STAR fIF THE NfIRTH.I IP*. 1L JACOB Y?£$)lTOR. " lILOfiBSBLRfirWEDNBCTrY, MAYL 188- *r\V. CABB, NorJ|#Ot cor. Third and Walnut Mreetc. Phlladel**; JOY, Con A*Oo , Xflbutic Buildings. New Wfk. lit 8. M. PMTTNSILL, 111 _ Nassau Btroot, Bow York, aro duly authorized to - receive Advertisements and SubiSriptions for this paper. A Democratic Rjomina^pti SUPREME WILLIAM A.PQtWr Efljr PHILADELPHIA. ftp € CANAL COMMISSIONER, WESLEY FROST, FAYETTE. ~ COURT PROCEEDINGS. Court met at to o'clock, Monday morning last. Present, Hon.W r . J. WOODWARD, Pres't. Judge; KLINE and EVANS, Associates. And the lollowing named Constables who were elected in March, 1858, were sworn and affirmed in : Bloom, Gordon R. Gofl ; Berwick, Frease Fowler; Briarcreek, Adam Suit; Beaver, t.'has. B. Roy; Benton, Stephen Keiffer; Ctiltuwissa, P. G. Campbell; Centre, Chas. Deilrich ; Conyngham, J.R.Jones; Fish ingcreek, R. C. Parks; Franklin, Thomas Hower; Greenwood, J. P. Smith ; Hemlock. Daniel Neyhard; Jackson, J. H. Yocum : Locust, Hamilton Fisher; Mifllin, Lewis Eckroat; Maine, Isaac Yetler; Montour, Evau Welliver; Madison, James Welliver; Mt Pleasant, Melchi Ruckle; Orange, M. Keller; Pine, A. J. Manning ; Roaringcreek, Robert Hampton ; Sugarloaf, J. R. Fritz; Scott, Joseph Lilley. Upon calling over the civil list it was dis covered that there was not a single case for trial. The Sessions and the Orphans' Court bus iness alone remained. Com. vs. William Pifer, J. W. Mellon and Wintersteeu, for larceny. Settled by the parties. Com. vs. Philip Springer, for malicious mischief. Settled upon payment oi costs by Deft. Com. vs. Peter Shiner and John Shiner. Assault and Battery. Settled by Defendants paying the costs. Com. vs. Cyrus Fox. Assault and Battery. Def't paid the costs. Com. vs. Samuel Trumporo. Larceny —true bill, and continued until next term. Com. vs. Owen McGee, —selling liquor without license. Nus. pro. and defendant pay the costs. Com. vs. Elizabeth Struthers, —selling liq uor without license,—verdict not guilty. Com. vs. David Reinbold. Assault and Battery. Defendant plead guilty after hear ing the evidence. Fined live dollars and costs. Com. vs. Alexander Hughes, Absalom Jameson, Joseph Johnson and Jus. Hughes. Larceny. Not a true bill. Com. vs. George Arrz. Larceny—Defend nut plead guilty after hearing the evidence, and his address will be, for some time to come, Eastern Penitentiary. Com. vs. Eleazor Kelclmer. Larceny.— Defendant plead guilty after hearing the evidence and goes to sliaro Arrz s nppart ment. Mary M. Sprottls vs. James S. Sprouls.— D i vo rce—dec reed. Which, with some minor business, was transacted up to the time of going to press. THE MOHRSVILLE MURDER CASE. —The men arrested, supposed to be the murderers of the young woman, Miss Adaline Baver, were last week, after an examination before Alderman Mongal, in Reading, discharged ; therefore leaving the origin of the murder more wrapped up in mystery titan ever; and it is doubtful whether it will ever be brought to light. The bloody shirts found in a hollow tree, supposed lo belong to the parties arrested, were owned and claimed by a man named John Rapp, who swore positively that the shirts were his, and that he had placed them in the hollow tree some time last December. THE NEW YORK PRESS. —A Weekly Journ al, devoted to literature, news, popular tales, miscellany, art, etc., has made its appear ance in our sanctum from New York City. We are willing to give the proprietor an " even trade"—"sight au' seen." Single copies are offered, including gilts, £2 00.— I'll bet they'll have gifts for disposal, for it appears that a paper can't be established now-a-days without an inducement of that Lind is held out to the people to secure pa tronage. The "Press" is a neatly printed Journal, containing twenty-four pages, filled with pretty good reading. It is published by Daniel Adee, 211 Centre Street, N. Y. A HOUSE FOR THE GovERNOR.--The day previous to the final adjournment of the Legislature, the House ratified the contract made by the committee appointed in the early part of the session, for the purpose of purchasing a mansion for the Governor.— The house is located next to the Presbyteri an church [recently burned] and was the property of Mr. Bevans. The dwelling is in excellent repair, the proprietor having had it re-modelled and changed two years ago. The price paid for the same is £IO,OOO including some furniluro. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. —Among the most popular and substantial publications of the day is Blackwood. The amount of reading and interesting information it produces monthly for its many readers is not rivalled by any work of the kind the present day. In its pages are lo be found no light-litera ture; nor nothing immoral. Leonard Scott & Co., 79 Fulton street, New York, are the publishers. WE acknowledge the receipt of the La dies Horn* Magazine, published by T. S. Ar thur & V. F. Townsend, at Philadelphia, for two dollars a year,'ft advance, for a single subscription ; by club it comes considerable cheaper. We are pleased to enter it upon our exchange list, and value it highly; for it 1e just such a work as the country de mand ; strictly moral and high-toned, and interesting to both old and young '? ' . . PAUL LEIDY, MemberjK Congress, I Baftr thanks for a copy jiue speech de- I ML the House ofTMpresentatives, in favor of the admission of Einsas under thefLecompton Constitution. Wilsoh peilly is u fair and square Democrat epeech-inaker. His speechos of logic and sound argument. In ftscussiqf the admission of Kansas under ,lhe I.eOompton Constitution, he does not detour or impary the house by any elaborate to prove that Kansas admitted into the TTnion under the Lecompton Constitution ;—that instru ment which the Opposition called a fraud and perjtcl J.ecompton swindle 1 They had ought to be ashamed of themselves. No doubt but the intelligent portion of the op position are. We quote from the speech the wiuding up paragraph, showing the in dependent and honorable position he as sumes, and the strong determination to vote according to the dictations of his conscience; and towards the latter part of the quotation he becomes rather eloquent : " And now, Mr. Chairman, I have dis charged the duty I undertook, in the best manner I could. I will record my vote for the admission of Kansas under the Lecomp ton constitution, because 1 believe the laws of my country, which 1 am bound to sup port, demand it of me. The consequences to myself I have nothing to do with. lam in the hands of those who honored me with coat on thio floor. Thcj are in telligent, and generous, and I know they will do me the justice to believe that my opinions are honestly entertained. If they think I have misrepresented them, and that there is another more worthy or capable to represent them here, I believe in their right to send that person in my place. I will not complain. When I have done my duty in obedience to the dictates of my judgment, and, as I believe, in accordance with the laws o( my country, 1 shall be contented, whatever may be my fate in the future. I would now willingly sacrifice my position, and all my political prospects in the future, whatever they may be, if, by so doing, I could secure peace and quit among our people. I love my native land; lam proud of the past history and present greatness of my country ; and I confidently look forward to the day when all nations shall acknowl edge out superiority, and when, through the benign influence of our free institutions, the kingdoms of the earth shall be regener ated, and the whole human race disenthral led. Let us cherish these institutions. Let us environ our Union with an impenetrable wall of strong atms and stout hearts. That Union? Who does not love it? The grand est edifice the world has ever beheld—erec ted by the wisdom of men of whom the world was not worthy—cemented by the blood of the purest patriots who ever lived in the tide of time, and bequeathed by them to us a priceless heritage—it has resisted all the rude shooks and angry waves which have heretofore threatened its destruction, and shall stand firm upon its base in all time to come, if we, and those coming after us, shall guard it with but half the vigilance exercised by those who spent their ener ■ yio. and lives tb SCCUr© its perpetuity. I earnestly beseech my brethren of the North and of the South to act now, when our country is perhaps in its greatest peril, not as the Representatives of a divided and dis tracted people, but as the Representatives of the whole country. Let us abandon all sectional feeling, and rally around the stan dard of our common country. Let us keep our time-honored flag waving gallantly over our heads, no star obliterated, no stripe erased, until, as Stale after State shall be admitted into our Union, and star after star be added to that flag, all over the land, from North to South, from East to West, there may be borne on every breeze, "the cry is still they come." PAPER. —A few days since we were shown a specimen of paper manufactured by C. W. M'Kelvy & Co., at the Catawissa Paper Mills, which surpassed any paper that has been made in this section lately. It was designed for book-paper, and it will do well for that purpose. The piper is whito,—the surface feels right,—the body is tight,—and upon the whole the manufacturers deserve credit for accomplishing what they have in making a good article of book-paper.— We wouldn't complain if a little of its good ness was bestowed upon the news-paper. But we'll say nothing about that, for the paper that we have been using of late has been a pretty fair article. We shall not complain about the quality of the news paper as long us it continues to be such as we are at the present using. But we do think paper manufacturers charge a little too much for their paper. We think they could afford to sell cheaper than they do.— Perhaps we are mistaken. MONET. —A letter from New York says, never before were heard, so many and loud complaints of the scarcity of first-class bu siness paper, and eligible means of invest ment, than is heard to-day among those connected with the bank andlaige discount houses. The amount of capital is daily, nay hourly, growing in volume, and not the least indication of any movement in busi ness circles likely to absorb a little of the money held in the city, not bringing its owners one cent of profit There seems some disposition on the part of lenders lo make the market rales even easier than they have been. It is said that the brokers with first class securities havo been offered, and importuned to accept, loans for sixty and ninety days, at three and a half to four per cent, and that good long paper, that, is over ninety days and under six months, is finding greater favor at the banks, and is entering their pocket hooks in large quantities than heretofore. 17* Hons. Elis Lewis, Charles R. Bucka lew, and John C. Knox, has been appointed by the Governor, Commissioners to revise the penal code of Pennsylvania, and the laws in reference to corporations. These appointments were unanimously confirmed by the Senate. OT THE Execution of WU. MULLKR, took place in the jail yard at Wilk®barre,on Fri day, April 30th, in accordance with the time appointed by the Governor. The Mil itary Companies were on parade, and long before the hour of execution arrived, the tops of the to the jail yard, were literally covered with human beings, eager to gratify their curiosity. A few minutes before 12 o'clock, Muller j made his appearance, accompanied by the Sheriff. His step was far from being sol emn, but run up the steps of the scaffold in the manner a hotel guest wonld run up to his room. After speaking a few minutes he turned to the Rev. Valser, with a look, as much as to 'say, proceed. The Divine read the list chapter in Revelations in a very affecting and solemn manner; he then read a hymn, which had been a favorite one of the prisoners; after which a statement was read by Rev. Mr. Miles, which had been made bv the prisoner, acknowledging hfs guilt in the murder of Matthias. The Rev. Miles also read an appropriate prayer, when they took their leave. The Sheriff then adjusted the ropo, drew the cap over his face, when the counsel of the prisoner all shook hands with him, and also did the Sheriff, and took their final leave. At 12 o'clock no one stood upon the scaffold but the doomed man, and in a few moments he was launched into eternity without a strug i g'o- SIGNED BV THE GOVERNOR.— The bill to sell the North and West Branch and Delaware Divisions of the State Canals to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company, for three and a half millions of dollars, has been signed by the Governor, and is therefore a law. As soon as the sale is completed the State will have parted with all its of improvements. It has been queried whether the State will ever get any proceeds from this sale—and on this point we are not at all sanguine, as the intricate manner in which the bill is drawn tends to create a strong suspicion that there is a big "cat under the meal." It looks as if the author of the bill was an adept at the patent safe game—as on read ing it wo were forcibly reminded of "now you see it and now you don't see it!" COL. BENTON'S ESTATE. —Colonel Benton, contrary to tho general opinion of his means, has died poor. Some time since, his house on C Street was burned down, and he wont to the expense of having it re built: but there is a mortgage of SIO,OOC on it, which will almost absorb the value ot the property. Col. Benton was anxious that congress should purchase 1,000 copies of his Abridgement of the Congressional de bates, for distribution among the various State libraries and foreign exchanges. He was of the opinion that such a purchase would be constitutional, and would tend to diffuse a knowledge of the political history of the country. MORALS IN WASHINGTON.— Wo see it stated by letter writers, and others, that the mor ality of the Federal City is at a very low ebb. Since the first of March no less than thirteen murders have been perpetrated or and in a recent debate in Con gress upon the propriety of increasing the police force ol that City, several Congress men slated that tl.ey were not safe in leav ing their rooms without being armed with revolvers. There is at this time one place licensed to sell liquor for every twenty-four votors in that city. Gambling houses, rum boles and dons of darker infamy abound in almost every street. And yet in spite of such a demoralized state of society, the op position to the administration positively re refused to pass any bill for the increased force, on the ground that it will throw ad ditional patronage into the hands of the President. Comment is unnecessary. SrLENDiu Gisrs—There will be found in our advertising columns the advertisement of G. G. EVANS' Original Gift Book Store, 439 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. It con tains all the popular works of the day.— And the purchaser of each book will re ceive a gilt, valued at from 25 cents to SIOO, consisting of watches and jewelry. A com plete catalogue will be sent through the mail, free of postage, to any person, by address ng G. G. Evans, 439 Chestnut Street, Phil'a. HARPERS' MAGAZINE. —This well-known work has been received for May ; and too much cannot be said in praise of this pub lication. It is as interesting as ever; ar.d we commend it to all lovers of good litera ture, that which is chaste, dignified, and en tirely free from every thing that can vitiate or in the least deprave the mind. Published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, N. York. DEATH PROM LIGHTNING. —During a thun der gust on Monday evening a young man aged about nineteen years, named Samuel D. Hall, son of Samuel Hall, residing on the Philadelphia road, about seven miles from Baltimore, was struck by lightning and in stantly killed. He was crossing a field, was not under a tree, and within a hundred yards of his father's door, when he was struck down. ty Letters from Kansas say that the po litical agitation in the Territory absorbed the attention of the squatters, that they have neglected their crops and private affairs, and so exhausted their means, that a large portion of them will be unable to pay for their land before it will be offered for sale under the proclamation ol the President.— Many persons of those who are unable to pre empt will lose their lands, and will have endured their sacrifices and labored in vain to secure a home. People must pay the penalty of folly. The political demagogues have everything to gain in keeping up a vi olent excitement, the people everything to lose. tW The Bpecie held by the Banks of Philadelphia amounts to nearly Mfen mill ions of dollars. The circulation Is under two millions and a half. OUR TRIP TO ORANGEVILLE.— In company with • friend We paid a flying visit to the ancient town of Orangeville, a few days since, and had quite a pleasant time—found the people stirring about briskly, and all, apparently, enjoying thornselves to their heart's content, with plently to eat and drink, and a fair prospect of there being more ; therefore they entertain no cause to complain of hard times, without they have more than they can consume, then it is had ttrtee things waste. In a counts-town like Orangeville we should like to live in 1858, for, from appear ance of the fields and trees, "round about" the town, there'll be an abunduuce to live upon. The fruit will be plenty it the frost does not kill it. We cannot recollect when we ever saw the fruit trees so full of blos soms before. The prospects of finding coal in the Nob Mountain, near the town, are flattering and encouraging—the work is going on fine, and if there are coal in the mountain they will find it; and we entertain no doubt but what there are an abundance of it in the old "ball-top." In company with some Orange villero we ascended the mountain to its top most place, where we had the most splen did view of the surrounding country, when it occurred to us ihat no mom suitable spot could be found for the erection of a Piazza, for tba young, frolicsome and any to congre gate and have a general jubilee, and enjoy the music of a Pibcnrn or Pibroch , which we imagined would cause a perfect pirouette.— Rut the ascending and descending the mount, that's the rub. It caused us to "jerk our coats" pretty soon, and brought the spirits out of us pretty freely before we accom plished the feat—got to the top. Alter strol ling about for an hour upon tho mountain we descended to the bottom, and repaired to a neighboring house in that vicinity, where we, all hands, were invited to take dinner, which wo accordingly did, of course out ot respect; but for my part, it was the most acceptable invitation extended to us that day. To do justice to the party, we might say that each one acquitted himself with the honor of being an extensive con sumer at the board ; for, it soon ceased to groan under its heavy load of luxuries pre pared for the weary worn traveller. We can scarcely pass Light Street with out givingjt a passing notice. The appear ance of the place speaks well for the citi zens—gives evidence of an enterprising community. Feeling somewhat fatigued, and our blooded steeds pretty well heated, we came to the conclusion to "draw up" at the FRANKLIN HOUSE and spend a few mo ments with the proprietor, Mr. N. Hudson. Upon arriving at the House we found the good humored host ready to received and wail upon his guests in a polite and pleas ant manner, with always something "good for man or beast." Mr. Hudson is fixed out "about right"—rooms all in good order— bar-room neat and clean,-—and the external and internal appearance bespeaks for him success unrivalled in that neighborhood. Once more seated in our vehicle, wheel ing along, we passed by a church, out of which a large congregation of people had just that moment came into the street. The lajies spfead considerable convass, and the young men brought up their "end" in the shape of "tights" and "stand-ups." We noticed quite a number of pretty smiling faces, and some very majestic walkers, well calculated to bury and wrap up some young men with love for them at 'first sight.' But, wo do say, Bloom, for pretty girls, muddy streets, bad whiskey, and good-for nothing dogs, is had to be 'taken down.' IV Now WHY is it so many intelligent females have a habit of writing (epistles generally) without using a single punctua tion point, and very frequently, misplacing capital letters ? We very olten receive pri vate letters from ladies who have enjoyed "a finished education," and have graduated at academies with highest honors, yet we can not name two (save those termed literary.'; who rightly punctuate six consecutive sen tences. They use dashes in a most prodigal manner, and occasionally adopt "brackets;" but a blank space alone, indicates the con clusion of a sentence, while they sometimes commence a sentence, with a small letter.— Others again, use a capital in every other word, whilo tho letters of some females resemble poetry, written in the form of prose. We attribute this great deficiency to the negligence of tutors, who are satisfied if their pupils excel iu drawing, music, painting, and other branches termed "orna mental, without throubling themselves about their thorough comprehension of the more practical and substantial art of correct com pensation The modern schoolgirl can exe cute an air from Rossini, Haydn, Mozart, or Chiisty, with brilliant effect, can draw and paint a peach tree, so that no thoughtful person could possibly mistake it for a cu cumber vine, and can Rpeak French "like a native;" but can not write half a dozen En glish sentences correctly,—that is, punctuate them correctly. This is a very serious de fect, and we hope our contributors agree with us when we say, that it should be im mediately corrected by a study of some good treatise on the subject. VSR THE great expense of living at Har risburg, is one of the most common excuses that has been urged by members of the Legislature for voting to themselves extra pay. But this expenso is, in a great meas ure, imaginary; and they who plead it in extenuation of what they know to be an ob jectionable act, only add to their dishonesty. The allegation that members cannot live four months at Harrisburg on 8500, is thus effectually negatived by the correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, in one of his let ters from the State Capital, written on the day of final adjournment: "To show how senseless and untrue the assertion is that gentlemen cannot live here during the winter on the regular pay, 1 will merely state that a member told me to-day that he would take home with him between four and five hundred dollars that he had saved out of his compensation. He had lived economically, but I am sure as com fortably, as any other man in Harrisburg this wifiter." Repeal of the Usury Law. The following is a copy of a bill relative to the rates of interest on money, which originated with Mr. Ingram, one of the State Senators from Philadelphia, and pass od both branches of the Legislature previ ous to the adjournment. Although appa rently designed to check the practice of loaning money upon usurious interest, its real object is to facilitate such transactions. It repeals those portions of the old law that forbid the taking of more than 8 per cent., and indirectly legalizes contracts or 'shaves' for the URC of money at any rate of interest the parties may agree upon; which means, at any rate the cold and calculating lender has the conscience (or rather, the want of conscience) to exact, and the necessities of the borrower oblige him to pay. This is all the usurers want, and all they have been striving to obtain from the Legislature for so many years. It may suit Philadelphia well enough, where money is required for many purposes that will bear a heavier interest than 6 per cent., but should this bill re ceive the Governor's approval, its operation among the farmers of the country districts cannot be otherwise than pernicious. An Act Regulating the rate of Interest. Sue. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of rhe same. That from and after the fourth day nf July nrt, the lawful rate of interest for the loan or use of money, in all cases where no express contract shall have been made for a less rate, shall be six percent, per annum; and the first and sec tions of the act passed 2d March, 1823, en titled "an Act to reduce the Interest of mon ey from eight to six per cent, per annum," be, and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 2. That when a rale of interest for the loan or use of money exceeding that es tablished by law shall have been received or contracted for, the borrower or debtor shall not be required to pay to the credtor the excess over the legal rate; and it shall be lawful for such berrower or debtor, at his option, to retain and deduct such excess from the amount of any such debt; and in all cases where any borrower or debtor shall heretofore or hereafter have voluntari ly paid the whole debt or sum loaned, to gether with interest exceeding the lawful rate, no action to recover back any such excess shall be sustained in any Court of this Commonwealth, unless the same shall have been commenced within six months from and after the time of such payment.— Provided always, That nothing in this act shall afiect tho holders of negotiable paper, taken bona fide, in the usual course of busi ness. Stupendous Libel Suit. The Herald states that Fernando Wood, ex-Mayor of New York, is about to bring against the New \'ork Tribune, the most magnificent libel suit ever instituted in this country. The alleged libels were published in the Tiibune in the course of the three or four years that Mayor Wood was in office, and includes many, charges against him both in his public and private capacity.— When the Mayor was in office he did not leel called upon to notice these publications; but now that he has retired from all politi cal excitements, since the recent election, he feels obliged, out of regard for the rep utation of himself and family, to demand a complete and thorough investigation, which will result, he is convinced, in a complete vindication of his character in public and private life. In pursuance of this resolution we are informed, says the Herald, that Mr. Wood has secured the services of several eminent lawyers, and that the case will not contain less than seven hundred and fifty distinct libels—principally charges of swind ling, thieving, forgery and other opprobri ous offences, and founded upon certain re mote commercial transactions which can be easily expluiued. The array of counsel in the case is one of the greatest ever known at this bar, and the parties will.be proceed ed against by criminal indictments as well as in the civil courts, and thus the whole mat ter will be thoroughly investigated. We Sustain Our Patriotic Preiideot. We have the proud satisfaction of know ing. says the Genius of Liberty, and regard it as a matter to be boasted of, that the incor ruptible and lion hearted Democracy of Fayette county stand firmly by the position of President Buchanan, and sustain him in the present trying crisis. Wherever meet ings have been held in our county resolu tions unequivocally sustaining the President have been adopted and the utmost enthusi asm has prevailed whenever the name of the gallant old chieftain who sits in the ex-1 ecutive chair has been mentioned. Why should it be so ? We see the veteran states man of sixty years experience, conscious of the right and firm it) his purpose to main tain it. Like the Patriot Jackson, in the days of his warfare against the mammoth Bank, President Buchanan is violently as sailed by all the enemies of the Democratic party, and opposed by many leading men of his own party, and like "Old Hickory" Mr. Buchanan calmly awaits the final strug gle and sits unmoved against the thousand thunder-bolts that are aimed at his devoted head. We are proud to staud by such a man. He who has sworn to support the laws, and firmly resolves to do it, regardless of threaleuiugs and abuse, deserves the support and encouragement of the people; and it is gratifying to know that the major ity of the Democratic masses of the coun try are determined to stand by and sustain our worthy Chief Magistrate. ELOPEMENT— At Cincinnati, a lew days since, a young heiress, from Kentucky, eloped from a boarding school and married a Kentuckian who had been forbidden by her guardian to see her. She escaped from the school disguised in boys' clothes, which were. sent to her by her lover. They started off on a tour to spend the honeymoon. She is a minor, but on arriving at legal age will inherit a fortune of at least 8100,000. Her , lover is without means. Legislative Bodies Generally, and Peantylva- j nla Legislature Specially. Legislative corruption is a disease afflicts 1 this country, running from one end to. the other Rko a malignant epidemic. The ihst session of Congress wa the soene of an exposure, showing how the members of that body, always supposed lq be pure and dignified, were brought and sold and bar gained and bartered for, like any other mar ketable commodity. The disclosure was received as nothing new; it was a well known fact that corruption existed, and the only real interest attached to the transaction was in the detection of some of the crimi nals. The corruption itself staitled no one, because the fact was not a novelty. The Legislatures of many of our States ex hibit the sume rottenness. New York as well as Pennsylvania is afflicted with venal legislators. The buying and selling of votes has got to be a business, just like the buy ing and selling of fat cattle. A class of brokers act as the negotiators, and stand between the seller and consumer to adjust the price and fix all the preliminaries, so that the transaction is accomplished fairly, satisfactorily and honorably. We may regret that this is the case; we may see in it the greatest danger to our representative system of government, but we cannot shut our oyes to its truth. The barter and sale of votes is looked upon with far tot) much leniency. Many honest peo ple, aware of the traffic, regnrd it as a ne cessary evil, and become reconciled to it as an established system. Others, who are seeking legislation for legitimate purposes, find their attempts to obtain a hearing una vailing, and are finally compelled to pay tribute, and thereby encourage the corrupt system, or fail entirely in their object. These remarks have a general application to our representative bodies, and a particu lar application to the Legislature of Penn sylvania. When the last session commen ced we hoped better things of it, and that it would escape the prevailing disease which mined the character of some of its prede cessors. But we don't see that its average honesty was above theirs. It was equally the tool of the corrupt men and designing speculators who assemble at the Capitol every year, lor the purpose of filling and fattening at the expense of the State. Of coiffoe we speak collectively, and individu ally. But not withstanding this truth, we have some reason to congratulate the people, and hope for belter thingß in the future ; not be cause we have any very bright anticipations of seeing a higher class of men elected to the next Legislature, but solely and entirely because the State owns no more public property which can be put up at a mock auction and transferred to the credit ot the hungry adventurers who have been accus tomed, year after year, to take possession of the Lcgtslature. There is nothing left to sell. The board has been swept clean.— The last party devoured all the public prop erty which the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany had the magnanimity or modesty to spare. This fact alone leads us to hope that in future the Legislature of Pennsylva nia, not being exposed to great temptation, will be comparatively honest and untainted I by corruption. If the sale of the public works should be productive of this happy reformation, we will be disposed to overlook the means that has produced an end so devoutly to be wished for. One of the standing argumenis used at the session just closed, and the one preceding it, for the sale of the public works, was the corrupting influences that their public manSgisment exerted upon the people. The Canal Commissioners, Collec tors, Supervisors, agents and multitude of persons engaged in one capacity or another upon the public wo-ks, were flenounced as an organized band of robbers, who preyed upon the State, growing fat and rich on the plunder extorted from the victimized tax payers. This charge had no doubt some truth in it. But the sale of these same pub lic works has been attended with consequen ces fully as deplorable as their management. It has corrupted and debased members, and disgraced the character of the Legislature. The sale of the Main Line lo the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company, and the sale of the remaining Canals to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company, have tempted, prostituted and ruined more publiomen than their management by the State ever has done. The Commonwealth has been divor ced from her public improvements at a fear ful cost to publio morality. Corruption has been implanted so strong and deepby these transactions that it will be difficult to eradi cate. Nothing but a determination on the part of the people to send representatives of established honesty to the Legislature, can ever restore the tarnish integrity of that body. It is a poor consolation to think that' future Legislatures must perforce be honest because the Stale owns nothing that can be sold or given away; but it is better than none, and we gladly accept it, in the ab sence of any well grounded belief that the next Legislature I*lll be a purer body of men than the last.— Harritburg Union. Low PRICKS *T THE WEST.—A correspon dent of the Burlington Free Press, writes from St. Charles, Illinois : "Times are hard and dull. Produce is worth nothing; wheat 42 cents, corn 24 cents, oats 19 cents, butter 12 cents per lib., eggs 5 cents per doz., and other things in proportion." far Messrs. Everett, Bell, Crittenden Fill more, Fremont, and Cobb have alt been named for the Presidency in 1860. It will thus be seen that it is not likely that there will be any lack of candidates. DEBT or HARRISBURQ. —According to the Statement of the Borough Treasurer of Har risburg, the debt now owing by that town to bond holders, is 8141,158 75. That's a right smart debt for a town like Harrisburg. W "He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord." He who payeth the printer his jnst dues layetbup treasures in heaven —that of being afrmlne.u man. Bring on your dollars. Me Manna Difficulty Re'tied. The Report of tLo Committee of Confer ence on the disagreement of the two Houses on the bill admitting Kansas into the Union, wah yesterday adop ed in both branches of the National Legislature, and thus the- Kalians controversy has been brought to a close so far as Congress is con cerned. The announcement ol tills fact, so gratifying to the true friends of the Ameri can Union, caused the most intense feeling among all classes of the eommunily. Men shook each other by the hand RS they did during the war of 18IS, when they warn rejoicing at the news of a victory gained over the forces of (he ancient etiCt'ny of llm nation and its liberties. Ojd and young, pol iticians and those who do not mingle in ac tive movements of a political eharrctor, all joined in the general joy which filled the public mind ou the happy termination of a struggle which at one ttme was full jai threatening* for the future, and menaced the Republic with consequences that must be fatal to that union and harmony upon which the prosperity of its people alouo depeups. Exciting Scene in a Church. .' The Episcopal Mission Church, corner of | South Third street and Union Avenue, Brooklyn, was the theatre of an exciting scene, on the evening of the 18th inst, du ring the services. A young man walked leisurely up the middle aisle, and, after viewing the congregation for a while, walk ed up to a young lady in the choir,-and, drawing a dagger, made a desperate thrust at her breast. The lady shrieked, and the stranger was about making a second thrust when the organist interposed between the assassin and his intended victim. A poiico man was called in, ana the man was con veyed to prison. It turns that the name of the assassin is Josiah Newman ; that of the lady, Frances J. Bennett. The fellow according to his own story, was deeply in lovo with her, but she not being disposed to reciprocate, and hav ing given him notice that she did not desire a continuance of his acquaintance, he grew excited, and determined to kill her out of revenge; though when informed that I ft) would have to go to the Stale Prison, he said, "Well, I love her just as much as ever!' M ARRI ED. On Saturday, May Ist., by Rev. Thomas j Sherlock, at the residence of John R. Moy er, Esq , in Bloomsburg, Mr. MONTHOSS HAY HURST, to Miss REBECCA PAUON, both of Orangeville, Columbia co., Pa. Ou the 30th ult., by the Rov. Wm J. Ey- I er, Mr. ANTHONY JOKHHEIM, to Miss KEGINA | RKIM, both of Danville, Pa. J On the 21st, ult, in Beaver Valley, by Rev. [. Bahl, Mr. HENRV HOFFMAN, to Mrs. ANN HAKPSTRR, both of that place DIED. In Clearfield county, Pa., on the 22d ult, CLARENCE AUGUSTUS, youngest Son of Josh ua J. Tate, aged 8 years, 9 mo. and 3 days. In West Buffalo, Union co., Pa., formerly of Columbia county, in the morning tif the 24th ult., MARGARET S. SIPLKT, in the 33d year of her age. NOTICE l I IS hereby given that two dun mules eame to i the premises of the subscriber on Wednesday tho j 28th day of April, 1858, in Ftsblngcreck township, j Columbia county, near Junes' Mills. The owner . or ownors of tho mules are requestod to oorno for ! ward, prove property, pay charges and take them | away, otherwise thoy will he disposod of accord ing to iaw. JAS. IS. PARKS. Fishingcreek, May 5, 1858. NEW MILLINER* GOODST THE undersigned respectfully informs the ladies of Bloomsburg and vioinity, that j she still continues the Millinery business at VJ). the old establishment on Main St., Blooms : burg, where sho is prepared to execute all order* | in tno Millinery and Mantuamaking line, in the most fashionable and latest stylo. Sho has just | received a large and fashionable stock of Spring j Millinery Goods, from the Eastern cities, couiDris ing all kindß of Millinery DRESS GOODS, BONNETS, RIBBONS, Trimings, Silks. Ao., to which the attention of the public is invited. She has on hand Misses bonnets, hats and caps, of various stylos and priees. DJ~ A share of publio custom is solicited, whilst it will be her aim to give general satisfaction. April 14, 1858. MARY BARKLEY. NEW SERIES. 5-1 LITTELL'S LIVING AGE. 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Any number may be had Inr I2J cents, and it may be worth while for Subscribers or Purchasers to complete any Broken Volumes they may have, and thus greatly enhance their value. CW Canvasser* Wanted STANFORD & DELISSER, I'Minhtn. tt0.17. New Yotk. | ARGE assortment ol Iron, Steel and Nails ■"-* for sale at the Arcade by May 57, '67. A. C. MENSCH
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