I STAB OP THE NgRTH. > B. W. WCAVEIt, EDITOR. Bloomsliurg, At tdiic-ilu), Jim. 28, 1857. . THIS AWORTIOMIE.Vr. This subject will doubtless occupy much of Ihe otteniioo of the Legislature al the pres ent session, and as our county and neighbor hood are much interested in it (especially in view of past injustice) vcu propose to exam ine it at some length. Senators and Representatives are to be ap portioned or distributed "among the city of Philadelphia and the several counties, ac cording to the number of taxable inhabitants in each," every seventh year, in the man tier provided in the first article of the Consti tution. As the last apportionment act was passed in 1850, another must be passed the present, year. By the consolidation ol the city and county ol Philadelphia it) 1854 a new feature is in troduced into apportionments. The seventh •action first article of the Constitution pro vides that "no city or county shall be enli iiej to elect more than four Senators." Phil adelphia has now a taxable population of 104,335, sufficient for five Senators and a fraction of about two-thirds, as we make the calculation. But as she can be allowed onfy four, the result is that elsewhere in the State the number of luxables required for a Sena tor will be less than if the city participated equally in Senatorial representation. If the whole number of Senators is fixed at thirty- | •three (the usual number) Iber. after allotting ; ■four to Philadelphia, thofe will be twenty nine to distrihute elsewhere. To fix the :Senalorirt! ratio therefore divide the Uxables ! of the State, outside of the city, by twenty- j nine ; the quotient will be the ratio, which we make to be a little over 17.000. Dividing the whole number of laxables in the Slate by one hundred (the number ol ! Representatives usually fixed upon) we make the ratio or number required lor one Repie sentative, to be about six thousand. Pliila- j delpbia will therefore get seventeen mem- | bers, which will be an increase of two over j her present number. An interesting ques- j tion here arises :—must the seventeen be j elected upon one ticket J Cannot the city I be divided into districts for the purpose of j their election ? Wc are clear in our opinion that the city cannot be divided in any man ner for the election ol Repretentatives, under the Constitution, although the evils of elect ing so many as seventeen members by the same body of electors are manifest. The ar gument against the existence of such power j will be found stated in the Journal of the ; Senate for 1850 Vol. Ip. 111, in the form of a report from tho Judiciary Committee ol j that body. The committee was an able one j and the report unanimous ; beside which, it I is to be considered that the unbroken prac- j lice of the government has been in accord- j anca with their views; that is, against the j division of t'ne city or of any county in the 1 formation of representative districts. Fortunately, however, provision is made for this, as well as many other difficulties, ' in the constitutional amendments passed at [ Ihe last session and which it is hoped may j pass the present one and be approved by the j people. Tito third amendment provides for the division of the city into Senatorial and representative districts at the session next j alter its adoption by the people; so that but a aiogle election need take place under the arrangement of electing seventeen members on the same ticket. In another respect that amendment will j have a happy operation. It will render it ! possible to avoid in futuie apportionments , the inconvenience and injustice which are i caused by constitutional discriminations be- j tweei) counties existing before 1790 and ! those counties created since. As the oppor- j lionment to be mode this winter must, how- \ eve.*. be made without any reference to that j nmenu'fflsnl, it is necessary to examine the difficulty to which we allude. The Constitution of 1790, Article Ist, sec tion 4, has t.hia language"Each county shall have at lead representative, but no county hereafter erected shall be entitled to a aeparate representation until a sufficient number of taxsble inhabitants shall be con tained within it to entitle them to one repre sentativt agreeably to the ratio which shall then be established." (Conventions and Constitutions of I'a., 297.) This provision was not changed by the Convention of 1838, and stands therefore as if no amendments had been made. For the third section ol the schedule to the amendments of 1838, pro vides, that "the clauses, sections, and arti cle* of said Constitution which remain unal tered shall continue to be construed and have effect as if the said Constitution had not been amended." It is clear then that each county in existence in 1790 must be allowed at ill times at least one represents- j live, whether it has a sufficient number of fgxoblcs for ttia* purpose or not, and that no county erected since 1790 ran be allowed a representative until us tsxables ate fully up (0 the ratio required. It follows, for instance, .u al Mifflin w. ; 'h 3,500 laxables must be al lowed a representative, while one cannot be lowed • t . 935 , M|fflin , |avj allowed to bid" w " n " , s ben erected before 1790 Blair since _ Bot il is to be observed 'i |al a cou '"> ing onceattainad to Ihe full rAtio for a .member rosy afterwards be allowed one although laxables fall below the ratio. The constitu tional lira'.tatiom is exhausted when a coaniy (erected ainee 1790) haa onea attained to the ratio required; for it only defers sepa rate representation •until' that time. Art. lat, Sac. 4. The following counties, erected since 1700, are among Chose which have hereto fore had the full ratio and now aland free of Station a I limitation whether they heve ~ jjrosefu the foil ratio or not, viz:— " te erfon, Union, Columbia, Greeue tflHojring eouaiiee, erecud fine# 1790, are nol lew and nsver have been, entitled to separate representation Blair, Montour, Clearfield, McKean, Clinton, Monroe, Cambria, Potter, Carbon, Pike, Elk, Sullivan, Forest, Snyder, Fulton. Venango, Jefferson, Wyoming, Juniata, Wayne, Lawrence, Warren. There were 21 counties erected prior to 1790 (5 Smith's Laws 100,; of which not more than five can fall below the ratio now to bo fixed, and some of them may proba bly at'atn to it. They ore Bedford, Northum berland, Huntingdon, Mifllin and Delaware. | Of course each of them will be entitled to a ! member under the constitution without ru j gard to the number of taxable*, j We do nol petceive the grouuds upon which ) j a representative has beon heretofore allowed j to Wayne. She is oneof iho younger count lies and according to the reports of laxables (2 Senate Journal 1850, p. 122) has been bolow the ratio at the times of making the throe last apportionments. The ratio under the apportionment not of 1836 was 3.057, (P. Laws 794,) under that of 1843 —3,876, (P. Laws 247,) and under that of 1850— 4,865, (P. Laws 777 ;) in each case exceed ing tho laxables repotted for Wayne. But as the county was erected as far back as 21st March 1798. it is possible, though not likely, that it whs up to the ratio at some j time prior to 1836. ) The growth of our Sta'e in number* has been wonderfully rapid. For while in 1836 the representative ratio was but 3,057 it will now be six thousand; showing that our tax able population has doubled in twenty-one years. But our main purpose in taking; up this subject was to exhibit tho great injustice heretofore done our county in apportion ments, snd we proceed to that point: In 1836, Columbia had laxables, 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 loss to the county of a Representative for that number of years under that apportionment. In 1843, Columbia had laxables, 5654 Representative ratio, 3676 Surplus, 1768 Multiply again by 7 and divide by tho ra tio, will show a loss of a Representative for t/nec and oneJiftli years (nearly.) In 1850, Columbia (mending Montour, formed from it,) taxable 6721 Representative ratio, 4865 Surplus, 1856 Multiply again by 7 and dividing the pro duct by the taiio, will give a loss of 2# -|- y ears. So that under these three apportionments, extending over a period of twenty one years, Columbia county has lost a member for fen years to which her laxables entitled her'.— Perhaps no district in the State has ever been so hardly used, continuously, for near a quarter of u century ; and there is there fore good reason for complaint and for an an appesl to the Legislature for libetal treat ment in the apportionment about to be made. Toere are additional consideratiohs that ought rot to be overlooked. Under the three apportionments alluded to, tho county has had one member, so that the fractious lost in each case, have been fractions over a single ratio. In the case of a county with three or four members, a fraction of equal amount would bo small to each member when divided among them. But what is more material, the Senatorial district ol which Columbia bas composed a part, has had a constant surplus during the I time of which we have spoken. It is a com. | moo thing to make amends to a county or ! district for iinder-representalion 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 resorting in many cases to this principle of j compensation. The figures as to our Sena- I i torial district are these 1836, Senate District IX. Columbia, taxables, 4818 Schuylkill, 4700 i 9518 Senatorial ratio, 9256 Surplus, 262 1843, Senate District XIII. Luzerne, 7651 Columbia, 5644 13295 Senatorial ratio, 11746 Surplus, 1549 I 1850, Senate District XVI. Luzerne, 10898 Columbia, (incl Montour,) 6721 17619 Senatorial ratio, 14743 Surplus, 2876 Nor have these losses upon Senatorial rep resentation been compensated in House rep resentation to the counties with which Co lumbia has been united for Senatorial pur poses, as the following statement proves: 1836, Schuylkill, taxables, 4700 Representative ratio, 3057 Surplus, 1643 1843, Luzerne, taxable*, 7651 Ratio for 2 Representatives, 7752 Deficient, 101 1850, Lu.'eme, taxables, 10898 Ratio for 2 Representatives, 9730 Surplus, 1168 The net loss of representation in the House to those counties amounts to a mem ber lor five and a fourth y ears, which added to the lossss of Columbia county, before sta ted, swells the aggregate loss to a member for fifteen jests! And this too while the 1 tains counties, as above shown, had unrep resented Senatorial fractions, among the lar ' gost in the Commonwealth We have the figure* at band also to show that rhi* under-reprosecution of our county and ' Senatorial district has not been made up to our section of the Slate—that is, that the representation of North-eastern Pennsylva nia, comprising Northumberland and the counties north and east of it, has been in adequate during the whole time since 1'836. We omit the proof of this simply to avoid prolixity. In view of the facts we have shown it would be grossly unjust to continue our pres ent representative district with ore member, in the new Apportionment. Columbia has 6479 taxables. being nearly enough for a Representative, nnd Montour 3162. But as the latter county must be Attached to some other county or counties, we propose this ar rangement—unite Columbia, Montour and Sullivan as a district with two members.— I We suppose this would be satisfactory to all the counties concerned, and it would be a fair adjustment. But even if Columbia and ; Montour, without Sullivan, were made a dis trict witrt two members, it would not he un reasonable in view of past unJer-representa tion. Another plan would be the following : Columbia one member; Montour, Northum berland and Union two. In that ca?u Sny der and Juniata might have one, Perry one, and Mifflin one to which she is entitled by the Constitution. This would carry a tolera ble arrangement of districts from Luzerne to the Juniata. The facts wo have exhibited constitute also a powerful plea in our behalf in the for mation of our Senaiotiat district. From the rapid growth ol Luzerne, our cour.ty can no longer be united with her, 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 the tatio, have natural connections, have not been fully represented heretofore, and their junction would be satisfactory to the people of each. In 1850, when the existing apportionment was under consideration, there was a dispo sition to compensate this county to some ex tent for previous losses and hence most of the bills introduced iulo the Legislature pro posed to allow it (with Sullivan added) two members. The project of erecting Montour from our territory was under the'same lime, and it is well known exercised a sinister influence upon the apportionment question, which was for some lime, kept open and uncertain by it. Ffnally the bill erecting Montour passed, end subsequently the apportionment; our diitrict being again victimised as 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) to one member. The vole in the Senate on this amendment stood 16 to 15 and it was carried by the malicious volo of Speaker Best who then represented the district in iho Senate! (1 Senate Journal 1850 pp. 1059-60.) This is probably the single occasion in all the history of iho Coin- j monwealih when a member of either branch of the Legislature has voted to disfranchise his own constituents. The ratio of 1850 for Representative was 4865 taxables. Columbia (including Mon tour) contained 6721 and Sullivan 769. II the district had been left as the bill passed the House, this county would have had u member all the time for the last seven years and Montour one also for four or five years of the same period. But we must dismiss the subject, with the expression of our hopes that a fair apportion ment bill will be passed at Iho present ses sion, and that in particular, Ion? deferred justice will be done to our immediate sec tion ol the Commonwealth. Exciting Trial. Isaac S Shnrlock was last week put upon his trial at Philadelphia before Judges Alli son and Conrad lor the killing ol Philip S. Clatvges a merchant on the 6th of Novem ber last at Guy's Hotel. The defence is J that Clawges had seduced the wife of Shur lock, and that while the brain of the hus j hand was on fire from the first intelligence I of the dishonor he shot the seducer when j 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. In the evening aftor he left the store ol Clawges at 7 o'clock j he wa9 accustomed to go to the store of Mr. Woods on Ridge Rood and post books there often until after midnight. Here his wife often came and sat with 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 verdict of "not guilty." Catnwissa ICtillroud. The earnings of the Catawiasa, William sport end Lne Railroad, for the month of December, show a handsome increase over the corresponding month last year: From freight, $16,189 23 From passengers, 7,559 72 Total, $23,718 95 Same month previous year, 18,564 32 Increase nearly 30 percent, $5,184 63 The coupons of the mortgage bonds and income bonds of this Company, due on the Ist of February, will be paid at the office of the Company, 131 Waluut street, Philadel phia, on that day. CP* Our thanks are due to Hon. Wm. Smith, Hon. J. G. Brown, Hon. Henry. M. Fuller of Washington and Messrs. lint and Scott of Harrisburg for friendly missive*. or We learn that a destructive fire occur red at Tamaqua on last Sunday night, doing some $30,000 damage. About $20,000 is said to be covered by insurance. • • : —• CP* Hon. John Appleton of Maine will on the 4th of Marob take charge of the Wash ington Unum newspaper. LOCAL AFFAIRS. THE New STATE KOAD laid out under Act bt Assembly from Laport to this place does not seem to meet with much favor from the , people bf Hemlock township, who are strong ly petitioning for a vacation of their share of the road. E7* Mr. John J. Stiles has been appointed Postmaster at Kenton in this county in the place of Daniel Hartman deceased. The ap pointment will suit Mr. Stiles and the peo ple or that vicinity very well. CS r The citizens of E.spytown have al most unanimously petitioned to the legisla ture for a law declaring the streets and al leys of that town highways. HT The thermometer was on last Satur day morning at 22 degrees below zero ia 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 last Friday a seri ous accident occurred at the work of the Columbia Coal and Iron Co. in Keaver twp., where the Company are building a railroad and bridge from McCauly's Mountain over the chasm to the Calawissa Railroad. The earth had been undermined along the hill, and a slide brought in the superincumbent earth upon the workmen and carts, killing four men, breaking the leg of another (who has since died) or.d the arm of a sixth.— Two horses were also killed. AT HOME.— At York, the home ol Samuel Menear, the Democrats held a spirited in dignation mealing denouncing the Cameron traitors; and closed up by bumiug the three in efiigy. The I'orA Gazelle, the old organ of the Democracy, has a picture of the three suspended by the neck. At Pinegrovo, the residence of Wagonsel ler, the Democrats also held an indignation meeting branding the tiaitors. DECIDED. —Last week the Supreme Court of this Siate decidsd the case of the contest ed Judgeship between Hon. Henry D. Max well and Hon. J. K. Findlay in the North ampton district. The former of these gen tlemen held by oppointment from the Gov ernor, and the latter claimed by an election from the people. Rut as the predecessor, Judge McCartney, did not die three months before the October election, the Court deci ded such election was void, and gave the bench to Judge Maxwell. Ifxports und Imports. The value of exports from the U. Stales to | all oilier countries during ihe fiscal year end- 1 ing Ist of July last, was $326,954,503, of J which 8195,791,836 were to the British do- { minions. The imports, during the same | penori, were 6314,630,9.41, of which 5t54,- 056.746 were from the British dominions. Our exports to France amounted to $42,524,- 936, and our imports to 839,249,803. CP* The new coinage biil passed by Con gress it now a law and in operation, and "fips" and ' levies 1 ' will soon be as scarce as hlf dollars. The Government officers are requited by this law to receive Spanish and Mexican quarters at 20 cents, the "levies" at 10 tents und the 'Tip" at five cents, ma king these Coins of no more value than our own decimal currency, the prettiest and most convenient currency we, can have. When received at these rates at the Post- Office and CuKium-llonee, &c., they are to be sent to the Mint to recoin into American pieces. "Pips 'and ''levies" bare had their day, and with them goes the opportunity of small financiers lo shave the public four per cent, in giving change. if During Washington's administration threo new Stales were admitted inlo the Union—two slave 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. Jt was none ol their business. If such was the practice of ihose illustriuos patriots, why should we depart from their paths lo follow such creatures as Sumner, Wilson, Giddings, Parson Beecher, and the test of the Abolition crew ? GREAT BRIDGE.— A bridge is now being built across the Upper Mississippi, at St. Paul, Minnssota. It is to be 1300 feet in iengib, resting upon nine piers, the highest ol which are seventy feet above high water mark, so as lo enable the largest boats to pass under without difficulty. The greatest ■pan will be two hundred and twenty feet, sufficiently wide to allow the largest rails to pass without coming in contact with the abutments. The whole cost of the work will be near $120,000. THE PARDONING GOVERNOR —An exchange saya that Gov. Clark, of New York, was be ing shaved the other day, when the barbel accidently tweaked his nose a little too hard: "Pardon me," said he, very naturally. "Put your hand in my coat pocket and pull one oul," said the kind hearted Governor; "I'll fill it up for you when you're done." Btr While a select party at a Boston hotel were drinking wine at S2O a bottle,and about fifty "young Americans" were drinking bad whiskey in an adjoining eating house, on the next street the police found two families hall starved and half frozen— a contrast of civili zed life! t#" It ie stated by one of the Portland.Me., papers that there are about 5000 believers in Spiritualism in that city. Perhaps this fuel— if fact it is, and we have no cause to doubi it—may account, in part, for the unprece dented popularity of Fremonnsm in that lo cality. Where one fanaticism rages, ol hen generally find a congenial soil. GPTb m Lycoming Gazette has changed hands. N. L. Atwood has retired and hia I successors are Messrs. Clark k Biggins. tV< I #i*b both parties success The Public Woika. We have bean favored with a copy of the annual report of ihb Canal Commissioners, Grid, aa usual, the North Branch presents next to the largest net revenue to the State of the several lines. The receipts for 1856 ara 6254,202 75, and the total expeuditure* only 664,042 50 leaving a net income to the Slate of 8190,160 18. This is better than any other department of the public works except the Delaware Division, and we suggest that the Canal Board lake some of our Columbia county people to menage the Portage iiail road and a few such places, where honest men seem very much needed. The only 1 sore spot in this line is the Nanticoke lock, about which all the boatmen and many other | people have a great deal to say, but which it I is to be hoped will all come right in lime. This report gives one wholesome fact for the people of the State, in showing that the actual profits of the pnblio works over the expodilures for 1856 have been 81,155,008 98. We copy so much of the 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 —6l. W. Search, Supervisor. Length of line, 73 miles; dams 2; locks, 14 ; goardlocks, 2 ; acqueducls, 7; culverts, 24; waste-weirs, 13; overfalls, 6; towing path bridges, 10; road bridges, 41; farm bridges, 83. Navigation was dored on the 10 of Dec., I and re-opened on the 7th of April. The aqueduct at Fishing creek has been ! re-built at a cost of 822,000. A dredge boat, engine and fixtures, designed for cleaning out the canal and pool of Nanticoke dam, was purchased for 82,600. These amounts were paid out of the ordinary repair fund.— The repairs, with these exceptions, were cf the ordinary character. The act of 1855 specifically appropriated sl4 000 for the building of a new luck at the head of the pool of Nanticoke dam. This lock is not yet finished. The supervisor re ports that its cost will exceed the apppropria lion 85,675, for which an appropriation will be required. It is gratifying to state that the business on I this line continues to increase. The lolls of 1855, at the Beach Haven office, exceeded Ihoss of 1854, $18,395 97. The receipts for 1856, as compared with 1855, are as follows: In 1856 $254,202 75 In 1855 Increase in 1856 21,590 28 Or $39,986 25 over the receipts of 1854. Coal shipped at same office in 1856, tons 510,631 Coal shipped at same office in 1855, tons 464,039 Increase in 1856, tons 46,592 Expenditures for 1856—repairs, 853,440 67; breaches, $1,564 20; road and farm bridges, $2,172 48; lock-keepers, $3,628. From Kuustis. ST. LOUIB, Jan. 20— The Republican has an advance copy of Gov. Geary's Message lo Ihe Kansas Legislature. IJJ laying do.vn the principles whi.ch are lo guide his administra tion, lie 6ays a jealous regard for the elective security and sanctity of the ballot box, with an. adherence to the doctrine of popular sov ereignty, as guarantied in the organic act establishing the territory; Ihe preservation of the currency, based on gold and silver; free and safe immigration from every part of the country, a determination to submit to no invasion of the 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 the writ I of habeus corpus, the repeal of all laws in consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the organic act, are the ideas by which his policy will be shaped. His views of squatter sovereignly are embodied iu the following passage;— "The durability and imperative authority of the Stale Constitution, when the interest ol the people require a Stale Government, and the direct popular vote necessary lo give it sanction and effect, wilt bo a proper occa sion, once for ali, to decide the grave political questions which underlie a well regulated Commonwealth." The Governor advises the Legislature lo let Slavery alone, where the Constitution places it; to forego legislation in reference to it until the State Constitution is formed. He recommends that the errors and omissions in the statute book be correct* ed ; lie denounces the lest oath set and rec ommends its 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 ooimonJ A lw requiring r*ii)noo in iho territory of ninety days, and in certain dis tricts for ten days, to prevent illegal voting. He advises a repeal of the patrol law, which levies a tax on all pioperty for ths especial protection of the slave owners. The balance of the message, which is an able and Upright document, is devoted to local affairs. A NKW Gim.—The "needle gun," a late invention by Mr. C. D. Scbubart, of CU, can be loaded and fired in six seconds by the watch. The hunter goes in the woods, or the warrior to battle untrammeled and unbur dened with flask, horn, 6hot 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, the powder is ignited at the lop o( the cart tridge, consequently consuming all, and gen erating the full explosive power without waste of powder or gas. X3T A movement is on foot in Canada to secure the passage of a law by which fngitive slaves may be sent back to the United States. They say they have already too mnchofthat kind of population, and that it cannot supply its own war.ts, and is a heavy bnrden on pablic charity. Engines in Schuylkill County. —ln 1855 there were 39 engines built for mining pur poses in Schuylkill county, with an aggre gate of 1004 horse-power, showing an in crease, as compared with 1856, of 8 engines and 135 horse-power Arrival ef the America at Halifax. THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Halifax, Jan. 19.—The Cunrad steamship America arrived here at 6 o'clock last eve ning, but ber news could not be despatched in consequence of the telegraph wires being disarranged by the storm. Her dates are to the 3d inst. The steamship Atlantic and City of Man chester arrived out On the Ist ol January. The details Of news by the Indian Overland Mail had bean received, but nothing new concerning the PeraiaVt>edhibn had reacb jed Bombay. Ueinfotcenuenls were to be for [ warded immediately. Dost Mohammed is busied with warlike movements. He asks from England the res toration of the Peshawur. The naval force brought by Admiral Sey mour to operate against Canton, consisted of three frigates, one brig and five steamers.-*- The details ara not materially different from the news brought by the steamer City of Washington. Some of the forts taken were burned, and others were occupied by the British artillery, and one hundred and seventy guns were spiked. Notwithstanding the capture of the forts, the Governor refused to give the apology de manded. He, however, sent to the Admiral twelve persons, purporting to be captured seamen, but ttiev not proving to be the eame ones with regard to whose capture lha diffi culty occurred, the fire was again opened on the city walls, the artillery co-operating from the captured forts, while the steamers pro ceeded up the river and shelled the forte on the heights. On tho 29th the city walls were breached and the city entered, but subsequently aban doned. A large number of Chinese junks were also destroyed, as before reported. In the en counter with the junks, the steamer Barra conta received eighty shots in her hull and rigging. The Bogue torts were captured on the 12th of November. On 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. The 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 Poitsmouth, guarded the factories during the bombardment. The accounts given of the difficulty be tween the American and Chinese are not very full. It is said that an American ship was fired into by a Chinese fort, in Macao Roads, whereupon tho Portsmouth preceded 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 Jacinclo was at Whampoo, an chored oil tho French Island, with the Ports mouth and Levant. The British Consul, under date of Novem ber 15th, informs the European community that the Admiral deemed it inexpedient to disclose his future measures, but he saw no immediate prospect of quiet being restored. The English mail steamer met a French frigate approaching the scene of war. THE SWISS QUESTION. Vigorous preparations continue to bo made, both by Prussia and Switzerland, but the hopes of peace now preponderate. In the j meantime tho American Minister bar gone | to Berlin, to offer, as is reported, the medita | tion of the United Slates. I Oilier improbable reports in relation to { proflers of good offices on the part of the Uiii | ted Slates, prevailed I The President's message to the Swiss Fed eration has been published. The substance of it is, that ait the Foreign Ministers at Berne , had mado a proposal, that if the Swiss au thorities give up the trial of the Neufchate! prisoners, their respective governments would endeavor to induce Prussia to recognize tho absolute independence of Neufchatel. 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 Neufchatel, approving the military levies as ordered ; granting unlimited credit and authority to the Federal Council to take ulterior measures to defraud their country 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 frontiers to meet emer gencies. Berlin correspondents give reports which are probably exaggerations, that the French will occupy Neufchatel and Geneva, and Austria the Pays. It is also said thai these governments are united in a determination (c wring from Switzerland the concessions that their territory shall no longer be a harbor fot , political refugees. The march of the Prussians against Switz erland has been postponed till the 6lh inat., and some say till the 15th, or later. Attempt to Extort Money. A base attempt was recently made to ex tort money from the Rev. Mr. Hobbs, a very respectable Methodist Clergynr.au, of the Bo rough of Bethlehem. About two weeks ago he received a letter from a mgn named Pil tenger, residing at Freemacsburg, charging him with having had illicit intercourse with his "better half'' and demanding SIOO, threat ening at the same time to prosecute htm if the money was not paid. Instead of com plying with lite demand Mr. Hobbs very properly entered complaint before Justice Ranch and had Piltenger arrested for attempt to extort money from him. Upon this pro ceeding the latter charged Mr. Hobbs, be fore the same magistrate with adultery and he was also arrested. appeared and testified to the details, time, place, &c., of her intercourse with Mr. Hobbs. Both parlies were bound over to appear at Coutl. Subsequently fhtlenger voluntarily called on Mr. Hobbs and confesied that the entire charge against him was false and nnfounded and that the object of hirfiself and wife had been to ex'ort mor.ev from him ; he appeal ed to the mercy of the man he had intended to injure and begged bis forgieness. At the instance of Mr. Hobbe, the ease was eettled and tha prosecution discontin ued—Eatton Argut focioWJstftfrifoi ciißorir ARRIVAL OF TBE ATLANTIC. N*w YOR|, Jan. 23.—The Collins steam ship A'lanuc arrived ibis evening wi'.b Liv erpool dines 10 the Tih insl. Lord Napier has been appointed Minister 10 Ihe Uniied States. He is a practised di plomatist, haVing served in that capacity in Austria, Persia, Rus.ia, Naples and Turkey, The Archbislrop n( Pari*, while officiating in the ohuroh of St. Stephen, at Paris, was •tabbed to the heart hy a discharged priest named Verges. Tbe Archbishop instantly expired. The assassin stepping forward while the Archbishop was officiating, lifted his cape . and plunging a bu'cher knife to his heart, exclaimed, "Down with ths Goddeae," an expression which he tfter explained to rsfer to the Immaculate Conception. The Bish op fell to the pavement dead. A Sister of Charity, who had observed the movement |of the assassin, to throw herself between J him and the Archbishop and was wounded in the band. Italy. A secret conclave was held at Roma on 15th of December, in which the state of the Roman Church in Mexico and South Amer ica was considered. The Pope compiaine bitterly oi the doings of tho new govern ment of Mexico, and declares all measures which it has taken against the authority of the Apostolic Chair to be null and void. He also demands those priests who obey ths laws of the countries in which they live rather than the instructions forwarded them from Rome. Switzerland. The Swiss Government ba**t)eclared it* willingness to put a stop to the proceeding* against the insurgents, if Franc* and Eng land will promise their effort* to procure the complete independence of Neefchatel, and to withdraw their adhesion to th* pro tocol of 1852 in favor of the King of Prus sia, if they do not obtain from that monarch the abandonment of hi* 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 that, ahonld War ensue, 400,000 men will be under arm*. The can tonment of Geneva being in want of 80C, 000 franca for arms, that jnm was subscribed at the town-hall in 24 houra. Special Notices. Hollnway's Ointment.—Encrusted Soree.— Few external disorders are more loathsome than this. It is, however, very common, es pecially among children. Sometimes the face, sometimes the head, and in many in stances the whole surface of the body is cov ered with scabious cleers. Scrofula is gen erally at the root of this disgusting complain; but whatever their origin, these excressence* are speedily removed by the application of Die Ointment. Scurvy frequently develops itself in tiie same way, and therefore no ves sel should leave port without a supply of this matchless preparation. Tne Tills, from their powerful detergent action upon the animal fluids, facilitate the cure of external diseases, and tor all complaints of the stomach and its dependencies, are absolutely infallible. ' NO FA WILY Can afford to be without Mustang Lin iment in their house. The many acci dents toe are liable to, may render it ne cessary any moment, and nothing is ca pable of performing such a certain cure. (Extract.) "In lifting the kettle from the fire it caught and scalded my hands and person severely—one hand almost to a crisp, The torture was unberable. It was an awful sight. * * * The Mustang Liniment seemed to extract the pain almost immediately. It healed rapidly and left no scar of account. C, Foster, Broad street, Philadelphia."— It 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 horse It cures Gcilds, Sprains, Ringbone, Spavin and Founders. Beware of im itations. Sold in all parts of the habi. iable Globe, BARNES & PARK, [52.] Proprietors, New York. AG&AMA&I&A _ On Thursday, Jan. 22tl Intl., by Rev. Tbo. Barnhart, Mr. ABRAHAM CORTRIQHT, of Baach Haven and Miss LUCISDA FORTNC*, of Nes copeek, Luzerne county. On New Year's day, in Millon, bj Rev. is'. Barns, R. G. MILLARD, and JAN J FOWLER, both of Fowlersville, Columbia cB At the same time and place, by the ALBERT HAINAN, of RhoMburg, and S>./ daughter of Major Freas, of Fowlersville, both of Columbia county. In Light Street, Columbia county, on Tn. day, Jan. 19tli inst., by Rev. A. G. Dole, Mr. J. M. STOUT, of Millon, to Miss KATE HAM LIN, of the former place. In Bloomsbnrg. on Tuesday morning, Jan. 20'h insl., Mies MARV RUPERT, daughter of the late Jitdse Leonard Rupert, and sister o' Hon. L. If. Rupert, nged about 63 year;. In Blnomsburg, on Saturday morning, Jan uary itth inei., F.I.IZADET::, infant daughter of Ephraim P. & Kmeline Lu'z. In Green-rood township, on the 2 tsl of Jan. uary Inst., Mr. ELIJAH AI.BKRTSON. aged 5I yeare, 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. THE BEST WEEKLY PAPER. Sample Numbers Furnished GraMi EXAMINE FPU YOURSELVES. Apply to the publishers, DE tCON and PETERSON, 66 South 3d Strut, Pkilydtfphii FOR RENT. A store building on Main streetjjlnomw burg, fot rtnt on rensonahßM|K aa GEORGE Bloomsbnrg, Nov. 34, 1866. ■
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