JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, Jfce 20, 1850.
"TIic Easloiiiasi."
We have received the first number of a new
Whig paper, commenced at Easton, by Messrs.
S. L. Cooley and W; L. Davis, bearing the above
title It is a neatly printed sheet, and its editori
als, selections &c. evince considerable taste, abil
ity, judgment, and what is equally commendable,"
firmness and zeal in the Whig cause. "Success to
the enterprise.
What. is said of Him.
The late Loco-foco State Convention seems to
hare been peculiarly unfortunate in the selection
of its candidate for Auditor General, if the opinion
of the editor, of ihe Easton Argus, xi true blue loco
foco, is to be regarded The following, we copy
from that paper of a recent date, and presume the
Argus is correct in its estimate of the man.
"J. Porter Brawley, of Crawford county, is
named by one or two newspaper correspondents,
for Auditor General. We would oo wen lor v nis
kev Inspector. If the Democratic party wishes lp
prosper, it must nominate sober and honest men
men of good moral character, personally and pblit
icaly, This opinion was uttered before the meeting of
the Convention, but whether te Argus man is of
the same mind still, the progress of the canvass
will determine.
IEP Last week we slated that there was a heavy
thunder storm at Ilonesdale, on Friday evening,
the 7th inst.; that the sidewalks, and streets in the
morning were literally covered with a yellowish
substance, which some of the chemists of that placs
tried and found to be sulphur.
The Honesdalc Democrat, says this is quite a
mistake. The "yellowish substance" was nothing
more nor less than pollen, the fecundating dust of
blossoms, which had passed from the trees and-
shrubs to the atmosphere, and wasby the rain de
posited on the earth.
Educational Convention.
The friends of education in the United States
are to hold their Convention in Philadelphia, on
the fourth Wednesday in August nest, pursuant to
adjournment in October last. The lion. Horace
Mann has issued an address, urging the attendance
of the delegates and importance of the objects de
signed by the convention. The high purposes of
these conventions cannot be too favorably received.
Our era is distinguished for progress in all out
ward things. With this progress the mind should
keep pace. If it does not, ultimate decline and
fall is inevitable.
Important to Mechanics.
It has been decided, as we learn from the Nor
ristown Watchman, that a mechanic's book of en
tries for days work, must to be legal, be made
each day. As many mechanics are in the prac
tice of making their charges at the end of each
week, this information may be of value to them.
It must be understood, however, that this construc
tion of the law applies to all work performed by
the day, goods sold, &c. &c. It is not stated that
there was any decisionary the court to this effect,
but it came out incidentally, and is be3ide, a well
known fact to legal gentlemen every where.
Cheap Postage Bill.
The post Office Committee of the U. S. Senate,
oT which the Hon. Mr. Rusk is Chairman, have
presented a report on the subject of the reduction
of the rates of Postage, accompanied by a bill pro
viding for the establishment of the same by law.
The "rates set down in the bill are as follow
Sec. 1 Half-ounce letters, two cents for any
distance within the United States, if pre-paid, and
live cents if not pre-paid.
Sec 2. Provides for boxes of depbsite, and car
riers in large cities, at one cent per letter, pre
paid Sec. 3. Newspapers same as at present. Hand
bills to be charged as letters.
Sec- 4. Frarking privilege abolished. Expen
ses of all Congressional matter, to be charged to
the contingent fund, and paid out of iu
Sec. 5. The Postmaster General to draw upon
the Treasury for deficiencies, uner certain limi
tations. The provisions of ibis bill are in accordance
with the public sentiment on the'subject so gen
erally expressed throughout lhecountry,,and their
enactment by Congress would be hailed by the
people with hearty approbation.
Great Drouth -
Tho Erie Advertiser .of the 3d inst., says Veg
etation is suffering very much from drouth in this
region. For a period of eight weeks there has not
been more than chough of rain at one" time to lay
the dust in the roads. The grass crop of dry
meadows is considered a total failure already, and
the wet unusually short. Wheat very unpromis
ing. Oats, Barley, Corn and Potatoes would do
pretty well with seasonable rains and warm weath
er from this time forward, but the prospect of ei
ther seems hopeless yet no sign betokens rain.
The Fruit .on the bw lands of the.-Lake js safe,
-and proises abundance.
-i
Ujr" Some of the fanatical papers of the South
are recommending their peeple to stay at hoe,
and notgo North to spend the summer months,
and'lve their money to the fanatjes" of the
North. Awful ! Does anybody suppose the sons
of luxury can any better endure the pri vation than
the North can do without thsir money !
The Merchants pf jBosloa are shippiBg flour to
New Orleans, wkere it is now commanding from
$7i25 to $8,50 per bbl.
St. Louis contains 80,000 inhabitants, one half
of whom are. foreigners. -Of this half, atlest two
thirds are Catholics. Its steamboat tonnage is
25,000 tons, worth nearly two millions of dollars.
Its-exports and imports are equal 4o one-third of
the whole foreign commerce of the United States.
Fourth al Jitl& Celebration.
The members pf the humane Fire Engine.Conft
pany, hi connection with the citizens of Strouds-.
burg and vicinitywill celebrate the coming anni
versary of American Independence, at Stroudsburg.
The Humane Fire Company will parade in full
uniform through the principal streets at 1 1 o'clock;
the procession will be formed at the Court house
under the direction of the Marshal, and proceed to
the Presbyterian Church.
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT THE CHUCRH.
Prayer by the Hev. Baker Johnson.
Music by the Choir. .
Reading of the Declaration by Doct. A. R. Jackson,
supported by M. B. Posters and Darius Dreher .
Music by the Choir. .V; .
Oration by S. Charlton Burnet, Esq.-
. Music by the Choir.
Prayer by the Rev. M. H. Sisty. - . .
. Music by the Choir.
Benediction.
After the exercises at the Church the procession
will repair wa sumptuous repast, at the Hotel of
Jacob Knecht. The afternoon will be enlivened
by speeches, toasts, instrumental music, &c.
Speeches will be delivered by J. B. Ruckman,
and others.
Tickets for, Dinner can be had of the managers,.
Columbus Nixon, Peter Robeson,
Wm. Carey, Samuel Philips.
Celebration of tbc 4t!i July at Spruce
Jpve, Coolbausn Township.
At a meeting of the citizens of Spruce Grove and
vicinty, held on the 8th inst., it was unanimously
resolved to celebrate the coming anniversary of
our National Independence, and that a committee
of arrangements be appointed to make the neces
sary arrangements.
Jesper Vliet, was appointed Marshal of the day;
John P.Dowling, Esq., and Lambert Frey, assis
tant marshals; JohnYother3, Bradford Edwards,
Hiram Warner, John P. Gearhart, and Joel Vliet,
committee of arrangements.
Several speakers have been solicited to deliver
appropriate addresses on the occasion, among
those who have consented are David Cobb, of
Philadelphia, and John Postens, of Spruce Grove,
and 0 there.
Declaration oflndepence lobe read by Wm.
Thompson, Esq. Music by the Pocono Band.
A sumptuous dinner will be prepared by John Vliet.
Procession formed at 2 o'clock, P. M.
A Ball will come off in the evening
Difficulty with Portugal.
A well informed Washington correspondent of
the N. Y. Tribune writes as follows :
Mr. Clay our Charge des Affairs at Lisbon, is
looked for in this country before a great while.
So soon as he arrives, the President will transmit
a special message to Congress, upon the subject
of our present relations with the Portugese Do
minions, that will smell considerably strong of
gunpowder. The difficulties that exist, grow out
of the continued refusal of the Portugese Govern
ment to pay the idemnities to American citizens,
without pretending to give an excuse for such in
justice. Things have been brought now to such
crisis, that there is no alternative but payment or
war.
Important from Havana.
Late news from Washington led to a belief that
ceitain prisoners taken by Spanish authorities, on
suspicion of being concerned in the expedition
against Cuba, would not be given up upon the de
mand of our Consul, and that a war between our
Government and Spain might be the result ; but
the following despatch from New Orleans indi
cates that the difficulty is as good as settled :
New Orleans, 'June 15, 1S50. We have re
ceived intelligence from Havana as late as the
10th inst. and are happy to state, that the Spanish
government had yielded to the representations of
our Consul, aided by other American authorities,
and, after passing through the form of a trial, had
liberated the AmericdW prisoners, who were free to
return io the United States.
flfew Coins.
The obliging officers of the United States Mint,
have sent the Editor of the Pennsylvanian speci
mens or illustrations of the two new coins, (lately
struck at the mint,) proposed in the bill presented
by Mr. Dickinson, in the United States Senate.
The cent' containing a small proportion of silver,
is designed as a substitute for the copper coin
now issued. It weighs twenty-five grains ; the
present cent, one hundred and eighty eight. It
has a circular hole in the centre. "The three cent
pieces, composed of three fourths silver and one
fourth copper, are intended to be exchanged for
the " fips, levies, and quarters,' of Spanish type,
now and so long infesting our currency. The ex
change is to be made at enrrent value, and not by
weight, so as to induce a rapid & general recoinage.
The piece weighs twelve and three-eighths grains,
and its diameter is just midway between the half
dime and gold dollar. These coins are decided
ly more eloquent and convenient than those, now
in use. We trust they will be authorized to be
issued.
Hon. Andrew J. Ogle has been unanimously re
nominated for Congress by the Whigs of the dis
trict composed 4f Sommerset, Payette, and
Greene. Mr. Dawson is his opponent.
The Cincinnati Commercial says the farm of Ed
win. Forrest, opposite that city, contains 25 acres
$2,000 per acre has been offered and refused for
it.
EPA correspondent of the Louisville Journal
give a sad account ofa feud between two fami
lies, of Garrard Co,, Ky., named Evans and Hill.
Dr. Evane, some two or three months since, shot
one of his neighbors named Hill, then fled, it is
supposed, to Indiana. A few days since, one of
the ftvane and one of the Hills came into collision,
and exchanged shots without effect. The Hill
gang then fell on Evans with knives and cut his
throat on each side, juui Jus pper lip nearly off.
mme in 1 s Duichenng business 'was coinf on, a
brother of Evans appeared and shot down with a
revolver, successively, Russel Ifjl!, Frederick
Hill, William Hill, Jr., and Henry fifigacy, a
brother in law. Irwewrous shots wef? made at
him without killing his. The battle was over the
wounded Evane, and who was supposed to be
dead. Nwe of tse five wounded are dead and it
is thought they may all recover.
Xocofoco Candidates.
TheVXocpfoco State Convention, -which -met at!
Willjamspof t' oh the 29th ult. nominated for .Canal
Commissioner. William T. Morrison; of -Montgom.
General, Porter,
Brawley, of Crawford county and for Auditor Gen
eral, Ephriam Banks, of Mifflin county. Our
readers will find the political course of .these res
pective candidates well portrayed in the following
article, which we copy from the correspondence
of the North American and U. S. Gazette :
The ticket which the Locofocos have presented ;
to the people of the state, is one df the weakest
and worst ever formed. Mr. Morrison, the candi-
rnr P.anal Commissioner, was a
member of
uuvu ivji w ...... . 1
the last Legislature, and was there looked upon as
.,minhl man.buta. destitute of that inform
tion and that capacity which would have
1 . r. .:n .wfhtlnilinn in tll hllStneSB of the
session, and qualified him to be a u.eful and m- i
hernia, member. Ho was however, o,e of .
most radical Locofocos in the House. He, in el-
feet, opposed resolutions of instruction to our sen
ators and Representatives in Congress against the
further extension of Slavery, by voting for their
indefinite postponement, and against their consid
eration in eveiy shape and form. He thus iden-
ified himseif i,h soch oft, as Portor and Beau-
mont, and with them endeavored to place, and to
some extent succeeded in placing, 'Pennsylvania
in a position which no friend of human liberty
.t.milrl rlciatro TTp vittpfl nfrftinst nrintinff the Gov-
"UU1U & r o
t , k;nMnf0ioWO in vchirh
u jAranAaA t,o ohnrnrtpr nf thfi State, and com-
tiC UGICtlUUU Hv ttitMvw w 1
Wo LA inf.mv nf in.
the constitution.
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lnmm"pj nf thfi Smith. DV an
ibis vote, declaring that Pennsylvania was guilty or, Thursday evening, at the rooms of Dr. R. W .
of the wrongs imputed to her, and thus endorsing Griswold, -Messrs. lennimore Cooper, Bryant,
.u- ....i. ,Q,o on,l .w firfAlitv to Bancroft, Willis, Tuckerman, Dr. Hawks, Dr.
famies, the Apportionment Bill, which ine uover- pi- t .
nor. subsequently vetoed, and in so doing, attempt- during the evening, and the responsive rappings
ed to disfranchise every fifth voter in Pennsylva- appear to have been occasionally apt and satisfac-
nia, and struck a blow at the principle of free rep- tory. The deportment of the females is eommen-
resentation-a principle without which republican- ded by the writer, from whom we derive this spe-
ism is but an empty name. This gentleman is cimen of the entertainment:
. - 1 , ... , " "The evenine was now far advanced, and it was
now before the people, and his legislative career 8 to continue the colloquies
is a fair subject for criticism. Free-soilera and furlher. At the suggestion of several gentle
others, who are unwilling that our recently ac- menj lne ladies removed from the sofa, where they
quired teritory should be polluted with the foot had sat during the evening, and remained standing
.'ri t 1.1 1 fk vvm t in another Dart ol the room. The knockings were
prime 01 Slavery, snuuiu icuwiiiuci umf ...m.
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Morrison was one of those who, during the last
session of the Legislature, at a time when the ques-
tion was absorbing public attention, and when oth-
er States, north and south of us, were marshalling
e old'es' "" . . L:
their forces and taking a position upon mis au im-
poitant Bubject, were unwilling that our own Key-
stone State should maintain that ground upon the
.subjects of slavery which was taken by the fathers
of ,he Repubiio and ,he S.aU and which .hey had
kept, up to that time ; and who were unwilling to
raise the voice ol remonstrance against the nefa-
riou" design of making these vast territories the
subjects of the slave power. He linked his for-
tunes with those of the men who wish to use our
ReDublic as an instrument for binding immovably
upon this continent African slavery, and he degra-
ded our State to the level of silently aiding in this this borough, assisted by JJr. u. a. ivasKi, 01 lan
worfc. Those opposed to the extension of slavery nersville, removed from the throat of the wife of
.-:.u .u-:. f-..:. J. Mr. Peter Dildme, of this borough, two large tu
can never, consistently with their professions, en
dorse the sentiments and votes of the Locofoco
candidate for Canal Commissioner.
The nomination for Surveyor General is little
less than a disgrace to the convention and the
party. J. Porter Brawley and his character are
known to almost every one who has recently vis
ited Harrisburgh during the session of the Legis
lature. He is a man whose habits, associations
and deportment, are such as the people of this
great State cannot approve, and he is wholly des
tflule of qualifications.
He was nominated as the
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ate, because he wasm a situation to demand it,
and-because it was feared that, if not nominated,
he weuld bolt, as afterwards Mr. Best did and by
unitng with the Whigs, effect his election inde-
pendently of the caucus. He has been in offi
for many years past, and is one of those whpare
not satisfied, except with a portion xf theipoils,
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and who are constantly aspiring for positions which
they have neither the character nor capacity to
jutsify them iri reaching.
OfMr. Banks I know but little. His retire-
, , . a? . .
ment from politics, and his present obsunty, have
rendered his name and his position by 110 means
famous. I have the authority ofa prominent
member ofthe Locofoco party for saying that, al-
,.r ... .
though in private life a very respectable man, he
is not qualified for the duties ofthe arduous and
raennnciklo nnet fnr vohitrh tin ?Q Tin m Prl .
Tho onnnnnmni nf ihocfl r.nminatmnc fill
upon
ho orf horo n n rfonH wnioht. Thf
fee that thff convention has committed a blunder
and that it has not presented such a list of names
as should command the votes and confidence of
.1 l an,: u, - :
u.u,jiu. u uujju. a5..,B ,
Whigs. Let them be careful t6 present compe-
tent and trust worthy candidates, and such an en
thusiasm will be kindled throughout the State as
will eventuate in their elevation to office. Now,
if ever, the Whigs have an apportunity of com
pleting the work, they commenced by the election
of Taylor and Johnston : and with a proper degree
of prudence and good feelings, the redemption of
Pennsylvania from the arm3 ol those whose coun
cels are now prostrating her, will be complete.
The largest amountf money that has been in
the New York Custom House at any one time
-since its existence, is in it at, the present time, ex
ceeding, as it does, five millions of dollars.
Among the laws passed by the legislature of
Pennsylvania at their last lession, was one to
punish the venders or manufacturers of goods
sold short of measure or weight ; and another
reducing the damages on Foreign protested
bills of exchange to the same amount as is
charged in neighboring States.
Subteranean Lake in 'Lancaster.? Tha Lan-
easier (Pa) Qazefis- gives an account of an un- ment. He wishes evil 10 nobody. But at the
derground body of water, which it wye lies be- same time he has firmness and decision enough,
neath ihe highest point of the city, 27 fes? un- when he perceives What he thinks 10 be the
der the surface j and 20 feet above Centre1 line of his duty, to travel it wihoul fear of con
Square. It was first discovered by a workman sequnces. As J believe him to act in this
digging sv wejl, and is thought to be 50 feet spirli, arid wiih this purpose, X shall; so long
wide and 10 feel deep. U flows in a south? as his measures appear to rrie to be conducive
western djreciron. The Gazette proposes that,
the water be used to supbly the city.
Terrible Disaster on take Erie--lBtir-isiitR
of the Steamcv GrlffitIi---wo
Tor Three Hmiclrcd Lives IjQsU
Buffalo ,June 17. The steamer " Griffith"
Capt. .Robyi While on hei- way up the lake,, took
fire about 5 o'clock this morning, when about
twenty miles below Cleveland, and was burned to
the water's edge.
The mate, who swam aBhorc from the burning
boat for help, has reached Cleveland, and reports
that only thirty of those on board were saved, and
these had to swim ashore, there being no other
vessel near to render assistance.
Captain Roby, his wife and child, are. amongst
the lost.
It is reported that there were two or iniee nun-
AraA ..nrenna on board, most ol whom were emi-
grants on their way to ne vve, 1. - -
rod estimate, the number of the lost may proba.
I - . ,rr .... Tf ll. n ir,
11 mm is a cor
I Unn -.rrnnicincr in lllB extreme
It is impossible , as yet lo :
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gjn(,e Uje destrucli0n by fire of the
steamer " Erie." some years ago.
second despatch
The last report, at,9 o'clock this evening, sets
down the whole number ol lives iosi ai iwu -aa
rA V Tt is stated that Mr. Franklin
Hea.h his 'TTm.
; . nrfl he romoved l0 New York-
Horace Palmer, an operator in Speed's Tel-
egraph office, is among the lost
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An livcnins wiui i'"""
The New YorK irtoune gives d iuug
interview with the famous Rochester Ladies,
Francis, and other distinguished gentlemen being
. tu 11 ci, r tc" wflm variously invoked
... -. . Uili omtanfihp rnnm
now heard on the doors, at both ends ol me room,
ducing a vibration on the panels which was felt
0y every one who touched them. Deferent gen-
tlemen stood on the -outside and the inside of the
door at the same time, when loud knockings were
u.a nn ,he s de ODDoeite to that where they stood.
- wefe 'such a distance from lhe door
.n bolll caseSj as lo iend no countenance to the
jdea that the sounds were produced by any direct
communication with them. They now went into
JS
sounds were lhen produced with great distinctness,
caUsine sensible vibrations in the sofa, and appa-
rently coming from a thick hearth-xug before the
fireplace, as well as from other quarters of the
Important Surgical Operation
On Thursday, the 6 inst., Dr A. R. Jackson, of
mors, which had been growing there lor eleven
years. She is now rapid ly
Dem.
recovering. Mon
Great Trot. On Tuesday, the 4th inst., the
great trotting match against time, came off at the
course, near Philadelphia. The bet was one thou
sand dollars on each side. The performances
were that a pair ofehorses belonging to Mr. Dav
Connor, of this place, could travel fifteen miles in
one hour. Thev were driven by the owner him
self, and were attached to a very light vehicle with
four wheels. The hrst lew rounas tney iosi nme,
buteraduallv eot on the increase and came out at
the end of the 15 miles, 53 seconds before the time
expired. The average speed was 3 minutes and
econds mileSbeinlg one of the grejaats
rpcord '
-'Case of rror. wcosici.
Boston, VYednesday, June 12.
The application for a Wrftof Error in the case
gf Prof. Webster came beforWulI bench of the
Supreme Court this morning, vhe case was ar-
gud for Webster by C. B. Goodch. The points
raised were, that the Supreme CoOrt had no juris-
diction in the case and had no light to try Web-
r. That neither judgment nor sejknee werem
accordance with the requirements of trie-Statute
lhal no recjrd ofthe ordcring 0f these to the
Supreme Court by the Municipal Court appears
that legal service of indictment does not appear to.
have been made-thai the sentence was notn ac
cordance with the Statute, in saying thataid
Webster should be laken from lhe jail, whenche
came, and thence to the place of Execution, whih
i in thp nrorintcj of the Jail. The Municioal
Court not having performed the proper Primary
I lluvl'liul"BJ " . " V . .
not yoi acquireo jurisaicuon umi w e ouprm
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rihe Municipal Court in the case. The simple en
dbrsement of the Clerk of the Municipal Court upvi
on meJndictment not biunr'sufricient to give th
Supiemroffisdiction.
Removals from Office
Mr. Webster recently, in the U. S. Senate,
in alluding to the hue and cry made by the
Locofocos about the removals from office by the
present Administration, spoke as follows :
"But 1 feel bound in duly to aay, that, so far
as I know, in that part ofthe coutry with which
I am most acquainted, I have heard of less
complaint of unfit removals from office or of
impropper removals from office, under this Ad
ministration, than has occured under any Ad
ministration coming newly inio power within
my recollection. I cannot speak for tho whole
country,; but I can speak pretty confidently of
that part of the country in which 1 reside ; and
I believe the remark is true of all parties there,
taken as a whole and in ihe aggregate. My
opinfon certainly is that the present Chiol
Magistrae of ihe United Stales has in his (em-
per and character nothing unkind or prescrip
tive. I believe, so far, he has borne his facul-
ties meekly. He is of a calm and kind tempera-
lonhe Welfare of the courting give them my
cordial support,
Democratic Harmony 111 Maine.
The Senate of Maine have got into a warm dis
pute abouf . the eleciiorr of an XJ. S. Senator. .
Democracy are divided. Mr. Shepard Gary takes
the lead against the re-election. of Mr. Hamlin.
The Age of Saturday publishes his speech, which
is more honest than refined in its diction. He di- .
vides the democracy of Maine into two factions.
One is the skunk, the other the yvoodchuck fac
tion." He says that .the resolutions of the Balti
more Convention " would not do for the nigger
ized, flat-footed democracy in 1848." We should
judge from the debate, that there is an attempt to
read "Shep" putofthe party. Boston Atlas.
Mr. BentonT a few days since, made an elabo
rate speech against the Omnibus bill. The speech
is a historical cyclopaedia, with, reference to the
ancient boundaries of Texas and New Mexico,
and poured a flood of light upon this portion ofthe
subject. It will hereafter be a valuable and inter-
eating volume to an wno are curious 10 khuw uuy
thing of the geography and history of that portion
01 the United Cstaies. ixe weni uacs uuu ine an
cient Spanish history of this part of-the Union,
and tb the researches of Humboldt and other trav- .
elers, bringing it down to the explorations of Col.
Fremont. He showed that the position taKen oy
Mr. WTebster that slavery was not likely to ex
tend over New Mexico is true ofthe northernmost
portion of the country, which is 7000 feet above
the level of the southern portion, la the valley of
the Rio Grande, upon iis oastern bank, and ex
tending many hundred miles down to the Gulf, are
the finest and richest , pastoral lands in the world.
which once grazed thousands otstock under the old
Mexican regime.
Mr. Webster took a seat near Mr. Uenton and1
examined his maps with great care, as if he had
obtained some light, ivir. uiay nsieneu attentive
ly. Mr. Foote was fidgetty .
TTF Whenever vou hear a liOcofoco talking a-
bout Banks, remember that Gov. Johnston recom- '
mended to the Legislature, at its last session, to
require all Bankers to deposite at Harrisburg se-
curityfor the redemption oj tneir notes, ana mai u
was voted down by Locofocos.
JJ3 The city of Paris is not oasily outdone
in the oddity of its novelties. The French
have no u mysterious knockings ;" but have
brought out in lieu thereof, a more .marvellous
demigod for the superstiiious 10 worship, than
American fanaticism has ever engendered.
Witness the following naraiive :
A Singular Phenomenon. Wonders will
never cease in Paris. A discovery has laiely
been made of an extraordinary individual, living
al the Barriere d'Eute, who, by proclaiming
himBelf to the world as the heir and successor
of Jesus Christ, has created the greatest curi
osity among the miracles hunters of our capital.
This man is a peasant of Perimond, about five
and fony years of age, of simple and unpreten
ding manners and homely speech. He is,
however, manifestly under some .extraordiuary ,
magneiic influence, for he has cured by his
touch alone, many hundrods of persons who
have been to visit him. .
He receives all strangers who seek him with
the greatest simplicity, disclaims any credit for
the wonderful miraclea he performs, merely
repeating lhe assurance of his appointment by
our Saviour, who appeared lo him in a dream
to go forth into ihe world and testify to the truth
of the gospel. He is of a Bhort stature, and
full, expressive countenance. His hair, parted
on the forehead, descends on either side of his
temples.
There would bo nothing remarkable about
the person ofthe man were it not for the cir
cumstance which has given rise to the willful
he or the unhappy delusion whichever it may
be that he thus openly advances and the
extraordinary stigmates on his hands and feel,
and the deep cicatrice in his side, whence
issued during the whole of Passion Week large,
drops of blood! Many people worthy of belief
have told me that theie is no delusion about
this.
The hands and feet are pierced through, and
through, and lhe wound in the side is about two
inches long and very deep ; and they have seen
tfio blood ooze from these wounds slowly and
drop, for hours together, during the past week :
u that during ail this period r'erimonu re
ins exhausted on his bed lying as 11 were in
ranee, without food or nourishment, and 10
alftappearance dead. After sunset he revives ;
th$ bleading ceases, he recovers his senses,
papakes of some slight refreshment and pas
se the whole night in prayer. His dress con
si$8 of a short tunic of while linen, reaching
tafihe knee, with long full trowsers of the
slmo. On his head he weais a white linen
jurban of the Jewish form.
He carries no ornament on his person save a
gold clasp, which fastens the baud 'to which
his waist is confined. The police have been
moat active in causing the strictest investiga
tions 10 bo made into the history and antece
dents of the man,; but as yet nothing has been
discovered which can any way serve as an ex
cuse for molesting him. All that is known is
- . . rt.rnnt!v nrr:Vp(1 frnm Gro.
life much beloved by the old peasant woman
who had reared him, and who even ai uie nour
of her dealh, declared to have found nim ono
morning lying beneath a hedge near her coitage,.
No trace of his parentage has over been discov
ered. Ho never stirs abroad, and discourages
all meetings or assemblies at his house ; there
fore the authorities ol Pans have naghi 10 do in
his case.
Several physicians of eminence have al-
ready been to visit him, but none have as yet
been able 10 solve the mystery ofthe long and
fasl, bleeding. Dr. C , lhe great anatomist,
after remaining two hours in the room last
Friday, left in despair, declaring wiih an oath,
" that ihe juggle was too well managed for dis
covery and therefore the mystery, like ihe
ecslaiic virgins of the Tyrol, remains a myste
ry, still. Paris Correspondent of the London,
Atlas. -1
Death in the Pnl'pit.
Rev. Wm. D. Allen, of the M. E. ChurcW
died suddenly on Sunday, at Woods Church?
in f!hfat mtinlil onuntv V
He conducted the earlier part of his exc;
sei of worship, concluded his sermon, a.noVcom;
menced the ulatprayer" (as it i termed,) bm
had only uttered one or two sentences, w hen
he fell backwards in the p'pit ad innaniiy
ceased to breathe. It i said lhal he had-rup-tUfed
a blood vessel. v
Cp.ol,-
Mr;. Smith. iKe hogsare gettingnnto
your -corn neia; "Mxever mmu, quiv,
sleepy. Corn won't huti 'em,"