STAR OP THE NORTH, it.'w.'wmtxj, suitor. Stoomsburg, ItUtuiitf, JauTag, 1857. THE API'OBnOSBIi.VI'. Thia subject will doubtless occupy much of the attention of the Legislature st the pres ent session, and as our county and neighbor hood are much interested in.it (especially in view of past injustice) we propose to exam ine it at some length. Senators and Representatives are to be ap portioned or distributed "among the city 0 f Phil tdelphia. and the eeveral counties, ac ■cording to the number of taxable Inhabitants in each,'/ every seventh year, in the man ner provided in the first article of the Consti tution. As the last apportionment act was passed in 1880, another must be pasted the present year. By the consolidation of the city and county ol Philadelphia in 1854 a new feature is in troduced into apportionments. The seventh suction first article of the Constitution pro vides tbet "no city or county fhali be enti tled >lo elect mote than four Seralors." Phil ailelphia has now a taxable population of 104,335. sufficient for five Senators and a fraction of about two-thirds, as we malts fl,- •calculation. But as she can be un |j four, the result is thy, e ie w | )ero in lhe S|l| „ the number of tsxables required for a Sena tor will be lesa than if the city participated equally in Senatorial representation. If the whole number of Senators is fixed at thirty .three (the usual number) iher. after allotting four tp Philadelphia, there will be twenty nine to distribute elsewhere. To fit the Senatorial ratio therefore divide the taxables of the Stale, outside of the city, by twenty nine ; the quotient will be the ratio, which we make to be a little over 17,000. Dividing tire whole number of tsxables in j the Stale by one hundred (the number o( | Representatives usually fixed upon) we make ' the ratio or number required for one Repre- ; sanlalive, lo be about six thousand. Phila- j delphia will therefore gel seventeen mem- 1 bers, which will be an increase of two over - her present Rumber. An interesting ques- i tion here arises :—must the seventeen be ; elected upon one ticket? Cannot the city I be divided into districts for the purpose of j their election ? VVc are clear in our opinion that the city cannot be divided in any man ner for the election ol Kepretentatives, under the Constitution, although the evils of elect ing 10 many as seventeen members by the same body of electors are manifest. The ar gument against the exirtence of such power will be found stated in the Journal of the Senate for 1850 Vol. 1 p. 111, in the form of j ■ report from the Judiciary Committee of j that body. The committee was an able one [ trukit 1 * "T OM w>.—■ iw.u XmiUa. wtucti. 11 1 is to be considered that Iha unbroken prac tice of the government lias been in accord- j ar.ee with their views; that is, against the j division of the city or of any county in tbo : ■formation of representative districts. Fortunately, however, provision is made i for this, as well as many other difficulties, in the constitutional amendments passed at the last session nud which il is hoped may j pas* the present one and be approv?*! by the people. The third amendment provides for ' the jlivisiori of the city into Senatorial and j representative districts at the session next slier its adoption by the people; so that but t single election need take place under the arrangement of electing seventeen members on the same ticket. la another respect that amendment will have a happy operation. It will rendei it possible 10 avoid iu future apportionments the inconvenience and it,justice which are , caused by constitutional discriminations be- j tween counties existing before 1790 and ■ those counties created since. As the appor tionment to be made litis winter must, how ever, be made without any reference to that amendment, it is neces-ary lo examine the difficulty to which we allude. The Constitution of 1790, Article Ist, sec tion 4, has this language:—"Each county shall bavs at least one representative, but no couuly hereafter erected shall be entitled to M separate representation ur.til a sufficient ■number of laxtble inhabitants shall be con tained within it to entitle them to one repre tentative agreeably to the ratio whiuh shall then be established." (Conventions and Constitutions of Pa„ 297.) This provision yfpt not changed by the Convention of 1838, lands no ameudetenu had been made. For the third section ol the schedule to the an? eD dlf!9 nl0 f 1838, pro vides, lhat "the clauses, aectioo*, and arti clesof said Conalitution wli."B temsin uoal tered shall oontinue to be Co.'" lrU€l l • I *d j have effect as if the said Consliitlt.' 0 " Bad j not been amended." 2l is clear then 'Bat qaoh couuly in existence in 1790 must bC* allowed at ill times at least one representa tive, whether it has a sufficient number of tax shies for tba' purpose or not, and that no county elected since 1790 can ba allowed a representative until its taxable* are fully up to the ratio required. It follows, for instance, thai Mifflin with 3,500 taxables must ba at- Jowsd a representative, while one cannot be allowed to Blair with 3.933 I M'®'" having ben erected before 1790 ar.C? Blair since. But it is to be observed thai a Chanty hav-1 Ing once attained tothefull ratio for a member may afterwards be allowed one an, hough taxables tail below the ratio. The oon-'' rtD " tronal limitation is exhausted when a county (erected since 1790) hat once attained to the ratio required) lor it only defers sepa rate representation 'until' ihat time. Art. Ist, Sec. 4. The lollowiag counties, erected since 1790, are among those which have hereto fore had (he full ratio and notv stand free of constitutional limitation whether they have at present tba full ratio or not, Via:-* Adam*, P rr J> Centre, Somerset, Clarien, Union, Columbia, Greene Tut following eodntiaa, erected rince 1790, 1 •le not lew and never hate htm, entitled to separate representation >- 5!* ,r > .. "Montour, Clearfield, McKean, Clinton, Monroe, Cambria, Potter, Carbon, Pike, •J;" 1 ! Sullivan, Poreeri, Snydrr, rolion, Venango, 1 Jefferson, Wyoming, Jnniata, Wayne, Lawrence, le Wyrnn There were 6l erected prior to 1100 (5 Smith a Law* 100,) of which not more titan five can fall below the ratio now to be fixed, and some of them may proba bly at am to It. Tlieynre Bedford, Norilum berland, Huntingdon, Mifflin apd Delaware. Of course each of them will be entitled to e member under the constitution without re gard to the number of taxable*. We do not perceive the grounds upon which a representative has been heretofore allowed to Wayne. She is oneof the younger coun ties and accmding to the reports of U> X ab.', e (2 Senate Journal 1889, p. 122) ha* been below the ratio at the times ttf raking the three last apportionments. 7; fl „ „(i 0 °nder the apportionment ae, q ; , 836 wa9 3.057,' (P. Laws 791.) mruer lhat of 1843—3,876, (P. Laws 247,)- -n j B ml er (t, al D f jßso*- 4,865, (P, La <c 9 777 ;) in each case exceed ing the laxobles reported fofWsvf.e. But | ct.tmiy was erected as tanbaex "as |2l si March 173?, j„ possible, tlihugli not likely, thji j, wg , up (0 ([ld fulio 4( g f 1 "mo prior lo 1836. The growth of oor Stale in nftmbcrs ha* been wonderfully rapid. For while in 1836 the representative rairo was bm 3,057 it will now be six thousand; showing that our tax able population has doubled in iweniy-or.e years. But our main purpose in taking up this subject was lo exhibit the great injustice heretofore done our county in apportion ments, sj)d we proceed 10 that point: In 1836, Columbia had laxablee, 4818 Representative ratio, 3057 Surplus, 1761 Multiply this by 7, the number of years the apportionment ran, and divide by the ra tio; the product will Be 4; showing a toss to the county of a Representative for that number of years .under lhat appor.ionment. In 1843, Columbia had taxables, 6654 Representative ratio, 3876 Surpla*, 1768 Multiply again by 7 and divide by the ra tio, will show a loss of a Representative for three and one fifth years (nearly.) In 1850, Columbia (incuding Montour, formed from it,) taxable 6721 Representative ratio, 4865 Surplus, 1856 Multiply again by 7 and dividing the pro duct by the ratio, will give a loss of 2{-|- yarn. So that under these three apportionments, extending over a period of twenty one years, CoUntbi* onttnly lute lt tat tea years lo which ber Jwxables entitled her f I'erhops no district in the State has ever been so hardly used, continuously, for near a quarter of a century ; and there is there fore good reason for complaint and for an art appeal In the Legislature for iibeial treat ment in the epporiionment about 10 be made. There sro additional coneideraiiohs lhat ought rot to be overlooked. Under the ■hree apportionments alluded to, the county his had on* member, so that the fractious lost in r&ph case, have been friction* over a single ratio. In lite case of a county with three or four members, a fraction of equal amount would be small (0 each member when divided among them. Bin what is more material, the Senatorial district ol which Columbia has composed a part, has had a constant surplus during the time of which we base spoken. It i a com mon thing to make amends lo a county or district fur under-repreeerilalion in one branch of the Legislature by over representation in the other. And it is, in fact, impossible to construct a fair apportionment bill without retorting in many cases to this principle of compensation. The figures as to our Sena torial district are these : 1836, Senate District IX. Columbia, taxables, 4818 Schuylkill, 4700 9518 Senatorial ratio, 9256 Surplus, 262 1543, Senate District XIII. •Luzerne, 7651 Columbia, 5644 13295 Sen alortal ratio, 11746 Surplus, 1549 1850, Senate District XVf. Luzerne, 10898 Columbia, (incl Montour,) 6721 17619 Senatorial ratio, 14743 „ Surplus, 2876 Nor ha* a these losses upon Senatorial rep resentation be-en compensated in House rep resentation to the counties with which Co lumbia has been umled for Senatorial pur poses, as the following statement proves: 1836, Schuylkill, taxables, 4700 Representative ratio, 3057 Surplus, J643 1843, taxables, 7651 Ratio for fßepresentativee, 77-69 Deficient, 161 1850, Luzeroe, taxables, 10898 Ratio for ? Representatives, 9730 Surplus,' 1168 The net loss of representafion' ' n 'Bs House to those counties amounts to X ber lor five and a fourth years, which added to the losses Of Columbia county, before sta led, swells the aggregate losa to a member I for fifteen years! And this 100 while the same counties, as above shown, had Onrep ' resented Senatorial fractions, among lhe lar gest in ibe Commonwealth. We have the figures at hand also lo show that this under-representation of out cuunty and Senatorial dratriot haanot been made np to our section of tba State—lhat is, that the representation of Nortb-eatlern Pennsylva nia, comprising Northumberland and 4he counties north and east of it, has been in aflequate during the whola time sinoe W6. U e omit the proof of tbia simply to avoid prolixity. In view of the facts we have .shown it would, be grossly unjust lo'continue our pros jent representative district Vith one member, in the new apportion merit. Columbia lias I 8479 taxables. being nearly enough Tor a j Representative, and Montour 8162. But as j the latter county mue* be attached to some | other-county or counties, we propose this ar raitgemenl—unite Columbia, Montour and I SlllllVß n as a district with two members We suppose this would be satisfactory to all ; 'he counties concerned, and it would be a | f, ;'rr adjustment. But even if Columbia and ! Montour, without Sullivun, wete made a dis ! "ict with two members, it would not be un. : reasonable in view of past unJer-repreeenla tion. Another plan would be the following Columbia one member; Montour, Northern berltnd and Union two. In that case Sny der and Juniata might have one, Perry oae, and Miffiin one to which she is entitled bv 1 the Constitution. This would carry a lolera [ t>le arrangement of districts from Luzerne 10 i the Juniata. I The facts we hare exhibited constitute 1 also a powerful plea in oor behalf in the for -1 rrtetion of our Senatorial district. From the rapid growth ol Luzerne, our county con no longer be united with ber, nor can we be joined with Schuylkill. Our Senatorial con nection must therefore be north or west, and it should be made upon principles of liberal ity. We propose, Columbia, Sullivan, Mon tour and Northumberland as the district.— These counties contain 15795 taxables, not far below lhe ratio, have natural connections, have not been fully represented heretofore, and their junction would be satisfactory lo the people of each. In 1850, when the existicg apportionment was under consideration, there was a dispo sition to compensate this county 10 some ex tent for previous losses end hence most of the bills introduced icto tho Legislature pro posed to allow it (with Sullivan added) Itoo mtmbert. The project of erecting Montour from our territory was under the same time, end it is well known exercised a sinister influence upon the apportionment question, which was for some lime, kept open and uncertain by it. Finally the bill erecting Montour passed, and subsequently the apportionment; our dittrict leing again victimised 01 a part of the shameful proceeding. For the House bill then pending in the Sen ate, which allowed Columbia (including Montour) and Sullivan two members, was changed by throwing Sullivan to Wyoming and Susquehanna, and reducing Columbia (including Montour) lo one member. The vole in the Senate on this amendment stood 10 to 15 and it was carded by lhe'malicious VOID OI BpCSRW Dm win. ihvp - ~,, . , the district in the Senate! (1 Senate Journal 1850 pp. 1059-60.) This is probably the ■ingle occasion in all the history of the Com monwealth when e member of either branch of the Legislature L.xs voted to disfranchise his own constituents. The ratio of 1850 for Representative was 48C5 taxablee. Columbia (including Mon tour) contained 6721 and Sullivan 769. If the district had been left as lhe bill passed the House, this county would have had a member all the time for the last seven years and Montonr one also for four or five years of the same period. But we must dismiss the subject, with the expression of our hopes lhat a fair apportion ment bill will be passed at tba present ses sion, and that io particular, long deferred justice will bs done to our immediate sec tion of the Commonwealth. Exciting Trial. Isaac S. Shurlock was last woek put upon his trial nt Philadelphia before Judges Alli son and Conrad lor the killing of Philip S. Clawges a merchant on the sth of Novem ber lust at Guy's Hotel. The defence is that Clawges had seduced tbo wife of Shur lock, and that while the brain of the hus band was on fire from the first intelligence 1 of the dishonor he shot the seducer when he first met him. The prisoner was at the time in the employ of Clawges as book keeper, and the evidence showed that he was of industrious and correct habits and sustained a good character. 111 the evening after he left the store ol Clawges at 7 o'clock he was accustomed to go to'the store of Mr. Woods on Ridge Rood and post books there often until after midnight. Here his wife often catne snd sat wjih him until the close of his labors. He is 22 years of age, and his wife 20. There was also some evidence of hereditary insanity in the family of the prisoner, and the jury returned a verdiot of "not guilty." I'nlniviiia Kullrond. The earning! of the Catawiisa, William sport and Erie Railroad, for (be rooiilti of December, ahow a handsome increase over the corresponding mouth last year: From freight, 816,189 23 From passengers, 7,559 72 Total, 823,748 95 Same month previoue year, 18,564 32 Increase nearly 30 percent, 85,184 63 The coupons of the mortgage bonds and income bonds of this Company, due on the let ,of February, will be paid at the office of the Company, 131 Walnut street, Philadel phia, on that day. larOur thanks are due to Hon. Wm. Smith, Hon. J. G. Brown, Hon. Henry. M. Fuller of Washington and Messrs. Hot and Scott of Harrisburg for friendly missives. far We learn that a destructive fire occur re;\ at Tsmaqua on last Sunday night, doing seme 530,000 damage. About 820,000 is said to be covered by inauranos. BP* Hon. John Apptsion of Maine will on the 4tb of March take charge of the Wash ington {fnron newspaper LOCAL AFFAIRS. THI New STATE ROAD laid out uhfler Act *1 Aleero'bly from Lspqrt lo (hit place doe* not Mem to meet with ipuch favcrtr from the people of Hemlock township, who k're sfrong ly petitioning for a vacation of their share of the road. . is*"" Mr. John J. Stihye hue been appointed Postmastezat BeniijSfci tliie county in the place of Daniel pointment will anil Mr. Stiles end the peo ple or (hat vicinity very well. BP" The eitizena of Espytown have al most unanimously petitioned to the legisla ture for a law declaring the street* and al leys of that town highway*. HT Th* thermometer was on la*t Satur day morning at 22 degrees below zero in this town, which is colder than it has been here within 20 years past. The whole win ter has been very severe, not only here, but at every place from which we have ac counts. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. —On IMI Friday a aeri ous accident occurred at the work of the Columbia Coal and Iron Co. in Beaver twp., where the Company ore building a railroad and bridge Irom MoCatrtyV Mountain over the CtteeWWe TOO' Wa:ltoerf ThH earth had been undermined along the hill, and a slide brought in tho superincumbent earthupon the workmen and carts, killing four men, breaking the teg of-another (who haa since died) and the arm of a sixth.— Two horses were alao killed. AT HOME.— At York, the home of Samuel Menear, the Democrats held a spirited in dignatiou mealing denouncing the Cameron traitors; and closed up-by burning lha three in effigy. Th* Fork Gazette, the old organ of the Democracy, has a picture of the three suspended by the neck. At l'inegrove, the residence of Wagonsel ler, the Democrats also held an indignation meeting branding the tiaitor*. DECIDED.— Last week the Supreme Court of this State case of the contest, ed Judgeship Henry D.Max well and Hon. J. K. Findlay in the North ampton district. The former of these gen tlemen held by oppoiniment from the Gov ernor, and the latter claimed by an election Irom the people. But as the predecessor, Judge McCartney, did not die three months befoto the October election, the Court deci ded such election was void, and gave the bench to Judge Maxwell. Ixports ard Imports. The value of exports from the U. Stales to all other countries during the fires! year end. ing Ist of July larrt, was 8326,954,508, of which 8195,791,836 were to the British do minions. The imports, during the fame period, were 8314,636,94!, of which $154,- 056.746 were from the British dominions. Our exports tq Franco amounted to $42,524,- 936, autTour imports' to 539,249,803. The new coinage bill passed by Con gress is now a law and in operation, and "ftps" and ''levies" will soon be as scarce as hnlf dollars.' The Government officers are required by this law to receive Spanish and Mexican quarters at 20 cents, the "levies" at 10 cents and the / "fip" at five cetits, ma king these coins of no more value than our otvn decimal euWeney, the prettiest and most convenient cbrrency we can have.— When received at theeo rates at the Post- Office and Cusiom-House, Jtc., they are to be sent to the Mint to recoin into American pieces. "Fips"and ''levies" have had their day, and with them goes the opportunity of small financiers 10 shave the public four per cent, in giving change. tf During Washington's administration three now "States were admitted Into the Union—two slavo and one free. And Wash ington's immediate successor admitted all that applied, without pausing a moment to inquire into the domestic habits of the peo ple. It was none of their business. If auclt was tbe practice of those illutlriuoa patriots, why thouhl we depart from Ibeir patha to follow such creature* we Sumner, Wilson, Giddings, Parson Beecher,' and the rest of the Abolition crew 1 GREAT BRIDGE—A bridge is nnw being built across the Upper Mississippi, at St. Paul, Minnssota. It is to be 1300 feet in ieuglh, resting upon nine piers, the highest ol which ere seventy feel above high water mark, so as to enable the largest boats to pass under without difficulty. The greatest •pan will be two hundred and twenty feet, sufficiently w'e'e to alftrVlTTe largest rafts to pass without coming in contact with the abutments. Tbe whole oott of lb' work will be near 8120,000. THE PARDONING GOVERNOR —An exchange says thai Gov. Clark, of New York, was be ing shaved the other day, when tbe barber accidemly tweaked his nose a little 100 hard: "Pardon me," said ha, very naturally. "Put your hand in my coat pocket and pull one out," said the kind hearted Governor; "I'll fill it up for you when you're doue." ET While a select party at a Boston hotel were drinking wino at 820 n bottle,and about fifty "young Americtns" were drinking bad whiskey in an adjoining eating house, on the next street the police found two families half starred and half frozen —a contrast of civili zed life! UT It is staled by ODO of the Portland. Me., papers that there are about 5000 believer* in Spiritualism in that oily. Perhaps this fact— if fact it is, and we hare no cause to doubt it—may eceount, in part, for the unprece dented popularity of Fremontism in that lo cality. Where one fanaticism rages, otbera generally find a congenial aoil. BP" Tlie Lycoming Oaxtllt has changed hands. N. L. Alwood baa retired and his successor* are Mesar*. Clark & HigginS. We ♦riib both parlies success^ The Pahilc Works. We hive-been favored with a oopy of the annual repdrl of th* Cinal Commissioner*, and, ■* usual, the North Branch >praaenl* next to th* largest net revenue to the Slate of th* several lines. The receipt* for 985$ ar* 8254,202 75, and lha total expenditure* only 864,042 50 leaving a net income to the Slate of 8190,460 18. This is better than any other department of the public works excspt the Delawar^Division, and we suggest that the Canal Board take some of our Columbia county people to menage the Portage Rail road and a few auch places, where honest men seem very reach needed. The only ear* spot in this line is the Naniicoke lock, about which all the boatmen and marry other people have a great deal to ssy, but which it it to be hoped will all come right in time. This report gives one wholesome fact for tbe people of the Slate, in showing that fhe actual profits of tba public works over the expodhures for 1856 have been 81,155,808 98. We copy so much of th* report as has in terest for our readers. LOWER NORTH BRANCH DIVISION. From the first lock above Northumberland to the head of the pool of the Lackawanna dam—G. IF. Search, Supervisor. Length of line, 73 miles; dams 2; locks, 14; goardlocks, 2; acquedorts, 7; culverts, 24; weste-vretre, 19; overfall*, *| towing path bridge#, 10; road bridges, 41; farm bridges, 83. Navigation was clored on the 10 of Dec., and re-opened on tbe 7th of April. The aqueduct at Fishing creek has been i re-built v a coat of 822,000. A dredge boat, engine and fixtures, designed for cleaning out the canal and pool of Naniicoke dam, was purchased for $2,600. These amounts were paid out of the ordinary repair fund.— Tbe repairs, with these exceptions, Were of the ordinary character. Th# act of 1856 specifically appropriated 814,000 for the building of a new lock at the hesd of the pool of Naniicoke dam. This lock is not yet finished. The supervisor re ports that its cost will exceed the apppropria lion $5,675, for whfeh an appropriation will bo required. h iagratifying to Hate that the businesa on this line continues to increase. The tolls of 1855, at the Beach Haven office, exceeded those of 1854, $18,395 97. The receipts for 1856, as compared wilh 1855, are as follows: In 1856 8254.202 75 la 1855 232,612 47 Increase in 1856 21,590 28 JOt $39,986 25 over the receipts of 1854. Coal stiipped at same office in 1856, tons 610,631 Coal shipped at same office in 1855,10ns 464,039 Increase in 1856, tons 46,592 Expenditures for 1856— repairs, $53,440 67; breaches, $1,564 20; road and farm bridges, $2,172 48; lock-keepers, $3,628. From Kansas. STjXficii* Jan. 20,—The Republican has an advance copy of Gov. Geary'sMesssge to the Kansas Legislature. In laying do.vii the principles which are to guide his administra tion, lie says a jealous regard for the elective seourity and sanctity of the ballot box, with an adherence to the doctrine of popular sov ereignty, as guarantied in the organic act establishing tbe territory; the proservalion of the currency, bared on gold and silver; Iree and safe immigration Irom every part of the country, a determination to submit to no invasion of tbe sovereignty of the territory, entire religious freedom, a free press, a free speech, the right to assemble and discuss all questions of public interest, trials by juries impartially selected, and sanctity of tbe writ of habeas corpus, the repeal of all laws in consistent wilh the Constitution of the United Stales and the organic act, are the ideas by which his policy will be shaped. His views of squatter sovereignty are embodied in th* following passage:—* "The durability and imperative authority of the Slate Constitution, when the interest of the people require a State Government, and the direct popular vole necessary lo give it sanction and effect, will be a proper occa sion, once for ali, to decide tbe grave political questions which underlie a well regulated Commonwealth." The Governor advises the Legislature to let Slavery alone, where the Constitution places it; lo forego legislation in reference to it until the Slate Constitution is formed. He recommends that (he errors and omissions in the statute book be correct ed ; he denounces the test oath act and rec ommends it* repeal; he disapproves of the present mode of selecting juries, and recom mends their selection by lot- The adoption of the ballot box plan is insisted on. He re commends a law requiring residence in the territory of ninety days, and in eertain dis tricts for ten days, lo prevent illegal voting. He advises a repeal of tire patrol law, which levies a tax on *ll pioperly for the especial protection of tbe slave owners. The balance of the message, which is an able and upright document, ia devoted lo local affair*. A NEW Uua.—The "needle gun," a lute invention by Mr. C. D. Schubert, of CL, oan be loaded and fired in eix seconds by the watch. The hunter goes in the woods, or the warrior to battle unlrammeled and unbur doned with flask, horn, shot Or bullet-bags, caps,percussions or wadding. His cartridges include all, and can be adjusted in a moment, ready for use. It is loaded at the breech, tbe powder is ignited at the lop of the cart ridge, consequently consuming all, and gen erating the full explosive power without waste of powder or gas. W A movement is on foot in Canada to secure the passage of a law by whioh fugitive slaves may be sent back to the United Slates. They tay ibey have already too mueh of that kind of population* and that it oannot aupply its own war.ta, and i* a heavy bnrdan on public charity, Engirrn in Schuylkill County.—ln 1855 there were 35 engines built for mining par poses in Sobuyikill county, with an aggre gate of 1004 horse-power, showing an in crease, as oompared with 1856, of 8 engines and 135 horaa-power Arrival of the Aaertea at Halifax. THREE DAYS EUROPE. HiLirsx, Jan. 19.—The Cnnrad steamship America arrived here at 5 o'clock last eve ning, but her news could not be despatched in consequence of the telegreph wires being disarranged by the storm. Her date* ere to the 3d inst. The steamship Atlantic and City of Man chester arrived out on the Ist ol Janeary. The datailaofpeweby lhe.fndtan Overland Mail bad been received, but nothing new concerning the Persian expedition had reach ed Bombay. Reinforcements were to be for warded immediately. Dost Mohammed is busied with warlike movements. He asks from England the res toration of the Peshaw'ur. The naval force brought by Admiral Sey mour to operate agaioet Canton,consisted of three frigates, one brig and five steamers— The details are not materially different from (he news brought by the steamer City of Washington. Some of the forts taken were burned, and others wers occupied by the British artillery, and one hundred and seventy guns were spiked. Notwithstanding the capture of the lorta, the Governor refused to give the apology de manded. He, however, sent to the Admiral twelve persons, purporting to be captured seamen, but they not proving to be the same onea with regard to whose capture the diffi culty occurred, the fire was again opened on lite city walls, the artillery co-operating from the captured (oris, while the aleamers pro ceeded. up the river and shelled the forts on the heights. Ou the 29th the city walls were breached and the city entered, but subsequently aban doned. A large number of Chinese junks were tlso desttoyed, as before reported. In the en counter witn the junke, the steamer Barra conla received eighty shots in her hull and rigging. The Bogue forts were captured or. the 12th of November. Oil the 15th the Chinese had remanned the Bamer forts, and fired into the Mail Steamer Canton. The British loss, in all the operations, is but trifling. Tbe English and American ladies had been previously ramoved to Hong-Kong, with all their valuables and treasure. A detachment of marines, from the Amer ican sloop-of-war Ponsmouth, guarded the factories during the bombardment. The accounts given of the difficulty be tween the American and Chinese ore not verv full. It is said that an American ship was fired into by a Chinese fort, in Macao Roads, whereupon the Portsmouth proceded to de stroy it, at the same time notifying the Chin ese authorities that unless instant reparation was made, hostile operations would ensue. The San Jacincto was at VVhampoo, an chored ofi the French Island, with the Ports mouth and Levant. The British Consul, under date of Novem ber 15th, informs the European community that the Admirsl deemed it inexpedient to disclose his future measures, but he saw no immediate prospect of quiet being restored. The_Eusiish mail steamer met a French frigate approaching the scene of war. THE SWISS QUESTION. Vigorous preparations continue lobe made, both by Prussia and Switzerland, but the hopes of peace now preponderato. In the meantime the American Minister bar gone to Berlin, to offer, as is reported, the medita tion of the United Slates. Oiher improbable reports in relation to proflers of good offices on the.parl of the Uni ted States, prevailed The Preeidem's message to the Swiss Fed eration has been published. The substance of it is, that all the Foreign Ministers at Berne had proposal, that if the Swiss au thorities give up the trial of the Neufehatel prisoners, their respective governments would endeavor to induce Prussia to recognize the absolute independence of Neufehatel. The proposition fell to the ground. The Federal Assembly,before adjourning, passed decrees that the Federal Council will continue the endeavor to procure the pacific recognition and independence of Neufehatel, npproving the military levies as ordered ; granting unlimited credit and authority to the Federal Council to lake ulterior measures to defraud their countiy to the last extremity, and authorizing a loan of 30,000,000 francs. It is said that a French army of 60,000 men, under Marshal Canrobert, is to be as sembled on the eastern frontier* to meet emer gencies. Berlin correspondents give reports which are probably exaggerations, that the French will occupy Neulchatel end Geneva, and Austria the Pays. It is slso raid that these governments are united in a determination In wring from Switzerland the concessions that their territory shall no longer be a harbor for political refugees. The march of the Prussians against Switz erland has been postponed till the 6th insl., and some say till the JSth, or later. Attempt to (Cxiorl Honey. A base attempt was recently made to ex tort money from the Rev. Mr. tiobbs, a very respeotable Methodist Clergy man, of the Bo rough of Bethlehem. About two weeks ago he received a letter from a man named Pit tenger, residing at Freemaueburg, cbsrging him with having had illicit intercourse with his "better hall'' and demanding SIOO, threat ening at the same time to prosecute him if the money was not paid. Instead of com plying with the demand Mr. Hobbs very properly entered cbmplaint before Justice Rauoh and had Pittenger arrested for attempt to extort money from biro. Upon this pro ceeding the latter charged Mr. Hobbs, be fore the saifte magistrate with adultery and he waa also arrested. The'womto appeared and testified to the details, time, place, &c., of her intercourse with Mr. Hobbs. Both parties were bound over to appear at Court. Subsequently Pittenger voluntarily called on Mr. Hobba and confessed thai (be anlira charge against him waa falie and unfounded and that the object of hiroaelf and wife bad been to extort money from him; he appeal ed to the mercy of the man he had intended to injure and begged hia forgivneae. At the instance of Mr. Hobbe, the case was settled and the prosecution disoontin wd.—E<uton Argvi. FOUR DAY* LATER TRO.It EC) ROTE ABRIfITOF THE ATLANTIC. Naw YORK, Jan. Sl.—The Collins steam ship Ailaotic arrived ihis evening vsi'.b Liv erpool dates to the 7th inst. , Lord Napier baa been appointed Mini-tee to the United Statea. He it a practised di plomatist, having served, in that capacity la Austria, Persia, Russia, Naples and Turkey. The Archbishop pi Paris, while officiating in the church of St. Stephen, tt Paris, wae stabbed to the heert by.a discharged priest named Verges. The Archbishop instantly expired. The assassin stepping forward while the Archbishop was officiating, lifted hit cape and plunging a bu'cher knifs to hit heart, exolaimed, "Down with the Goddeas," an expresaion which he after explained to rtfes to the Immaculate Conception. The Biah op fell to the pavement dead. A Sister of Charity, who had observed the movement of the assassin, to throw herself between him and the Archbishop and was wounded in the band. Italy. A secret conclave was held at Roma aa 15th of December, in which the state of the Roman Chorch in Mexico and South Amer ica was considered. The Pops complains bitterly ol the doings o( tho new govern ment of Mexico, and declarat all measure# which |t has taken ggainet the anthority the Apnstolio Chair to be null and void. He also demands those priests who obey the laws of the countries in which thsy live rather than the instructions forwarded them from Rome. Switzerland. The Swiss Government hat declared Ita willingness to put a stop to the proceedings against the insurgents, if France and Eng laud will promise their efTorle to procure the complete independence of Neufchatel, end to withdraw their adhesion to the pro tocol of 1852 in favor of the King of Prus sia, if they do not obtain from that monarch the abandonment of his pretensions to the canton. If the arrangement cannot be effected on this or analogous basis, all the Swiss will rise to defend their rights and independence. The greatest enthusiasm prevails every where. It is estimated thai, ahoold war ensne, 400.000 men will be under arms. The can tonment of Genera being in want of 800,- 000 francs for arms, that sum was subscribed at the town-ball in 24 hours. ■ISTIIII r Special Notices. ■■ . Hollnway's Ointment.—Encrust*! Sores.— Few external disorders are mof*- InatMftine than this. is, however, very common, es pecially among children. Sometimes, lbs face, sometimes the bead, and in many in stances the whole surface of tkObodftie Cov ered with scabious ulcers. SwPfifa f gen erally at the root of this disgusting complaint but whatever their origin, these excressencss are speedily removed by tho application uf the Ointment. Scurvy frequently develops itself in tho mm *rty, and therefore no sel should leave port without a supply of this matchless preparation. Tr.e Pills, "f, o m their powerful detergent action upon the animal fluids, facilitate the cure of external diseases, and for all complaints of the stomach and its dependencies, are absolutely infallible. NO FA JWIIJ If Can afford to be wilhoul Mustang Lin' iment in their house. The many acci dents we are liable to, may render it ne-" cessary any moment, and nothing is ca pable of performing such a certain cur*. (Extract,) "In lifting the kettle from the fire it caught and scalded my hand* and person severely—one hand almost to a crisp. The torture was unberab'e. It was an awful sight. * * * Th* Mustang Liniment seemed to extract the pain almost immediately. It healed rapidly and left no scar of account. C, Foster, Broad street, Philadelphia."— tt is truly a wonderful article. It will cure any case of Swelling, Burns, Stiff Joints, Eruptions or Rheumatism. For Horses it should never be dispensed with. One Dollar's worth of Mustang has frequently saved a valuable hots* It cures Ga'lds, Sprains. Bingbone, Spavin and Founders. Beware of im itations. Sold in all parts ofthehab*. iable Qlobe, BARNES & PARI, [52.] Proprietors, New York. On Thursday, Jsn. 22d inst., by Rev. Tho*. Barnhari, Mr. ABRAHAM CORTKIGHT, of Bnach Haven anil Miss I.UCISDA FORTNER,* of Nes copeck, Luzerne county. On New Year's day, in Milton, bj (Re Rev. S. Barns, R. G. MILLARD, and JAW I'OWLKR, both ol FowlersviUe, Columbia co. Ar the same lime and p'ace, by ihe same, ALBERT HAYMAN, of llltorsbmu. and SARAII, daughter of Major Freas, of Fowteraviile, boih ol Columbia county. In Light Street, Columbia county, on Tues day, Jan. 19ih inst., by Rev. A. G. Dole, Mr. J. M. STOUT, of Milton, to Mis* KATE HAM LIN, of the former place. In Bloom sbcrg, on Tuesday morning, Jan a 2l)th inst., Miss MABV RUPERT, daughter of the late Jttdae Leonard Rupert, and sister of Hon. L. B. Rupert, aged about 63 ynars. In Blnomsburg, on Saturday morning, Jan uary 17lh inst., ELIZABETH, infant daughter of Ephraim P. & Emetine Lulz. In Greenwood township, on the Slat of Jan uary inat., Mr. ELIJAH ALIRBTSON. a;ed 04 ) care, 2 months and 16 days. The deceased was one of the most worthy and respectable of the hardy yeomen of our county. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. r THE BEST WEEKLY PAPER. , Bnple Numbers Furnished Gr&tHr EXAMINE FOR YOURSELVEti Apply to the publishers, DEACON and PETERSON, <6 South 3d Street, PkUadttplii*: ' FWI BERT. " ' * U A store building on Main street, Blooms burg, for rem on reasonable terms. GEORGE WEAVER.- Bioomsburg, Nov. 24, 1860
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