-41 li v'r if Tf In ' i I! M Hi C1IU E..C. lUCKOK, Editor. 1 O. W. WOBDEN, Printer. At raah in .ln. $'" in thw nt-mllia, t2 lM within In.- yrar. and $i-l t thoii4 of the yfar. Agaulfl ia rlill4l-lphi V R I'mlmrr anil K W Carr. . IjCieisburff, Ma. tDrdncsban morning, (Del. 1, 1851. ADVERTIZE! ExwiitoT. A-lmnitrmtor. Public OlBcMii.ritjr iul tuntry Mrrhtitn, Manufiirturrm. MffbuiK. Btiinp M-n all vim with to jm-run' or U 4ipuo of anythintr wuM do woll to notirc of the amf through the -"fswisbury Wrmvidr." Thi tl",r in a pom nn nitT mntju ain a larrr a nprt4on of active. tlvt-tit pntlurera. ofMutntrs. and d-kl,Ts, a any other in the Stale. ftrm'jrratif Stuff. Xomiwitions. JW rtoeentnr W ILLIAM I'.lOI.F.ll. nr ClrarfieM Co. Pit Omttl rvmmiionr SITU I'l.ilVFtt, of ( lamin. For "v JOHN It. UlliSov nf rumN rUnd tV.. Jit-lrea f t!M fiopntaa Oottrk HAiy Stnfr. Xomination. For OnTernnr WM. F. JOHNSTON, of Armltrrmp Co. For Canal Cummiiiiiioner Jl 111 X rTlloll M. oriADCnptrr -v mm 1W rwri.TKR. nf Weittnoretand Co. Julrea tiKiHUiK H AMItl:l!S. ..I Franklin Co. or Hie WM M . WKKKIllTII. of I'hilanVlnhia. PuMm i J'lSIH'k. V. 4'i.MI.V. .r M,ibur. Curt ) W l.Ji;ssl P, ..r Sui. ju. li.mia. Whig District Xrttninatinnt. For State Senator Col. F.I.I S1.1FF.K. of I'nion county For Reprewnlatire WM. SMAItoN, Kl- of Juniata For l-rr!.l-iit Jinhe Hon- JOSKI'll CASr.V, of I'nion For Amv-tMeJ inter SOMIWrtN KNIil.lt. F-Mj-ot Braver Uo. jAves ui!stiAi.u..r W.U.-.T For Re. Iter. CHRISTIAN" i.::Pr,iS."f N Mrlin ForComml.t..nT SIMON K. Iltul;..l - .Chaiman For Traaiirrr JACOB MAl.t K.of w n..'1'" For Auditor F!'KHF:ni''K nfil.RNHKR, of x.hrlta do JOHN SMITH, ..f Il trtirf. Lulrpmilenl Cnmliilatrt. For RS. A Kor M. II. TAfsriART. of fan Bnffa'.o For ConiBiiiMin-F Jt.IIN TR'VVKL. of Itranr. For Traurr IIKNkV I. MAIZF.. ..f New Ur!in. For Aaoriatr Ju l. Col. I'lTlLIl' Rl'IIUof RulTilo AKSOClatC JlldsC We are tothnrized tonnnout.ee f.il. I'lili.ll RL'HI.. of UulTaloe Timn-hip, an InJrprnJrnt catitliJaie (or Ao- ciair Judge of L'niuo iwin r it ike euuinc T'l th Imtrjirmtrnt V-itrrs nf I'nion tlitinfy. Mil. JOHN TliOXEI., of Mumri's Vallpy. Braver Tonhi. has coiiM'nic.l In run an an lndirntlenlCandiiiate tor CouutiCnmmissutiicr of Union county. Sept 5 I e To the Voters of Union County Ftiuw ClT.zrm f rfft-r myself In ymjr icnnaiileratioii n Inilepprilnt ramlulatr ..r thr cffire of COVSTY THEASl ULR at Ihe nrxl eleriion. Should I he 10 fo'lunatr at tto accure majority of vour votrn. I plrdifr-my-rlf 10 !irhai!e the duties of the said utficr la. lb lull? and to the lnvt of mv aliilitv. 1IENRV D MA'ZE. 1Cw Berlin, S'epu 1, IS 51 tipJ RwrlKlcr &. Iterordor. We are au thomeil t.i announce Mr. M H. TAtJOART, of 'Ijat ilio,tljhe Township, aa an Independent CanVjitla'e for Register St Recorder nf I'nijn coun'y at the coioine election. Kept 2 I e JThe article on the Christiana Riot, on nurl6rst pag., is from the most influen tial Dawocratic paper in the Northern cauniie. and supports Bigler and Clover. TH9h Tish. Mr.Wm. S,arles intends Visiting Qjewisburg and other towns, every Thurl:ry aluring the fall and winter, and supplying our citizens with fresh oysters, f.sli. ii.--. The attempt we think ifcarried out f.iirhfuJy, will lie well sustained. Any purson in town wishing Mr. S. to all on t bp in with bis assortment, may lve tlie wrvme at this office. Plank Roads. A Northumberland correspondent of "The Miltnnian," on bis way to the New York State Fair at Roch ester, says that "Within three miles of thc village of Eliuira, we drove npoi.' a Plank Road, the firt any of our party ha.J ever seen this is a portion of a road Jhat extends ton miles in a south-westerly .direction fron Eimira, an.! I sincerely lioj. these, im provements wi!l be vtry gener.ilb" infro duccd amongst us. Here they pV 1,0111 15 to 25 per cent., wifU nufficicnt f.'.rplMs 1 1 r day them every 6 or f vears. f he stockholders the 'farmers who live alnns them the villages connected ly tlicui and travelers, whether they rih in carria ges, on liorsebaifc V on not, are all bene fited by them. Therefore, tSey should be made wherever practicable. To the Voters. The 4th section of the Act f.f 15th April, 1851, requires thc electors to tote f.ir Judges of the Supreme t'om-t, on a separate piece of paper; fur the other Judges required to be learned in the law, on a separate piece of paper, and the Asso ciate Judges also on a separate piece of paper. The electors of I'nion county msy vote for Governor, Canal Commissioner, Senator, Representative, Associate J udges, and all the County Officers on a separate piece of paper; for the Judges of the Su preme Court on another separate piece of paper; and for President Judge ou another separate piece of paper, making three dis- tiet tickets altogether, or the voter may - rst hia ballot for each office separately, if Lc ,'rvfers it. Fire in New Berlin. On Friday evening last, a bright reflec tion upon the clouds was i,bservcd as far XrTth as Panville and Muney, and as far Soir as Riebfiv Id in Juniata county. It was otf-ion'-d by the burning of five sta bles in Sew Berlin, owned by Judge Har rison, Mr- Wi'.son Mr. Benfer, Mr. IUsh ong, aud WKiow Mcrtz, which were all con sumed with their valuable contents. Loss 82000 to $250V f ihiih about 500 is covered by insurance. The loss fulls heav ily upon Judge Harrison, in whose ;HaKP thi fire originated, aud whosi dwelling j liouse (the lciuperance Hotel; was saved with difficulty. It was supposed to have cugni irom iiui tuvu m me biawe iv boy Vuut clock. I U'Al.mi II. lJiWMK.of Allcch. iiT. V JRIIKMIAH S. lll.AClk.or Sontenet. I EI.MS I.HW IS. ..rljuirs-trr. J JAMKS CAMI'llKLL,of rhiladflrhia. President Judge. The. Issues involved in the approaching judicial election, are essentially different trom those of ordinary political contests, district is the fault of the lawyers ! V.'ell, and can not be kept too clearly and stsad- the profession are not very apt to shrink ily before the people. If the motto from any responsibility that properly bc " Principles, not men," be the just rule of longs to them, and don't generally concern action in purely partizan contests, of what themselves very much about any liberties vastly increased importance is it, that in a that Madam Uunior may take with their fair matter so directly and intimatclyconnccted, fame. Hut the charge preferred against as is the judiciary, with the interests and them in this case is designed to influence welfare of the entire community, the quac- the election, and is, withal, so palpably un ificatioss of the respective candidates : true that it merits refutation. It is no should be made the test question, and, in ; doubt true that under the influence and the determination of the result, allowed to example of the Court, the Iiur iray bavc override all mere personal considerations. 1 fallen into somewhat negligent habits, and As regards the President Judgeship of this District, we had made up our mind at the outset to support that candidate who- ever he might be, or whatever his party ties whom we should think best fitted for thc station. Acting upon this principle wo shall give Mr. Caskt our zealous and hear- ty support ; not, however, from any personal hostility or dislike to Judge Wilson for wo have known him from our early boy- hood, and entertain for him none other than sentiments of warm personal regard. But his amiability, and Cue social qualities do not make up for his want of decision and energy of character defects that arc The reason of this is obvious. The Presi a subject of almost universal complaint dent Judge is the main spring of thc among thc people, and aro admitted Court, and it rests with him to uphold thc by his best and most intimate friends, j dignity of the Court and maintain its efli- 1 not only in this county, but in bisiciency. If from any cause be does not do otOi town. We have been somewhat inti-i this, in the very nature of things no body mately ac,'.'i:;'utC(l w'tl' Ir- Casey for ten i else can. The reins of government aro in years, both beto."e since his residence ! his hands, and if he lacks either the capa in this county, ana wc know him to be city or nerve to hold them, a slovenly and "reatly Jud'e Wilson's sUtCrlor 3a wpaci- ty and legal learning. He is bfcr rCsJi both in elementary law, and thc dccisioC of the courts; and his business habits and capacity are undeniably better suited to the duties of the Bench than those of hi competitor. And from our knowledge of his character we have no doubt whatever that he will discharge thc duties of the J ndgcship with faithfulness and impartial- It is admitted on all hands that a change is greatly needed in the mode of doing business in the Courts of this District, and it is also generally conceded that but little, if any improvement can be hoped for un der thc present incumbent, as thc grievan ces complained of arise from no intention al wrong on his part, but have their source in constitutional defects of character, which cannot be reversed or readily modified. ' effectual test of the genuineness of the me The only alternative left, then, for the tax-! tal deposited in the crucible. Thc anala payers, business men, witnesses, and every ' gous cxpcrinicitof virulent and vindictive other class of persons interested in having personal abuse, is an equally effectual test a capable and efficient President for our in thc political world, and seldom fails to county courts, and to ensure the prompt and J advance thc interests of the party upon systematic despatch of the business of the! whom the experiment is tried. In this Courts in future, is to vote for the only age of the world no more certain evidence candidate in the field Lo is capable of j bringing about these much needed reforms, " misbehavior in Office." The 22d section of the Act of 24th February, 1806, enr.ci": " And it shall be the particular duty of the Judges of thc Supreme Court and fwJjrs of tlii Court of Common I'lraa, to see that ALL actions in their respec tive t'onrts shall be reached, and have a lair opportunity of trial riV one year ' ift.er they shall have been commenced: and if the Judges of the Supenie Court, or the I'rmiiUnts or Associate J udges of the Court tif Common Pleas, or any of them , shall refuse or neglect to perform the dutirt enjoined on them by this Act, it shall be deemed Mis! hm iovr in Ofirr, and lay a sufficient ground for the removal of the Judge or Judges so offending." The foregoing Act of Assembly shows what is the imperative official duty of every President J udge in the State. Wc will merely add that during our practice iu the ("mrtsof this county wc have never known Mrce. except by accident. As a general ; '.,. , , , , .1.:.. - .'in vs r.mnot lio rp.-iehmf umli.r Irntii I fe " . ,. ... , two to tt. rec years after suit brought, let! - .. t tv . - .1 tii- this Judicial District is the smallest in ' ,,, , . . ., the Common wealth, both in territory, . , t . i ., . pnpulation and business; and the Presi- 1 1 w . , dent .JllltlfC lias CIgt. 1 muums out ui t-iiry . u:fn Ts ;t ,,.v ,U vear entirely io iiinjsc-ii. j J , J . : niLilpr thew r-ireunistant.es, that there ... ., i- - r shouVl be a widespread feelu.T of dissatis- . . .. .. f.vt ion, and a determination ai-'iong the ti.inl'incr, ludicious, tax-payers Ol thisj. ' " ' ' ' , ' ' J ... its favorable effect upon his prospects, as 1- i T.. n.'iL-ii ciii-li n i'li-i n trc ia tnl. en- k ' UlSir." 1- - "C ' h lire a thorough and salutary reform iu iha adminu'tration of the busiuess of our Courts' IStf-Wt learn by the " Star," that Mr. Gutelius and his pu TO" bavc "gone over to the Iocofocos;" and wc are further iuformed par;sous between thc decisions of thc one by the " Demokrai,'' thai Mr- Woods and ; auj tuc practice of the other, wc have no his party are going against Johnston. As objection. We can refer to one case which these gentlemen all doubtless tell the truth, ! j, been shilly-shallying between thc we shall hope for a handsome accession to I jujgC's decisions and thc Supreme Court the vote for Bigler; and when the cam- flHr ucar)y geveu years, thr, same cav rc paign is over, we can see what thc tirength VCrsed three times by the Supreme Court of the Whig party i, after those two dis-l turbing factions have left them. ,c ! t I Jir Petitions in favor of thc purcha: of a Public Park, for the use and ornament of 1'hilad. city and districls,are extensively 1 takes of Judge Wilson, in that siuglc case j Lel j rTho CAl'SE"of thc evil has circulated and very readily signed ; the I alone, has cost the county about $1000, in i i,ecn tca, ly stated by the Board of Kev Gratic estate being the property indicated ' trying and re-trying it after being reversed j cnuc Commissioners a majority of whom as the most suitable, in all respects, for thc purpose. tr Mr." Jordan has o7rTt;.,n T.,r Judge iu theXorth'd district ; Mr. Wilu.ot i " " . nouc jti the liradlord district; Judge fear- son none the Dauphin district ; Charles f n. itegins anri u. txeser arc opposing can-1 JiJutvaiu Shr.jlkjll jonty. LEWISBURG CHRONICLE & WEST j Whose Fault Is It? ' It has been cravcly asserted that the proverbial tardiness of the Courts of this it could not well be otherwise under a fec- bio and inefficient Judge. But thc re sponsibility of this condition of things I rests exclusively upon his shoulders. No ! single lawyer, or all of them combined, could maintain the discipline and efficiency of thc Court, in the absence of an able and decisive President. And the truth of this fact is demonstrated by reference to thc other districts of the Commonwealth, : Wherever -ou find a competent and effi- ' cient Judge, you will also find a well reg- ulated and efficient bar, and business will be disposed of with accuracy and dispatch tardy administration ot atlairs is the mcv- itable result. Thc members of the bar are intent upon the interests of their cli ent.?- au(l f course press their claims with earnestness? an(l zea as 'on2 an as f;ir aA they arc permitted to proceed or have any hopes of carrying theiV point. And it is the duty of tlie J udge to rcgukte thc rules of practice, and coufino counsel within proper limits. You murht with as much propriety blame a parcel of school boys ho are so situated that they can not aban ii . . . . i i.i,. w l.nt .nit-.. .,r.fi;... i.r ;c ...... r ., i e .. n..onr. tonelii-r. with tne iauns i an roiiiir .j or charge thc ran!: and file of a badly dis- ciplined regiuent with the failing of their commanding officer. J o n candid ami uuprejudiccd person at all familiar it fanJii;ar with thc real state cf the case, the idea js sim ply an absurdity. r2T The ordeal of fire is a ssverc but can ba furnished of thc weakness ot any cause, aud the hopeless dcsparation ol its advocates, than reckless aud unscrupulous personal assaults upou an opponent, that avoid thc real isuis upon which the con test should turn; and in the face of a well founded public opinion to the contrary, strips a candidate of all merit or capacity, and "go the whole hog" of defamation in a stvlc so sweeping and unreserved as to de- f,.at tuc purpase 0f the assailants, and cf- fectually nullify the force ol their own venom. Mr. Casey appears to be a con spicuous target at present in this way, and although these personal matters are none of our business particularly, nor any body's else except the persons immediately con cerned aud they may bo safely left to the parties immediately interested ; yet when it is seriously intimated, in thc midst of a community perfectly cognizaut of thc facts, that a member of the bar who has gained for himself an honorable position and standing in the front ranks of his pro foss,ou m tLls Hlu,al. dw,rIct " vn " hull rate lawyer, and an attempt made J ' 1 to strip him of almost every attribute of f . J . uumanity, me impression gains grounu , . , that pure malice is the motive, and pcrse- . r ,! t cution the object of thc assault, aud a re- . ' action in his favor is thc natural result. . 0r' M c arc Lalf lncllucJ to uPcct at . . . . times, this course may be intended aa a . . . back handed way of swelling his sails, and b ' helping him aloug. But whatever may b, . ,, , . , , 0 1 ....... 1,..,.,.! .l,n.w.,f,.,l I., mi r. o us instances that have come to our knowl-ed"t'- Therefore, "Lay on, MacduffI" Judge Wilson and Sir. Casey. If the "Times " w ishes to institute com- f, eTTOt committed by Judge Wilson each time. That there may be no mistake, wc ! refer to the ease of Snyder vs. Wilt, No. j CO, May Term, 1845. The errors, or m,s-, by the Supreme Court, and it is irt vnde- cidtd, and must oc tried again. Jt the "Times " settle this with Tax-payers be- fc'rc lr arrgns S.'Z" . "I -. C... u ; 'i ' . Temmrance Meetinc next Tuesday CTemn (ct-1 at the Methodist chapel. ! - .U. a - . i-etftvd l-y Saturday nxt. Tor th Eawiabnrg Chronicle. Judging by the Fruits. When a farmer, with fields anil crops in good order rents L13 place to a stranger, it mav take some vcars to determine, aecu- rately, whether the latter is as good a cul- tivator. So it with the operation of any " . " 1 , " system in law or morals. Clay's Com- new promise Tariff, for instance, did not fully gjuess anJ ji-indireetly upon the agri mature its fruits until about lSdO. The j cultural interests, and the value of reales law of 1S42 did not develop the interests . tate generally in many counties V ith fostered, so as to be seen by all, until 1844, the cause or causes, of this state 1 of thinff., ..- x- ft.t 1 r.iA 1 1 the board has nothing to do. Jheymere- 4. !or did the law of 40 produce its : t thc fact resentct, t0 llR.ir no. evil results immediately. Thus the very j t-K0,y tjl0 evidence laid befora them, year following, Wheat brought2 per bush- j tuj9 ;tercst advanced with the pop- el, and many farmers supposed the price a result of that law. The same law is still in force, and Wheat but 75 cts per bushel, with little prospects of any increase. The law of 1846 has given rise to many speculations, both favorable and adverse 10 us cnecis upon our couuuj uuercyia. It has now been in operation five years ; and we may properly begin to look for its fruits. Its friends have been favored by the vast kflus of Gold from California, and the unprecedented Immigration from the Old World, which have brought us rc- ! sources entirely unanticipated ly all ; an-i the sad and unexampled Famiue and Po tato Rot in Europe, made a demand for our tlrain, such as we never had before, and need not look for again. Notwith standing these urcidrntnl. advantages our country has had since the law was enacted, thc questions, What is the direct effect of the Law of '4(J upon the National interests ! askinj; Protection ? And first, let us take that great product of Pennsylvania, Iron. It is no news to state that millions of money now go to thc Old World for Iron, which under thc '42 system would have remained in our land. The vast Iron Interest instead of being flourishing and cheering as it was in '45, is now languishing and depressed. Hun dreds and thousands have lost their all by it. Many coiitiuuc it by means of large capital, superior skill and financial ability, ucn It, out UinKC liotlllllir. rew It anv - ....... are advancing ,.i that line of business, All acknowledge its effects upon Mi. i . I snow now ii nas ticpresseu ine available . ! wealth of counties. To show how it injures the whole Mate, look at the tollowmg sta- tistics, taken from thc late Report of thc Revenue Commissioners of this State. It is well known that ihe counties named be low are those in which the greatest amount t.f Iron is manufactured, and are called thc " Iron Districts." 3 H 5. S. f5 2 - 3 " a IJai; n - ii n o ii i: 5 to o 4- cr M i-i 13 g '-'- " -lii- -1 vl - "L--i V lor- to i c w t- j d . . e tsv c - ' -i"i"o"'c! 7- V O -U 4- w c: i; to -'"::"i)VV c ii a 4- J en 5" 3" Ii T M I C fi CO MliO CO z ci - co co o 2 CO H-i JO co"vi jo "co 2 is to 3 g ii-i ? c to to "5i CO a co C 13 c. r 4- Thus it appears that in those principal Iron counties, there is a DECREASE in the value of property of over Twenty Seven Thousand Dollars, even after the Board had added $718,72G to the amount returned by the Assessors aud Commissio ners of those counties ! ! During thc past ten years, the increase of Population in thc same counties was as follows : 1840. 28,SGS ls;,o. 20,559 1 Inmate. Armstrong Clarion Venango Centre 2:5,505 18,310 MI:". L 25,100 17,900 20,492 23,355 ") Huntingdon 35,481 Blair Juniata 11,080 Mifilin 13,002 ( 24,7H(i (21,777 13.029 14,90 10,098 0C7Total increase population, 35,864 While thc 51 remaining counties have gained in taxable prop erty to thc amount of S29,929,554 The b Iron counties decreased iu the same time 827.215 I i I r 51 counties, average increase of ?580,854 ! The burnt district presents a heart-sick-8 counties, average decrease of 5,490 ening spectacle. Increase in State, '45 to '48, $42,735,328 j do '48 to '51 j Less incr. in State 3 yrs past S12;S70,957 Thus it will be seen that it is not the WMt of ;ation tlat Lils inl.,0VCTylca c Ir0B or hayc of the ordi- ! arjr Wwsin cf 1rovi,le Wn whl, : are Democrats in their last Report, p. 11 " The present session of thc Revenue Board has added to thc valuation of the assessments of the State, as returned by thc county commissioners, the sura of 0,- 883,153. The atrsregate of thc taxable property of the State thus adjusted, is ci;',cc;c - This amount uiav nut - ; I us argc M uiigbt Lave been nticirtd J BRANCH FARMER. the increase of taxable property from 11 m.-il hoino- but 8-Jy.85f.371. or 512,- 876,957 less than the increase during the corresponding period from 1845 to IS IS. Xie value of property in many counties, as : appears from the evidence before the Board, has been seriously affected by the e. 1... .,..,i.i,fu, tnri's rc ,.,.;., as it does, directly : in the State, operating, as it does, u.recuy . , amuut invested in that bu- utatjon (,f tUu ytatC) anj w;th 0.i,i;r i;ilLr ests it is safe to say 615,000,000 would have been added to our taxable property, to say nothing of the thousands of men and families which it would have made j Iiru.sper01,s au,i b:,rpy. W. DcpatcLos fur the Lewblmrs Chronicle. I'UII.APELIMIIA, Oct. 1 JJ, A.M. The steamer Brilliaut exploded on the 27th ult., on the Mississippi River, near ' . . -. . . . i .i .1 Bayou Gould. Jiotli boilers burstcn, scat-1 H"""-" .'" "'"" - nuiirn-r on inc grounu Deing esiimatedat tering death and destruction around. It fnu'der- l" TuT 2?1 it0m 33'000 ,0 40 000 rers0M h . , ... , , ol June to the l'J h ol the present month, !,,,.,, . . is supposed that, over zuu people were killed. i iiiiiTi i. 1 . A despatch dated Boston, yesterday, ' says that Hon Daniel V ebster is danger- ously ill at Marshfield. The Canada has arrived at Halifax. The negotiation between Franco and Kng - land and Spain, on Cuba affairs, is con firmed. Judge Wilson's Qualifications. His appointment by Gov. Porter was a debt of jutitii:itl jnitituilr without reference to Injal tjuafificutiotis. If he possesses the liii'li attainments which his friends now 1 claim for hiin, he has been most unfor tunate in his exhibition of them in this county in bis official capacity. A slow ness which tires all patience, a doubting, hesitating manner which never more than tiau ucciiics a wamoi iiriiiucss lo aunerc to a decision when made the necessity of a constant recurrence to the I'yjuh fr the plainest and mo.t obvious principles, during the progrtss of a trial, and the charging juries, even in ordinary cases of Assault and Battery, from nvimivript, are j considered in this community, not only evidence of, but ii redeemable tency ltsclt. I men Mar. j Stni.lME TiuiLOllT That Gov. John- J stou holds the fate of this great aud irlori-' ous Union iu his coat-tail pocket .'and, (there's " but a step from the sublime to ., ,- i ., thc ridiculous ';, H ih.imer that Mai. , ' - , - , , , J Lummings should carry m his hat the. "doc - ument" which, presented by him, will make thc happy recipient, our next Sei.alor ! ! Conflagration In Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 2G. About four o'clock this morning, a tire broke out iu a wooden building on Peacock street, situated in the very centra of what is called the Five Points. A strong south- cast wind was blowing at the time, and the buildings being wood, and very dry, tho fire spread with fearful rapidity, and in less than hfx'cn minutes the entire block ol buildings on Kock and Peacock streets, from the ship canal aud Eiie streets to Evans, were in flames. The fire crossed Erie street, and i - n the large planing mill of the Messrs. Eaton, then crossed Canal and Erie streets to the bridge, sweeping everything on the oppo site side of the c.inal to Terrace street, thence down Terrace to Mechanic street, or along both sides ol the canal ; here, alter the creates! exertions on the nart ol our hremen and citizens, the spread of flames was checked. tht. j 1 he ntlllllHT ni Iilllliloo.a rhfm. io I a. over live nunareu. , er iivu nunareu. j The number of families turned out cf use and home by lies disaster, is great, j bouse al . ost bevond coneeoiinn. T.. ,..., ,(,.. , . ,. ... the houses destroyed being occupied by poor .- ... ., , . '. ' I " lamilies. Many ol them barely escaped j with their lives, so learlully rapid was the progress of the flames. It is feared that a number of persons have been burned to death, although no bodies have yet been recoveied. The loss is roui-hiy estimated at half a' million of dollars. The insurance on the property is verv slmhi - - - - - Dishonest Son Mr. Peter Haldeman, ""jbia. Lancaster county, recently j ffr t, , theln I totina in nis possession. The following allotment of cms" ties, for the Williamsport nnd Eimira Railroad, was made by J. Gonder, Jun., on Monday Inst: John Reed, 20.000 ; Hall & Co., 10,000; Hutchison & Wentworth. in 1 1. 000; Joseph Keys, 5,000; James William-1 ann O nOll . f l.-i .l..r U..tkr,.n .1 nnn rri ml, 50 000. The cross ties are to be ready ! for delivery early next - t I f,v , Pliant iiiuuiu, ,utiu. In, ft is estimated that 100,000 nerion have visited Niagara Foils this year. ; The Sunbury and Erie Railroad Conven tion, which assembled in I'hilodtltihia, on Thursday, was largely and enthusiasti cally attended. John B Mcrs, lv , as Appointed President, with about one hun- ered Vice Presidents and Secretaries, from the citv and various counties nf the interior I nf the Slate, lliroueh wtucn me coniemp,d- i ted road is to pas?, the whole cost 01 ihe construction of which is estimated t 85. COtl.OUO. Addresses weie nenvereu uy .-ir. Itiddlcol 7ev ior ; josepn i. opiiu.r., Thomas Slruthers ; John O .Ibreath, 01 Krie; Judge W oodward, and others. Mr. (Jalbrealh said that a few days ago a meet ing .ns held in Krie. at which the people oflhatcoi'iily agreed !o subs .-ibe S JOO.OOO, while the ci'y ot Krie is pledged lor 8-300, 0U0. In adjili m to this a number of per sons in tint coim:y are willing to do ihe grading and hridg.ng H Warren, and will receive one fnlf in :hc rapilal stock. Judge CJillis nf K k. s,iid that il the city ol I'hiia delphiu will give one do!lur to every ten doll.irs in the county of Elk, in proportion to her ascssei! noimlaiion. we will build ihe cnnteinp'atc road at once. Li-tters Iroin ! I Ion. J.uties Biichari'in, lion. J Binks, and : other gentlemen Invorab n to the enterprise, ! were rc id prior to the uiij'iuiinient. j Rev. William Creinhton, D. D.. wa, on ! S.iturduy last, elected Provisional Bishop : of New York, by the Convention of the ' Protestant Eiscnpal Church. Dr. C Lc j longs to the "U gh Church" pirty. I Gov. Hunt of N. Y.. has commuted, to imprisonment lor lifo.the sentence of" death, .,...-,., I In Ar.nl lief tinrtn lunoj Wnfl !nr ,.,,,, i.. n!ir v ;i,i,t , .h- illllj IIIC Vllttrililll IIUS IOi:iti iriucu ill hit; - c i . I j i force- of the representations made and suh- i . . i i i - i stantiated before him. und ordered h:s im , w. f i ,- j prisonmenl .a Smg b.t.g for lile. Abe you Asskssid? KemrmKer, that ' unless you are as-essed h-n days in fire th1- ' election, a id h ive a paid a Siii: and coun ty tax wiiuin to years, ou win lit ui niea the right to ure; the highest privilege ex ercised by freemen in a republican govern ment. The allotment for the grnditinn and tm sonry of the work on the Wjlliamspuri and I'ilinira railroad, for (ho f.mr tiiiies above Ualston, was made by J. liontier. Ji., on Friday week, to Messrs. and James N.'stor. lLury O ll.trra The Pennsylvania S ate Luna ic Il.i-jii 'al will be opetieil lor the reception ol pa- tients on the 1st ol D.-tober. .... , , . .i.e e,i Aiaoamian, pupusi.en at i Pr,'.,in I'.Li.i.j ....mi.- i. says tie that i the drnu"lit in that section t" t:ite is unparallelled, an 1 that opf-rehensions are t n'erta.ned of a lainine in consequenw ol it. A jiublic meeting has been called to take the subject into consideration. The Saturday I'.x', : '-i'n'm t fin t the tartn ol Mr. I!r i Iv. i : i ; .;iialel y sou-h ol the Cotton i..is l.n i-irr, has bet n our- ciiiisrti nun uiu itrw oi 'iu the Frank lin Marshall t'oi.egu builJin -s there. .... ...... . I lift I'.ro Ar.r..K.I I' l... ... . ii. . nil i in . i. in . . I ml i.l l y ifl commenced operations in .cw lork citv Alachines, amuunting to $100,000, were 1 dlsl",s,,d "'" d iv. Iv K Collins i took s;.x lor each ol t.k A: -nine s-eaiiier. I , ., . , , , i Also nearly uil the hotels in the riiv, rh , t10 the.tres, have been su;.r."..-i Wi:h ! ihem. M idlines were n'so pi.'rchtsPd lor j the Revere Ho'jse, litjr.ioii.jind niauv ol the southern hotels and steamboats. . public test o! the aii'iilii'aror, bv m-:;iii2 fire tn a three-story buildm i.ear NVw ork, will Lu jiven aboul ihe 5:h o! October. A large landed proprietor in Ireland states that the ;ross agricultural produce I I" 'ad, lor the present year will exceed in value, by no less than 15,000,000, that ol lust year. 'Ihe thousandth antiivrr-nry of the fotin dation of the Russian Empire i. to be eel cbrated iu 1sj2, with ccinuxmoratin fetes. ,.lf., , t . r Clemen s, v. ho wn, under sentence of de.i.h lor the participation in th- murder on I,n.ir,l If,,. I,.,L- - i:L I.... ,.. .;. I .. r..o parJon from the President. . - - - - .ival. 11-13 ILlLlflU iA IU t It is ratbera singular fact that Virginia was founded by a fugitive slave, dipt. J Jin Smith, who killed his master iu order to achieve his frceduiii. A nv Gl'ARAXTtE OF ClDA TO SPAI.V. The iNational Intelligencer gives the lol- o c.Mraci ui a it uer irom a gen- t ic inn ii i ii .vew lork, whose correspondence m England is from the n,s, ,hl 1 i. i . .... il i ' uuu wcii-iniormed sources. lie says : have a t iler hv thp "l have a letter by the last British j s'e:"ner w hich states that Spain, Fiance, i ""d England are negotiating a Treaty res British PPC"nS ",e Tanty ol Cuba. The con anions nre thnt t uba s ha have n Loca I : I ., .. . . 7 . .. lx"gi-!atu(c a representation in the Cortes ut Madrid and that provision shall be made for the gradual abolition o'" Slavery 'n the Island. I consider the information ver-v rt,,a,,,f"-" We regret to learn from the New York iwtrror, mat the health of Mr. Clay is iu s. a h'' "-f! s,:i:e 'hat it is extremely doubtful if he will ever agsin be able to visit Washington. The WiPinmspnrt nml Eimira Railroad Company have concluded n satisfactory negntin'.mn, through the agency of Messrs. Winslow, Lanier k Co., lor 8,000 tons ol" heavy iron rails, being the quantity requiied for the entire incomplete portion ol the road. The w hole line yet unfinished is under con tract, to be completed at the earliest day. Thii road rs part of the Crent chain which ""'niuieiy to connect Baltimore with the lakes. Lnncasfer, Sept. 25. The magistrate, at 9 'clock this morning, gave his decisiun in the case of the Christiana rioters brought to this place. Ic directed that the two whites, Lewis nnd Hannaway, and three blacks, be committed to the custody of the FT til ki i. .i . ..-..... 7'., ' , "7 .'T ,0. mla'l"i ui.i. mere in b? tried for high iia. treason against the United States. ejinminaiion of the irteen prisoners comment' d. ThQ rnsg- istrate dirr.-fd that sit 1 1 :nem di'schari'ed. . ., and that the remnin.n seven he taken in Philadelphia for trial. Mm. Fariiliim, of California, ha sent the Editor of the New York Evening pu,t a sample ot wheal grown on her rancho at S i 111 a Cruz. Su miles Iroin sun rrancitco. j The ars aie ery lung, lull and heavy, 1 weighing ut the rale of about four to the I ounce, and the crop of twen'v-five acrr- '. e.x:eclea to yielJ one hundred buaM. ' acie. The sample sent wears the gold- j vn l.very i f tie country, but is a far more f. j vorjtjieoini -ol Culiloiuia s prosperity thnn uliloiuia s prosperity thnn auynnng nnicn fie he his ever produced be. foie. The deaih tf Mrs. Sally B. Gray, ai,ter ol the la'e I'ffsi.leiu Taj lor, is announce1 in the Louisville Courier. The peach crop has been very good alrm? the shore of the Chesapeake thi sea: one grower having received 7000 in cr week, and OoO in the next, for the p.,. Jjce of his orchard of four hundred c-- ;. Jihn Gillinger and Walter BowJin, r : tnined in our jail on a charge of lj,'i. made their escnpe a few daya ogn. (,,,,. by scaling the walls ; the other bv irnkn j a hole through it. A reward it otTtrird tut j ih.ir Bi:relieiiion. Sjubury Gaz. There are nearly 2000 miles of Railroad and Canal constroc'td, or in progress of construction, in Virginia. Columbus, Sept. 25 TiiCTtJny has been a great day in the annals of Ohio industry. The second annual Stale Fair opened ia this city yesterday, and today every tbini; is in its place. The attendance fir ur- ' ia,.s UI II10,t sanguine an icipwiorr. tht I i . I . l ' tun, eii;iZea . . , . , .... . .... upon lilt o'loiv ins Aiiuiy iciis yj'tirr. 1 . . . " vaiiou as a ornaiur. i nc ot. ioun He. - . ,. , , . ,. " , piihl can says he has taken up his residence , ' w cv for ;e und ,m, looking forward tin, for he has nothing ry else to nope I ir. to tr.e miscinei v.rnei lie - , I V j0 , the coming PresiJeutijtcor.' iest. I Aibiny, Sept 25. Ti e Anti-Rnt Coi veniiuii, have jus, nominated the eiili.e ' Democratic S a e Ticket. Detroit, Sept. 23. The IV iiK'crat'.c Conieu:toii, to day, nominated Hubert Mc C'tdlitnd, ol M in roe county, for Governor. Tue l-'.iii is going i. If mei!. Cass is now delivering ihe address. (Ji"rr.v,i: The P.vlndrtphia News of e!i rJiy, it.us s ates a iiia itr which m rt h rn d tj by our FhtUdelphia lelttr ol tiie san e day : ! ;he return of Gov. Johnston and liis , i ,,.,, ... Vu..lVMatl M..n. day n gtit, a most vi!!,oiious attack u made upon them at er leaving the ears, bv a patty ol rurtdus at M . .nut (.'.irhoii. A pistol as divhargul, n--'h"r at thr Guv oruor or mi: is uiA u, n. imi i.;riui.a.eiy without lasing effect upon ant nut-. Clubs and stones then lu.io.'eu 9irik:ii several person, and injuring ihtm cins.deiatity. Tlx- attack was made at a late hour on Monday ri ii; h Four persons were arre-ted a i I bi t ultl before tq. Iieed, on Tuesday - i ilium, uui .ii uue aiMfraini" . u iriu.u - I I C I . , ie:r ideniity with the riuteis. lht ere discharged. Two ptrsons, knocked dun with stones or clubs thrown at the party, were vialkii g close beside the Governor. Mr. J. M. Kraft, whose larm is near the (.'oluint.ia t'o!ieye, ndjuiuing Washington ciiv. pristntt d ine icluor of ihe lcle-ii h yesterday wuh a bttle branch from an ap p:e tiee,' containing a third apple ai;J a ur;U b!' icm ul t tic? season ! j 'Ihe notes if ihe tew hni.ii nf b'ra'ge ; port, ol hch Mr. P. T. Biri.uin is the pniiiijal stock hn!dk.'r, have a potirad ul hinise'i on one end. and one ol" Jcuiiv bind on ihe o;her. Gen. Maynau, the ex-leader o( the Aus trian Army against Hungary, has settled in the vt ry hi ait of that country, where he is doing all in his power to become popular. He is practising benevolence. Y,,rk i'1- 25. An official call , for lh(: 1T.!0f.rAnc Ndt!0Iial Con I . i,., !,..!.i ... ... .... ' '" . '" ' ,m ' i ol June, next, is published this after n :.. stened by 31 members of the coimm. The call is dated lor the 17th Hist. Tho Mobde Daily Kegister (Ca i.. - proposes James Bechanan for I'reM.u ; :. jaud William U. King for Vice !'reitfii.t, land thinks, if the North will be salishtd with the ticket, that there cun be no need j oi a -Naiiutial L onvention . , ".'e"r" 'f'n ie J"et i1"'.) &cnl'De'' I r .1 .- .... ... . 1 "i n I'r. Jo .ihn M. Bernhiscl has been elec- I tp i 'IVrrilnr .-il f li i.. f t it" ,, ,w -"s-- -ro- Mr. Greeley gravely contradicts the jUi.....iii aiui sri on iuoi Dy some wag of thc fraternity, that he has become a smoker. John Ross has been re elected prtncipaT chief of the Cherokee nation, lie hae held the office of chief since 13i8. There were 4IG dentin in New York last week; a considerable increase. Na lives of the L'nitcd Slates, 295. New Itrusswick, N. J., Sept. 26. Th report of the ladure of ihe Farmers' and Mechanics' Bunk of this place is wholly unfounded. Bdtimore. Sept. 20 The Bank Salsbury, Mar land, has failed. of New Orleans, Sept. 25 The steamship Mexico arrived to-day with later advice from Texas. The long threatened revolu tion has commenced on the Rio Grande, i anu promises io oe ot a most formidable character. The insurgents, after capturing the Government funds, had marched te join Carabajal, who was concentrating his forces neur Monterey. Detroit, Sept. 26. Tlie jury in the Kail roud case, afier being out nearly ten hours, came into Court at 9 o'clock last eening,' and rendered a verdict of Guilty as to twelve of the prisoners. The lion. Lucas Lyon, formerly lT. 9. Senator from this State, died in ims city yesterday morning at hall past our o'clock. The Harrisburg Cotton Factory ha commenced sending goods to market. Vm. Bolton, late editor of the Tuofc hannock Patrol, did elf Cuba on hisrelur' i Irom CalifcrDdt, 4 "Saa
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