u u " " -a8(- t ' .- to I Pimm's ouriu(. - yv'v-'--- rr fe"i"M y "?v r-"y5t f -V f"- 5. B. UOW,' Editor ask l'normr.To: CLEAKFIELR, PA .Alli. 19, JS57. Pennsylvania PoMT'cs.-B-During thy past t few years, politics in this State have been iu " nn unsettled and somen hat confused condition. Last fall the Democracy felt tlint unless they succeeded in the Presidential election, their party would at least bo dismembered, if not entirely obliterated. Iy the most strenuous 1 efforts and unscrupulous means, they managed to succeed. Their success was in no small de gree owing to the deception and treachery of the ."side-door" loaders, who pretended to be actuated by an intense patriotism and love of t principle, but whose real object was to si?Iit the Opposition, and thereby elect Buchanan. Since then, the Democratic party Ins been ap- parcntly ''firm united" and ''harmonious'' ; but it is only apparently, tor it requires no un- - usually Keratinizing observer to discern the elements of discord that are lurking in its or . ganization, and only awaiting a fitting oppor tunity to burst forth and destrcy it. As an evidence of the truth of what we say, we need only refer the reader to the difficulty'between Col. Forney, who has started a new pap.r. and the ''Pennsylvanian," which was heretofore " regarded as the State organ of that party. Besides this, the latter favored the sale of the Main Line, whilst the Democracy as :i party are opposed to it. The candidate of that party for Governor also lacks the essentials of pop- ularity, being more remarkable for his ofiice seeking and money-making propensities, ehan tor discharging the duties of the ofiices which he has held with impartiality and witli ah eye to the interests of the tax-payers and the prin ciples of honesty. It is well known that the Legislature of 1S11, appointed a committee to inquire into the expenditures of the. public works, during the time that Mr. Packer was Canal Commissioner, and in their report, the : committee state it as their opiuion that, by the favoritism of the Canal Commissioners, the State lost in Canal and Kailroad contracts, in 1840, $169,200. They say, also, that the con tract allotted to Moorhead & Packer, the lat ter a brother of the Democratic candidate, was at prices so far beyond the real value of the work, that the transaction can neither be ex plained or excused aud there can be little doubt that the fat contract alluded to was se- . cured by the "favoritism" of Gen. Packer. This is ouly one case, but it is sul'iciont to ex hibit in its true light the character of the Dem ocratic candidate for Governor. Is such a .man a proper person to preside over the atKtirs of our good oi l Commonwealth ? For our part, we think not. The result of last fall's contest satisfied the honest and sincere opponents of the Slavery Extension Democracy and its folium-Catholic allies, that the common enemy could ouly be successfully encountered by concerted action, and accordingly, in March last, the Americans and Republicans assembled at Harrisbujg in State Convention, nominated a ticket, and a dopted a platform. That Convention selected David Wilmot for Governor, Win. Millward Jor Canal Commissioner, and James Yeech and Joseph J. Lewis for Supreme Judges. The antecedents of these gentlemen were such as at ouce to draw to their support nearly the en tire American and liepublican forces in the State. It is true, however, that the political scoundrels who managed to mislead a lew ihousiud voter la.-t fail, arid withdraw them from the support of the Union Electoral tick et, are attempting a similar game now. They iuake, riiarisee-like, loud professions of in tense love lor American principles, and abuse Facter, in order to induce Americans to vote for Isaac Hazlehurst, who is charged with sup- . pressing a letter from Millard Fillmore author izing the n itbdniM-al of Ins name if it would secure the defeat of Buchanan. They have no hpc of electing Hazlehurst ; he is a mere de- coy thrown out to deceive and catch the un Tvttry, the same as sham ducks are used to fool the real ones and get them entangled in the " meshes of the wity hunter. Wc feel "coijti- dent, however, that very fetf can be galled and wheedled into bis support; W feci satisfied that every intelligent man can, if be w ill, see through th disreputable' game ."of the l;sidc- - door" leaders, and we trust that no ono who desires the ascendancy of correct, principles - and tbe defeat of Locofocolsm, will vote for anybody els than David TVilmot and the rest of the American-Republican ticket. The con- t: test is between Wmnot and Packer, and every Tote taken from Wilmot and given; to a third .'candidate, jrill be one less for Packer to over ..come itwill be helping the Democracy to I thai extent. . ; - .; ; - U ."We bare no desire to resort to misrepresen- tation and tergiversation for. the' purpose;of voters into the support of Mr. Wil mot an the other. men who are on the. ticket .TitbKim' w1y?atc-facts r and if men, tfter being tbtewarned of the chicanery ad -object, of ntcloirtnIlitIcians:Vitt permit themselves to Ve mlsd aija duped in to the wpport of Haifebdrstarla hereby aid they are; greater spoonies and'Rreen hw. tfcaa we ar wining to telieYe. tT-m!ftr General ba. iecidT that 5" prtcea-tk' t- fly, leaf a ' uail nlsecf- iUe whoUto .let- 1 ,rursons buj ing books (oWnd - - 'raai- Uer notic4 this LEIIEfiFKOX KANSAS. ( Correspondence of the "Raflsman',3 Journal." 1-4.WRE5CE, K. T. August 3, 1857. Tatr;p How :--To-day the Free State men are hoMing an election under the Topeka Con Mitution. Tliey vote for ail of the officers provided for by that instrument, and for" or "against" the Constitution, under which they desire to be admitted into the Union as an in dependent State. The election passed oft" very quietly, much more so than i:i Pennsylvania. In Lawrence for tho Constitution there were 0(53 votes; against it General Lane, Gov. Kohison, Judge Smith, and other "notaWes" were there in their glory. About Lawrdncc they all talk and ad like men who have been wrongfully and 'outrageously oppressed, but are determined .henceforth to be free. They say that it the new Constitution is fairly sub mitted te a vote of the people, to the bona fide residents of the Territory, so they can all par ticipate in the election without any improper restraint upon the right of sulfiugc, that they w ill poll a vote that ill effectually silence their slanderers, oppressors and murderers.- Secretary Stanton c.iuie down to Lawrence this cveaing, to "quell the riots, and suppress the insurrection but the people wye quiet no riots occurred no insurrections broke out, and, unfortunately for the Secretary, he had no opportunity to distinguish himself in that way. And, like a beautiful Cower "despoiled of its grace and bloom," he returned to Le compton as free from honor as when he came. Walker has been cutting a "'nig swell" about Lawrence. lie marched his troops through the principal strcetsof that famous city, anden- camped ou the plaiivbeyond its limit?, for the purpose of intTmidlmig the brave Lawrence ites. Eut his attempt was an entire failure. It is suflieient to s.iy that Lawier.ce is si an H;. yet, and lier people not humiliated. His course has undoubtedly been such as to insure him the contempt of a majority of the Free State men. They say though, that be would not be a "bad fellow, if he would let bud ickhlicy a owr ." Somebody said an Indian in the vicin ity of Fort Riley a dispatch was sent to Gov. Walker for troops, and the Governor, anxious, no doubt for a pretext to leave Lawrence with out further action, started in pursuit of the villainous Indian, and is now pursuing him with several hundred troops. We may say, emphatically, that the Governor "first march ed up tho LiH, and then marc'ied down again," (without effecting any tiling,) and then retrea ted with disgrace. Lawrence is improving rapidly. A large number of new buildings, among which are two fine large stone churches, have been built this slimmer, and a number of others will soon be completed. The outskirts of t he town pre sent a warlike appearance. Several small forts and fortifications have been erected a but the place by the Free State men. The Free State Hotel that was destroyed by the Border Kuflians, is rising, from its ashes, and will when finished be the largest building in the place. The general appearance of the country a rouud Lawrence is exceedingly Iwautiful. The land is rich, fertile and productive. There is plenty of building stone, aud timber to sup ply tho wants or the surrounding country. There has tbecn but very little rain in this region of country this summer. The larming interests will suffer materially in consequence of the dry weather. Yours, fee. D.... Tuk "Mi'm" Candidate. The Clearfield Re publican, of July 8th, contained the following : "IicxcoMB. It has been announced that Wilmot has challenged Gen. Packer to public discussion before the people. Do these gen tlemen lorgct that immediately upon his nom ination Gen. Packer caused it to be announced through bis friends that he was ready to meet bis competitor, whoever it might be, before the people, in defence of the principles of the Democratic party." If, immediately upon his nomination. Gen. Packer announced that he was ready to meet his competitor, why is it that ho has so sud denly lost his valor, and rctuses to come out like a man "in defence of the principles of the Democratic party V, Is he afraid of Wilmot, or is he afraid the principles of his party will not bear discussion 7 -Oris it both ? . Wonder w hether' it is "Buncoiub" yet- that he has leen challenged by Wilmot ! .The "back out" of Tacker reminds us of the Irish sol dier, who, when asked why he "ran away in battle, after having boasted of his great cour age, excused himself thus : -'Faith, rae heart is as bowld as a lion, so it is ; but I happen to have a pair ol cowardly legs, which always run away with nie body whin I'd be afthct lighting the inimy ; bad luck to them." So, perhaps, with the valiant Packer. . lie is "bowld as a Hon" himself, but he has a "cowardly" State Committee that "runs away wid his body whin he'd be afther fighting his Iniinv !' . ' i --'An "ObfuL -SPtiKGE." Isaac Hazlehurst, the Bogus American candidate for Governor, who was announced to speak in Clearfield on Monday evening, didn't make his appearance, but the hfghlyelovated Chairman f the Bun combe and Oily-Gammon State "-Committee, II. Boui bastes Soap, alias tbe skunk,' ''reared and pitched, but couldn't make ajnnip. The declarations made about the editor of the RaflMinaa Journal, bj this miserable, con temptible, pitiaWe lackey and sap-head, who performs menial service for filthy political masters, are 'false, and he knew when he made them that be was uttering a wilful lfa. We ; regret -that the principal organ-grinder was absent, for it would have-afforded consid erable ' amusenoBt to every body to have wit nessed the unique performances of his monkey. C Thmr timing about ani wheeling" aboaf, V ' .-. , ' Would havo bona m shorn ; r . . , ... For every time they'd turn about. ".' ' They'd jump Jim Crow. -i s. "--.' j " 1 1 1 ''" ' -' " r ,- :- ElsJl'he Democrats beld a-meeting in tiio Cpprt IIouo last nisrhtat which an effort was mads tn Smooth over Packer's log-noaUng propensity, .It s flaw .wort, . however. Ur it js wotl known that whilsfhd w-u in the Lcgtlature in 185!, he was in favor of lo-ioatiug- and that a bill to prohibit the Boating of loose logs met -with Ma BnnalLSed - '-. . ST7MMAEY OF NEWS. New Orleans papers of the Gt!i contain the charter of the Louisiana and Tebauntepec Co. for the construction u! a railroad and other communication across the Isthmus under the Garay and Sloo grants. The capital stock is. ten millions of dollars, two of which will be is sued as fully paid stock and delivered to the trustees who now hold the title to those grants, as it will be necessary to enter into some ar rangements with tho governments of Mexico and the United States. Kansas advices to the 8th inst. state that Gov. Walkcrhad returned -to Lawrenco with the United States troops, the apprehensions of an attack by the Indians proving groundless. The city government met on the 7th inst., and was engaged in perfecting ordinances. The election returns indicate nearly a' unanimous vote in favor of the Topcka Constitution. The Indians in New .Mexico sh'o"v a disposi tion to be troublesome. The Cheyeunes had refused to receive from the agents, or agree to any treaty, saying they could make more by stealing. t The Pawnees also threatened Hos tilities. Dates from Fort Laramie have been .received to the 22d ult. Col. Sumner had arrived at Lent's Fort, and would leave on the 12th for the head waters of the Republican, in pursuit of the Cheyenne Indians. The California trains had all passed Fort. Laramie in good health. Magraw's wagon road train was at Fort Kearney. Col. Alexander's regiment and Spencer's battery, destined for Utah, w ere met miles west of Leuvenworth. Another regiment was at Rock Creek. Capt. Van Kleit was ou the bottom wood, and Renos' battery at the Big Blue. The Cheycnne.s were scattered along the entire route between Forts Laramie and Kearney, but little damage was done to the trains, the Indians fearing to make an attack on account of the parties being s" large. The war between the Crow and Sioux Indians is reported to have broken out again. Several surveying parties have arrived, but they saw nor heard nothing of thejuurders reported last week. On the lS'th, a letter received at Washington from the Superintendent ol Indian a'lairs for the Northwestern. Superintendency of Min nesota, states that the Vankton Indians had driven all the settlers from the neighborhood cast of the Big Sioux River, and that a portion of them have expressed themselves favorable to making a treaty. The Superintendent is inclined to believe that before all the troubles with the annuity of the Sioux can be perma nently settled, it will be necessary to make new treaties with them, by stipulations of a strong and binding character, to the observance of peaceful relations with tho United States, and responsible for all depredations. Late accounts from the Island of St. Domin go, state that a revolution had broken out at Santiago, against President Bilz. A battle had taken place in the interior, during which 150 men were killed. ' ' A dispatch from Washington city, of the 14th says, if it be true, as stated, that Costa Rica has disposed of tho Xicaraguan Transit Route, and has acquired part of the Territory of tho latter, our Government will unquestion ably object to that arrangement, it being known that Mr. William Carey Jones was especially instructed to represent the views of the Ad ministration on that subject, adverse to such a course of policy. A letter is now on the way to Mr. Frederick P. Stanton, Secretary of Stato for Kansas, tendering him an appointment as Superinten dent of Indian Affairs, in place of Governor Gumming ; but not to take effect till the raoet ing of Congress. ' ' " f The Kansas correspondent of the Democrat says that Judge Cato has published an opinion regarding the payment of taxes as an essential preliminary to the rights of voting, and that the Sheriffof Douglass county has given notice of his intention to collect the taxes. Rumors say that Lane, Robinson, Phillips, Confray, Blood, and others, have been indicted by the Grand J ury of Lecompton. In a speech at Os awakec, on the 5th inst., Gen. Lane announced the organization of eleven thousand men to protect thepolls at the , October, election," and stated that the number1 would be increased to twenty-five thousand. . ' - - ' ' A family of six persons, residing in Bell county, Texas,' were burned to death a lew days since' Their .house was surrounded by a cedar break, which took fire' from some causo, and before they could escape were burned fa tally.' ' ' '' " : - ; The Merchants' powder magazine, in Hali fax', containing the whole stock in the city, ex ploded at midnight on the 14th August, caus ing a terrific concussion, demolishing the mag azine, badly shattering tho new barracks, and brcaKing all the windows in Ihe northern part of the cify. One man was killed and fifteen injured. Thc loss is estimated at $100,000. The excitement created was intense. People were tli rbv.n from theirbeds and rushed be wildered into the -streets, supposing the con cussion to have been caused by an earthquake. Advices 'from Fort Kearney stale that a party of nineteen . drovers, in charge of up wards 1800 cattle, destined for the Utah expe dition, were attacked when twenty seven miles above fhe Fort, on the 1st inst., by 150 Chey enne Indians.' All the cattle and twenty mules ran off. Ono of the drovers was killed, and another severely 'wounded. None of the In dians were slain.' Col. Sumner has started in pursuit of the Indians. i ' " - - ' i ftNossK.vsE."-ThePiWyeaa denies au thoritatively and emphatically tliat "the course of tho Federal Administration isdirected to wards the admission of Kansas as a Free Stale " and adds that it is "glad to see that its neigh bor, the, don't believe in any such non sense." - , , : ..... ' ' ""'-v i' -r ' - 5 ; A flash 'of Ughtutng lately ran dowa stovo pipo in a; bar-room at Oranoco, Miss., and up set a man who .was. leaning back withe bis feet oa the stovo Bfti5 pretty well pickled with rumhe .waS.ptoof against all merely, electri- C3inuias,aa;waa yaiuy-t..., v i- . e:r; . JUDGE WILKOI'S APPOIKTIESTS. By appointment of the State Ccmmittee, Hon. David Wilmot will r.ddress his fellow citizens, at the following places : Somerset, Tuesday afternoon, August 2". Grecusburg, Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 20. Vv'.isiii: jrtou, Thursday afternoon. Aug. 27. Pi'tsbnrg, Friday evening, August 2b. L'niontown,' Saturday afternoon, August "29. Bedford, Tuesday afternoon. September 1. M'Coiinelsbu'rg, V ednesd.iy afternoon, Sept .'2. Chainbcrsbutg, Thursday afternoon. Sept. -J. Huntingdon, Friday afternoon, September -1. llollkbiysburg, Saturday uliei iiim.h, Sept.'t. Aitoona, Saturday evening, September o- Allegheny--Ciry, Monday evening, Sept. 7. ' Kittanuing, Tuesday afternooii, September 8. Clarion, Wedncsday'affernoon, September 'J. , Franklin, Thursday afternoon, September 10. Meadville, Friday afternoon, September 11. Watcrlord, Saturday afternoon, Septemb. 12. Erie, Saturday evening, September 12. Beaver, Monday afternoon, September 11. Xew Castle, Tuesday afternoon, Septemb. 15. Mercer, Wednesday afternoon, September 10. Burter, Thursday afternoon. September 17. Allegheny: co. Friday &' Sat 'day, Sep. loisclO. -Indiana, Monday afternoon, Scqaeuiber 21. Johnstown, Tuesday afternoon, Septemb. '",i CLEARFIELD, Wednesday, September 27' Bellefonte, Thursday afternoon, Septemb. 21. Lewistown, Friday afternoon, September 25. Bloomlield, Saturday afternoon, Septem. tlG. Dancannon, Saturday evening, September 20. ll.irrisburg, Monday afternoon, Septemb. 28. Mcchanicshurg, Mond.iv eveuini. Sept. 28. Carlisle, Tuesday afternoon, September 2'J. Gettysburg, Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30. York, Thursday afternoon, October 1. Chestnut Level, Friday afternoon, October 2. Lancaster, Saturday afternoon, October 3. West Chester, Monday afternoon, October 5. Media, Tuesday afternoon, October G. Phil'a and vicinity, from the 7th to the 13th. LEMUEL TODD, Chairman of the CummiUcc, Edward M'Pherson, Secretary. General Packer, says the Gettysburg Slar, has been in public cflice almost a lifetime Twenty years ago, he was editor of a paper in Lycoming5 county. Since that time he has had no regular business, lie has done noth ing but hold 'office and live off the fortune he acquired by his ofiices. He has b"en collector of tolls at Williamsport a Canal Commission er a contractor a quiet partner in sundry jobs of work on the canals Auditor General under Porter a member of the House of Rep resentatives, and member of the Senate. When a candidate for the latter office, such was his standing at home that ho ran almost 1500 votes behind his ticket in that Senatorial Dis trict. Mr. Packer is a man in the vigor of life rather good-looking, and plausible in his manners. IIo makes a fair speech and is a, good wire puller. For many years he has aimed to be made Governor. There is one mystery about him. No onecan tell when; and how he made his money. His ofiiees have never been lucra tive, and his salaries cnld not have yielded such profits. There is little doubt that part of tho. Seventeen Millions of Direct Taxes the people have been paying within the last twelve years has gone into his pocket by some under ground avenue burrowed by the "Canal Rats" with whom he has associated. A" man with his antecedents, with his associates, and his bearing, is an unsafe person to entrust with the important duties of thj. Executive chair. Missouri Electiox. It is now' reduced to almost a certainty that Rollins, the American and Emancipation candidate, is elected Gov ernor of the State of .Missouri. There is a moral connected with this election in Missou ri, even il Rollins had been defeated, which it would be well for the opponent of Locofoco istn in Pennsylvania to ponder over. .Missou ri .is a Slave State; yet for some years the E mancipation - feeling has been growing, until now it is rather formidablel'iEmanicpation, we believe, as used in that State, means to get rid of slavery by some practicable means. This is further than the Republicans of the free States go, for they do not wish to inter fere with slavery in the States where it exists Now, if the Americans at the Slave State of Missouri could consistently unite witli the E mancipationists, why should not the Ameri cans aud Republicans in Pennsylvania, when they entertain : similar principles ? Let those in our own State who are any ways squalmy about uniting, learn a wholesome lesson from the conduct of the Americans and Emancipa tionists of Missouri. i - ; t- . : : . ; ' Goixa to General Smash. The exfrava-g-ance of what aro known as fashionable peo ple in New York i? extraordinary. -To support It they must all be in possession of incomes averaging from thirty to forty thousand dollars each. Of course, this is ont of the question, and hened, uppcr-tendem in Gotha.ii is rapid 17 rushing to desperate bankruptcy. Hear what a correspondent of one of our papers, w ho dates from New York says:' ' ."'"''. "This is a fast age: We not only live fast, travel fast and die fast, but we are fast buyers. In the way of extravagance no former age ever excelled us. This not ' only proves that the conrttry.is running, largely to' wealth, but also gingerbread and' tinsel.' There are dwelling houses in this city which cost $200,000. To keep such a house in servants, butchers; bills, parlies, and bassoons; runs away with $30,000 more.-' Every body seems bent upon making the utmost "splurge" and'rushing to "highfa-lutin"- and gold-edged,' spittoons'. A lady the othc day paid $400 for a handkerchief. .A shawl worth $1500, Ts quite a "common occur rcnco, in this metropolis. Port-monnaics, set wkh pearls and diamonds and costiug from $75 to $300, have just been introduced by a Paris importer. Fans worth $60 may be found at Stewart's bj the dozen. " If this fact don't prove that we live in a fast age that we are doing business on a high pressure principle, I don't know what would." ' . (; ;- ., '-.y :.-y , Gov. Walker's LiQcoa Bill. When "ye little Governor' arrived at Leavenworth the City Council tendered him the hospitality of the city";- The way he accepted it was to order an immense amount of liquor-for-a bijr drink the bill lor which, $210, the. council uow re-1 tuses to pay, on U10, ground . that that was not the kiudot hospitality, that was -offered him., -A model Governor; he, who can, mate voe day' liquor bill foot.. up f 210. . . ; i . PENNSYLVANIA .ITEKS. Warrss CorsTt. The Mail learns from the Jamestown Democrat thatjpepnty Sheriff Bush neli. ol Cattaraugus Co., passed througFrews burg, on tho 2d, with a hoise that had been stolen Irom ihe vicinity of Napoli. The sto len property was recovered by -means of the confession id 0:10 of an extensive galtg of thieves and counterfeiters, who had been r.rres ted ou suspicion of stealing the horse, rml let off on hail. W'e understand i.o h is concluded to turn state evidence, lie pa s he cm cc n viet a large number of hr rse thieves and cor.n teifeitTs, an organized Lar.d residing in Cat tiraucus. Chautaii'iuc and Warren Counties, ami scattered overt!:? country in various direc tions. This fellow siys t!i.-.t a l ir-rc ;j k.- :t if v of Tens 0:1 the '-Lake Shore Bank,"5 altered from Ones' arc in circulation and have never yet been detected. He also declares that he can and will disclose the names of the burglars and thieves who broke open the jewelry store in Sinclofirvillc, not long since, and stole a large paanlity of jewelry. We do not give the names of the pari ies at present, but shall endeavor at a:i early day to get a lull history of the operations . and depredations of this band of villains. Blair County. Tho Tyrone ILrall of the BJtli says, as Amos Keetor, a resident of Cen tre county, was passing along the line of the Tyrone aud Clearfield Rail Road, he met a man named Jonas Smith, an employee on the Road, and stopped when he rcach.d him, probably for the purpose of speaking to him, they hav ing met fieji!cit.y before. Smith was intoxi cated at the lime, and when the deceased stop ped, he, without sptakii.g a word, set upon, and beat Keetor so bad that he died in a short time. We do not know that Smith bus been :u rested On the 12th, a German iiamed Weaver, a laborer at 'the Portage "iron Works in Duncansville, was struck by the arms of a wheel with such force on tho head as to frac ture his tkull and cause death, in a few minutes A child about nine months old, daughter of M. M. Fitzgerald, of Altoona, came near choking to death by getting a three cornered piece of tin in its throat ; but was happily ielieved by a physician who was called in. Washington Couxtt. On tho 7th, a boy named Robert Scott, living with Mr.'.Ino. Hod gens, near Caiionsburg, was bitten on the neck, by a large Mack spider, and tears are euter tainod that it will prove fatal. . ... A few days since, James Mclis ido was thrown by an unruly colt, and his leg becoming entangled in the rope of the halter, he was dragged about a quarter of a mile and severely injured OnthuGd inst. at West Middleton, a son of Dr. Hamilton, dee'd, caught a horse in the held and in a'.ttempting to catch another, urged the one he was riding over a bank, in doing which the boy was thrown off, and the horse lit with his foot on his head, breaking his jaw bone and otherwise severely injuring' him. .... A jnan named Fonncr was arrested at West Mid dleton on the 15th lor passing a counterfeit $20 bill on Joel Twcesdell Mr. James White, carpenter, broke two of his ribs by lull ing across a sleeper of a new house. Schuylkill Cou xty. Last Satnrdav Tnorn ing, as the train on the Little Schuylkill R. R; was nearing. Port Clinton, the engineer saw a small child on the track a short distance ahead, but the train was under such rapid headway that it was utterly- impossible to check the fpeed fuifiiciontly to bring the train to a sttp, before it bad passed over the child, and cut its body in two killing the poor little creatnre in stantly, of course. It had been left on the track to play, by a woman who was near at hand picking berries. Centre Couxtt. On the Cth,Mrs. Sourbcck, occupying a room in theFranklin House, Belle fonte, was badly burned in attempting to ex tinguish some clothes that were set on lire by one of her little girls, who had undertaken to fill a fluid lamp. The top tailing oft, the fluid ignited and set Are to the clothes, and caused the accident On the 8th, a child of James Lipton of Hoggs, was drowned, by falling into the race at Mc.MulIins axe factory; it was between 2 and 3 3ears old. Jefferson Couxtt. The Mount Plens.mt Baptist church, near Corsica, was destroyed- by tire last night, (12th inst.) This is most as suredly the work of an inceudiary. Within one year two school houses, a board kiln be longing to tho Presbyterian, church in course of erection, and this church, havoall been des troyed by fire, uudor mysterious circumstan ces. ..... Dalphix Couxrr. A colored man, named Taylor, from Middletown, who had recently been placed in prison for stealing a -coat, hung bimsell in his cell, last evening, with a cord of yarn suspended from the heating pipe of his cell. The unfortunate man had been ailing for several days, and not (infrequently manifested symptoms of insanity. . " ': Clarios Cot-sty. Frederick Fluke, of Mad ison township had his hand horribly mansled by a saw in a lath mill on the 7th, and on Mon day following it became necessary to amputate between the wrist and elbow. The operation was performed and the patient is doing well.: Ebib CouxTT.-rOn the llth, Thomas Pot ter was killed by a mowing machine, the blade of which struck him on the thigh, causing his death in a short time. 1 - - ; - - ",,.. r ' '-"-:- ' '- WuEXCE. STBTCHNIXK ; IS PROOLCED.-The source from whence this poison, which has gain ed so world-wide , a celeberty recent lv,' is ob tained, is thus noticed in Dickens' Household Words: .: - - . ; : . In .Ceyl6n and several . districts of India, grow.a moderate-sized trce,with thick, shining leaves, and a short, crooked stem. In the frnit scason,it is readily recognized by its rich, orange-colored berries.abont as large as golden pippins.; The rind is hard and smooth,, and covers a white, solt pulp,. the favorite food of many kind of birds, within which are the flat, round seeds, riot an inch in diameter, ash gray color, and covered with very silky hairs. Tho Germans fancy they can discover resem blance in them to grey eyes, and call them crows' eyes, but the likeness .is purely imagi nary. The tree is the strichnine nux roiniM, and the nut is the deadly poison nut. The lat ter was early vscd as a" medicine by the Hin doos, and its nature and properties uuderstooi by Oriental doctors long before it was known to foreign nations. - DogkiIler-' md ''fish scale" are two of its Arabic names. It is stated that at presentthe natives of Hindoostan often take it for many months continuously .in much the same manner as opium-eater eat opium. They commence., with taking the. eighth of a nut a day, and gradually increase their allow ance to an entire nut, which would be about twenty grains. If they eat directly before or uncr.ioou, nounpieasanteltectsare produced; but if they neglect this precaution spasms re- -n?"A clergyman observing a poor .man by the road breaking stones with a pickaxe, and kneeling to get at "Ms work'betfer, made the remark, "Ah,. John, I wish I eould break the stony heath of my hearers as easily as von are breaking those,' The mm replied,-rcrhaps, master, yon do not work er yonr knees.'; K-Charlotte Jones, the murderess, who is now in'pnson- at Pittsburgh,' awaiting ptfblic execution," was solicited by her sister for mon ey o purchase a now drees, that she might go to see her hung." ' ''"' ' , ' ' '' ' : Jami:s Thc-.--, .There is not probably m this State another wbose h litical re cord is so lull of oapticity and tergiversation as is that f James Thompson, candidate of the Loco.'.k-os for Supreme Judge. Xow we aic not going to write an essay. We like two or three lacts packed together and whacked plump into the Lull's eye, like a caution ball. In answer to the questions of Goodrich, Sco fie'd, James, Meril'l, Clemons and Arnet, a comTOtitee appointed in 1848 to inquire into his views ou the V.'ibnot proviso, Thompsoa said, after quoting his vote for the Oregon Li!l with the proviso : "You will therefore sec that have .Aoir by my voir 3 my lelief in the FoWFR or CoscztLf-s to i-RoniniT Si.avert ijc the Terhitories. Lcicr, Seyt. I, lbifr.J - What did this s.iroe man do in lSoO ? What no other northern man perhf-ps, (though there arc a good many northern locofocos left) could be found base enough to do ; he celled rrt vious question en Ae i:ifamous rueitir Marr Jlct, thereby closing the mouths cf ullits on o ucnls, an act, which of itself ought to doom any man to political ignominy. That was James Thompson's Democracy in ISoO. What next 1 Why, this same Wihnot Prurisi man of 1819, this Fusi.'irc-Sl.irr- 7.:i,s prricstr cf 1800, is now great high priest of the Squat ter Sovereignty Democracy! be has been tried and found willing in the dark day ot Slavery's rule, and with its placard blazoned on his back and 011 his brow, asks the people of Pennsyl vania to place him iu one of their highest seat j of power and of honor ! What sh-.it the answer be in October? Pitt.sbrrgH Ga:e!tt. AxoTiii:n Rarin Westf'tj PrtBi.. The precocity of the Western damsels is something marvellous. One gets married at fifteen ; an other tiies to do so at twelve; and now we bear of a juvenile prodigy, Min Ijoulna Lew, of a highly respectable family, who, at tho age of lourteeu years, lieiug seized with a desire to see the ivrld,.lcft her home in Lon don, Canada West, and posted off to Detroit, where,' after a most energetic and pcrsvrirg, but unsuccessful, pursuit ot employment lor several days, she resolved to establish a school and issued a circular, announce herself compe tent to give instruction in English, French, drawing, botany, science, astronomy, music and singing, fancy work, &c. Just a every thing was iu readiness for m extensive busi ness, her brother, learning where hhc w.is, pounced upon her, paid her bills, and carrU-t her home. Miss Louisa was not at all discouraged-by her brief, but rather tie veto experience. A Hex House Ratisher. Iu Albany, a few days since, a hen house belonging a Mr. Phelps was broken Into and robbed. Mr. Phelps-being angry, allowed that tie would "lay for the thicl" and hoot rdm. This drew out the following reply : To Mr. Orsin Felps -. Rein one ef tliat ar class tliut gits ioItry anny v.ay it cm be. got, and understanding from your advertizemeut in a newspaper that you hav sum chickens left, and that you'd got a pistol and sum blu pil to give to the luan what stole 'cm' this is to certify that I shall coma to night, and I have got a ho-ritzer with 1110 crammed full of nalcs, tax and other iron im pluments. 1 liar marked your size on tho side of a church and been practisin on it for a week, and don't think I can miss you. So cum 'on with "yonr pistil and bin pil. After I get through firin at you, I'll carry home tho "duds" on the howitzer. - ' Voiirs, .: : : . - AIlEM-nopfiE Ravishes. ' Faggots for Heretics'. The AMgate chnrch in Londoii has a fund bequeathed to it iu tho dark day s of persecution. Its specific purpose was to purchase faggots, sot to warm the cold, or prepare food for the. bungry poor, but to bcbs hebetics! .: Somo centuries bare""ntr passed,, and the supply haa so lar exceeded the demand, that there is no more room for storing away the abundant faggots.' The trus tees of the fund, it is said, now give away the proceeds, to keep alive the poor,-and com fort and save the very class that a diflerent age had consigred to the stake. A". Y. Obs. A correspodent of the Chicago Tribune say that being in Rock county, Illinois, one day last weak, he went up on the top of a bill cal led Mt. Zion, six miles from Janesville, and counted on the sutrounditig plain on hundred and fifty-four horse power reaping machines, busily cutting down w heat." There were one thousand men, - wonenand boys following after, binding and shocking up .the golden sheaves. " It was a sight worth seeing, to lie hold the grain falling and being gathered tip at the rate of two hundred acres per hour. TnE Philadelphia Frett announces that Gen. Packer will soon make his appearance as a speaker at .-5cnocfiljc meetings in the inte rior. . The Feuylrunian says that Gen. Pack er ought jjot to do any such silly and impro per thing;" but if he will so farfo'rget the pro prieties he mast abide by the consequences. . mmm " - - The wife of Gen.' Leslie Coombs died tn Lex ington, Ky., n th 12th inst. - - r Nct Advertisements. CAUTION'. All persons are hereby caui"nt against baying or iu any way niedulin with a y oke of oxen, now in possession of Wra. W. Wil son, of -Chest township, muit oxen belong to im, and have vt been loaned bf me to aaU Wilson. A u 1 9, 1 -ftr-St. . . . F. O. At Ibl.KR. CAUTIOX. The public ar cautioned ar.-iist meddling witli or purchasing a sorrel hone in the possss-Hon of Robert liritton, of Dralv tp., as tho saaue belongs touo and fa nr-r rcft'wiiU said tlrrttonon loan. , . UUjJitV IS. itAtUiV. . Union toffnsbip, August 1SV IS57-3t-pd. CAUTION. The undersigned cautions tho public from .meddling with a yoke of oxen, and a brindle eor, in-the poswssion vf Thomas B. TciupIotoB,; in Knox tow!tship,'s'ttio'8ame belong to inc. acd are only in his hand c locn. IIL'SKx" HEtlARTX. Woodward township. August 19. 13 j7-.tt-pd. - C ACTION. All persons arc hereby cautioned : araint bikini? a note, given by me,, for fifiv dollars, ia favor of Win. Lard, paylio six months after date and "dated about the 14th dav of An-pw-'t- A. I. 4S37, as I have not received ralne for the same. lam determined not to pT it unlM compelled by law so tt do. -Aug lit 18j7-?,t-pd. - ABHAIIAM CnOWEl.L-. r -r T " ADMIMSTUATOtlS- .KOTICE. Letters of Administration on the cstr.ie of Jaiuca. M,Kelly lato of tilco Hope, Clearfied eoanty, Pa.; deceased, having been granted to tho suhscri-. bcrs, ull persons iutluhtcd to the said estate, Jire r qnostcd to msko immediate payment, aud the- having elaiins or den.aiiJs against Uie kuae. will prefect, them properly authentf!iij.J tor settle nicut. MAKY KKU.V. ltell 1p. JES.E llL'TTOX. 15uriiidoaa 1 Aagustl9. lS'7-6t AJiaicistratorn. nnilE S?tO AM a?15, SINGLE AND j-'Vi 4ii4uauuir ak.urijv tAlLl PEWIXO MACI1 INT. Aa Agencv f ,e the sale of - l -v : r . . i. . .1 1 j - - inwc uiiicBuiva, 1 uta uu inn aujoiniB OOUn- lics, vsti ire ,oiiuiv-4 vj ptrrafutH-- application to the Bubseribers, Gth & Areh ttreets, Philadelphia. No one need apply without capital snffioier u eonduot the bu&lneM prbperlyvand' withoat reffer enecs as to reliability and capacity. Wo positively assert that these machines, for all purines of family aewinfr. ire io every respect superior to any Sewing Machine iamarket, (do matter, at what prices, they may be "held,) and wherever they-are offered or sale thev sMsteem maud ready and nnfiniited demand, t PluladelijUi August 19.135r - - - 4 ..... . -,;:-
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