7 TIWRPISTFAL'4'
Z.W. OWWII, Editor.
111URDSkY, *NE 12,.1851.
Coiectoilhip
A great fuss has been made among the politi
cians in and about Philadelphia for some months
Omit - the Collector of the Pelt, William D.
-I l eseis, Eq.; whinet there 'gas been great exertions
lajtitleinoved ou account of various charges, most
'Ul P .'Whieb believe . orgitutted in his choiceof-sub
clerks, weighers, itc., he having it is said
rosined some Locofocos in some of thdse branches
of genies. - = - But a few weeks since a great meet
ing was cOledto 'brpress public indknation at an
alleged dinespectful expression respecting the " la
. boring Classes,' of said - Lewis In a letter, written to •
President defending himself against the allega
tons of his opposers. The call, published by the
Par News, contained several columns of names,
Alid:the 'meeting was represented - to be a tremen
-inS: one, which it mast have been if tha numbers
were propoitionnble telhe call. The Committee
itssi!ed,,the attendance of Govdinor JohnstenySen
•ator Cooper, lion. Charles Gibbons, and math
prUtninent individuals, several of whom wrote
Feplies,..or attended to address the meeting in per
son., ,The . Governor however, (very properly we
think) refrained from any participation in the de
jrionStration upon this local strife, by staying at
ht e.
_' Whatevcr.the merits of this question may
•be,we pretest against the parties interested in the
struggle in Philadelphia disturbing the whole Whig,
party cif the State with their grievances. If Mr.
Lewis hai shown himself incompetent for the sta
tion or unworthy the office by any official micron- •
duet, we hope lie may be removed ; though the
President and Cabinet after an authorized investi
gativi and a patient examination of the charges
heratefore brought, have sometime since tlismissed
- tbe subject. But there is no need of trying to con
vulse the Whig party of the state or nation with
this bit ofAocal strife. We rather think they car't
do it. • •
A very large mass meeting called by the Whigs
of hiladelphia county was held some three weeks
ago at which Governor Johnston was by- incita
tion present and addressed the people. Ile - Was
greeted with enthusiastic applause, a s s his ad coca
key. or the Industrial interests over commands among
tho people. He is properly wide awake and at
home npon a th6e 'topics, rather than upon those
concerning the local strifes of individuals or fac
tions concerning,the distribution of petty offices out
of his official "sphere. , .
Rim—We are infiirmed that the dwelling house
of Richard Mann inghckson township was consuni
ettby fire on the night of the 4th insL,together
with most of its contents.
cmizs
The Locofoco Convention and Nominations.
As-was expected Col. William Bigler was Dom
inated for Governor at Reading on Thursday Last,
by a urianimous vote, S. W.
_Black, for whom sonic
of the' , Velegates were instructed haring withdrawn
by letteV. The great contest between the friends
and oproneots of James Buctianan (the leader of
the hatter being - Col. Reah Frazier, the war
horse' of Lonegiaer) was therefore for the not:nit:a
!ion of Canal, Commissioner. A set of delegate.
with! Frazier at their head had been appointed
(rte Bflehnnan's own county; Lancaster, who stout-
Ayr: contended for theie rights in the Convelition,
tbungh they were finally rejected by a vote of 73
and the Buchanan rnen admitted. A simi-
ler, result awaited the conteiting' Delegates from
Philadelphia, after which the Buchanan men could
,„bave it all their own way. Nine ballots were had
for Catial Commissioner, on the first of which Sea
right of Fayette bad 35, Clover of Clarion 27, 1
. Campbell of Cambria 2d, and Bratton of Cumber
land 23, besides a number of scattering. tle the
ninth trial Seth G. Glover having 95 votes was de
clared' duly nominated. So the candidatcii. are
- 13igler,of Clearfield and Clover of Clarion,'both
from the same region in the western part of the
State. It is said that Col. Bigler in addressing the
tiwtvention intimated a design to take the stump
• ittleis own behalf. We hope he will, for his friends
"- will doubtless say it is all right and. proper, what-
.evisitbey may have said against Gov. Johnston for
'74 40ing - I se. We have heard them , both, and though
give Col. B. the credit of being, a
gentleman who appears and speaks:well, we know
Goternor will suffer none by a corn pain_
:The Conferee Meetings.
. ,
Wi give below the proceedings of the Whig
'-.Senatorial and Representative Conferees. It may
iaccitiitirprise that Susquehanna with one-third of
the . tioteril of the Senatorial and two-thirds of the
Representative district-should not be allowed even
cne4elagate of three she helps to choose. That
13failford should claim the Senatorial delegate is
not so sap; ising--:tho' our County meeting had
named Mr. Burrows, agaMst whom DO persotaLob
jection existed, and whose 'selection was only op
posed by a few who had enlisted for another and
ditlptit like to be beaten. But we submit whether
it. was not carrying the jokeia little too fir to dis
regard the choice of G S ilbeft Warner, Esq., as Rep.
legate by'our county meeting, and give both to
,17:iiirtitiIngnd Sullivan with but half the popula
' iSkof,Busquehanna. With a due deference to the
Conferees, appointed - as they were, as a matter of
form;- - merely. to carry out the expressed will of the
e'WEity 'syn'apprchend the settilqg aside of
thitte*Presinit most.give general dissatisLu cairn if
persisted 'hi; especially when Wyoming sea no
her claim; and Sullivan had ap-''
wiiived`kers, In - conceding tk to Wyoming.
" "fi liOttlit°4lll emiferene t
„f - the
- otkre_ree'
e compose d - of Bradford Swine-
Sejulti"")lstr°
Countiet met at the He
m 1-4"'l
'WYcinfr* h.T.s.e.ev ' ville Wyoming county.
tel of Labar .; : e l. ---- : on by Vectiog /41-
and
_N.lrewton SPerela.
," e 4osed of E R.
-
cdie:Bea4toru m
Ithe latter.PW4l%
pckwel ona '7 , sapothins)
titutedlo the Agibee tlae Sus-`
of N ! ) !: trewtcn an d E. hitt*
,g,turdevaut
- the 71'00-0g "ur 7d th e i r credentials and
-.,44;yirskepilibie‘4!lt -
—'4lNAtedi"°l4lll4l:' oodraffeeconded
41rere ibelnotkon.of.'4 •
--',•V)-uP°ll B, F. l'uWel
. -
this Lancaster State Coo-
ly _elected sc_dOetate
vestion.
ins proceeded to iom-
D, K Pciwel and N. New
rt resolutiOne to the Olin-
I• of their appiintment
ing the highest credit to
past executive services,
Inomination, and also anon
Io( having the proceedings
hed in the whist 'papers iii
unanimously adopted.
I f the following resolution,
commend that for the fu
-9 • nal District each County
which was, adopted by
.‘'
Upon i
totia L. rtlne C •
mat, John. StUrd evtin
too a Cominittea tore. l
ference, who ut puts .
ported a resohitinn gi
Wilt. Johnste:n for
and recommending his ,
Cher resolution in faro
of the conference puhli
this district, winch we
When E. Patrick offe
Resolved, That we
tire action of this Sen
shall have two "Confere l
Susquehanna and Wyo.
BRAD
N. Nutrros, Sec y.'
I Y WAKEMAN, CWTL
Whig Represe
tative Voriference.
ferees of the Represent
of the counties of Susque
zullivtusoionvened at the,
in Lacyvilla on. the 10th
ions notice, R. R. Carpen
d to-the chair and EL Smith
ecretary. Credentials Were
.uehanna county appoint
osepl Fuller Representa
. unty, and credentials from
ry Metcalf and It. It. Car
.at county, and were duly
At a tneeting of the
Mire Distrtct compose
henna, Wyoming, and•
house of J. J. Labalire
instant, pnrsudnt to pre
ter . of Sullivan was call
of Susquehanna chosen •
then presented frittn.SW
ing, Filtrate Smith and
Live Conferees for said c
Sullivan appointing Hei
penter Conferees for t
approved
larpenter, seconded by Jo
!.nna, 31ilton-Dana oj, Wyo
f of Stillican: , were unani-
On motion dT R. R, •
seph Fuller At Susquelt
juing:,and Henry Me
mously elected Delegat
n the Whig State Cony.
caster ou Ole 24th of
tute.
s to represent this District
Lion tote holden ttt Lan
lune, with power to substi-
The following resolw
Unanimously agreed to
Resolved, That in th. administration of William
F. Johnston as Chief . agistrnte of this Common
wealth, we harw entir. confidence; and knowing
that the unprecedented pntsperity of tire State bas
behn effected.. in a gre t measure by his adminis
tration, we therefore rL .intnend'himthrough our
Delegates as the candle te- for our next Gorentor,
l i f
Resolveit I That the " roceedings of this ' confer
enwi. be pub ished in t t Whig papers of,Sasque
henna and '4 yoming, tit d in the *Sullivan County
Democrat," Pligned by t e proper officers.
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Resolved, That this c nference adjourn.
It, ' . C.targstaa., Chairman.
MS were then offered and
HORACE S
Lacyville,,
trrif. Sere Dr.
Wyoming 10th June, 1851.
• - -
. Foul of July. .
iinc °tithtizens of - Montrose, held at
use;
I t ,.
it l n Mo iday eveningthe 9th inst.
4ofl ma g some arrangements for
.0 of the proaching tamiversary (If
birthday, on. N. C. Tyler was coiled
R. - Searle d.Rev. A. Q: Warren aft
nd E. W, lbase i ,.:Secrefary.
,-, being stated f `on motion
ollowing resolOtions were
At amee i
the Court-hd
r.r the purp
the celebratj4
our-national
to the chair,
pointed V.
gidents,
he meeti
sT,up the
The Object o f
of Wm. H. J,
adopted
utittee of fire'lleappoint
.punittee of
ppointed or a similar pnr
' and to make' all the nec
elebrating the fourth, in a
That It Co.
with the C
Resolved,
ed to ennfer
Ready Fite
ompany"
re speake
:rations for
pose, to p
esnry prep
manner heft
Ite , Olyed
B. Chafe, T.
iting the da I
That ii. J
I Post and
Webb, F. B. Chandler, S.
Wm. J. Turrell . be the C,otn-
That the
Resolved,
be publisl*
- Adjoutn .
nesdny eve
the Commit,
la the pa.
to meet a
, ng 18th in
---
Let - - --.:
other r from Lfirope.
" Carlisl. Hngland,t r lfily 24, 1151.
/3APMAN-- on may think- it sport to
t tbroui, a foreign country, and see
sights, a d tali with the people on
4 ramble ay in the hills, to listen to
strange 14 ds, and look upon the .eene
sents itself] in ,every form ; , but if you
it once i h4ve no - rloiibt thht you would
rime and isour own natiiie land, even
' g upon the hest the country can afford ;
. sure yon that in no country where I
led do people live so well:as in my na-
Here the poor can make a dinner*, of
. worth of bread and cheese and a Oasts'
tlfrfe the poor can lice as well as the
independently enjoy their repast-as if ,
eislionsands.. Here those who labor
• sit down and heknowledie themselves
class, and ,ineanty submit Ito be called
hile there, no distinction is acknowl•
pt between ignorance anintelligence,
the best, partof England 1
+ r and tonnor:
"gong are oop till Scolla7d," where I
• • * great many things ; 1 ut still I do
out thiroughly undersb. an - ing the great
hat will attend the journ %
g I get in this ;country is it what I get
r where Igo to dialer i have 'got to
ides' I want and have' them weighed'
onetitnes Iha 'e to cook jthein ; but I
and call for a, `coltl cbick'l and sit down
for 14. York shilling.' - 1 ,
aveUed since I last wroielyou, over the,
• ut one hundred miles, btu have seen
the snore old story, excePt the ruins of
ties - and some delightful iieenery. 121u
t flw dais I•have passed i rronglo many
, which,4owever, present' very ancient
suit of,,ilietri the appearance of abject
langlie le enterprise Thee known in
that of tat* out newel:ripe' re, for "lia%
hon. ; , this is c:haraiteristic lei the
sere are ttioArais' here -- who never as
e than i ha'penny trade; ;. • : ' ,
is no place fur printers. 1 'The ilge
t'pera itc4ouuts [to - four reels with, While
II go for'tbe leis sum of-Iwo cents ;; and
with ,the "paper duty" and the I'du
-....„o4l,:.*:44o:themiBPaPer ivery
Soika-4/sise who have the - "Troci l s"—
- *'''''otisiod bia aildiead-o.old boa*"
i 4
.teijiiffii4lool-000.'Oire:*cor -ot
' ..
Jai? ~tia when 0444 -41
ore wlO4- (ttn.:WfoLuPeeketfiti p r
Fnim;
travel on
all the gre
the road,
the songs o
ry as it pr,
were to t
dram of
while looki.
fur I can a.
,
have rave
•tice lank •
tyro perm •
of ale; but
rich, and
will tjuistll
an ifOetioC
servant*;i
edged ex ri
I bale se
OW I fhal
expect to
riot go issit'l
hardshiPsi
The hri
at borne:
tioy thO — ar
opt, and -
can't gti io
to tee pile
• Ihate tf
space .of
nothing, bu
come off
ring the la !
fine towns,
style, aid
poverty , .
The mol
England, i
penhy".
tradejot
Orel
to in
on ova
2,l4ter w
tE l l Cfr
lisel4d
ace424tole
botpoveit
Blrldea
Priiiten 4
the pages
.roceeflings of this meeting
this place.
the Court-house on Wed
t, 4 receive. the Report of
- .
thousand) -and a. e price of tdo 80 MA -(twely - 1
cents irs quart)!tbit it is with scssiedif6ealty - thi
loamy of themobtain a livelihood:
.:- When I write int again I will try. to give rut
sinnething more nteresting, but to-day lam quite
1
sleepy, and the yis gloomy, and considering alll
things, lam "n in the mood.''.
Your res taa table subscriber, A. B.
CAL ITEMS.
Register.] .
atums.—The tunics and trowsers
• e their appearance in Montrose,
o hare employed their whole time
lookout for some fait line to be
streets in this new - array," can
the swarthy Moor, Othello's oc- ,
It was an odd occupation tho',
y pretensions and shirt-collars, to
day like corner-loafers, " on the
• tioiCsers. I will say nothing
costume ; on the contrary, I be
its worthy of consideration. In
celt certainly has the advantage,
passing .through wet grass or
•
will ob - yiate the necessity of hoist
er a genteel manoeuvre, but par
.
Inable w hen, as in the case of Cou
the object to be encountered reir
le elevation necessary. 'nee in
scending stairs, in alighting from
!•oading, and in the admirable fa
for kicking, the Turkish costume
ference. In economrit has also
irst, in sidesaddles; for with the
girls wilt find it vastly natural to
h o—to rife astraddle They wall
rt horsemen, and Sitting in a nat-
[Reported for th
The New 0.
have already m
and the editors w
"on the coustan
promenading on
new exclaim Wi
cupation's gone.
for editors- of lo
stand from day t
lookout ~ f or" th
against the new
here it has in
point of convenie
When ladies ar.
muddy streets, i
ing the dress, ne
ticulayly objecti
sin Sally Dinar,
ders a considera
ascending and (L I
vehicles, in pros
cilities it affords
, has a decided pr
the advantage. '
new costume tb
—to—l mean—
then become ex .
urn! position'on teir linrsesAbeir chances of a tum
ble will be lease ed 100 per cent. In the item of
riding-dresses a - 'eat sAving would also be effect
ed; to manufaCt re a riding-habit of the preseni
style 1 should say requires some 200 yards of ma:
terial, while the! new style will not require more
than it would to - e fur a sailor's monkey jacket. '.
It is a little c rious that the very costume which
a small number f women, aided by a large number
of female men, (o which the lovely brace of editors
It
who are "on the constant lookout for" the trows
ere are fair spec Zuens,) are trying to introduce itsi
'the mode, is nevir worn by Turkish ladies in the ,3„
streets—they a ways assuming graceful robeT:
reaching from crOwn to- heel, when out of doors.—
But this is a free Country, and every one has -a
right to appear ib whatever dress be or she pleas
es, if the limits of decency nre not transcended ;
the* . fore, let the Turkish costume be the style fur
ladies. This is la progressive age, and the next
Iztage fur them will be high-topped Wellington
bo;c . its, canes, cigars -and brOndy-smashers.
Fashion is .42 t,',. rant, as heartless and detestable,
as the Austrian butcher, Haynau ; and nowhere to
a greater extent, than in this great country of ours,
where all are free but the women and' men, are
the rules of Fashion. more arbitrarily drawn. If
Mrs. Bwisidielnt and her Coadjutors of the press (in
cluding the editors who are." on the constant look
out for" the trowsers) would cry against the rule
which makes it a disgrace and a reproach for a
poor girl, however neat, tole - seen in a public is
semblage with a hat or dre4s - one quarter behind.
the style, they mig,lit,do some good in their small
spheres. But they merelytiy to introduce one ar
bitrary rule against another—York atainst i , Lan
caster—thus producing a war as unnatural and san
guinary as that of the roses.
The Dirtied District—This desolate looking
region on the west side of the Avenue is not likely
to be re built this summer. The misfortune was so•
overwhelming, destroying inn few minutes the re
sults of years of patient toil, that the recuperative
enerigites of the principal sufferers appear to be
severoly taxed. Indeed, it would scent scarcely
worth while to build at all if it is all to be 4ricept
away - at -a blast like chaff before the wind ; but
with the increased watchfulness and care of our cit
izens, it is scarcely possible that - another so destruc
tive a fire will occur for many years, if ever. Mr.
Etheridge hay erected a small building on the site
of his old one, which be wilrfill with goods -in the
course of a fe,w days, and occupy until he an get
1 things ready to put up it larger building. Searle
di Co are Siting up the long building on the coiner
1 of Turnpike and Chestnut ste. (for many years the
" Register" Printitt Office,) which they win occupy
a s a Store until their block on the Avenue is re
built.' The gentlemen who have been burned out
are not of the class to 'sit down idly and mourn
over the calamity, and as soon as matters can be
brought into shape, we hope and expect to see the
whole blr.ek rebuilt, and all record of the terrible
disaster blotted from the sight.
Turner's Circus were in town yesterday, which
of course attracted a crowd to hear the music and
see the elephant. I have often wondered that hum
bugs so Stupid could attract a crowd, but their
whole course through the country is likelkZiurn.
phal procession, attracting the admiring gaze of
thousands: The "Circus' is an amusement as old
as the Ciesars. but there has been a wonderful re
version of thing,s since the.days when the walls of!
the Coliseum echoed the shouts of a Roman andi.l
ence. Then it was the Gladiator in the ring whci
was ' , . i
• Butchered tb make allergen holiday!"
but now it is the audience that 4uffers;whicls if not
" butchea," is pretty thoroughly bled of its loose
change. The • fat, lazy boys in the ring, are not
likely to "injure themselves by.,over exertion, and
the clown's tidiest jokes are justly at the expees
of the audience.
A Noir . Priming Press
We see it stated by the City papers that a mod
el of a new printing press has been lately deposit]
ed at the 'atent Of*, Washington, by the invent
tors; 14r. Hathaway, a printer, and Kr. Strippel,
maeltineei,.of Norfolk ; Va. The press works by
half rotary motion. requiring no more bandsl
work it. titan it does to work an ordinary band.levi
er press, throws off
. 1 1 / 9 0 impressions per houri
while the east of • the machine is p5OO. A. hand
press of the size generally used in ir country print
in offie costs about $250, "_ while fisi averse
veld is qto.iinpreisiops per bout. The inventorS
hate Pit np one of r tbeir presses for d eessrs. Bruci
'offered a premium
ssoo.fer a press with the above description. If al
thisi be-trite the - Virashirigton-and Smith hand-pr
ses, - which are now,: so eztensivelY: used in,
'ionntiy,.iill'arearely go-by the board as that tb‘
inking bails aid kiurniga press hare done.
Locofoco Convention at Rea,'
- - c orrespondent :
- 4 o - of tbe North
writing from Rending June 3d, wril
lows of the misembling of the con
—This4enerally staid city is alive',
citement to-day. The Delegates
_ .
xention, - which Will assemble to-m
coming in rapidiy, and all'the best
full to overflowing. Where the
of the "outsiders" and "insiders"
sttll absent, will be stowed away,
the Committee of arrangements ca
The "outsiders" are' very numerou
fluenees of divers natures are wo
what may be important rgsults.
All the candidates for Canal Co
er are here. 'Campbell of Carnbri.
here a day or two; Searight of
here iniperson, and has his friends
at work ; Bratton of Cumberland
corporal's guard, is -watching the
of his rivals; and Clover. who ro
sick bed in Philadelphia this worm
among us. Opinions vary linnet'
prospects of each. It is generally
that Clover -will receive all the
fluenees, and Searight all the
Catneron votes.• Campbell will ha
or thirty cotes on the first ballot, a
will, I think, bring up the rear
the way, suits the man—his char!
abilities. Searight has comparati%
delegates instructed for hittr, t .
friends here are active and. etterge
might be inferred from the leader
which he marches. As things
the contest will probably ultimate.
tween Clover and Campbell—tin
being at present with the former.
Of course no diversity of opin on exists
with regard to the Gubernatorial nomination.
Mr. Bigler will be made the nominee by the
tirst ballot. There will be- a few scattering
d [
votes, but they will be merely com litickenta
ry. C. Black will receive sever 1; and if
Frazer's delegates are not rejecte the - Col
onel will have his vanity flattered yas ma
ny as they can cast. I have not !vet heard
of the arrival' of Mr. Bigler. la and Mr,
Buchanan were in Philadelphia, aini may be
here together. They are-bosom Trin s dA now,
although Mr. Bigler has been coquelttit , with
the sass men. - Mr.-Buchanan, hoWever, ap-•
pears to have chargi of him, and wlll be sure
of his official influence if-be should ' chance to
be eledted Governor. 1 .
This will be a pleasant reflection for the
friends of Gen. Cass, who evidently fear the
effect upon the " incorruptible Democracy"
of Mr. - Buchanan's blandishments ,and wine.
These hitter supply the place of the threats
and money which made the Williainsport
Convention memorable. Buchanan shows
his shrewdness and his knowledge 'of human
nature in using these, as they are not so ob
jectionable, thongh quite as efficient a mode
of securing votes and friends. The " De
mocracy" don't grow indignant whilst yield
to these tender persuasions. Men not so cor
rupt as the Williamsport agents accept the
offer, and yet do not move for committees to
investigate whether improper means are, or
have been, used to influence the feelings of
delegates.
Col. Reab Frazer, having escaped unhurt
from the fisticuff with' Mr Van Dyke of your
city, is in town with several of his "ponies"
His antagonist is also here, and though bear
ing the marks of his recent encounter, is as
valiant as ever. There is no telling what the
! excitement of to-night and to-morrow may
bring forts, though the Convention is bound
to see to it that a complete union shall take
place home& the oil and water of Democ
racy•
4en. Cameron, is his custom, is on
_hand, moving about amogg those he inows
be can control. The interests of Senator
i Broadhead are not without their representa
tire; and between all these conflicting-ele
ments-personating at once the variety of
waves and the oneness of the ocean of LC.co
focuistn-;--we have ouch a pleasant breeze as
never blows except when _bolus has been
tempted by special bribes to temper . the- wind
to the lamb, not shorn, but about to be.
In another letter written the next day, the
same correspondent says :
The Convention met at two, o'clock this
afternoon, and was opened- by a most de
lightful exhibition of the usually harmonious
feelings of the Democracy. the Buchanan
men moved that Charles Kuller of Mont
gomery, be the temporary chairman, and up
on a vote taken pronounced the motion car
ried.
In the meantime the Caeronians moved
Fritkpkha Vansant of Buck, as temporary
chairman. This was also pronounced carri
ed, and both gentlemen claimed the seat.—
And then followed threats, imprecations, and
for a time ungovernable confusion. Finally,
a vote was taken, and Mr. Kugler was elect.-
od by 69 to'47—showing,, probably, the rel
ative strength of the factions, the disputed
delegates not voting. •
Mr. Bigler, who will be the Locofoco can
didate for Governor, was a member of. the
State Senate in 1847, when the State law
was passed relative to kidnapping, a bill to
repeal the sixth section of which last session
passed the Senate regularly, but was passed
in the House iu violation of the rules of that
body : . If the rules had not been trampled
upon,—if those bounds had not been over•
stepped to 144 the Reuse voluntarily con
fine,kitself—wint of time would .not have
alloWed
. the passage of the bill. But the
rule were overridden, and the bill did pass;
Mr. Bigler has never said-that he-had chang
ed round on the question. He voted for
Me, ill in 1841 — and he has never authori
zed lan announcement of a change- of opin
ion. • ' - .
The Pennsylvanian and others of their pi
pet* denounce the law as nullifying the_ U.
l ie
S. onstitution, and the men who suppOrted
it violating their Oaths. They also claim
Mr. Bigler , as a friend of the Compromise.--
No, whatja the truth' in regard to this - I
Mr.Bigler's publishedvotes teach one thing;
the clarations of his friends, another. - Will
the Convention clear up this matter,:or.will
they, by letting it alone, endeavor to SealFe
the votes of men of all,shades of optingn
for their eandidateil
merican•
yes :11; fol-
Latest from ealifotitia.
ention :
with ex
! the Con
rrow, Ilre
otels are
emaimier
wlte. are
- one but
imagine.
The Steamship North . Ameriat, arrived in
New York on gonday night from ,Chagnss,
bringing California dates to the fast, of May.
She brought 400 passengers and $BOO,OOO in
specie and gold dust.
On Tuesday, the &miner Empire City ar
rived with the California mails, 350 passen
gers. and nearly $2,000,000 in gold dust.
The steamships Union, Oregon .and Re
public bad arrived at Panama. The Union
brought two hundred passengers and $250,-
000 in dust, the Oregon seventy:five passen
gers and sl,ooo,ooo—in - all $2,050,000, be
sides what in hands of passengers, probably
$1,000,000 more.
The news •from• the different mines and
placers are more favorable•than by - some past
' arrivals. Some of the richest specimens of
quartz hare been brought to an Francisco
ever seen, producing thirty-three per cent of
and in-
king out
mission
has been
avette, is
with his
lovements
from a
a is now
5 to the
liderstood
•hanan in
azer and
'e twenty
Bratton
That, by
icter and
•ly a few
ough his
ic. This
ip under
oo v ! II :
e n now,
chances
- The prospects of good crops are favorable,
the spring rains have been of inestimable
value to farmers and gardeners.
The accession of nearly a hundred ladies,
by the steamships RepUblic and California,
within two weeks, has made quite .percept
ible alteration in the streets. f _
The municipal election of San'i..ancisco
came off on the 24th tltril, and resulted
a triumph for.the whif.Y,s in majorities for city'
officers ranging from three• to.seventeen bun-'
dred votes. The democrats elected two Al
! acrman, the whirs six ; .the-democtats eke;
'-tea four Assistant Alderman, the Whigs four.
All the rest'of the whig ticket was elected.
A man named MeradySwan, formerly of
i Missouri, was recently shot in his cabin at
the Dower Spring, two miles this side of .
Shasta City. The Indians slipped up to
his• cabin at night and shot him through the
crack in the door, while he was sitting at the
table. Several other persons were in the
house, which preventod them from robbing
The intelligence of . tl , e recent discoveries
in Shasta Valley is fully confirmed by the
passengers in the steamer Martha Jane,
which arrived , yesterday evening from Coln-
The valley has been - termed Gold Val
ley b# some on account of its remarkable pro
ductiveness of gold. This valley extends
down to where the stream joins Scott's river,
and a correspondent assures us that "gold
at no great depth has been found in . every
shaft that has: been sunk." .
. ,
tI ~
A company of four persons enga a - ii 'a ,
gulch at Placerville, have titken . o t .lily
=MOOO, or ,$250, a piece: The g /ch ;tlad
beeen previously worked, but by digging into
the banks and-washing an extra quantity of
earth with the Long Tom, the company are
enabled to make these wages.,
J. E. Lawrence, tho edior of the Placer
Times, was attic-lied on the 30th of April,
by some rowdies, and severely beaten. The
cause was some strictures le. had made upon
I the conduct of a gang'of rowdies that infest
Sacramento (litv.
. ~
We have heard of several rich discoveries )
of silver ore i the country adjacent to Stock-,
ton. The Tiyaes says that there are thou
sands of tons Of this ore in the region of the ,
Fear, Creeks. 1
A miner in the vicinity of . Nevada took
out a piece of quarts . rock, weighing seven
teen poundsotrongly' impregnated with gold.
It is valued it 82,500, and, was found - close
to the surfac .
Considers le progresS has been .made - by
the cotrnis..ioners in forming treaties with
the Indians, tho' they still continue their dep- i
redations in the vicinity . of Los. Angeles.
There has )been - much snow in' the moun
tains, and 4veral persons are reported to
hare lust their lives by being frozen to death.
Lynch Law still prevails •in various por
t tions of Califbrnia, and accounts'are Given of
.
,' its exercise upon a number or . .
depredatots._
! Five Mexicans, who had been detected in
stealing horses and cattle, were executed on
the San Joaquin ' by the indignant citizens.
, They were ft I hung *Su the same galows.
The Empire pity bringsintelligenee, that on
the 2d or 0 of April, a very severe eartli-'
quake was eiperienced in Chili, destroying a
large portionlof Valparaiso and Santiago, and
felt over a large extent of country.., There is
however no lo.s of life recorded, and we trust
I that fuller accounts will rather lessen than
increase the binportancetof the convulsion,
IT - The jTrib,. column and
more of 'extracts froin 'newspapers in Ver
mont, Now flampshire, Massachnsetts; Con
necticut, Nor York, Newark, Brooklyn, Phil
adelphia, Ohio. Michigan, Illinois,' Washing
ton City and Wisconsin, announcing the ap
pearance of he new fashion of dress for wo
mem The tyle seems to have 'been moe
generally adopted by the ladies of'Syraclise,
Y. Y., than iat any other place; and on Sat
urday last: the suggestion of some wags of
that towri, and by way 'of , a practical satire
upon the new fas'hiOn, a fat negro woman,
rigged out in style,
_with a dress reaching
just below their knees, • !lowing trowscrs and.
a gipsy bat,! with streaming ribbons,
naded the streets, attracting considerable at
tention. The drsss was. given her of course,
-by the ,young gentlenet who engaged her
to show off' 'the "latest fashion." ,
•
VA; learn from the Clinton - PeMoors that
a Mr. deOrgo W. Bahl} Clin ton-Democrat
froinl, , Lo'oi, t
c l
Ha t Ven for the . 'innema o ning . On 'hies*
morning, May -I.3th, to:g tolheMushannow
to f,ransact some business, it o.pi - gaii when )
Phlps, Dodge 4 CO.; fo whOin.ihtiliras -. a
t,are ere ling a teir- heir
goat, about. i , C , , mill , --
Frenchyille,rsinao which ineiliherivhaa•hhon
a.*.s
nonothing heard Of him 4 ' -M hi, !itrhn was . ti? '
ass _ tilim r ir nurviyiuit Rii(rW 6 0 1 *.thlii0" 1
pl about an hour later IM tried_ to 4),iett l ,,
take him,' h st, did-hot,n could ",hei--heat. o .
atretiaingi orhigt - ' Ile aid some $6OO,
- motley withhhn, to pay is
IT, itaailaaji, v
ivis believed-that ha hi* been , tairditial
Llntliibarg:Okrovitekv*, - ‘ -. - - r I
, , ,
Foreiga Nen
froin English *lto, to
later thin PtYl * -
; 311 ;•
Thefo_*, - t!ilm:teting the great Exhibition
still4fitintted- and the attdndloce of the
public was--aairestait,ever.',The,-iessipts,
including - the aale-ofseasoll tickets4varag'ed
$15,000
The l o iv . erpool Cotton Market warmer,
though prices bad not **mea l -
Mr Hinds, of ttie Hyde Park Oben .or
'7 . - -r7ot Y '
announces rn 'itie n on a iseov
ery of a rusw4leilet is : the tongellation l v
Scorpio.., • • !•••
A frightfal ii accideist had oectirredin ,
don by th - _fa jug' of - a building in Gra ce _
chapel street; in process ofcon.structios....
Several persons. were killed _
andluianY vet) I
seriously wounded'. The same day. a cabins.
itotis fire took' place aseai- Lower Thames
stmt, and several persons lost their, lives.
The United States frigate St. LiSireneo
was lying at Southamptori when- the Wash-,
ington left. Capt., Sands was waiting the \
result of the Mission of - Colonel Sherburne,
who hade' One :to Paris, for the -:purpose purp of
recovering the remains of. the late Commo
dore Paul Jones.
An accident had, occurred on the Derby
and Leeds Railway in consequence of a freight
train running , in to , a 'passenger train, by
which 20 or thirty pernons were serionslyin
jured, among whom were , ..`a nuniber , of A
mericans. • •
The Queen gave a grand
,State Ball, at
Buckingham. Palace, on thel9th ult, Many
American officers were present.
From Parisiwe are informed that the'de
tertuined resolntions.or the. Legittrpisis to op
pose Louis Napolecin,-had excited, much at
tention. The' Constitutional replies in a
thundering article, that there will be an irre
.sistable manifestation fr,im the whole-coun
try in the shape of petitions, demanding the
prolongation of the Presiderrt's,powers.
In Portugal Saldanha stilt stays at Oporto
and avoids the office-of Prime Minister, to
which he hroi-be i en named. This seems to
favor the hypothesis that his designs' reach
further than iti,,mere change Of Cabinet lie
is i-ery bent on ttirningtheXiag and
Queen out of Offitie, as well As their Constitu
tional adviseri.
The King of ,Denmars has "grunted an
amnesty to the Insurgents of Sehlesir4,lll
stein.
In Germany and Poly . Thernls nt) news to
speak of, not because.everything is . prosper
ous, tat the contrary. The monotony is
that of bad .goveramcnt and national dewy.
,„„
MC;IiEL JURORS. ` -1118 11101.111 t HO
in noticeing the procectlings:bl the May term
of the Courts of • Burlington county, N. J, •
makes. the following statemeptiin regard to
the Jurors ,irapanneled to try two of the ac-
tions called up : r -
The, et:lndict of some of the . Jurymen,
the case of the State against Richard,ifough
for au giault and battry on Thomas J. Tu
ley, tried at 'the recent term of our Court, -
afford.' a.practical illustrationof the ;wiry
of the jury box, in 'this instances at lost, and
show.; how strictly the Jaws are nattered u%
When. they found
,that it Vas difficult for
them to agree'oti a• verdict, and therebeiug
every prospeet of a long sitting, they sent
for and obtained by some Means, a„quantlty
bf provisions and liquor, whie,h, they;feasted
upon to their great satisfaction. Some of WO
got quite lively, procured a violin, and bad
a regular Jersey, dance. -They solar steep' ed
beyond the bonds, of. predelleethatthe3udire
told themthey vdere aisgraee'tollie coun
ty: At one time they staid eleven tome,
and the solitary juror declared to' hiseppu
nents that th6y were eleven of the most ob
stinate men. he ever had any I thing to do
with."
Ner Priehitt, - indicted - for lelfdne4;, was
tried and,accitiitted.' Singular'as it inay seem
the evidence fn this case wawpositive as to
the guilt of the . ptisOner; in fact so clear and
unanswerable- was the
.teitiniony that the
counsel upon; dcielned it ufineees•
1 soy to say a .wo di -and yet the jury also
lately rendered a verdictt. of::not guilt.v.., We
thought,it a Ora ge conclusion to arrive at,
but of' course.,t else men knew better than
one. It is ,said 't .at the,rcason the jury reu:
_
deree a verd; we are fearful
if they WO 1 ilty he weitid
be seut to sh
..,, )
TITS. Alma. ;NA itAILSOAD
COMPANY, WI
..)ostruct a Tak
ivad froniAl6iny to - the head waters of the
Susquebanna;tivtir,. and -Ahence dOwti deg
river to - Linesborb or 13iiighainion, has 1:0 3
duly organized . ' ':E4tsriird, C. Delevan of Al
i
bony, s its!iimideut, and:lte has taken 140,-
! 'OOO of,i'the-stock; - ,The inhatkants of Bps
_
ton take great: interest - , ir, this. enterprise; as
it furnishes - the'Onlitiveinile:,ihnsiigl) 4 16 '
they can ;ta p ;he:Eriki,iailreno, Or oonneci,l
-' 'ready Irith, ; the itnproveniente: reaching !I'l °
the coal2-ingionsf - of tliisl3tate. , The 85-
hitirttortitspablidui :anis' it' is intended! to
construct "liit,ii'' . ii,siitteiiii trapki 0
t a
to run 'Ah*:.,f:reikbi,!tiiis ihrUigh-frout 411*
tivDunkirkiithont4trnitsbipment at Dint
hamton. ,- Ilhe coal ttsins'svilLalsti WOW!!
,at ,the,.4tizeten Gaii'ininee, for, . Albs 44,
half:a" - doliatliei.iiin,!:#444l :!',will, enable
.COntiany-AU , deliier'ebaLitt Agony at Oa'
dollars= per_ ton: ,:_!!!!!!, ;--I:- 3 1 ;!_, !!-=!,:
!,- -!, `
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instance niceedinit,:firtifeo4:l4* miKaim
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