JEPFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, Way G, 1847. Terms, 2,00 in adrance: $2,25 half yearly; and $2,50 if not paid before the end of the year. Democratic WEiig I?ouiitalion. uk OUVIiKNUR, T A MT? ft T P V T TVT V Xi. XTJL JLJ KJ X JLV V X X 1 J OF CENTRE COUNTY- run. irAi al LUiaaiuLU. JOSEPH W. PATTON, OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Lawrence Tearny, was tried in Easton last week on an indictment for the murder of his wife, and found guilty of murder in the first degree. When the court passed sentence upon him, he exhibited great fortitude, scarcely shedding a tear during the whole sentence declaring however his entire in nocence of the charge. Some of the Locofoco Journals ate urging a Young Mew's State Convention to assemble at Harrfsburg, on Sunday, 4th July next. The next Anniversary of our National independence comes on Sunday; and can it be possible, that the Loco lbcos intend to desecrate it by the holding of a political Convention 1 The Secretary at Harrisburg, J. Miller, adver tises that he vill receive sealed proposals at his office, until tha 20th iast. for carrying and deliv ing the Pamphlet Laws and Journals, &c. of the last session of the Legislature, to the Prothonota ries and Commissioners of the counties of the State. Borough IClectioKi Al an Election for Borough officers, held in Siroudsburg on Monday last, the following per sons were duly elected : Chief Burgess James H. Walton, Esq. Town Council Depue S. Miller, Jacob Knechi, " - Richard S. Staples, . . ' Joseph J. Posicns, Theodore Schoch. Town Clerk Charles Hinton. High Constable-William II. White. CHaloa Couuty. A Lock leaven correspondent of the Harrisburg Intelligencer says the Whig prospects are highly flattering in "little Clinton," and all through the 'Korth. The nomination of "OLD IRONSIDES" is popular not only with the Whigs, but with the honest and unprejudiced portion of the Locofoco party, and he will receive a vote that will astonish both fiiends and foes. "So far as regards little Clinton," says the correspondent, "she will main tain the position she took in the Whig line last fall, and give Gen. IRVLN a handsome majority." The Whigs of Clinton county are a gallant set of fellows, and deserve great credit for what they have done heretofore. They can succeed next fall if they will and we know they ivill. 5eu. Irrin and ibe EiOcofcco Press. It is a fact worthy of notice," says the Harris burg Intelligencer, that most of the able and re spectable Locofoco papers, although opposed to the election of the Whig nominee, speak of him ; in terms of the highest respect, while all the mis erable, stupid, unprincipled, " small potato" edi tors, assail him with vjper-like malignity. The following lines are peculiarly applicable to such creatures. "The feeble sea-birds, blinded in the storms, On some tall light-house dash their little forms; And the rude granite scatters for their pains Those small deposits which were meant for brains. Yet the proud fabric in the morning sun Stands all unconscious of the mischief done; Still the red beacon pours its evening rays For the lost pilot with as broad a blaze; Nay, shines all radiance o'er the scattered fleet Of gulls and boobies, brainless at its feet." The Bedford Inquirer contains a communication from John B. Linch, of that county, in which he renounces all connection with the Locofoco party, and proclaims himself for Gen. IRVIN out and out. Many others, we believe, will do the same. A New Planet. Professor Pierce, of Harvard University, in a letter to the Boston Courier, says : " Whatever may be shown to be'lhe mass and orbit of Neptune, I. am nrenared to rmblish the corresDondinfr ele- i.---g . ' IIIUIjlC UUU WL llllUlllOl Itvuiu V O needed,) which, combined with Neptune, and hav ing a period of revolution of 168 years, will be suf ficient to account for all the perturbations of Ura- HU3 TeyLoco8 made a great fuss about the high price ofvtickets at Mr. Webster's $5 dinner in Phiiadel ,phia but they are treating Mr. Senator Soule, of Louisiana, io a dinner, the tickets to which cost ,$J3a;jriece. We learn from the "Floridian" of the I7thanst. ,that Achille Murat, tlie .eldest son of Napoleon's .celebrated marshal, died on the 15th inst., at his .residence in Jefferson couoty Florida. . Important front Vera Cruz. Arrival of the Steamship Massachusetts at New Orleans Another battle expected No jever at Vera Cruz on the Ylth of April The Massachusetts arrived at New Orleans on the 22d inst., bringing dates from Vera Cruz to the 14th, with highly important intelli gence. M. Y. Beach came passenger in her. The following is from tho correspondent of the Picayune of the 23d inst. Camp at San Juan, April 14,, 1847. 1 arrived in this place at 11 o'clock last night, the road from Vera Cruz running for the most part through heavy sands. The division of Gen Worth from the excessive heat and wearisome road, suffered incredibly. The news in camp is stirring. An express has come down from Gen. Twiggs to tho effect that Santa Anna was before him, at Cerre Gor do, with 1 5,000 men, as near as could bo judged from reconnoisances mado by Capl. Hardy and other officers of dragoons. Lieut. CoL J. E. Johnston had been severe ly, but not mortally wounded, while examining Santa Anna's works which appeared to be a succession of breastworks on an eminence in the vicinity of Cerre Gordo. Everything would now go to.show that Santa Anna is determined to make a bold stand. A dragoon who had been sent down express by General Twiggs, was yesterday found shot by the road side just beyond this. His papers had not been touched. The Mexicans are playing a bloody and at the same timo a bolder game than is usual for them, as it is thought they have killed no less than fifty of our men within the last three days on the road. Gen. Scott stopped nine miles from this. To night he will reach Gen. Twiggs' position if Santa Anna is as represented, he will probably not be attacked before two or three days. I write in great haste. The following letters ate from the Delta of the 23d : Vera Cruz, April 13, 1847. Eds. Delta v As I stated in my letter of this morning, the brigade of Gen. Worth took up the line of march for Jalapa, bot from rather sudden indisposition, the General did not leave with them. About one o'clock an express reached him with information that the column had fallen in with a large force of the enemy at Cerro Gordo, a strong position beyond Pu enie Nacional, and that a skirmish had taken place between Twiggs' advance guard, and the enemy, in which Captain Johnson, Topograph ical Engineer, was severely wounded, and several others. In half an hour after the re cepiion of this news Gen. Worth mounted his horse and was off, so suddenly, indeed, that I missed him, notwithstanding I repaired to his quarters to gather the particulars as soon as I heard of it. There is no doubt at all but that Santa An na, with from twelve thousand to fifteen thou sand men, is between us and Jalapa; it is con ceded on all side ; but if General Twiggs does not whip, he will at least keep him in check un'il General Scott, who left yesterday, reaches him, which will be' to-morrow night. Major General Patterson left here with two brigades of Volunteers on Friday, and he has n0 reached the advance before this hour. Gen. Twiggs had between 2500 and 2700 men, choice ones, too, under his command, and 1 entertain Utile fear for his safety. Gen. Pat terson marched vith Shields' and Pillow's brigades, and all the force, except the garrison of tho towns, and Quitmana' brigade is either at the scene of action or on the road lo it. Gen Scoil, I think, was pretty well satisfied before his departure, that Santa Anna was in the neighborhood of Jalapa, and was making good lime towards that point before the express reached him. A terible battle will be fought at Cerro Gordo, or little or no fighting. An intelligent Mexican told me to-night thai there would be no fight, and that Santa Anna had with him four prominent members of the Na tional Congress, with the aid of whom he hoped to negotiate a peace. 1 believe, truly, that it is ihe wish of his Excellency to win the strife, but whether he will embrace the occasion, which, by ihe way, is an excellent one, I cannot say. The horses of the Tennessee Cavalry arrived to-day from Tampico, and as soon as they are (landed, I expect Quitman will leave here. Vera Cruz Anchorage, April 12, 1847. Editors Delia : A large detachment of the squadron leaves for Tuspan, commanded by the Commander in person. The officers antici pated something of a fight at that place.- h is believed thai there are upwards of 20,000 troops at that place, under the command of Gen. Cos, with some GO pieces of heavy cannon, all ser viceable and in fine order, with the exception of three. The greater portion of the army is now on the road to Jalapa. . Rumor has it that Sana Anna is there with a large force, and in tends to dispute the pass near that place Th vomito has not yet made its appearance. Youri. The Vera Cruz Eagle, of the 13th inst., says that the reported strength and position of Santa Anna and hia forces are fully credited by both citizens and officers in that city. Gen.Pattorson had recovered from his illness and was al the head of his division. The only disease prevailing at Vera Cruz was diairhcea, and .great numbers were sick. Two privates of the 1st Reg. Peon. Volunteers had been tried and found guilty of theft. They were sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the Castle, and forfeiture of a month's pay. Gen. Scoti has issued a proclamation to the Mexican?, urging them in strong terms to re main at their homes, and no longer countenance the military tyrants, who have been leading them to destruction. He proclaims himself and army as the friends of all peaceable Mexicans, and determined to protect them in their civil and religious rights. The Mississippi Regiment. The Now Oileans Picayune relates tho fol lowing anecdote as coming from Gen. Taylor himself. "h is stated, upon what may be considered good authority, that Gen. Taylor, in giring an account of the battle to Lieut. Col. Randolph, of tho Virginia Regiment, said that 'if there had been only regulars in the battle, of Bucna Vista, he would probably have lost the day, as the Mississippi regiment of voluntees was whip ped three times without knowing it : that when borne down by overwhelming numbers, they fought on, just as if nothing uncommon had happened to them, and by dint of endurance, and a wonderful alacrity in ripping up the next man to them, they retrieved tho fortunos of the field.' As related to us the General tells this story with infinite gusto. As reported by all, the Mississippians under Col. Davis on that day of terror, fought with a valor and intelli gence unparallelled in modern warfare. Each man seemed to consider the fate of the day as on his individual prowess, and stood up to the rack with a dogged determination conformable to this predominant idea. They learned this business at Monterey but at Buena Vista thev bettered their instruction." Startling Occurrence. The Dubuque (la.) Republican publishes an account of a fall of aerolites in that neighbor hood. In one instance a large stone some six feet in diameter, and resembling a mass of sul phur, in its decent, went through a large tree crushing it to atoms, and entered the earth to the depth of about twelve feet, from whence it was afterwards recovered by those who wit nessed its fall. The traces of several smaller bodies of the same nature, have been discover ed in that vicinity, a short lime, and are crea ting considerable alarm. Extraordinary mode of preserving the body "of a young child. A child lately died on board one of our emigrant ships, and rather than throw it into the deep the mother salted down the child in her trunk, and brought it lo this city in a state of preservation. Who can understand the workings of that mothei's mind during her passage) to a foreign clime ? N. Y. Express. Providential Mud. A little girl of nine years old was lately ten ding a baby at a third story window of a house in Paris and looking idly down upon the paved street below. With the child in her arms she leaned over ihe window, and presen'l)', sur prised at something she saw beneath, she threw up her hands and dropped tho child out of the window ! Fortunately a heap of mud had been recently swept up just under, into tho centre of which the baby fell wonderful to relate, exhibiting no fracture, bruise or apparent incon venience, when taken up. Good. The friends of Gen. Worth have opened a subscription of five thousand dollars to pay off the morigage to that amount on the country residence of the gallant soldier. " Bob, is that dog of yours a pointer ?" " No he is half hunter and half setter ; ho hums for bones when ho is hungry, and sits by the stovo when ho is satisfied." Rather Expensive Eating. Now pota toes, from the South, have biou hold in Fulion Market, New York, within a few days, for three dollar and a half per bushel. - At retail, ihey readily brought ihreo cems each. .4 Sailor's Wife. It is the custom of affection ate, seamen, when they go on long voyages in Gov- ernmsnt ships, to leave a portion of their.wages to be drawn by their wives. The paymaster here thought a while ago that a certain woman came often for the domestic share of her husband's wa ges, and, on an examination of the matter, ho found that she was the wife ofnojess than five different seamen. Whose wife will she be whrui the ladies' hospital is established for she has as many hus-bsn-hs as the woman Syoar; Jour, of Cum. Geueral Ir.visi. We receive daily and from all sections of the State, intelligence of tho. niust favorable character as to the prospects of General Irvin. Inhe interior few, even of the opposite party, are found who doubt his election, and the ques tion is only as to his majority. The Whigs everywhere hailed his nomination with delight; and prominent and eager among his champions arc the irentlemen whose names were used in connection with the same office. We do not believe that there. is a cold or lukewarm Whig in the Slate in relation to this issue. While the Whigs are thus ardent, united and confi dent, thousands on thousands of tho honest De mocracy proclaim their determination to vote for the able, the honest and independent Gen. Irvin. The spotless purity, of his personal character, his zealous devotion to the interests of Pennsylvania, his liberality and goodness of heart, and his admitted sagacity, soundness and purity as a statesman, have won the admiration and confidence of the intelligent and good of all parties. Tho Whigs, as a party, are coolly awaiting the proper time to enter with zealous and hearty action into the campaign ;. but ju ad vance of any violent agitation on the subject, the public mind is calmly, clearly, but conclu sively settling the question in favor of Gen. Ir vin. His opponents are at a loss to find an allegation or argument that will tell with ''18 slightest effect against him. The principal ground now taken by the ultra Locofoco press es is that, while Shunk is a lawyer and has lived for thirty years'out of the public purse, General Irvin has earned his bread by the sweat of his brow, by tilling tho globe, grinding flour and making iron. In the ab sence of moro available objections, this is the reliance of Locofocoism ; and we are content that they should enjoy all the advantages of it. While we believe that Gen Irvin is the ablest and most exceptionable candidate that has for many years been presented for the suffrages of the people of Pennsylvania, we are confident that he possesses a larger share of popularity, and will receive a greater majority. Wo con gratulate our Whig friends upon the brilliant prospects before them, and trust that they will be incited to fresh activity and heightened ex ertion into the great and good Whig cause. Norrh American. IrTii a:ad Shusik. It is alleged as an objection to Irvin that he has made himself wealthy in manufacturing Iron. We I doubt much whether Shunk has not received more money out of the Public Treasury than Irvin ever made both in Farming and making Iron. And if Gov. Shunk has not laid up a portion of what he has drawn from the public Treasury for the List 20 or 30 years, it is not very creditable to his econ omy. If Irvin has laid up more from his industry than Shunk has from his office perquisites, the more creditable to him. Economy is a necessary qualification for Governor. Wilkes-Barre Adv. Expeisses of tSie War. The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune understands " from official sour ces, that if all ihe claims occuring so far du ring the war were to be immediately liquidated, the sum of ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS would be required, including of course the regular expences of the army. The only good result of their new Tariffyet discovered by ihe Locofoco, is the potato rot and general scarcity of provisions in Europe, which has caused unparalleled distress there, and unusual prosperity here. Well that is something at any rale. Bucks Co. Innt. The nomination of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency, by public meetings and newspa pers all over the country, makes Polk's organ, the Washington Union, growl like a bear with a soro head" Comparisons. Gerrit Smith gave $2,000 to relieve the sufferers of Ireland. The Pope of Rome gave $1,000. Gen. Irvin gave $300. The Hutchinson singers cave $1.00. President Polk gave $50- Governor Shunk gave a message. In the revolution there were tories, and in the late war those who denied the necessity, and interrupted the prosecuiion, of the contest. These men the latter certainly belonged to ihe present Federal party, Pennsylvanicn. rhere is very lit.tle doubt of ii and James Buchanan, the leader of the gang, is now Presi dent. Polk's Secretary al Staio. Miners' Journal The late H enry Erskiuc happening lo dine in company with a very talkative lady, felt much annoyed by her clatter, and being asked to help her to tongue, replied- - With pleasure, ma'am ; and I presume 1 may snd you the point, as there seems io be no end to your own." A The amount of money- raised in the borough of Carlisle, for-1 lis relief of the poor-Irish, is $475 61. Morris & Willis have just commenced, in iheir excellent Home Journal, the publication of another original novelette. It is entitled " Flo uette," and is, says Mr. Willi, "in that pe. euliar vein which is born, not acquired." this beautiful story will run through several numbers, the Editors hare again been compelled to increase their edition "to enable new sub. scribors to begin with tho beginning" Thoe who commence taking the Home Journal wh;, the present impression are entitled to six parts of Dombey & Son in the book form, with all the engravings, gratis. The fact that the Edi tors are so frequently called upon to enlargR their number of copies, to meet the continually increasing demand for the work, is a gratifying evidence of tho high estimation in which lljci, Iabors are held by the reading public, and a sure indication that a well conducted family news, paper, healthy in tone and sound in sentiment, (as the Home Journal most certainly is.) cau noi fail to meet with the success it so eminent ly deserves ; bat how so ample and elegant a weekly, with all its diversified novelties and at tractions, and an Extra once a month, can be furnished at the trifling sum of two dollars a year, is among the mysteries of cheap pri ntiri'f and the remarkable age in which we live. Ad dress M orris Sc Willis, No. 107 Fulton street New York. Tribans. TSae liseoveries of 1846. We apprehend that there can be no doubt lhat the year 1846-will be memorable to the end of lime, for the remarkable extensions, or new applications of human knowledge, which will come before future historians as rendering illustrious its narrow limits. Most evident u it that we are now living in the d-jys predtcied by the Hebrew Prophet ; when " many sha'l run to and Jro : and knowledge shall be incrcas ed." 1. Foremost among these may be placed tlin use of ether, inhaled for the facilitating surgi cal operations. Like ail other appliances of ihis kind, it meets with failnres and even wiU evil results in a few cases. But for one fatal result and five failures we have fie hundred instances of vast benefit, in many of which, be yond all doubt, lives have been saved which would otherwise have been lost. Wnhout de scribing it as infallible, or in all cases safe or to be relied on, there can be no doubt that this discovery has conferred vast bencfiis on man kind. 2. The substitution of a new explosive ma terial, the gun-cotton, in place of gun-powder, is another remarkable event. The extent of its utility is not yet ascertained. Whether it will be largely adopted in warfare i- s.iill n, point upon which no decided opinion has beutt formed. But of its great utility in all blasting and mining operations, noi the slightest doubt can exist. It is both cheaper and more pow erful than gun-powder ; and the absence of smoke givo3 it a decisive advantage. Ther can remain no question, thai in all works of this description, the new agent will rapidiy supersede the old-one. 3. The third discovery of 1S46 is perhap even of greater importance than either of th former. We allude to ihe lately patented pro cess of smelting copper by means of electricity. The effect of this change will be quite prodi gious. It produces, in less lhan two days what the old process required three weeks to effect. And the saving of fiel is so vast, lhat in Swan sea alone the smelters estimate their annual saving in coals in no less than five hundred thousand pounds. Hence it is clear that the price of copper must be so enormously reduced as to bring it into use for a variety of purposes from which its cost at present excludes it. The facility and cheapness of the process, too will enable the ore to be largely smelted on the spot. The Cornish mine-proprietors are anxiously expecting the moment when they can bring the ore which lay in the mine yes terday, in a state lo be sent ip market io-inor-row ; and this at the very mouih of ihe mine. In Australia also, the operation of this discove ry will be of the utmost importance. Ten thou sand tons of copper ore were sent from Austra lia to England last year to be smelted at Swan sea; and the result was 1600 tons of copper. But Australia fn future will smelt her own copper, by a 36 hours process ; saving all this useless freight of the S400 tons of refuse ; and saving also ihe old and expensive process. In a very few years Australia will send to market more copper than is now produced by all the rest of the world. But if our future penny-pieces are to bear any proportion to the reduced cost and value of the melal, they must bo made of the size of dinner-plates. Will of a Singular Man. We learn from the Marlboro (Md.) Gazette, that Prince George's County Court was en gaged for three days last week in ihe trial rf case brought by tho heirs of tlio late J l. Townsend against ihe Will of ihe Testa The Jury, after being confined for nearly tyt days, were dismissed, being unable to agree upon a verdict. The Gazelle says : " In this Will tho testator has liberated all his slaves about fifty in number and devised lo them all his lands and other property -and made provision that, in tho event of any obsta clo in the law to defeat this object, the negroes should become the slaves of his. nephew, Jera miah Townsend, who should accept from them ono cent per year for hire. A laro number of witnesses were oxamined to prove that he
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