THE STAR OF THE NORTH. R. W. Weaver, ProprieUr.] VOLUME 9. THE STAR OF THE WORTH IS PelllSIIICl) KVSHV WKUNSSIUT MORNINI! BY • H. W. HKAVRH, OTfIMT Upstair*, in tkeneir brick fttiiM tag, on tkt south stde oj Main Street, third (quaic fte.W Market. V Kit MS:—Two Dollars per annum, if paid within six mouths from the lime of sub scribing ; two dollars and ftfly cents if not paid within the year. No subscription re ceived lor a less period than six months ; no discontinuance permitted until all arrearages •re paid, unless at tho option of the editor. Auvkbtiskmkktv not exceeding one square will be inserted three times for One Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional in settion. A liberal discount will be made to those who advertise by the year. Utile Willi*. BY GCHAt.D MAPS A V. I'oor little Willie, With liis many pretty wiles; Worlds of wisdom in his-looks, And quaint, quiet smiles; Hair of atnher, toucht with (•old of Heaven so brave ; All lying darkly hid In a workhouse grave. You remember little Willie ; Fair and funny fellow ! ho Sprang like a lilly From the dirt of poverty. Poor little Willie 1 Not a friend was uigh. When Irom the oold world, He eroueht down to die. In the day we wandered landless, lattle Willie cried for bread: In the night wo wandered homeless, Little Willie cried for bed. Patted at the workhouse door, Not a word we said: Ah, so tired was poor Willie, And so sweetly sleep the dead. Twits in the dead of winter We laid him in the earth; The world brought in tlto New Year, On • tide ol mirth; Hut, lor lost little Willie, Not a tear we crave ; H Cold and hunger cannot wake liitu ■j lit lits workhouse grave. , We thought him beautiful, Telt it hard to part; We loved him dutiful; * Down, down poor heart' Tito storms they may boat; The winter winds may rave; Little Willie feels not, In his workhouse grave. No room forjittlc Willie ; i In the world he had no part; On him stared thetlorgon eye, Thro' which looks no heart, - Come to me, said Heaven ; And if Heaven will save, Little matters though the door He a workhouse grave. Tlio Infidel's Child. The following fact, communicated by foreign correspondent of the America Spectator, at Albany, shows alike the bles, ings of Sunday Schools, and the inlluoncd which even these "little ones'' may exei upon others for good : In the city of London there lived a littl girl, who attended, lor throo years, and b stealth, the teachings of a Sabbath Sohoo Coming under the saving intiuence of truth sho became concerned for her father, a no ted infidel, and active opposcr to christiani ty. Sho obtained a Bible, but knew nc how to put it into his hands ; for she feare his displeasure, aiid dreaded any prohibi tion which might doprive her of the prize advantages of tho Sunday School. She rt tired to seek divine guidance. Ilcr fathe passing the door of the apartment, hear the voice of his child ; it was the voice c prayer—she prayed for him. Ho becam affected, agitated, distressed. After a littl while, the family assembled at the lea-tabU the beverage was handed around, but h could not partake. "Is there a Bible in the house?" h asked. "My dear," replied his wife, appreher sive of the purposed repetition of the act "Did you not bum every Bible that wo had not leaving so much as one." "Is there any other good book, then ?" h inquired. His little daughter, thinking that Goi might be answering her prayer, arose an took him by the hand, and asked him to g with he: ; and when they had left the room looking into his face said, "Father, sureyo won't be angry with me. Come with m and I will get you one." And she brough him and gave hire the Bible which for thi very purpose she had procured. He felt deeply, and trembling while h handed it back to her, said: "My child, I cannot read litis book ; wi you read it for me ?" She did so. And then taking her in hi arms he kissed her and said, "Tell me, m child, where did you get this book, and Itov did you obtain the knowledge of it ?" She told him all—how she attended thi Sunday School, the effect upon herself, am how she becameconcemed forhis salvation That evening he accompanied her to thi chapel. As they entered the minister wa engaged in prayer. His manner and ad dress made a powerful impression on thi lather's mind, for he seemed to walk will God. The sermon aided in deepening thi impression. It was an interesting sight when, two or three Sundays afterward, tha father appeared in the cbapel with his wiii and nine children, and openly renounce! his infidelity. That was the Weigh Housi chapel; the minister, Thomas Binney ; am that infidel, reclaimed through the inlluenc lof Sunilay School instruction on the part o his child, was the celebrated author of "Th Every Day Book." BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1857. Auecdoic or n sleep Walker. During tho Revolutionary war there was a gentleman of largo property residing in Brooklyn, who was addicted to the habit of walking in his sleep ; panic-struck at the invasion of tho enemy, he daily expected that his dwelling would be ransacked and pillaged. Under the influence of these fears, he roso one night, and taking a strong box, awake, he never attempted to lilt without assistance, ho proceeded down stairs, fur nished himself with a lantern and spade, and in a deep wooden glen about a quarter of a mile from his house, ho buried his trea sure, carefully replacing tho sods, so as to create no suspicion of thoir having boon re moved. This done, ho returned, undressed, and went to bed. Next morning he was the first to discover tho absence of the strong box, without having the slightost remem brance of what had passed. Enraged at his loss, ho immediately accused his do mestics of robbery, as no traces of violence wero perceptible on either the looks or doors of his house, that could induce him to suspect strangers. Mouth after month elapsed, and still the mystery was not solved, and his family began to want the necessa ries of life, without having the means of procuring them. At that period of public calamity, no money could bo raised nit real estate, and it was at that season of the year when agricultural labor had ceased, which lolt him no means of earning a support for bis family To augment his misery, his only son lay confined by a violent fever, without any one of those comforts which his situation demanded. The dispairtng father was strongly affected by this melan choly view of the future ; his rest became more frequently broken, and ho would often wander from room to room all night, with hurried and unequal steps as if pursued by an enemy. His wife and daughter, who were accustomed to these nightly wander ings, never attempted to disturb him, unless they were fearful some accident would he fall him; in this case it was necessary to employ the most violent means to awaken him, upon which he would exhibit so much fear and distress, that they usually suffered hint to recover from the trance, which was succeeded by drowsiness, after which he would sink into a light and natural sleep, which generally continued for several hours. One night as his daughter was watching ut the couch of her sick brother, she hoard her father descend tho stairs with a quick step, and immediately followed him. She perceived he lmd dressed himself,ami light ing a lantern at the hearth, after which he unbolted the door and looked out; he then returned to the kitehed, and taking tho lan tern and spade, lie left the house. Alarm ed at the circumstance—which was, not usual, though it occurred, us above related, without tho knowledge of his family—she hastily threw on a cloak and followed him to tho woods, trembling with apprehension of she know 1101 what, both for herself and her father. Having gained the place where ho had three months sinco buried the box, ho sot down the lantern so as to reflect str ngly upon tho spot; he then removed the sods, and striking tho spade against its iron cover, he laughed wildly and exclaimed: "My treasure is safe, and we shall be happy." And shouldering his heavy burden with the strength of a Hercules, he stopped not, as before, to replace the sods of the earth, but snatching up his lantern, pursued his way directly home, to the joy of his daughter, who could scarcely support herself from the fears she had experienced, which were that he was about to dig his own grave and com mit suicide, or murder some of his defence less family. Inexpressible, therefore, was her joy 011 seeing him ascend the stairs, and place the box in its former recess ; after which, as usual, ho retired to rest. His wife and daughter, however, were too anxious to sleep themselves; the one sat impatiently watching the dawn of day, and the other returned to.the apartment of the suffering brother, to relieve his mind by the joyful event, and) her consequent hope of liis speedy recovery. When the gentleman arose in the morn ing, his wife observed tho gloom upon his countenance as he asked about the health of his son, and expressed Ins sorrow at not being able to procure those comforts for his family which were so much needed. Find ing him perfectly unconscious of all that had passed the preceding night, slio watch ed the effect which the restoration of the box would have upon his mind; and as she expected, with an astonishment almost amounting to frenzy, he exclaimed: "Who has done this?—whence came the box?" Not until he had listened to his daughter could he be convinced of the possibility of his performing such an act while asleep.— Suffice it to say, that now health, peace and competence were once more restored to his dwelling, and the result of his blessing had a salutary effect upon his mind; and al though ho still continued his midnight ex cursions, yet his friends were gratified to find them less frequent than formerly, and his future dreams also, to judge by appear ances, seemed to partake of the mild serene character of hie waking thoughts. Nsw MODE OF STOPPINO A HORSE. —A few days sinco, a fiery young liorso, attachod to a light carriage in which two young men were seated, took fright ut the noieo ot 11 locomotive, at the railroad depot ill Lancas ter, Pa., and started, to run away, wfien one of the young mon, leaning over the dash board, and seized tlio animal's tail, which hud the offect of slopping him instantly. l'bc Way to bo Happy. A story is related of two travellers in Lop land, which throws nioro light on the art of being happy than a whole volume of pro verbs and aphorism: Upon a very cold day in winter they were driving along in a sledge, wrapped in furs from head to loot. Even tlioir faces wero covered, and yon could hardly see anything but their eyebrows, and these were white and glistening with frost. At length ihey saw a poor man who had' sunken down benumbed and frozen in tho snow. "Wo must stop and help him," said one of the travellers. "Stop and help I" replied tho olhar, "you will never think of slopping such a day as this! We are half-frozen ourselves, and ought to bo on our journey's end as soon as poisiblo." "But 1 cannot lonvo this man to perish," rejoined tho more human traveller, "1 must go to his relief," and he stopped tho sledge. "Come," said he, "come, and help mo to raise him." "Not I," replied tho other, "1 have too much regard for my own life to expose my self to this freezing atmosphere morn than is necessary. I will sit how, and keep my self as warm as I can till you come hack." So saying, ho resolutely kept his seat; while his companion hastened to relievo tho perishing man, whom they had so provident ially discovered. Tho ordinary mentis were used lor restoring consciousness; hut the traveller wus so intent upon saving tho lilo of a follow creature, that ho forgot his own j oxposuro, and what wore tlm consequences? Why tiio vory efforts which ho made to warm tho stranger, warmed lumsolf. Ho had the sweet couciousnoss of doing n be nevolent act, and ho also foundhirasolt glow ing from head to foot, hy reason of tho ox onions which he litis itiitde. And how was it witli his companion, who was so muclx afraid of exposing himself ? Ho was almost ready to freeze, notwithstanding tho ellorls he had boon making to keep him warm! Tho less ou to he derived from this littlo incident is obvious. English Knowledge of America. A correspondent of the Utica (N. Y.) Herald, writing from England, furnishes some amusing instances of the ideas many Englishmen form regarding American af fairs. Wo extract tho following from his loiter: A vory respectable gentleman was recent ly much astonished to learn that the Ameri can Government had aided an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, and innocently asked who was ils commander? Another gentleman remarked that ho was very sorry to learn that (ho American women habitually indulged in the use of tho most horrid oaths, and asked mo if there wore no exceptions to this unseemly practice ! Another gentleman confidentially asked mo if I hud over been blown up in an American Steamer, for he understood it was a common practice for captains to blow up their boats on purpose as soori us thoy had collected faro I Another person wanted to know vf all Americans held slaves? On my telling him that some millions of "Ameri cans" were themselves slaves, he gave mo a look of comic incredulity worthy of Dan Uico. Another person remarked that he supposed the different States in America corresponded to the different parishes in England A man asked me one day what progress we were making with the machine now building in Amorica for flying; while another wanted to know if tho United Stales were still under tho dominion of tho British Government. An Inkoeper in Lancashire, on learning that 1 was from America, remarked: "But theo can talk Henglish 1" "Is that anything so surprising?" 1 asked. "Thoy doant speak Henglish in America, doothoy?"— An old lady down in Wales remarked that America must be a very horrid place to live in, for said she, I have been told that tho country is so filled with snakes that it's no uncommon thing to find them climbing up on the roof antl drooping down from the chimney on the hearth. I met a gentle man from London, a few evenings since, who vory much plnmod himself upon his knowledge of American affairs. "You have a pretty fine country, sir, (ho remarked,) a great country, sir—indeed, I might say a very surprising country, sir ; but you have some very queer ways!" "Iu what respect?" I asked. "Why, in the first place, every body chews tobacco, and spits right and left upon railroad cars and steamboats, so that it is not sale to wear fine clothing in travel ing ; and then, instead of addressing each other as 'sir,' you say 'old lioss,' and in stead of saying 'I declare,' you say 'lswow,' and instead of saying 'I don't know,' you say '1 don't gather.' 'Now do you call thut polite, or even gentlemanly talk V 'Deci dedly not,' I replied. 'And you believe that this practice you have been citing, aud this jargon you have been repeating, are com mon in tho best American circles !' 'Yes.' 'My friend,' 1 repliod, 'your notion of Amer ican mannors have been evidently derived from Mrs. Trollope and the brood of ffaliitit ers who succeodod hor—u brood which flourished in England at a timo when it was fashionable to sneer at and lampoon Ameri ca." But,' doggedly persisted ray compan ion, 'I huvo read ihe expressions here quo ted in an American book—a book written by Judge Halburton, of Philadelphia.' 'Why, my dear sir." 1 rojoinod, 'you havomistaken Sam Slick lor an Amoiicau classic—far a modol of American style 1' 'Ah, now,' ad- Troth aid Right Clod and our Country. iled my interlocutor, reluctant to yield tlio argument, 'I won't deny now that you do call baggage plunder!' I gave up in dos puir. Ami talking of Sam Slick, do you know that that humorous delineator of Down East peculiarities is more read among tho En glish masses than almost any other Ameri can author! Another vory popular "Ameri can writer" on ihiseido is Dow Junior, the droll author of the' Patent Sermons.' Said an F.nglishmau to mo coo day, 'You Americans nro a vory smart poople, but somehow yon don't produce any great writers.' 'But wo have a few writers whoso namos nro as familiar as household words, Even to Eng land,' I ramarkod. 'Very true,' replied my | critical follow-travelor, 'but beyond Mts. Stowo, Sam Slick and Dow Junior, whnt I others have you worth mentioning V I confess I wus staggered ; but recovering, I turned to the back part of tho hook I was reading, and among tho 'Publisher's Adver tisements, which first my eye, were notices of reprints by n London hottso of tho works of Bryant, Longfellow, Brnncroft, Washing ton Irving and Prescott. I road over tho names and asked, 'Did you over hoar of these authors before!' 'Prescott and Irving! you don't pretend to say that these nro American authors, do you!' TIIK WANDERER'S HUMS.—What wander er's heart will not beat at the mention of tho word Homo? lie it over so homely it litis associations that will render it dear to tho heart of tho wanderer. I He may wander away from his homo, and mingle in the bustle and strife of tho world, and form now ties of friendship, and for 11 time banish from his memory tho homo of his childhood ; hut at still and lonely hours as 110 listens perehsnco to tho shrill autumn winds, tho thoughts of homo will come, and of thu loved ones there, and luncy will waft him again to tho that remembered spot, to greet familiar faces, to roam again in old familiar lands, and press tho hands of com panions of former days, now possibly sleep ing cold and forgotten in the grave. What place is there like tho homo where aflbction dwells, where with gentle smiles and loving words wo are grouted hy ono and all? There in true beauty tho heart may bloom, when we are weary of wandering, and our heurt weary of the world, there may find rest. There is some kind hand ever ready to minister to our wants in sickness, to snioolho the pillow or bathe tho burning brow. When pain and care have ploughed deep furrows in the heart, and when deser ted by ull besides there aro those at home, who will watcii over the dying couch, ami with kindly words ol comfort smooth the pathway to tho grave. Though angel's feel mav have crossed tho thresh-hold, and lingering, bore some loved ones away, we hive tho sweet assur ance that they are waving to welcome us to homes more beautiful and bright,—homes where the flowers never fade; and there beside life's peaceful river, the friends that meet will meet forever. Mud Volcanoes on the Colorado Itivcr. A correspondent of the San Diego Hera'd, writing from "Mud Volcanoes," on the Col orado Desert, in July last says: Here I am, in the aentre of the Coloiado Desert, and in the rmJet of the most diaboli cal hubub and tumult that old mother Nature ever got up inja small way. It is, in short, a convention 4f volcanoes, spooling, sputtering, steaming! puffing and tearing. A hundred hillocks, prying from four to ten feot in height, each ope a miniature Chimbo razo, send forth job Of steam and smoke, and now aad agaiu vomit volumes of mud and melted sulphur, (t ie sends up a column of bittei and scalding water some thirty feet in the air, falling in hot rain on every side, ren dering an approach rather hazardous. He is President of the convention, or, mayhap, the orator of the occasion ; ha spouts well, any how. On each side ol him a huge cauldron, 150 feet in diameter, aniHunk about eight feet below the surface of the plain, polls and "flops" with thick pasteol mud and water, like the witches' "Hell broth, thick and slab." I imagine Shakspere had been here the day before he wrote Macbeth. Now and again these witch kettles boil over, and the hot slime runs off in a sluggish stream in an easterly direction, following the slight incli nation of the plain. On every side the little mounds vie with eaoh other in throwing mud and spouting the water upon the unwary vis iter. You approach a quiet and unpretend ing little mound ; 110 steam or smoke or any | fiery indication gives you warning of danger; i you betid over it to peep into the miniature crater, when slap goes a hatful of hot mud \ and water into your face, and instantly twen- j ly other little volcanic devils pitch iu ; and . while one washes you With slitue the other plasters you with mud, and you retreat, beat out, like a poor candidate for office who does not belong to the party. The space occupied by these mod-spout ing poliiiutaus of the desert is about 400 yards long by 250 in width, every fifty teet square containing one or more of them. Some seem to be foiever ia action : others intermittent, bursting out every few hours ; •nd others again, perhaps, have slept for months. A hot, sutlooating vapor isuders breathing difficult, and the smell of sulphur etted hydrogen can be detected lor several miles before you reach the apot. The water ejected ie extremely bitter and sulphurous. Around the vent of the principal ooe ol these sufixmi are beautiful atalagmitie oonotetioue, tipped with lead, and looking like * mass ol coral. These masse* are ooctoal aud tubular, aiid'from eauli a little jet ol steam issues with a whizzing noise. I obtained u specimen with much difficulty, in consequence of the hot shower falling like a magic circle around them. The grouud frequently trembles, and rumbling, subterraneous noises tell ol fires down below. NONU OF TUB FUN, A PARODY ON MOOD'S "BONO OF TIIK SHIRT." BY MINNIB MAYriKLD. With fingers bespattered with ink, And stumpy, nibbled pen, Which flew with his thought o'er the paper while, And then was nibbled again : Surrounded with parchment and "proof," In his literary den— An Editor sat in hia easy chair, And sang the Song of the l'en. "Scrafoh ! scratch ! scratch ! From dawn till the midnight's chime. And scratch ! scratch ! scratch ! Till (lie day bursts forth in its prime. And it's oh ! to drive a quill— To flourish, and ravo, and rant, To please ull tastes with a master's skill, And 10 think lor those that can't. To wield 11 magic power, More potent limn sword or spear, That charms men's minds with us witchery Or thrills tliein with its fear. To brcatlio a sigh for tho sad— A roundelay lor the gay— And a mournful dirge for the young and glad That have passed in their bloom awuy. Think ! think ! think! Though the fevered artery bent; And think, and write, and think 1 Weaving a winding sheet! Write! write ! write ! On the rolling years of time, A sounding name, for the trump of famo, To echo from clime to clime. Scratch! scratch! scratch! The paper—then the head, For n stray ideu that i* loitoritm near, Hot lias to be coaxed ere leil! And it's—oh, to be a king! And an inky sceptrn sway!— While lords of the earth, and tilled ones, My mystic scratch obey. To scorch with tho lightning's power, Or soothe with soil music's skill— To light the blaze in rebellion's hour, Or the flickering flame to still. To role witli u sovereign's might, 'The camp—the court—the grove!' Make the sword to leap trom its scabbard bright, Or attune the heart to love. To wsvo my fcathory wand O'er the mighty realms of thought— And see from the tombs of the past the blooms Of forgotten ages brought! And it's—oh, for a point of fire, To ttace o'er heaven's blue scroll, In letters of flame, my well earned lame, To blazen from pole to pole!" a bow of "I don't care," And a face unlike other men, The Editer sal in his dusty chair, And sang his Song of the Pen. Scratch! scratch! scratch! There is truth in overy word— For nine out of ten will own that "the Pen Is mightier than tho sword." fear Editors in lowa arc olten placed on committees at State and county lairs. To what extent they carry their examinations may he inferred by the following, which is contained in the report of a late fair by the editor of the Davenport Democrat: ' 'The best wollen cloak was worn by a lady from Muscatine ; also : the best socks and home made shirt" fJiT We find the following original wed ding notice in an exchange : "Married, in Seymour, on Sunday, the -Ith inst., by Esquire Carter, Mr. Georre Wolf rom, (better known as old Wolfrom the tan | ner,) to Mrs. Frederick Miller, a charming j widow of twenty-two. Old Wolfrom is the j ugliest and filthiest man inthe United States j without any exception. And how, with all i his ugliness, he got the widow's consent to ' have him is a mystery to us. We can as sure the bride that she need not be afraid of any woman running away with Wolfrom, for she is the only woman that has been within ten feet of him for twenty years.' A THEATRICAL PREDICAMENT—A melo drama was some few years since played in a certain London thestre. the chief actor iu which had made himself, by his haughty and overbearing conduct, disliked by oc.e and ill. In the last sceue he was supposed to Tie;-, the tombs of bis ancestors. In the centre of the stage, upon the marble pedestal, stood the marble statue of his lather. A heavy fold of drapery covered the figure. Er.ter Alber— "Oice again he says," to gaze upon those features which iu life so often gazed upon me with tenderest affection. Father, thy mourning sou now comes to pay thee aJo ration.-Let me remove the veil watch from the vulgar gaze shields the beloved image ot a once dear parent." Off went the drapery, and behold! the father stood on *is head The shout of laughter which followed this ' m - lake on puipose" by the sceuesruan effeciu aily put an end to the scene The actor roar ed his rage throughout the rest of the play, but the audience only laughed at the "tragic tragedy.' So vi * BODY av the JVVU is a mean word any way you can fix it. \ou oaet make a respectable word of it anyhow Remove the d and it's evl, transpose the and U te vile, remove the v aud it is ill, remove the 1 aud it is I itself ui oockey for had A BASUFVL printer refused a situation iu a priming office where temehje were sfkiyal, saying that he uever "set up" with a girl ih hia lit*. From the Philadelphia Prat. TUB BANK OP I'ENNOVLVANI A- Until a lale period no moneyed inatitution within the borders 'of more fully possessed the confidence of our cilisons than the llank of Pennsylvania. It was an old e.tubliahed andla favorite .bank. It maintained n high reputation for a long aeries of years, and had piasod successfully and triumphantly, through all the great mon etary convulsions of the last half century. It had been the financial agent n( the [Com monwealth in many of its moneyed IratiHiio lions. It had at one period branches estab lished in a number of Ihn towns of the State, lie capital stock (81,875,000) wn, until re cently, greater than that of any other hank ip Pennsylvania, ami but one hnnk now (the Farmers' and Mechanics' of I'hiladelphin) has a greater capital. Those circumstances, and its popular name, had given it such a prestige, llial generation uflnr generation had grown up in the belief that it was one of the safest and best banks in lhe[[Ucinn- Men distinguished for their sagacity considered its stock lite most reliable investment they could make, and wo hear [every day of peo ple of the most prudent and cautious r.harno tor who had a lurgo proportion of Ihuir means in it, and who will lose nearly their all by its failure. Until within llio Inst few yes:s it always had the reputation, and no doubt, deserved it, of being honestly and prudently managed, ami its stock resddy sold at u high premium. Within the last month, however, its notes have been at a discount ol from ten to forty per cent. Its depositors have been uneasy about the safety ol their deposites, and its slock bus been selling lately at 810 per share. Those who have been industri ously investigating its alfairs find ils condi tion imbed deplorable. There seems no rea son to doubt, however, that its circulation w ill all he fully redeemed, that its depositers may receive the amounts due them, but whether the stockholders will receive any thing or if they do, how much, are matters of conjecture, ft seems certain that nearly the entire capital slocks lias been lost. Whatever may be saved from the wreck will be only a small portion of the whole. The censure ol the public for the inconve niences and losses thus sustained by the noteholders and depositors of the I'ennsylva | nla Hank, arid the almost entire destruction I of its capital stock, fall" most exclusively up on its late President, Mr. Thomas Alltbone, and in directly upon some of the directors, for not having exercised a closer scrutiny up |on lita management, He was first elected | its President in February, 1853, and speedily j became the ruling spirit of the institution, en | lirelv rvgulating and controlling all its trans { actions. Mr. Alliborie was a bold, able, and, I as the resuit proves, an unscrupulous man. lie brooked no interference with his man | agernent. The cashier occupied a much ; more subordinate and miinfloenlial position ■ in the bank that such officers usually do. ' Mr. Albbone's control over a large amount ol the slock of the bank, united to his fact ! and activity, enabled him to have boards of 1 directors personally friendly to him through sociable*, business relations, or other influ ences, elected and a number of these have h d barely enough stock in the bank to le gally qualify them to become directors. Men disposed to distrust him, or to be iticonveni ; ently inquisitive, were removed from the board at the first opportunity, The sphere , of independent action which he reserved lor himself in the bank was almost unlimited Its true condition was known only to himself. Of the total business of the bank only a small portion was done with the knowledge or sanction of the board. He delighted in "ta king the responsibility" of doing as ae pleas i ed. He loaned money without the know ledge or consent, and without the sanc ioo of the directors. Those who basked in the sunshine of his favor were confident of ob taining such accommodations as they desired hose who did not, soon leamei that their chances of obtaining discounts were s. gn. indeed, The bank had gradually been de clining in the favor of he business men of th.s city for several j ears past, uud the sus picion in genera, that ts means were used rather to advance the aafcit.oas projects. and to further the specula Ire designs, aad to ac commodate the frieuds ot Mr. AUiboce, than to render any service to general busi ness interest*, or to benefit its stockhouer*. Mr. A. lived ia magnificent style—gave sumptuous entertainments, and was liber*, to * faun wtta those whose power he drea ded or whose mdueuce he courted When the pren;nailery symptoms of me aie crush flrst appeared, ue crippied condition ot .as Banc ot Pennsylvania reauered it necessary for son to appea. to die otner banks o ne eiiv tor std. At first a comparatively sated sum—s :ew hundred ihousa.io donors—was considered necessary to re,.ee the bail* 0 is embarrassments, hut a ancweoge ui us ncess..es becoming public induced a run u.-oo 1: by some c 1 us seot esi oeoosi or*, ecu As grow tig a arm locreoseo :ae amount of as.sia;'ce • needed wi.n seen new jay untii the oihe" "Mnks e so become rigmenec. and retused 10 accede o tiis rem .wo uoiess he mode e ru'l exhibit at ne sda.rsot the butk This he reused 10 do. and learning ; that there was iii'ie or no Cfvoaou.iy oi gaining the aid te required, he resolve* o precipitate the catastrophe ot * suspeus on ot specie payments, and o drag oe oxbet banks Jowa n the position, watch he t iew t inevitable owe.ted hie own. At on eat* born he canted a mewing of the .n.ecnww bed resolutions to nave* of soepensioo pweeo loi cee 10 u># effect poeiec on toe hoots of he boa*— sod as he ':o oouot ore***, a eeuecat tort noon ah the henks or me osy [Two Dollars per Aunow, NUMBER 48 wan commenced, which resulted in their o pension and which eventually led to the gen eral suspension of nearly all the bank* In the United Stain* When tho Governor, after being requested to call the Legislature togeth er to legalize suspension, visited this city, Mr. Allibone was on the alert to take him in charge aud induced him to make certain conditions favorable to the Hank of Pennsyl vania binding upon the other banks of the city before hn would consent to call the Lag. isla'ure together, lie also warmly enlisted tho Governor in the project of making our State banks take the notes of the Pennsylva nia Hank, a provision of the relief bill. All this, however, conld not restore the confi dence of the public. Mr. Allibone lingered or. lor a lew weeks, avowedly ill, but appa rently undecided as |o whul policy he ihould pursue. Thern were loud clamors for bia re signation, but hn did not lined ihem until the last moment. The true conditio* of the af fairs of the hank remained unknown. The key of the safe in which its principal papers and accounts wore kept remained in his own possession, and was only handed over On thu evu of wbalcaunnt well be regarded now as aught else but flight from the infamy which was euro to follow from the exposure of the condition of tho bank which had been ruined by his management. He once bad many warm and zealous friends in this com munity, but has few apologists or defenders now. Hy his management of the bank and his precipitation of suspension, he lias done more mischief in connection with the late fi nancial troubles, than any other American bank officer, anil it is but natural that exe orations should he heaped upou him by the many victims of the bank failn-ea, and a largo portion of the community. Vsi.tr E OF A TESTAMENT. —I know at least one instance of a shilling testament pur chased at New Orleans previous to the Mex ican war, which not only saved the life of the possessor, lei was the means of saving his soul. It was in this way:—A young Il linois girl purchased a small Testament for four dozen of eggs at three rents per dozen ; and when brother was about to start to Mex ico as a volunteer she put into his veil poc ket. There it remained, wrapped in the same paper and in the same pocket, until the battle of Buena Vista, when the owner received a wound through the Testament, which broke the force of the bullet, which lodged in Lis breast and ent him to the hospital. There he read his book; and the last time I saw him he was in an Illinois college, preparing for the pulpit, or rather for a missionary field ia the Methodist Church. BAD ADVICC —The newspapers of the prin cipal Eastern cities are urging upon the poor arid those out of employment, to leave the cities for the country. It is very improp er for our city friends to g'rve this kind of ad7ice. The people in the country districts, at this season of the year, have help enough to do a,! the labor required. We have oar own poor among us, and our duty is to see that they do no: suffer. There is a much m re extensive field tor employment in the city than in the country a; the present time, and the means of providing tor tnoae La strai tened circumstances are much more ample in the former than in the -utter We advtse persons out of employment, to remain just wnere they are, and not go to places where they are entirely unknown. THX Tmsts or Lrvi—Life is entirely %ade ! n P ot " evils or heavy tr.als. but the per peiual recurrence of petty evus and small tnais in the ordinary and appointed exercise ,o: the Christian graces. To bear with the .uiiir.rs of those about is—with 'neir rfirmi ties, tueir bud judgment, their iU-creeding. their perverse temper? —to endure negusct when vi feei reserved attention, and . lgrat haJe wuer. we expected thanks—to bear w.tn :ne company of disagreeable peopie •v torn Providence has pernaps provided or purposed for e na of our virtue—these are tile best exerc ses of patience and seil denua.. and :ne better because not .-hoeee oy ourselves. To bear ..h vexattou ia bos> ness. v.:h u_>appoLntmeai in iur expecta i.ocs. w-.tn uiterrupuoas ci jur retirement, wttn tody. „i rus.on, hstttrbance—m snort wnatever .-proses rur wil.—contradicts uur humor—h.j habitual acquiescence appears to be mere of the essence at jeit-demai to an any ntue rigors or huiuruoiis it our own un pesmg These cuostant Aiev-.uadie but .nte nor evils. property .mpruved, .urrusa x good mora, discipline, and might, m ate nays of gno ranee. aa*e superseded p. ig milage and i penance. CP" Beauty and wit w J tie—.earning and weeita w. arish a v-ay—ai! die arts it 'ifi w . re -vrgottee—rut virtue *i : emmn or ever Blunted ju earth, in a rei. incottae :: il clime, a will jiocua and bivwuo in tea *eu. rP" M a.,as was so great mm mat s*e •i wt Je oucaev. .unteu to gout. rase - L'crevi now—nmcu i mau with goad anc. le wu. mange alto aoy tmag. tr Hoo 'iheooore Freiuighuyseo, in 19- 44, Hhi . Aauiciue or Vice '.'-esauaot, new i'usAiteiit at '.Lagers s Cadugw. was: 11 arrteu m nie i9th at -hit , :o Miss Hamoi dona pei>. ci Owego. >. Y IP I'he Methodists have uteauy ifiitfjt n.iscaais sad -eem. ooa. vnise MW 4k v.uisas. sad metr caai.t-twiawinge mis. ait lave been very sucveessui. The H*hh , clses lave luo M Oaiuiatioo A aiuv net} I Palmy m, ca.t*i nle Jaiter- aavemty stfcK ttoehop Muter.
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