MEXICO.
Departure of French Troop#.
New ORLEANS, January 24.
The steamship Victor arrived this
morning from Vera Cruz on the 19th inst.
She brought the remains of Ex-Governor
Allen, of thi3 State.
The French transports had arrived and
wet*, expected to depart in a few days
with (.lie French troops. A regiment of
Egyptians had loft on the French mail
steamer a few days before.
Maximilian issued another proclama
tion, condemning in the strongest terms
/he conduct of General Sedgwick in tak
possession of Matamoras Both the
French and Mexican flags were over the
fort anJ Custom House at Vera Cruz.
The liberals are camped within twelve
miles df Vera Cruz. No hostilities had
taken place up to the departure of the
Victor. A train with 1-3,000,000 had
arrived for either the French or Maxi
milian.
SAX FRANCISCO, January 24.—Collma
advices by the Constellation to January
Ahe 12th, are received. The city is still
in-possession of the Imperialists. Guad
ajajara was evacuated without a battle by
Imperial forces, and occupied by the Lib
erals. Lagode forbids the piseage of
Coranas' troops through his territory.—-
Four French war vessels are in the har<
bor of Aeapulco It is reported that the
fort will be evacuated on the arrival of
the flag-ship Victoire.
BROWNSVILI.E, TEXAS, January 20.
Guerataro, where Mejia retreated from
San 'LuisjFotqsi, is to be evacuated by him
as soon as-the Liberals advance upon that
city.
Escobedo left Monterey for the interi
or on the 17th inst. He is at the head
of the largest Liberal army ever got to
gether.
Berriozabal Succeeded iu raising
several thousand dollars from merchants
of Matamoras, and sent money, &c , to
Carlida on the 12th inst., with orders to
proceed art, once to Nictoria Cortina,
(who is recruiting and arming all the ran
■cheros, is still in the vicinity of Mata
moras. He says he will be Governor of
Tamaulipas. At all events he will be
likely to pronounce for Ortega.
Benito Juarez arrived at Durango on
(the 26tli ult. A fine of 8240,600 was
iimposcd on and between three citizens,
•and a monthly prestamo of $50,000 upon
the city, to replenish his treasury.
Preparations were making at San Luis
Pstosi for the reception of J uarez, who it
is said, will establish the seat of his Gov
(ern»«®t in that city.
The negro patriot "Garb," at Downs
ville, killed a citizen and a policeman on
the evening of the 16th inst.
Masican politicians are certain Ortega
will soon be President of the Republic
of Mexico if Maximilian leaves.
NEW YORK, January 24.—Mexican
maws via Havana, gives a report that
Maximilian, seeing the impossibility of
calling a national congress, has determin
ed, in accordance with the French, to
convoke a meeting of notables, to declare
to them that the empire is a failure, and
to base upon that declaration his abdica
tion and withdrawal. The Church party,
Boeing the instability of Maximilian, arc
now trying to make their peace with the
Liberal party, and refuse to advance.
Miramon is at Qucretara. His li!e was
attempted twioe in 'the {owns lie passed
through, many of which he obliged to
declare i'or <iie Empire, threatening oth
erwise to burn the hou? s.
It is considered a settled thing that
Maximilian will Wvo with the last of
ithc French. Tbe greater portion of the
merchants of Mexico have invited Por
firo Diaz to occupy the city as soon as the
French leave, and have already raised
two hundred thousand dollars to maintain
{his troops.
The Imperial General La Mandrid was
defeated aod killed in an action near
Caernaraca.
NEW ORLEANS, January 24.— The
Matamoras liunchero, of the 20th says :
A great mavemoot of reformation in the
Roman Church is being inaugurated
•through Mexico. Rev- Rafael Diase
&Jani<icz has been elected Bishop of the
new Catholic National Church of Mexi
co. The object of this movement is to
broak ofl* from the old church, for the
reason, as charged, that through Romish
influences came the French armies which
have invaded Mexico, and deluged that
.land with Republican blood. ' Rev. Fa
ther Hernandez was oapturod by the Im
perialists, and shot by them after suffer*
ing unheard of atrocities. A charge was
made against him of being of Liberal
tendencies, and wishing to break off from
.the Church of Rome.
Kscobedo had arrived at San Luis.—
*The old Church party pronounced for the
'Republicans. The Liberals are fortify
ing flPampeCo Tevoiino is in San Luis
rcoruitinp Mejia marched to the .pro
tection of fha-cityof Mexico. Eighteen
thousand Liberals surround Caernavaca
and the city of Mexico under Avarcsc.
'POISWFJSN BY TOBACCO JUICE.—The
ftllowiog oases. related by M Marchant,
will remind many consumers of tobacco
of the tax which the/ paid ia great sick
ness and prostration after their first use
of thin narcotic. A smoker, in drawing
air ssrongly through a pipe partly stopped
up, in order to make it more open took
it into his mouth and involuntarily swal
lowed ft dislodged plug of thickened to
"Mc&O juice. In a short time his head
.heavy, his thoughts con; used, hi»
speech JD distinct: he had .noises in the
.MIS, X dwaprcoable feeling in the pit of
(the ftemkcb ,iV>d dryness of the throat.
JWievini tiiat tua open air would remove
these feelings, the pr.tient went on ; but
the headache and .fiujdiness increased,
and he at last fell dawn insensible, in
wWi«h oondition he was, affer sometime,
found by.a passer by and oarriac into his
.house. Copious ,ftf»d reputed voicitiDg
th en set in. consciousness returned, but
'the patient fell into arestless, sleepy state
He had severe hoodaohe, general uneas
-Miess and fain tuns# during tho whole of
next day. The spoutaneovs recovery
pay Jje attributed either to the small
itfucyjnt of nicotine (the active principle
«rf ■tobacoo) contained in the plug, or to
the imperfect absorption of th* jvbifon it)
igpcv »*:« at if To whioo *
Wupreme Court and Military
CommlMloiH.
Tbo decision of thc.Suprcme Court,on
the of Military Com
mTsaion? oecMions, as might be expect
ed, donsiderable eaiiaty among thoee of
ficers who, during the »tel!ion?V«re
membors of such CoVthTflfcns. as
is alleged, the desi«ion caibe applied to
inake tliem teep'maible for their action
in such cases, their position id by no
means a pleasant one. They will, upon
that ground, be'liable to prosecution.and
to we know not what penalties. And,
from the natural impulse of revenge, as
well as from the actual exhibitions of re
sentful passions, made by many of the
late rebels, we may be sure that such
prosecutions will be eagerly made when
there is the slightest chance of success,
and that they will be urged as long as
they furnish any gratification to resent
ful passions. There are hundreds of per
sons who have been arraigned and tried
before such military tribunals, who would
think themselves but too happy could
they have the opportunity of retaliating
on the officers who ordered their arrest
or participated in their trial
That anxiety is felt on this subject is
averred by an authority that should be
well informed on the premises, the Army
ami Navy Journal, which also suggests
some of the difficulties that might be en
countered by officers involved in prosoi
cutions of the sort referred to, and ex
presses the opinion that Congress should
promptly deviso a remedy for the case,
that will eeeure to officers relief and in>
demnitpr. One of the difficulties that
would in some cases be sure to prevent a
fair trial is,that the offense charged would
come under the jurisdiction of State
courts. In a State court of Virginia or
North Carolina, fnr example, what chance
of a fair trial or of a just verdict could
a loyal officer on charge of assault
a«d battery, or of false imprisonment ?—.
In view of this, the Journal says :
'•Asa practical measure,'we would put
forth the suggestion that Congress should
immediately vindicate the national au
thority wherever it has been properly ex
ercised by our soldieis and sailors; and at
the same time that it should give the lat
ter the aaeans of removing the revenge
ful suits commenced against th?m, from
the State to the United States Courts. —
This latter result could be accomplished
by passing a law that wherever a
prosecution for assault and b«tt«ry, kc ,
shall be commenced in a State Court,
then, upon the certificite of any United
States Commissioner that the act com
plained of took place during thelate res
bellion, while the defendant was clothed
with military authority, the suit may be
removed at the defendant's opinion to the
United States Courts. It is true that,
even in this case, the facts would have to
bo tried before a panel from the vicinage.
But it wouJd, do*bdees, be passible in
some ca*es to avoid local prejudices by
thib assertion ef United States jurisdic
tion, and if any such advantage be pos
sible, it should be secured at once to our
loyal officers. The great gain, however,
would be in settling the question of jur
isdiction. Instead of the action being
carried up from court to court in the gra
dations of State judicature, it would be
carried into the United States Courts."
We can scarcely think the cases con
taniplated in these sentences should ever
bo tbe subject of such formal review and
award hy civil courts. Hut if they are
it is of course proper that they should
not bo submitted to State Courts nt the
will of the prosecutor, for that would be
to ensure unjust decisions, made under
the instigation of rebel prejudices against
loyal men. Hut wo think Congress should
if it lie within its prerogative, do more
than secure just trials, to tho loyal, hons
est and brave men who may, by this ex*
traordinary decision be brought into dif
ficulty. The Journal makes the follow
ing further suggestions :
"Three things, then, remain for Con
gross to asaomplish by legislation. To
vindicate the national jurisdiction deriv
ed from military authority, now ques
tioned by the courts ; to provide for the
trial of theso cases in the United States
Courts; and to arrange pecuniary indem
nities in case the decisions shall rightful
ly be adverse to the officers. This action
will ward off any hurtful consequences of
those praise worthy acts of military au
thority which resulted from the state of
war."
t That the men who have faithfully per
formed their duty to the Union, in mili
tary eommissions or in any other way,
should now be subjected to vexations and
5 revengeful prosecution by malignant reb-
I els, appears to be such a monstrous prop
( osition. that it requires a very strong ar
gument or a weak mind to give it
ence as correct. It involves the Frcsi
, dent of the United States, and all who
assisted ia any military trial connected
s wtth ihe assassination of Mr. Lincoln-
It subjects them to pains and penalties
( for doing what the country and the world
i believed to be right. Wo are persuaded
that justice and right do not place men
in such a position, and that the people of
the United States do not wish, and will
! not permit their true and loyal men to
> suffer penalties for being true and loyal.
1 —Pittsburgh Commercial.
| —The Oil City Register says there was
| almost a murder at Franklin the other
day. Jew storekeeper struck a custo
mer over tbe head .with a poker, because
the latter was trying to steal an umbrella.
The customer started for home, several
miles out in the country Presently a
man canre into town and reported that
, tbe fellow who had been hit with the
poker was dying from the effects of the
blow. The son of Abraham was arres
.ted aod locked up in jail for the night.
The .next morning a party was sent to
tbe supposed murdered man's house, and
found him feeding his pigs, apparently
as sound as ever.
—lt i« said that Masrissey is a com
petitor with Johnwn for public honors.
He commenced life in a very low posi
tion—he has been a art-catcher, a chick
en thief, a dog fighter, a prize fighter,
gajubier, and finally a mouitier of Cong
ress. He has gone around tho entire
circle, au,d kaves the Constitution and
flag with his constituents. It {a barely
possible that be-ȣ*y yet becom: Presi
d-*nt
she iitiscn.
BS*T° The Largest Circulation oj
any Paper in the County. "tß®
0. E. ANDERSON. - - • Editor. I
BUTLER PA.
WEDNESDAY, JAM. SO, 1867.
ft#- ■' Liberty and Union, Now and F«ra#ftr, Ooa
'naaparabta."—o. Webstar.
Storm Stuyvxl.
For several days past it has been al
most impossible to travel, on account of
the depth of the snow. In almost every
part of the country at certain points the
roads aro completely blocked up with vast
bodies of drifted snow, to such an extent
that people are generally compelled to
remain at home. In some places the
snow is piled up to the depth of from 6
' o 10 feet; fences being entirely covered
up. On Monday, the mail carriers from
Butler, after laboring hard and faithful
ly £o reach their different points gi
filiation were compelled to return to Bat
ler. The Morccr mail, which usually ar
rives early iu the morning, did not reach
Butler until late in the evening of Mens
day, and this was only accomplished by
the persevering effort and determination
of the carrier, who was compelled in
many places to make a read through the
vast piles of snow, and by traveling
through fields and forest, miking a
.zag and circuitous route to the pohit of
destination. Some faiai idea may he had
of the labor, fatigue and almost, superhu
man exertion necessary to accomplish
this task when it's known that it took 23
hours to trarclfroui Mercer to Butler, a
distance of 31 miles. At the present
writing, Tuesday, 11, A. M., the Mon
day's mall from Pittsburgh, has not yet
arrived.
Resolutions or the t T nion Na
tional Committee.
The Union National Committee held
a meeeting at Washington City on the
18th inst., for the purpose ot consulting
as to the host moans of cjleetng auch a
thorough orgnuieatimi ef the true Union
men of the country as will give tQ the
loyal sentiment everywhere, its due in
fluence in the work of restoring tho late
rebellious States to the Union. In
dition to the members of the Committee,
several prominent friends ol tho Union
cause were prosent among whom were
Horace Greeley of New York, .and Mr
Johnson of Arkansas. After a full cow
parison of views the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed [Ex.
WII ERKAS, The desertion by the Pres
ident of those whose generous confidence
placed him in high trust has brought the
National Union Party into a new and
untried position at a time of great triU
to the Government, thereby calling for
the exercise ol the greatest vigilance,
firmness and patriotism on the part of
those who would uphold the prinoiples
and sustain the which have car
ried the nation through the war; therek
fore,
Retolved , That the Executive Com*
mittee bo directed and authorized to
make a thorough organization for the
future to confirm the succe's of the past,
and to secure the fruits of our fairly-won
triumphs, and for that purpose they may
establish their head-quarters in the city
of New York, appoint a Secretary and
such assistants as they may deem prop
er, and take such other measures as may
be necessary to give effect to this resolu
tion
Resolved That members of tbe Union
party in every part of the country be
requested to correspond with this Com*
mittee by addressing its Chairman at tho
headquarters of said Committee, giving
information as to the state of affairs in
their several localities, with the general
condition and requirements of tho Union
cause.
The following resolutions were aJ9O
unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Union National
Committee congratulot* the people of
I Nebraska and Colorado on their admis-
I sion by Congress into tfio Union as States,
, and they would respectfully to
' tbe Legislatures of those Mtales their
I confident hope and earnest desire that
, the acts of admission by Congress may
be promptly accepted by them, placing
themselves thereby on the true ground of
eqnal rights to all men as proclaimed in
the Declaration of Independence.
Retolved, That this Cotnmittee con
gratulate the country on the steady growth
and progress of National and patriotic
sentiments throughout tho Union, evi
denced in oar" last State elections, and
look with confidence to the Union party
aod especially in the so called seceded
States.
Resolved, That anxiously desiriou3 that
the States lately in revolt shall be restor
ed to their forfeited position in the Union
and to representation _in Congress at the
earliest day consistent with national in
tegrity and natiooal security, and dis
claiming all impulses of vengeance or
we would respectfully submit
to Congress and the country this avowal
of our earnest conviction that no recon
struction can be safe or just which does
not secure impartial suffrage to all loyal
people of those States.
Tbe Committee adjourned sine die.
ttir Tbe List of Grand & Traverse
Jurors for the March Court, will be
fowwjJ ia4his weeks CITIZEN. '
Commttwifationoi.
For the CITIIIM.
The U. P. Presbytery of Butler, met in
Butler oa tke 15th inst. The opening
sermon was preached by S. Keir, on the
subject of intercommunion. Delegates
were chosen to the next General Assembly.
Presbytery ordered all her congrega
tions to take up a collection on behalf of
the Freedmen's schools at Knoxville,
The pastoral reUtion betweea
Rev. 8. C Rtid and Centreville congre
gation was dissolved, and the whole of his
; time given tc Springfield
S. Kerr resigned the office of Clerk,
and Rev. J. M. Donaldson was elected to
that office. 8. KERB.
For the CnmP
MR. EDITOR:— In the Citizen of last
week I noticed an article headed, "An
Immoral Business." This phrase, if nothx
lag wore had been said, would be suffi
cient to indicate and point out the matter
referred to. The serious consequences
resulting from the distillation and sale of
whiskey and other intoxicating drinks,
are so palpable, that the mere meation
of these things should be a sufficient jr>
guweiit against this "umnorjl business."
It is not oflly immoral, but wicked. Why
is it, that mes will persist in following a
business that leads to such dreadful con
sequences ? The depravity of man's
heart, is no doubt the pri nary cause, be
cause, good men, christian men, will not
efegage in that which is wicked, anj
fraught with such dreadful consequences
as result from the sale and use of intox
icating liquors. Another, and not the
least reason, why men engage in this bu
' siness, is the love of filthy lucre, which
of itself, has ruined thousands, not of
the sterner sex only, but many of the
fairer. So wide-spread and general have
been the evil consequences, which have
sprung from and gi-own out of this "im
moral business," that scarcely a family
circle, has escaped its baleful influences
and effects, and yet. strange to say, it not
unfrequcntly happens, that men, and
even women, are to be found, who will
engage in the manufacture,sale, and use,
of intoxicating liquors, which Seneca
calls "a thief, let in at the mouth, to fcteal
away the brainß"—and whieh tie inspir
ed writer tells us, "biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder, and whosoev
er is deceived thereby is not wise, and
drunkards shall not inherit tho kingdom
of God," and a very plain inference
teaches us that drunkard makers will be
shut out. * Then, there is another class,
who call themselves temperato. and to a
certain extent advocate temperance as
they understand it, but they apologize tor
upholding and even defending tho "im-
Baoral business." Others there are who
arc strictly temperate, but stand alosf,
acd take uo part to stay tho tide of in~
temperance which is sweeping its tho.us*
ands into a premature grave, and quiet
their slumbering conscience by folding
their arms and restiag in carnal security,
by saying that they are cloar of any
blame in this matter. Such persons do
more by their oourse to perpetuate this
"immoral business" than the man who
engages in the traffic. If they do not
act against, they must act in favor of this
destructive business. There is no mid*
die ground bore.. ''Ye cannot serve Ood
and mammon.'''
It is high time that men should be
aroused to a just sense of responsibility
to themselves, their -neighbors and their
Maker. Remember, A&t you have a
duty to perform, which you cannot sliake
off, and for tho performance of-.which,
you will be hold to a strict and scrutip*
jzing account on the great day of assizes.,
when the actions ofall men will to m.ilj
known, and impartial justice wi 1 112 •) tec-,
ted out according to tho deeds i i
tho body. 15.
For the ClTm*.
MR. EDITOR : —As some friend of prog
ress in "good old Centie," -ha? seen fit to
follow the example of Slippcryrock, by
communicating to the public through the
columns of your paper, of the prosperous
condition of affairs in tint townahip, I
indulge the hope that a brief article from
Clay, will Dot bo uninteresting to many
of your readers. It received its name
from one of the greatest statesmen of the
present? century, and we trust, at friends
of education, that we are not (Kshouor
ing the name. I presume that there is
not a township in tho county that mani
fest* a greater interest in education, and
in all pnblic improvements, which have
for their object the .good of our common
country. It caoaot boast of its " ancient
glory;" but I think it oan boast of its
present proepewty.
Sunbury, tbc only town within its bor
ders, is located on the graded road lead
ing from Butler to Franklin, ten miks
north of the former, and is as large as any
village of the same size in the county.—
It contains four stores, two hotels, and
almost all kinds of work-shops, so that
the surropndiog community is at no loss
to have any kind of labor performed, or
to purchase any article whieh is necessary
for comfort. I must not forget to speak
of the churches, for I think wo are rather
ahead in this line : we hare five in num
ber ; of these, two are Presbyterian, oce
M. K,, one U. P., and o»e Lutheran.
» Our schools, I think, ure.all flgyrisbipg
finely under the supervision of a compe
tent corps of teachers. We have also an
acatl«aij'", which, 1 think, offers superior
inducements for mental and moral tram*
ing, and all who are thirstiag after intel
lectual attainments are respectfully ins
vited to come and quench their thiist at
this fountain of knowledge.
I suppose I will have to follow suit and
fay something about railroads. I will
oaly remark that if we have none, we
have pleoty of rail* aad reads, and are
well supplied with timber and territory to
make more when needed ; nnd those we
as essential to the prosperity of the coun
try as the iron horse.
Our oil territory has never been tested,
or, rather our territory has never been
tested for oil, and who knows that itdoe"
not exist here in abundance—only await
i*g development Jo enrich the populace.
Many ef o«t citizens liave ndranccd large
sums of money for testing oil territory
elsewhere, some of whom expect to real*
ize handsome dividends, yet, if they
never receive an equivalent for what they
have expaoied, it is better to fcaa-.e it in
circulation than deposited in a drawer
wiverc it can benefit no one, not even its
possessor. I think the investment is only
second to N. W. R. U. stock.
In conclusion, I would say, that we
claim to be social beings, designed to be
such by the Creator, and I think an eis
change of sentiment beneficial, go ho
ping to hear from other townships, I will
say adieu. HOPPER.
Jan wary 27. 1 BCT.
A Highly Important Financial
Jlcaimrc Itcportrd.
.JWASHXNOTON, January 18.—Tho bill
reported to the House today, by Mr.
Randall provides that after its passage it
shall be unlawful to issue as money any
notes or bills not authorized by Congress;
that the Secretary of tho Trcu*ury is au
thorised to issue not ezecoding three
hundred millions in United States notes,
bearing interest of such denominations as
he may deem expedient, not less than five
dollars; each of which shall be lawful
money and legal tender; said uotos to be
used only in exeqange for national bank
issues, and for the purchase of such
amount of United States bonds as maybe
necessary to carry out the true intent of
this act. All circulating notes of nation
al banjes hereafter paid into the Tr.eas.ury
shail not again be putin circulation, and
the Secretary may pay out an equal
amount of United States issues. Nation
al banks must redeem, within thirty days,
their notes thus retained in the Treasury,
where said amounts are not less than .
and present them to (he secretary for can
cellation, who will return to them the
proportionate amount of United States
bonds deposited as security tberfor. The
bill contains other provisions, but tbe
foregoing are its main features.
The Secretary of the Treasuiy, Attor
ney General, Secretary of the Interior,
the Treasurer and Comptroller of Cur
rency. aro appointed Commissioners ol
tho Sinking Fund by tho bill, whose duty
it shall be to receive from tho Secretary
all bonds and other evidences of indebt
edness purchased, p operly stamp them
and receive the interest •accreing upon
them till their maturity, said interest to
be invested in bonds or othef interest
bearing debt of the United States, and
become part of tho Sicking Fund.
The Pittsburgh Weekly Gcti.ilte of the
26til just, has tho following article upon
the subjoot-^
Mil. lIAN'PAMwS 81T,1,.
The bill introduced ioto the House of
Representatives by Mr. Randall of Phil
adelphia, (of which we gave a spnopsis
some days ago,) to gradually supersede
the National Dank currency by an addi
tional issue of legal tender uotcs, is at
tracting increased attention in Confess
and in financial circles. The committee
to which it was referred have reported
favorably upon it, and the closer it is ex
amined the more it will grow iu esteem.
The leading idea is to cancel all Bank
notes that come into the possession of the
government by giving gtecnbacks in ex
change for them, at tho same time passing
a proportionate amount of national bonds
held by the respective banks whoso notes
arc thus rodcemed, into a Sinking fund,
to extinguish tho public indebt
edness.
We never have been able to compre
hend the policp of issuing government
bonds, bearing inteiert; of allowing
banks to deposit these as security for cir
culating notes, and then drawing interest
on tho notes themselves. Tho National
Bank Notes in credrt mainly because of
confidence in the national bonds hypoU)
ecated for their redemption Those bank
notes occupy a .place that ;ust as
well be filled with greenbacks. If this
scheme had been adopted tho government
would have saved annuafly the interest
on so many of its bonds as are now enter
ing into the capital ot the national banks,
thus making a clear saving sufficient to
liquidate the .entire public debt in a com
paratively short period.
The only substantial reason we ever
heard assigned did not relate toihe policy
itself, but to extraneous circumstances.
The domestic capitalists thought they
bad the government in their power, and
dictated -terms to suit their private ag
grifldwemeut; the government acquies
cing because it did not sec how it could
do better.
I Since then the case has bravely changed.
["The government is now matter of the
situation, and can do what its interests
dictate. But, it will not do to forget
that the government has no interest sep
arate and apart from the masses of the
people. It is apparent what the
proposed measure *itt have in economiz
ing tho cxpoi.iKW-ui' the Treasury Depart
meat. The saving will amount annually
to a vast .number of millions. WU*t
damage, if any, will result to private ca
tcrprise * It is difficult to see how any '
damage oan accrue. The volume of the
eurienqy irill not bo diminished, nor will
the reliability.pf it be lessoned. All the >
c.ffcct, ?p far, to consist ia | '
saving of ipterest by (lie government, j
nnd ft necessity laid on stockholders in
tlio national bnulw to invest a portion,
at least, of their capital, in sonic other
way. Will this ehange in the form of
investment create an unfaforabte distu--
bance of the money martoet ? |.t would
seem that tlio natural effect must be to
make money more abundant. The bank
ers who fdwuld receive greenbacks in
exchange for their bonds, would not be
likely to let thein remain unemployed
Either they would loan thetu upon some
kind of real ot personal security, or
would expend than in enterprises of their
own. In either event they would speed-
I ijy flow into tiwc «rdiuarj channels of cir
culation.
The bankers ar» *ai!iir»Jly oep»sed to
the contemplated change. Wi> do not
blame them. Any other body of men,
situated as they arc, would object to be
ing interfered with as stronuously as they
do. FTuman nature is nbout tlio same in
most men. If there is any difference it
is a little more hnman In some than in
others. The bankers hare n "good
thing, as the case stands. Employment,
respectability nnd a comfortable measure
of profits. No wonder tbey content.
Nor ihav« we airy antipathy to them or
their railing. Banking is "as laudable a
pursuit ns nny other, a certain class of
political economist'), who take a narrow
view of what constitutes production, and
who arc producers, to the contrary not
withstanding.
In financial circles in Now York the
measure js said t" meet with disapproba
tion. This ought to be far enough, in
itself, from detetiuic.iug the matter. On
whj,tgro««d is objection made? If there
is real reason to fear the new movement
would bring on a financial crisis, then it
ought not to be ventured upon at pres
ent. As already stated, we do not see
what tendency it can exert to that end.
Panics are not easily created. Capital
ists in New York have recently endeavot
ed, by the combined use of prodigious
sums, to manufacture a stringency that
should send the current values down with 1
a run : hut their most skillful and indus
trious efforts ended io failure. When a
man feels in every limb and articulation
that he is strong, it is a hard task to
make him believe ho is weak and power
less. Much the same is it, when busi
ness men know they are rich and increas
ed in goods, and able to meet all just de
mands upon them, to make them shake
with apprehension over autieipaied bank
ruptcy. (
Still, we trust Csmjfross will act cir
cumspectly in this matter. So far as the
government is concerned the advantages
of the proposition are palpable enough.
T>et it next bo certainly ascertained that
the people arc not to be seriously incom
moded or exposed to heavy loss. When
this point shall be. satisfactorily settled,
Congress cannot act too speedily.
IMPORTANT TO YOUNG MEN AND
TEACHERS.
Krery young man, whatever may be his future calling
HI life, will find a thoropgh and practical limine**
cation hi* gr«atr»t Mi»l io sucee.'s. Su» b a rourse m;iy
1» had by nil, as the expense and tini«* necessary 112 r a
thorough preparation enn readily he spared from the
eirningi of every industrious youth ip ghe country
Three moj.ihs only are necessary for a preparation flint
shall introdnce any farmer's son, tea her or mechanic,
into a business portion that ahull bring him a rood
salary, and that may lead him owJo a business inocNl.
At Philadelphia, l*a. 112 a system of inJtrmtion been
introduoeri*iUlO J. C. Mn»o fowl's ntiuint-Nfl &mi Telegraph
Col lego that must bo thoroughly practical, and \yoik a
revolution in commercial instruction in aUrchootfs hav
ing pupils enough so that It in*V bt Introduced. Un
fortunately th<s systom of instriicliou can only be tar
ried out in a few of the larg« r »chools in the United
State*, an it requires for its surceMfnl operations great
number of student* in daily attendance. This course
is receiving the entourage in "fit an I enthmlastic >up
port of the leading business inen and educator* through
out tbe country, and is drawing for this College pa
tronage from nearly erory State In tho Union. The
practical arrangement »if overy department niikm it
profitable f< r young men toronie hundreds of miles,t#
enjoy its advantage*, as at no other school in tho cqwn
tiy ran equal advantages be had for (insiueM education.
Ttev. Alexander Clark. editor of f't-irk't Srhnol Vint*
tor, in a notice of that Institution. said :—'• The Com
mercial College of J P. Mnmf>rd combines in it* plan
more practicalities, iiml better dlsriplinos its students
for successful business than any similar institution with
which lam acquainted in the cMy, and but one in our
whole country In anv w|so compares with It. and-that
one pntsuos a method somewhat the same but ,j«srUaps
nut as fully dereloped.
su«ti a cepurt from Her. Aloxnndc r Cli rk I* titnmg
*/i«lenceof the character and landing of this school.
The College from Its flan «\f ipfttf fiction, invitrs the at
tention of the iu.vmov l '"! 111 it im n«s many publication*
explanatory qf jts working, which aro uriii»d free «.f
charge, wc Piiggewt that ttapno in lore*ted in aducntiae
spnd an application for Mrcnlaro, as they will no donbt
be furnished iiuinedUtelj on ro -oi|U of roquaat.
Addro*A J. C. Mumford, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jan no 0, 'Jmo.
How A MAN FREEZM TO DKATII.—
M. Pouehet lately read an interesting pa
per «n this subject before the Fren :h
Academy of Science. The author's in
ference 1 aro as follows :
1. That the first phenomenon, produ
ced by cold is a contraction ot the capil
lary vessels to such an extent that a glob
ule of blood cannct enter, these vessels,
therefore, remain completely empty.
2. The second phenomenon is an aK
tcration of the blood gldbules, which
amounts to their complete disorganiza
tion.
3. Every animal completely frozen is
absolutely dead, aud no power ean reani
mate it.
4. When only a part is frozen, that
part is destroyed by gangreae.
5. If the p?rt frozen bo not.fcxtensive,
and only a few disorganized blood glob
dies j>ass into circulation, the animal may
Kcoxer.
6. But if, on the coptra,ry, the frozen
part is of considerable extent, then the
mass of altered globules brought into
circulation when the part is thawed, rap
idly kills t,he animal.
J. For this reason a half frqzcn ani
mal may live a long if uuiiutainod
10 this condition, since the altered glob
ules do not get into the circulation, but
>4 expires rapidly as soon as the frozen
part is thawed.
£. In all ca»«s of congelation, death
is due to tjy) pltsojaliou 0 f {h e
globules, aud pot to any effect on the
nervous system.
9 It results from these facts that the
less rapidly the frozen part is thawed,the
more slowly altered globules find their
way into circulation, aud the greater the j
.vhau,c(j? of the ry coy cry *l' tbo auicml.!
SEWS ITEMS,
—Tb« g*eaie« number of Odd Fe|,
low 9 are 111 Pennsylvania.
Forty years ago there wa« not a tin
gle locomotive in Kui ope.
-The New York, dry goods clerks
are watched by a detectiv« foree,
—Swiss citizens are to be prevented
from joining the army of the Pope.
—The German Imigrant Society has
just issued its annual ropoit, from which
it appears that of the 283,717 emigrants
at New York, during the year 180tJ, 82,-
8)14 were Germans, uitat of whom left
fi*r tke Western State".
—The object of General Thomas's
visit to Washington is said to testify in
relation to matters connected with the
Southern Railroad. General Thomas on
turning over the large amount ol railroad
property to rebel owners, did eo under
express order from President /uhasom.
—There are in tho District of Colum
bia, Alexandria, Fu : rfax county,
ia, and five counties In Maryland, one
hnndred and fifty six froeduieu's day and
oigjkt schools ; one hundred and forty-two
teachers, and six thousand and ninety
niuo soholars.
—Some of the boys at lluszian public
schools at Moscow, Petersburg, Kicw and
Kasan have sent. Count Risiraik a warm
letter oi ti-snfcs for having so greatly fa
cilitated the study of the most difficult
part of European geography—namely,
the poPtical geography of G irmany !
—A St. Joe, Mo., distiller mourns over
the degenerrcy of tho race, because Jig
has had to pay 81<J,800 revenue tax ou
the whisky manufactured by liiai during
tho month of November, 181SG. lie might
well mourn over tho dogeneracy of his
own race, which had produced a mail
who would make the colossal profits this
tax represents out of tho crime and suffr
ering of the community.
William Cooke, of Milesburg,Cloar
field county, last week shot three young
men who, with three others, had dragged
him from a house, where ho was visiting
some female friends, with tko intent ot'
ducking him in the canal. It is stated
that one of tlw men shot by Mr. Cooke,
bas since died.
The agricultural papers aro recom
mending the shooting ot animals, espce •
i.illy hogs, instead of sticking thorn. A
pistol carrying a ball as large as a pe.j
w'llsufliee tor the work. Walk quietly
I up to the animal, say within six or eij-ht
j feet,and discharge the ball into the head,
| midway between tho ears, but ft little be-
I low them. If tho shot has been a torns
I one, ho will fall dead instantly, aud prob
j ably without the slightest sensation of'
! pain. He may then be bled at once.
Mr. Cnllen, a Senator from Rush
I county, Indiana, has introduced a hill
! into the Legislature of that State, for the
j purpose of depriving habitual drunkards
iof the control of ihejr estates. The III»
j diiwiapolis correspond-nt ol the Chicago
Timet thinks the bill a good one. butsus
j oeptiblo of who'esoine amendment, lie
112 says,"for instance it might be we }
! enough to add devotees of the faro table,
, speculators in oil-lands, contributors to
I the .Stephens 'nnd liir tho liberation of
! Ireland Jp.'ople who attempt on 'the slight
est provocation, to establish daily news
papers, and, in faot, ull reckless, no'or
| do* wells, to Uie list of those to .'ere 1 by
! the hitmftue pnnision* of his b-11. Who.;
! ever it is manifest that a fellow : s squm
| dering his substance in riotous living of
j any kiud —on do-s, billiards, fast hoi«es,
gay app rcl, wine or women, let him bo
taken befo:o the iriq'i:»it'o", and ha\*
a guardian appointed ; or iictter (till,
confiscate his estate, give it to the mis
sion fund, and condemn the culprit to -a
term of servitude."
TIIK (jK.NKRAf, Ah.MIMO OF EtJttOPI»
A letter by (he latest stoamer says:—
W bile (he Italian army is to be reduced
nod <m''.unizqi' o-i a more economical ba>
sis, other nations appear to be preparing
for war, rather than entering upon a pe%
rio«J of puacr. England, with Fcniao>
ism :n Ireland to put down, is prcpariug
against possible invasion from other quar
ters; France in organizi ng a force of I,>
0U0.,000 of men, including National
Guards, most of whom will be held in
reserve, but ready to be called out when
required; Prnssia.'vrhilo allaying herself
with Russia, it menaced by rebellion at
home as well as in licr newly acquired
dominions; the Turkish subjects of Can
d ia are making a brave resistanco to their
foreign rulers, and claii.iing a national
government; Hungary is carrying on vig-r
urously her struggle with tha llouso uf
Ilapsburg; the Viennese and South Ger
mans commenting on the acts of their
sovereign, and the Tyrol divided in itself
and Spain, who it was feared might ofier
an asylum and protecting arm to Plan
againt Victor Emanuel, on the verge of
rebellion.
—The Judiciary Committee is said not
to be *iakiug much if any progress with
the impeachment investigation, and it
now seems probable that the preliminary
investigation, as well as the proceeding
.itsetf, will be bequeathed to the next
Congress.- According to Mr. BTfmner,thc
whole North is eager for the impeach■
meat; but if we may judge from tig
press, vory few people are eager for" it.—
The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield llyudjlican, who is generally
both sensible and accurate., estimates the
chance of impeachment as one in a hun
dred. and thd fthaijci & conviction a* |ne
in a thoa<Kind, which we think is proba
bly a fair estimate of the extent of Mr.
Johnson trisk. Wc may add that we
donbt it Mr. Sumner is helping my
by delivering such tin leg as he poured
on Mr. Johnson last week. All he gays
is, perhaps, true ; but then, Mr. John
son is not improved nor the cointry en<.
ightened by saying it, and Mr. Suninok'i
reputation is certainly not increased.—
W called ? 'Scathing denunciation '
is a kind of performance l,» which almost
any intellect is equal; and certainly Mr.
Sumner might bavo found a thousand
better way 3 of using his great powers
than "exposing" Audrew Johnson. Mr.
Sohnson has put himself beyond the
reach of the moral censure of wise and
good and even decent meD. Anybody
who '-swung round the circle" ax ho did
last summer may fairly bid defiance to
cr ticism—2'As ' ;