Fnut tin Trm Aiurnsl. Large Seal Potatoes vs. Smill. Mr. Kiitor : The question of large versus small potatoes fur seed, seems at prasent to eagige a lure t! are of attcn tioo in several of our agricultural journals. Perhaps a statcnicut of an experiment on a larger scale than usual will be of iuterest at this time. In the fall of 14S I tnea- ured off two acres of giuwnd and had it the direct0rship of the public schjols, deeply plowud. The soil is a warm sandy j M Wuii M tue pr0priety of improvement loam, with a deep sandy subsoil, and wasj freqUent tesU of capacity, will sug at the time of plowing, dowt to- timothy j Ma90ni tuca0 repeated examina- inceuow, intce years iroii tnc sowing, ir was plowed in the fall for the purpose of extetttaiatitiag the cut worm, which aboun ded. Tho following April we hauled up on it one hundred two Lorse wagon loads ef well rotted barnyard manure, (spread it tvenly and plowed nine iutbes deep and three feet apart, and planted with fine large Neshannock potatoes, chosen aud present- ed carefully for the purpose. Tlie pota-! toes were cur and planted at the rate of : twenty bushels to the acre. The large j soed was iusuf&ieieut to complete the plant ! iag Mid we were forced to have recourse j to the culls, about the size of walnuts. j Thc whole patch was planted in one day. i The plants came up well, and were work- j cd wiih the cultivator. No apparcut dif-! fervnee between the large and small seed, j (about a .juarter of an a-re.) e were ::r::. r v -I IllP Vielil .. trtuttl it htviiKi- t.iwit n t-t Vi.riti. ; " e "fc a,ww . meory or mine ttiat tlie largest potatoes ; aioue tliouM t piauted, to make a good , pUrposes, except that thc sum assessed on return. We measured carefully several .j, ;u n0 case lje less than fifty rows, and ina.le large calculatluus oa the ; scuu." After having done this, the di 1 robable yield of tha Lrge seed. Judge j reetois should ascertain how much additio theu ot oar surprise, w hen meaaiiriug stv- j tas ;t ;s ntCessary to raise to meet all t-Tal riws of the latter, to find tluit they fell, the proper and legal demands of the a little short of tho foiuu;r, hvih iu ijuaa- current school ycir.and assess that amount tity and ..uality. ull0n t,e propertv of thc district, without ...I .. . I..lf .. .1. . 1 - . . Aumiier aerc ana a twit wc piamcu a frw days Liter than the first patch, fm deep alluvial soil, in a very carvles tiruuieraiid entirely with the smallest potatoes, produ ced as Cue a lot of large put-itoeeas 1 have evor seen. Th e yUUl .f tl,c two acres was j 400 bushels, aud of the one and a half aeres 2tili. In IS.yt I lost all of my seed potatoes by storing too large a ijiiaiitily together ; and seed being vciy scarce iu this neigh borbood, I was forced to plant such as could be purchased, red potatoes, large and small mixed. 1 planted ou newly cleared laud at the rate of nine bushels to the acre, and had a much better crop than could have Wen expected from the ijuau t'.ty of seed, viz; M.iy Luudred bushels from three acres. We sorted out all the small ones, about thc iio of walnuts and hen eggs, for seed, and in April, ln.il, plant ed 7 acres of rich new land iu rows three foet apart,and at the rate of nineteen bush els to the acre, potatoes whole, or when an unusually large ono occurred, cut in two. Wheu dug,they were assorted on the ground the large ones scut to market and the small ones stored for seed. I measured careful ly the product of one acre, and found 320 bushels, of which one fourth were culls and th other three fourths tbe best quality of nvrehaoUblc potatoes ; and as such they commanded a high price iu market. 1 will also mention, that my potatoes have never been iufected with the rot, except in one ur two spots where the water of a spring' occasionally flowed over the gmttud after heavy rains, although my neighbors for Mveral years past, until the present sea sou, have lost nearly their entire crops. 1 lo not pretend to assign any reason for my exemption from the scourge, except jcr haj, early plautiug. Yours respectfully, Pail A. Way. H wi' ktrif Vull'y, Jan. 12, 1S32. Bread without Crust. The lolluftiug will be interesting to hci-( kej r-i, and we would aJvise its trial- fur if hard crusts and burned bread ran be avoided, it will he a snving worth accomplishing. The Wyouimg Couo y Jl'rmr says : Mr. Turnup, of this village, lately pre ruled us a loaf of bread, which was dric, and well done, H-ithoul a cru.t. The pro ves o! linking, or rather steaming, he gave a follow, : Prepare the dough the sume US for baking, in a tin basin, when inn pioicr condition, instead of putting it into the oven, you put it into a ktittle. There should be something in the bottom of tt kettle a hoop of tin two or thre inches br iaH, would be best, U kerp iLe basin from the bottom; mvl there should r sufficient water to cover about one-third ol lie basin. Keep the water cuBs'anllv buiiin from the time the loaf ia put in n'il it is rine, which will be about three quarters of no hour with an ordinary iz-d loaf. Iu know when it is done. proa upon the centre ol the loaf with tlie thumb, and if done it will pull- back on removing tl t hutib, and if not tlie inden tation will remain. Tan loaf presented us is nearly , while etiMioV a itiaide; ad hs ou'iK is erccly anv harder tlmu the rest. The ft.or is not percppt.Wv Affcrent from that j f i..a . ... L v . , ...J vf have triei rapeninenl mi mk family with perfect sue- j eess. It looks white and Ueauiilui, and we think tolly equej ordtnery bread in Itivor. The West I'ran-h is nearly ban ftiH, and the ice has nearly all disappeared? from its Lahks. Common School Decisions. The Harrisburg Keystone proposes pub lishing such decision of the Superintend ent of Common Schools, as inay be of gen eral interest The last number of that paper contained some of these decisions, from which we take the following ; The certificate of school teachers must be renewed annually. The changes in turns. Directors may in their discretion require the schools of their districts to be kept open every day of each callendar month, except Sundays. The most general rule is to keep them open 20 days per month. A less number than 24 days would not be tinnod bv the Department. Above .,-. nillllwP the lenctk, of time to be Unj;ht wi,i1;n a caeadar month is at the di rc(ion of thc dircctors. Thc occupation of a farmer is not taxa- be fr R.hooi purposes. corrctt mode of levying school taxes, is first to "assess upon all offices anJ pos.b 0f profit) professions, trades and occupations," except thc occupation of farmi.rs ..aud Un0n all single freemen aU0Te tile age 0f 21 yeara who do not follw aDy occupation any sum the 8CIIOO uirectow suau ueem proper ana t . a utucicnt, not exceeuing inc araourn, a- . c,..u..rl nn flip same for state and tonntv regard to whether the owner of sucti- prop erty had been before taxed for any office or post of profit, profession, trade, or occupation, or as a single freeman. Whenever money is due from tax col- lectors of preceding years can be collected from them by the directors by bringing suit upon the collectors bonds ; or if tbey havegiven noue, by an ordinary action of debt. Directors are instructed by the Department to collect old duplicates promptly. Thc "three hundred dollar act" does not exempt property from levy and salo for taxes. Diabolical Act. O.ie of the most atrocious acts which we have heard of for many jeor., was ierpelrated in the borough of Petersburg, in thin county on Monday night. We are informed, that the citizens of this ph-ca were aroused from their slumbers, at auout 1 1 o'clock at night, by the report of a tremendous explosion. On examina lion, it was ascertained to have come from j the house belonging to the heirs ol Jacob Keiser, deceased, and occupied partly by the widow of said deceased, and partly by .Messrs. Kintcr & Sponslcr as a store room. Wc are informed 'hat about two monihs since, two kegs of gunpowder were stolen from the warehouse ol the store, and that on last Sunday night, whilst three young ladies were quietly reposing in their slum lHrs, in the apartment occupied by Mrs. Reiser, some vile, diabolical wretches en tered i he cellar under the store room, and there placed a sufficient quantity of powder as is supposed wilh a sluw match. I ne powder expoded, literally blowing op and detroying the building, store goods and furniture. Fortunate it is lor the three . i r . r I nil Oil VA. I II I law I ' YtZ L1IC Ull I !... 1' I fl.ev nnlll itimQlfa . Vk.i .I. were not in the end til IHC j of the house under which the powder was placed, and by the most miraculous cir cumslaticcs they escaped injury. The report of the explosions, (for there were two distinct reports,) soon brought the citizens of the place to the terrible scene, and by active exertions, extinguished the fire. It is said that the building presents a fearful bioking state of ruins. It i the general opinion of the people, that tlie two kegs of powder extracted from the ware house.were the same used by the miscreant in blowing up the house. P. S. Since the above was in type, and just as we were going to press, we iearn that suspicions became rilo that Geo. Kinter, one or the firm, was the perpetra tor of the act. and that he attempted to fo from justice, but was pursued by a constable wi'h a warrant.and taken at the ....t.:- r:.!inhin rollitv, aid towr) l! Uuupsini, 1 brought back. He ha. entered into recog mz .nr to answer in the next Tl O Quarter Sessions. We fo.bcar to WJ more, as his case will undergo an invesli galion. l'ry Co. Dim. March H- M. Fi-itou : I notiee in one of our Journals an enquiry, What will prevent Bugs from eating cuenmbers, ete. ? I will telf you what I do with very good success I put a box around tbe hill just large enough to enclose the plants about eight . i Ia L.Ar..A 4 Via Valnnls lnc,' ticep-riace , cmerse from the growl This process has Ucu very sueccssfwi with me ana bucu of toy neighbors as hare tried it. Yours, ke , A. L. Sanhuvs. KMir, X. r. ; Farmjounial. . . . i The fore eo the Pca. BailroaJ has been reduced to 21 cents per mil. LEWISBUEG CHRONICLE & WEST BRANCH FARMER, A Gambler Lynched. A gambler named Williamson suffered the penalties of Lynch Law at Hickman, a tew days since, at tbe bands or the pass engers of the steamer St. Paul. His offence consisted ia an attempt to plunder e . . e . j n i:r : ie oi a pany o. munwu , me passage irom cw usiwuw w u. Louis. The boat stopi e 1 at Hickman, and tho passengers, then took the law into their o.vn hands, and seising their victim, pro vided to the woods tied him up to a tree and gave him sixty-scves. lashes on his bare bade and turned hint loose. Every blow brought the blood from thc poor wretch, whose scicaius could be heard a mile. The man who was thus summarily dealt with was tall, and gentcely decssed, with a scare on the end of his nose, as if a small piece had been taken off. This answers the description of a gambler of the name of Jef. Williamson,'' well known in this city. Louisville (Ay.) Courier. On Friday evening at an early hour, a boy named George Clay borne, between six and seven years of ago, who resided in the rear of a house in John street aear Spring Garden st., in iLc Tlcinity of Fairmount, wUeel Lolj; a u h;3 was shot while standing beside a spooling . . . - . . temnle. and caused ' his death about three o'clock on Saturday morning. The ball passed through thc front door, just above thc knob. Thc weapon from which the ball must have been discharged directly in front of the house. It is thought it was fired from a small stable close to the house, or from a range of out houses in the rear of a block of hou- ses farther off. Dr. Hammell was called j in some time after the shocking affair oc- cur'd,thc family being under the impress ion that the child had fallen in a fit and wounded himself against thc spooling wheel. The physician at once decided that thc wound was thc result of a gun or a pistol shot The Coroner held an inquest oi he body on Saturday and unable during the investigation to ascertain from whence the shot came or at whose hands thc fatal catastrophe ought to be charged, the ver dict was therefore in accordance with the facts as far as known. I'kllml. Ledger. The Kaffirs These people, who have lor some time been engaged in war with r r I, -. 11.:. i ine torcea oi urtai uruain, i-,uiuii im influence of missionary lubor among them even in their encampments. Mr. Luing sas, that in the Caffir camp, there is quiie a show of religion, and when visited by miuisters from Kal Uiver, ono of them was found preaching to the people. Awon: same ho were understood to join the L'al f(rs there WM one rcmaic(j behind, and who on being questioned concerning the cause, said they would not have him because he was a bad man, and would brina down on them the curse of liod They have less religious knowledge than ! J I the Hottentots, but they are not unwilling to go to God in their affairs of war. Urn leijene, their native adviser, exhorts the people to look to God for strength, and disclaim all power of his own to help them. Now w somewhat question whether the same religious eiample is exhibited by the white forces who are attempting to subjugate them, though the former are called savage barbarians, and the latter claim to be civilized Christian. Harovn El KAgniD bedivivi-s. Late letters from Constantinople relate an ' anecdote of the Sultan, which is quite worthy of thc Arabian Knights. A rich Armenian had lost a portfolio, containing four hundred thousand piastres, and for which he offered a reward of forty thou sand. The portfolio was found, aud the reward claimed by a very honest and poor old man : but the Armenian in order to escape pyment, then declared that the portfolio also contained a very valuable ring, wbicn the old man must have stolen. Ti,..ff .;r Virnnalit before the Sultan, h ascertained the honesty of tbe old man and the well known avarice of his adversary, decided that, as the ' ... Armenian declared that his portfolio cou - AIUIVUIAU UVVMWVW . - J' - tained a ring, this coulj not be the one Kossuth. "Thc ways in which the fund, for Hungary are subscribed, are not less important than the amount of the sub scription. One hundred thousand dollars ! subscribed by one hundred thousand men, tell nioT? tlian e eame sum 8UDScribe !,.,., hnndrci wealthy people, it is the sympathy of the lueses which gives ;mrrt3tcA to the Bunscnpii-""; - subscriptions again keep symp-?uie alive." This is emphatically true of the "r" . missionary and every other Christian enterprise. ... Money is a word, we are told by Cham bers, derived from the temple of Jupiter Mmi to, where a metallic ourrency was first struck by thc ancients. Cash comes from the Frcuch word eauw, a coffer or ehest in which money is kept. And pet u aiary is derived from perns, the Latin for a flock or herd of animals, these being, in 1 the earlier ages, the equivalents for money. . t J l J !. I. k..l l.olfne relnrn It, UllUOU"ll Ills lieninc "mi. ... : vaiuwissa i.ihimi.'mic in i, su i MIC it to the old man andcontinue to advertise hcir planting, he told them to stop and go , North d- W Moorehead F. M. Slusscr. for his own of the 'VUe did 8C" ""d i ? dJl.l,,r'llMiW!0"r;i" iormsowu. . I Uerwtck Henry (. Dill. Jas. turns. ' f Q(QN NEWS. The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, with dates to the 25th till., arrived at New Yjrk Ffid,y .2 inst England. The administration or Lord Derby, continues the general topic of dis cussion. The House has adjourned until the Itjth. Dr. Murry, Roman Catholic Archbishop ol Dublin, died on the SOth of February, aged 84. France. There is nothing ol special interest from France, beyond rumors of "rowing unfriendliness towards Louis Na poleon ou the part of Austria, growing out of the protest by France against the pro posed increase of duty upon French goods, imported into Aus r a. It is reported that o note had been transmitted by the Emperor Nicholas, to the President intimating that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg would not admit of the transformation of the President into an Emperor, or the introduction of a new dynasty into Europe. Since its receipt the , French and Austrian governments have j been less friendly, inasmuch as Nicholas declares tha if Austria moves one step to , assist France in disturbing the Treaty of I Vienna, he will march an army to the aid j of Prussia. i As regards the alliance bet wren France i and Austria against the rest of Europe, the feeling in Paris is that peace will be main-j tained. Some of the opposition candidates had j declared that if elected, they would refuse I to take the oath' prescribed by tho Cousti j ,u'lon' ' j Since thereceipt ol the fcinperor wicno I-' nIC to Ausiria.Napnleon had suddenly j directed the minister in Austria to protest , Hirainsi the recent augmentation of duties ou French merchand z. i The French fund remainJ firm, the i fceliiiff in Paris bcin.. the reverse ol war- . like anticipations. j SunztKLM). The elections were j ijoing on and much violence was inauifis- 'cJ. It is understood that a second uotc had been received Iron l ranee, lepeating the i demaud contained iu the first note, and i asserting the rijjht of iheFench goveruicnl j io indicate refugees for expulsion. Spain. Thc Queen of Spain has re covered from the effects of her wound nnd had been present at a bull fight. Italy. The people were enyoying tbe Carnival w ith great spirit, and the animos ity to the French soldiery was decreasiag. Hobb's Locks. The triumph of Pay k NcwcH's lock is complete. It is 6aii. there is a great demand for the locks ia Hi)land. and that Mr. HoLbs remains in r.imdnn as a nermancnt ancat. Not only. .i i i. l . 1 A wnilr i lias lUO tocn oeei juaueu uj"'i, v"v- ,...- j and doors of the Bank of England, but the British government are negotiating i with Mr. Hobbs to have these locks put on all the public vaults throughout Great . . . , . e ll .1.- Britain, and furthermore, that of all tho locks exhibited at the World's Fair, most, if not all, supposed to be invulnera ble, this was the only one that was not picked. An English paper states that "3Ir. Ilobbs was in Liverpool a few days ago, J and picked the lock of Mr. Wm- Brown's j safe, by way of experiment, iu a few minutes." At a meeting of the Liverpool ! Architectural and Archaeological Society, the Secretary stated, in reference to Mx. Brown's lock, that Mr. Hobbs had not intended to pick it, but that he had unin, tcutionally doae so while ho held it iu his hand. Justice to the I.mmaws. Cnpt. Win dor of the first artillery, writes to the Savannah Republican, denying that Billy Bowlegs has applied for troops to keep his tribe in subjection. He gives an in stance of kind feeling on the part of the Indian chieftain, which proves that he is not so black as he is painted by the Florida i papers. A drummer boy went ott from i Fort Myers on a hunting excursion. and lost himself. After trying every means ! to find the boy, without success Captam I t kn Friil find I ll ill I fit' ; vtmoer sem . ! ... . a 111 , boy was lost. As soon as Billy he.id o they found him in a most deplorable con dilioli. They lixik him to theic wigwams, carefully dressed his woubIs, clothed him and when he had sufficiently recovered, j j,iy Bowlegs ut him on bis horse, and j brought him himself to the post, a distance 0f four days travel. And all lhw without the promiseof a reward ! A gentleman in Galena, 111., not mucu over fifty yeara of age, says that he can remember the time when salt and iron, tued in the valley of the Ohio, "was bro't over the Allegheny mountains on horse back ! Two hundred pounds wa consid ered a load for a hone. One man riding would lead a dozen honea. It took about six wenks to make a trip- Sweden gives a tree settlement to the Jews, and banishes Baptists. To a cor rupt church, spiritual religion is more a a . a m J 1 1 a batclui than any lorm ol unbcuci. p- . - . l.uaerne Justus A. lUelieK.nne tow ITemistarg- H. C. HICKOK. Editor. O.M. WOHDEH, Printer. At 1 1 .SO euh in adraiuie, $1 .75 ia three month, t-Pw within the year, am st the t of the jmr. Agent in PhilaJelphia V H Palaacr end K W Can. Lewisburgf, Ma. Wednesday, Mabcii 17, 1852. A DVTHTTZE Rseratom. Adarintormnini, Publir M Ofllrvni. Cilv and 1'ouutry Merchant. Mauufitcturer. Murhaajic, UunineM Men all who wieh to prurttre or to dwpuee or anyUiins would do well to give notice ol tnr aarnr thronh the LrtciJm r-tj t i roiidr." Tni paper har a paid and increaniu circulation in a cummunitj contai ning a larxa a proiNirtion or active, aolveut producer. eonnniner, and deult-ra, ae aujr other in the State. Dcmocratie Nomination Canal Cnniaitfirfoner, WILLIAM SK.XKIUHT, ..j furU,. IuuhI. -rrnojlani Wbix Stale Convention llnrri.buric. ThurnlaT, March 25, 1U2. t?vatl' not Drnva-ratleOmtentl rUUuuvre, Xueialar, M June, Wi. JteT Lecture Xo. XI. will be delivered in the Baptist meeting-house on Tuesday evening next, by H. C. Hickok. Subject " Law ami Lawyers." The Musieul World " published by Oliver Dyer, No. 257 Broadway, X. Y., at ?1,50 a year, is one of the raciest and most interesting publications of its . . . . .... nn,.,v , . . MfMMm, f j, h caa prct.Iatc M fe aj valtllfu, ;iterjturc. BS?" The most noted event of thc week in Congress, was a five minutes fistieuff, in th House, between Messrs. Brown and Wilcox, M. C-'sfrcrc Mississippi resulting in an apology to House, a challenge, and a subsequent amicable arrangement of thc difficulty. Xicc place that Washington, and some very nice people there some times. m We understand the boom near Wil- 1 auisport gave way on -Monday night, and sct ai,out fjvu thousand lops adrift. Many 0f ,i,cm passt.j tuis piaeu jCStl.rj:ly fore. noon. cc new advertisements. The Mr. ac' na,uuJ ,u ,bc ,,cw Baltimore firm, WM f,,r"MllJ a I1 in tLu Fablc firm of l.icse : & Son. esy-It is currently reported that Jersey Shore is located m the West Branch. A recent telegraphic dispatch confirms the report. 8riyA brief account of the Baltimore Convention will be found in another col umn. 3iost ot tlie Jjeinsburs uelesttcs j j c I have returned, and bring flattering ac counts of thc prospects of the SusqucLa:ina road. The speedy completion of this iin provctccnt may be set down as a fixed fact tke illiberal and unenlightcucd hostility of Philadelphia to the contrary aotwithstandiog. More on this subject next week. tyTlue reseat warm, rains have re moved all traces of winter ; and now spring is here, beautiful aud bright, bear- '"8 healing on its wings lieaui: to tne strong, aud hope to the pining iavalid with a soothing balm for the bereaved and desolate. P. S. Shocking how "the cold rain pours down to-day. Snow too. yWe are pleased to see thc name of Mr. Joshua Kki.i.y, of this plaeo, among the new appointment of the JTartimort: Conference. Wc wish Liiu abundant sue eess. Lewisbarg Cemetery. The following record of the tomb of this Borough, has been handed us by tie Sexton of tLe Lewisburg Cemetery, for the year ending March 12, 1S52 : Died iu Borough. Buried in Cemetery. Adults 11' Adults 22 Children 32 Children 4 Whole No. 43 Whole Xo. 6S Appointed by the Governor. n. W. Ckotzeb, of Lcwibburg, Aid with thc rank of Lieut. Col. Sergeant at Arms of the House, and Aid to the Governor all in one season ! Verily, there is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at tho flood, leads on to "higher houors." Eljen ! Uigler I Kljen ! Crotzer ! aud, may the tide never ebb. Baltimore Conference Appointments 185S. NORTMUMBKRLAND DISTRICT. .. --1. Sunhljryjos. A. R, ,T.M. Goodfcllow. d. i Sllp'ti d Itlmuningdulc- Thus. IWnliarl, John A. lie Moyer. Oraugeville A. Hartru.m, one to be sup iditd. Bloomsb'irg Th.Tanneybill.W. K. Buck ingham. Lewisburg S. L. M. Consor. Milton Philip B. lieese. Milton Circuit John Stine. Joshua Kelly. Muncy Jos. S. Lee, Jos. Y. Kothrock. Wilhamsporl Thompson Mitchell. B. B. Hamline. Jersey Shore Benj. 1L Crever, John J. Pearce. Pine Creek John II. C. Dosh, W.C.Gantt. Lock Haven J. G, McKechan, A. G. Marlatt Kettle Creek Mission To be supplied. Dickinson SemiBary Thomas Bowman, principal ; Jesse W. Barrett, teacher ; G. tl. Uay, agent all ol them mem bers of the Williamsport Quarterly Coo ference. American. Bible Society I. II. Torrence, agent a member of Hanville Quarterly Loiiltruice tur.,h t w wn.K-i,.ie un. Buffalo. March 10. Aboit 490 feet of SaSfJttahalllU Railroad CoOTenUon. j the State Line Railroad, between thia city Baltimore, Mareh Id. Thc Cocw-r t'on ' and punkkk, was carried away by water composed of over three bdfldrod gentlemen ; ice yesterday. from Pennsylvania' in the neighborhood The Buffalo Cxprrsa train due here of Harrisburg, York, Columbia, Lancaster, i boul 7 o'clock yesterday morning, did not Sunbury, Williamsport, and other parUof ZFnA, ?ear 4 'cloch ' ,b HeroooD. .u o. . . -.u .i. tj u; ,The d"tcnl,0" a eauaed by an accident the State, in conjunction with the Balti- ftw mi, lhji,;de ftf rJ f! more Committee, to consider tl e propriety locomotive was thrown from tbe track by of building a railroad from thc terminus of the washing out of a culvert, the baggage tho York aud Cumberland railroad at Ifar- car plunged down un embankment lb feet, risburg, met at 4 o.elock this afternoon, in ', 81,(1 ""Jck lhere' en, foremost, without the large hall of the Lyre building. A PK- None of ihe passenger, were , . . . , injured. The passenuera were detaiiawt finer and more intell.geut looking body of lK,ut five hur4 The llHMnMill9 men than those composing thc Pennsyl- car, and one of the passenger cars wr vania delegation, has never before assem-' nearly destroyed. Alb. Keg. bled in Baltimore. Amongst theq arc! The carpenters of Albany h.r. 0ran some of thc most prominent and talccd ied for the protection of their interest. of thc State. There is an air of substan- j p,.,:,-i p;.K-t m. . . ... . . , . ., ... I l" unuhment The Lid ana tiality aud earnestness about them, which jOU9e of r .pn!!ien,Wea h,,re can not fail to command admiration. ' abolish capital punishment. Ar aft. . . i - . i i .i 9 Among tne most prominent among mem, I may mention Ex (ioveruor PortcrtGen. Packer, member of your State Senate, and General Cameron. Thc meeting was called to order by ap- ne h,.a been eut.o, ,heir husband. a i . "' from h'"al night, and takio'lhera pointing General Cameron temporarily to , ,u douMul p,acrSi b -baa the Chair. He briefly stated tho object of the meeting, when, on motion, a commit-' A01 cba.-! Exi-EDiriox.-Fron. ,A . e -. j. i evt'fal vague circumstances, it would an- tee of twcnty.five was .pouted to draft resolutions, and report the order of busi- a;;i,inst Cuba. The Hon. Mr. F.tch, ncss. This committee aked sometime to while discussing the Presidential question deliberate, when, ou motion, the Conven. 'O the Mouse of Representatives oi Mon tion adjourned, to meet again at half-past ! ,8ait3 ",f notlcr invasion, should b 7 o'clock this evening. mude 84 ". " ? "0"ldLi, b P-per thai u, i i r -n i.- mi ! tho d'iinistration of (be GoTernmenl Mr. Jerome, Mayor of Baltimore, will ihoj,j con;inued in ,he hand of preside at the a.ljourncd meeting to-night, j who now control it !" We notice also that Ihere is a very determined feeling ou thc subject. They appear dc-teriuincd tLat thc road .--ball be made, and are prepared t-j do their share in raising the required funds. An equally enthusiastic spirit an imates the Bultiuiorcans. They go heart and soul for the enterprise. There appears to be a general determination that the word fail fliall receive no countenance. General Packer will address the ccut ing to night. He is a unxst able and eloquent speaker. This I say,, having heard Ii i in ou a former similar occasion. It is also expected that General Cameron and several other distinguished geuilemeu will speak. The Hon. J. P. Kennedy, of Baltimore will also take a proiuiueut part iu the proceedings. Evening Session The Convention re assembled at 7 o'clock, there being ever a thousand gentlemen present. Manr Je rome presided, assisted by a number oi Vice Presidents, mostly mostly from Pennsylvania, and represcatiug every county along thc line of the proposed road. Gea Packer made a powerful aud eloquent speech in favor of the enterprise, showing its importance not only to tho trade and business of tl e interior, but to the cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia alike. Speech es full of weighty fiwts were also made by Gen. Ayres, Gen. Cameron, Hon. John P. Kennedy, Mr. Carter, and others. Thc road, it is estimated, will cost fir eonstruction and cqnipmei.t, 52,fiU0,IHH, and the delegtites from Pennsylvania ask only half million from the city of Balti - . . . , more, pledging themselves to raise the rest in the counties of Dauphin, liiion, IVrrv, v .t , , it ii Northumberland, Lycoming, Ac which they think can be done without difficulty. The Couveutioil Was very enthusiastic , and resolutions were adopted, pledging the united cffi.rts of the citizens of Pennsylva- nia along the line, and the citizens of Bal- , L . . - -v '" "M'" a speeuy eonij-ieuon. .- memorial wttal- I ." I so unanimously adopted, addressed to thc 1 ' City Councils of Baltimore, asking a loan of half a million of dollars to aid in the construction of thc road, which loan shall be guaranteed by bonds. - 'Ihe length ef the road to be construct - cd is 90 miles, and not the least important of its many advantages is thc faoi that it will connect with all thc principal coal ro- gions of the Suuehanna. The Conven- tion adjourned sine die at about 10 o'clock, The Admonition of Russia, Prussia and Austria, to Great Britain, iu regard to thc admission of fugitives from foreign lands, has been very respectfully answered by Lord Granville, though not as obsc- quiously as was expected, ljigland ean uot succumb to the dictation of the trio. Kossuth was most probably aimed at by them. a News nn& Motions. In the southern portion of Arkansas, near a mountain of iron, a mountain of emery has been discovered, equal, if not superior, to the Russian emery. What did Kossuth mcrn when he said 'bayonets IhinU?" The meaning is obvious Kvery polished bayouel is capable of re flection. A deserter from the U. S. Army, for merly a member of the Kentucky Legisla ture, who enlisted while intoxicated, was arrested at Cincinnati last week. A Kentucky paper says it is getting to be very fashionable in that quarter to en close a gold dollar with marriage notices, when suoding them to printer. . Mr. Weed writes from Genoa, that as the portrait of Columbus was destroyed in the recent conflagration of the Library at Washington, the American Consul at Genoa is endeavoring to obtain a copy of the the only original in existence, which belongs to a family in that city. Wild ducks are coming North in large flctkj. a sure sign of nana weather. . ; Two married la lies in St. Louis week met a young man upon the street amJ. av? h;,n w-vcre eowh.ding. They La t. II. Kibinson, who fought at Buena ista. an,1 su!w-quently IjIi Cin innati t join the L iz KxpediiK.n. arrested oi the Z l ins'., I.v the U S Marshal, and taken to Ctlunibus, under u-picion of being cotiuecteJ with another, similar ex pedition. Washington, M.irrh, 10. -The report if Mr. Dowusjor the Judiciat Committee, inade in tlie Seuute to-dav upon tbe appor tionment ol ineiiiliers of Conrs,rima(Ps the population of California at 1 17,000.. The ininoriry report, signed .y M-saa. Uradb-jry and Uyer.conMiit-Mlhis iim4tR ailopther loo low, and thinks the Stale entitled to too Iteprcseutolives. Albany, M tr. h 10. The vilbiae of iTanitjoharie, a lew mile west of S.-h-nec-mdv, was almost entirely destroy ed bv disastrous freshet bt-t evening. The aueootil f priperty lost is immense. The Sen ite to day pxcd the bill aulhor z tH the construction of a Crvs'al Palace m the city of Sew Vork, for the purpose d an InJa-ExiaJ Exhibition. St. L. uis, March. 9. The steames Ginperor arrived half nasi 7 this evening with Kossuth on board he was escorted to the Planters House by some euesanic oi German volunteers. Artificial noses and ears are now made f india rubber. Artificial htnds &e.,re ilso made. It is generally believed that nilm rubber will never be requited to su iiemede the mater wil of which the great number of cuu-cieuces are made. A captain lloim.kins. at New tXleani. j concluded the. lent nf walking GMmnseeu- 'ive hours without slep or rest on M mdav lj!,.t "cvU- ll" Sa.OoO for performing ; " '-h "' ,!,?,r of h b' : whom it wa instiiurej lotesl the power j o hum., erldur,,Ilce. 1 ' t.. . - . 1 I be h,.ini of ihe Time av. nn the , sul,:..ct , ,arin.. ,imu . Wf ; elli a n.i!.. Mli,iu a niinutc. a'ih..ugh i h.n liei'n allej;. d if the i'.ytn llurchuania. '-"' a le.it m imptssinle lor it would .'u're ,",,e ' hor.! '" "id of , fer",r,n 11 one wry i"T,nd - .htmeeve, made wa in, i a Iur mile r:e bv K...hi.,n Tk. -F - . time , was 7 minutes and 332 seconds. it ... . , - ftlKTrta IU! nt-infoaan aAaMAa.a. -a i ; riw.riC. or r'ZZLZ I police. e.,ch reuimpni c,n,,,., ..r ,,. ! hundred men. In addition to these, there j are auo" two hundred thousand secret ! p,,,a' ona secrel n1 unPa,1 "Sts of the j 1 ' r splcs . ork' March 12 On Wednesday :" "V " , " 0iMneI "ler, resid- brutally mue ed b . Z a larmiy near the JStatc hne. i paying his addresses to her, and whom I she had injected. The murderer escaped. ,KU il ' ,llte,y yet be taken. The Centennial Ann.vvrsarv of (U Berks county was celebrated on Thursday, , Bead:n. A salute of I On) j.IJ4lS frreJ b-v lhe K'nggold Artillery. New Counties. The bill fi.r the new : cou"'y r,f Peni, out of Schuylkill. ha ' P.aSTd 'he Sl'na!e" anJ ' no pending m lib 11UUM-. I I he last Jersey Shore Republican cn- tains u petition lor a new county to te called Wesl Branch, out of Lycotiun aai i Clinton counties. " I The water was in lu lot .v. ... t ... . . kill Canal last week. II. ..it ... i.i and ready ti .t.rt to were ew Voi t. liih c-a.. I hs late were winter ha used up ne e....i ...t .M trM i, ana there is sarnie room for Uuh supplies this spring. Our Sehui Ik.ll neighbors expect to. ao B ar,.a and profitable coal business thia yrr- Capt. Keltoo. Supervisor- of lhe Ifeit Branch Canal, has authorized the editor of tbe Jersey Shore Kedublican to say that he will have that Division of the public works ready to pass boaia about Mondar the lSth inst. K Wasbingion, Mah 8.-h j. understood that the large squadron which i about being fitted out nnder Commodore Perry, with lhe ostensible and primary purpose of vjsiting Japan, is also designed to keep an eyo on the Sandwich Islands, and to be ia readiness to check any movement! whica Louis Napoleon or any otbei foreiga power may be disposed, to make against that nation. Over sixty millions of three cent pircrs have been coiucd ut the rhiludelphm nnoi.
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