D 111,1' •• ,L• VOTARI VER../ 63 1115 s• a. /Masts, Burtona.x TPIF---)Patirros MITT VDU VUQ, koA I ------ 1101iDAY VOWING, )lAY 11, 18C0 FOR GOVERNOR, LION. HENRY 1). FOSTE4, OF 11r11117.VOnfl4X0 B[L►?OtflL E4►crora Am. - George M. Keina, Ron. Richard Viuua DISTIEW7 F..t.geroaa: 1. Frederick A.Sert er. 14. ;AUK Rockhoir. .2. Wm. 0. PlClApriOti i 1:;. Geo. D J.i. kton 1. Jos. Crockett, dr„ IG. )obn A. Ahl. 4. John C. Brennpr, i 7. Joel R. Danner. -5. 0: W. Jacoby, 1 18. J. R Crawford. S. num. Kelley, O. 11. N. Lee. Y. Oliver P. Jaruci, 1 20. Josh. li. al. Doirid BCliall , ,21. N. B. Fetterman. 9. JO,l Le./ne Samuel Mai-Alai' 10, B. 8. Nr6otir ;2A. Wm. :look. I. 'MOS. Walkir, /14. B. D. Hamlin. .12. 8.8. Winctisalar, 6.1510n1 Chunk'. 13. Jos. Lapbaich. The Result iti Wisconsin. The canvass for Chief Justice 1n Wisconsin, was finally closed the ,early port pf last week, and shows that Dixon, the Democratic nominee, is rice. ted by three hundred aid ninety-five Inskoritr. Tliis is even better than harntolore reported. Nor is this Ril.— Cittait)ndges were elected in four judi cial districts. ln onc, Ilan n, Democrat, toss 7,847 majority over his Black Re publioap competitor; in Another, W oath arbee, Democrat, has :gl6 majority; and in spothnr,. Orton, Old Lino \Whig, is elected without opposition. Thoßlavk itepablicaps have not elected a single ponipiio. This is pretty well Iftr a Piste time gave Fremont thirteen thou sand minority. Ilutnbird, who was elected mayor of cgtaberland, lid., or Monday waa the Detnotanitie candidate.— )3e defeeteXlir. licelearf, oppobition, by 46 majority. The it?irtner received 369, and the latter otes. Last year the Pcmaoratio dictate was defeated. airln Greensburg, the home of the Um,. Henry D. Foster, the Democracy on the 7th inst., elected their entire ticket, for borough officers. Oir At the recent election in the boirogg - 11 Of Chanibcrsburg, the Black "ti : ',. , m ,gept,blic.an ticket vsa9 badly beaten. lligraretat excitement has resulted At 31ingham, Mass., from the death or a licawdaughter of Wilson Tirrell, Ebq„ by poi,- * 'aoning. Another dangtiter died with the same symptons wine timo ago.— flaspiaton indicates A most revolting tragedy. Guilty.--Noel, lialchangh was con victed of murder in tho second degree, itt York Pu., recently, for killing Wm. Weakly, and sentenced to the Peniten tiary for six years. ao Is only twenty three years of age: Nina., and Tanners.—By a recent decision of the Supreme Court of this 6tlo, and Tanners are not coin, pelted to take out a license for their business. This bag been expressly de cided' in a ease before that body, and Axe* the hiseo•that point beyond dis• pat*. Alabama .7)eleglites to Baltimore.— Thirty-five leading and prominent gen tlemen of Mobile have signed a call for a hitnigirronLion to meet at Salem on the 4 Jane, to appoint delegates to the sitburnod Democratic Cor.ven tion at Baltimore, in place of the seceders. The call is signed by Gov. Winston, Zr. Forsyth, 1)r. Noy., Judge try and others. letter from Gomel Cobb.—TLe Hon. Howell Cobb has written a letter in re sponse to the address of the Ramon Coinnaittee, in which he fully and con. diatiy sustains the courso of the sece ders from the Charleston Concontion. &WA Carolina Polities.—The South Carolina State contral committee lu►ve weed to WI &convention of the Dorn- Veal Mae party, in Columbia, on Wednee dejtythe 80th of May. Great Comet.—The great comet oe "ilita my be expected about the end of Angsst next. This is one of the moat lintiftanteomeis known ; on its last ap. "poLniuLoe its WI extended over shoat -/lii-tinginee of aro—so that when the itielosaAras in the zenith, the uxtatimi ...ty Of. tbs4aillsid not arisen. This is *OS only a great comet , but of extreme .400/119. itriorwmit Detirdastio n —The principal malice of 'Union Banlinf London, 1 liirailomartVaa b! , a; digita*tr in the Or in oar currency • of The Won oe trait topaitit,-, ' - ahritikthtlent paw book.. " Ti atin a n g 4 4o4oLsoderett in 44%..4 90 806631 & : " - _ - : 14.111040 .r.TiMaPA!4e.-0 6 : • 21. the *or tbot St-ralts slmotalk din* and ~~~w~~w~~a:~ ......~_ .r 2 —-- -- _ - . ~, ,—:--- -- -rr-- - -- orAr , - - , -- - -,-::.- =_-..; -- - - ---- --- - - -- -- _ --* The Japanese 'l4 r theOreat and frikidly 14 whjkat TIFI, theiielk4 - I,;i't, . IaiCIOO ' • Presentation to the 1' • er44-BriT/i- , ? - ousp worthily ' 1 *„. -7 'T • roil' '‘', lai r wY . "has . eon a . kir t.) P l ir -- ' 7---- ' - ' --- ' --- "' -_,....,_/_. -- "t' --- - - --'---- . ant ihsplay--haposing Scties.--4. meet Tie tit - inter tio‘pf thespoomb I ,- ' OAR IMPRO sr issamome . .. t i k / 1 holinoll ' fill , .As ti as the it ' -_____.'''', a a ° to the4stituis . h .. isitorit listened , . -_ • oaa - Ti Deplir talent got wrail of his isfability to beautiful pageant took piligo tit Windt- , deep- at ton 'id 48.1..h0 cl .... ington on Thursday last. Th e hp- 3- ed —-- : 0 . life . e i L lrn tb il e n t P o m tlectsi ni*lita t ienglillineil IS 'lll4Tir last ' . ~bo w most grueerullylaittlst plottstirt • meet +is lust timartdely d payment, thsri - Mr. -losers Wtst.saitstbon(are e tule, _large nest Ambassadors were on that. day seemed w mark-va e h countenance. The most energetic steps were taken to two-story brick dwelling house at the north presented, with the ceremonies peculiar President handed a copy of hies breech• brmg the matter to a proper adjust to the chief ambassador. end of Carlisle street. to that interesting people, to the Presi- of intro. i ant. Fowler, howereri reisclo his es- i m —1 ..- 2 k--` 2 !---" 1 " 3 " - . Then Vs/Hewed the peremony dent of the United States, the Cabinet, _ stz t ry es-- duction. Lieut. General Sciatt and cape—out of the coertirt,lt is sstpo and other high officials. Cony. Sbubrick were nniong those prey- Bed. His sureties, lressrs. Law nod iliikiuttacia /04tid 1.4. o'clock,zi. battg.on, cat, end were well surve) ed by the Cotiov 's er ,intYo, signified their Intention of tinitcd States marines and the ord- strangers. The eiritoissly vti..re lirk‘ ---- to pay to the government the amount fiance corps, witit the furl marine band, gratified with the dav's doi aga, an ex were drawn up in front of Willard's' Pr"' great admiration fur Lilo p rebi _ doe on their bond. Mr. Pewter stood very high in New York—among its hotel, where the embassy are quartered. i dent. - --,- -----• ..... *--- - ~--- leading eitiseas—and his ruin is attriha- At H o'clock the distinguished visit- T 4. Chicago gotrvelltion. I' Na- ' Led to injudieious stock speculations on on, acceittinini6d by t h e ~,,i i ta nt. o f fic eirsi . The Duck flepublatan se-called . 04 % r Din ; who e ,: nstitu °- te the commit . , tibial" Convention met at Chi6ago on' the P ert ' el blame " and friends ' NV odwesdaf last Don. Datid Wilmot, The Preaident has appointed Bon. tee, appeared and took their scats of this State —" Free-trade Day"—was John A. Dix as Post master in Mr. Pow coiningopenbarouolion On tbe first Prince made temporary Chairman. George ter's place. The Washington corress fortis the . military presented • Ashmun, of Massachusetts, was after:' the New York Tritium arms and the hand commenced an fir. porident of wardechosqp permanent Pi emident—the , w I. ' te6 : - The visitors were in foil end costly eos wlijeii , same Atlimu s n who located liiinacif at: No: Iting could he more unjust to tame, and wore an air of dignity NVashington sevetal yea rs ago ai, it borer, President Buchanan than the assertion is characteristic of their exulted pose- that ho hail any knowledge, until the and gained an unenviable notoriety by is- tions. The chief ambaaandor was dress, day that the government moved in the ed ip a rich brocade purple silk sack suing a circular, in conneet 10*-101.11 Mr. iamter, of Mr. Fowler's del:Ovation.— itilb arUpie overhanging sleeves and , inton ' pt' Ohio, to the lailmnid compa. Th P e resiociit was taken by surprise at V flowing troirscrs of the same sloe. — flies of the country, proposing to have the inlelligenee• lie was wileh attiu' ll- the duty 011 railroad iron removed by i s sorry r. . , et i l l to i Mr i _ ., Powler, and in cominop a 'di The other dignitaries were dressed in yery tminerorta friends, he Congress, in consideration of a certain , green silk of similar texture and style. ' for his fall ; but the- who al- The shirt ainbassa dor, on descending , sum of money, to be paid by the cow- le g . e that Mr. Buchanan retained lion the steps, was instantly surrounded by , li:tides. The matter occasioni.s.l conside- ill ollke a single day after ho knew he rabic talk at the time, and was general- , was a defaulter, state what Is wholly his officers, who guarded him to the denounced as a eon opt lobby trans.' unsupported by evidenc e , and is untrue, open carriwoo in which be took a seat, lI Y -- - -•• Woo action. Mr. Ashman disapp tired from the servants of the e,Npedition kneelinj; while lie passed Iliewr Ili4 body-guard publie life for a period, but has finally immediately place , ' th ,,,,,,, ive , oi . each turned up as the President of the lie side and 1 ,,, b uild the coat hi. T he ~,,( . 0 „ d publican Convention, where he was ambassador then appeared, and then ; greeted. we are told, with immense "up the third, followed by their suites, and plauac." .Ifo had considerable to sa i y similar ceremonies were observed. about the corruption and degradation i _ The ambassadors and other principal officers each occupied one coach, )viiilst on the outside and o n toot they were attended by subalterns, bearing lands and two swords each. trout of the chief Ambassador there w.e also borne a standard in the shape of a.Nlitltese Cross. The other two were also pre ceded by their respective standarda.— Th© dignitaries on this oceasion also Wore naval shaped caps. The procession then moved to the President's liouse, on reaching which gip party aligfited and were conducted into the parlors. _ . _ . Precisely at noon the President and members of the Cabinet entered. The double doors of the East loom now swung open, and the embassy silently advanced and had their first - view of the President and the imposing array of officials there gathered. They Caine forward, bowing twice iiry low, the President once 6? twice (Mktg the sallle, and then advanced to the President— Capt. S F. Dupont, of the United States navy, accompanied by the chief ambas sador, Commander S. P. Lee %tali the second dignitary, Lieut. D. D. POrter with a third, Dr. Macdonald, secretary to the committee, with a fourth. They were introduced to President Buchanan by the Secretary of State, when the chief ambassador prsentcd his letter of credence, IN hich the President cordially received, both parties bowing graceful ly. The princal ambassador then read an addressto the President in Japanese, which had to be interpreted into Dutch and thence into English, 'thus : "His Majesty, the Tycoon, has com manded us that Nye - respectfully- ex press to His Majesty the President of the United States, in his name, as fol. lows : " Desiring to establish on a firm and lasting fonndation the relations of peace and commerce, so happily existing be ' tween the two countries,, that, lately the plenipotentiaries of both countries hare negotiated and concluded a treaty. 'Now lie has ordered us to exchange i ,_ • ' :. tue ratification of the treaty in your principal city of Washington. Hence forth he hopes that the friendly relation shall be held more and more lasting, i and he is very happy to have your (friendly feeling, that y nu have brought, I us to the U nited States, and will send us hack to Japan in your man-of-war." This address was then banded to the Japanese interpreter, who read it to Mr. Portman, and he in turn interpre ted it to the President. The latter then I handed it to Japanese all Secret made aarynothe Cassr low bow,H he , l l inF . The platform was adopted on Friday. which the President retnrned. The Convention'tlat proceeded to bal. One of the embassy now took from allot for a candidatdligr President. The i magnificent box the letter accrediting ars. t ballot resulted as follows: them to the government of the United', Seward-11 - 3, Lincoln 102, Bates 51, States, unroning from it the fettle of its Cameron 50 McLean , l2 Wade , B, Da large and magnificent seariet satin en- 1 ton 14. . I velope. It was formally handed by the' There being nn choice, a second hal bndur to the President, who, in l amass . lot was had, as 1011 , ,WS: Seward 184 f, turn, delivered it to Secretary Cass. 1 'The embassy bowing twice again,' ,Slowly retired front the room, to brdo, Lincoln 1811. scattering 38. Whole number of votes 404, act sear to a l. choice :203. lin the imperial ambassador, who, at- The this d ballot then took place, amid i cortVng to Japanese etiquette, could not , a general " stampede " of all the forces be present at the delivery of the letter., opposed to Seward took place in favor They soon, - however, returned with the. eft Lincoln. It resulted as follows : imperial ambassador, bowing again, and , Lincoln Vrs, Seward 181. signifying their readiness to receive the President's reply. Mr. Buchanan there-I Mr. Lincoln was therefore declared upon read the following address : 1 the nominee. The result is said to have " I give you a - cordial welcome, as been brought about by the Pennsyl repreacritativee of Ins Imperial Majesty, vania friends of Mr. Cameron. the Tycoon of Japan, to the American 1 At the evening session a candidate government. 1 for Vico President was balloted for.— "We are all much gratified that the The first ballet was . as follows :---Han first. eiuhasay which your gnat empire has ever accredited to any foreign nibal Ilamlin, of Maine, 194; Juo. Hick -power has been seat to the Vuited i man, of Pa., 58; IN. P. Banks, orMals., States. I trust that this will bo the i mi., C. M. Clay, of Ky., 101; Governor harbinger of perpetual peace and friend- ' Reede 7 f p ei. It r o as,a , /awry Winter Davis, ship between Me two countries . The i , treaty of commerce, whose ratifications! of Md., 8 ; Sam Houston, of Texas, IS; you are about to exchange with the iW. L. Dayton, of N. .J., 8; _Heed, of Pa., :secretary of State, cannot fail to be, 13. No choke. productive of hoer:Ate and blessings lei Ou the second ballot Senator Ilalhtlin the people both ofJapsn and the United cominated. .. , States, - I can say for ~ myself, and przumise for my eaccewbora, that it abaft I The' notnlitee for Preeidebt, Ilfr..Lin he carried into salivation in a faithful ! coin , of 1111nols, Is a Black itepublieen an d. friendlz spirit, so as to secure to, of the Seasrd " irropreisi6lo conflict" 15 ° 41 souggn".4l 1461 P 4v g inta A dd - t h e Yf slant p, anti wilt be gaits es easily beaten' goa7 • ittelar AttPeCt. from tile,. happy t as Seward would have been:. ifunnibal auspices under which it hsa . .been her). i -- - - . tritKlind - irlitified: I rejoice that yeti i Ilumlia, Of it,eine;Was Oat Offet od to tbe ale 0 •Waad' - ‘4th the ilind treitteuieiPtalljaite4t 5,,04 11 1.0 0 .41te 414 e P° n wcrats7 ,rfStelvied ' 4 Niblitirit eitt "Mad° of but. then turned Aboilliosiat, and . ;ilie waryshlkit ea=mumaure o 444 o .:,;4lool •' ' .. 4 A - ' trh '' i i - 66k t o t .. ,t on . '• ions it i n the Oppoiltion re eeted . hist. o ttokea, iicial .: - orin•loyoar iiasive laid, an- PO 411 0 .0 4 1 1 .k.1 1 .90 . 01 0. 1 one, ind is 11 / (4 . 1.0. .. '.. , 1 of thot Amiaeleilii 'tpuldgadakaatraagbyknu htiehtts: , ••• 14 = • ' doatigyearirugdvz' ,- - - Main , - - -iisink. il. licOntrin! IL 6.. othighlbeptwir bo : so: la* ' Sam oar.• Dualwraaw dun . Ott 0 We* Jura AeAtiihtisi.t adl i t • . ,r, • , i. .. • ' 3101110.111 4 40 II 1 11 1111111 1 111, 1 rjr i ire shall *villirettlort nom *obuatt;•••A' ,-, • -..0 :4 ,be happy to %laced hayir all Lisa Los. the fentleVele4Dee Of ilia regebtr dole pitatity and bitsincsa clumouliy dos to , gate.. ; trilitt&_ an°2.l' :,alsw,o!ragw/tKwift!k of this government, but entirely omit, led to mention the Congressional Lob by. Nothing was dune on this day be. hide completing the organization. On Thursday, Mr. Corwin reported rules of ordcr. Among them was.one declaring that four votes be cast by the delegates at large, and two from each congressional district; that three hun dred and four votes, twirl; a majority of the whole number of votes, 'Oka all tho States of the Union should be represen ted in the above ratio, be required to nominate candidates. [Load cries of ; No I No : with mingled cheers and his , 1 ses.3 A minority report was also submit ted, but without deciding the question, 'the reports were postponed to take up, the report of the Corn mi t teelon Creden tials. David Wilmot spoke against al lowing the delegates from the slave' States a full vote. He wanted a Re pubhcan nomination, by which we sup pose that ho was opposed to the first step tending to destroy the sectional character of the Republican party. Ibis stun k on the dekgates from slave States nosed something ofa row. The Southerners become indignant and eloquent, and Mr. Wilmot was hissed. Wilmot defended himself, and protest ed against the friends of Seward or Cameron being ovurelaughod bye dole. gates sent to the Convention wrongly to control the result. Wilmot dislikes Southern men, even if they do claim to ho Republicans. , A number of ha speeches were made in reply to Wilmot. Finally, the re port of the committee un credentials was recommitted. In the attention the Convention I,, , ave Virginia 23 votes, Kentucky 23, Oregon 5, Maryland Ti, Texas G—bcing below their full double electoral vote. A ,propositiJn wi.s adopted, after a long and excited strug gle, requiring only a majority of all the votes cast to nominate. The committed on the platform re ported a series of trk.ilutions similar to those adopted by the PlidadAphia con vention, and after a lively discuaeion the convention adjourned till Friday morn- 1/e3 — We notice with surprise., that the sessions of the Charleston Convention were "opened with prayer." %was this the case? The Democracy do not certainly bwe allegianoo to any power higher than the Constitution of the United Stater.—Frankton Repository. Our friend of the krository in attemp ting to Le smart \sins compelled to at:- knowleilg,o'i hat the Democratic party •• owe allegiance to the Constitution of the United States." Sorry we can't say the same (Atha Black nopublkati party !—Juniati Reyider. Glory to God, (,rode.—Whop Bank.; was elected - Speaker of Congress, John Coco;le was it member, Ind telegraphed home ton friend, "Glory to Gud, Banks are elected." Since that time Curude k designated as "Glory to God Curode." This is the same indirAanal that heads the celebrated smeliinr•ommittoo. The Nonster Gun'-The immenPe can non cast at Fort Pitt works, near Pius burg, in Decentb,tr lust, has been so fur completed as to he ready for shipment to Fun Monroe, where it will be tested. In making this monster, 7)400 pou of metal were poured iuto the Muultis for the rungh coasting; but Ot the lathe the weight bas been 1-effaced, in the finishing, to abtAit 49,000, or twent) - four amid a half tons. The bole is fifteen Inches iu diatnoter, and abont, fourteen feet long. It, is large enough to 14)1(1 sixteen trshels, and a stout, broad-sheel tiered man, may easily enter it and pass down to the .bottnin. Only Sateen Years Old.--It Is. just sixteen years since Professor Morm. put up the first electric TelegraiM in Aineri ea. The first piece of nows dent over it was the nomination of S. K. Polk for President, made at. !Lillia - mi., aril an nounced in Washington two hours in advance of the mail." . . lerNo less than three murders hare already occurred in this country, be cause of qua:rols growing out of Oki) i late prize fight ; one in Albany, one in the webtern dart of this State, and the third in New Orleans.— lterTike City Councils of Philadelphia are making s.rrangemen Ls for the reeep• tion of the Japanese. Embassy in that city, in ease they should accept the in• vitulion that has been tendered them. -Flour has been ground from this year's growth of %rhea!, at. Augusta,. Ga. An Aching Void.—When the list of the absent States was called on' in the Republican Sectional Convention at Chicago yesterday, the Telegraph says, " Alabama, Mississlppi, and South Car olina were received with kisses." difficatt'to say which is the sad dest thought this incident suggests— the r.ilent, empty seats, which-gave no response to the cull of tile the shouts of derision from the exalting sectionalists. Was the ro no voieo in that va , ,t tussoni- Wage to rebuke those hisses! Was thare not one man evon with enough it patriotism and nationality in his bosoni to rise up in his place to frown indig nantly" upon this • attempt to,alionate one portion of our country from tho rust, r" Alas: not une.---.Y. Expreas. Terrible Tragedy.—.l Child Murdered ; by an Insane Woman.,--A daughter of , Itov. A. S. Froomuu, pastor of the Pres byterian church at llavorstraw l .N. Y. was killod on Monday by Mrs. kirkpa- trick, a neighbor, during a $t of insani ty. Ttio woman was vory Loud of the little girl, and bad been , heard to say : " Sho is too good for earth:—sbe most not, shall Hut live;" And then, turning her face to tbo wq she mattered to bortwif : " Must I o it.-+hoir can I do it r" Bat those who bawd these. re marks understood mot their weaning at the time. -Os Os thky mositioued thu little girl was at Mr. Is.'s Immo, play with his littlogirl, and tlp !roman, having soot *woo Les own daughter on an errand, look,* carvieg Utile, out the child's netic ottrapismAy oramitil t • tbui altecet,soreytttxthe bead from the body.: Whoa her •dausttier "reiblit uod tuts - 41-etOretrikorniti l seldierhatr ' lg rhava :, .0% 1 iv.* ..i•DOne" *liii. ' Oct .bar da l.leitit• " - WIZ' 1t. 4 .4 11 'iirsta ( e s riOt 'reply: ' ghlr'' VIP:. i a tiii‘ What. Ibo'rfettmr, ' iettillAtlo giii; Of Egan:of:lie ' - —0:: ' • Mr% lila *ortiroiteNtlAK#Rat do atruakkeurritad‘ ioriouyo Rim 441 4 6 0111100;• • •-• • - uou • iliPitsetdoes exeteinalitm=-A-tas Maidenly ozelacramion—All-mal/ T • t b "es ,nty X o or th t Imunteft . the followings Adams Ceiteili.—#ritikets Will, John Bushy, has ;laid erected a two- Jr. ' Franklin Heltzel, Hobert McCleaf, Williatp e, N. Sanders, Jacob Klunk, Caron Sheets, C. H. Kuhn. Mr. Hagar ants's very t u residence Caseafy.—John B. Leidig, Henry has been improved by the addition of a two- U. Eberly, Edward Showers, Edward S. Ege, story back building. W. A. Kerr, Jr. Ir. Jots rlllllliialrfillfelt fhltelftgilladin f • almiNk• —cfa ß % — danj o t ta lt tle v rl*J° 1 ,; 1• B ' put upon a two-story brick dwelling house,' K'T'ause, John tomstone, Jackson Andrews, Jotiti . ieLa M eighlin t- , wear the north end of Stratton street. John A. Bigler, Charles Carson, rienry Teght- H. Cr. Wotr, Esq., has had erected a eon- ` mover. monistic two-story back building to his resi- i Frankli* Costarx—Francis H. Blair, Thomas demos, In York street, X. Orr, tleorge VI Welsh, Joseph Cooper. Perry County--George Blattliiberger, James pnr_neighbor, Mr. JAcos Nemec has also I sereil „ j otto w Ben d . "..Quiser, Jan/CS added a back building to his very comfortable 13. Coolleil,Robeitilat.kett. John D. Rinesualth. dwelling, corner of Baltimore and Hibb streets. Fork C olu ay.—,airani J. Haute, John Moore, Mr. Sastvat. FAIOISITOCIC is having an addi- W m.FThanlei. Adam 11. May, Michael Fis4ell, I Augustus Swartz, Amos H. Shearer, Edie Patter tion built to the office occupied by A.. 1. Cuvita, son, .Joseph D. W ile y, W m. W'l SPII, Ti 108. too., on Baltimore street. There are doubtless other imprticemcuts in contemplation. Whenever they shell come to our knowledge, a note wilrba made of them. FINF. P.ESIDENCE.—That enterprising far mer, Mr. W 11.4.11111 Cute, near Fairfield, this county, has contracted with Mr. Ww C. STALL SMITH for the erection, during the summer, of a most commodious residencee—two storks high, size 13 by 44 feet, of brick, with a spacious and ornamental portico in front, and a pantry, wash house, usieu, smoke house, kc., in the rear. It promises a lien c o mpleted to h o one o f th e finest country restiencet in the county. nwnt.lNG DESTROYED.—We very mush regret to learn that the dwelling house of Mr. (r.“t BENUEiI, in Mountplensant township, near Dellone's Mill, was destroyed by firwa Tuesday week. The entire building was‘n surned, with a large portion of its contents— i.uusiAing of beds add bedding, flour, meat, ou the second floor and garret. now the fire originated is not known, but it is generally supposed that it caught from the “nuke hut fur a f.tvoruble wind and the active exer tions of the family and Ote neighbors. the barn nil Aker outbuildings would also have shared the destruction. The property was nut insured. ant its loss tails heat thy upon Render, w ho san honest, upright and hard-a oiling fitrultr. WAYNESBORO MILITARY ENCAMPMENT. —Thiicucaatpwcnt will eoinineuce Tuisda) the .:Oth inA., and continue 'four d.t s. It protni.cs to be well nttcutled. Seven corn panied from this county w;11 cerl,aiuly Lc prevent, nod we learn that u comp:mite from Cumberland county, a company flora Gettys burg, two from Frederick, and, perhaps, one from liceounellsburg, areilso pected to be iu attendance. The arrant - smells fo; conduct ing this encampment are, wo understand, as complete as it is possible for human foresight to make them. The Committee hiving charge of the arrangements have carried out all m..t ters intrusted to them, with a degree of liberal ity th it will ftffOra.the most perfect satisfaction to visiting Companies, and contrihute to make this cm: tinpment attractive as any crer Imid in the State. Waynesboro' is a ihriting and beautiful town and the well-known hospitality of its citizens, at all times, is a sure guarantee that all who Nisit this encampruerit will Le well treated anii pass a plcasaut Vaipy Sprit. ENIPAI.F.MENT OF A lIIRD.—One day week In fore lasi, a bird of the species kwon n as " Or:ole," while flying over the Luse of Mr. : 4 prenkle, in Ilinover, struck a lightning rod, and was thoroughly'emptled.i The veloci ty of the bird must have been very' great, as the point cf _the rod passed entirely) through the body. It was a most singular ocicurrence and the ilise of it h Ls never before beta witnessed. The cmp tied bird was a stranger, »sine the only one of iti species that has been spen there this : tAbOU. The lightning rod is out perpendicu lar, at ire unastanee by which, perhaps, the acci dent may, to some es.tent, be acctuntcd fur. TZ.t11.1:0Al) ELECTION.—At; the ennui] eleeih,e on Monday last, the follUtving geutle men were chosen officers of the [letterer Branch Itai:road for"the coming year: l're.ideui, Capt. A. W.' Eichelherger. Directors, Messrs. Daniel Geiselman, George g. Sa Schwartz, Joseph:Althoff, Jacob Wirt, .1:1(.0h Forney. SALE.—The valuable properties a(lvert!sed in i•n.ther column of our paper, to be di.posed of by Isaac 11 Slurs, Esq.. on .Saturday, the _6th instant. at public sale, WILL BE auto nt I o'clock, P. 11. The properties it town and all the out lots are to be sold on the premises, if the Weather peratit+; but if not a fair day, they e ill be sold on the folowing Tuesday, 29th PREPARLICG FOR SUMMER,--Ilany of our citizens are now engaged iu cleaning and clear-, Mg up, putting • new and bright lace upon things generally, beautify ing eu.l making at tractive their gardens and yards, adding new comforts to their tionies,and making improve ments for their enjoyment duriog the summer a 7121011 • -- LUCKY.—CoI. Wm. KING, of this place, has been appointed to a Clerkship in the Auditor General's office at Harrisburg. lie acted in a himi I r capacity in the State Department during Pollock's administration. SkyrA slight change has bean made in the tinge on the Gettysburg Railroad, The morning train now leaves at a quarter past seven, rt.- turairg about ball-past tweise. Afternoon train leaves at one, return:gig about five iu the evening. ON THE GRAM—Just published from the office of the Farmer ,t Gardener, Philadelphia, a hew work on the Grape, comprising three Treatises by three different authors. The work is issued at . 25 cents a copy in paper or 35 tents bound. Address A. Y. Eirnsuuta, No. 19 North 6th street, Philadelphia. birti has been predicted by many disciples of the planets and coavarts to: alutaoacs, that we will be favored with a snperaboadsst apple crop this year, beesase the trees were in open blossom is the fell of the moon; Mir 'Green Peas have made their appearance here. They are from the South, and brought to this plass by railroad from Baltimore. price 311 cents ger peck. O-Our - forest trees invhlg jest arrayed themselves la Iltsfif spitag had imasaor opore r look as goriest and Warmth* M a bawling mhaelifiss *hes 'first !airlifted Imo ,% /rood and Ihablisafable medety.“ 0 1 08 . 1111 1 Pali* is jest acnr eserprersierbansug I *W 1111#44," ilirP l , , _ o rc Tr es au l et nl sO* very • t4Otftly, er la tr , . • - -'.- I .,. l ' i The itaidtaire , • - , ' Lbsinestio44. .i-4ftuanirti l - .63)4. Demsocsnitielsoming ar . ...imgd. ars, bang% at nominal.. ' A i; ' a , FewOcerreetra; : , eiloui were . . *fie- . - ~ • maisitict Witideki l daegatas . .40119intet . th•slibiLoo4ooMos, 'Abu. &legates to the Bakth. , etatifentam be instructed- • ' .—Vnited States Mar- Deed - ,lt i s isait; ,oft t. Eastern District of Penn-1 On Satin* hist intelilgonas Inialrew 4:completed his appointments of Willed . Of the deafif'Of Liagt , Gessexs.2.. its to take the Census, for all but t Weisb, of the United Statae Nosy, counties. From those already j formerly of this place, but of late years Ne Philadelphia papers, we clip a rootideut Reading, Pa. lie died on the 26th of April , three days after ho ; was first attacked by congestive fev er , at Aspinwall, on the Istiumts of Pane , ma. At the time of his death ho was on board the Sabine, one of the Govern ment vessels commissioned to convoy the Japanese 'Embassy around to Wash ington. Lieut. Welsh was appointed a mrdeblimrattin the Navy in 1840, sad was subsognently promoted to a Lien tenancy. From the datoof his appoint ment. up to the time of his death ho was in active service. lle wall an effi cient. officer and an inestimable citisen, In social intercourse, his bearing was courteous and kind, and won for fikra the respect and esteem of all who knew him. Ills companions in the service have often alluded to him during his life, in terms of the hi!shoirt atfeetion.—. By th em hi t) loss will bo keenly felt, but inoro keenly by his near and dear relatives, to whom the intelligence of his loss watt au unexpected, as it was sad. Cooney, Joseph Tosh, Peter A üble, Jr.. John 11. Rutledge, E. C. Gm% emyer, Benj. T. Koller, Pe ' tar Rae, Wm. M. Kauffman, lieury Reisinger, Chas. Garretson. The marshals will commence their labors on the lit.ofJune, and it is expected that the whole a ill be completed in six weeks from that time. LETTER FROM LITTLESTOWN. . Lattes Tows, May 13, 1860, Ma. Ermtult—Lear S,r :—lleing here on a visit, and having a few leisure moments this I murning, I propose, with your permission, to ! The Tennessee Resolutions.—The fbl- I give the readers of the Compiler a short ac- lowing aro the resolutions presentedby count of Littleatown and its surroundings. I' a delegate from Tennessee in tho do not wish to Salter any one, nor do I desire ; Charleston Convention biter the South- to bestow undue praise upon anything, yet I' ern delegates had seceded. Tho rosolu think I arre-safe in sain g that there is hardly a 1 lions Were introduced with the hope more thriving Tillage in the State than this, anal brat the adoption of thorn would oonoili none, certainly, of equal population, that can ate the seceders. It is probable that boast of more industry and enterprise than these resolutions will be called up iiithu Littlestown. It Is now just about a year since adjourned session in Juno : I last visited this place, and since then there I flesolred, That nil oltizens of the have been erected, and are in course of erettion, United States have an equal right to some 20 or 25 dwelling houses, besides a nuns- setae with their property in the Terri tier of other huiklings. Some of thesebuildingi tories of the Li sited States, and that are neat and spacious, and are put up in the under the decision of the Supreme must approved styles of modern architecture. Lout t of the United - Stutes, which we recognize as the correct exposition of the Tlie Lutheran and German Reformed congre- ' Cobstitution of the United States, neither glint:m/s here have each built a beautiful parson- ! their rights of person nor property can ',1 , 4 5. a Rhin it year or two—the Lutheran being be dest r oyed or impaired by Congres nt present occupied by the Rev. il. S. pent}',, ' siotial o 'Territorial legi;ilatie.n. nod the German Reformed by the Rev. Jacob ; Resulted, .hat it shall require two- Sechler. They are both, -as all such places thirds of the entire eleeturai vote to should be, removed from the noise and bust/o I mu " a nomination. 1 of the business portion of the town—the form- 1 - -- ... 4100 ..... t kr on South Frederick street, and the latter on i Popular Sovereignty.--Tito Ledger , West Baltimore street. The hotels and stores gives this brief yet full and fair state all seem to have a good run of cu,tota, and, , silent of the questica of Popular Sever , outside the large cities, are not inferior to any , eignly : l its the country. The Foundry and Machine The expression is used In reference bop of „Messrs. Mange and Miller, which, whiles to shivery in the Territories of the in the ha n d s of ilit former owners, was but a United States, about the go+ernment 01' i - one-horse" affair. is now doing a very large ' which there is so much diversity or and good business. Thin Sim Late now opininn. The Relltlblitilitle atitrest the ready and fur sale a lar g e number of thre.shiag 'doctrine that Congress has entire power machines of different patterns, besides a coo- over the subject, and Indy legtslate siderable number of either machines of various slavery into or out of any Territory. 1 — kinds. This shows what way be accomplished The Southern mon and some Northern t l by men who possess a liberal share of energy I Democrats assert that Congress has no power, that a Territorial Logisiu and go-ahead-ativeness. The Railroad also " 11-11 ! turn, established by Cum.:mita, cannot seems to be doing a good business just now.— 1 The people here havo fur some time bad a' hart: any higher power than Congress, They 1 that consequently there is no power movement on loot to fit up a Cemetery. 1 to affect slavery within a Territory un hate infected an elevated piece of ground a til a I? State government is Lein; farmed. short distance south of the R and' depot, S en ator Dongliti3 mid his friends agree purpose commencing work shortly. Some fur- ! with neither of ttrtim-notiotis. ty fatally burying lots have already been dis- Th ey stly t h at c oo .. m . ss h as no suc h :, posed of. But that which, more than all else, power, but. that a Territorial Legthilt• seems to mark the liberal spirit and intelli- i Lure has the power and right to du so, g"" of the people of this place is the /ATM"' i and this they call Popular Sovereignty, TOWS CLAI4.I(:),.INsTITI Tx. That a sma ll place I while by its opponents it is nicknamed like this should support a select school such as Squatter Soverign ty. In the brot Mr. Wolf's, and support it so well, certainly Scott ease,,Chiet .1 ti , tico 'fancy, in de.; ' speaks well for the people. The school, though livening the opinion of the Court, diA not yet suite a year old. has already reached a ' dectele that slavery was in the Text i -1 degree of successand prosperity Seat as few Writ's by virtue of the Constitution, schools attain in so short a tide. The classical that Congress had no right to legislate for higher department is under the direction of about il, and :vide(' : "and if Congress kr. F. B. Wolf, late of Pennsylvania College, cannot do this—if it is beyond the powers while the primary , school is in charge of Miss conftrred on the -Peden?! Government—it : will be admitted, we p. esuine, that-it could E. Let". ter, his assibtant. Through the not authorize a Teiritorial otter -merit to kindness of Mr. Wolf I had the pleasure of exercise them." The opponents of this making several Visits to the school, and was I . u :ri . rather surprised to see so much harmony and ; the p ne insist that as that not was decorum in all its workings. All who bad the n o t expressly decided, they are bound by the views of the court, pleasure of Mr. Wolf's acquaintance during , and that a political platform need nut his college course know that he was always be controlled by judicial de e - halms. notes fur his industry and per.,evera-ace as a student, and for Lis piety ittel t eutleinanly de- portment at all times. Ills patrons. therefore, may rest assured that he is a gentleman in every wny qualified to superintend both the moral and ittellectual trnii ing of his pupils.— The school house is a moderately sized two- story frame building, and wue, I believe, put up ezpressly for the purpose by n benevolent gen tleman of the tie iglibork ! ,od. It is very pleasantly located on. the Ilanover road, about half ft mile from the Diamond or central square. Mr. Wolf and his sphool are nuw, during, their leisure hours, constructing a nice sidewalk from the school-house to tuwn. Immediately in the mar of the seho.,l-house is a pretty flower garden, in which all who hare a Lisle for the beautiful and lovely in nature, and who can understand " love's true .A language," as Park Benjamin terms don ers, are wont to spend many s happy hour. There is one thing here, however, that does not speak well for the enterprise of the people, and thltt ls the condition of the streets and sidewalks. Woe to the traveler that has to pass over the one or the other during rainy weather! Why these are so much neglected, while the spirit of improvement is otherwise so rife, is a mystery to me. But enough of this— •-word to the wise .is sufficient. Grain and grass as a general thing look well, and promise an abundant harvest. Yours truly, Attempted. Balloon Ascension.—The Aeronaut Eilleel.- 7 A. M. Conner, aged 25 years, and a pupil of Mr. Wise, the ierousut, advertised to make a balloon ascension from Palace Garden,New York, an Thursday afternoon. espite the violent gusts of wind which now and then 'sprung up, and the remon strances of bet friends, ho persisted in I attempting tbe ascension, but no sooner had the holloon left the ground than it was. dashed with great violence agithist the wooers , saloon, which faces on the Garden. The basket caught for a moment against the .projecting eaves of the baiting, and then.was -hurled against a sky-light with great force. 'Abe. bal. loon,instfintly collapsed. Mr. Conner we ;op the roof of tbe building, nod O. • sloe were immediate ), multimliilaheiesertaitted that his is. .1 1 0410444 1 rif .principally lutenist. is tug akevfmng r.emalliediesensible, intottspiped about , 11 E. M. Tits wife 14411111-1.0 citi-Uilaty, and "OW ha, hasitlifiogri herbgebar.d'slato tied the tnieintagronner of the balloon -beim I kilf4..4ll „Si & 4. clt so mini Ap, Vo r 4 'PO" sons, as it was her intention to'hajte,ltt =or-voyage with • 434 rsheablid Ofrifelpossil‘ cleammeNsisotielliw- .. • UM • • • Mr. Cloaasrpads bit** .7 ? 7 "2 4- few dap ago. Lieut. Welsh was a aon of Henry Welsh, Esq , of this place, and an only brother of lion. W. H. Welsh, the pre. sent chairman of the Democratie State coin mi Use.— York Republican. Ite - The pertonal appearance and eostnme of the Japanoso are thus (Je scribed by the Washington oorrespond eht of thu New York lierald : The A mbas:+adors are rather tall and thin in form, with long and sharp faces, and, as with all the Japanese, of dark complexion and jet black hair, so far AA any is left by thtf barber, for they hare a singular fashion in dressing the hair, in which the mon expend as much cure as the women, and take as much, pride and pleasure in, its neat and fash ionable adjustment. All is shaved off to the very Pkin, except around the temples and low down to the back of the neck, from which it is brongbt up on all rides to tho top of the head and fastened by a strmg, and then bent for ward, well stiffened ,with poutatuna, in a queue about four inches long and of the size of one's finger, And pointed forward over thefrent part af tbo head, which is left completely denuded of all hair. They drums in silk robes, and wear two swords at their sides, accord ing to universal usage With the higher classes. Mu, Ras oom On Tuesday, May Ist, by the Rev. Father O'Neil, Mr. C. A. Sltulle to Miss et/AMELIA V. T.A.NEY, both of Emositsburg, .AtChambersburg,Pa., on the 6th inst., by the Rev. James Bishop, LLOYD NORRlti,lisq. ' of Frederick county, Md., to Miss SO 1.1 E. BISHOP, of Littlestown, Pa. Oa the 16th inst.,by the Rev. E. H. Hoff being, Mr. DANIEL lIELTZEL to Miss MARGARET KUHN, both of Noy Oxford Adams county, Pa. On the 6th test., by the L Mr. Coital:li, Mr. PETER SMITH,to Miss DELVA, daughter of JosipkEttita, bath of Mootitpleasant twr i Oa the savor gob by ch• souse. Mr. - t WEAVES ,to Miss AG.Vg 2 Mr? , of Monalgoy tOwnship. • On the 3d inst,A4pthe Rey. Mt% Sitieurer, Mr. LEVI SILEFYWit, of 'this eciiinly, to Xis. ELIZA MAL/NELL, of York county. „ At the resineueo of his fatikearkitilinfr, Eph raim Banaway, Is cyptkysioretitikillth of eosawmptsan, *els VEY. 1,0 4 .!,, IR, for soeso Ikk li mi4vasirat t , jpged 37 Yaws val Irdarki Osk %sib 141.11444E1M1T, wife of Ersilliduad Etemalop,..dEnosimpaiiihk, me about Id liikra. (Alba littk AlPrentY' d I day. fha f . K ;' ; 11 .4. et vi and $ unni • •1 - stroaths sad 1441iikm,:•.4 TlVftit, - - = • 41.111 1 , rakl t frb ts , - • • An awl lit yhes NE IMIEI ,I^o==4 ,~. _~_s
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