West branch IB PUBLIC SALE mt valuable Real Estate. WILL bo ' sold at Public Sal', on Wednesday the 12th day of Junk next, the following valuable Kt-al Estate, fate the estate of Jrnis KVFJiAN,nho d.ed intestate, to wit : A certain Tract of Land, eituate in Buffalo township. Union county, containing about 112 acres, Hjoining lands of John Byler, Jas M'Gec, Danl Rangier and others, nearly all cleared 4nd in a good state of cultivation, about 10 j acres of which are excellent Meadow. Un mid Farm is a Urge Orchard of choice Fruit, a large Bank Barn, l two Dwelling Houses, a fpl l Cider Press, and other jjijil outbuildings. There is a never failing Spring of Water and Well near its building!. Also, a Tract of goi Timber Land, conststmg of O-tk, fine, Chesnuf, Ac, situate hi West Buffalo township. Union county, about two miles from the ubove described Farm, ad joiiiirijj buds of Jcremi . 7 ' Ifuih fend nfriAra mfilnininiT nKi nt 1 1 1 O MH' H . ' One Hundred .Acres. Said Timber Laud wilt bu sold in lots to suit purchasers. Sale to Commence at 10 o'clock, A. 'I., of said day, on the premises, when the tonJitioos will be made known by THE HEIRS of said John Kuuifman, deceased. May 16, 1850. HOUSE and Small FA RM SPiP2Srl-4"? :H S o -E-2 T SI. C V O a m. E5 o fc o- ata -U, ex s Si g - 2 -j r GO .5 .E v c E -2 e O g.- a m il c c C a SIS' -.eC--m-1" I c ; e - 3-s - i-s o Jt CI I - Lewisburg, May 15, 1849 Orphans' Court Sale. BY virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Lycoming County, the un dersigned, Administrators of the estate of Dr. Wm. II. Li'dwig, late of the Borough of Lewisburg, Union county, deceased, will offer for sale, at public outcry, ou Tuesday the 4tli day of June next, ensuing, all that certain FA KM situated in (he township of Washington, cuunly of Lycoming, about 2 miles north-west from Uniontown, and about 2$ miles from the River, adjoining lands of Matthew Brown, B. F. Pauling, John Banner, and other containing 94 acres and 79 perches neat measure, whereon is erected a Dwelling House, a Barn, and other outbuilding. also a well of water, an excellent orchard, and plentv of Limestone. The above di-scnlx-d premises is all clear.under good fence, and in a high state of cultivation. Also fat I ho same time and place, a cer tain tract of TIMBERLAXD, also situated in the.junship of Washington aforesaid, adjoining lands of Dr. C. A. Ludwig and others, containing 78 acres and 93 perches neat measure, all well timbered, and will be sold in one tract, or in lots to suit purchasers. Sale to be held on the first above descri bed premises, and to commence at 1 1 o' clock, A.M , said day, when due attendance will be given, and terms of sale mad" known by JOHN SCHR Cli, JAMES MOORE. Jr., Adm'ri of IV. H. Ludwig, deed. Lewisburg, May 4. 150 From the A'fio York Working Farmer. Rise and Fall of Sap in Trees. u raor. lino sr. i t vvhnt cuci'ius hulluciation is ti nt which supposes the tap of trtes lo fall or settle in the winter into ths roots ! One would have thought that the notorious difficulty f cr.iming a tjuart of wa'cr into a pint measure might have suggested the imbrob ability of such a phenomenon. For il rerlainly does require a very large amount of credulity to believe that the fluids of the trunk and head of a tree can, by any nat ural force of compression, be compelled to enter bo narrow a lodging at the root. We lihall assume the word sap to signify -the fluiJs, of whatever nature, which are contained in the interior of a tree. In the pring the sap runs out of the trunk wl.en 'it H "wounded ; in the summer, njtumn and winter it does not.unlcss exceptionally, make its appearance. But in truth the sap is always in motion at all seasons an 1 un der all ctrcumstanccs.cxccpt in the presence of intense cold. The difference is that there is a great deal of il in the spring and cinch 'es at other seasons Wh n a tree falls to rest at the approach o! winter, its leaves have earned so much .more fluid than the roots have been able to rupply, that the whole of Hie interior is in r state of comparative dryness, and a Urce portion of that sap which once way fluid, has become solid in consequence of 'the various chemical changes if has under gone- Between simple evaporation on the one hand and chemical solidification on the n'her, the sap is, in the an umn, so much dumniahed in q-nntity a to be no longer discoverable by mere incisions- The power that a plant may possess of resist ing Cold is in proportion to the complete ness of this drying process; When the leaves have (alien off, the tree is no longer subject to much loss of fluid by perspiration, nor to extensive chemical changes by assimilation. But the absorbing power of the roots, is not arrested ; they, on the contrary, go on sucking fluid from the soil, and driving it upwards into the system. The effect of this is that after some months of such an action, that loss of fluid which the tree has sustained in autumn by its leaves is made good, and the whole plant is distended with watery particles. This is a most wise provision in order to insure abundant food to the iiew born leaves and branches, wiirrt warmth and light stimulate them in to growth. During all the winter period the sap ap pears to be at rest, for the re-filling process is a very gradual one. But M. Biot many years ago proved by an ingenious appara tus, that the rate of motion of the sap may be measured at all seasons, and he asser tained it to Le in a state of considerable activity in mid-wiuter. Among other tiling", he found that frost had considerable influence upon the direction in which the j sap moves. In mud weather trie sap is m,,"":,-!consta..t,y rising, but when frost was ex ' porienccd the sap flowed back again j ht neiiieM n which he referred to the coi.- tracting power of cold on the vessel of the trunk and branches, the effect of which was lo force the cap downwards into the routs, lying in a warmer medium ; then. ngain, when the frobt reached the roots themselves ai.d began acting on them, the stp was forced back into the trunk ; but as soon as a thaw came and the ground recovered its heat, the roots out of which a part of the sap had been forced upwards, were again filled by the fluids above them. and the sap was forced to fall. A large poplar tree in the latter state, having been cut across at the ground line, the surface of the stump was (ouud to be dry, but the end of the trunk itself dripped with sap, Sap, then, is always in motion, and if it ever settles to the root in a visible manner. that is owing to temporary causes, the re' mova I of hich causes its instant re ascent As to the idea that the bleeding of a tree begins first at the root, and in connection with this supposition, that what is called the rise of ll.e ip is the cause of the ex pansion ol buds and leaves and branches, nothing can ell be more destitute of any real ioii!;i!.iii n. If in the spring, when the buds are just swelling, a tree is cut across at t!. a ground line no bleeding will uke p ace, neither will the sap flow for some distance upwards, but among the branches tin; bleeding will be found to have conniicrxid. This was observed some years ago by Mr. Thompson, at that time the Duke of Portland's gardener, who thought he had discovered that the sap of trees descends in the spring, instead of as cending ; a strange speculation enough it must lie confessed. The fact is, that the sup is driven into accelerated motion first at the extremities of a tree, because it is there that lih! and warmth first tell upon the excitable hue's. The moment the buds are excited they begin to suck sap from the parts with w hich they are in contact ; to supply the waste so produced, the adja cent sap pushes upwards ; as the cxpau si n of the leaves proceeds, the demand up on the sap near them becomes greater; a quicker motion still is necessary on the part of the sup to make good the loss ; and thus from above downward is (hat percepti ble flow of the fluids of trees, which we call bleeding, tfTecled. The well known fact of trees sprouting in the spring, although felled in the au tumn, proves that the sap had not at that time quitted the trunk to take refuge in the roots. Such a common occurence should put people on their guard against falling into the vulgar errors on this subject. From the American Agriculturist. management of Animals. .i breaking or managing a horie, however intractable or stuborn his temper miiy be, preserve your own. Almost every fault of the brute arises from ignorance, lie patient with him, teach and coax him and success, in time, is certain. There are trick, however, which are the results of confirmed habit or viciousness, anl these sometimes require a different treat ment. A horse accustomed to starting and running away, may be effectually cured by putting him to the top of his speed on such occasions, and running Tim till pretty thoroughly exhausted. A horse that had a trick of pulling at his bridle and breaking it, was at last re duced to Jjcttcr habits, by tying him tightly to a stukc driven on the bank of a deep stream. With his tail pointing to the wa ter, he commenced pulling at the halter. which sudA-rdy parted, over the bank he tumbled, ai:d after a somerset oi two, and floundering a while in the water, he was sat is Vd to remain at bis post in future, and brak no more bridles. A raw has been cured of butting at everything i a I everybody, by placing an unresisting effigy in a similar position; when the sudden assault on a wintry day, resulted in tumbling his ramship in'o a cold bath, which- his improved manners took good rare to avoid in future. A f heep killing dog has been n a !e too much ash. rued eier again to look a ihrrp LEWISBURG CHRONICLE AND WEST BRANCH FARMER in the face, by tying his hind legs to a stout ram, oa the brow of a hill,while the flock were quietly feeding at the bottom. Oa being set free, and somewhat startled at setting out, in his haste to rejoin his friends, be tumbled and thumped master fray so sadly over the stones and gullies, that he was quite satisfied to confine him self to cooked mutton thereafter. Man's reason was given him to control " the beasts of the field and the birds of the etr," by other means than brute force. If he will bring this into play, he will have no difficulty in meeting and overcomin g every emergency of perverse instinct or bad habit in the dumb things, by his supe rior conning. Apple Orchards. Can you, through the medium of your paper, tell me how apple trees can fee made to bear yearly a .good crop T It was my impression previous to reading your paper that some apple trees bear only once in two years. But I suppose that the major ity of fruit trees will yield a crop, under proper culture, yearly. I have some growing in turf ground, which six or eight years ago produced good fruit, but now. even when they do bear, much of it falls off prematurely. The soil in which they are situated is of a very rich black. A Subscribes. Southampton, L I , April, 1650. In answer to the above, we would in form our correspondent that Mr. R. L Pell, of Pclham, Ulster county, New York, has succeeded in making his Newton pip pin trees bear every year by forking in around the roots a liberal compo6t'of char coal, bonedust, common salt, soot, wood ashes, and oyster-shell lime. To this may be added brick dust, burnt clay, leaf mould, or greensand marl. By keeping the trees properly cleaned and pruned, they can not fail to bear. - Potato mania in Ireland. A correspondent of the Times, writes to that paper as follows : I learn by the authority of a gentleman of the highest commercial standing in Cork, that no mere newspaper report can convey even a remote idea of the potato mania which has seized all classes in that extensive dis trict. Grass lands, parks, demesnes every available nook, have been cut up for the reception of seed. The cultivation of wheat has been almost totally neglected, as there is no prospect of that crop ever again proving remunerative, and the only cereals that have been sown are barley and oats, and these to a very limited extent. Supposing the potatoes to escape disease. and the yield to be an average one of for mcr years, he calculates that, from their abundance, they can be readily purchased for a penny a stone. There is,. it is said. method in madness,' and such, it seems, is the case in the present instance, as the experiment now in progress is made with a view of preparing the land for a success ion of other green crops in the year follow mg. Arrest of a Murderer. The Syracuse (N. T.) Journal states that Mr. Jacobs, of Durhamville, recently returned from California, has been arrested on a charge of murder, committed in that country, and that he had been taken back to answer the charge. The Sheriff said that Jacobs and his brother had murdered an old m.m.in order to obtain a large quan tity of gold dust which he had amassed. One of the brothers was taken, convicted, and executed, but this one escaped with a large amount of dust. It seems that Winter is determined to linger in the lap of Spring." On Friday last May 10 it snowed very rapidly for the space of three hours. The weather re mained excessively cold for several days fur that season of the year. On the suc ceeding Sunday morning, Jack Frost's congealed breath seemed as copious as we have ever witnessad in the midst of winter, threatning very strongly to blight our fine prospect of an abundant supply of all kinds of fruits. rLewisburg (Va.) Chronicle, May 18L Fatal Accident A shocking casualty, occurred at Hughesville, near this place, on Friday evening of last week, which caused the death of a young man named Ellis Van Horn, aged about 17- He was sitting up on a harnessed horse, whilst his brother was passing a bucket to him. His horse, taking fright ran and threw him, and one of his legs becoming entangled in one of the traces he was dragged into the barn yard, where, coming in violent contact with a sled, he is supposed to have been instantly killed. Leaving the yard, the horse ran about a mile and a half, bruising and mutilating the lifeless body in a shock ing manner. He was an industrious and well-doing young man. Muucy Lumin ary, May 24. fcJ-The Freeporl (Illinois) Journal of the 13th inst., copies our sketch of the life of the late Dr. RoVt Yentahah-who it is thought by somo practiced medicine a longer time than any other person known, having been actively engaged in that pro fession orer sixty yeart) and adds the following editorial comments : "The deceased is well known to many of our citizens, formerly residents of Penn sylvania. Ho was father of Dr. Thomas Vjpva'nh, once a resident of Stephenson county, and grand-father of Dr. Robert H- Vanvalzah, a recent emigrant lrom i rce port to California. But few names are more familiarly associated in the minds of the citizens of Stephenson county than that of Dr. Vanvalzah, and his death, though ripe with age, will create a deep sensation oi sorrow." Correspondence of the Chronicle. Greek Bat, (Wis.) May 8, 1850. Sir: My last to you, I believe was da ted at Baltimore. Since then, I have passed over the intermediate space, via. Philadel phia. New York, and Buffalo, to the de lightful tcrre fir ma west of Lake Michigan, known as the State of Wisconsin, and over it to the frozen region of Green Bay, via. Lake Winnebago. Soon after I landed at Milwaukie I set about getting ready to visit the country around Lake" Winnebago (a namefcmili ar to some of your readers.) The Lake and the country in its vicinity is in every sense of the term beautiful- There is nothing low, or impure, or unhealthy in all the country. The clear water of the lake, its bold and regular banks, and the many safe and uatural harbors it affords, are all objects, worthy of admiration. I hesitate not to say, that it is one of the fairest far ming countries I have ever seen. The land rises gradually from the lake, at the rate of one to two degrees ; Some of it is prai rie, and other parts well timbered ; and what is most peculiarly strange is the fact, that water can be brought to the surface at any point in the neighborhood of the lake ; by boring stone 70 to 100 feet into the earth, the water spouts up some two or three feet above the ground. 1 have seen a number of these springs running out of a stock two feet highmost beautifully ; and to adJ still to the novelty of these springs, the water is perfectly cool and soft, much more so than the water of the lake while every inch of ground through which they bore is impregnated with lime until within some 12 to 18 inches of the water when thev have to pass through a hard strata of shell rock, said to partake considerably of the nature of lime. Along the banks of this lake have sprung up a number of neat and flourishing towns within a year or two. The Fox river takes its rise out of this lake, and is destined to be one of the most important streams, for its length, on the western continent. Ilav ing its rise in the lake.it never varies three inches from one "coon's age" to another, and is consequently an enviable situation for manufacturing purposes, on account of its perfect safety. There can not be the slightest danger of having any establish ments injured by floods, at any time, or at any point, while almost every foot can be occupied, from one end of the river to the ot her. The river is 36 miles in length.empty ing ii.toGreenBav.and has a fall of 150leet They are beginning to operate upon it. Eight saw-mills and two grist-mills have been erected within a year or two ; six of the former and one of the latter are at De pere five miles above this place, while nineteen-twentieths of the fall in the river is above that point. The banks of the riv er are generally high and bold, the chan nel from 8 to 12 feet deep, with a firm rock bottom. The country ba:k is generally level on both sides, rather rising, and well timbered, and when cleared is an excellent wheat soil. Government appropriated portion of land to make it navigable for steam-boats, and men are now at work. making slack-water and locks, to get around some of the Rapids. Another im provemcnt in connection with this (and for which ao public lands were given,) is a Steam-boat Canal from lake Winnebago to the Wisconsin river, near fort Winne bago. When these improvements are completed (which will be soon) steam boats can run from Erie, Pa., around the tut, via Fox river to the WesWrn Rivers an im provemcnt of no small magnitude, connec ting in one unbroken steam-boat commun ication, out extensive Lake country with the Valley of the Mississippi.from Pittsburg to New Orleans, and up to the North Pole (almost.) Government has also purchased a large tract of land, west of Wolf river, said to be very fine, and although it is not jet surveyed, hundreds are flocking over and making locations". The atmosphere here seems unpleasant and cold, but the old residents say that it is an unusually cold and backward spring that they have never seen it so before ; and, taking into consideration the apparent backwardness of the season all over the country, we have no right to doubt their assertion. The country south of. lake Winnebago, as low down as Milwaukie and west as far as Rock river, is generally a delightful farming country, abounding in small hikes and small prairies, with what are called "openings," that is, a species of timber land, about as thickly timbered, generally with oak.asan old Pennsylvania orchard. The soil is deep, and a' great portion of the country is slightly rolling ; but none that I saw could be called hilly. I shall leave this to morrow, when I shall see more, and may write more anon. M. Tbii also a great plsce for Gibing : they catch a variety, och aa sturgeon, baas, pike, 4c. I am told that they pot op and shipped lo the South over a thousand barrel at this point generally pike, pickerel, white fish, weluleoike, and muscologuei benides (apply inj this country.' The Town Clock has not struck for three or four days- The imp suspects she is inking con-commit'ai ground, prepara tory to a "compromise' or some other ras- calif yV m noNiiM H. O. KICKOK, Editor. O. H. WOHDOT, Foblliher. At 11.60 cut in wtruuo, S1.7S tn three month $2 pud within the year, and ti,W at the end of the year. Agent In Philadelphia V B Palmer and X W Curr. L,ewisburff, Pa. Wednesday Morning, May 29. ATJVERTIZE 1 Menwons wnv i HUMS. Citv and Country Merchant,, Manufacturera, .. L u. Men all who wuh to smeure or to rfi.nnw of anythine would do well to giro notice of the name tnrouga vuc -"-." ; . a good and increaeing circulation in a community contai ning aa large a proportion of artire, iOlTeut producer, consumers, and dralere, aa any other in the State. C7The Editor ha'a resumed his post. after a furlough of two weeks.during which time the Publisher has had exclusive man agement of the editorial department. fCjAs the Publisher took occasion, last week, in our absence and without our knowledge, to introduce our name to the readers of the Chronicle in connection with some of the political movements of the sea son, we think it no more than right to state that Isaac Slenkee, Esq., of New Berlin, Maj. Charles H. Shrineh, of MifHinburg, and Col. Henrt C. Eter, of Selinsgrove, have also been warmly recommended by correspondents of the "Union Times" as suitable candidates for a seat in the next Congress. New Fost-Oflce. Forest Hill, Union Co., Pa. A.H.Lutz, Post-Master. We understand this office is in West-Buffalo Tp, on the road from the Buffalo X Roads to Brush Valley. It is a much-needed office. The time and mode of its supply, we have not learned. C70n last Saturday a-week, while the Lock on the Canal at Montgomery s ferry was full.and the upper gates standing open the large wooden gates at the lower end of the lock gave way, and in a short time were swept entirely out. The Supervisor of the Susquehanna Division, Maj. II. D- Rodcarmal, who was in the neighborhood at the time, was on the spot shortly after. and within the short period of eight hours had new gates constructed, and placed in position, and boats passing thro' the Lock as usual. This remarkable feat speaks volumes for Maj. Rodearmel, and proves him to be one of the most energetic and pflirvent Supervisors anon the line of the ' i public improvements. We remember that It ii nbipi-ied to him at the time of his - j appointment.that he was but a young man and inexperienced. But having had occa sion to pass along this Division some weeks since, we can attest from our own observation, that this part of the Canal has never been kept in better order than has been the case this season. We have also the concurrent testimony of persons living along the line, that Maj. R. has uniformly been prompt, faithful and thoro' in the discharge of his official duties. COn Saturday last, as Mr. Thomas Mackey of this place was helping to load some ploughs into a canal boat at one o the wharves on the river bank, he acciden tally fell into the hold.and broke his collar bone, besides bruising his side severely and nearly dislocatingithe shoulder joint. He is at present confined to his bed.but.we learn, with a fair prospect of an early recovery. 03rMr. Wm. L. Harris, of East Buffalo, has presented us with the quill ol a Black Eagle, which he shot some time since in the woods near the Turnpike a mile and a half west of this place, and which measured 7 feet 9 inches from tip to tip of the wings. There was another eagle in company, of the same ebon hue, which, judging from its appearance in the air as contrasted with the one shot, must have measured at least twelve feet across the wings ; but the old patriarch was too wary to permit the marksman to approach within gun-shot. KrMr. Wm. Segar, of Pesry county, is the owner of the right for Warner's patent Elective Cutler Churn," and is now in town for the purpose of disposing ol rights for counties and townships, and is also prepared to supply such persons with churns as do not choose to buy the right. v e have given this churn a careful examina tion. It is entirely different from any yet introduced into this part of the country. and we believe it to be a superior article, capable of accomplishing all that is clnimed for it. It has been tried in some half-a- dozen families in town, and we understand gave entire satisfaction. Mr.S. is person ally worthy of encouragement, and we bespeak for him the patronage of the com munity. He will remain here for some time.and can be found at Mr.Weidensaul's Hotel. C7The disciples of Izaak Walton along the West Branch, as well as no small number among the 'rest oi mankind,' will learn with consternation that the last trout has disappeared from the sparkling waters of Ralston. At least such is the burden of Piscator's song, on the first page ol this paper. We fain would hope, however, that there is still a few more of the same sort left. If not, our correspondent and his party must have been the most remarkable fishers of trout ever seen among our moun tain streams or else (which is quite pro bable) his 'poetic license' is wonderfully Munchausenish, and that 'last trout' very like a whale. Alas ! for the trout or the rhymes'er, one or the other. The Galphin Claim. Some excitement has existed in political circles, lately, on account of the pay mcoi of the above claim by the Federal Govern ment, and, as we have not hitherto alluded to it, we give the following brief history of the case for the Information of those of our readers who see no other paper; The claim is brought by the heirs of George Galphin, an Indian trader, lor certain lands in Georgia, conveyed to him by the Creek Indians, which lands were subsequently ceded by the United States to Georgia. By this treaty of cession, the U.S. undertook to extinguish all the lodiao titles. This point is not disputed : ttie only question is whether Galphin's claim is an Indian title, under the meaning of the treaty. Ex Gov. Crawford, of Georgia (now the Secretary at War) undertook, years ago.to secuie this claim, on condition of receiving one half of the whole claim.or of such part of il as should be paid. From 1S33 until the lime of his appointment as Secretary at War, Mr. Crawford has uged this claim. In 1835. he endeavored to obtain payment by the Treaty of New Echota, with the Cherokees. In 1837, he presented the subject before the Legislature of Georgia, and continued to urge it, without success, until 1842. Nothing was accomplished till 1848, when an act of Congress wai ob tained, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasui y "to examine and adjust the claim of the late George Galphin, under the treaty made by the Government of Georgia with the Creek and Cherokee inaians. in the year 1773," and to pay the amount found due. This was done, and the pnn cipal of the claim, amounting to between 10,000 and 850,000, was paid under the approval of R.J.Walker, then Sec'y of the Treasury. Interest was also claimed, but Mr. Walker not having time to examine that point, left it among the unfinished bu siness of his office, to be diposeJ of by his successor. When Mr. Crawford became Secretary at War.he desisted from personal efforts to secure the claim. In May, 1S49. he dis closed to President Taylor that he was interested in a claim which he haJ been prosecuting before Congress and elsewhere since 1833. He did not, however, state what the claim was, or the amount of his interest in it. The President replied, that, in his opinion, none of the pre-existing individual rights of Gov. Crawford had been curtailed by his acceptance of office. Mr.Crawford then employed Mr-Bryan, for $3,000, to prosecute the claim, and assisted him in preparing an argument in support ol it. Mr.Whiltlesey, the Auditor of the Treasury before whom the case came, decided against it. The matter was then laid before Mr. Meredith, the Sec'y o the Treasury, who sought the opinion ol the Attorney General, Mr. Johnson, which was favorable. I be claim for interest, amounting to over 8180,000. was then paid. Mr. Crawford's share'of the princi pal waS $21,401 08; and of the 60 yenrs' interest, $01,176 44 total, 114,563 42. When the affair became public.it created some stir in the House of Representatives, as well as elsewhere, and at the request of Mr. Crawford, a committee of Nine, (five Democrats and four Whigs) was appointed to investigate the matter, and report to the (louse. The Committee performed t'mt duty, and reported week before last. Mr.Crawford avers that no officer of the Government who was charged with the adjustment of the claim, was made acquain ted with his interest in the claim ; Judge Bryan managed all the business pertaining to it and the Committee say they have not been ablejto discover any evidence that Secretary Crawford availed himself of his official position, or of the social relations it established between himself and other members of the Cabinet, to influence the favorable determination of the claim. It was never the subject of Cabinet delibera tion, and nothing has been disclosed by the testimony, to ioduce them to believe that the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Attorney tJeneral, was aware, until the claim was.adjudicated, that Mr. Crawford had any interest in it. Such is the state ment of Mr.C, and the majority report. the hurt report, as welt as the Uisney report.difler widely from these conclusions, and say that Mr.Meredith and Mr.Johnson must have known Mr. Crawford's interest in the claim, though not perhaps the exact amount, from his manner of urging it on their attention, and from the papers in their possession ; and that it was by direct ad ministrative influence that .the claim for interest, which amounts to more than four times the principal, was finally granted. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Burt, and Mr. Jackson,(Democrats,)siigned one report, wnich, after a statement was of the case, (in most of which the whole Committee agreed,) presents the following conclusions, viz : - "1st. That the claim of the representa tives of George Galpin was not a just de mand against the United States. "2nd. That the act of Congress made it the duly of the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the principal of said claim, and it was therefore paid, in conformity wi h law and precedent.' "3rd. That the act aforesaid did not au thorize the Secretary of the Treasury to pay interest on said claim, and its pay ment was not in conformity with law and precedent." Messrs. Breck.Grinnell, King, and Con rad, (Whigs,) report justifying the claim principal and interest, and referring to pri or acts and usages of the Government in proof of the legality of the payment of the interest. ' Messrs. Disney, Featherston, and Mann, (Democrats.) presented a report in which hich they arrived at the following conclu sions : '1. Resolved, That the claim of George Galnin was one that the United States wag under no obligations to pay, prior to the passage of the act of 1843, which authori sed and required the pay merit of the princi pal only. "2. 1 hat the interest thereon was pa d without authority of law or usage. "3. That Congiess should pass a law prohibiting the payment of interest in any case by any officer of the Government un less expressly directed by law. "4. That Congress should pass a law prohibiting snymrmb3rof theCab;retfrom deciding on any claim or demand against the Government in which any other mem ber of the same Cab' net shall be interested. while they may be thus associated togeth er in the administration of the Government. '5. That we rcom.uend the passage of a law making final decissious made by the heads of the different departments, and re gulating the right of appeal,' &ic. The case was made the special'order of the day in the House for the fourth Thursday in June next. 0We respectfully refer our readers to the able and conclusive Speech.on our first pajjo, in favor ol an Elective Judiciary, made in the Perm. House of Representatives by John B. Packer, Esq., of Sunbury, the talented Representative of NorlhumherlaLd county in the late Legislature. Those of our readers who are hostile to the propnsr d Amendment of the Constitution, will fjid their various objections referred to, and to our minds clearly and satsfactori'y re'u'ed. Mr. Packer's teinruks reflect great cuiit upon himself, and will do effective serv es in behalf of n ere.it popular reform. "We ,hall l gta I to shake the hand of the editor of the Chronicle at the State Conventioi. notwithstanding his unkind allueion lo 'the ti t. orial Convention.' Williannport Gazetts Not so very "unkind," it strikes uj, anl not w ri'.ten by the Editor at any rate ; be sides, it does not appear to have been very unpopular with our brethren of the press, from the way it his been cop;ed up stream. We shall give jou our C7, certainly, "on that occasion," and with a hearty ur p it that. CO"On Monday evening last.wbiie some children were playing in thestreets,a youog lad, in the course of the amtuemerjts, threw a stone which struck a little girl in the face, and cut a deep gash across the no?e, irflicting a patrsful and unsigh.ly wound. This i a warning which we trust will be heeded by both parents and children. Important Eeigf from Cifii I Jlllat k on Cardenas. Fliglit of Gen. Lopez. There hive been many rumors of late of an intended attack upon the Island of Cuba, by a secret expedition from the UniteJ S;atcs,nnd we how have the following tel egraph news of the attempt and its partic ulars : Savannah, May 25. Th steamship Isabel touched ofT this port this morning, from Havana and Key West. She left Havana en the 22d insr. two dnys after the Ohio. Gen. Lopez, and one of his aids, Maj"r S tchez Essnaga, arrived in this city thu morning, and have taken lodgings at the City Hold. The following information is obtainrJ from him : The expedition left the Islay del Contov, on the north east corner of the Yucatan coast, on the 16th and landed at Cardenaj on the 19th inst. They lost sometime tj send an express to Colozo, about ten miks distant. The expedition entered the town, and attacked the jail, supposing it to be. the barracks! The jail guard, composed of fifteen men, stood fire like old soldier' Troops were seen at this moment, crossing tho plaza. Thoy were hailed, and ans wereJ by firing upon the troops. Affcr this, soldiers went to the Government House, which was a ttacked. The Housn was well defended, but was finally burned. The few troops surrendered themselves. The town of Cardenas remained in pr.v ceable possession of the invaders. Tie' troops, however, being dissatisfied win their warm reception, and having lost tin: in getting the wounded and fuel on bea-J the steamer Creole, which was to rett -r for reinforcements, became pishearten. ', and insisted on going to Key West. They were closely pursued by theSp -3-ish war steamer Pizarro, but escaped. Washington, Way 25, 1 650. The Cuba news by telegraph was r" ' at the President's reception last' night, ' created a sensation. The President r-.-.J been giving his views against the bounJ.. 'v claimed by Texas.but immediately chan-i that opic to Cuba, and appeared to be takei by snrprise with the news. There was a cabinet meeting to day. It is expected that a proclamation will shortly appear. We understand that Sir Henry Bui war has had a conference with Mr. Secretary Clayton, in which it is sta ted that there is a secret treaty between Spain and England, which will require the latter to interfere, even if the island is III rated. It is apprehended that this will lead to a blockade of the whole coast by Eng land, and that some chance collision wi b the American flag will end in a war. Il is supposed that this business will hurry on the compromise of the Norte, while the South will go for dslayv
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