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S. B. ROW, Editor and Proprietor.
CLEARFIELD, PA., APRLL 9, 1856.
Nominees of the Phfladelphia Convention.
FOR PRESIIEXT, '
MILLARD FILLMORE. "
'VICE TRESIDBST, " '
' ANDRZWJACKSONDONITELSON.-. -
" -' " : - Union State Nominations. " ' ' s
' " " canal commissioner, ; -..7
, . THOMAS E. COCIIilAX, of York Co.
ArUITOR GEXERAL, '
DARWIN PHELPS, of Armstrong Co.
' irRTETOR CEXERAL, -
BARTHOLOMEW LA PORTE, of Bradford Co.
"We would not be offensive to oar up-strcct
neighbor. lie has our respect our best wish
es for liis welfare, and we desire to lire upon
amicable' terms with him. But he must not
permit himself cither to pervert our language,
or misrepresent our plainly expressed senti
ments. JN either practice is at all consistent
with that courtesy which should characterize
the intercourse of honoroble partizans, whose
conduct is to be scrutinized and judged by an
intelligent and impartial public." Republican.
That is precisely what we have to say to the
editor of the Republican. We wish to have
the most kind fraternal intercourse with him ;
and we feel disposed to practice the greatest
'courtesy," exhibit tho highest "respect,"
and express ourselves in a manner that is not
"offensive." The precepts of the editor, of
the Republican arc good; but how does liis
practice conform with them ? Arc his expres
sious that we are "endorsing an unmitigated
and wholesale falsehood," and giving curren
cy to a "barefaced lie," either courteous, re
spectful or void of offence ? Are they such as
a man, who pretends to be our "neighbor" and
"live upon amicable terms" with us, should
use ? We leave it to "an intelligent and im
partial public" to decide.
""Wc are sincere in the principles .we advo
cate." Republican, I April 2.
So, we trust, are we, and in oujr article of
the 26th March we endeavored to express our
honest convictions of the position ocenpied by
the American party in regard to "foreign in
flucncc." The correctness of our position,
and the facts contained in 'our remarks, must
have been clearly manifest, and seem to have
disturbed the equanimity of the editor of the
Republican to such an extent that he declares
we "grossly misrepresent" when we "Insinuate
that the Democratic party are not now, from
" Maine to California, opposed t the identi
" cal description of -'foreign influence' de-
uounccd by Washington, Jackson and Bu-
chanan," to which we referred in our article.
What ? the Democratic- party. opposed to for-!
cign : influence! Come, come, , ''neighbor,"
you shouldn't attempt to rob us of our "thun
der." And if you talk in, that way the. for
eigners will bcln to think you have turned
American, and may call you a ."bloody Know
Nothing,", or Jy gome of those "courteous"
and "respectful" terms which you apply to us
betimes.. ..... .
PrrxAM's Magazine for April has been re
ceived. It contains a number of highly inter
esting aiticles, and sustains its deserved repu
tation as a superior American magazine.
IIolseuold Words are on our table." They
contain their usual choice literary matter,
which always afford a rich mental treat.
The School Fellow, a pleasant little jour
nal, is also at hand. It is a neatly printed mag
azine and its articles are of a rather delight-:
ful character. ... .. . . , . .
The Way Matters ass Working. -At the
election which has just come off in Rhode Is
land, the American and Republican candidates
for Governor, Secretary of State, and Attor
ney General, have been elected by nearly 3000
majority. , There is no choice for Lt. Gover
nor and Treasurer. . The coalition have a clear
majority in both branches of the Assembly.
The Senate stands 16 Coalition, 9 Democrats,
1 Whig, and five vacancies. The House, 39
Coalition, 21 Democrats, and 13 vacancies.
.What they Cost. The IT. S. Ilouse of Rep
resentatives has passed the usual resolution
for the purchase of books lor the Representa
tives and Senators, by a vote ot 97 to 60. Tho
cost of these books . is about $1,500 for every
new member, which would purchase a fine li
brary of 2,000 relumes if judiciously expended.'
Virginia has a debt of $35,000,000 on her
public . works, and to complete them will re
quire $100,000,000 more. But few if any of
her public works are now productive, and
large amounts are required to make them even
pay Ihe interest on cost of construction. She"
is on the verge of repudiation.
The total number of convicts in the Eastern
Penitentiary, on the first of January last, as
appears " by the annual report; which is just
published, was 285, an increase of fifteen over
the previous year. ' " "
.. . '
" Should there be many rafts going down the:
river within" a -few days bar -readers'- need
scarcely look for a paper being -issued during
the next Week.- -' 4 2 -- ? v '
. Thk Governor-has signed the License bill,
cf which we publish an- abstract on the first
jtage of to-days- paper, and is therefor a law. :
J. BIDDLE GORDON, ESQ., DEC'D.
At a meeting of the members of the Clear
field Bar, held at the office of J. II. Larimer,
Esq., on Monday evening April 1st, 1856, Jo
siab V!". Smith, Esq., was called to the chair,
WA'; Wallace, John L. Cuttle, Jno. F. Wea
ver, Robert Wallace, Sr., Ellis Irwin and Wil
liam Porter, Esqs., were selected as Yice Pres
idents, and L. Jackson Crans and Thomas J.
McCulIough appointed Secretaries.
John L. Cuttle, Esq. announced, in a beauti
ful and very feeling manner, the death of James
Biddle Gordox, Esq., a member of the Clear
field Bar. He spoke of the sudden death ; the
circumstances attending his short illness ; and
of his full, faith in his happy departure. ,IIe
spoke of his own intimacy with him, of his
many virtues, and of his irreparable loss. '
Alexander Ircin, Esq. followed him, and in
the most feeling manner alluded to his intima
cy with the deceased ; said he had been an in
mate of his house for near threo years,and that
as a gentleman of high and honorable bearing,
and roblencss of heart, he could bear ample
testimony. lie spoke of the deceased, his
many virtues and social qualities, as long as
the emotions of his own heart would allow
him to do so'.
L. Jackson Crans, Esq. spoke at some length
of the sudden shock the community had "re
ceived, and of the high order of talent with
which the deceased was endowed. He made
some very appropriate remarks in application
of the mournful event to those who were liv
ing.
J. B. McEaally, Esq. rose and said :
Mr. President Death, when it comes, al
though wc may be admonished of its approach,
inspires terror. When the aged man, whose
limbs tremble and whose feet totter, is called
from earth, even then we aro filled with awe.
But when one who stands by our side, in appa
rent health and with all the fond promises of
life before him, is suddenly struck down, we
are reminded with terrible emphasis of the un
certainty of our days and of our own-frailty.
Seldom or never was I more powerfully im
pressed with this solemn truth, than upon the
announcement madcT this afternoon that our
professional brother, James Biddle Gordon,
wasflead. Perhaps I have known him longer
than anyone here. ' My acquaintance with him
commenced over 12 years ago. ' It was in the
fall of 1843 that I entered Dickinson College
at Carlisle, and joined the Junior class. Mr.
Gordon was at that time a member of that
class. 'We were classmates together for near
ly two years, and graduated together in 181-3.
Well do I remember those days. I recollect,
too, how differently the visions of life loomed
np in our imaginations then from what they
have been realized since. . As years steal on
us, a change change comes , over the spirit of
our dreams. 1 The fancies of youth gradually
depart, and new sentiments and new feelings
occupy their place. There were 1 in the
class, and perhaps all of them expecting long
life. Yet how many have already fallen before
they had more than fairly started in their ca
reer! In about threo years after we had sepa
rated, fonr out of the small class were num
bered with the dead. Since that time I have
ceased to trace them in their several steps.
They aro scattered abroad and dwell I know
not where : nor can I sav how manv. now.
ar m m
have ceased to live. : '
' About three years ago, it devolved upon mc,
as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the
Clearfield Academy, to enter into some cor
respondence for the purpose of procuring a
teacher. A letter received from a friend high
ly recommended a Mr. Gordon, of Virginia
lho result was a partial engagement. The
person who had been recommended arrived,
and, to my surprise, proved to bo my former
classmate. Since that time, his history is
known toy.ou all. After teaching a few months
he resumed the practice of the law in Clear
field. For more than two years he has been
one of oi;r number.
There was one trait in his character more
prominent, perhaps, than any other. He was
frank and open. He despised trickery and de
ccit. To his friends he was generous and freej
and towards all men without disguise.
For a man so young and employed in. his
professional business, he certainly must rank
high as a scholar. As a student, he loved the
languages, and his ability to learn them was cf
the highest order. Latin and Greek he learn
ed with case. Besides bis own native tongue,
he spoke French and German with fluency,
and, it is said, had acquired a good knowledge
of Italian. No man in this county, and but
few in the State, were his equals in this respect
He had talent, too, that needed only applU
cation to enable him to fake a high position in
his profession", na entered on practice here
as a stranger, with nothing to aid him but his
own native abilities. But he succeeded well :
at least as well as any man could have expected
to do nnder the same circumstances.
. But rime would fail to recount all. .,He is
dead. - His earthly remains will soon repose
in the tomb, whither we must all, in due time,
follow him." . Truly we may say, how quickly
we fall and how soon we are forgotten !
Hon. G. R. Barrett, who was nresent. rose
and said :
Mr: President : Though less acquainted and
less intimate with the deceased than many who
are present, 1 esteem it a pririlege to add an
humble tribute to his memory 1 This is a sad
and mournful occasion to us all. No heart
can feel ! the weight of oppression more than
my own. ' Death has again done its work in
our midst. One of the members of our Bar
has been called from the shores of time, and
has gone to; join the multitude that throng the
courts abovel " . With but a few hours warningj
the hand of .sickness was laid upon him so vi
olently that his constitution gave way and he
sank into the arms of death. r It is nearly nine
years since our ranks have been thus broken J
In that time Providence has watched over us
with peculiar care. : While men were falling
all round us, death invaded not the circle of
our profession. Were wo from this cause,
resting in fancied security, and was it neces
sary that this sudden shock should be visited
npon us, to warn us of the uncertainty of hu
man life ? To teach us that we stand upon an
awful and fearful precipice, even the very
verge of the grave 1 I trust not, and yet we
know that such a visitation is for some wise
end. The troubles and trials of life to our de
ceased friend are over. He has .made the
journey, and gone to reap his reward !
It soems to be a part of our professional life,
to be constantly engaged in the strifes incident
to men and business ; but how often we are ad
monished not to let an interest for our clients
interfere with our personal relations to each
other." Engaged in the pursuit of "a highly
honorable calling, our first object should be to
dignify that calling, by cultivating the. kindest
relations towards our brethren. If at times
we are led into intemperate feeiing,: by a com
mendable zeal,' for the cause entrusted to our
management, let us strive never io indulge in
personal assaults upon our brother. Feelings
of animosity should never be allowed to lurk
within our bosom for a single moment after
the excitement of the occasion has passed by.
The melancholy occurrence of this day, should
again forcibly remind us of this duty. ; Death
is the lot of all men, and wc, one and all, in
God's good time, must obey the summons.
: This morning beamed upon us with more
than usual effulgence ! This first day of April
seemed to promise the opening of spring, and
the return of genial summer. When we all
felt a buoyancy of spirit and lightness of heart,'
rendered more so by the welcome season, Low
little did we expect that sorrow and sadness
wonld so soon take the place of such feelings!
That ere the sun should go down, we would
be called to the bedside of a dying Brother,
and bid to witness the flight' of his immortal
soul from its earthly tenement to realms of c
ternal bliss! And yet such has been God's
will. ; :
James Biddle Goedox, Esq., a member of
our bar is no more ! His tongue is silenced in
death ! 'In the prime of life, only having fair
ly entered upon its journey, he has been sud
denly stricken down ! . This morning he walked
our streets as usual in apparently good health,
exchanging friendly salutations with his neigh
bors, and perhaps enjoying as high hopes for
the future' as any of us. This evening he
"sleeps the sleep of death." How sudden !
How startling ! ! What a warning to us all ! ! !
His body is with us, but it is cold and inani
mate. His immortal soul has silently winged
its way to a ''brighter and better world."
What an impressive lesson ! How loudly it
calls to us, "be ye also ready." How plainly
wc are admonished to live as Brothers ; to be
kind, generous, forbearing and forgiving to
wards each other, so that when it falls to our
lot to pass the gate of death, we shall be able
to die, as we trust our lamented friend did,
"at peace with all mankind," and in the hope
of a happy resurrection. If we have much to
forgive, we should ever remember, that we
have mnch to be forgiven for. It may cost 'us
a struggle for the time being, but it will save
us many a pang of regret in the last hour of
our tribulation : in the agonies of death!
The deceased was far from his home and rel
atives, a circumstance which has added much
to the solemnity of the occasion,' but which
only served to draw us the more closely to him.
When no kindred hand was present to minis
ter to' his wants ; to sympathise with' him in
his afflictions ; to smooth his pillow and to
soothe his sufferings, how pleasant for a fra
ternal brotherhood to perform that duty ! It
will be a comfort for his aged parent and rela
tives to know, that in their absence his dying
couch was surroiindeu by a large circle of de
voted friends in whose arras he expired, and
who would have saved him from the embrace
of death if care and human skill could have
done it. God's will was otherwise, and he
with meekness and abiding faith bowed his
head to the unalterable decree.
Wm.. 9. Wallace, Esq. spoke of his intimacy
with the deceased,' in the social relations of
life, as well as in professional business ; said
that ho was gifted with a high order of talent,
and that his professional intercourse was of
that high minded and dignified character that
no one could take exceptions to it. While he
always maintained the interests of his clients
with energy, firmness and great ability, he did
it with dignity and courtesy. It afforded him
untcignea pleasure to add this tribute to bis
memory.
J. B. McEnally, Esq., presented the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously a
dopted : . '
Resolved, That in the death of James Biddle
Gordon, Esq., the Bar has lost an able and ac
complished advocate and the community an
esteemed and worthy citizen.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with
the father and relatives of the deceased, and
hereby tender them our mutual sympathies in
their bereavement. "
Resolved, That the members of the Clearfield
Bar, in respect for the memory of the deceas
ed, wear crape upon the left arm for the period
of thirty days.
. Resolved, That lion. Alex. Irvin, John L.
Cuttle and Jas. H. Larimer, Esq's., be a com
mittee to convey the body of the deceased to
his family at Reading, Pa., and Ashley M.
Hills, John F. Weaver and Elmer S. Dundy be
a committee to make all necessary arrange
ments. . Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published and a "copy of the same be
transmitted to the family of the deceased.
JosiAn W. Smith, Prest.
L. Jackson Crans, , ie ,
Thos. J. McCulIough, becys.
. Appalliko Fire. Intelligence received at
Charleston from Knoxsville, Tenn., states that
the town ofSevierville, in that State, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday
week. It originated in tho house of Mr. Dug
gan, Sheriff of that county, and involved the
destruction of the jail, court . house, store
houses in fact, the whole village, with tho ex
ception of three or four buildings. The only
person in the jail was a man recently commit
ted, and he was burned to death. .
TSE CENTRAL AMERICAN WAS.
Simultaneously with the news of Peace to
the Crimea comes that of .War in Central
America, and the former was not more import
ant to Europe than the latter must be to the
American hemisphere.' The government of
Costa Rica, which is the contiguous State to
Nicaragua on the south, refuse ! to receive
Col.Scllessinger, the commissioner from Gen.
Walker, escorted him out of the country, and
declared war against Xicaragua.. With great
decision Gen. W. put his forces in the field,
now amounting to about 1G00 men, and was at
Virgin Bay the very evening the declaration
of war was announced! Costa Rica has about
SOOjegular troops and a militia of some 5000.
A writer in Blackwood says a portion of the
troops are armed with Minie rifles, there is a
good provision of artillery, and numbers of
Germans in the country, many of them in the
employment of the Government, to whom it is
stated to be indebted for an effective state of
military preparation.'-1 We hear, too, by tho
steamer Illinois, that the British frigate Pres
ident, which had come down the coast' with
silver to Panama, immediately upon fter arri
val at that port, hastened back to Punta Arenas
the seaport of Costa Rica on the Pacific, in or
der to defend the country against an incursion
of Walker, which was expected by the author
ities. A French frigate was at the same port,
with the purpose of acting with the -British
force against Walker; besides which the Brit
ish war steamer Eiirydice was at San Juan on
the 2C'th ult. Will Walker bo successful J is
now the question . He has tried to maintain
pacific relations with his neighbors., and having
been invited to Nicaragua by the Democratic
party there, he is nofiilibuster, and Costa Rica
has declared war upon him. The news of this
outbreak will soon summon thousands to' bis
aid from California and New Orleans, like the
cross of fire among the clans of the Highlands;
those States which have refused the olive
branch trill be' overthrown by the sword, and
a Central American Confederation will be es
tablished, where the Anglo-Saxon element will
be dominant. f'';!i ; ? ''-. ''. "
Wc observe that 3Injor Heiss has reached
the American Minister, Mr. Wheeler, with des
patches from onr 'government,- and all who
know' Major U., and are aware of his deep
sympathy with Walker, will argue that he car
ried something encouraging to him. An en
voy, with pacific assurances from San Salvador
had reached him also. Under these circum
stances, wo believe that Gen. Walker will be
successful, unless France and England should
interfere with him. And if they do, the cause
of Nicaragua will become the qnarrel of the
United States, for the, maintenance of the Mon
roe doctrine of non-intervention by European
nations in tho affairs of this continent. It is
necessary for our securiij that the Isthmian
States should be in friendly hands, or the tran
sit to California and our Pacific territories may
be cut off. Should Walker fail, our commerce
will bo at the mercy of the Indians and mixed
races, who have so long mada that fair portion
of earth a disgraceful anarchy. This cannot
be permitted,1 and as a natural consequence,
the destiny of Walker, the ''manifest destin"
of Central America, and the safety of our ter
ritorial connections, are all unavoidably inter
mingled. PhilJa. Sun. . ;
A Storm Ahead. The Fcnnsylcanian copies
a paragraph from the Washington Union, in re
lation to the departure of Mr.' Buchanan from
England, and makes this bitter comment :
"We suspect that tho fact announced in the
above paragraph is true, although we do not
consider tho Union ver' good authority, jnst
now, for anything that relates to 31 r. Buchan
an. A more disreputable attempt to deceive
its readers could not have been enacted by the
Union, than the suppression of the resolutions
in favor of Mr. Buchanan, "passed at some of
the reoM meetings in v irginia. The Berkc
ley proceedings, published in the Union, were
greatly mutilated, and as they appeared, were
a fraud upon the Democracy of the land. The
resolution in favor of Mr. Buchanan was left
out of the body of the proceedings. Such
morality can have but few admirers; even a-
mong 'scurvy politicians.'
It would seem from the foregoing that the
friends of Buchanan and Pierce are not likely
to have a very harmonious time in the Cincin
nati Convention, and that the conversion of the
Union, the official mouth-piece of the party,
into an electioneering organ devoting all its
influence to securing the succession for Mr
Buchanan, is already strongly resented.
The Courts of Illinois have for decision the
most perplexing question that ever puzzled tho
brain of a Judge. The question is, what con
stitutes "Democracy 1" The question origi
nated thus : A Democrat at Alton subscribed
$25 to sustain a Democratic paper, but after
wards refused to pay his subscription because
the editor's views of Democracy did not coin
cide with his own. The editor sued for the
money. Several prominent Democrats were
called to the stand, but the testimony as to
what Democracy is was decidedly incongruous
and conflicting. When the question has gone
through all the courts, we shall let our readers
know the result. Here there is no difficulty
in solving such an enigma, as whoever swears
by the Pennsylvania Canal and Portage Rail
road is considered sound. Lewislown Gaz.
A Yankee Captain, bound for Liverpool, lost
his wife on the voyage and embalmed the body
in the oil of cinnamon found among the cargo.
He was rather astonished on his arrival at
port to find that the-oil ho had used was worth
$4,500. He could not pay the bill, and was
thrown into prison, but he was ultimately; re
leased through the influence of Baring & Bro
thers, and will have an idea hereafter of the
essential, oils. -. , .
J Sd terrible has been the effect of the cold
and snow on the mountains, west of us, that
the deer have become so weak from starvation
that thoy have been captured in numbers by
individuals who have them confined in their
stables, for the purpose of saving their lives.
Mr. William Glotfelty has nine in confinement,
and so tame have they become that they will
readily eat from the hand Cumberland (?1J.)
Jclegrapfi. - . ; .
Eiropeah News. The Asia brings no news
whatever of the missing Pacific, and all parties,
even-, the most 'sanguine, must now set her
down as lost. ,Most probably, as was the case
with the president and the City of Glasgow,
no relic of her will ever be found. :
Tho European intelligence is unusually bar
ren of interest, - Tho Peace Conference at
Paris have virtually concluded their labors,
and wc may regard the pacification as com
plete for the present. Of the terms on which
the settlement, is accomplished we have no
clear "account as yet. From all appearances
they will be much more favorable to Russia
than the world in general has expected. The
rejoicings at the birth of the'Fr-inch Imperial
baby continue vociferous at Paris, not unraiu
gled with evidences of a deep under-current
of hostility to the Napoleonic dynasty." Bona
parte has granted an amnesty to the Republi
can exiles, allowing them to come back on pro
mising to be loyal to his Government and
to obt-y the laws. ' Three Generals, namely
Canrobert, Bosquet and Raudon have been
promoted to the rank of Marshal! In England
the great event is the confirmation of the Prin
cess Royal, who will presently be married to
the heir of the Prussian throno. The forge
ries and frauds of John Sadleir prove to bo
even mo,re monstrous than has been supposed.
Mr. Dallas has arrived at London and taken
posession of his mission, amid general good
feeling. There is no Indication of the course
which the British Ministry will take with re
gard to the recall of Mr. Crampton and the of
fending Consuls ; though Crampton is sharply
admonished by the Press for his neglect in not
delivering Lord Clarendon's arbitration dis
patch to Mr. Marcy. From Turkey we hear of
nothing but difficulties in tho way of the new
reforms on the one hand, and of Western fi
nancial speculations at Constantinople on the
other. From India we have at last, the final
proclamation of the British authorities depo
sing tho King of Oade, an-1 annexing his
country to the British Empire. ;
TueclorYakd suame of Rome. UoJerthis
head tho New York Express points attention
to the fact that the "Sisters of Mercy" in that
city are soliciting contributions to support the
orphans under their charge, while the "lnsti
tute of Mercy" is a Roman Catholic establish
mer.t, under the special patronage of the Most
Reverend Archbishop Hughes whose prince
ly revenues and landed estates in that State
(Provence) have now for him the distinction
of "tho modern Wolsey." While these poor
Sisters of Mercy are thus asking alms for the
daughters of poverty, and the sick, and the
dying under thair care, this humble, self-sac
rificing disciple of Him who on earth "had
not where to lay his head," i not ashamed to
announce, in his official organ, that upwards of
nine thousand dollars has been raised already
to send over to the Pope, to build an Ameri
can College at Rome ! This College, we are
told, w ill be the "crowning glory" of the Cath
olic Churc'a iu America. Heaven have mer
cy on the "sick and dying" Heaven take care
of the poor girls for it is clear the niudcrn
Wolsey will not. "Thousands for Rome, but
not one cent for New York," is his motto.
Reason If the College In Rome is built the
reward is to bo a Cardinal's hat, and the Cardi
nal's hat may lead ono day to the tiara. A
Most Rev. Archbishop, with his eyes longing
for that prize, cannot be expected to devote
his revenues, or his sympathies, to the poor,
the sick and the dying at home. The godless
"Americans," the "insect" Know-Nothings,
the heretical Piotcstants, must take care of
them in the "Institution of Mercy." just as
they arc taken care of in the public Alms
houses.
Terrible Sickness ix Odessa. A letter in
the"Oesterreichische Zeitung," dated Odessa,
February 20, states that a terrible complaint
prevails in that city, and it is particularly vio
lent among the troops. Above 20,000 are now
in tho hosjntals, and thousands have alreadj-
died. In one week 12 military physicians and
four medical men in private practice died.-
Among them aro two Americans, who were a
bout to return home. The typhus has commit
ted terrible ravages in the whole of Southern
Russia, and particularly in thoso places which
are near the theatre of war. Bakshiserai, Sim
pheropol, Kherson, and Nicholaief! are almost
empty. It is estimated that this pestilence
has already carried off 100,000 men. It is grad
ually spreading over Bessarabia.
A Kansas Wast. A correspondent f the
Hillsdale Gazette, after mentioning rifles and
some other things which, he says, are not want
ed in Kansas, states a real necessity ar follows
"A young Missourian came to my office yes
terday on business, having left bis claim, about
one hundred miles west, a few days since,
where he had been living about four months.
He said, among other things, 'there are plenty
of men up there, but I have not seen a woman
for four months. There is an Illinois man up
there who has got a woman's dress, and carries
it around for a show, charging one dollar a
sight, and is getting rich at it.' "
. Ax other Veteran Gone. Commodore Con
ner, one of the veteran patriots, whose chival-
ric bravery added lustre to the American Na
vy in the war of 1812, has iaid the debt of na
ture. He bad been in the service about forty
five years about half of which was in the ac
tive service. ; He entered the Navy in 1800,
and was on board the Hornet during her en
gagement with the Penguin in 1814, where he
was wounded, and from whence be carried to
his grave a ball in his body. -r
ANew Feature. The New Jersey Rail
road Company have opened a complaint book.
The book is open at all hours, at the office in
Jersey city, for the entry of all causes of dis
satisfaction or complaints of any kind, which
the company engage promptly and thoroughly
to investigate and redress, if made by respon
sible persons. A like course will bo taken if
the complaints be communicated to the offi
cers of the company, with the name of the par
ty azstieved.
V; GLEANINGS.
Prcssia possesses 25,000 teachers, or school
masters. There are 11,000 barrels of flour in store in
Quincy, Illinois. ,
The crop of maple sugar this year is esti
mated at $3,000,000. ,
There are fourteen female physicians now
practicing in Boston.
"Liberty or death," as the rat said when
his tail was caught in the trap.
TnE Wool clip of Washington co., last year
was 2,918,921 pounds, worth $1,135,393. -
Tux fellow who slept under the "cover of
night,'.' says that he came very near freezing.
Uxtrte The report that Ex-Gov. Bigler,
ot" California, has been nominated as Minister
to Sweden.
The Dubuque 'Tribune' says that five hun
dred good mechanics will be wanted in that
city the coming season.
Marti.v Koszta has married a rich widow in
Chicago, Illinois, and settled himself on a farui
for which he paid $9,000,
Col. A. K. M'Clure has been appointed Su
perintendent of the Erie and North East Rail
road, in place of Joseph Casey, resigned.
A letter from Hon. James Buchanan says,
that he will leave tor the United States, in the
steamer Arago, advertised to sail from Havre,
tor New York, on the 9th of April.
A Coroxer's jury in Columbus, Georgia,
lately held an inquest over the dead body or a
slave child of eight years, and returned that
it came to its death by blows inflicted by its
mistress, Mrs Elizabeth Clayton.
A Mr. Allmax, at Gallatin.. Va, blew np his
house and store, killing himself and severely
injuring his wife, by accidentally dropping a
lighted cigar into a keg of powder which ho
was passing. The accident occurred on the
21st of March.
The Montreal Advertiser says that some idea
of the snow in that region may be formed from
the fact that there arc drifts in the neighbor
hood of the "Mile End" 23 feet high on level
land, actual measurement. A warm rain would
create a disastrous flood there.
Destitution in Tf.xa3. So shocking is tho
condition of the roads between Indiatiola and
the Gulf coast of Texas, that flour was worth
twenty-five dollars a barrel at the latest advi
ces, and at some other places in that section
it could not be bought at all.
At Dexter, Me., rccenlly, the floor of the
Town Hall gave way during an excited elec
tion of town officers, and two hundred and fifty
persons were precipitated into the room and
cellar below, and no one was killed or serious
ly wounded, though some appeared to be bad
ly maimed.
Parliamentary Wit. A resolution offered
by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwcr, in the British -House
of Commons, was designated by Lord
Palmerston as "Much Ado About Nothing."
Thundering cheers followed the reminder given
to the Premier by Bulwer, that "Much Ado
About Nothing" follows, iu chronological or
der, after the "Comedy of Errors."
A .Shoemaker received a note from a lady
to whom he was particularly attached, request
ing him to make her a pair of shoes, and not
knowing exectly the style she required, ho
dispatched a written missive to her, asking her
whether she would like them " Wronnd or Esq.
Toad." Tke . fair one, indignant at this rich
specimen of orthography, replied, "A'necAer."
The number of bills which Governor Wins
ton, of Alabama, has regarded it his duly to
veto, has obtained for him the name of tho
"Vtto Governor." He has recently vetoed
two bills that purport to incorporate villages,
but which contain "not a sentence to be found
going to incorporate either of them." The
only point in the acts is the regulation of the
sale of liquor.
In N. Carolina, within six miles of Greens
boro,' Rev. John B. Marsh reports a fauiily
who had never heard any person pray orpicach,
had never seen a Bible, or heard of Jesus
Throughout "the Pines," where every body
is engaged in making turpentine, ho found
similar specimens of heathenism ; not one half
the population according to his estimate, hav
ing ever seen a Bible.
The demolition of the Irving House, in N.
York, has been commenced. Its central front
is to be replaced with marble, and several ele
gant stores fitted up. It is stated that the
Messrs. Delmonico refused S 100,000 for their
lease of one wing of this building. The Ir
ving House was built in 1848, and was then
thought too far up town. Now, it is too far
down for a hotel.
Ifollotcay's Oinhnent and Fills, certain Reni-
dics for Rheumatism. nenrj' Foot, aged 52,
of Natchez, Mississippi, was a severe sufferer
from this complaint, and tried a number of re
puted remedies, hoping they would benefit
him, but he became so bad at last, as to be en
tirely confined to his bed, and he was unable
to more hand or foot.. While he was in this
horrible condition, a friend brought him a
quantity of Holloway's Ointment and Pills,
which he immediately commenced to use, ho
soon , found himself gradually improved by
them, and by persevering with tbem for eleven
weeks, be was entirely cured, and has sinco
enjoyed the best of health.
Mail Robberies. A regular system of mail
robberies seems to have been planned and put
into successful execution between St. Louis
and the eastern cities. The St. Louis papers
learn from the postmaster that the mails made
up for Boston on the 26th January, the mail of
the 27th of tho same month for Washington,
and the mail of the 7th March for Philadel
phia, are all missing and have fallen into tho
nanas of the robbers. These mans contained
money, and large amounts of drafts, and it
seems strange that they should be stolen, as
from the , moment they leave the St. Louis
post office they are in the charge of agents,
who are employed for the special purpose of
guarding and safely delivering these mails, and
if those containing money, which are known
by the brass locks, ara missing, they ought to
now what becomes of them.
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