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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 ;
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.1.:.. - .'in vs r.mnot lio rp.-iehmf umli.r Irntii I
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two to tt. rec years after suit brought, let!
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this Judicial District is the smallest in
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the Common wealth, both in territory,
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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
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niLilpr thew r-ireunistant.es, that there
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shouVl be a widespread feelu.T of dissatis-
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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 !
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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
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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
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to strip him of almost every attribute of
f . J .
uumanity, me impression gains grounu
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that pure malice is the motive, and pcrse-
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cution the object of thc assault, aud a re-
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action in his favor is thc natural result.
.
0r' M c arc Lalf lncllucJ to uPcct at
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times, this course may be intended aa a
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back handed way of swelling his sails, and
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helping him aloug. But whatever may
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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"
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Temmrance Meetinc next Tuesday
CTemn (ct-1 at the Methodist chapel. !
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. 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
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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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
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thc ridiculous ';, H ih.imer that Mai.
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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.. ,...,
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the houses destroyed being occupied by poor
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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
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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;
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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.
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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
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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
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upon lilt o'loiv ins Aiiuiy iciis yj'tirr.
1 . . . "
vaiiou as a ornaiur. i nc ot. ioun He.
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, 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
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. ,
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''
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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,
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