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People's lurly Aomlnalioii.
FO II PKES1HEST :
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, liiu
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FOR VirE-PRES!;EST t
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine.
rou governor :
AI)KIHV (;.CI KT1.V, of Outre Co.
Ieoples IMecloial Ticket.
1.t District K.ltvard (". Knight.
I'.l Robert 1. King.
.'t.l " Henry i ii in in.
4th " Robert M. l'oust.
Mil Nathan Hills.
f.th " John M. I.roonial.
Ttti " James Y Fuller.
Stli ' Levi . Smith.
yth ' Tram-is W. Christ.
10t!i " Davi.l Muninia, Jr.
11th " IaviJ Tajrji.irt.
r:tli " Thomas K. Hull.
l."Uh u Francis It. Penniinan
1 tch " I'U'sses Mercur.
15th tii-orfre Bressler.
10th " A. 15. Sharpe.
ITtli " lUniel O. (Iclir.
ISth ' Sainutl Calvin.
'.:th " F.'l.crar Cowan.
2oth ' William M Kenn.m.
21&t John M. Kirknutriek.
22 " James Kerr.
f.il Iii.hiifl P. Roberts.
2Uh " Henry Souther.
SMli " JohnV.ricr.
ei.kctous at i..nr.r.
Jami'3 l'ollock. Thomas M. Howe.
Stale Central Co in m it lee.
Alex. K. M'Cllre, Ch'm.. Franklin county:
Henry L. Iknner,
Joseph Harrison,
'harios M. Xetil,
H. K. Cojrgshell,
Willifun 15. Mann,
Charles Thompson Jones
Krastus l'onlsun.
John M. Pomcroy,
Peter Fasel,
- I'hiia.U-li.hia ;
Jt-3sc C Dickey, Chester county ;
Charles Hitner, Montgomery county ;
Cieorye Lear, Ducks county;
H. I. Maxwell, Morthauiptou county ;
Dr, Ed. Wallace, Berks county;
Robert MI'almer, Schuylkill county;
K. T. Foster, Carbon county;
William H. Jessup, Susquehanna county ;
James S. Slocmn. Luzerne county;
O. AY. Scofield, Warren county ;
L. Ullmer. Lycomiiifr county;
. X. Wonlen Union county :
!r. I'alemon John, Columbia county :
Charles M Coy, MilHin county ;
Levi Kline, Lebanon county ;
Samuel Slocuni, ")
Jolin J. Cochron. Lancaster county:
John A. lleistnnd, J
Jacob S. Haldeman. York county;
l. A. Iiuehler, .tdams county :
Edward Scull, Somerset county;
J. I. M'EnaHy. Clearfield county ;
Joseph Sniilh, Indiana county ;
lcn. C. 1. Marklo. XYestni'ireland county;
!en. Jdin Hall, NYashiugton county ;
Jcdin H amp to a. 1
Kobert Finnev, ... .
James I'ark. ALeglicny county ;
(leorge Finl.iv,
John M. Sullivan. laver county ;
F. Katnsdcll. Yrnanjro countv :
Iarwin A. Finnev. I'rawt'or I count v ;
J. I'. L yon, Clarion countv.
Aurf hern Ieima. It. II. Co.
An act was p.isse-1 y the l:it 1 gisl;i
ture of this .State, Mays an exchange, in
eorjioratiiii; the Northern l'ennsylvania
Itail Jload coinpan-. The charter is
granted to the mortirne hoiHlliohUrs of
the Northwestern Kaihoad Company, and
tlvfcir associates, who, in nd lition to all the
riirhts and privileges previously rrauted
t' the latter Company, are further empow
ered to continue said road from its eastern
terminus at lilaiisville to Tyrone, in IHaii
county. AjrrecaLly to the terms of the
act, a meeting of those interested was lu Id
at 1'hiladelphia, at which the company
wjs organized and ofik-ers chctcd. He
port ays the design is to continue the
road along. i route already surveyed hot ween
U'airsville and Johnstown, and to cross
the mount.iin ly way of the new Portage.
Another plan i ti enter Cambria county
through lUackliek townsl.it, eonneetiii"
rr-.iii the Klienshnrg laanch to Cresson,
thence-!y thi l'ortae to HoHidavhur"
At Tyrone it will connect with the road
now constructed to Lock Haven, where it
wiil intersect the road running to Klmira,
and thus make a connected line from New
York throtKih lYnnsy lvania to the West,
in competition with the I Vnnsyl vania
Central.
CteW'The National Republican Conven
tion, wbJtfb met at Chicago, nn the 16th
inst., on the third ballot nominated Amr.v
iiam I.lNCO-r.s, of Illinois, for the Presi
dency ; and on the second ballot, IIanm
r..T Hamlin, of Maine, for the Vice
lrc .'i'lcmy. ;tr bantrvr i:. unfurled!
ISaUimorc Correspondence.
To the P'iutor or The Alluc.h axian :
The nomination cf Lincoln and Ilamliu
by the Kcpublican party rather surprised
us here in Baltimore, on the receipt of the
intelligence ; and of course, asj Baltimore
claims to be a southern city, there was not
much demonstration. The Democrats are
eagerly looking forward to the Convention
to be held in this city, and a the time
draws nigh, they arc becoming more ex
cited. The "grand'' ratification meeting for
IJell and Everett was held here on last
Monday night, and was rather a failure.
The President of the meeting drew very
largely on the editorial fraternity (who
were present in large numbei) for speak
ers, and they acquitted themselves in good
style as editors generally know how to
do. Col. Swisler, of Missouri, claimed not
only to be a handsome man, but the most
gallant ladies' man in the State, and was
in favor of Bell and Everett. The edito
rial excursionists, through the kindness of
the ofiicers of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co., after being entertained in
this city, visited Washington, and were
escorted through the different depart
ments, and the principal places of interest
in that city. They then visited Mount
Vernon, and viewed the tomb that con
tains the remains of the ''Father of his
Country." On their return to this city,
they were again entertained by our citi
zens, and from their expressions, must
have enjoyed themselves.
The Japanese Embassy are now the
grand topic, and their reception by the
President on Thursday, was a very grand
and ceremonious affair. The presents to
the President are of the most magnificent
description, excelling any thing of the
kind ever brought to this country, and ex
hibiting the most rt fined taste and artistic
skill. The swords are said by those best
able to judge, to exceed any thing in man
ufacture in this country or Prance. The
Embassy have accepted the invitations of
the City Councils of New York and Phil
adelphia, to visit their cities and receive
their hospitality. Baltimore as yet has
not extended an invitation to them to visit
onr city, but will probably do so. Accor
ding to accounts, they are highly and fa
vorably impressed with their reception
thus far. They have made calls on all
Foreign Ministers resident in Washington,
restricting themselves to those Ministers
with whose country their own have trea
ties, namely: the Netherlands, Great
Britain, Russia and France. They are
expected to remain in this country for two
or three months.
We are enjoying delightful weather,
and arc luxuriating on green peas and
strawberries. The markets are filled to
overflowing with earlv vegetables of all
kinds. "
My 20, lciM.
What tiik Homkstk r Bii.i, Pro
vides Foil. The Homestead bill, which
passed the Senate on Thursday by a vote
of forty-four to eight, provides that any
person who is the head of a family may,
after the act becomes a law, enter one
quarter section (100 acres) of vacant and
unappropriated lands, or any less quantity,
to be located in a body, in conformity with
the legal subdivision of public lamb, upon
making affidavit before the Register, that
the applicant is head of a family, and is
actually settled on the land, and that the
application is made for his or her benefit,
and that of no one else. The final patent
or certificate shall not be issued fur five
years after the date of entry, and not be
lore it is certified by two credible witnesses
that the settler has erected a dwelling
house and resided upon the land f .r the
five years; whereupon the patent shall be
issued upon payment of twenty-live cents
an acre. The land thus acquired shall
not b.- liable for debt until after the patent
is issued. In case of false swearing upon
making the entry, or abandoning the land
for more than six months at one time, the
land shall revert to the government. The
rights conferred by this act are extended
to inchoate citizens who have declared
their intentions, as required by the natu
ralization laws, before the issuing of the
patent. Nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to impair the existing pre
emption, donation, or graduation laws, or
to embrace lands reserved to be sold or
entered at the price of two dollars and fif
ty cents an acre. The President is required
to order all surveyed public lands into
market, by proclamation, w ithin two years
from the date of this act, except such as
are reserved by the government for any
purpose. All lands within the limit of
any State which have been subject to sale
at private entry, and which shall remain
unsold after the lapse of thirty years, shall
be ceded to such State, upon the Legisla
ture assenting to the cession; but the ces
sion shall in no ease invalidate any incep
tive pre-emntiou right or location, nor anv
sale which may be made by the United
j States. This is about the substance of
j Senator Johnson's Homestead bill.
Fifteen hundred barrels of orren
j pea- arrived at New York from Richmond
l i h? other il.ir.
EDITORIAL N0T1NGS.
EgRead new advertisements,
fe? Reading matter on every page.
J6ta5"A new locofoco paper ia to be issued
from Miftlintown in a short time.
tgk- Makes a good promenade the plank
road. Makes a good eerenade the ''Cali
thumpian" band.
3"" Indiana is infested with housebreakers
and cellar-thieves.
DfTThe famous comet of Charles V., of :
lr;8, is announced for August neit.
Bf2U. Slightly antediluviauish the weather
for some time past.
EGL. Come down the price of butter, to
12i cents per pound.
Kgi. Townsend Harris, the American Con
sul General to Japan, is dead.
JSy Light, the ieronant, is to make nn As
cension in his balloon from Iiellefonte to-day.
t'sS" Secly,of the llellefonte Watchman. lias
been appointed Census Marshal for Centre
county.
BrS-T,ie Standard states that it is current
ly reported and generally believed that the
Tyrone Star has set to rise no more.
ESy George F.lack, the oldest resident of
Huntingdon, died on the 7th inst. He was
almost '.'0 years old.
B.t,The sugar-scoop bonnets are nlrcady
going out of fashion in the east. Cause why
they make the wearers look too old.
V&At. r- I'urton William?, formerly one of
the editors of the Hollidaysburg Register,
recently died at Little Rock, Arkansas.
X:-3y Go yourself, and take your lady with
you, to Klain's if you wish to enjoy a saucer
of delicious ice-cream.
B-2The periodical and notion store of II.
Fettinger, in Altoona. was recently robbed of
articles to the value of about 90.
EfTt A like w eighing 1? pounds, acd near
ly tlirfe feet in length, was caught ii: the dam
at Ulairsville, last week.
4,y The Connecticut Legislature has re
elected Hon. Lafayette S. Foster as I'nited i
States Senator. j
JCly The population of London, at the !
present time is estimated nt about two and a i
half millions of souls, and that of Paris at
one and a quarter million.
En James P. liarr, editor of the Tittsburg j
Post, was tried last week in the Westmoreland
county court on a charge of libelling James
M. Carpenter, and found guilty.
fcitf" A rattlesnake having twenty-five rat
tles and measuring nine feet, was killed in
close vicinity to Yoiingstown, Westmoreland
county, on Monday of last week.
K?5i It is stated, and w e have no valid rea
son for doubting the truth of the statement,
that Irish potatoes make the very best vege
table pills at present known.
JEST" The accounts furnished by new spapers
in the various sections of the State with re
gard to the grow ing w heat crop are exceed
ingly favorable.
In consequence of the heavy rains,
several slides ha e occurred on the line of
the Pennsylvania Railroad recently, and our
mail arrangements were materially deranged
thereby.
Bf, Isaac V. Fowler, the postmaster of New
York city, is a defaulter to the Government
in plain terms, a stealer of the people's mon-
to the tune of $lT5.00n. He has tied the
country to avoid arrest.
ifA prize-fight for $200 came off near
Mauch-rsder, X. II., the other day. between
Harry Finnegass, of lioston, and Mike Leav
itt. of Lowell. On the twenty-fourth round.
Leavitt caved.
E3U James W. Moorhead. Esq., for a short
time past the editor of the Indiana Indepen
dent, Una vacated the tripod. He states in
his valedictory that it is probable the publica
tion of the paper will be resumed in Rlairsvillc.
j-Mr. Jacob Glosser, of Pitt.-burg, has in
his possession a line collection of two thous
and rare coins, including a complete set of
American copper coinage from 1703 to 18T.0,
and specimens of Chinese, Japanese Holivian,
Freuch. Italian and English coins.
3?" A young poet out West, in describing
heaven, says Ht is a world of bliss fenced in
with pretty girls.''
If the above be true, and we should ever be
so fortunate as to get there, we intend to ask
for permission to sleep in the fence corners.
CSU New ami dangerous counterfeit fives
on the Commonwealth Rank of Philadelphia
are extant. It is the most perfectly executed
counterfeit ever issued. The only safety for
the public is to refuse all notes of this denom
ination until a new plate is issued by the bank.
tef A man named P.rant. living in Shanks
ville, Somerset county, died week before last,
from the effects of eating a large number of
hard-boiled eggs. The number stow ed away
in his otomach was some fifteen or sixteen
quite enough to defy the digestive organs of
an ostrich.
Xfejr?" A man who had made a fortune bv in
dustry and close economy in a retail business
at length retired from trade, and used to loan
his money on interest. One day in midsum
mer, a friend happened to say to him: "How
plensant it is to have such bright days !"
'Why, y-e-s." replied he, -but these long davs
the interest conies in so slow !v
r A good story is told of Thaddcus Ste
vens, of Pcnn.-yhania, in connection with the
tenth ballot for Douglas at Charleston. The
news came over the wires that Mr. Douglas
had received one h mid red and fifty and cme
ha!f votes. ' One hundred and fifty and onr
hnlf; repeated Mr. Stevens, vory "slowly and
mo'-k criou-iy. ',. .-.,,(.ha7j meant L'ij'rr
Ovx33-7ox-lct County.
CHAPTER XIII.
According to the Census of 1850, the
population of Cambria Couuty amounted
in the aggregate to 17, T.V.I. The increase
of population in Cambria County has been
at a ratio far exceeding any of her fcister
Counties. According to the Census of;
1810, her population was only 2,117; in
1820, it was .',287 ; in 1830, it had increas
ed to 7,07; while in 1840, it amounted
to 1 1,200. At the same ratio of increase
the population may now safely be calcula
ted in round numbers at 20,000.
Of this number, there are J,28G white
males ; 8,'559 white females ; 02 free col
ored males, and 00 free colored females.
Of this number there was one over the j
age of 100, John Piatt. This centena
rian was a soldier under General Wash
ington, and for many years drew u pension.
Since that time he has departed to join
his compatriots in another sphere of ex
istence. He died at the residence of his
son, in Susquehanna Township, at the
very advanced age of 104 years.
At the same time, the number of dwell
ings in the County was 2,S08, the number j
of families 3,073.
The same census gives the number of j
adult males who cannot read and write at
078, females 1,350. It seems singular to
one familiar with the population of Cam
bria County, that there should be so large
a number unable to read or write, and
equally singular, the coincidences of pre
cisely double the number of females that !
there are males in this unfortunate situa
tion. The truth is this, there is glaring
and manifest error in the return of the
deputy marshall. And this error most 1
probably arose from the fact that a very
large proportion of the population are un
able to converse in the Kngli.-h Lan- j
guage. j
No county in Pennsylvania has a pop-
ulation so diversified in regard to their
birth place as Cambria. Perhaps one
fourth of the whole adult population are
foreign by birth. This population is com
prised of emigrants from Ireland, ( Jerman-,
Wales, and a few from France, Kngland
and Scotland.
Indeed, the inhabitants of the County,
whether native or foreign, are wonderfully
diversified ; almost every neighborhood
containing a population essentially differ
ent from the surrounding ones. Thus the
Northern part of White, Chest, and Sus
quehanna Townships, are populated by
Pennsylvaniaiis, mostly from Huntingdon
county; the remaining portion of Chest
and Susquehanna, and nearly all of Car
roll is settled by emigrants from (lermany;
Allegheny, Clearfield and a portion of the (
adjoining Townships, are settled by Cath- ,
olic emigrants from 3Iaryland, being the j
original l.oretto congregation under the
charge of llev. Dr. (iallitzin ; Cambria, and !
a small strip of the adjoining townships j
is almost entirely settled by the Welch j
and their descendants. The emigrants
from Ireland, who constitute a large por
tion of the population, settled in Wash
ington, Summcrhill, and portions of Alle
gheny and Cambria ; Conemaugh, llich
land, and part of Jackson was populated
by Pennsylvania (Jermans, mostly Tunk
ers, or Mennonists; while the Laurel Hill,
in Jackson Tow nship, is principally inhab
ited by the descendants of Michael lta
gcr. We give below a tabular statement of
the population, according to the census of
1850, by Uoroughs and Townships.
Bor. or Tp. Chkf Town.
Allegheny (p., Loretto.
Cambria tp., Kbensburg,
Carroll tp., Carrolltown,
Clearfield tp.. Gallitzin,
Conemaugh 15or.,
Conemaugh tp., Johnstown,
Ebensburg Per.,
Jackson tp.. Dillon's,
Johnstown Lor.,
r,p.
1.4S3
1.4O0
l,lj:t
8 j4
.1,o27
000
8.t2
1.2 OH
l ::t
1.278
1.4;7
4im;
040
l .:; l
ti7
Loretto Ror.,
R ichland tp.,
Summcrhill tp.,
Sunimitf ille Kor,
Susquehanna tp.,
Washington tp.,
White tp.,
Scalp-Level,
Jellerson,
Plattville,
Summit villc,
Gcorgeville,
17,773
Since the census of 1850, two new town
ships have been erected, thus :
Rlacklick, Relsano,
Chest, Glen Connel,
In the next chapter, I shall proceed to
give the religious, educational and agri
cultural statistics of the county.
JONATHAN OLPRI CK.
Moxkbahxs, Feb. 17. IS."..!.
Renew Sou. Around Kvekokeens.
All evergreens, after having been planted
in the lawn or shrubbery, for two, three
or more years, should have the soil taken
away from a circle outside of that of the
branches, say two feet wide, and one or
two feet deep, and replaced by fresh loam
from the top of old woods or pasture land.
The increased growth and depth of -john-in
foliage will richly repay 11 cost of labor.
Harden, Hie Murderer.
The Rev. Jacob S. Harden, recently
convicted for the murder of his wife in
New Jersey, is only about three-and-twen-ty
years of age, and was born and brought
up in the country, or its immediate vicin
ity, where he has just been convicted of
of one of the most atrocious crimes on rec
ord. Displaying a precious "gift of gab"
while a youth, he was made a colporteur
for distributing and selling books, and
for his zeal in this occupation he was two
or three years ago converted into a Meth
odist preacher, and placed in charge of a
primitive congregation among the hills of
Warren county. He possesses but a lim
ited education, is destitue of refinement,
and has evidently but a slight knowledge
of human nature. His ignorance of sci
ence may at once be inferred from the fact
of his using arsenic as the means of com
mitting his crime. Poisoning with that
drug is now almost certain to be discover
ed, for itssymptons easily excite suspicion,
and when suspicion is once aroused, the
cause of death, by chemical tests, may be
readily ascertained. Stephens, who was
lately executed, in his profound ignorance,
made the same mistake as Harden, and it
cost him his life.
Notwithstanding the deficiucies we have
just mentioned, Harden is considered quite
a good looking man, aud having on hand
a large stock of impudence, he soon be
came popular among his congregation, and
was idolized bv the unmarried females of
his flock. With these circumstances in
favor, he appears to have let himself
loose among the female lambs, and for
some time he led with them a roving and
pleasant life. 1'oolish young girls "set
their caps" for the handsome pur.un. and
he coquetted among them at his leisure.
At last, overs topping the bound of prudence
he attempted what Purns, who understood
such matters, calls the "illicit rove," with
an amiable and confiding young girl named
Dorland, the daughter of a well-to-do far
mer in the neighborhood. After securing'
this young woman's affections, the rever
end sensualist became disclined to matri
mony, having, in the meantime, become
enamored with a few new faces, ami par
ticularly with that of a certain Mis- Smith.
Miss Dorland urged Harden to fulfil his
promise and marry her, as scandal con
cerning them had become rife in the i
cinity. The letters that passed between
them while this matter was in controversy,
shows that Harden was a Cold-bbo,led,
brutal, lyingscamp. and inferior to the wo
man whose heart he was trampling upon
in every ennobling attribute of humani-
At last, the conduct of Harden rendu d
the Methodist conference, and win n he
found that he was to lie hauled over the
coals after a great deal of squirniinir. dodtr
ing aud prevarication, he felt coiu polled
to offer his victim the consolation of mar
riage. Immediately after the marriage
was celebrated, Harden commenced treat
ing his bride with coldness and studied
contempt and neglect, while in the com
pany of others, which is the most cruel of
all treatment to a loving wife. Not being
prepared to go to housekeeping, tin y visi
ted a short timeamong their relatives, and
at Ilarden's solicitation, in a few weeks,
they went to board at a Mr. Iiamsay'.s.
While this person and his wife were both
sick, so as to be unable to observe his
movement, Harden procured the arsenic
at Kaston, Pennsylvania, and cc-nimcnccd
administering it to his wile, in some rem
edies that he was giving her for a bad
cold, with which she was afflicted. Day
by day, this monster gradually adminis
tered the fatal drug to this woman, until
her life was wasted' away. While stand
ing by her dying bedside, lie heard this
poor young wife, in beseeching tones,
exclaim, "water ! only a glass of water, I
am burning, up," and he offered her not
even this relief! He declined to send for
a physician, but still with a deadly purpose
gave her the burning poison, and when
the damp of death was upon her fair brow,
he then even refused to send for her
parents, that they might console her in
the mortal agony of her dying hour.
Thus this reverend murderer severed the
ties that only three months before had
bound him in wedlock to a woman that
loved him to detraction.
Suspicion was excited Harden neglcc
tedto attend his wife's funeral a coro
ner's jury was c-illed, and the murderer
went before it, and adding perjury to his
other crime, swore that his wife when dy
ing, confessed that she had joon, hrr
srf. This idea was scouted, and Harden
finding danger thickening around him fled.
Some months after h3 was recaptured.
He has now been tried and justly sen
tenceed to be hung on the 28th day cd'
next June.
I. NT EU EST INC. RaII.UoAD DecISIuX.
The Superior Court of New York has just
given an interesting decision nflirinin.'
the exemption of railroad companies from
liabilities in damage for personal injuries,
where the passenger sustaining such inju
ries was being carried upon a free pass the
conditions of which expressly release the
company from such liability, unless upon
the fullest evidence of wilful negligence
on the part of the agents of the company.
Ihe agreement partook of the nature of a
contract between the parties, and the
Court held that both parties were fullly
competent to enter into a contract of that
nature.
TsiT'An accident occurred on the Penn
sylvania Pvailroad, a short distance from
Katrobe, on Friday evening hist. About
fifteen passengers were injured. hut ..,.
it is thought fatallv .
find the following in the Cinciriuati"r
mcrcial of Friday. These mol..s ur(l'fr
most effective Anti-slavery agenejMj''.
could be employed. They make t n ..
tdavery men in the State f.jr evi
they drive out : J :
"Eds. Com.: You may !iotLuv,
of the late mob proceeding jn M.Vi ,"
ty, Ky., concerning which thy f,,';
facts were given by Mr. ii. W. V,iV
of the expelled, who called in tL; c' '
Monday, on his way to friends in l'i"
It appears that the origin of the tr.
grew out of some, or perhaps a(,f .;
expelled being unwilling t i jt,;a jr ,
party for recapturing the "oM man J.
who was taken Irom the JJraL.-j.lu'. :
by his two noble sons bavin'; first
kidnapped and taken from Li lf .',
Indiana, on a charge of enticing
slaves, and because the cxp.-l!L.
not join the recapture party, tL:y )','.'
since been looked upon as bein i..
slavery.
Some time since, the mnrdere- iu-s-old
resident, liberated his slaves.
at once ordered to leave, but not hr .
done so, up to some three weeks. vv,.;.!
a drunken mob called at his h.n-.-.
night, (he sitting quietly re.-flii".'
fireside at the timej went out ar. wl,-.
that he must leave at once; he r-i ..
saying that he had violated no Lw
being on his own premises, .-h"uii
leave, at the same time told th.-tn
when he was twice stabbed, aiei (",; .
twenty minuter-. The murderer w.arr-:-.
t-d, and let to bail at eight hus'lrcd ii.
Nine days since fifteen of the ci:iz l re
ordered to Vie out of the county i- ,-.:
lire 'i-nU li-ivn !icfiirii!ii'rl'- l.-t'r
lays
John 0. I !.;,.
Tin: Easto.n Tkaoedy. The t-
tragedy which was reported to l.:-.r.
curred near Kaston turns out t j be tL ,
The Kaston ,omhtl say : !
"(hi Monday afternoon, o:tr ff :r.::.::.
was thrown into an unnsiial es-it,
the circulation of a report that a urv : j
tragedy had been enacted in ci;r . J
So great was th' feeling creat-.-l It ;,
statement that one of our v. v
citizens had been mtird red, a::J tl.it ! j
murderers had been shot dead i r. .. -;
that hundreds left town f:-r the
the tragedy.
"The story circulated was that X: T
Richards, v.l.o resides on his fnrui a
miles above Easton, on the Lehi.'h. L:
an altercation with two (iermaiis v h
plowing in one of hi fields, which t ".
nated fatally to all three. The ;, ::.. :,.
it was said, cut h'lu with a si vile .
beat him till he died. They then ti:-.:.-eiied
Mr. Illchards' two sons with
when one of them went t the h"i:-':.:
got a revolver, with which he L
murderers, and that the three f.q
were lying at the roadside.
"Before the contemptible sclioi!:-: "
"sell" onr goc.d people was esjei-i i. ? 'M
important individuals as the ( 'ori tur.;!. -always
ready to serve on inquests, i. '
other officers, were about, ready tvy.--up
the fees! We regret th:.t eur:. -giaphic
ofiicers were also hoaxed, ai ---despatches,
giving "all the particular '
the murderous affair, appeared iu :n
leading papers.'
The Indiana Cold Minks. Tl.t
dianapolis Journal, of the loth h:i-
following t We saw, yesterday, a 0 .::--'-who
had been at work for some wcik.-:'
the Brown county diggings, and. .,-
from him that there is gold to be I -there,
but iut abundant enough to '
digging, except on a larger scale tl.; i. ; :
men can afford. Capitalists, ablet.'-1
large amount into the constructicw rt '
able ditches and machinery, he t Link.
could make it pay, for the go' i i ti:
abundant than it is in any of the ia!;.'.-'"
North Carolina or Georgia, and quit-1 .' -to
some of the California mines. K
prospected through the gold-bearing -extensively,
finding in some place- e.-:-gold
which would pav sixty cents t
pan, but the yield was soon exh:i:'
and generally the gold was very tine.?.
yielded but a few cents to the pan. '
thinks that by sinking shafts threu.h:
surface rock and soil, gold-bearing 4 ' :':
might be reached which would be v ::
profitable. There is silver ore to be
too. he thinks, in small quantities.';
only in Brown, but in Jackson out.ty.-: '
there is 110 doubt but that silver exi-'- "
some extent in Lawrence. The g !d rc z
of Brown is not confined to any jart:i-u-':
locality, but extends throughout thei'.';;r
and eastern portion, over a eons'. ' -space.
IkAlIV.liMi I-'mmuviim Pol
I. IT-
At a meeting, of the Board of l'ir'-:
of the Pennsylvania Puiilroad ceiiip1.1
held recently the following rrcatut '1-
resolutions were adopted :
"Whereas. It is proper to let i
fully and clearly understood that it
settled noliev of tlii imnnnv U
j - - " I .
aloof from all political cor.rcsts. an'1
disapprove of any of its officers or v vi
ces taking any active par: therein: l
fore, J!r.oh f ,7, That whilst we disclaim
intention to interfere with the iiui'A""
rights of our Officers or Empl")'
will resrard anv ;itt'nt to ceiinel
votes of those in. the service of this
panv. or in nv wav Tiorvert its lliflUC
re-
. - - - " - J - I
to the support of auy political party
. ... 41? 1 r. .... .!
ufficient
;round for summary
sal.
fi-i- It had been said that "it J
to give than to receive," and we -""i .
that Savers and Ileenan fully aj pi 1 .
this truth when they were intcrce-'-'1'-. "
blows within the rope1-.