TIE RAFTSMAH'S JOURD AL-
...... WniG STATE DOMINATIONS: :.'
FOR COTEaSOR. !
Hon. James Pollock, of Northumberland Count;.
T0R CANAL COMMISSIONER, ' '
" Hon. George Dargie, of Allegheny County.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
Hon. Daniel M. Smyser, of Adams County
CLEARFIELD, PA.,
Wednesday, August 23, 1854.
Life In The Forrest.
"We have received a neat little volume bear
ing the above title, by the Rev. S. M. Cooper,
of this place. The book is well written, and
Rives an interesting account of the trials and
' sufferings of a Pioneer family. "We commend
it to our readers, and regret that we Have not
room this week, to give it such a notice as it
merits.
Bigler and the "Know-Hothings."
, Judge Pollock has been charged with be
ing a "Know Nothing," and although it has
been denied, universally, by. the "Whig press,
the Locofocos still re-echo the foolish and ab
surd charge, and call for its denial by Judge
Pollock himself. Now it has been charged
upon Mr." Bigler, upon just as good authoity,
that he applied for admission, and tea rejected.
"Whenever, our Democratic friends show us
Gov. Bigler's denial of this charge, over his
own signature, we think we can promise them
satisfactory evidence of Judge Pollock's posi
tion. Will they do it t
- In addition to this it is charged, and that
tharge has neccr been denied, that Mott,
their candidate for Canal Commissioner is a
member of the order ! Can they procure his
denial over his own signature ? We should
like to see it. :
Military Election.
The 'Guards' at their election, on Monday,
selected the following officers :
Captain. William A.' Wallace.
First Lieutenant. Josiah Wl Baird. -'
Second Lieutenant. Thomas J. 3cCullough.
Third Lieutenant. Coston McCullough.
Ensign. Wm. R. ITemphill.
.Quartermaster. David B. Rodkey.
First Sergeant Geo. Wm. B beam, jr.
' Second Sergeant. Latimer R. Merrell.
. . Third Sergeant. Wm. P. Beck.
Fourth Sergeant. Wm. R. Barr.
The company deserve great credit for their
selection of men who not only understand their
Beveral duties, but who are all clever fellows,
good citizens, and fine looking soldiers.
Should they ever be called to fight the battles
of their country, we have no doubt, they, as
well as the men under their charge, will do
good service, and that none of them will ever
fall with their backs to the enemy. Long life
to the "Guards."
" - Ty: t 3 - v
: A fellow by the name of Copenhaver, in
Huntingdon county, was convicted of larceny,
and sentenced to two years in the Penitentia
ry. Before his time had half expired, he was
pardoned by Governor Bigler. He again com
muted tne sanie.olience, was tried, convicted,
and sentenced to the county jail, and again he
has been pardoned by the Governor ! Is this
the legitimate use of the pardoning power, or
not l ' ... , . .
Dr. Lachenouf, ofEaston, after a long and
spiracy to rob, by the most infamous means,
an imbecile weak, old man of his money. '
He, together with his companions in crime,
were sentenced to imprisonment. Lachenour
was wealthy, and in addition -to the sentence
-of imprisonment he was fined 2500. Gov.
W I t 1 M I nv q t ill rri rin rolaaaiul him fWim ssv
finemcnt, but permitted his companions to re
main incarcerated in the State Prison ! If
the verdict of the jury was erroneous; or if any
other cause existed why JLachenour should be
, released, certainly the same cause should have
111 "1 - 1 . . .
Twocureu. uie aiscnarsre oi timsc. w nn worn pnn.
vietedwitb him of the same offence. : And
: ivuue i :nav ue true iiiai uuv. liiirier. n in not
intent to remit the fine, it js nevertheless no
excuse for releasing him from imprisonment.
Who will for a moment, subscribe to the re-
i.r .1 a : . ii. .i , ...
vuiuiug uwiruio luni a uiuu a money, can save
him from suffering the just penalty of an out
raged law 1 . That the verdicts of juries , and
' fcUQ OlilllVllVVi ,V1 Vlf Ul l V. J C I 't IIL
; npon by an Executive, because, forsooth,, in
' Tiio Aninmn (ha n nav tllfl nanaHv r r.
manded by justice !.; i . ...
; C But whether he intended it or not, Governor
Bigler, has remitted the fine. Unless the par
don, was conditional, it fully , and entirely re
mitted the prisoner of punishment whatev
er, whether by fine or imprisonment, and it
was not a conditional pardon, but concludes in
accordingly." A pardon exempts the indi
vidual on whom it jS bestowed, from the pun
ishment the law inflicts for thecrime .ha has
committed, be it -what, .it may." Such is the
law, and -consequently the allegation of the
"wreckles editors," alluded " to by some of
the Locofoco papers, is not such a 'bare faced
falsenood," as should cause them "to be held
up to universal contempt." We would advise
those who "use such language, first to, Jake the
advice of .the renowned" Davy 'Crockett, ,f 'be
sure you're right, then goahead."" " '.
u FACTS AND FIGTOES." r
In our last paper we published a statement
showing the proportion of foreigners to native
born citizens holding office under our Govern
ment, which has been pronounced ,cas far from
the truth as one zone is from the' other,"
(which, by the way, cannot be very far, as. the
zones happen to be very sociable and conve
nient neighbors, lying, as they do, side by
side,) and we now desire to place ourselves
"right upon the record." We observed,
sometime since, in certain Democratic papers,
an estimate of the number of foreigners hold
ing office at 401, to 3903 Americans! We
knew this at the time to be incorrect, but as
we did not wish to follow in thc'J wake of our
Democratic neighbors, and "insult the intelli
gence of our readers by attempt ing to practice
npon them so barefaced a deception," we for
bore to notice it, until we had obtained the
correct statistics, for the authenticity of which
we could vouch. "After a careful examination
of all the tables, lists, and estimates that we
could obtain access to, on the subject, we came
to the conclusion that the list published last
week was correct, not from the fact, merely,
that it was taken from a. neutral paper, (the
narrisburg Borough Item,) but because the
result of our careful examination proved it to
be accurate in every particular. By that list,
instead of 401, we have one thousand four hun
dred and eighty-four foreigners, to seven An-
dred and sixty-secen Americans ! In the Cus
tom House, in the different States, we find
employed 1337 foreigners to 215 Americans!
Having used every proper precaution in ob
taining this estimate, we d"fy any one to show
that it is incorrect in any essential particular,
So much for our side of the case.
The Locofoco list estimating the number of
foreigners at 401, also professes to be taken
from a neutral paper, the Baltimore Sun! It
exhibits a very singular kind of "neutrality,"
however, when it uses the following language
a portion of the comments published with
the list : "Can sufficient cause be found in
this to aim at the destruction of the Democrat
ic party ? Can any democrat annul his ancient
ties to unite with such allies, the head and
front of which at least is whieeery. &c." If
this is "neutrality" then the Washington
Union, the organ of the present Administra
tion, is the most neutral paper in the United
States! But what a farce to attempt to palm
off" on an intelligent community the Baltimore
Sun as a "neutral" paper, when everv on
knows its columns to be tinctured with the
same spirit of locofocoism that characterize
the Philadelphia Ledger, and other indepen
dent papers of the same stamp !
The employees in the Mint arc numbered in
this list at 37 Americans no foreigners. Now,
it is well known in Philadelphia that there are
12 foreigners in that establishment. It was
charged boldly in the American Banner, and
other papers, and has tever yet been satisfac
torily denied. The Banner even published
their names, and called upon the Democratic
papers to show the contrarv to bcthe case if
it was in their power. It has not, and we may
reasonably presume cannot be done. And if
their list be thus false in one particular, may
we not safely cast it aside as incorrect in all,
because "the facts arc easily : ascertained by
any person making inquiry at the proper place.
Hence there is no necessity for any person be
ing deceived or attempting to deceive others,
for detection and exposure must follow."
In conclusion, what "food for reflection"
does this estimate, of whose nftmoinpss fhrr
J can be no doubt, present .to every American
citizen ! A party, calling itself Democratic,
and professing to be the only true lovers of
their country and its institutions, thus pan
dering to an influence whose tendency is de
structive to every principle of American Lib
erty ! Truly may we call it "stealing the
livery of the court of Heaven, to serve the
devil in !"
The Borough Item, commenting on the dis
parity between foreigners and native born cit
izens in office says :
"Xow will any one have the effrontery to
say that such disparity as this, (taken especi
ally, in connection with the fact stated by us
yesterday, that the foreign population is but
as one to ten in the Union,) is the result of an
open undisguised effort to secure themselves
position. Certainly not; and we must refer
this strange discrepency to its true cause the
existence of a hideous foreign order, who
work darkly for the advancement of their own
peculiar views which involve the destruction
of everything dear to Americans. Xow, who
can gainsay the right of the native-born of
the sons and grandsons of those who perilled
their all for liberty to countermine for- the
destructien of this insidious foe ?" . ..
Gross Libel on Bishop O'Connor."
Our readers cannot - be. mistaken as to our
opinion of Roman Catholocism, and will there
fore regard what we are about to say, as dic
tated only by a sense of that justice due to all
men. An unfounded and attrocious libel, got
ten up byr that nnprincipled and notorious
scoundrel Joe. Barker, has been published in
a number of papers, and has formed the theme
of conversation among a large number of our
citizens, accusing Bishop ; O'Connor, of the
perpetration of an outrage, too diabolical,
even to be montioned. The story is totally
without foundation, and has called- forth the
indignant denial of the Pittsburg Press, . The
Gazette speaks of it as the worst species of
persecution, which ought to be. frowned upon
by the communityin self-protection, if for no
higher motive,. for no man ; is safe if such as
saults are encouraged,' Or are Viewed with in
difference. Common humanity and a sturdy
sense of justice should prompt the communi
ty in which Bishow O'Connor lives to protect
him against the vile libels of such a walking
moral pestilence as Joe' Barker,' who disgraces
Protestantism and humanity by 1 his' ribaldry
and blasphemy. He has been suffered entire
ly1 too long to pollute the youth of Pittsburgh
and to scatter "firebrands; arrows and death"
broadcast. The . community will in the end
reap a terrible-harvest of evil for suffering
such nuisance to exist among them."' r ;
We oppose no religion, and we persecute no
sect. We cannot endorse the polilical meas
ures and sentiments of the Roman Church
but, so long as we have power to raise onr
voice in opposition, neither that Church nor
any other, shall have it to say, that we silent
ly assented to assaults and persecution, so nt
terly aohorent and attrocious, as the above.
The character, reputation, and rights, of Bish
op O'Connor, are just as sacred as those of
any other American citizen, and whether
Catholic or Protestant, it is the duty of every
man to see that they are protected. We are
opposed to his principles, and condemn them
in the strongest terms, believing theni injuri
ons to our country and our institutions, but
for his private character, we have the same
respect, as for that of any other American
citizen. : '
Democratic Convention.
The "unterrified," assembled in solemn and
secret conclave, on Saturday last, in an upper
room of the Court House. Although so deci
dedly opposed to all secret societies, they set
with closed doors, and consequently we are un
able to give an accurate account of their oper
ations. We are credibly informed, however.
that the fun commenced by the introduction
of a resolution declaring it impolitic at this
time to nominate a Clearfield man for Con
gress. This was a masterpiece of political
wireworking, and our friend theCapt. deserves
great credit for his success in getting it pass
ed, without its being understood by one half
the Convention, as one of the delegates as
sured us was the case. So far all htld procee
ded amicably, with great harmony and unani.
ty. But at the next step, there was every in
dication of a "bust up." The Barrett dele
gates, (of whom, by the way, there was a jna
jority,) discovered that in the passage of the
resolution alluded to, they had been most aw
fully bamboozeled; that the Capt. had been
trying to administer to them a small dose of
"flapdoodle," which Marryatt defines ' to be
"the stuffthey feed fools on." But, they had
got their eyes open, and it would'nt go down
And when the Conferees were elected, they
were instructed for Judge Barrett first, in the
teeth of the "flapdoodle" resolution, and for
David Barclay, Esq., second. About this time
it is said, there was every indication that the
Convention would break up in a row, but they
succeeded in quelling the 'fillibustering' pro
pensities of the belligerant delegates, and
quieted down, again, to get to work on the
connty nominations.
David Ross, of Pike township, a very wor
thy and deserving man, was nominated for
County Commissioner; and George Wal
ters, of Bell township for Auditor. The Rep
resentative Conferees were instructed to sup.
port Alexander Caldwell, Esq., for re-elec
tion. W. A. Wallace, Robert Mehaffey, and
D. W. Moore, were appointed Congressional
Conferees. After the transaction of this bus
iness, the Convention adjourned, as far as we
are able to learn, withont passing a single res
olution cndnri6 Vo -A rlminiotritlnn r fla-r
Bigler, or declaring the principles of their
party!
The only excitement, externally, was pro
duced by the offer of a Whig to bet two dol
lars to one, or Five hundred dollars to two
hundred, that Bigler would be defeated. ' An
other offered to bet a valuable horse that Pol
lock would be elected by a triumphant ma
jority,, but neither Billy, nor anybody else
would take the bets. The whole thins; passed
off rather harmoniously, and all our drowsy
inhabitants were awakened early on . Sunday
morning, by the clattering of horses hoofs, as
the delegates started for home ! , ; .
Th Whigs and the Greytown Affair.
We have already given the particulars of
t he bombardment and destruction of San Juan,
or Greytown, compiled from the Documents of
the Administration ; and we have condemned
it, in common with other whig,- neutral, and
independent papers, as a gross outrage, un
worthy the Government of the United States,
and entirely uncalled for by the circumstances
of the case. It is unnecessary for us : to go
over the reasons that induced us to pursue
this course, but we ask any candid and un
prejudiced reader to examine the facts, and
see if he can come to any other conclusion.
There are very few democratic papers that
have the hardihood to attempt its cpology,
but there are always some,edited by employees
of the Administration, ready to endorse any
act, however infamous, of those to whom they
look for their "bread and butter." We care.
not what opinions such men may express,
cither of us, or of their idol tho Pierce Dy
nasty,"but when they attempt tolibelthe Whig
Party, and the large number of their fellow
citizens who fight beneath its banner, by ac
cusing them of "opposition t o their own coun
try npon every occasion of a quarrell with a
foreign nation," they take one step too far. ;
; However much, as a party, the Whigs have
been opposed to; wars .improperly, brought
about j when once the country, is embroiled,
they are always found beneath the Stars and
Stripes. of tho; Republic ! Though we, may
denounce the President for usurping the pow
ers of. Congress, and believe that a war, for
territorial aggrandizement is inimical, fo the
policy of ;our Government, we are yet, always
found on the field of battle, on the side of our
country. If you ask where is the evidence of
this love and attachment to . our glorious ban
ner, beneath whose ample folds , every one
calling himself an American citizen can repose
in safety, go read the histosy of your country,
and upon the plains of Lexington, the heights
of Bunker Hill, the .blood stained banks of
Brandywine, the congealing " torrents of the
Delaware, and beneath Mount Vernon's sacred
shade, you will read the achievements of our
glorious Whig ancestors. Go, gaze upon the
pages of your country's history for the last
forty years, and behold inscribed in letters of
living light Whig devotion to Our nation's flag.
Go to the hard fonght fields of Mexie6(a war
broughtj on without our concurrence orconsent)
and there,' kneeling upon the ground consecra- j
ted by the blood of slaughtered thousands; ask I
who were the heroes of Cerro Gordox Vera
Cruz, and Chapultepcc, but Woody traces to
the gates of the. Capitol, upon whose ruined
walls, a Whig planted the Stars and Stripes
of out Union! ;:We think a voice might be
heard from . the Spirit laud, cryi.ig Shame
Shame ! . ' - . . '
The News.
TnERE is a remarkably small degree of fight
ing in Europe, and that of a very careful qua!
ity. ' Punch says that the allied forces are
equipped for every thing except a battle, and
that there is no disposition to soil their uni-.
fornis, which arc uncommonly brilliant. The
fortresses are all either too easy or too strong
to take, and the allied fleets are entirely non
plused.
- The English are sending nine more: rcgi
ments to Turkey.- It is true that the force sent
out in the spring has not done anything, but
the reinforcements are now to help them. An
attact on Sebastopol, and even on Anape, is
entirely out of the question. Dundas does
everything that is easy a"d does not risk any
thing that might prove difficult. His first care
is to make war withont bloodshed, and to avoid
anything serious. The Turks arc to fight
their own battles, the allies to remain as look
ers-on, just like the crowd in the theater which
cheers or criticises the actors on the stage.
Austria continues to concentrate her armies
in Hungary and Transylvania, and to give re
newed assurance to the allies that she is going
to ocupy the Principalities, while the English
believe her words. . ... . , .
Intelligence has been received, but not con
sidered positively authentic, of the capture of
the Alnd Island fortress on ihe 3d of August,
by the allied fleet, and its ocupation by the
French., I -. ' ,
From the Black Sea comes another report?
that the allied forces have departed for the
Crimea; but it is not stated that. they have yet
landed.. , , ,
The Rusaisns finally left Bucharest on the
1st of August, and it is now ocupied by 32,000
Turks, under Omer Pacha. ...
The Austrians have not entered . cither Mol
davia or Wallachia.
The positian of Prusia, with reference to
war, remains unchanged. ......
Denmark declared her adherence on the 4th
inst. to the Austro-Prussian treaty.
There is nothing new from the theatre of
war'in Asia. . . ,
On the 5th inst. at the setting of the. Vienna
Conference, the English and French rep
resentatives fonualy notfied Count Buol that
England and France have unconditionally re
fused the Russian proposal.
Porto Cateello letters report a deplorable
condition of things there. A forced loan of
half a million has been madeby the merchants.
The prospects of the rebels are very bad.
300 tiave been slaughtered. A letter from
Loando, Africa, 7th June, reports Dr. Living
ston's arrival there from England, after an ex
tensive exploration; had been out 27 months
and given up as lost. No gold found.,. Re
port of his travels, will soon be forwarded to
London. The doctor is recovering from his
fatigues.
Governor, Eigler.
"Gov. Bigler has no concealments on any
subject affecting the public interests." !:
The above, jean de esj-rit, from the Bedford
Gazette, published by the renowned Gen.
George W. Bowman, has been republished in a
large number of Democratic papers, and is re
markable not less for the utter absence of truth
in the assertion, than for its brazen imperti
nance. No one, however closely he may have
observed Gov. Bigler's course from the time
he was first named as a candidate, throughout
his Administration, until the present moment,
can tell his policy or his opinions. It is noto
rious that he is shirting, changeable, and un-
tsable,and that it is his great forte in politics to
give no opinion, or to give such an one, that
cither side may interpret it in its own fnvor.
If hi opinions aro known,' if he has no con
cealments from the ptibiie, we should like to
know his sentiments on the sale of the Public
Works ? ; He argued against it in his annual
message, and sulwequently signed a bill in fa
vor of it ! To the Temperance Convention,' he
wrote a letter, declaring it impossible for him
to say in advance what would be his course,
but now the Rev. John Chambers asserts that
he has in his possession, a private letter from'
the Gov., in which he pledges himself to ap
prove a Prohibitory. Liquor Law, containing
the.nght of search clause ! He is opposed to
banks, and yet -signs a large. number of re-
charters. Professiug to be in favor .of indi
vidual liability, he signs, an act, which special
ly exempts stockholders in certain mining and
manufacturing companies, from all individual
iabilities. .: On the Nebraska question, he is
claimed by Speaker Cliasc, to .be opposed to
the bill, and by .the Administration organs, to
be in favor of it. He has said nothing to com
mit himself, one' way or the otlier, ihoxigh he
rcvented the. adoption of. Nebraska Resolu
ions in their State " Convention, and of :anti-
Ncbraska ones in the Lcgislaturer Though
deploring crime, he' uses the pardoning power
with a liberal hand,:and turn's loose upon the
community, kidnappers, ; murderers, robbers,
bullies, and desperadoes of every description.
oucn is vrov. uigier's position, and such is
the manner in which he demon sf rates' that he
'has no concealments from the public." r ' We
submit whether any great question of'moral
reform, could be safely committed to the cus-"
tody of such an Executive ? What security
have the Temperance' men that he will approve
a Prohibitory Law ? nave they Tiot, rather,
every reason to believe from his versatile
course that it would meet his disapprobation?
He has no great principles of political conduct.
10 guiae mm; bwt is always taking advantage
of shifts and expedients,' and while he ' mignt
favor a project to day, believing it to be pop
ular, he would 'oppose it to-morrow, if anv-'
thing should occur in the meanwhile to change
that; opinion, "'-'"' ,f : -' i'. '' "' '
;; , -. The Eecent tiouor taws .
' We have been requested to explain the Act
passed last session, imposing a penalty Aipon
Inn-keeiers, Iercliants and" others,' for gelling
liquor to certain persons. Under that Act,the
furnishing of any intoxicating drinks, by sale,
gift, or otherwise, to any person of known ju- !
temperate habits, to a minor, or to an insane
person, for use as a beverage, is made a'uiis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine of fifty dollars,
and imprisonment for not less than ten, nor
more than si.3y-d:iys.
Those who may give lawful notice (which
io ay be either verbal or written) to any one
they may believe in the habit of furnishing
such persons with liquor, are -the Wood rela-
L - 1. i. . 1 1
uuusoi suen intemperate person, uie overseer
or overseers oi, tne poor in the district which
he .resales, the Committee of an habitual
drunkard, or a magistrate. Any person who
violes the Act, is also responsible in- an ac
tion for damages; for the consequences of such
violation
While, on this subject, it may be well enough
to call attention to the Act of Assembly rela
tive to voting for the Prohibitory Liquor Law,
at the next election. It is as follows
"The qualified voters of this commonwealth
are hereby autnonsea at the places tor hold
ing the general elections in their respective
wards, boroughs ana townships, on the second
Tuesday of October next, to vote for and
against a law which shall entirely prohibit by
proper ana cousuuuiouai regulations, anu pun-
altics, the manufacture and sale of intoxica
ting liquors, except fo" medical, sacramental,
mechanical and artistical purposes.
rhe officers authorized by law to hold elec
tions in each ward,' horough and township of
this commonwealth, are herebv directed and
required at the place fixed bv law, in the sev
eral districts for the holding of the general
1 . r ' -- ; l .1 r x - a i . wr
eieeuous m saiu uisincis, on uie secona i. ues-
day of October next, when they shall be or
ganized as an election board, to receive from
each qualified voter of their said districts, a
ticket written or printed on the outside, 'pro
hibitoray Liquor Law,' and the tickets in favor
of the jiroposed law shall contain in the inside
the words, 'For a Prohibitorv Liquor Law,'
and those opposed, to the ; proposed law shall
contain in the inside .the words, 'Against, a
Prohibitory Law,' which votes shall be count
ed aud returned to ' the-court-house of the
counties or city,, in which the said election
shall be held, on .the f ollowing Friday by the
return judges, who. shall cast up and certify all
the votes polled in said countv or citv, to the
office of the secretary of the commonwealth
at Harrisburg, directed and transmitted in the
same manner as the votes for governor are re
quired to be directecf and transmitted, and the
said secretary shall on the third Friday of
January next ensuing, communicate the said
returns to the legislature, to be opened and
counted in the same manner as the votes for gov
ernor are opened and counted, and considered
as tho prayer of the voters of this common
wealth relative to a prohibitorv liquor law.
All the election laws of the state prescribing
the reeentinn of voto, thi Tnhm,, Lr 51.
legal voting, the defraving the expenses of
publication,and holding of the general elections
airtl return of the same, and all other matters
in!tAnf tlitfi-ptA 1 c nrwl flirt ci m a Qrn jtoitljrnfl I
applicable to the election above authorized. ,
It shall be the dutv of the sheriff of the sev-
cr cwnnilcs or tins eonimonwealth. to Insert
n ij ui nun aci in uie prociamauon lor tlie
general election te lie held on the second
luesday of October next.
Another Bum Kurder
The dead body cf a woman; the' wife of one
Patric Gannon, an Irishman, was found in Iter
bed yesterday morning at her residence, No.
74 Salina-st.. near the Oswego Canal bridge.
A warrant was at once got out for the arrest of
her hnsuind, who was supposed to have mur
dered her. He was apprehended, and is now
in me penitentiary.
l Coroner's Jury was summoned. lefore
whom'Drs. Dnnlap and Pease who had made a
post mortem examination of the body, testifi
ed that there were numerous contusions about
the head; that her arms and lower extremities
were badly bruised by blows; and that marks
of violence were found on the abdoman of the
deceased Tnov tpntifii1 . oI.a i,m :
mortem had dS
r :LA 1 17 .a 1 ine .r:
wi iuv oiuuim.li vi uie ueceasoa nan
onnxn, 'i "i " "
emargea to tnree times its ordinary size.
A child of Gannon's and also a woman w
. . ' . . "u
i;,wi si. 7, 7
ad cruel v l e.ten hU iU. ua"no,n
!2 eJLJ':rKnJns..wlfe on .S"n!a-y last
c .n-uu ,ier in a most brutal man-
ner from that time up to the hour of her death.
Also, that the husband and wife had been in
the habit of indulging excessively in strong !
drinks, aud that they quarrelled with one ano
thcr almost daily. '
, Ihe Coroner's Jury rendered a . verdict, in
accordance with these facts, as follows: 'That
tne aeatn oi Jttary Ann Gannon was caused by
her husbaud, Patrick Gannon.?" i ,
- - r nnA ;0 tl i , :
tiannon , ls-a shoemakeri aud. was lantlT
leastly
drunk at the time he. beat his wife
She was
o years or age Syracuse Journal
Temperance Interrogatories.' ' f 1 !
As the old parties will short! v seJeetJimir
caudidates for the I Senate and Legislature
and as it is not desirable to nominate an -in.i.
pendent prohibatory ticket if it can be consis-
al . . ; ' .
leuuy avomeu, nna as mere is no probabili
ty of obtaining a Prohibatory lirrnor lawiinlpss
a majority of voters decide, in its favor, yive re-
epvuiiuiij auggcst ine loiiowmg interrogator
ies to our temperance friends 'throurrhnnf tua
State, as suitable to be irouounced to candi
dates fpr tho Senate and House ot'Keprcscnta-
tives. , .
lirst: Should a majority- of the votes de
posited at the next election,' on that suldect;
be in favor of a Prohibatory Liouor Law. will
you in. the event .of your election, use your
1,-S vnucu t-r? to secure uie passage of a law
prohibiting the 'manufacture and'sale of all In
toxicating liquors as a beverage within :- the
Commonwealth of, l'eiiusy Ivania? ....... ;
t Se,cand. Should a majority of tho people
decide against such' law,' will you vote for and
strive to secure a law that will effccttiallv pre
vent the sale of intoxicating liquors as 'a bev
erage, on the Sabbath?-, ... t ... t, jV.. r v,..v i
7'AttZ.-r-Will j-ou, in the latter cveutV-strive
to secure the iassage of a law1 compelling
brewers and Lager Beer sellers, ' to procure
their licenses from the Court of; Quarter Ses-
m, wiiii Biuiauio penalUes and, restrictions
annexed. Telegraph
If Mr. POLLOC'-1
Governor does not belong to the order called
'i-f1"" Nothings,'? ,why. does .he not; come
oiit like an honest man and tell the people so?
Harrisfcirg Platform. ' ' ; : " ' ;
-And if Governor Bigler is an honest tem-
perance- man, why does ht not come out like
an honest man and tell the neonle so? .'. Tan
tne l lat form enlighten i;s readers on'that 1
coicJLewishun Gazctfc.' y -';
f-Vntil 3lotfH.
For sale the Crystal Palace.
Circus at Tyrone on Fa rur Jay next.
Very j-KtV-Clearficld, and the inhabitants.
' Plenty pretty glrla and Know Nothing hat;.
Joined the 'Know Nothings' Parson Brownloir.
Consrrcs its mo.t important Act,"' was the
art of adjournment.- - ..
(j00li alticcncxct arcne with a woman, cr t.n
I Jrufrom a fcoy-
FLiiing- Equipments One deck and d jig,
so says the Curwcnsville diary. ' '
":T?dir1x ihr etecepted timf-to subscribe Tor' tfc
I .
Journal, and py for it in advance
. iVVtr retneJy dried peaches are said to be a cer
tain cure for pain under the pettic apron- ,
On a spree tht Clerk of the weather. ' If it
don't rain soon we'll be 'sniithercd' with dnst.
: ; Arrestetla. clerk in the New Orleans Post Office,
on a charge of embezzling money from letter!?.
Dreadfully affronted a lady the other day, be
cause a gentleman accosted her as an old acquain
tance ! - " .
'-Letting off steam Gov. Bigler, at Bedford a few
days since. He made the first speech of the cam-
rsn- -
Important lombtird meats that of Greytown by
an American man of war, and the President with
I boiled eg:
i . v
n fire the woods. Ifts said a large quantity
of valuable timber has been destroyed. O for a
good rain! ' .
Deserted three of the-crew of the Cava ne as
soon as sbo arrived in port. The whole crew waj
paid off on Wednesday last. :; '
A good dodge the fellow that dodged ' his two
tavern bills. It ia said he has left Curweasville for
Boone's mountain to catch wolves. ;
Going to hold a Convention the Natives, on
the 2nd Sept., at Curwen'sville, to nominate a coun
ty aud district ticket. " Let her 'flicker,' there' fun
ahead. ' -.-
Ne if style of Hats: Another new hat has como
into fashion called the Bolirer. It resembles the
dilapidated shell of an overgrown tortoise,' badly
punched. .
Another Party. It U said the Massachusetts
pk-k-pockets arc so numerous as to afford ground
for belief that they will soon have a candidate for"
Governor.
Flourishing onr railroad enterprise. It's at
tracting altcutiou everywhere. The route is most
excellent, and all wc have, to do, Is to let every
body know it. ,
One of them they have a man at Cnrwensville
who has bceu asleep since the 16th. "He .tarns in
his bed once every 43 hours.' Jfothinsr seems to
uwturb him, not even his board till,
&r"rf right.- A blauk fellow WM knocked
down tho oUlcr day in Boston for gallanting a
"strong minded" white woman. Pitty she had'nt
I been served in the same manner
. ." "rasa iaoa tavorca our citucm
w,,u severs! excellent pieces on J nesuay evening.
I "They are improving r&pidlv. Wonder if.thv
hav nt been Ukins lessons from "our Orchestra"
Got a new cap our Orchestra, and if it ain't
'some punkens,' we'll give it up. The hat blocked
over the butt end of a ssw-lo. is'nt a comparison.
lie can go it now on the uArian.aie Trcvrter,"
with a perfect rush.- ": .
;. A candidate our friend Wasii. Bladix of rhil-
adelphui for assembly. We hope he'll be elected.
Should like to have a lobster ' salad dressed occa
sionally on our visiU to the Capitol, by Wash, for
he has that recommendation, at least. . -
Fierce Economy.
A few years ago the people of this countrv
were annually regaled by the locofoco press
with essays on the extravagance of whig ad
ministrations in spending about $40,000,000
1. A . 1 i i .. - r . ,
lu -c-F i "ueeis oi government in motion,
a Part f s ann.u
edto paying off the. expenses arisimr out of
I i. xr v - ,
world-we have no extraordinary call for
i iienvv exi)t?imiLur's.
heavy expenditures, except such as ' mav bo
created lv tho nrpwnt. ruitorit Hpitiamav mi-Ksk
I - . ' r J. "
al asuiugioii, jci uie expenses oi gov.
ernmentaie on a scale heretofore unknown, in
truth so heavy that it is difficult to conceive
wh:,t, ho d iti, i,onn.
ted by Congress. But even the immense
amount voted below was not all that was asked
for by the Pierce administration, ten millions
having been desired to embroil the country in
a war with Spain, but which even a venal Con
gress could not be brought to give ; and .it is
also believed that an additional sum of several
millions is even' now desired to purchase the
well meaning citizens may well
. J , j .
taxpayers ' and
be startled at
the extravagance perpetuated in the ; name, of
"democracy," aud if they, do not now, they
will soon ask themselves, where this will end?
We here subjoin the list of appropriations
made by Congress at its recent session and an.
proved by Franklin Pierce. ...
Civil and Diplomatic Appropria- ;' '
tionBill,:-- --- '- $14,480,000
Army, J0,a75,000
Navy, , - ; .. , : 9,851,000
Post Office, ' , .. " 6,500,000
Deficiency, J ! - ' '" 1 J00,000
Light House,!: i -f '-i; ! 1,491,000
Construction of six Steam Frigates, 3,000,000
Jtexicau Treaty Appropriations, ,. . J0,HO,mta
Invalids and other Pension do. . 850,000
West Point Aeadcmv do. ' ; 140,000
Pert ificat ion - " ' : do. ' i 5)04,000
Indian - 2,20,000
Do. War . ' do. .. f. ,. 75,000
River ' and IfarW Bill for Cape
Fear, North Carolina, r-i 1 . 110,000
Misecllaneous Appropriations . for .. ..
" 3filitarv Roads, Claims, oiC.'&c, GOO .000
"Indeflnite Appropriations, Payment '
- f Interest on National Debt,cc.J, " ' r,:i
-Collection of the Revenue, from
Customs, he, &c,
5,00O70bo
'$53;545,0O(i
Lewistown, Gazette.
; The Governor and the Jesuits ."
i- Governor Bigler has either been influenced
I 1 by the Jesuits, and bid high for tbc Catholic
vote, or. lie has not. ( As testimony in favor or
iho :lf!Iril.lf Ivn nt tliia nMm.ti'.n nffir'f.Tl tll-
bell as Attorney General, after the people had
defeated him for Judge of the supreme court,
Secoful his appointment of LazareUo Physi-
chin and Wliiskcv Inspector in Philulelphia,
and Flotir Inspector in Pittsburg: u Third; tbc
fact that he and his special friends havc sclec-
wl i.vcr irorr I)i.nuuTfii.
State' Convention, since he, was cUcttd Gov.
lvTtl6r.rTelezrajh.- " k '' ' "- '