3q sew 4 'it e&i JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, January 4, 1849', Wood. A few loads of wood wanted at this office immediately. Those subscribers who have promised us the article would accommodate us by bringing some soon. IVcw Counterfeit. Bicknell's Reporter gives the following descrip tion of a new counterfeit, on the Salem (N. J.) Banking Company : 3's Vignette, Train of Railroad Cars, and a Steamboat with the word "Caroline" on the wheel house. On the left margin of the note, Female and Eagle, on the right, Locomotive and Cars. Paper white, and general appearance pretty good. They do not, in the slighest particular, resemble the true notes. ,liuylkill Election Rioters Pun ished. Several Locofocos indicted for outrage at the Polls in Middleport, Schuylkill county, on the Presidential election, were tried, found guilty, and hentenced to fine and imprisonment, by the Court of Schuylkill county week before last. All the Judges and officers of the Court are Locofocos, no one will say that these criminals have been convicted and sentenced unjustly. Who then are guilty of "fraud" in Schuylkill county The Lo cofocos or the Whigs! These rioters and disturbers of the peace at the polls, were sentenced to pay a fine of Si 00 to $200 each, the costs of prosecution and undergo an im prisonment in the county jail of from six to nine months each. From the testimony given, they should have been sentenced to the State Peniten tiary for a much' longer period. The persons convicted received sentences- as follows : Patrick Reddingfon, to pay a fine of $100 the cost of prosecution, and be imprisoned in the coun ly jail for the term of nine months-. Lawrence Katen, Patrick Iliggins, and John Murray, to pay a fine of $100, the costs of prose cution, and be imprisoned in the county jail for the term of six months. Charles Cummiskey and Martin Broderick, to pay a ane of $100 each, the costs of prosecution, and be imprisoned in the county jail for the term of six months. Joseph Collier, to pay a fine of $200, the costs of prosecution, and be imprisoned in the county jail for six months. The fare on the New York and Erie Railroad between- New York and Binghamton is $4 501 A train leaves Binghamton every morning (Sun days excepted) for New York, and passengers will arrive there the same' evening, and passengers leaving New York in the morning, will arrive at Bimghamton the same evening. Direct Taxation. The locofocos seem to be concentrating on di rect taxation, a? a substitute for all other means of raising revenue for government purposes. Since ihe election, the" Charleston Mercury, the N, York Globe, and the New. York True Sun, have all ta ken this ground. Fugitive Slaves- from Virginia. The-frequency and facility with which slaves escape from Virginia to Pennsylvania1 has become a subject of earnest and even excited considera tion in the Legislature of the Old Dominion. Mr. Faulker, a member, has called the attention of that body to the subject in an elaborate speech- which has made much 3ensation. He is reported to have said that he had been informed by those whose' av ocasions ought to make them familiar with such statistics, that the annual loss to the people of Virginia, from this source, could not be less than $90,000. Of the slaves who made their escape beyond Mason & Dixson's line, not one in fifty had of late years been re-captured. Pennsylva nia had become the proclaimed asylum of the run away slave; and her legislation, in broad and bold language on her statue books, announced to every slave in the South that she stood forward his de fender and protector within her limits. A number of leading Cass newspapers are de nouncing the South bitterly for not supporting Gen. Cass. The ground of complaint seems to be this that as Gen. Cass abandoned all his nor thern principles and gave up everything the slave holders demanded, the South ought to have gone lor him unanimously. They claim that as Gen. Cass played the part of Judas he was entitled to the thirty pieces of silver. Horace Greely, who has not been in Congress long enough to have lost all respect for common honesty, is trying to convince his fellow members that men, in the receipt of eight dollars a day, are morally bound to show some little disposition to earn their wages. It is rumored that eight or ten of the 290 members of Congress, concur with him in his novel notions but we can scarcely credit- it. ihe rumor certainly 'wants confirmation. Sussex Register. , 05s" The Ilonesdale Democrat, says the Del aware and Hudson Canal Company has recently jf&tidared a semi annual dividend of eight per cent. Pennsylvania Legislature. This body assembled at Harrisburg on Tuesday last. The Senate is whig by a considerable ma jority, arid the House, we believe is a tie. If no difficulty occur s in organizing the House, we may expect to receive Gov. Johnston's message in time to lay before our readers in next week's Republi can. Below we append a list of the members of both Houses, which will be useful for reference. The names of the Locofocos are in italics. SENATE. 1 Benj. Matthias, 14 Robt. M. Frick, Win. A. Crabb, 15 Robert C. Sterrett, 2 Wm. F. Small, 16 Jno. J.Cunningham, Titos: H. Forsythe, 17 Philip Smyser, Peleg B. Savery, 18 Wm. R. Sadler, 3 Geo. Richards, 19 AleX. King, 4 H. Jones Brooke, 20 W. F. Johston, 5 John Potteiger, 21 Isaac Hugus, 6 Josiah Rich, 22 M. McCaslan, 7 Jos. Konigmachcr, 23 Geo. V. Lawrence, Daniel Siine, 24 John Levis, 8 Wm. Overfield, Geo. Darsie, 9 Jacob D Boas, 25 David Sankey, 10 Francis B. Strceter, 26 J. Porter Brawley, 1 1 Gordon F. Mason, 27 John B. Johnston, 12 Wm. Harris, 28 Timothy his. 13 Valentine Best, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Adams-James Cooper. Allegheny-Lewis C. J Noble, Christain Snively, M. Swartzwelder, Henry Large. Armstrong--7aco6 McCartney. Beaver-John Sharp, William Smith. Bedhrd'-Jamcs J. Kirk, Josiah Miller. Berks-Samuel Fegely,John C. Meyers, Wil liam Shaffner, Daniel Zerbey. Blair-Joseph Higgins. Bucks-James W. Long, Peter D. Bloom, Ed ward Nickleson. Bradford--4n7ifli Whatlles, Charles Stock well. Butler-Robort Hampson. Crawford JflffiM Porter, David M. Bole. Chester-Henry S. Evans, Thomas K. Bull, David J. Bent. Columbia-SetoanZ Pearce. Cumberland-George Ruply, Abraham Lam berlon. Cambria-John Fenlon. Centre and Clearfield--Jo7i B. Meek, Geo. Waller. Dauphin-Thomas Duncan, John B. Ruther ford. Delaware-James J. Lewis. Erie-Gideon J Ball, Theodore Ryman. Fayette- Wm. Y. Roberts, Wm. Redeck. Franklin-Wm. Baker, Samuel Seibert. Greene-John B. Gordon. Huntingdon-Augustus K. Cornyn. Indiana Wm. Evans. Luzerne-Henry M. Fuller, Thos. Gillespie. Lancaster-Jeremiah B. Stubbs, David Eah leman, J. W. Fisher, J. B.Hower, D. W. Wit ner. Lebanon-Adam Griitenger. Lehigh and Carbon-ScmueZ Marx, Robert Klotz. Lycoming, Clinton, Potter and Sullivan Wm. F. Packer, J. Smith. Mercer-David M. Courtney, Joseph Emery. Mmn-Hugh McKee. Montgomery-Wm. Hairy,- Wm. T. Morn son, David Evans. Nort hwnberl and George A. Frick. Northampton and Monroe-C.A Luckenbach, Jos. Laubach, B. S. Schoonover. Perry-John Souder. Philadelphia Cny-George T. Thorn, Craig Biddle, Thomas C. Steel, John H. Diehl, R. Rundle Smith. Philadelphia County-George P. Henszey, Thos. J. Herring, Charles Hortz, Nicholas Thome, Geo. Bellas, Adam Martin, Henry C. Pratt, Alonzo Robb. Schuylkill J hn A. Otto, John W. Roseberry. Somerset-J. J. Stuzman. Susquehanna and Wyoming-Robert R. Lit tle, David Taggart. Tioga--iV. A, Elliot. Washington--Jcrcci Cort, John McKec. Warren, Elk and McKean-Alonzo J. Wilcox Wayne and Pike-John W. George. Westmoreland-Jom Fausold, John F. Mc- Cbllougli, Harrison P. Laird. Union and Juniaia-John McLaughlin, bam- uel Weirick. Venango, Clarion and Jefferson-John S. Mc Calmont, Thos. Hastings. York-George F. Carl, Daaid F. Williams, Thomas Grove. Whiskey Profits in the Gold Region. " A letter from' Capt. Spring, of the Shin Huntress of New York, at San Fiancisco, Cal ifornia, says : I am told from authority, that the custom of those who sell liquor at the mines by the glass, is, to take from the little bag which ihe custo mer holds open, a pinch (as of snufT.) for one glass of bad watered whiskey. 1 tried the ex periment, atid found I could' easily take up $4 worth of dust; at the rate of $16 pel ounce. Those who have a large thumb, and understand the business, can easily lake up bix or eight dollars in the same way." By the above it is evident that digging for Gold with whUkey is immensely more profit able than with pick and shovel. Kissing Prentice of the Louisville Jour nal, who has " won the jack-knife" from the whole press of the Union, says : " We are told that a ad)V under the iiiHueitcw of the gas, once kissed the ugly editor of the Louisville Demo crat. When fhe came to and louod what she had done she put an end to heiseJI." Excess of Mileage A Flare up iii Congress. Mr. Greely, now a member of Congress, and r i Vr v , m j. -i . ttor of the New York Tribune, compiled a state - ed ment, showing the amount of extra mileage, each member of the last Congress had received, amoun ting in all to upwards of sixty-two thousand dol lars. Some of the Locofoco Senators it appeared had. received upwards of twelve hundred dollars, extra and the skirts of the Whigs were not all clear, but in comparison with Locofocos, their's were only "Homoepathic doses." The publica tion, coming as it did, from a member of the pres ent Congress, caused great excitement among the members', a'nd their attention was called to the subject by Mr. Sawyer, of Ohio, of sausage-eating memory a warm debate ensued, in which Mr. Turner denounced Mr. Greely as a slanderer, and offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Mileage to inquire whether members have received more compensation for mileage than they are en titled to, and whether the article which appeared in the New York Tribune was not an allegation of fraud. Mr. Greely then asked leave for the purpose of making an explanation, when the following'scene took place : " He briefly detailed to the house how he and his reporters had obtained all the information which had been spread before the readers of the New York Tribune. His object, he said, in giving publicity to these facts, was to save money" to the treasury, by procuring such an alteration in the law as would cut down the mileage. Mr. King, of Georgia, said that he had never made a charge of Mileage. He had left his allowance to be settled entirely by the Commit tee on Mileage. Mr. Greely resumed. Membejs he said, never charged. They shirked the reponsi bility of it. But somehow or o:her, sixty-two thousand dollars had been lust to the public treasury. Mr. King Do I understand you to charge me with shirking ? I made a positive state ment. Do you impugn it ? Mr. Greeley I charge no particular mem ber with shirking. I say, somehow or other, the money has gone out of the treasury that's all. The sensation was very great throughout the House during this remarkable debate. Mr. Greely further explained, and the de bate finally closed by adopting Mr. Turner's resolution. On motion, the House adjourned. A few more Greeley s in Congress, would be of service to the people in exposing the corrup tions that prevail at Washington. Riot at a Funeral. The Ilonesdale Democrat gives a long account of a riot at that place, about a week ago. A Pro testant young man married a wife whose parents were Catholics. The wife dying, a dispute arose as to whether she should be buried in Protestant or Catholic ground. The husband insisted that she should be hurried where he could rest by her side at his death. The parents expressed their fixed determination to have her interred in Catho lic ground. Each party sought legal advice, which resulted in the decision that the husband had the right to direct where his wife should be burried. Matters were then compromised so that the Catholic service was allowed to be performed over the body at the house, and she was to be bu - ried in Protestant ground. But on the dav of the r i ,i u j i i .u 'i funeral Hist as the hnriv was nlaceri in the hearse. J ' ' the father came forward and loudly claimed that the body should go the Catholic ground There upon, a fearful riot ensued, and the coffin was tossed about carelessly. The Sheriff finally quelled the outbreak, and the interment took place in Protes tant ground. A Rlodern Witch. "Potomac," the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, furnishes a description of a female who is astonishing the metropolis at the present time even more than the Gold Fever, the Cholera, or the Slavery questian. He says: " The town is full of curiosity and speculation on account of a marvellous young woman, named Mrs. Wilcox, who resides at the Navy Yard, near this city, and who, since Tuesday last, has been in spasms, at intervals, but at tire same time has " astonished the natives" by pulling pins, common brass pins, to all appearances, out of the faces of visitors who go to see her ! Some five hundred or a thousand persons attend to see her daily, and all go away astonished. As often as she beckoned to a person,who would go up to her, she would de liberately put up her unclosed fingers to the face of said person, and closing the fore finger with the thumb, pull from his or her face a pin, with an idiotic smile,- and place it in her own mouth and swallow it ! "She is under twenty years of age, and some time ago married a sailor, who went awav, but who has recently returned. Since his return the spasms have come upon her, and the feats alluded to have occurred. Every body is talking about her some believing that she does in reality ex tract pins from persons and swallow them, and others not believing one word of it. It is con tended by some of her superstitious friends, that a spell has been put upon her by an evil-minded en emy and others say the whole affair is an arrant humbug Deponent further saith not." The Girard College. The Philadftlnhia Councils have annronria- ; . - ,c c , . f .. r, , led 45,090 for the maintenance of the Girard ! , . , UOIlege Jor urpnans lor tne year icvy; ana also to create two perfects at salaries of $400 a year, to have the charge of the boys, in place of three of the Governesses now employed. Job R. Tyson, Esq. was to deliver a discourse on the opening of the Institution, the 1st of January. OC3 A Miss Lydia Moore, of Doylestown, says the Lebanon Courier, has just recovered a verdict in the Common Pleas of Bucks county, of one dol lar damages against Howard Stewart, a young lad just out of leading strings, for a breach of promise of marriage. We are afraid that mischief will grow out of that verdict. Such a sum isoo large to place at the disposal of 'an unprotected female.' She will doubtless fall a prey to fortune hunters. Eclipses in 149. In the year 1849 there will be four eclipses two of the sun and two of the moon. One of the lunar eclipse will be of the sun, on the 22d of February, and will be visible in the western por tions of Asia and the northwestern portions of North America- The second of the moon, on the fifth of March, and will be visible throughout the United States. The third will be a total eclipse of the sun on the 17th August; and the fourth an eclipse of the moon on the 2d of September, both invisible in the United States. 4!If it wasn't for hope the heart would break," as the woman said when she hurried her seventh husband, and looked anxiously among the funeral crowd for another. FOREIGiliKEWS. TWO WEEKS LATER. The steamer Europe arrived at New York on Sunday evening, with news from Europe a fortnight later than by previous arrivals. The news is interesting and important. France. Louis Bonaparte is elected Presi dent of the Republic. He proposes to raise Gen. Cavaignac his unsuccessful competitor to the rank of Marshal of France. The votes for President are estimated to have been given as follows : Louis Bonaparte 06 per cent., Ca vaignac 21, Ledru Rolhn 0, Raspail 4, Lamar tine 3. The returns from the Provinces are even more dicisive, as we anticipated, than the suf frages of the Parisians. In Paris the absolute majority of the Prince over all his competitors was nearly 20,000, and in the Banlieve sub urbs he had a majority of 20,233, and an abso lute majority of 16,411 votes out of the 36,000 votes polled for all the candidates. At Bor deaux, 10,000 voted for Piince Louis,, whilst only 6,000 voted for General Cavaignac. Ireland. Profound tranquility prevails, and there is nothing of imporumee to note. England. The Cotion Market was improv ing prices firm and advancing. Flour was worth at Liverpool 27 to 38 shillings ; Wheat, 7s. 9d to 3s. 2d.; Corn, 31s. to 36s.; Corn Meal, 15s. 6d. a 16s. Prussia. In Prussia a mighty change has come over boih the people and the court. The King has promulgated a constitution of the most liberal character, embracing ail the guaiantees r z i;i nil ir i i lor religious noenv . i ne ivmjj iias issneu a decree dissolving the Assembly, but the Cham bers are convoked to meet in Berlin on the 26th of February A modification of the Brandenburg ministry has taken place, but the King seems to be now ! resolute to enforce obedience to the laws. ! There were aIarml"g at Memel on the f ,h J051" 'l he T" " as ompletly in the hands ol tlie populace lor lour or five hours, r ' riirnm U'hlch. limn rftant excesses were com miued. Austria The military executions for nolit ical offences still continue. An ex-Lieutenant of the Austrian army, named Lescznnski, has been sentenced by a court martial to twenty years imprisonment in a lortress, for having ta ken part in the late insurrection. Another in dividual named Urban had also been condemned to twelve years hard labor in chains, for a uim liar offence. The Emperor, by a decree, dated the 2d of December, has abdicated the throne in favor of his nephew, the father of Francis Joseph, now the new Emperor, having joined in the act of renunciation There is but slender accounts from Hungary and the seal of war. A battle is said to have taken place at Preburg. The cholera is raging fearfully in Presburg. Italy. I he revolution in the city of Rome j ha terminated in the flight of the Pope from his dominions, and the head of ihe Roman Catholic Church, one of the most popular and patriotic Ptinces that ever ascended the Papal throne, is now an exile mid a wanderer. The Pon, on fleeing from Rome, took refuse at Naples, and was under the protection of the King Rome continues tranquil. The Pope refuses to go to r ranee, lie has signed a pro ie.it, declaring all the late acts null and void. There is a miniieriul crisis at Turin, owing to the contest between the peace and war par tics. Russia. Tha army of the Emperor, now a mounts to 500,000 men on tho frontier, and makes it evident that he is watching the pro gress of events in Europe. The army is kept in a hih state of discipline, ready to act when ever an emergency occurs. Such a force can not fail to have its influence in restoring the Pope to his throne. The report of the death of Ibrahim Pacha, has been confirmed. Abbas Pacha succeeds him in the Vice Royalty. ADDRESS OF THE CARRIER OF THE Jcfiersonian Republican, JANUARY 1, 1849. At close of year once more I come, With happy heart and right good cheer, To greet my friends one by one, And hail the new-born year. Crowd around the festive board, Spirits light and joyous laugh, Pass 'round the bowl pass 'round the bowl, Luxurious bev'rage quaff With lots of fun we '11 jog along. And hail the new born year, sirs, With jest and frolic, laugh and song, We '11 hail the new born year, sirs. Come all ye rosy belles and beaux With gladsome hearts and true, Away to scenes of mirth and joy Like pa's and ma's did do. Away-r-away voluptuous swells, Ring throughout the festive hall ; A glorious round of pleasure take, Love and beauty loudly call. Sweetly, merrily, gladly sing All hail the new born year; The gleeful strains clearly ring All hail the new born year. Come one, come all, come gaily on, Taste pleasure sweet, withoutalloy; Love, wit, and beauty all combined Will amply fill your cup of joy. Pour, pour the sparkling beverage out, We scarce can think it harm, sirs, Music, in such harmonious numbers Calypso's nymphs would charm, sirs, Sunny smiles and sweetest lay, Happy hearts and faces bright, yirs, Go it strong while yet 'tis day, And keep it up at night, sirs. Ho! all ye men of business, And throw dull care away; Fill your goblets brimming full, And drink to New Year's day. Forget the cares of active life And be ye of good cheer, And hail with joy the happy day That comes but once a year. O, jog along, keep moving, My jolly, cheerful Joes, sirs, New Year's coming gaily in, And out the Old one goes, sirs. The Merchants, now will gladly leave The toils of mart Commercial, And not expect, by telegraph, Advice from planet Hershel. Away, away from counting room; Why, why linger long I say 1 Bad debts, long credits, all forget, And gladly greet New Year's day. Shingles, hoop-poles, muslin, tape, Yard-stick, Invoice, prices dear, sirs, Customers you 've come too late. Now hail the new-born year, sirs. Tailors too, who have so long Cut and pressed, and stitched away Throw down garment, lap-board, all: Upon this your gala day. Ye who through the passing year Have plied your needles sprucely; Forget tight Jits and cabbage''1 too, And go it rather loosely. Needle, bodkin, thimble, gooscx The tape string, buckram, shears, sirs, Turkey now is all the-a, All hail the new-born year, sirs. Physicians, who have plied their skill In healing friends and neighbors : Will now we think, essay to gain A respit from their labors. Forget for once the direful train, Fevers, colds, asthma, phthisic, And all complaints of human frame, Spanish flies patent physic. Pills, emetics, purging, bleeding, Morphine, salts, and senna, kind, sirs 1 Will not be wanted as you '11 see At birth of forty-nine, sirs. Lawyers too, so sore fatigued x Will hail with joy the day That grants a truce to labor hard- From early dawn to twilight gray. To bills and briefs, and clients tooi And I may say all "ennui; They '11 all with one accord put In- a nolle prosequi. Blackstone, Bacon, Coke, and Cruise, Greenleaf, Story, Preston. Kent: Five dollars now is all they Ask, to see the "Elephant" The Farmers I would not forget, With hardened hand, and honest heart To joyous feast, yourselves, beget, And take an active part. Your garners now are ram, jam full Of wheat, rye, corn, oats and hay, At choicest viands, take a pull On this happy New Year's day. With Goose and Turkey, "done ip" browK All that pantry can afford ; In rich profusion now must crown The happy Farmers board. Blacksmiths, at the anvil bright, Honest, hardy sons of toil A little blow out, now will take With those that till the soil. From morning's dawn till set of sun, You have bent o'er glowing fire ; J- 1 1 1MB "M inVin'ri ii iiimftiiii i I nl i i i ,jj;"1r- -ti - m 1-: 0H jmwwuii'iw ii. 1 t
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