El CM - 11b* - t ofitiatf: ~' EL J. 4111411 e, Litiamir sal PrAvridefigsat, GET? Y S BUR G, PA. 1641447 Morning, May 17, 185 e pEYUCJI4 TIC ST-ITE TICKET JCDPI c► OCPIIIIII C-oCltt, wruxxx 4. PORTER, of PhiNdeiphis C►s►L COMI4O6(DSEi t WRSTLEV FROST, of Fayette county A False Rumor.--Straggling rumors bays got into the opposition newspapers intimating probable modifications or changes in the cabinet. They aro un foaiuttal and gratuitous. Probably no administration in the history of the ntatry has so entirely harmonized on all measures of policy as the present one; and tie fact is worceortuin than that each and every member of the cabinet enjoys the entire and implicit confidence Preb44Put. orb is now said that the Secretary of the Treatitry is encouraged to believe that flea macipts from customs will be so much increased during the coming Mold yaas that there will be no neces sity fbr a cull upon Congress for an ad ditional issue of Treasury notes. The Crooked Straight Again.—Tho Washington ,Sates became. some wbat I' twistical " on the Kansas question after tfle defection from ear ranks of Senator Douglas. The conciliation bill of Mr. Eiigliah haring boon adopted and the Kansas question being settled, there is no longer any difference of opinion 'Among true Democr.►ts, and the States -takes its old position in the glori- ON old Democratic party. NOM_ morllon. Norman W. Kittaon, the Democratic candidate for mayor of SL Paul, Minn., has been ele2ted by a ma jority of 243. Cumberland Municipal Election.—On Monday last the municipal election at Cumberland, Md., resulted in the ohcice of the Know Nothing mayor, (the Dem ocratic candidate for mayor having declined) ai,d one Know Nothing Coun cilman, and rive Democratic Council men. Showing tts Colors.—Forney'a Phila. Cielphia Press openly rejoices in the do. 4.at of the Democratic City Ticket.— Tha Press has all along claimed to be -Demorratic in polities, but it is now slowing its colors. There will be no difficulty in finding its whereabouts hereafter. Early.—The Fredericksburg (Va.) Herald hears of ono salo of a growing crop of wheat by a river farm er, who will probably produoe some four or five thousand bushels. The price was 81—early, of course. &water Doughis's Position.—A dis patch from Washington to the Phila delphia Erening Journal, says: "The Anti-Lecompton Democrats who. op posed the English bill are preparing an lidajrosB to the country to vindicate Oar course. In the meantime, haree m", their loader, Judge Douglas, evinces o disposition to return to the Adminis tration ranks. His speech on the Ore gon bill on Wednesday, opened the WO of a 3ftnabor of his friends who had apposed that the broach between 1.4 Senator and the President was irre . ruble." Tuft Lane.—The Leaven worth corres pondent of tho Now York Times, says at ags porliowige : t , It, in evident that be has not a ounservative idea. Wheth er be (*teach to ferment trouble or not, he is Always band amongst those who oounsel the most radical utessureis-- those who refuse participation in elee- Slone and prefer to settle the Leoompton difficult) , by the sword rather than the ballot-box," That is our description of Lane; sad wo believe it is not loss truly the description of a great many of the &noway* of liano in and ont of lioness, it is a description, too, which may, with equal . propriety, be applied to those who oppose the reception of the orglituseoe eenonipsnying the eat of ad- TAt Cmtities of eivilizrAl Society.—The ()kis State Journal, alludik to a per- Vlsennt, PAP , : fiewitor Toombs will visit Cleve iten4. If bo amid visit to enn tiv3 roil o t ki s slaves, we doubt not t4e editor of - Pia/94 0 41 0 / Will be ro.4y W give hini,pionspc isustrus," Mk is a fig, epoomen of the Munn- We, debasi4r,, *O4 vntger %starlet 0894 h 7 the 4rnpubljeins to engender hoetiii. ty .. botwoin the two seations of the .174 kin. In itself, it je, of course, rite .41=0910 1 for jt Pngvnys itokbigg ibgi essyseen a gni** grain of sense not ' 0 1.4 1111 40 i ill. Ire 1111440 to li, 0107 Mr # '::01. _We of bringing Worn sip -VP 641 or 'reams empboaf • Alipoooo,o-oUnion, - lit _ f..-.:_ . _:-%..0 , r , ..uni•-;-..--:,---- :, . : . ... 11100110410b*arm‘ 1:40 0 Y 4 4teig, fi . • ;- - - .40/144/040ns• grill exhibit 14 1 14 ' . , --- of 5P1,447 thta tt 9 o. Cr' - -•. ; ' jka,Jaws 111. - Clot, This honored- and patriotic eon of Henry Clay, who is now teproesseng the old Ashland - District of Kentucky, so long represented by his father, in a i recent address before the people of Washington city, spoke as follows: "More than forty years ago he vas', born in thiscity of Washingt on. we ee eis] as a part of them, and he believed even if he enose to talk about editorial paragraph of rho Albany Jour the a ff airs of the city, having been to' the (rumor born,* would have a good nal of the 10th right to speak. [Cheers.] Ho was a' "We have net received, either from man who came amongst them fresh , Messrs. Lawrence, Stone & Co., or from the people—a people who had glo• from their agent, Mr. Wolcott, any a- Homily sustained him when his enemies mount of money. We have never, di sought to trample him down andput rectly or indtreetl7, spoken to or com him beneath their feet. [Applause.]— unmerited with either of those gentle- Men 6om whom he had no right to ex- 1 men on the subject of money. We did, pent support, when his friends deserted however, receive authority, the latter him, men of another party, took hint purt of March, 1857, from a friend in up, and sent him to represent in Con- Roston, to draw on bins for $5, 000. gross the glorious old Ashland district. That authority was from a gentleman LApplaute.l lie could not refrain from' with whom wo were associated in rais telling men like himself, who had been ing funds fur the presidential election, Whigs, some of his experience. Two and the money was designed to cover years ago be was wandering about, seek- deficiencies." in the language of Mr. Webster, As it is not denied that this money where he should go. 'lle old party in came from Mr. Wolcott, it may be as which he was born, bred and educated P'turned that such in the fabt. It was and which ho loved as devotedly, an f or m high h e would hav e sac iti e d ' merely the private funds of certain much as any man, be recognised to be manufacturing trompanies appropriated destroyed, and destroyed probably h -Y to make up dCtieiencies in the expenses the friends of those who, aiming(l to be ofthe Fremont camp ai g n . Lig ht begins Whigs, were but Know Nothings. [A ; to break in upon the country. plause.] When he saw no mote the old Whig standard waving in the field —when he found, in the beautiful lan- Kuage of one of his honored friends from entucky, that the old Whig banner bad been furled and laid on the tomb of its dead leaders—then it behooved him as a citizen of this glorious land to look after a standard under which ho could strike for the liberties which their foreflithers had left them as u sacred . heritage. [Great applause.] "He saw bat two great political par ties—the old Democratic party, nation al, having an existence in the North as well as in the South, and the Black Republican party, without a single ad herent south of Mason arid Dixon's line. He saw also a third party, or rather wharealled itselfa third party, but it was only a faction had pr onounCed it from every stump in his district to be powerful for evil, but powerless for good, [applause, ] and so it has turned out since. There had been no time since the commencement of the controversy when, if the Know Nothing party had chosen to stand up and strike fur the good of the country, Kunsmkwould have - been admitted into the Uuio'h, and there would have been peace and quiet throughout the laud. [Applause.] But in making this charge - he must be allowed to say that there are soma ex ceptions which ho was proud to thid.— He had joined the Democratic party be cause it stood up for constitutional rights. How could behave done other wise whew he was born in no State, but in their city of Washington ? How could lie fail to be anything but a Union man ?—[Applause.) "If there were those in this meeting to-night, N 1 ho called themselves old-line Whigs, who asserted that they were neither Democrats, Black Republicans, nor yet Know Nothings, he told them to look well to such men. These were no times for such assertions. lie had I found one of that description in his dia. I promioopill of lir. English, which pass- Shorn of Their Strength.— The Com triet to be rho moat intractable and dan gerous of all parties, voting . always with ed Congress last week, on Friday, and the now Nothings. - [Applause.]—ln has been signed by the President, has times like these, when it was apparent shorn the Conspirators against the Ad to the whole countr that they were ministration of a largo part of their merely preparing for the bottle of strength. Th e Chicago Times and the Press are the only two papers left, wo 1860, no man could stand up and say that he belonged to noneof these parties. believe, profeesing affiliation with the Be must take sides, if he be a good cit- Democratic party, that still :play into izen, find Who votes for the Know Noth- the hands of the Black Republican par ings, I l e sustains their policy, and is as ty. So far as the latter is concerned, much responsible for it as the worst I its course is not at all singular, as it has Know Nothing that had sworn an ! alread y p roclaimed that a " union with oath." (Applause.) Black Republicans has no terrors for it." In contrast with this, how much Truly, says the Baltimore Republicnn. more honorable is the course of the does Mr. Clay ebaracterizo the Know Detroit Free Press, the Ohio Statesman, ,Nothing party as "powerful for evil , the Cleveland Plaindealer, and the Lou butcille Democrat, heretofore violent op powerless for good." Tho who! Hants of the Lecompton Constitution. career of the party has proved this fact boy cordially endorse the Compromise, beyond all successful denial. It, was thereby showing that they have here this faction which, utterly powerless to , tofore been actuated by principle and elect a Speaker itself, was, by its optics-, not faction. Gov. Walker and Secre tary Stanton, it appears, both favored &Rion to Democracy, powerful to aid the Compromise—thus leaving nothing the Abolitionists in making their melee l e f t of the Conspiracy but Douglas, tion. Forney and—Greeley !—Erie 00server. It is this same petty faction which, l by its union with the abolitionists, has A Suggestion.—ln looking over the papers, we find in the opposition press prevented the settlement. of the strife' an d orators a frightful diversity of op about Kansas and kept the country in' inion its ieferenee to the true position a feverish state of excitement so long; o'Z' A tlie Democratic party and of the ad for, as Mr. Clay well said, "there had eiThistration. Some speak of both as , extinct, and point to the ltcpublieans been no time slue° the controversy corn- as the future Lope of the State. Now menced, when, if the Know Nothing' gentlemen, there are not three Repubh party had chosen to stand up and strike cans in Congress who agree upon the for the good of the country, Kansas course, (any one course) their party would havebeen admit ted into the Union I should pursue in the future. We ven titre the sug gestion , and it may be m ind there would have peace and quiet : ceived ii - friendly that the op throughout the land. " How, with position had better take measures for sueir facts before them, can honest or an inonediato census of their supporters. patriotic citizens unite with such al Wu are clear that they are just now party? We leave the question for their leaning too heavily upon fractured rood*. Let them take a census, and be consideration, hoping that under the sure to require of him who takes it that operation of the conservative sober see- lie shall not include the names of dead and thought, ell who love the Union men on the list of Republicans.— Wash will be brought to adopt:the patriotic ingfon "ion course of the Lion. Clay iffirTlio Troy naps allude,' to tho Indignation meeting reoently held I:1 1 this city, to protest against the Lecomp ton Constitution, and winds up with) the - following extract : After (idling on several gentlemen , l at last a speaker was hit upon and took the stand. His speeeh gives some indi cation of the intensity of feeling in the city. '! Qtmtlemen," said be, 'sl don't wggt not a speech-maker-- I've nothing particular to say—but if Witl3l , p.ny to swear about this 3nfernal swledle,i body 'll swear like h--I i" The Black Republicans are jnet now in the txxidit.ion of this indignant eon of Trod bey - `lO4l spot, bat they "swear Rife b—l" Over the psecc,go of the ~14044 c0MW1 3 4140. 144 'end RdaeoCid Contracted For.—The St, /MeV, say we "Pie 0 1 ,troer, ' Paul Advertisor looms that Edmund Bice hoe completed negotiations i n IS* V 4110114 844-.oThe Obortottes New York for the construction of fifty vide 44.4mictO ft* reire! for macs of the Minnesota and Pacific road, ididtiOMlX 1 .49 8 5 1 0 4 .49)fri to oommenee immediately and be corn wns*. of MS. Vornothish plated before the brat of Deoember, and rtot* and allot he salki „tor th is , purpose the contractors it eSbowabettfteelllos•iben 'roil', b*To onSagod to pct Paco, havired lOW bj . 11.14110040 -001 ".;: , nY. iniodaltm the rood. CliCau =Ea nontamit.POilan4ll,o” rat It busing been s i fieged b 7 coerispon- Ault" from Washington to northern papers thaj fire thousand of the eighty moven thousand dollars spent by Messrs. &wrens°, Stone, A Co. for the purpose of effecting a change in the tariff laws, had found its way into the pockets of Mr. ThurloG . Weed, this gentleman makes the subjoined confession in an The Conference Act and the Democratic Press. We have wattled with great interest the views of the press upon the passage of the bill admitting Kansas into the Union. North, South, East and West send out a note of heartfelt rejoicing at this result; and everywhere, in tones of sincere gratulation, the administra tion of Mr. Buchanan is commended for its steady adherence to that great meas ure of 'mice. If it wore in our power wo would gladly republish the numer ous articles, all in most excellent tem per, which. we find in the entire Demo cratic press. It is also a most notable fact that many of the opposition press express satisfaction with the conclusion of a subject which has done much to sex and annoy the cou n try, and the continuance of which in the halls of Congress could effect nothing but mis chief and injury. Miro and there we find, it is true, an expression of chronic asceticism and disappointment by the Republican press, manifesting chagrin at the loss of a favorite hobby, rather than pointing out real, solid objections to the act of admission. It is obvious from the general tono of the newspapers that our triumph is something more than mere success in passing a measure through Congress; wo have detected the commission of a crime by the oppo sition, arrested and scattered thorn, and are in a fair way of getting possession of the goods wo havo lost by their past knavery.— Washington plies. Destructive Tornado in the Country. —We learn that a very destructive and fearful tornado passed over a portion of Howard, Baltimore and Herron] coun ties on Tuesday list. The damage done to the country residences, farm buildings, fruit orohardm, glade and for est trees can hardly be estimated in dol:ars, but was a such a character as to require manythousands to replace the building improvements, to say noth ing of - the irreparable injury in other respects. The country scats of some of our well-known citisens have suffered greatly. We learn that on the same evening a violent storm, accompanied by hail, pas se4 over Middletown and its vicinity, !n Frederick county, doing considerable damage to the crops and breaking many window lights.—Balti more Sun ce n==l Lotter itoa-VPsskiii'ir WAsaurirro3,:3lsy IS, 1858. Deer Cberpficr:—Aotaber Stets In the Unioo--snottier star In the constella tion ! The Senate bill for the admission I of Minnesota passed. the House on Tuesday, without ninendment, by a vote of 157 yeas to 38 nays. This makes the number of States thirty-two, I and should Kansas eledieu come in un der the late act of Congress, another State sovereignty will be added to the list. The passage of the Minnesota bill was celebrated hero by the firing of thirty-two guns—not only because an other State has been •admitted, but because that State is Democratic. Her two Senators are veteran members of our par'y, and her two Representatives are rlaoof the national faith. Welcome, Minnesota The " Kansas question " is no more a lire subject hero. Congress will adjourn on the 7th of June. At least such seems to bu the determination among members general. • Iy of both Ilousos. Uncle Sa as credit was nc•vcr better. The exceeding low bids for the Treas ury Notes last week are abundant evi dence of this. The Ctah War is an interesting sub ject just now, and will furnish the news papers something worth talking about thoughout the summer. The War De• partment is making the„most thorough preparations for an effective campaign —no half-way job—and if Brigham trill tight, ho may calculate upqn receiving plenty of "particular thunder." Hon. James M. Buchanan, of Mary land, has been appointed and confirmed as Resident Minister at Denmark. The Utah Army. All the accents from the theatre of preparations represent the appoint ments for reiuforeing our army in Utah to be most ample and thorough. Noth ing has been trusted to hazard. No pains, or trouble, or expense has been spared to insure the success of the ex pedition. The greatest activity is vis ible in Leavenworth, and writers of all political parties do justice to the energy, mire, pains, and foresight of the depart ment in making provision for the march over the,desert and fur the absolute certainty of the success of operations in Utah. Great pains have been exor cised in securing the services of compe tent and faithful agents ,of transporta tion. The most rigid 'and thorough system of inspection has been required. The animals purchased fqr draught and for meat have been ordered to be of the best quality. The vehicles of transpor tation provided have been of the most substantial and durable sort. Not only have strong military escorts been pro vided for the trains, sufficient to insure against the hazard of capture or Bur• prise; but the numerous teamsters and employees of every grade have been thoroughly armed and disciplined to meet any exigency that may arise. Tho common error of despising one's enemy Ime not been committed in.a single particular with reference to the Mormons. The idle •story of the ene my's wcnkhossind indisposition to fight has been properly disregarded ; and a force has boon gathered from all other quarters and dispatched to Utah, which, thongh smaller than it woull have been if there were any possibility of increas ing it, is yet amply largo for maintain ing and dufendiag itself in any emer gency. A Fight with Grasshoppers.—Tho Gonzalna (Texas) Inquirer has an amus ing account of the invasion of that city by grasshoppers, and the attempt of the citizens to repel the invaders : " Everybody turn - A out—men, wo men and children, white and black— everybody, with 'fire and sword,' brush es and brooms, blankets and buckets, carried on the deadly conflict, but to nu avail; the hoppers hopped on, and the defending forces were obliged to beat an inglorious retreat, leaving the barbar ians in possession of the conquered city." A Church Burner.—A man in Holmes county, Ohio, named WeHick, who for some years has been insane on religious subjects, took it into his head a few weeks ago, that he was commissioned to burn down all the churches. Accord ingly-on Thursday last he proceeded to sot fire to the Lutheran and Methodist churches, but before much damage was dono ho found himself in jail. lie is said to be still of the belief that the on ly salvation for the people is in his get ting out and burning the churches. Five Towns destroyed by British Troops. —The S:ilem Register has late advices from the west coast of Africa. From Sierra Leone it is related that Corn. Wise had sent a force of British sailurs and marines np the Scarcies River, which attacked and burned five of the towns occupied by the Soosoos, and re turned with only two officers and five men wounded. His Highness Quacoo A ttah, king of Cape Coast, the most civilized and intelligent native prince . on the Gold Coast, died on the 20th o February. All Sorts of Pie Plants.—They aro getting sharp down at Lafayette, la., under the influence of their great min eral water facilities. A horticulturist advertised that ho would supply all sorts of - trees and plants, especially " e•plan ts of all kinda." A gentleman thereupon sent sent him an order for "ono package of custard pie seed, and a few dozen mince pie plants." The gardner promptly filled the order by sending him four goose eggs and a small dog. The Courier vouches for the state ment•. iii-The Louisville .Thosocrat tells a story of Lilian residing near that city who was recently terribly enraged when his wife presentod him with twins, threatened to destroy the little ones, and vented his spleen upon them by pinching and bruising them in various ways, and dew into a terrible passion because the mater would suckle them. loploiuml nt to add thief, ,ona4l o r neighbors tactic bin filmed end .4 bins" kandaomely. • , • Jail Paul. 4.1•••• a 'no 161.11 Ire-11117 111••••• doctrine, bike not yeeolgued the set paimod at the close of the jAdos , repeal* , the USIWV lawn. ' The Cleveland Pleiadesler leers that the President will take a trip to the West dur- ing thsapproachiag recess of Congress. Maketts; Ohio, has just bees lighted up with gas. The New York News learns that Mrs. Cunningham has received from its mother and takes full charge of the celebrated 'bogus baby." ......Among the latest counterfeits are 10s on the Union Bank, Doter, Del., alteredellim Is. The vignette Ilan eagle with banners. This famous Jana Lags or Jennens estate In England Is said to be very much of a hum bug. The - Jennenses there hare propogated the delusion, it'd amassed large sums from guinea contributions for researches and legal advice. St. Joseph paper says that Gov. Pow ell and M$J. McCullough, the Utah Peace cora missionerl, are travelling in great splendor. They have an escort of fifteen men, and eight splendid light carriages, each drawn by four superior mules They expect to travel at the rate of tla miles per day. Ou the 24th ult., the paper-mill property formerly belonging to Ur. Adam 11. Krout, iu York couhty, which Mr. K. had sold to Dr. E. W. Free, was sold by the sheriff of York coun ty for 4000; it is said that it cost Mr. 'Croat $15,000, and he sold it to Mr. Free for $13,40. It fs believed, says the Albany Journal, that the . 9ueeu of England is about to carry out her often expressed wish to visit her Cana dian subjects ond pg• ions. Her Majesty has more enterprise Abair any of ber predeces sors, and, in airthat is truly royal, more wisdom than the male imbeciles who occupy some Eu- ropean throneT. • • Flattery' is a sort of bad money, to which our vanity gives currency. So says our devil. , The next State Agricultural Fair will be bell in PitUburg, daring the month of Sep tember. >, X. Y. Z It Is said that the "white feather" is to be the fashicuMble bonnet ornament the com ing 'maga. "Jiromel Jerome!" screamed Mrs. But terfield the other day, to her biggest boy, "what are yott throwing to those I.igeons 7" "Gold beads, Mother, and the darned fools are eaten' em; a'reet they think it's corn." ...—.Aii old lady being sorely afflicted with a disorder nsualiy denominated hysterics, im agined she cou'd not breathe, and appealed to her husband od the occasion with, "Mr. I caret bre athe.' "Weil, my dear," returned the afflicted husband, "I would not try, ftr nobody wants you to.ni What a mistake It is to suppose that a man should befgloolby because he Is devout. A good roan is almost always a cheerful one. • kis hour's industry will do more to be get cheerfulness, suppress evil humors, and retrieve your affairs, than a month's moaning. ......Ten Brock, the racer, has gone back to England to try: his luck once more against the British turfirren. He carries out with him the celelfratedlSonth Carolina horse Charles ton. . The wedding of a daughter of Senator Toombs, last *sok, at."Washlngton city, was quite sc event at the national capital. What a Illeued Ume the trees and plants have had for a few weeks past. I Oids N6oleon has completed his 50th year, having been born at. the Tuileries on the loth of April, 1808. Ilow to Get a riat Wife.—A book has just been published in New Orleans with the above title which contains a list of all the rich marriageible ladies and gentlemen In Louisi ana and adjoining States, with the amount of solid rhino possessed b 7 each. . Col. C. F. Wells., Jr. of Athens, Pa., has oatracted with the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company foe the purchase of the North Branch Canal, from Northumberland to the State flue, fur one and a half million of dollars. The three counterfeiters who were ar rested near Williamsport on the 17th alt., were sentenced last weer. each to Use psalteatlary for three years. The papers is the South express the opinion that much less damage is likely to m oult to the crops from the recent frosts there than was at first anticipated. The California papers bare adopted the English custom of publishing births, as well as marriagei. Gen. Cossonfort, the exiled President of Mexico, bias arrived in New York. The Yount Carroll (Ill.) Republican notes that eggkare selling in that place at three cents a dozen. , 'leery Weird Beecher intends spending • tew weeks in .Kansas during the coming sum- OM The PreSident has not yet signified his acceptance of the two rolanteer regiments for Utah, nor is it probable that he will do so until Congress makes the necessary appropriation for their Rapport. The estimates hare not yet been made. Notice miss recently served upon Thomas Clark, of London, that the walls of a building owaed by him kad been condemned, and would be pulled l down. It was found that Mr. Clark had been in prison for more than forty years, for contempt of Coartl Dickens's Circumlo cution Office was no creature of fancy. Jenny Lind an Effective Preacher.—A recent convert in Boston stated that some years since he heard Jenny Lind sing 4'l -know that my Redeemer liveth," since which time Le had never been able to banish the words from his mind. IQ-The news from India is quite in teresting. Sir Hugh Rom invested Jdusi with three brigades, on the 27th of March. The rebels, 12,000 strong, retired to the fort, and on the next day the bombardmeut commenced. Attu tempt was made on the first of April, by 25,000 rebels to raise the siege, bat they were defeated with the slaughter of 1,500 men, and the lose of all their glans and camp equipage. The town was stormed,and taken on the 4th, and the fort oce --ted on the 6th, the rebels leaving2,ll; men killed in this conflict. Six British'oflicere were also killed. "The Mew escaped with a tow attend ants and *se hotly pursued. Gen. Roberts carried Kotab on the 20th with a rest slaughter of the reb els,the loss being but trilling. The 67th ,regiment, under Col. Mil man, had bolo compelled to retire from near Apinsour, and at the last accounts was shut ay Aeltaghur. Strong de taehnsefite gond to his relief. • Hard Or 8111 —6 Porr trials have Iteeil node is Prthriditiet, R. I:, to taw. o t: oodEptdoootativto to thil live tilt City; land jot armies° . _... ...—___ Namasuiliessall. I . t w 4 . -. Hs. - _ - %nal alaild"Aleallieli M. Enrron t...-A. few seeks ago, several I • i . 1 pipers esitleetthe passage through the Legal. 1 8e1" or Ei gA g t ritlegift—i k*: - --W7 Si x F . ' istfally Injurst—Orter Fort i y 'wombat— Wire, et "a bflim L. the relief of JJ. Se.hicit." i c rush i 49 of a •B r o jire..... u r/ 6 4, m ay 13. lAt the time,it oesurred to In that the announce- i __,,A: frightful . accident oceisrlisof thia 'Mot was eahudated to make an erroneous l.mOrning. Atiltiff-Onst dia'aimigll-•l l ,l4the impression open the public mind with refer- !Central Railroad, by the crushing' . of a lance to Mr. &tick, and I have since learned ' bridge over the Sanquoit creek, suite 8 that such has been the ease . Having bad I , and a half miles west of this city, nosr something to do in procuring the etiactmeut 1 Whitesboro'. Seven Or eight persona ;of that bill, I have thought it was due to Mr, are already ! dead, and Ave or six others 4. that the matter should be publicly explain.' urn barely stir'. The i nioted number ed. -The facts are simply these : ' forty or more. Under the laze Military Law, any volunteer The accident occurred to the Cinein company had the r i g h t to enr ol oo eosta b o ,, 1 nati express train, due -here at 20 man tinsmembers all persons within the Brigade ' ures past Q. limits, W:1 3.r !re wi Ilil. g that the 50 cts.assees• I It was somewhat behind time at ed against them as militia tax, should go into . Wit iteeboro l , and was coming up at a the treasnry °timid Company ; and in pursu. ' high rate of speed, when it met, on the ante of said provision, the Independent Blues ! bridge .over the i.San creek, the succeeded iu collecting* portion of the militar y : Utica accommodaon train for the West tax from citizens of the Borough and the a • i joining township!, through the regular collet . . each on its own track. tom, v. ho were furnished with duplicates for The engines crossed the bridge, but that purpose. The n - oney thus collected wits ,as the passenger cars of the express and paid into the Treasury of the Company, whose • freight cars of the accommodation came vouchers were placed in the hands of the Conn- upon it, the north side gave way 5 pre ty Treasurer. In the settlement of Mr. Schick's I cipitatmg the freight cars into the creek, accounts, these vouchers were objected to by I filing t h e p amen g cars one above the (be authorities at H Harrisburg, as irregular • and they insisted upon the payment of the a - I other, and splintering the platforms mount. covered by the vouchers, into the State and seats to atoms as the cars struck Treasury. Mr. S. needed no Legislati.e re- ' the abutments. ' lief, as the company still held the money un• The passenger car on the accommo apprpriated, and were ready to return the dation did not reach the bridge. Dif same, if it had Leen necessary. An act to ferent stories are told as to the expo of legalize that particular item of Mr. Schitk's the acc i dent. account was presented and passed through the Legislature, for the ben,flt of the Blue, and not Ono is that an axle of the express Mr. 3, who was not directly interested. Mr. !baggage car broke as it reached the Sehiek's settlement with the department., I bridge, and threw the trains together. may be excused for aibling. was prompt and The other attributes the casualty to complete—giving entire satisfu..tion to the de- the rottenness of the timbers of the pertinent. - C. H. Di:EULER. bridge. I . _ N. B. As a new military law, emDracing pro visions of much importance, has superseded the old one, (having been passed just at the close of the recent session) I subjoin a brief abstract of it, which will be interssting to your rsaders. The effect of this law, 1 trust, will be to build up the volunteer s 3 stein, which, through the very culpable negligence of the "powers that be," Witi almost crushed out of existence. Much credit is due to Captain ETS TIER, of IlarrisYurg, for his. labor in the prepa tion of the bill, and his untiring etfotts in pro. curing its final passage. Others, 1 observe, in high places, are claiming the paternity of the bill, but C..pt. Eyster'l friends can bear testi mony to die fact that it was mainly through his iLstrutuentality that the Lill WiLi enacted. AIISTAACT OV THE X ILIT:A LAW, APPROTED MIZE= SECTION I—Provides 'that all able bodied white male citizens•bet ween the ages u(2l and 45 shad be subject to military duty, excepting Minister+ of the Gospel, Professors of Collegev, School Directors, Judges of the Cwltts C.m missioned officers who shall have served as such for five consecutive years ; non-commis sioned officers, musicians and privates who shall have served seven years—this exemption nut to extend to cases of war, insurrection, or invasion. Steno" 2 Prescribes the duties of Asses• sore. oho are annually, at the time of taking the assessmentacf sal and personal property, to enrol the names of all subject to military duty, and assess each person so enrolled with SO cents, with notice to the person so assessed. A copy of this roll is to be pat up at three of the most public places in the district, and a re turn thereof, underoath, to be made to the coun ty commissioners. Persons refusing to give requisite information to the assessor, are sub ject t 3 a fine of $lO for each item of informa tion so demanded and withheld. and fur each name withheld orconcealed, or falsely stated. The assessors, commissioner", clerks, collect ing officers, ic., who neglect or refuse to dis charge any the duties required by the act, are subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor nioreihan /50. It is made the duty of the District Attorney, on complaint of any corn missioned officer, to prosecute for neglect of duty, Lc. gscnos 3 Regulates the collection of' the military assessments. The County Commis sioner* are to make out duplicalea, containing a correct list of all on the militia roll, and the filly cents assessed against each person whose name appears on the roll, is to be collected at the same time and in th' same manner as taxes ail collected in each county. Comman ding officers of companies are required annu ally to deliver to the County Cummis4inners a correct list of all the otficers and privates of his company, and of all persons wh6 during the year have contributed to the funds of the company 50 cents as au equivalent for militia. ry seriice—the persons thus returned to by exempt from paying the same to the collector. The monies thus raised are to be paid over to the County Treasurer, roll to be applied ex clusirely to military purposes. Su:stow 4 Diiides the mi'itnry of the Commonwealth into twenty Divi,ions, York aredJulams composing the 4th. Each county forms a separate Brigade. The Brigades, Regiments, Battalions, Companies, &c., are to be conformed as nearly as posgible to the regu la.ions of the U. States army. No company is to be composed of less than 32 men, it bemg the duty of the Brigade Inspector to disband companies deficient in number. Sec - rat:cm 5 & 6 Provide for the election nod ditties of officers. The salary of the Brigade Inspector is to be E5O. Berms 7 Authorizes the o-ganization of Bands of Music for Regiments and Battalions. Sscriox S Pruiides for the issuing and safe keeping of the arms and camp equipage which may be fungi died by the State. Sec-rios 9 Provides for an Retinal parade of uniformed companies by regiment, Irattalion or companies, as the Brigade Inspector shall direct. Or in lieu of this, the commanding officer may order the regiment, battalion, or company to parade and encamp not exceed ing six consecutive days, the rules and regu lations of the U. States army to apply to pa rades acid encampments, empowering the corn mauding officers on parade to enforce and preserve order, and guard against interrup tion or trespass by other persons. Companies are required to parade not less than six times a year. The officers, musicians and privates of any company or troops are to be paid f I .50 for every day actually on duty. and $2 a day for each horse used. Members of companies unnecessarily neglecting to appear on parade, not only forfeit the 31.50 pay. but are also subject to a fine of s2—commission ed officers to pay a fine of not leas than Et, nor more thau $lO. .The members are ex empt from Jury duty, and shall hold the uoi form , arms, and equipments exempt from levy and sale or execution, &c. Members of caval ry, who own a horse suitable fur parade, bold the same with like exemption. Bet.-riox 10 Provides for a Board of Audi tors to regulate and disburse the military fund, &c. Secrtow 11. The uniformed companies are liable to be called into active service, in cases of iuvitsitin or itianrrectkm within the limits of the Bdgade or 'Regiment. In cases of breach of the peace, riot &e., upon requisition of the Sheriff, the members of compsaies are 'linked to turn oat, under order of their °Seers. under a penalty of sot less their $l5. The compensation for this duty to be $l4O a day. fitarrion 12 Provides for the organisation and duties of Court Usrtials, Appeals, Collec tion of flues, to &mos 13 Provides the penalties .and ones for violations of the provisions of Ulm am, which are numerous and stringent. Samos 14 Regulates the Grand Sidra the Commonwealth, Adjumat General. In. specter General, Ac., with the salaries and emoluments pertairting to each. IfirTbe Act is a lengthy- one, tad .gonse wba4 eoniF4ex in its details. We bare' given above the wire Important frame. The ob ject seems to be to' latild up en ~eat- mil. e Meer system, sal ta provide 'Rio a A& gad rigid MA - Niel the *military tuesesseerilat 00 eliate—tha of. the 3.4iilibtay _ IR 1 1 1 0 ~ iise, limiter la ism tegatsaysiiieddtheititi .swiss .t tba - State: • —ft . ' Major Priest, the local superintendent of the road, happened to be on the cominoaation train. He at once des patched a sufficient number of men to the relief of the sufferers. A largo number of the wounded were brought to this city, and taken to Bogg's Hotel, the McGregor House, the Northern Hotel, and the Railroad House. Others were cared for at IV hitcsboro'. Physicians were summoned, and every•- thing was done that could be to relieve their sufferings. A Fearful Tragedy. A New York Mystery Cle(ired Up.— Some time since our readers will re member an innouncement in the New York papers that a barrel marked " W. H. Jennings, 485 Leonard street, Now York," containing the mangled remains of a female, was found in the Hudson River Railroad depot, at Now York city. An inquest was held upon the body at that place, and the officers commenced investigations. Telegrams were sent through Canada, and it was found that the barrel had crossol the Susquehanna Bridge. Tho whole affair remained a profound mystery until a few days ago, when a Mall named Jumpertz was arc routed at Chicago. It appears he had been liVing. hi Chicago with a female named Shopio Werner, 21) years of age, but subsequently deserted hereid went to Milwaukie, whither she followed The morning after her arrival there, according to his story, he found her in his room suspended by the neck, she having. committed suicide during his temporary absence. The mode in which he then pOcceded to dispose of the - laxly:is thus related by the Chicago Times: On the next day he took out tlio en trails and carried them tWo or three miles off on the prairie an 4 burned them. His first thought was to throw the body into tho river, but there was too much ice. He then procured a common whiskey barrel, put the limbs in, after burning such parts of her clothing as had blood spots upon them, and headed it up. On turning the bar rel over, ho saw water and blond com ing out from the bung-hole. He took it out and threw in a quantity of flour to staunch it, puttied up all tho cracks and - painted it all over. Early in the morning of the 16th of _March, after keeping the body ten days in his room, ho met a drayman on Clark street. bridge, and asked him to take the bar rel to the depot. The drayman con sented, and went up to his room. lie proceeded to roll it down stairs. Jum nertz, fearful lest the barrel might burst, requested him to carry- it down as he had commenced, the body rattling against the sides of the barrel all the way down, filling him with dread and apprehension lest the drayman should discover his secret. The body was finally get to the depot and shipped to New York that morning. Thus ends, for the present, this tale of blood and horror. The greater part of it is his own version, taken from his own lips. Whether he is guilty of the terrible crime of murder the courts will determine. Arrest and Suicide of $ Murderer. Cuzsrra, Orange county, N. Y., May 7th.—Mrs. Phcebe Westlake. a widow residing in this place, was yes terday arrested on suspicion of poison ing several persons in the village, and last night destroyed herself by taking arsenic. Before the suicide she confess ed that she had administered poison at different times to a Mrs. Fielder, who died about two weeks since very sud denly. She also confessed that she had administered poison to Mr. J. B. Tut hill, a merchant, who has recovered and is doing well. Mrs. Charles Tut hill and a Mrs. Derrick are, now very unwell with every symptom of having boen poisoned; and as Mrs. Westlake bad lately sent some preserves, which they bad eaten, it is supposed. that they were also intended by her as victims. Sad Case of Drowning.—Miss Mary Culp, a beautiful and accomplished young lady, was drowned last week in Little Chigoes at -Monntioy; Lancas ter county, Pd. be, in c -With Miss Mary McNeol, ventured gat. WA' the stream in a skiff. The boat burnt tunatsly upset, precipitating them be" into the creek, which, at that tie., owing to the recent rains, .wavqpitip swollen and rapid. Misa.MeNeel campkt„ at a limb and supported b ,• she was rescued by Mr. Albert"'. the associate principal in the _ • , After dredging the strain! • Miss' Culp's body was her arms clasped armly • 4 m i t , in I. • • - stilrA Mr. Ruligs, .priskopelbe hotel at Dstreaport,l*Wiltsr= , sod L denim i ood--. looking rtiati • " awed tit. '•' sorblisihdi allzt 1 i. )1.4 gioNs'oti-- WY Z ' N
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