have judgment against hm, her,
or them, for treble the amount of damage
proven to have been done, with costs of suit;
one half the. damage or penally lo go to the
use of the poor of the dfeirict wherein the
premises lie, the other half of the damage or
penally to go to the use of the owner of the
premises on which the said treipass shall or
may be committed ; and in default of pay
ment of the said fine or judgment, with costs
of suit, the party convicted may and shall be
oommitted to the jail of the proper county,
fot not less than three, nor more then twenty
days; said complaint or action lobe made
in the name of the Commonwealth, and the
testimony of the owner or occupant of the
premises shall be admitted as evidence to
prove the trespass.
Another Development.
The following extfaol from Ihe Bellfonte
Watchman shows what manner of rowdyism
and licentiousness the Know Nothing con
spiracy of darkness has engendered :
"On the 13th of February last, a most dar
ing outrage was committed upon the person
of Rev. William Gillian, a German priest,
while traveling in the Carthaus stage, which
for malignity and brutality, exceed* any as
sault which we have heard of. While riding
peacefully in the stage, and while reading
his breviary, the.book was struck from his
hands, and he himself thrust from the stage.
He waa seized, thrown to the grouaal, and a
bottle of whiskey held to bis mouth, and the
liquor literally paused dawn bi> 1H.. AA
terrne fiends had accomplished their work,
they compelled their victim to pay a dollar
for the drink,and then shouted for what they
called "a Know Nothing triumph." One of
the parlies concerned was the driver, Jeremi
ah Wineworth, who has since made hie es
cape. The names of the others, four in num
ber, are unknown to ut, but we hope they
will speedily be brought to severe punish
ment."
A Pleasant Excnrsloa.
The following paragraph from the Danville
Democrat of laat week, will be read with
pleasure by the many friends of Mr. and Miss
Bradley in this vieinity, as well as by all the
friends of good schools ;
"The scholars of the Danville Academy,
under the charge of their excellent teachers,
Mr. and Miss Bradley, made an excursion
into the country over the river on last Tues
day. They enjoyed themselves to their hearts'
conteot upon young nature's beautiful carpet
under the partial shades of the budding trses.
Fun and frolic prevailed, and the " good
things" of this life, which bad been so boun
tifully prepared by kind parents and friends
were disposed of amidst general hilarity and
good feeling. We hope that this seasonable
reorestion may induce the participants, as it
doubtlessly will, to renewed efforts in their
studies, increase their thorst for knowledge,
and contribute lo prepare them all the better
for the cares and duties of the future." *
Shooting Affray at Washington,
Washington, May B.—Mr. Herbert, a mem
ber of IkAHouse of Represelatives from Cal
ifornia, snot the head wsiter at Willard'e Ho
tel this morning, killing bim instantly.
Mr. Herbert has been arrested, aod the
matter is now undergoing investigation. The
circumstances, a* nearly aa at present can be
ascertained, are, that while Mr. Herbert was
taking a late breakfast at the public table of
the hotel, a waiter "gave him some inso
lence," when Mr. H. called for another wai
ter, who came and alco treated him insolent
ly-
Two or three other waiters then came up
and commenced an assault on Mr. Herbert
with ohairs, plates, dishes, &c. They then
grappled bim, when several gentlemen stand
ing by interposed, but retreated on being
turned jipon by the waiters. Mr.'Herbert
fired only when it became evident that It was
the design of Ihe waiters to kill bim.
After one was killed, two othara cotnmen- .
eed assaulting him till he wss rescued by his
friends. Mr. Herbert is aided by eminent
counsel. Gen. Lean and Mr. MoCay of Cal
ifornia, witnessed the whole affair.
w The politioal Abolitionist*, headed by
Garret Smith, Lewie Tappan, and William
Godeil, have oalled a national eonvention, to
meet at Syracuse, on (be 28ih of May, to
nominate national oandidstee favorable lo <
the abolition of slavery. They say that the \
Repnblioan parly done not go far enongh;
its anti-slavery being confined to Kansas.
11* New Policy of Raul*.
If Iho tperor Alexander ia honest, in
w h* he d< skras shall be the policy of Rus- I
sia herrfifi r a new career, and one more I
brilliant th never, lies before that nation. — •
I hare is n country on the face of lbs globe !
which nee ipeace, as a permanent polioy, '
more than hia. Her vast territories, her l
aoanty pop Jttion, and her undeveloped re
sources, re pit the construction of railroads, l
a repose fr swar, and the general diffusion i
of manuftolklralt The cardinal error of the
late empcrii's life, and that whioh, with re
tributive jistice, brought him to a prematura
grave, wit hi* preference for the tinsel of
war ratbdrkhan for the arts of peace. It is
true that hdfid not wholly negleot the latter.
But, iasteaqif making them his principal
aim, he rag ded them as subsidiary to the
former. Tt I consequences were that Eu
rope was ki l in a state of constant dread
from bis va armies, and never ceased to
be suspioiot mf his ambition. It was this
and almost lis entirsly, which led to the
late straggle Nicholas had so long main
tained the a itude of a trained bully, ready
to fight at th slightest opposition to his de
signs, that Rigland, at least, felt that war
must come atsome time, and that it had bet
ter come no 4 than later.
Had Nichqss pursued the policy which
Alexander prcf oses to pursue, not only would
Europe have iseo free from alarm but Russia
would haMrteeD stronger, to-day, than she
was evernbslore the war broke out. That
the late empetor looked to war, rather than
to peace, as the true polioy, is to be attributed
partly to his personal character, and partly to
his being the successor of a monarch who
bad taken a different line, and had, in conse
quence, indirectly weakened the power of
•he crown. " For there can be no donbt that
liberal principles will extend in Russia, as
everywhere else, in exact proportion to the
extension of industrial pursuits. Nicholas,
so far as the temporary interests of the house
of Romsnoff were concerned, was correct in
his policy ; bit so far as the interests of Rus
sia were at stake, or even the permanency of
bis dynasty, his was wrong. His successor
has ohosen a wiser, because mora compre
hensive polioy. Whether he has done this
from temperament, from a national reaction
against hi* father's policy, or from settled
convictions c< its being better for his house
as well as lor'itis country, it is, as yet, diffi
cult to say. But we recognise, in this change
of policy—indeed we recognise in the history
of Russia for a century back—a new proof
ot the great truth, that even in despotic coun
tries, there is a certain, though slow progress,
from slavatppnd absolutism to liberty and
free goverffownt. The world is moving on,
let dotards croak as thsy will.— Ledger.
Wrangling over the Plunder. —The follow
ing extract of a confidential letter from a
"free Stale" man in Kansas, appears in the
last issue of the New York "Anti-Slavery
Standard
OSAWATOMII, Kan 68, April 10, 1856.
* * Probably four-fifths of the actual
settlsrs are in lavor of a tree State, but much
to my surptise, and more to ray sorrow, I
fouud that a majoww qf these were governed
yfry ojr pitw>pio. TUO
term abolitionist fs used here more than at
home as a reproach. Ther. there are too
many seeking office; they have been growl
ing together like dogs over a bone. A ma
jority are in favor of "the Black law"—a
taw exoluding free negroes from the Terri
tory —one, in my opinion, degrading to men
who have just been fighting and yet will
have to fight for their own liberties.
"Excluding free negroes from the Terri
tory !" Those "free-state" squatters must
be looked after. The Northern aid societies
hare been botching their work; for of what
value is freedom to Cuflee if he is to be kick
ed out of the country for being free ? This,
we dare say, however, is a practical illustra
tion of the philanthropy ot the Sewardites
whsn brought to the lest. All sheer hypoc
risy.
The Bounty land Law —The House, as
well as the Senate, adopted the report of the
Joint Committee of Conference on the bill
amendatory of the Bounty Law of 1855.
The bill provides that parol evidence,
where no reoord exists, may be admitted to
prove military service performed; construe*
the Bth section of the aot of 1855, to embrace
officers, marines, seamen, and other persons
engagsd in the naval servioe during the Rev
olutionary war, and their widows and minor
children, and allowing, to oompleta the lime
of service, one day for every twenty miles
from the plaoe where the troops organized to
muster, and also on their return alter dis
cbarge.
Land Warrant Forgeriet. —The statement
that forgeries of land warrant* have been
discovered at Washington to the extent of a
million of acres is said to be an exaggera
tion. A gang of forgers in these operations
wara detected at New Orleans soma time
ago, who had their plans prepared for large
issues, perhaps even to the extent represent
ed, but the certificates and apparatus were
seized by the authorities, and consequently
the whole scheme failed.
FURNACE BURNED. —The blast furnace be
low town was burned on Friday morning
last. The furnace had recently been repair
ed, and preparations were making to put ill
new boilers. Ws have not learned how the
fire originated, not how muoh the loss was.
After lying idle for a long time, the Furnace
wts brought into life through the energy of
Mr. MoCauly, and now, in his misfortune,
the publio sympathy will be with him.— Ex.
tW Mr. A. E. Straub, a son of the Hon. C.
M. Straub, of SebuylkiU county, lately made
a pleaaant trip through Europe from whioh
hi* friends in this county will be pleased to
leant that be has lately returned in good
health and fine apirils. Hi* journey extend
ed as far East as to Egypl-
Carriege drivers wonld make the best sol
diers in the world, as no troop could ever
stand thair charges.
Australia exported 950,000,000 gold in '55.
Extraordinary Speech of the Ciar.
The Czar ha* been on a visit to Moscow.
He addrsased the civil and militsr) aothori- <
ties in the following manner, which is the •
compliment to the manifesto lately issued at t
St. Petersburg ; it explains the views and i
confirms the promises put fonh in that re- i
raarkable document.
"Gentlemen : The war is over; for I rati- |
fied the treaty of.peace which had been <
signed at Paris before I left St. Petersburg.
lam bsppy to be able to announce the news i
to you officially, and to repeat to the nobility
of Moscow the words which I addressed to I
my people in my last manifesto. Russia '.
was able to defend herself for many years
to oome, and I believe that, no matter what
foroes were brought against her she was in
vulnerable on ber own territory. But I fell
that it was ray duty, in lbs real interests of
the country, to lend an ear to proposals com
patible with the national honor. War is an
abnormal state, aud the greatest successes
obtained by it scarcely compensate for the
evils tl ocoasions. It bad caused an inter
ruption of the commercial relation* of the
Empire with most of the States of Europe I
should certainly have carried it on had not
the voioe of neighboring States pronounced
itself against the policy of late years. My
father, of imperishable memory, had his
reasons for acting as he did. 1 knew his
views, and I adhere to them from my very
sool; but the treaty of Paria hai obtained
the object whioh it was his ambition to ob
tain, and I prefer this means to war.
"Many of yon, I am aware, regret that I
should have so readily accepted the propoai
tiona made to rne. It was my duty as a man,
and as the head of a great empire, either to
reject or accept them frankly. I have honor
ably and conscientiously fulfilled that duty. I
am sure that allowances will be made for the
difficult position in which I was placed, and
that shortly every devoted friend of Ruaaia
will reader justice to my views and inten
tions for the welfare of the country.
"Supposing the fa'e of arm* should have
remained constantly favorable to us, as it has
been in Asia, the empire would have ex
hausted its resources in keeping up large ar
mies on different points, the soldiers of
which would in a great measure be taken
away from agriculture and labor. In the gov
ernment of Moscow itself, many manufacto
ries have been compelled, to close. I prefer
the real prosperity of the arts-of peace to
the vain glory of combats. *
" I have thrown open the ports of Rnssia
to the commerce of the world, the frontiers
to the free circulation of foreign produce.
I wish, henceforth, that the greatest facility
shall be afforded in our markets for the ex
change of ware of every origin, and of the
raw materials and manufactures of our toils.
Various projects will shortly bs communica
ted to you, the object of which will be to
, give an impulse to home industry, and in
which, I trust, every nobleman will take a |
share."
I A Magnificent Masonic Temple. —A Masonic
| Temple is to be built in New York, which,
I in size and magnifioence, will surpass any
I edifice of the kiod in the wotld. It is to be 1
A.. s.gh, 100 foei froit, and 125 feet
deep, and will oontain ample accommoda
tions for the grand lodge and all the subor
dinate lodges, chapters, encaptpment, and
councils. It will be built of brown sand
stone or marble, and will cost, it is supposed
9400,000. The site has not yet been be da-1
cided upon.
Cost of the Late War— The N. Y. Herald
after an elaborate calculation, thus sums up !
the probable coel of the late Eurogpan war:
Cost of material, ammuni
tion, &c., 81,200,000,000
Value of 500,000 men killed 500,000,000
Loss from the diversion of
productive agents 100,000,000
Loss from courlatlment of
trade 25,000,000
Sundries say 10,000,000
Total 81,835,000,000
t7" The Sandy Hill Herald, commenting
on the call for a convention by the Gerrit
Smith abolitionists, truthfully remarks :-"The
faot is, and Gerrit knows it, the black repub
licans don't want to kill slavery at all. As
well kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
Do you think the old Indisn would shoot the
old she wolf, so long as wolf scalps brought
a premium at the agency 1 No more do
these black republican* want slavery killed,
for then there would be no scalps for them."
Another Treaty with Mexico. —On the au
•thority of a letter from Mexico, which it in
serts, the Journal of Commerce states that
our Minister to Mexico bat essentially ad
justed the terms of a Convention with the
Comonfort Administration, by which we are
to acquire another slice of Mexican territo
ry—how large ia not stated, nor the prioe to
be paid for it.
IT At the late Borough election in Sun
bury the Know Nothing ticket was defeated,
and Charles J. Bruner, Esq., a Democrat,
elected Burgess. The old Line Whigs and
Democrats joined in the formation of their
ticket. In 1864 Governor Pollook had a ma
jority of 115 in Sunbury. In 1855 Bergstres
ser the K. N. candidate for Representative,
, had a majority of 57. But the days of the
conspirators are numbered.
HP We alip the following from the Boston
HeraId—
"WANTED.—An agant for a politioal party,
to be stationed at St. Louis, and act during
the presidential campaign as a telegraphic
correspondent and manufacturer of Kansas
troubles."
HP "The British Government are prepar
ed to give way, but they will not recall Mr.
Cramptoo, and they are also prepared to
communicate to the United States Govern
ment, that tbey are uowaveting in their de
termination to continue him in hi* present
position, as British Minister to Washing
ton."
t&" Charles Broughter, the late Cashier of
tba Lancaster Savings' Institute, who was in
dicted for embezzling the funds of tha Insti
tution, has been acquitted.
The Treaty of Peaee.
The London Daily News has lucoeeded in
obtaining a copy of the Peace document,
which ie coneideted authentic. ' It containe -j
thirty-four articlee. The tlrat restores perpet
ual friendship between Great Britian, SardinJ
ia, Turkey, France and Prussia.
Second— All territories oonquered or occu
pied during the war, shall be reciprooally
evacuated as soon as possible.
Third —Russia restores to Turkey, fears,
and all other porte of the Ottoman Empire.
Fourth —The Allies restore to Rossia the
towns and ports of Sebastopol, Balsklara,
Kamiesuh, Eupatoria and Kertscb.
Articles Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
are wanting.
JVtnfA—The Sultan communicated to the
powers his firman granting equality to Chris- j
1 tians, which the contracting'powers much ap- |
prove of, but divest themselves of all right (
thereby to interfere in the internal admin
istration of the government of lbs Ottoman
Empire.
Tenth— The Convention of 13th of July,
1841, closing the Bospborusand Dardanelles,
is le-affirmed.
Eleventh —The Black Sea is neutralized and
forever forbidden to all ships of war of every
power, adjoining or distant, with the excep
tions in articles 14tb and 19th.
Twelfth —Trade shell be free in the Blaok
Sea waters and ports, subject only to police <
regulations, Russia and Turkey admitting
consuls to all ports on its shores.
.Thirteenth —Tha Black Sea being neutral
ized, strong holds become useless; coose- ]
quently, Turkey and Russia agree neither to
construct nor preserve any maritime
arsenals on the coast.
Fourteenth— The Convention regulating the
force of ships for homa service, is concluded
individually between Turkey and Russia, but
is appended to this treaty, and oannot be al
tered without general assent.
Fifteenth —The act of Congress of Vienna,
relative to river navigation, is.applied to the
Danube and its mouths, and its freedom be
comes a part of the' law of the Empire.
Sixteenth —To carry article Fifteen into ef
fect, France, Austria, Great Britain, Prussia,
Russia and Turkey appoint each a delegate to
put the river in a navigable state, from Isat
cba to Tza.
Seventeenth —Austria, Bavaria, Turkey and
Wurtemburg add each a delegate to the
Principalities Commission, to form a perma
nent commission,to keep the river navigable
and superintend its police.
Eighteenth —The named general commis
sion will be dissolved in two years, and the
permanent commission take its place.
Nineteenth —Each of the contracting powers
may station two small ships at the mouth of
the Danube.
Twentieth —Russia assents to the ratifica
tion of the Bessarabia# frontier. The new
frontier starts from the Black Sea, one mile
east of Lake Bomona Sola to the Akerman
Road, along which extends the valley of Ta
gran, passing south of Belgrade, and re-as
cends to the River Yalpack to Savatsiki, and
terminates at Xamaria, on the River Prulh.
Elsewhere it is unchanged.
Twenty-first —This ceded territory is annex
ed to Moldavia.
Twenty-second —Moldavia and Wallachia
continue under the Sovereignty ol Turkey,
with the guarantee of all the contracting Pow
ers that no Power shall olaim the individual
right of interference.
Twenty-third —The Porte guarantees to the
said Principalities the oontincance of free
dom of religion and commerce. The con
tracting Powers appoint a Commission to
meet immediately at Beaucharist, to report
on the present condition and wants of the
Principalities.
Twenty-fourth —The Porte will immediate
ly convoke a Divan in each Principality, to
learn the wishes of thb people as to their def
inite organization.
Twenty-fifth —Minutes thereof shall be sent
to Paris,where the Constitution shall be fram
ed whioh the Porte shall promulgate.
Twenty-sixth —The Principalities shall main
tain a militia, and may construct works of
defence approved by the Porte.
Twenty-seventh —lf the internal tranquili ty
ol the Principalities be disturbed, the Porte
must consult the contracting powers, and can
not employ armed intervention without Ibei:
oonsent.
Twenty-eighth —Servia continues to be a
dependency of the Porte under the Powers
guaranteed, and retains its national adminis
tration and freedom of religion and trade.
Twenty-ninth— The right garrison in Servia
is reserved by the Porte, but no ar.ned inter
vention is permitted without the consent of
the Powers.
Thirtieth —Russia and Turkey retain their
possessions in Asia preoisely aa before the
war, bat their frontiers are to be marked out
by the survey.
Thtrty-flrst —The evaouation of Turkey by
the Allies and Austrian forces, shall lake
place as soon aa convenient. The time and
manner of suob evacuation ahall be the sub
ject of private arrangement between each of
(he powers and Turkey.
Thirty-second— Until new arrangements
shall be made trade shall go on as before the
war.
Thiity-third —A Convention (the contents
secret) concluded between France and Eng
land lespecting the Aland Isles, shall be ap
pended to the treaty.
Thirty-fourth —The ratification shall be ex
changed at Paris, within four weeks.
The London Sun republished the treaty sur
rounded with a mourning border.
In the British Parliament the Government
sustained another defeat, having been out
ruled by a majority of 28, in favor of eompe
petition for the civil appointments.
Lord Lyndhurst haa given notioe of a mo
tion inquiring into the preseat condition of
Italy.
Lord Malmesbury haa given notioe of hie
intention to move a vole of censure, in rela
tion to the fall of Kate.
19" At the late Borough eleotion in Potts
ville, the Democrats and Old Line Whigs
united to defeat the Know-Nothings,and eleo
led Nicholas Fox, an Old Line Whig, Chief
Burgess by a handsome majority. Time was
when the Know Nothings had from 400 to
600 majority in Pottsville.
PHILADELPHIA ELECTION.
ORE AT DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH t
The municipal election in Philadelphia on
Tuesday, was one of the greatest political
revolutions that has ever occurred in this
country. Two yeafs ago, the secret Know-
Nothing organization, then in the height of
its power, carried the consolidated city by
over 8,000 majority; and no# we behold
every candidate on the Democratic ticket
elected by an average majority exceeding m
4,000, together with a large majority of Dem
ocrats to the City Councils, Board of Health,
&o. The people rose in their majesty and
might, and rebuked the imbecility, intolar- <
ance, stupidity, and wasteful extravagance '
of their Know Nothing rulers, in so wither
ing and overwhelming a manner, that the
party, once so boastful of its strength, has
been completely prostrated, and ignomini
ously consigned
"To the vile dust from whence it sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung P*
The Democratic officers, to whom the peo
ple have so confidingly handed over the ad
ministration of tha city government for the
next two years, have only to carry out the
work of retrenchment and reform so imperi
ously demanded by an outraged and tax
ridden community, and to which they stand
pledged, and Philadelphia will ever remain
true to the party in whose fivo: she has just
decided. •
Philadelphia Markets.
Hour and Meal. —Breadstuff, are almost
without movement. Standard and good
brands are firm at 86. Retail dealers are sel
ling at from 86 up to 7 J for common an extra
family brands. Sales of Rye Flour at 83|.
Corn Meal at 82 50 per barrel.
Grain. —The supply of Wheat about equals
the demand. Small sales of choioe Perm's
red at 81 40 a 1 50, and while 81 50 a 1 60
per bushel. Rye ia in fair demand at 72 cts.
Corn is arriving freely; sales of Southern and
prime Penn'a at 54 cents, afloat. Oats are
dull; sales of Maryland at 33 a 34, and Dela
ware at 31 cts.
Cloverseed sells in small lots at 86 per 64
pounds. Flaxseed and Timothy nothing do
ing.
Whiskey is lower, Barrels are now held at
27 a 28 cents, and hhds. at 25 a 26 cents.
POTTSVILLE RAILROAD IRON. —The Potts
ville Rolling Mill is making rails of excellent
quality out of old condemned rails, taken
from the tracks of the Reading road. They
aie cut up and re-rolled at the rate of about
15 tons per day. They are composed of this
old material, united with new in equal pro- .
portions ; and the mixture, in consequence
of the improved texture and tenacity imparl
ed to it by the old iron, affords a product far
superior to the ordinary rail, and much less
liable to break or splinter.
17 The new License Law, in the author
ity it confers upon Justices of the Peace io
cases of drunkenness, is said by Judge Pear
son of Dauphin, to be very despotic. It
seems that if a man be found drunk on the
street, the constable haa the authority to
taae him before the nearest Justice ol the
Peace, whose duly it is to fine the culprit five
dollars. If, however, the party is unable to
pay, or refuses to pay, the Justice is compell
ed to discharge him. He cannot commit to
the jail, as could have been done heretofore.
THE LUMBER TRADE. —A correspondent,
writing from Portsmouth, Dauphin county,
under date of 2d inat., says: "There is agood
deal of lumber here, and prices are a shade
lower than last year. Boards range from 810
to 814 per M-, according io the quality ; and
Viingles from 811 to 815 per M. Buyers are
slow in purchasing, in consequence, as they
say, of the tightness of the money market.
NOVEL LAW SUIT.— The First Dutch Re
formed Church of Jersey City has sued Mr.
Welch, the architect, for 825,000 damages.
They allege that Mr. W. furnished an esti
mate to build a church for 820,000, but that
already, when only half completed, it has
cost 825,000. Hence the suit.
IK? Mr. Daniel Cameron, who was elected
Representative for the digging district of
Woolshead, Australia, had the compliment
paid to him by bis supporters of having the
horse he rode on at the contest, shod with
shoes of solid gold. He was also presented
with the sum of 81,500.
17 The Lancaster Intelligencer says: Mr.
Buohanan is now at bis beloved home, at
Wheatland, in the enjoyment of excelleul
health and in fine spirits. We never saw
him look better. He is daily visited by friend#
all anxious to have the pleasure of onoe
more taking him by the hand.
17 The State or unio has 3400 miles of
canals, railroad and river navigation, and
raised in 1855 thirty million bushels of wheat,
and eighty million bushels of com.
scAiiiiaiaaa&u
At the residence of her mother, in Sugar
loaf,on the 28th of April, by W. P Peterman.
Esq., Mr. BENJAMIN GOALDER, to Miss LAVINA
HESS.
On the 6th inst., by Rev. J. A. Da Moyer,
Mr. CHARLES ROZELLE, to Mrs. MART Cox, all 1
of Greenwood, Col. eo., Pa.
OA the Ist inst.,by Rev. John S. Ermen
trout, Dr. E. L. ACKER, editor of the "Norris
town Register," lo Miss SALLIE D., daughter of
Abraham Markley, Esq., all of Norrislown.
On Thursday last, by the Rev. C. C. Ma
bee, Mr. H. C. BARTON, ol Espy, and Miae
MARY FRANCES LOWE, of Lime Ridge, all o£
Col. Co., Pa.
In Cattawissa valley, on Sunday last, by
the Rev. I. Bahl, Mr. JOHN G. SMITH, and
Miss SUSAN LINDEMUTH, both of tha former
, place.
In Berwick, on Thursday last, by thssamo,
Mr. ELIJAH HABMAN, and Miss CAROLINE SITT
LRR; both of Centre twp., Col. 00.
BRIGADE NOTICE
-ITHE uniformed Companies be
longing to the let Brigade 9th Divis
ion of Pennsylvania Volunteer* are
hereby notified to moot at tha annu
al Spring Battalion at
OrangeriHe, on Saturday the
list Day of Nay last,,
at 10 .o'clock, A. M., equipped with
arms and accoutrements for parade
HIRAM R. KLINE,
Brigade Insp ., Ist Brig. 9th Div P. V,
May 14, 1856.