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:::::FE1JKUARY 1G.
DISSOLUTION ok PAIVtNIJRSJ III.
The partnership heretofore existing
bfUveea the firm of liolsinger k. Hutchinson)
ia the publication of The Alley haran, has this
day been dissolve 1 by mutual consent. The
ubscriptinn nud accounts due the tirm will be
left with J. T. Ilutchiason, who is alone au
thorized to collect the same.
O. W. X. BOLSINGER,
J. TODD HL'TCHIXbOX.
Kbeusburg, February 10, IH'SO.
The I)cat!t Iciialy.
A few weeks since, iu the legislature of
?ew York,a bill was intreduced for a change
in the law iu relation to capital offences.
This bill provides that no person, convicted
of a capital crime, shall be executed until
the expiration of one year from the time
of such conviction, and not then, unless
the Governor shall issue his warrant direc
ting such execution. Iu the meantime, the
convict i-to be subjected tosolitary confine
ment and hard labor until the day of his
execution. While the bill does not pro
pose the immediate abolition of the death
penalty, it would, nevertheless, should it
become a law, practically attain that ob
ject. A similar statute has been in force
in Maine, since the year 1844 ; and during
that time a period of sixteen years not
a solitary execution has taken place under
the law of that Stafe. We have not no
ticed what action has been taken upon the
bill introduced into the legislature of New
Y ork, but we trust it may soon become
the law of that State, and shall then be
glad to sec our own State emulate the
example.
If there is but one black spot upon the
escutcheon of our glorious old Common
wealth, its carse may be traced to the fact
that our laws still sanction the infliction
of .capital punishment. We regard this
peculiarity iu our criminal code as un
worthy of our people ; unworthy of the
age in which we live; unworthy of any
Christian community. It might do in an
age of barbarism indeed, fur nothing bet
ter could be expected from brutalized hu
manity; but in this land of Gospel Lib
erty and Civilization, it is monstrous !
The history of Pennsylvania proves
that she has done much to bring about
en-lightened criminal legislation, not only
within her own borders, but elsewhere.
Jt wa-siu Pennsylvania that improvements
in the penal laws of England first oiiiuu
ted. It wa? here those improvements were
tested, before their adoption in Europe
with such signal success. It was under
the enlightened humanity of our own Wil
liam Penn, that the death-penalty was
blotted out in all cases but murder and
this, too, at a period when the laws of the
Mather country punished near two hun
dred offence? with the taking of life.
Emulating the example of Penn, our leg
islature in 17U4 restricted the death-penalty
to mmder.in the first degree, k?aving
all Inferior homicides punishable only by
kolitary confinement at hard labor : and !
some years later was abolished the revolt
ing practice ofcpublic executions. At this
point ourlegislattrrc stopped and it stop
ped too soon. Since that period, philan-thr-;y
has been vigilaut and unceasing in
its efforts to secure the total abolition of
capital punishment, But those efforts in
a good cause have uot been successful.
i'he death
k j - - ....v .7. UtIV
Liieous deformity that one uirly, disgus
r.tv excrccccuce yet disgraces our crim
inal aode. The barbarous relic is still
preserved ; the damnable warrant of blood
i r blood is- perpetuated ; and at this
day in the iuidduf the nineteenth cen
tury Pennsylvania Mili ors up her
trembling victims upon the spectrc-haunt-cd
scaffold !
Mineral On,. From the account? in
our Western Pennsylvania exchanges, it
appears to be a fixed fact that the oil pro
duced in Venango and other counties along
the Allegheny river, u destined to become
a great and permanent source of wealth
In some localities the yield is tremendous..
This oil, when properly purified asd reii
ncd is worth from ninety cents to or.c dol
L r and twenty-live cents per gallon iu the
Market, and,ns it is used for a great varie
ty of purpo.-c, the demand ic, cvnstaiH and
iiiwF-asi v
JVtm-Iiitercourse.
George 1). Prentice, the M'itty editor of
the far-famed Louisville Journal a paper
sumcientby pro-slavery- for tho latitude of
Kentucky lets off the following spicy ar
ticle on the rant and threats of Southern
extremists about dissolving the Union aud
refusing to trade with the people of the
North. The reader we know will agree
with us, that, if this article is not in Derby
k Jackson's publication entitled "Prcnti
eeana," it ought to be :
'Mlur good friend of the Richmond Whig
coruiany approves luc ulea ot 'tlie Jormatiou
of voluntary associations throughout Virginia
and the South, bound together by a common
pledge among themselves neither to eat, drink,
w ear, bay, or use any article manufactured at,
or imported from. theXorth. Thridi r.f not
eating Xew England salmon next spring, or of
reiusiug an ice crop from (. lucago when the
dog star rages ; the bare thought of having
Indiana grouse, or a Maine supply of potatoes
mieruicieu to us ; ot being compelled to read
of Xew York oysters or Pittsburir ale. and bp
in the tantalizing condition of not enjoying
mem; tne terrible calamity involved in giving
up the Newark cider sold for champagne; the
simcring sensation produced by :ue thought
of refusing to be supplied with Pennsylvania
coal this winter, because it is mined by an un
derground railroad; the setting our obdurate
appetites agaiust the produce of Hoosier
pigeon roosts, a teat or olue wing, because
they fly from the Xorth. All these are over
whelming. We are patriotic enough as the
world wags, but we cannot surrender our ras
tronomic libcrtv. Cu?ar ha.l hi Rmtm
u uaries 1. Ins e roniwell, aud a voluntary as
sociation to ueithcr drink nor eat Northern
erood thiiiL's has its Louisville Juvmnl ifth.it
is treason make the most of it. Our pood frion.l
of the Richmond M'ny will forgive us, if, after
ti.iwiig stoou politically shoulder to shoulder
lor years, w e now pari stomach to stomach on
this question of 'internal improvement.' It is
hard to sunder old ties, and our very bowels
yearn to be reunited, but then stomachic bit
ters give an appetite and promote digestion,
anu so we cram the bitter cup to the dregs.
There is nobody in the North, worthy of con
sideration, that is deadly hostile to this sec
tion ot the Lnion. There are a few misgui
ded enthusiasts in the Xorth, as there are
hot-headed zealots in the South, who make all
the alarm and fuss: beyond this, there is ns
much brotherly feeling and cordiality of af-
icciion rjeiwecn ine rree and slave Mates, as
there ever has been since the formation of the
Constitution, and we verily believe, more fra
tcrnitv of interest."
Col. A. G. Curtin.
The People's State Convention is rap
idly approaching, an! the claims of the
various aspirants for the Gubernatorial
nomination are being duly considered, ex
tolled and set forth. Our readers well know
that we have long since enlisted under the
banner of Col. Andrew Gregg Curtin. We
have supported him for the nomination.
e hope soou to support him for the office.
Let the Convention do as it may let the
nomination fall upon whomsoever it will
our humble influence will, of course, be
exerted in favor of the nominee; but "at
Ihe present speaking," we -wish it to be
distinctly understood that we are fur Cur
tin. II e is our choice ; he our candidate.
Nor is our preference, as we think,
without reasou. Viewed from any stand
point, Col. Curtin is the equal of any of
his competitors for the nomination; in
many respects, availability among the rest,
he is their superior. Wc say this not to
disparage anybody ; but because it is true.
As a private individual, Col. Curtin's char
acter is without blemish ; as a public ser
vant, his acts speak for themselves. The
very embodiment of all that is opposed to
Bogus Democracy -a man of pleasing ad
dress, Cue oratorical powers, aud unques
tioned ability, he is a lit exponent of our
glorious principles, and the roan above all
others to lead the People's Party of Penn
sylvania to victory in the coming contest.
.. -
Jclin W. Forney.
The Loco-Focos are rampant over the
election of this gentleman as Clerk to the
House of Representatives ; and numerous
vials of wrath are poured upon his devoted
head.
Whilst we do not claim Mr. Forney as
in any way friendly to the principles of our
party, we would, had we been a member of
the present Congress, liave voted for him.
Wc would have done so, if for no other
reason than rs a rebuke to James Buchan
an. Wc would have done so to teach that
old man that there i a Pennsylvania, and
there is a Xorth. If Mr. Forwey has com
mitted any crime agaiust Democracy, it is
that he has been consistent, which to gen
uine Loco-Focoism appears to be an unpar
donable sin. Dut Mr. Forney was deserv
ing 7F the Clerkship. Without the votes
ot the Anti-Lccompton members no Repub
lican Speaker could have been elected.
The Loco-Focos hnd inadcall kinds of coni
zations to defeat Mr. Sherman, and aft
erwards Pennington, and to accomplish
their purpose, would have tjiven the Clerk
ship to Judas Iscariot had lie been living
1 "
-Mr. I-orney and his friends battled nobly
to prevent the success of these schemes, and
it was altogether right that he should be
elected.
A fcart-rcndin affair r
- . vuujv JAA .C-
j cently at Mount Vernon. A Ltdv was
i found weep; ns bitterly at th iVo-fc,
! . . . - " . ;
j;nM..gmi5tokvUitlorsn,notoV? tomb.
Rational Delegates.
-v o"' e
tween numerous Opposition journals, as
the proper mode of selecting delegates
the National Convention :
some contend
., A , , . , , ,
ing that they should be appointed by the
.- vvuiv.hw.i. UUH.U "
they should be chosen by the People of
the several districts. Although we have
said but little upon the subject, we are
, , . . , , , .
nevertheless ot nmninn that, tho latter is
i "
the better method. It is the same which
was recommended bv our recent Count
Convention, and the one which, if acted
upon, will be best calculated to promote
, , .
peace and narmonv in the Onnnsition
11
ranks. If it be desirable to make the
1 ennsylvania delegation a unit on the
Presidential nomination, let that unity be
i c 1 t x. i- . a. t e must loot this truth in the lace. In
brought about fairly. Each district has a it . , . , ,
, , deed i cannot understand how a man can
right to be heard upon the subicct. and Ka n iv ,i i..t.i;. Ar:
that too through a representative of its own
Bcitxiiuu. xi iuo iaie convention usurps
this privilege, it will be prolific of incalcu-
1. . aa e i i
lable mischief, as two setts of inlrfitfj
.... '.
will be the inevitable consequence. As a
11 .1 , V , .
t - - -, ... m. .v-,v iuavvi iu
packing arrangements, gag laws and "Tab
irames and so they ought to be. And
I. im , ...
Miuutu iu cum i L' v.onveiuion trv nn nur
such dodges, wc trust its arrogance will
not go unrebuked
Letter of Declination of lion. A.
II. Ilecder.
The subjoined letter of Hon. A. II. lice-
der to Charles Albright, Esq., formerly of
,i i i . i i i .
this place, but now of Carbon county, we
. , , x. ,
r-lin iron-, n lata nnvI. ..F 1. If . ....7.
:Iip lrom a late number of the Mnuch
IViunk Gazette It is a spirited production,
rank, manly and patriotic, and does cred-
t even to its distin-uishr.l il,nr Tl.
..w. - a.aaaua ui in.- ..mui
... 1. T. . 1 i ..
frank
it ovnn trk li! .Iit,..,,,.. I., 1 a. riM
r i .. n
numerous friends of Gov.Kceder throu-h-
out the fctate, will regret that he declines
A 1 t
to nave ins name brought belore the Peo- been ealleu upon to preside vcr your de
ple's State Convention, in connection with liberations; and my frieuds will do me the
the Gubernatorial nomination. justice to say that I never desired it. I
E astox, February G, 1800.
.My DEAR sir: lours is received. T
cheerfully trivc vou all 1 have to snv in ro.
card to the liubernatonal nomination. I
say now, as 1 nave said trom the first sug
gestion of my name, that I do not desire
;"t ni.,i ji-mii,!,!.,,.;,!,,.!!,. .f .1 11
this, I have no idea of dispargin- the noui-
ination or cf affecting to look down upon
it, Conferred by that party which embod-
ies all the tru and treuuinc democaev
tho rr.il rnnvorvntion ...n .1: ..i
, , - - j ,
the real convcrvatism and well directed
patriotism, which are to be found in the
political organizations of the present dnv
it is an honor of which any man may be
H-ouJ. S;i!l I do not desire it. and wmibl
veay much prefer not to have it. For this
I have three or four private reasons, which
are quite convincing to myself, aud cqual-
i) so to mauy menus who arc acquainted
witn tnem, but winch it would be in bad
taste and obtrusive to thrust upon thc
It.Tfi l
-ublic. Influeueod bv tl.o T 1,.. ..
?i i . .
tne beginning expressed the wish, and re
peat it now, that no man will urire mv nom
ination from the motive of mere pcrsoual
mcnusnip to me.
I nevertheless recognize fully the oblijra-
tion resting upon every man, to sacrifice
Atrtzri 1 r.nL..i,..tttn ... . 11 i
r-vtAnf irln iii i... i.: ... . .
,, wuiliu VII. MV 1113 1'ailV lO t)C- I
come a canuidatc, lor their sake, and not
ms own and, recognizing this obligation
I would respond to it whenever such a
state of circumstances sbmil.l ,r n,.
the present occasion, howvor wM, ",.
bor of eminent gentlemen and desirable
candidates ready to take the nomination.
....V. A' 1.1 . ' I
ded. This A ct arn,.fn' '.U S',
vmcnnmr tr m CV - -
consonant to m own leeliiifs and wili
and saves me from a saorif, ,d tl. " tT
nt :i,- 4 , ,
in. Ill K7fDTeinCy "'P1
ng some ot my friends by an abrupt or
unquaiineu wunarawal ot my name.
fert ZZ::
ing und willsn upheave the pol t cal con -
,nn;tv T i- fiT.V.' .
in thinks, U t X
...'ir. . . ir. . , , s .
i" r5; t iueu-i- '-e-
yn ,. i , . , . i
lou are a delegate to the nnni nit .
. ... . avou.u. I
Convention, and 1 would i,,,nr " "
the necessity of selcctinga standard bearer
who is sound'upon the two great .melons
on which our future hangs? Thi firaiT
whether Slavery shall , r.J.J,T 1
tendedandperncduatedasasol w..'s
and the second is whether free white labor
shall be cherished and protected againsl
thoTfn7lnpCtlt1011- -rUchrcad-
iiiii, iuou"riis aim otxserv.Ttinn 1
their MS r.L
ruption and subserviency which has made
the miscalled democratic organization a
mere pro-slavery, Southern-sectional spoils
party, we must plant ourselves on the pure
original doctrines of the early fathers of
the ltepublic, stand by them with fidelity
and determination. Discriminating and
reflecting men must see, that to fostcrand
extend human slavery, and to surrender
the departments of Government, with all
their patronage and influence, to the con
trol of its advocates, is to travel the straight
road which leads to the establishment5 of
mob Jaw, and the destruction of freedom
of speech, action, opinion and suffrage-
rnr.ti., . , ul
--.. "-ui. nu iiieiiapie cerrun
y to oligarchy and despotism ; whihi to
wim ineviraoie certain-
build ur. rnli-htpn and dicmifv labor, is
t, 0 J 7
to deepen and strengthen ihe foundations
Ins uLjicu auu iiicutiitu 4uc luuuuauuua
i" 1 1" j. 1 A 1
en siu-guvciuuieui, auu iu lutitiist uiiu
to extend the blessings of intelligence, good
to order, well-regulated liberty,uational wealth
- T . A , , . , ,
i ana power.
1
luiimatciy, pernaps inseparably connec-
whh tLig the other question, wheth-
i cr -'iiucncan i..aoor sum ocnroiecieu 11110
our revenue laws against foreign coinpeti-
tl0n- 1 cnusylvania demands this protcc-
u ? ouht to iavc candidate
should be as sound on this point as on the
I x i . . .1 i t-
1 oiner. x ksow mat tne nepuoiican par-
ty are uot as unanimous on this as on the
v I former question, but the Peonies' Party of
1 ennsylvania are : and 1 believe that the
I
dominant controlling masa ottheKe-
puoiicans or tne nation, are witn them,
I 1 . -u 1.- - . 1
1 uuu win inae it a pare 01 ineir piaiiorm.
Without it, it is idle and absurd to ex-
I poet to carry 1 ennsylvania, aud the soon
er.tnis is distinctly understood the better
disrespect to adverse opinions, they seem
'"",) jiaiauujLicai. xu 1110 ucvei-
Pculcnt of free intelligent labor, this pro-
tection is a necessity, whilst slavery and
. , -'
Iree traae are the most natural allies, bo
true is this, that, if our TT; on,!
. . . ...
--..u iiAuu a iiuc, wi ua euiiijuseu
cnt,rely of Free States, there would be
but,on1e r'i.'!ion uPon the subject, and free
traue doctrines would become a curiosity.
t .
A. II. liEEDER.
Chas. Albhioiit, Esq.
.Uauch Chunk, Pa.
Mu. I'exnixgtox's Speech. On h.
incr conducted to the chair bv Messrs SWr.
man and locock, the newly etected Speak-
cr tJenverea e tollowing address:
Ut.MXUIES OF THE llOCSE OF KEP-
Lm, TI,-ir r., , 7 r i
RE.st.NTATi es 1 return vou my grateful
i i i i .. . . J V
acjinowieugcments tor the u;stin-uised ho-
I l , . . 0 .
acknowledgements for thedistinguised ho-
nor 3-011 have been pleased to confer upon
u,c "l electing me Speaker of this House,
Coming here for the first time at the
1 present session, to be associated with vou
L ; L,.i ,. 1 iV.
more unlookcd for than that I should have
I ...
am, ueeriucie?s, as conscious ol the uig-
nity and importance of this hiirh office as
auy gentleman can be, but should have
1 ft.. 1 ...
oeen lar better pleased had its duties been
entrusted to abler and more experienced
hands. After witnessingthe almost insur
mountable obstacles in the way of an or
ganization of this House, I come to the
ganizat
conclusion that any irentleman ot anv iwr.
!'' e T tou"auJ a majority of votes
T Srer, was bound m deference to
tb.c. Pubhc exigencies, to accept the respon-
f,bl5lty as an of patriotic duty, whether
" was agreeable to his persona
personal feelinsrs
or not. As that choice has unexpectedly
fallen on me, I have not hesitated to ac
cept it. In the execution ofthis hih trust
my object will be to do my duty with im
partiality and justice to all. 1 shall have
;reat necessity, gentleman, for your indul
ence in the uew position in which T am
placed, and I feel entire confidence I shall
receive it at your hands. A representative
. . . " 1 -
lrT the btat0. .,Vew Jcr3e uPon wlise
SOil so man' Dnlliant achievements were
accomplished in the Revolutionary war.
ana whose people have ever been distin
guished for their devotion to the constitu
tion and the Uniou, I pray to the Great
Arbiter of our destinies that I mav do no
act to impair the integrity ot cither, but
that
mat, by wise ana prudent counsels, peace
and order may vet rei-'u in our nmb,t and
r 1
, , r"-v w vu.
litui u.u-. u.moi.aineau
mbracinr all parts of our blessed Unicn.
- -1Pain atin': you tor your kindness.
now c"tcr "P?n the discharge of the ar
"ouV'lu,icoluPliC:Ucd duties of that station.
v.-Appiause.J
.1..r i'.CLIPSE OF THE SUN,
W111CU Will taKO place Oil the i!jth O JU V
!...! . J
"s ?ar .V11 ue.a. ve iinportant one
uie scientinc woriu. jt will commence
iu California and terminate on the borders
of the Ilcd Sca. . , , m.
GOth dcrree of n,, - 7r "
American continent at Hudson Strait, ft
WU CJ lUC AVanc to f panwh hore,
and for souie ""uutes Boinethinr like one-
rtl Painirm daVk,1CSS-
Ihe shadow will continue its course over
Afriea, croMi the Nilc to the north of
I 1 1 . n , .
j-'oniroia, uuu uuai:y quiiiinjr tne earth m
im - -7,,1 ,. . m
"r- ,unng tne eclipse the planets
v V ! 1 ' a"u. i F V"
VJf lc ther, arranged an the form
a rin-n rrcnce so rare that
wmc juries will elapse before such a
fPc can be witnessed again, indeed,
P ccl,Iae.It8e" fflU be ""equalled dunn
Pnt century
extraordinary ease of a girl
L
young pcrsouol was known in the
town aud neighborhood as an active lad,
and had been in place in rcsttc-crnl.lo hr.nJ
as "odd boy." This individual was lately
tried fur robbery, and while in prison, the
authorities conceived some suspicions, and
ascertained her to be a female. On being
asked what reason she had for wearing
men's clothes, she said she had observed
that men got their living easier than wo
men ; but she refused to give any infor
mation as to her birth and parentage. She
was removed to the female wards, but her
repugnance to appear in woman's attire
among her fellow prisoners was so o.rCat
that she committed suicide by hanging
herself on an ircn bar with a rocket handkerchief
EDITORIAL HOTIKGS
fjQItead new advertisements.
T&X, Xiimerous candidates for the office
of County fMipcrintendeat.
Bricks were plenty in town on Tues
day list. Thcj- were chiefly in hats.
CgJ,, From statistics published, it is inferred
that the income of the Sheriff of Xew York is
at least $CO,000 per ycur !
BjSThe Republicans of Connecticut have
nommuted ilham A Buckiajriiaia for Oov
ernor, and Julius Catlin for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
gg. Several stiugy tax-payers are jrrum
blinjr about the express charges which the
Commissioners had to pay on the last invoice
of blanks from Johnstown.
A pentleman asked his friend the oth
er day, :IIow do you like the new minister?''
He replied, irst-rate never rueUules with
politics or religion."
JK2?A bill was finally passed in the House
of Representatives, last week, fixine the stan
dard weight of clover-seed at GO pounds per
bushel, instead of as before 64 pouuds.
E2 Bitters finds fault with us for spelling
Mordicai with two i's. Damphool, however,
says our orthograpny is correct, and insists
that there are two eyes iu Mordicai.
Jtjg?" Ex-Gov. Chase, Rep., has been elected
to the United States Senate by the Ohio Leg
islature, in the place of George E. Pugh,
Deiu., whose term expires this session.
If w'e may credit our neighbors of the
Cambria Tribune and why not? tur good
friend of the Democrat Sentinel was ;-smi-
lirg" the last time he was in Johnstown.
ioJ" There r.re some vcrv good citizens on
the Loco-Foco Borough Ticket, but our pri
vate impression is, that that fact will not save
them from hii inglorious defeat on Frid.iv nest.
It is said to be in contemplation for
the Legislature of Massachusetts to invite the
Legislatures of Maine, Xew York. Pennsylva
nia, Maryland and Virginia, to visit Boston on
the 22J of February.
gS There is a. couple residing at High
Bridge, X. J., whose united weight is 1300
pounds tlie husband weighing 700 and the
wife 6ud. They are respectively 45 aud 40
years of age, and keep a hotel.
Damphool assures us that the Com
missioners have determined to receive propo
sals for the transportation of blanks from
Johnstown to Ebensburg. "We presume a bid
from the Express Company will be in order.
CQUlu some towns they have got to hold
ing what they call "five-cent sociables" be
ing an indirect way of promoting benevolor.ee
by connecting it with the pleasures of social
intercourse, every corner donating live ceuts
to charity.
JAt the request of a number of citizens
of Blair County, without distinction of Party,
Hon. Samuel Calvin has consented to deliver
a series of lectures, in Hoiiidaysburg, on
'American Labor and a Home Market.'' No
man in Pennsylvania is bettor fitted tka Mr.
Calvin to do justice to the subject.
felFThe right to lay down and operate pas
senger railroads in the city of Xew Orleans,
has been sold by the city, for thirty years, for
the sum of $130,000. Baltimore," ft is s.iid,
will receive under the present grant, not less
tlian 1.000,000 in thirty years, for the same
privilege.
&-The lottery system in Maryland will be
broken up by the "new code " adopted 1 y the
Legislature. The fact has caused, it is "said,
general rejoicing in Baltimore. Delaware ap
pears to be the only state which braves pub
lic opinion in this matter, and there gambling
is encouraged to build churches, though it ru
ins families and prostrates industry.
tf The gold coinage of the United ftates
Mint for January, 18;o, was $1,024,:.;3, nearly
the whole of which was in double eagles, and
nothing less than three dollar pieces. The
silver coinage for thc mouth was $42.000
all in quarters, dimes aud half-dimes. The
coinage of cents, which is a profitable specu
lation on the part of the Mint, reached the
very large number of 2,400,000.
E5i Wc have been credibly informed that
one of our County Commissioners, iu a recent
conversation relative to The Allrghnnian. cal
led it "a mere ephemeral concern." We have
no doubt in the world that ;hc remark was
made whilst thc Commissioner was ia a pas
sion most likely at a time when his trail had
gone up several degrees above Fahrenheit.
i c trust now that, in his more sober mo
ments, he will endeavor to make amends for
the almost irreparable injury which his ill-
advised observation may have done us.
t-ST We stated two weeks ago that we had
understood that The AUryhvnian had put in
the lowest bid for the County Printing, and
called upon thc Commissioners to explain why
they had awarded the contract to another
party. We have not seen our statement de
nied by anybody, nor have the Commissioners
offered any explanation whatever. Our infer
ence is and we have no doubt the people will
agree with us that our statement was cor
rect, aud that the Commissioners cant explain.
How say you, gentlemen ? guilty, or not
guilty ? Standing mute will convict you.
3yA bill has been introduced into thc
Legislature, having for its object the securing
of a better class of men as engineers for loco
motives and stationary engines than those
generally employed in this vocation. The bill
provides for thc erection of a Board of Engi
neers to examine appliciats, two of whom shall
be practiei-1 machinists, and the thir.l r.-.,,.
tical locomotive engineer, to be appointed bv
iuC uutctm-r, ana noia tueir term of office for
three years. Any person actinir as n n;-
without a certificate from the board of exam
iners, is to be- subject to a fine of $300, d
the corpora tion employing him, to ?20i.
Darixo EsrtPP A J--
uarin" ee.
made froui the Ohio IV-r,;.?..- "
week, by a girl named Mary FujJr-r'
...... "-""- v-"-cscnjan
committed for counterfeiting. ' jp:
had expired, and Mary's was but bv
By some means, Chceseman coiun,
to her, and a plan of escarp w-i
into, to be consummated thc ui y.
his discharge. The of the"-M
says :
Cheeseman served out hi ti, . .
uiscnargfcu on Saturday last. (jn ;
.1-1 i . c, . , u,t at:
uay nigni me girl made her ck ,
the fifth story cf the Tirisr.r. .J
out ot her window, and passinM,V"
side ot the building uion theory:
waicr laoie, aoout eiiriiteen ir,-.r i
Passing alon? the buildini' at tl.0;
height of fifty or sixty fW '
ground, with nothing to hold to.an-
ine projection scarcely visible ft,, ".
ground, she reached, at a distant. .7
forty feet from her room window a':
where it was necessary for Lei- to
about twelve feet to the roof r,f th '
wing. The leap was taken, prove,.
one, and the dauntless woman ctr "
tenccl to the corner ot the rw.f . .
which she made of her bedding,
it in her hands, and swincris fr
roof, r-assed down nn tlir -,nto,' ..
wall over thc windows where cth r
victs were sleepincr, and down tr, .
Crma, where at a distance of io-,7
feet below the roof, she alichtwl !
arms ot her confederate in n-sili
doubtful whether the feat perf'jt
this abandoned girl was ever eeua':' '
tne History ot escapes from Trisrm V- i
felon, either of her own or the stcriir'r
and it affords auothcr strikinj illu?:-!
of the old saying, that "when a v-":
will, she will." The guilty pair lefQ
city after the scene narrated, and tv:,-
found until last evening, vhtn
Van Slyke, acting upon inform.
ceived from private sourer, wrr.t , .'
lcavy fore?t, about ten mile fr, '
city, on thc Klin Creek road, wl
mar. and thc woman, who had stake i:.'
lost her all upon Inm, were found i
ciled in an old cabin, long since i-r.
by the owner of the land. " The w
that the girl is sgain in the Peniuiitiir
and her CJieese-nian is boxed up in t:
city prison, to await an examination
."Saturday, for having aided a prisoner
escape.
Pi.nnsyi.yania'.s Army. Ti e s-ir-i
report of Adjutant-General Wiicn, h;.'
printed at ilarrisburg, gives sine l-:!
information regarding the n.ilitia cf
Slate, with some rather fine writing. -
ing tnat the General is as proud cl l.isp-::
as of his sword. For instance, after ?p:ii
ing of the better comprehension and im
proved operation cf the military hw c:
18o8, the rc . rt says :
a : 1:1. " i 1 -
-hi eiiij ue; i:Ke i er.nsyivama, st: r:
j ikss, should always be ready at the w
the drum, to marti.-.l her forces, strike a :':
cisive blow, w hen ii?ce?sai- without J-.-'
lay or procrastination. To "secure ;i : i
needs the discipline ot the drill-rcoia. ti-.
education of the camp, and a readv ole:":-
j ence to the rgulaticcs of its crCz:...i
! e would then have in r.nr t r. t. I.
ciful arm-, organized, enrolled ami t!i;.-i-plined,
collected together in a dr.v. u::
exhibiting a strength not e:.sily bn 'kcn
'Jhe citizon soluier is our sure doll:::
from a foreign fee, and cur certain reiiu
in time of insurrection, disorder and ri :
England, powerful as she is, with jrro:
fleets, magnificent armies, and imiiieiff
revenues, deems even herself not safei.i
this, but is ti.cnt to Icain a lcsfeii frci
us, and to-day is beheld the novel sprit,
cle, in her midst, of the orgaizatioc of vol
unteer companies. It is a step in adverc;
of the rest of Europe, and when, ia i:;
shock of war. her regular thall give ws
and desert her flag, she will find a gcilan;
steady, earnest, .ind successful tui-port iKt
her volunteers."
It is evident that if En-land is rc.-:!;
content to learn a lesson from us on l.i;.1
tary matters v which, by the way. is wr
gratifying, if true.) she will r:e.t be coukb:
to learn a lesson in the English lanr
from Gen. V.'ilson, nor to 'marshal lu-r
ces" according to his orthography.
doubt, too, whether England will thark
the Adjutant-General of l'ennsylvar.i.i. It
suggesting that a time mav come v.b.n
England's regular armv shall "give vuj
and desert her fla"."
Giuls lU.sn i n itam ircTDdns
A v.vtits. The Sydney 17rtu! cives sa
account of the rescue of two
girls from Frazier Island, believed to t
the only survivors out of all the ag
gers wrecked in the Sca Uclle. Tlu v wrw
re.-cued from the natives of the I.-Iar.J m
the 22d of October were found
miles inland. The Herald says, "the
appear to be about the respective asres cf
fifteen and sixteen year ; their arrearai,''
is heart rending ; their bodies, tmaciani
from long suffering and exposure to the
weather, are covered with a coating cf hair,
the skin, stained by their tormentors
similatc with their own, has become spi
ted and wrinkled, as if from old aire : the
nose has been flattened by force, thelites
distorted, and the vacant stare of iuiucj'i
has left these poor creatures scarce I v in
appearance human, and although they rec
ognize such things as tht y must have ln
:.i i - . . J "
in ine naDit ol seeing hourly before tncy
fell into the hands of these natives, tbeir
acquaintance with their mother tongues r
as yet, apparently quite gone. Other Eu
ropeans are believed to be prisoners of t
blacks on Frazier Island.
f. Jt is much easier to properly rs"
ld thu ludicr.