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CLEARFIELD, PA., MARCII 18, 1857.
Th "Vexed Qcestios." Since the deci
sion of the U. S. Supreme Court in tbe Dred
Scott ease," declaring the Missouri Compro
mise unconstitutional, Sec, it Is a common re
mark among Locofocos that as it is the law of
the" land, it will haTe the effect of putting an
end to the agitation of the slavery question.
The intention may hare been to quiet it by a
decision that not only upsets all the decisions
of the State Courts, North and South, hut
which Tirtually sets down as worthless the o
pinions of the great and revered men of the
nation who framed, passed "and supported the
Compromise for over a quarter of a century
after its enactment ; but, we are disposed to
think, tbe"s:gns of the times" indicate the
reverse that instead of allaying, tbe decision
will revive agitation, and will have the effect
of establishing a permanent party opposed to
the extension of slavery. Nor would we be
earprised to sec, as another result," the Consti
tution so amended as to authorize the election
of the Supreme Judges of the United States,
ior a term of years, by a vote of the people.
The lower House of the Massachusetts Legis
lature last week already made a move towards
instructing the members of Congress to pro
pose such an amendment to tbe constitution,
and it may be that a very few years will see
an amen tact! adopted.
Rat'tixo Clearfield. Tbe Star, printed
at Brookville, Jefferson county, in its issue of
the 13:h inst., siys : " We received a copy of
the proceedings of a "Public Meeting," held
on the 5th inst., in Clearfield, in relation to
rafting or navigation on the West Branch of
the Susquehanna river. The difficulty is this :
There are persons abont Lock Ilaven, Wil
liamsport, &c, who are engaged in the lumber
business and who stock their mills by floating
logs down the river in a loose manner not
put together in rafts. It is contended by our
Clearfield friends that this practice of taking
eaw logs down the river is detrimental des
tructive to a considerable extent, of the lum
bering interests of that and adjoining sections
of the State. Clearfield, therefore, desires the
Legislature to pass an act requiring those en
gaged in the saw-log business to put their logs
in rafts, and thus run them to their mills and
thus give equal and exact justice to both in
terests. We think tbe demand .is just, and
that discerning Legislators will pass the act
prayed lor. Our member, Mr.Nicbolson, being
deeply engaged in the lumber business, is well
qualified to act properly in the matter.
The State Coxvektios. We see by our ex
changes that in nearly all the districts, dele
gates are being appointed to the State Con
vention, called by the nrembers of the Legis
lature, to meet at Harrisburgh on the 25th
inst., and that tbe prevailing sentiment is u'n
tnistakeably in favor of adjusting differences
vhich are merely nominal, and concentrating
11 the Opposition forces npon one sett of can
didates. In the other counties embraced in
our own Senatorial and Representative Dis
tricts, meetings have been held and John F.
Donaldson, of Tioga, agreed upon as Senato
rial delegate, and W. A. Williams, of McKean,
as Representative delegate. We trust that
the meeting called to be held in this place on
next Saturday will not be neglected.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
Times says : "The Cardinal Archbishop of
Vienna is preparing for a crusade against those
persons who may dance daring Lent, but be is
not likely to meet with much success, as it is
almost impossible to take the offenders against
his ordinances in the very fact. Last year
the police paid several domiciliary visits to
families who had been dancing to the music
of the piano, but when the Gensdarme enter
ed the room the pianist was playing serious
music, to which tbe other persons preseni
were quietly and attentively listening.
Gex. Hesrt D. Foster. The Anti-Forney
wing of the so-called Democracy seem to have
made up their mind to insist upon the nomin
ation of Gen. Foster to fill the seat vacated by
Judge Black on the Supreme Bench. This
will be a bitter pill for the Forncyites to swal
low. We apprehend. that there, will yet be
some sport before the rival factions are through
with their quarrel.
Tbe Fixeral of Dr. Bckdell. Tbe bill
of the undertaker who provided for the funer
al of Dr- BurdeH was recently presented to the
Public Administrator for settlement. It a
mounted in the aggregate to $646. Among
tbe items were fifty carriages at $6 each, and
a suit of clothes in which the corpse was dres
ed,$60. Rotal Extravagance. At- the last court
ball in Paris the jewels of the Empress Eug
enie were estimated at four millions of francs,
and flounces of alcncone lace which covered
the lilac satin role of her Majesty cost six
hundred thousand the dress and jewels thus
amounting to almost a million of dollars.
We are under renewed obligations to Messrs.
Scuihcr, Scofleld, Goodlander and others, for
favors from Harrisburg, and to Messrs. Covode
and Barclay, for Congressional favors.
PSOK THE HATIOSAL CAPITAL.
Tor the "Kaftaman'a Journal."
Washisotoh Crrr, March 11, 1857.
Mx. Errroa : Strange things are going on
here. One would almost think be was on the
confines of Pandemonium. What an expres
sion, tbe stronger passions of ambition, dis
appointment; mortification, and envy, when
called into rooro than wanted exercise, give to
the countenance. Political gambling drives
men almost to desperation. How happy are
your readers, that they are not here, seeking
officer To see that lack of open, generous,
confiding expression of countenance that we
meet at home, among our friends, is enough
to make one sick of life. It brings forcibly
to mind the goodness of Tom Corwin'a advice
to a young man seeking office, "Go borne, get
a farm, have a home of your own, and be an
independent man.' Many office seekers, who
came here from a great distance, could Dot
even get a word with the President. How
could they 7 Ten minutes is but a short time
for an interview. It is a very short time for a
good democratic patriot, to blow the trumpet of
his own fame, and set forth all his claims for
office ; and yet six tens make an hour, and ten
hours a working day. This will give sixty
men an opportunity, for a time of ten minutes
each, to tell all they have dona for the party,
and to set forth their claims for office. Now,
if the President can converse with only sixty
men, fox ten minutes each, what are the thou
sands to do. Very evidently, to do without
seeing him. Few men would be satisfied with
less than an hour in which to present their
own claims, and combat those of their rival ;
yet allowing each but ten minutes, and giving
all his time for audience, the President can on
ly see three hundred and sixty a week. Small
as this number is, compared with the vast num
bers seeking office, yet how can an old man
endure to be harrassed with a new mac every
ten minutes, for ten hours each day, and seven
days each week, if be will permit them to des
ecrate the Sabbath, and then, after all this,
have the multitude go away disgusted, per
haps full of revenge, because the President
did not give them an audience and an office.
In connection with these thoughts let me
relate a circumstance. Judge J. R. Jones sent
in bis card, requesting an audience with the
President. This was early in the morning.
Being a friend of the Presidents, he sent him
word that he would see him in a few minutes.
Presently it was announced to the crowd in at
tendance that the President wished to see Mr.
Jones. There was another Jones present, (J.
W. Jones,) not quite so modest and diffident
as hit namesake, and anxious for office, took
advantage of this announcement, and passed
in to the exclusion of the Judge. The Presi
dent was of course too polite to tell him he
was not the man he wished to see. Truly be
is to be pitied.
The President shows very great want of
firmness, and decision of character, ne is
said to be a timid man. He has been driven
to the appointment of men in his Cabinet, by
the pressure of the wire pullers, that his own
head did not approve. One of his household
has expressed it, "We don't know whether
they are friends or enemies." There certain
ly was a good deal of rival hostility between
Gen Cass and Mr. Buchanan, before the nom
ination. This ought now to cease, as four
years hence they both will be too old to be
candidates for the Presidency, and Mr. Bu
chanan has declared his intention not to be.
Mr. Forney is here ; the President seems to
feel he cannot do without him. Mr. Bigler
sserus to be out of the ring altogether.
Mr. Cameron has been admitted to his seat.
In this case there was quite a spat between Mr.
Bigler and himself. It was the vilest kind of
slander on the part of the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature, to charge corruption
upon themselves in rotation to Mr. Cameron,
and then ask Congress to inquire into it, in
stead of investigating it themselves. The
committee to whom this case was referred, say
that tbe democratic members of the Legisla
ture ask an investigation into alleged corrup
tion, where there is not a single fact or cir
cumstance detailed as the basis of a general
charge, nor do they allege that Mr. Cameron
participated in these corrupt means, or bad
any knowledge of their existence, and that
the party charging corruption, had ample pow
er themselves to investigate it.
The Democratic Senate of the United States
seemed quite indignant that the Democratic
Legislators of Pennsylvania should make gen
eral charges against themselves, and' then ask
them to investigate them. Mr. Benjamin said,
"no charge whatever had been made against
Mr. Cameron. There was a general, vague
statement, embodying no specific fact. If the
contestants can present any circumstances of
time, place and'manner of corrupMon, let
them do so."
Mr. Butler "protested against devolving up
on the Senate of the United States jurisdic
tion to try cases of corruption of State Legis
latures. Let the membsrs so charged, be tried
by their peers." lie was not, Don Quixot
like, for sending out roving commissions to in
vestigate fraud in Stat.; Legislatures.
Mr. Bigler contended, that "the- party to
which Mr. Cameron did not belong, had elect
ed a majority to the Legislature, and the Dem
ocrats were entitled to, and expected the Sen
ator, yet were disappointed, because three
members, in violation of their party principles
,h.ad voted for the Republican candidate."
Mr. Cameron replied "that there had been
no time within the twenty-five years, arid his
colleague knew itbat there had not been more
than three men in the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture, of any party opposed to him politically,
who would have voted for him. for any office ;
in the county of Schuylkill, where two of tbe
members resided, thero never was a time when
a majority of the Democratic party did not
prefer him to any other public man ; in the
county of York, his colleague had reason to
believe and know that there had always been a
large portion of the Democratic party favora
ble to him (Cameron) ; and when Bigler was
uorolnafed for Governor, be (Mr. Camtron)
got the delegates from that county to vote for
him. Many gentlemen voted for him (Came
ron) from personal friendship."
If Mr. Bigler's doctrine be true, be ought
to resign. In the Legislature tuai snouia nave
elected a man to fill the place he occupies,
there was a much larger majority opposed to
the Democratic party than are now in favor
of it.
The decision of the Supreme Court in the
Dred Scott case, is creating quite a sensation
throughout the north. It is a most singular
decision. It makes slavery national, instead
of freedom, and sturtifies all that bas been
done before, either by the Congress of the TJ-
nited States, or the Courts of the different
States. According to this decision, Congress
bas no right, either to establish or prohibit sla
very, consequently can not give this right to
Territories., Squatter sovereignty is a hum
bug, as Congress cannot give what the does not
possess herself. Tbe Slaveholder then, can
carry bis human chatties into any Territory
and no one has authority to legislate against it.
The Missouri compromise is void, Congress
having transcended their, powers in passing
that act. . Three of the Judges dissented
from the opinion of the majority. Where
are these things to end ? Slavery is making
desperate efforts to crush the whole north un
der her despotic power. We mnst resist like
men, or become the slaves ourselves.
VIATOR.
LETTER FROM HARSISBTJRGH.
Harrisburg, March 13th, 1S57.
Ma.. Editor or Jocbxal : There has but
little, of special interest to your readers, trans
pired at the Capital, since the rc-asscmb!ing
of the Legislature.
On Tuesday, the two bouses met in conven
tion, for the' purpose of electing a State Trea
surer. This resulted in the election of Henry
S. Magraw, the Democratic candidate. In
this case there were 13 less than a full vote
polled, nenry S. Magraw received 08 votos,
and Jacob Dock 57, Messrs. Lcbo, Wagonsel
ler & Co. Toting for Magraw. I suppose, now
they will be good Democrats again.
The Democratic party have one of their
strongest men, as their candidate for Gover
nor. Mr. Packer is a gentleman, and very
pleasant companion,, and a man of decided ta
lents ; but we can beat him on the 21 Tuesday
of Oct. next, with David Taggart, David Wil
mot, or Francis Jordan. Either of these three
men, as well as a number of others who have
been named, we would feci it an honor to sup
port for any office. Indeed, our own Senator,
Henry Souther, although I have not seen his
name mentioned as a candidate for the office
of Governor, yet is one of Nature's own no
blemen. I know not a more generous and hon
orable man. lie is not self-seeking, but mod
est and retiring. He is binding to himself,
more and more every day, the hearts of those
who know him. and love virtue.
Are you making arrangements in your coun
ty to send delegates to the 23th of March con
vention? This convention should be well at-"
tended ; some of our best men are spoken of
as candidates for nomination. Being person
ally acquainted with the principal ones, I can
say, they are all good men ;. above reproach,
and worthy our confidence and esteem.
On yesterday, the citizens of Philadelphia,
wjjh distinguished personages from other pja
ces, paid their last token of respect to the re
mains of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane. Dr. Kane
was a citizen of Philadelphia, and a worshiper
in the Presbyterian Church, o.n 7th street, of
which the Rev. Mr. Shields is pastor. He
died, as a Christian, in one of the West India
islands, whither he had gene to recruit his
health, suffering from the cflocts of his Arctic
voyage, and the close application in preparing
bis book. His remains were brought to Phil
adelphia, and on yesterday were conveyed
from Independence Hall to the Presbyterian
church on 7th street, and thence to their last
resting place in Laurel Hill. The pall bearers
on this occasion were Gov. Tollock, Hon. II.
Binney, Com. Stewart, Maj. C. J. Biddle, Bish
op Potter, Chief Justice Lewis, Dr. Dungli
son, J. A. Brown, Esq., Samuel Grant, Esq.,
George Pcabody, Com. Read, Dr. Diilard,
Rev. H. A. Boardman, Hon. Judge Grier, 11.
L. Hodge, Prof, of Pres. Theo. Seminary, and
Wm. B. Reed, Esq., quite an array of distin
guished personages.' The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr. Shields, his pastor, and
the closing prayer was offered by Dr. Board
man, of the Walnut St. Pres. church.
Dr. Kane was a remarkable man. He died
young, yet he accomplished a work worthy of
a long life.
Let me give you the following extract from
his celebrated book : . .
"A trust, based on experience, as well as on
promises, buoyed me up at the worst of times.
Call it fatalism, as you ignorantly may, there
is that in the story of every eventful life, which
teaches the insufficiency of human means, and
the present control of a supreme agency- See
how often relief has come at the moment of
extremity ,"in forms strangely unsought, almost
at the time unwelcome : see still more how
the back has been strengthened to its increas
ing burden, and the heart cheered by some
conscious influence of an unseen power."
Without the strengthening and controlling
influences of religion, Dr. Kaue would, in all
probability, never have returned from the ice
bound regions of the North.
The election in New Hampshire bas gone
for the Republicans : they have elected their
Governor, and all their Congressmen; and a
large majority to the State Legislature.
M'Kim, the murderer of Norcross, has been
taken and lodged in the jail of Columbia Co.
He was taken by Aaron Wolff", at the Long
Pond, North Mountain. It is said that he con
fesses to have been the travelling companion
of Norcross. Cchwessvjxle.
DM'Kim, the murderer of Norcross, is
now in the Harrisburg jail. He answers the
description of the fellow who. stole a span of
horses from Mr. Isaiah Fuilerton, of this placo,
a few years ago. , '
log floating:
A bill to regulate the navigation' of the
West Branch of the Susquehaua, has been in
troduced into the State Senate by Mr. Souther.
The object of the bill is to prevent the float
ing of loose saw-logs on that stream. As Clear
field purchases largely of our produce we are
interested in her welfare, and should give our
iafluence to any measure which would promote
it. That counSy as well as a portion of our
own, Cambria, Elk and Centre counties, are
now largely -interested in the manufacture of
spars, square timber, shingles, and boards.
It is estimated that lumber worth over two
millions of dollars, is annually sent to market
from this region. About four hundred saw
mills have been erected in these counties at. a
cost of over $1,000,000 ; and a large number
of their citizens are dependent upon the lum
ber business for support. I Within a few years
a new sfttem of lumbering has been commen
ced upon the Susquehanna and some of its tri
butaries, viz : that of driving loose saw-logs.
The experience of several years has demon
strated that the old and new systems cannot be
carried on succesfully together. The floating
of logs renders the navigation of rafts difficult
and dangerous, and if continued, those who
were first engaged lumbering there, will ba
compelled to abandon their business or adopt
tho new system. Justice demands that the
hardy and industrious citizens of tbe lumber
ing region should not be compelled to sec their
mills rot down, their business stopped and
their means of support taken from them in or
der to swell the means of monicd monopolies,
located in other portions of the State, who
have been, and we presume are still, endeav
oring to monopolize the lumbering business.
The continuance of log floating on the West
braneh, will render our pino timber bordering
thereon, comparatively worthless ; take from
many of our citizens tho profits which they de
rive daring the rafting season ; decrease the
labor of that section, deprive us of a good and
ready market ; work injustice to many indi
viduals, aud benefit but few. With the above
well known facts before us, we feel it not only
our privilege but our duty, to call upon the
members ot the Legislature to give such aid
to the passage of the bill as is in their power.
Indiana, Pa., Messenger.
Washington, March 13". In the Senate, to
day, in referendf to the contested seat from
Pennsylvania, it was argued on all sides that
the informalities presented in the protest do
not affect the right of Mr. Cameron to his seat,
and it was held, also, that the question of al
leged fraud and corruption in the election
properly belonged to the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, and not to the Senate. The resolu
tion declaring -Mr. Cameron entitled to his
seat as a legally chosen Senator, was with
diawn by Mr. Foot, who offered it. The Com
mittee on the Judiciary having been discharged
from the further consideration of the subject,
the whole matter rests where it is.
We have reached the conclusion of the Dal
las treaty against the report of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. The direct amendments
and resolutions deferred yesterday "were dis
cussed for several hours, and finally the Sen
ate, after engrafting the modifications to ex
clude the land grants made by the Mosquito
King to affirm the sovereignty of the Bay
Islands in Honduras, the treaty with England
and Honduras not being submitted, to let the
Balize stand unaltered, together with other
immaterial changes in phraseology, confirmed
the treaty by a vote of 32 to 15.
L'nder this action the treaty will go b.ick to
England for ratification, unless Lord Napier
brought full authority. In vieW of this con
tingency, to accept such alterations as might
be made, a rumor reached Loudon before his
departure of the uncertainties here, aud there
fore precautions may have been taken to clothe
him with power to close the whole question.
IIird Times. The peace of the great Euro
pean nations does not appear to be followed by
any increase of prosperity in the industrial in
terests, but rather the reverse. Much of the
work on arms and equipment was, of course,
immediately suspended on the confirmation of
the peace, and we have already alluded to the
tact that the war vessels afloat are being haul
ed up, to diminish the expense of sustaining
them. Many men are necessarily thrown out
of employ, and a meeting of between five and
ten thousand of the laboring classes of London
was lately held, to consider their distressed
condition. It was stated that 25,000 pers 3ns
engaged in tho building trado alone in that
city are out Of work, and that the total num
ber ot unemployed persons in that great me
tropolis would probably reach a quarter of a
million.
The state of things in London must be sim
ilar to or perhaps worse than that in this city
two winters ago. At present we are happy in
being a le to say that a very salutary state
of thing obtains iu regard to labor. Although
the cost of living seems to increase every
quarter, business is active, wages good, and
all who are willing to work and apply them
selves, mind and hands to their business, can
secure a good living and accumulate some
thing. Scientific -Imerican.
A Row ix Nebraska. We learn from O
maha City, under date of the 12th ult., that the
closing scenes of the Legislature of Nebraska
Territory were very exciting. The popular
voice had charged several members w ith cor
ruption with respect to their votes on the pas
sage of some bank charters. In consequence,
the Governor vetoed six charters so obtained.
A crowd of lioters pursued the members ac
cused to the office of the territorial secretary,
and, disregarding all form of an investigating
committee, attempted to inffict personal chas
tisement on one legislator. He threatened to
shoot with a revolver in reply, when the secre
tary turned the whole batch into the street
nere the suspected members ran off and con
cealed themselves. "The legislative session
would close on the 13th of February. - The
Governor was completely bewildered by these
occurrences. y. Y. Herald.'
ITESIS OF F0BEIG3T KEWS.
There is now every prospect of the difficul
ties between. England and Persia being speed
ily settled. The arrangement is proceeding
satisfactorily, but the treaty is not yet signed.
The proposed Convention specifies that Eng
land shall enjoy equal commercial privileges
with the most favored nation ; but Persia for
bids the establishment of English consuls on
the Caspian sea, inasmuch as her treaties with
Russia forbid it.
A diplomatic circular from the Spanish Min
ister at Paris explains the origin of the dis
pute with Mexico, and the intentions of the
Spanish Government. An imposing force is
to be dispatched to Mexico, and the most en
ergetic measures employed to obtain redress.
Orders have been sent to tbe squadron lying
at Mahon to proceed to Cadiz, to join the ex
pedition. A line of battle ship and three war
steamers have also been detailed for tho same
destination. The Madrid papers announce that
8,000 troops will be sent immediately to Cuba
to replace those which are to be sent to' Mexi
co. It is stated in the Ministerial Organ, that
the number of vessels to be sent against Mex
ico, including transports for ten thousand men,
is about thirty.
Fears are entertained at Madiidof another
insurrection.' Largj quantities of arms and
ammunition had been found hidden in the
city, and it was believed that the Democrats
and Progressionists had consj.ired together
against the Government.
Advices from Hong Hong to Jan. 25th state
that affairs in China were unchanged. Private
letters state that a large Chinese fleet had at
tacked the English squadron, but subsequently
retired in good order under the forts of Can
ton. The British Admiral had burned the
greater part of the suburbs of Canton. Tho
Chinese rebel fleet had formed a junction with
the Imperialists at Whampoa. A Paris des
patch says that letters from Macao state that
the Emperor had placed in a state of tsioge the
five European iorts of the Emiiire. All the
Europeans on board a steamer had been treach
erously murdered by the native passengers,
and the steamer dismantled and abandoned.
The total exports of tea to England, had been
41,000,000 lbs., against 54,000,000 for the pre
vious year.
The proceedings in the English Parliament
had been interesting. In the House of Lords,
Lord Derby's motion of censure, in relation to
the Chinese war, was lost by a vote of 110 to
143. Mr. Cobden had brought forward amo
tion similar in import, in the House of Com
mons, namely : that this House has heard with
concern of the conflicts which have occurred
between the British and Chinese at Canton,
and without expressing any opinion as to the
extent that the Chinese may have offended
England, or given cause of complaint, this
House considers that the papers laid upon the
table, fail to establish satisfactory grounds for
the violent measures recently resorted to at
Canton, and that a select committee be ap
pointed to inquire into our commercial rela
tions with China. The debate was continued
for two nights, and was further adjourned.
Terrific Colliert Exnosios m EjiGXASD.
The Liverpool Times says: A few minutes
cfter 12 o'clock on Thursday, the 19th Feb.,
an awlul explosion took place at the Lundhilt
Colliery, near Barnaley, situated about half a
mile from the Wombwell station on the South
Yorkshire Railway. The pit, which is about
220 yards deep, is worked by separate shafts
of men, night and day. The day workers, to
the number of ISO men aod eight lads, de
scended at C o'clock in the morning. At 12
o'clock, 22 of them, who reside near tbe pit,
came up to diuner, the rest remaining to par
take of that meal in tho pit. Shortly after
wards a fearful explosion occurred, which
shook the ground for a great distance around,
and the frame in which the corves descend was
blown up the shaft and lodged in the gearing
above the pit of the mouth. Numbers of men
from neighboring collieries flocked to render
assistance, and up to 7 o'clock sixteen meu
had been drawn up alive, some of them most
seriously injured. This left 142 men remain
ing in the pit to almost certain death, the
interior of the pit was set on fire by the explo
sion, and the flames have spread with such ra
pidity as, it is feared, to put off all chance of
reaching that part of the pit where the 142
men are supposed to be. Some idea of the
fearful nature of the fire may be gathered
when we state that the flames, ascending np
the air shaft, 220 yards deep, reach more than
20 yards above the top, illuminating the coun
try for a distance around. The cause of the
explosion is as yet involved in mystery.
A Sxow Avalanche As a company of
teamsters were coming into Winona, Minnes
ota Territory, on the 6th ult., a man named
Cocke started off to a little distance from his
companions, near the base of one of those lof
ty bluffs which wall in the romantic Rolling
stones and had not been there five minutes,
when a tremendous avalanche of snow came
thundering down from the summit of the bluff
above bim, andin its rapidly descending course
swept him away in an instant, and buried him
under the mass, to the depth of eight or ten
feet. He was exuraed as quick as possible,
but life was extinct.
Hollowat's Oixtmest and Pills, will cure
Asthma and all Disorders of the Chest. Hen
ry Vincent, of Selma, Alabama, was almost a
martyr to asthma for nineteen year, which lit
erally shook him to pieces, and made him as
thin as a skeleton, so that ho noither enjoyed
rest by night or day. He tried many things
for the cure of his complaint, but they die not
benefit him. About three months ago,he com
menced taking Nottoway's Pills, and well rub
bing the Ointment into the chest night and
morning. Immediately he gave these reme
dies a fair trial, ha was able to sleep at night.
By persevering with them" for only 7 weeks,
every symptom of his disorder left him. His
friends who have not seen him for some time,
now hardly know him, be has so wonderfully
improved.
The Committees of the U. S. Senate. Tbo
Committees in the Senate as constituted for
the next Congress are as follows, Republican
in italics :
Foreign Relations Messrs. Douglas, Sli
dell, Polk, Crittenden, Seaard and Foot.
Finance. Messrs. Hunter,' Pearce, Ok In,
Bright, Eiggs, Fessenden and Cameron.
Commerce. Messrs. Clay, Benjamin, Big
ler, Toombs, Reid, Bright and Hamlin.
Military Affairs. Messrs. Davis, Fitzpatrick,
Johnson, I verson, Broderick, Wilton and King. .
Naval Affairs. Messrs. Mallory, Thompson
of New Jersey, Slidell, Allen, Green, Belt, of
Tenn., and Hale. '- ' -
Public Lands. Messrs. Stuart, Johnson,
Pughj Mallcry. Broderick, Foster and Harlan.
Judiciary. Messrs. Butlei, Bayard, Toombs,
Pugh, Benjamin,' Collamtr nud Trumbull. r
, Post Office. Messrs. Rusk, Tulee, Bigler,
Gwin, Fitch, CoHamtr and Dixon.
' Pensions. Messrs. Jones, of Iowa, Clay,
Bates, Thompson, of Kentucky, Thomsonof
New Jersey, Kiuf and Foster. . .
District of Columbia. Messrs. Brown, Ms
son, Allen, Rusk, Kennedy, Hamlin and Chan
dler. . . "
Private Land Claims. Messrs. Benjamin,
Biggs, Thompson, of Kentucky, Kennedy and
Durkce. -
Indian Affairs. Messrs. Sebastian, Brown,
Reid. Fitch, Bell, of Tennessee, Houston and
Dooliitle.
Claims. Messrs. Iverson, Tulee, Polk, Btll
of N. H.,- and Simmons.
Audit and Control of the Contingent Expen
ses of the Senate. Messrs.' Evans, Wright and
Di-roii. -
Public Buildings. Messrs. Bayard, Hunter,
Thompson, of New Jersey, Douglas and Hale.
RevolntionaryCIaims Messrs.Evans, Bates,
Crittenden, Wilson and Dttrkee.
Patents. Messrs. Reid, Evans, Davis, Sim
mons and Trumbull. '
Territories. Messrs. Douglas, Jones, Se
bastian, Fitzpatrick, Green, Sumner and Wade-
Printing. Messrs. Johnson, Fitzpatrick and
Belt, of New Hampshire.
Engrossed Bills. Messrs. Wright, Eigler
and Harlan. - -
Enrolled Bills. Messrj. Jones, Brown and
Dooliitle. .
Library. Messrs.Pearce, Bayard andBrown.
Mr. Seward who has always hitherto been at
the tail of some inferior cemmittee, now takes
position upon the most important owe of For
eign Relations. Mr. Sumner is in the com
mittee on Territories with Douglas for it
Chairman. In the last Congress the Republi
cans in the Senate were scarcely taken into
.the account. Time will bring every thing a
roend in its proper place.
Fatal Railroad Accident 70 or Z0 Killed.
The train which, left Toronto, Canada Wast,
March 13tb, for Hamilton, run off the bridge
over the .Des Jard-ins canal ebove Hamilton,
precipitating engine, baggage car and two pas
senger cars into the water. Tbe locomotive
and baggage car passed over safely, but th
two rear cars, containing 120 passengers, fell
through between. Sixty or eighty passenger
are supposed to have been killed on the spot.
Among those killed are Samuel Zimmerman,
a well known Banker and contractor, native or
Pennsylvania ; Mr. Street, a mil'.ionaire of Ni
agara Falls, together with his sister and mother-in-law.
Thomas C. Macklam is also report
ed to have been killed. The passengers who
escaped death are all more or less, mangled,
and most are mangled beyond all hopes of re
covery. Doctors are leaving Toronto and Ham
ilton to render services to the wounded. Ther
are several Araericansaraong the wounded.
The bridge was partially broken down, and tho
cars fell one on top of another a distance S
forty feet. The excitement caused by tbU
terrible catastrophe i beyond precedent. Par
liament adjourned immediately on learning th
tidings. Nothing has heretofore occurred la
this vicinity to create such profound grief.
OsAUi, Nebraska Territory, Feb. 21. W
are under the government of a Vigilance corn,
mittee, not for the general purpose of reforsx
in the administration, but for the vindication
of squatter sovereignty tlaims have been
:jumped." "contrary to- the "code." and aev
tral "jumpers" have already been, tFied, and.
forced to withdraw their "filing. " Our streets
are filled wi t4i citizens armed with rifles and
muskets. Our best men are heart and soul im
the movement. This is to protect the three
hundred an,d twenty acre claims. I was, yes
terday, witness to the destruction of a jump
er's cabin.
The army is again under arms to-day. No
examples have yet been made ; but should any
offer resistance, I shall not be surprised at any
thing in the way of punishment. Th sur
rounding towns have sent delrgatfooa to a
mass meeting, and offered assistance and sup
port. Law reigns supreme. It is tbe law of
protection to rights acquired by first settle
ment, well understood by our venerable Sec
retary of State, and which is founded on the
necessity of forming society and civilization.
On every other subject we are quiet and peace
able. "What is the matter with the Clearfield Re
publican T Since the nomination of Bill Pack
er, it has not. a word to say against log-float
ing. Is that paper afraid of offending his Ma
jesty, who is known to be a strenoons support
er of the log-Coating system 1 Lock Haven
Watchman.
C7Friend Dunham ought to give our down
town "neighbor" a little breathing time say
till after the flection when he'll be right sifio
up again on that question. Just now, you ca
derstand, "the case being altered, it alters tie'
case.
C7"At a late public meeting, the folVwfrg
"dry' toast was given. The author wilier
"buttered" wl en he reaches home.
Press the Pulpit and Pr tMceats. ihe tr
ruling Powers of the d iy. Th !-t srrtiris.
knowledge, the second morals, and the las .
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