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ThnrjidayjiWiivch 17,1853.
To Office Seekers.
For tlic benefit of those seeking office un
der Gen. Pierce's administration, we publish
the following despatch.
The general principles upon which appoint
ments are to be made have been definitely set
tled. From the commencement of the .Ad
ministration, vacancies are to be first filled,
nn.l heads of Departments appointed ; next
subordinate officers are to be filled gradually,
and not so as to be detrimental to the public
business and all to be on the ground of pub
lic merit. The Senate have determined to
support the President by confirming cvory
appointment.
FhUtvtclphia, Boston and Water Gap
Kail Road. The City Councils of Phil
adelphia, have subscribed 8500,000 to
the stock of the above road. It seems
established beyond doubt that the road
will be speedily built. The route of the
road has not as yet been fixed upon. The
engineers are now surveying it prepara
tory to locating it.
Nr. Fuller. This gentleman who was
shot some time since in front of one of the
hotels in Washington, by Captain Schaum
berg, is now considered out of danger.
Shaumberg will now be admitted to bail.
&sjr The National Intelligencer pub
lishes a corespoudence between ex-Pres-i
lent Fillmore and his late Cabinet.
The members of the Cabinet express their
admiration of the untiring assiduity and
devotion to the duties of his office exhib
ited by Mr. Fillmore, and acknowledged
the personal courtesy with which they
were treated, and the harmony that ever
prevailed. Mr. Fillmore gratefully ac
knjwledges the tribute paid him, disclaims
deserving it, and sa-s the success of his
administration was chiefly owing to the
wisdom, harmony and fidelity of his coun-
! cilors. "No President," he says, " was
ever more -fortunate iu the choice of a
Cabinet no cause for dissention, nor e-
veu harsh words having ever occurred."
ESrThree boys, in Milford, Pa., were
tried aud convicted, a few days ago, for
talking, and lauLIug and otherwise dis
turbing a religious meeting. The two
oldest were fined S25 each, and the young
est 3, with costs. If all boys and girls,
too, for that matter who make a prac
tice of laughing in meeting, to the great
annoyance of the orderly and devout,
were legally dealt withwe think it would
improve thcir manners, and render hous
es of devotion what they should be. Pla
ces of worship should not be desecrated
by idle tatling and mischievous mirth.
The law provides fully for their protection,
and members of churches should not hes
itate to avail themselves of their legal
rights whenever the rules of., order and
good breeding are violated.
It is said that instructions have been
received in N:. York from Louis Napoleon,
t) cantract for the immediate construction
in New-lork of a fleet of war steamers.
It will be remembered that a similar or
der was sent a few weeks ao to Scotland,
which was thwarted by the British Gov
ernment. Thos. Conner, the murderer of Capt.
Ilutchinson, at Baltimore, was last week
sentenced to be hung. He is only 19
years old, and fainted on hearing the sen
tence. Mr. Paine, the Chicago spiritual bank
er has been liberated. His bank has
been re-opened and is now redeeming its
notes.
The Bourbon Siorj.
The Story in relation to the Rev. E.
! Williams is nearly exploded. The Buf-
"oMimorcial devotes a long article to
the subject in which he discusses the claims
of the Reverned gentleman to the title of
Dauphin of France, and arrives at the con
clusion that the entire affair is a gross
but ingenious fabrication. It is also said
that Mr. Putnam has received from the
Prince de Joinville, a reply to the roman
tic account recently published which is
expected to appear in the April number
of Putnam's Monthly. The Prince meets
nc-ry point with reference to Eleazer's
ciTative, with which he was concerned,
and gives hia own version of what passed
" .tvreen them. The New York Tribune
ays that Mr. Williams is not, and never
was the Dauphin. A lecture fcas recent
ly delivered in Boston by Dr. Lathrop in
the course of which he stated that Mr.
Williams visited that city about twelve
years ago, wben his entire property was
under bonds for about 81800. He had
no mcaus of effectiug a release, but the
facts werewJtp. the late Amos Law
rence, andMim mediately gave a cheque
for th whole amount. J'iUa. ittquirer.
Healtii op Mn. King. Charleston, I'luladelplua, Easton ana waici
March" 12. TEo" oath of office was not : Gap Railroad Company.
administered to Vice President King on J The recent act of the Legislature, con
the 4tU inst. Mr. Rodney, the Yicc ( soliciting the Lackawanna and Western
Counsul, visited Mr. King on the 3d, for and the Delaware and Cobb's Gap Itail
the purpose of administering the oath on r0ad Companies, under the name of the
the following day, but Mr. King said ho Delaware, Lackawana and Western Rail
considered the ceremony unnecessary, r0ad Company, contains a section careful
fearing that he should never reach Wash-j y guarding and protecting the interests
inton to assume the duties of the office. 5 of Philadelphia iu the northeast counties
tL ,i..,i,i ur 1,. h1 tho. oath of -our own State, and, also, securing to
J.1 lit ouuuiu, UVMbtw, ,
could be administered to him there. His
friends who are with him, encourage a
hope that the salubrity of his present lo
cation may yet restore him to health.
Washington Items.
The Cabinet gives general satisfaction.
There is, However, a considerate omuiy j ry of Philadelphia, the great country
against Jefferson Davis by the Southern ! north is about to be penetrated by her iron
Uniou party, and wc may expect a renew- , lines, and a direct communication estab
al of the war between them and the Hslied witU the Northern Lakes and Cari-
. . , ada West. And in this way the double
Southern rights men. 1 policy of defence and.aggression may be
It is supposed that Cushing will soon pursued at tbe same t1(5j amj wjti, entire.
abdicate the Attorney Generalship for a . sufficiency and success. By going direct
Foreign Mission. ; to the Water Gap, there to connect with
;r,TWnn W W his tanincr. and the Delaware, Lackawana and Western
n. . i - i t
, " . . . , . t . c
meet a protest again me appomun n . be
Judge Boulin (Anti-Beuton) as Comims- aud continuous from Philadelphia to Lake
missioner of Indian Aftairs, and remarks Ontario and Niagara Falls. North A
that his friends should in all cases be ap- mcrican
pointed to office in hrs district. Still,, The sction referred to is in these words:
Linn (Anti-Beuton) will be Collector at j Scction 7 The sa;d Company shall af
St. Louis. I for(j every reasonable facility and convc-
Those members elect of Congress from :,, cnr ,.nnnt:ftn -.-fi, Phil.
fcew lork city who are now here, held a delphia, Easton and Water Gap Rai
meeting at the iNationai note , in reier- Companv wuich is iereh author;
ence to the appointments tor Now lorH h. ?n Sllf.i. mnnnftP si,"ii
city, about which there is reason to be-
heve they will be consulted. They did
not agree upon anything, but it is under
stood that a majority are by no means in
iavor onuaciay.
R. Chase, Secretary of the Legation at
x-ans, xxooerLjaii: vwuu uuu oicpucu .
Dillage, of Syracuse, Charge to Naples,
A. G. Dauby, of Ltica, Minister to Spain,
and J. ILRerret, Naval Officer at Boston. ,
It is understood that the minor ap-
poiutments will not be made for some
time, and that the present incumbents
will not be disturbed till the end of the
fiscal year, m June. Ihere has been no
disposition as yet made of foreign offices.
m The contest for the vacant Judgeship
is very severe, Downs and kustis, of
Louisiana, Unionists, and Campbell, fire-
eater, of Alabama, are the principal as-
pirants. Downs will probably get it.
D. K. Cartter, of Ohio, is named for
Commissioner of Patents, and may suc
ceed in getting the office.
Col. McNair, of Kentucky, will proba-
. bly be first Postmaster-General, vice Ja-
j cobs; and Colonel Wheeler of North Car-
' olma, Auditor, vice Farrelly. t I
cum. aP u. jones nas oeen appomteu .
I to the command of the Naval Station at
j Sa?, Fraucisc0- . j
Gov. Marcy, it is supposed will dis-
appoint the barnburners and soft shells.-
And it is believed that he will not favor
frnn cam onVkftinttnnnfc 'I lift himntltnnr3
Aiuuug iuC wuuiuw .u.i.au.j (jnninanv. not in tavor ot anv other Uom-
taiKeu or arc cue louowing: non. v. x. in thig or an Qthcr gtat to
ml I! Al.l I 1 I I I I I III I
.ouu u. "u,uu7l"J leges and advantages with the Delaware,
who were seeking office here have almost Lackawana and Western Railroad Corn
all left. J
Gen. Peaslce, one of the ablest Demo-1
' cr-! ; n ?'7 ns . soon ap"
' poiuted Collector at Boston.
Hon. F. H. Allen, of Boston, is a pro- uu JJUUia dwi puuiumus
minent candidate for the Consulship at I,e'ter . froI !cr land emigrant to
the Sandwich Islands. j California, which gives a fearful account
James Whitney, of the same city, has of.a tremendous snow storm in the moun
a fair show for the Navy Agency there. tarns near Garson valley. On what is
Ex-President Fillmore and family are called, the Second Summit, the writer
now at Willard's Hotel, and they will ' says he cauSht boldof the tops of pjnc
leave this city for the South some day this trees and was confident they were one
week. They will proceed as far as New-, 'rcd feet in higld. This is an item
Orleans, and return by the river route. that should have a bearing upon the ques-
Mr. Buchanan is selected as Minister ton of a railroad to the Pacific, through
to England, and Gen. Dix is to have the , fhc South Pass Rails buried in snow a
mission to France. Mr. Guyronc, of hundred feet deep, would stand little
Louisiana, is to be the minister to Spain. ( ch'dTlc of removal by any scraper yet in
He has for some years been the Secreta- vected.
ry of State of Lousiana, and is the author "
of a history of that State. At Otown, Me., on Monday evening,.
It is Mr. Fillmore's purpose, upon his wh,lc party were dancing at Grey's tav,
return to Buffalo, to open his office as a ' f o, a lady discharged both barrels of a
counsellor, but not to appear again in the double-barreled pfstol at a man named
courts, as an advocate. j Wm Bowman, of Upper Stillwater. One
The Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Comp- of the balls entered Bowman's shoulder
troller of the Treasury, has resigned bis , and tho yunS lady 'ltu whoD1 hQ wa3
arduous and responsible office. dancing had her face burned by the pow-
There are to be no more charges of der- The ladJ who fircd thc shots went
affairs. They are to be minister resident. , horac without being arrested. Public
This change is made in a clause of 'the i
civil and diplomatic bill.
Riot at Cliarlesloivn, Mass.
borne weeks ago, Miss liotora borco-
ran, who had been educated a Catholic,
embraced Protestantism. Soon it was dis-
covered that she was missing, and her
guardian, a respectable and wealthy Pro-
testant could obtain no clue to her where-
abouts. The populace became excited,
and on the 2d inst. handbills were posted
calling a meeting of citizens 'opposed to
religious oppression and imprisonment for
opinion sake.' This excited the Catholics,
and a riot being apprehended the iuilita-
ry was called out, and the military of
Boston held in readiness. An attempt
was made to destroy a Catholic church,
but it was prevented. For several days
the excitement increased, and it was ,
found that it could be allayed only by '
producing the young woman. It was j
tnen disclosed that she was m rinladel
phia, from whence she was brought on
the 6th inst., by her Protestant friends.
On her arrival she appeared before the
Mayor in company with her mother. It
appears that her mother, who is a Catho
lic, took her to Philadelphia, and detained
her there against her will, in a boarding
house. Since her return the excitement
has subsided.
our own citizens a key to all the railroads
' of Western New York. Thus, while, the
direct road hence to the Water Gap, will
retain to Philadelphia, the rich and val
uable trade of the Keystone valleys, it
will likewise open to the competition of
our merchants the western counties of
the Empire State.
For the first time in the railroad histo-
Railroad, reaching thence to the Great
lroad
zed to
jirnid
uecessity for the transhipment, and shall
SQ rcgulate thcir cuarffCa 0f motive pow-
er and transportationtliat they shall not
in any casc discriminate against said Phil-
' adelnhia. Easton and Water Gap Railroad
the
1
philadblphia, Easton and Water Gap
rnnrv in jinv mannftrot s.iid
x0 Company;but said charges shall
b(J SQ rcgulatcd and raade between the
gaid Dclaware Lackawana aud Western
piailroad oompanjj and the said Phila-
delphia, Easton and Water Gap Railroad
Gompany for all passengers and freight
- from one roud to the other, and
overthc wholc or any portion of said res.
pectivc nnes 0f railroad, that a prorata
rate per mile on passengers, and a pro
rto rate per ton per mile on freight, shall
.be established and charged by each com-
respectively. And in anv contract
aereement which mav "be made
by said Delaware, Lackawana and Wes
tern Railroad Company with any other
company, the said Philadelphia, Easton
and Water Gap railroad Company shall
have the same privileges and advantages
in jiif1i rnnf mrf. rr nfrrnntnoTif fnr tlio prn.
vcyanceof passencersr the transportation
0 frui'-nt iicsiiuoa to Poo over tneir-road.-'
Qr thn thcrcof Jn
casGj b(J estended to, or be enjoyed by
any other company in this or any other
gtafcB aQtl tfce said Philadcpbia Easton
and Watcr Ga lla51road Company shall,
in like manner reciproCate these privi-
. . . .
Snow a hundred feet deep!
.
sympathy is strongly m her tavor, as Bow
man had inflicted upon her an irrepara
ble wrong, and then refused marriage.
f ? A : , ' 3 ln We we learn
iiiiLiii:i 11 (Jill Liiti liiiiurjir mnrmirv r.n.ir.
tnc injured one was arrested on Tuesday, !
and carried before Justice Alford, at ,
Oldtown. At the hour appointed for thc
investigation, the complainant and accused !
confronted each other, but no witnesses '
appeared. The Justtce there upon dis- ,
charged her. She said she intended to
shoot complainant; that the people were,
on her side, and she thought she should not
let him run as he deserved death for his ,
treatment of her. She is but sixteen years
old and has an eye denoting great firm-
ness of purpose. It is said that at the
time Bowman was shot, he had a pistol
upon his person, which it is supposed he !
intended to defund himself with, she hav- j
ing threatened him. The wound received
will lame him for life, it is thouehf. Some
wag says that he'r discharge will prove a
dangerous precedent, which if acted upon,
Oldtown and Upper Stillwater may be
come depopulated.
Peanuts are raised in great quantities
in Virginia. One county in the Stato
(Isle of Wight,) realizes annually by their
sale two hundred and fifty .thousand dol
lars, t- . .
' From the Daily Ncics.
Horrible f nrdcrs m Philadelphia.
Great Excitesnent.
It becomes bur painful duty to record a
double murder, in the district of South
wark, attended with circumstances of un
parallclled atrocity. The dreadful trag
edy created the most intense excitement
in the district in which it was perpetrated
and crowds were collected in the neigh
borhood the entire day, notwithstanding
the unfavorable state of the weather.
The victim's were two married sisters,
named Hannah Shaw and Ellen Lynch,
natives of Ireland, the first about 40
years old, and the... other about 35 years.
They resided in the second story of No.
260 Federal street, on the South side, a
few doors above Seventh, the other por
tion of the prcmises being in the occupan
cy of John Carroll and wife. On Thurs
day night Mr. and. Mrs. Carroll attended
a ball, in Broad street, and according to.
the best information, were there all night.
Mrs. Carroll returned to her house about
7 o'clock yesterday morning, and upbn
opening thc window of the front room,
first floor, the bodies of the murdered
women were found, lying within a few
feet of each other, their heads both in
the same5 direction to-wards the east.
Mrs. Lynch was in her night clothes, the
other was dressed in her ordinary clothing.
The alarm was given and numbers were
soon drawn to the -spot. Thc Coroner
was sent for, and early reached the scene,
and with, the assistante of Lieutenant
Clark, of the Southwark police, and his
officers, commenced an investigation of
the horrible affair. In the course of the
day every fact and circumstance was de
veloped which tended to throw light upon
the mystery. Several arrests were made
by thc police force, among them that of a
certain Arthur Soring, who had visited
thc husband of Mrs. Lynch, before he
left for 2sew York, which he did a few
days ago, and who had a quarrel with
John Carroll, the. principal tenant of the
house, on Tuesday night last. A young
man, named, Ryan, a nephew of the mur
dered woman, was also arrested, but only
because he had visited the house, and not
from any suspicious circumstances that
attached to' him. From all the facts it
would seem that thc object of the mur
derer was plunder, for the trunk of Mrs.
Lynch was broken open, and the contents
abstracted therefrom. There is proof
that it contained from one to two hundred
dollars in gold. Beside the trunk the
pciiui of a .dirk was-found, which had
been used to open the trunk. Though
the murdered women both were found in
thc front room, the great struggle had
evidently been in the back room, first
floor, for there was considerable blood
upon the wall and thc floor, and several
articles of clothing discovered there were
saturated with blood. Near the stove, a
hole, five or six, inches in diameter, was
burnt in the floor, as though an effort
had been made to set the place on fire.
The following is the testimony taken be
fore the Coroner:
Samuel Clayton testified that he is a
watchman of Southwark; that while pas
sing the house. .in which the murders were
prepetratcd on Thursday evening, about
9 oclock, he heard a noise in the second
story front room, as if three or four men
were wrangling and tangling, throwing
chairs around the room, and the like; he
did not hear any woman's voices among
them; he stood and listed several minutes;
.he had heard" noises before in the same
house', and he did not think much of it.
Mary Ann Fitzpatrick sworn I live
at No, 258 Federal street (next door to
where the murder was committed;) I have
known the deceased six months, I believe
Mrs. Shaw drank; Mrs. Lynch was a very
nice woman; I heard quarrelling in the
house on Wednesday night; John Carroll
lived there; I saw Mrs. Shaw in the yard
yesterday morning; Ithought her in liquor
at the time; Mrs. Lynch I saw on Wed
nesday afternoon; they never expressed
fear to me; a brother of Mrs. Carroll, I
believe, boarded'With them; Mr3. Lynch's
husband is' in New York; he went on
Wednesday morning; Carroll used to have
a great many men coming in; I did not
hear any noise last night; I went to bod
at half past 9 o'clock; I did not notice
whether the house was shut or not; this
morning I saw Mrs. Carroll coming in at
about half past 7 o'clock; I dont think
the shutters were open; sho opened the
door with a dead-latch key; Mrs. Carroll
soon came and knocked at my door saying
that there were two corpses on the floor;
I came in and looked in the front parlor,
andaw Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Shaw lying
dead; my husband came in with me; I
saw a Mr. Ryan on Monday morning last
dressed in military suit; Mrs. Shaw was
standing on the steps and said this is my
nephew.
Julia Fitzgarald sworn I live at No.
21 Fitzwater street; I know the two mur
dered women; I saw Mrs. 'Lynch after
her confinement; her husband is in New
York; he was in thc navy yard; don't
know in what capacity; he said he would
stay six or seven days; Mrs. Lynch was
confined on Friday, a week or two weeks
ago; Mr. Lynch was up stairs at the time,
I believe he treated her kindly; he seem
ed to doat upon lier; did not see either of
them since; Mrs. Lynch has two orphans
in Ireland; she was a nice kind woman; !
did not know much ot Mrs. bhaw; Mrs.
Shaw lost her husband some time ago;
can't tell how long; she has married
since.
Anna Gaw sworn I live in Schuylkill
Fifth, near Walnut; I did not know Mrs.
Shaw; I met Mr. and Mrs. Carroll at a
ball in Broad street; I was at the ball last
night again; Mr. & Mrs. Carroll were at
the ball last night; they were in the ball
room all night; I saw them a quarter of
an hour before I left after day light.
Edward Fitzpatrick, sworn JohnCar
roll was the "proprietor of the house;
Bartholomew Lynch and wife occupied
the front room, second story; Mrs. Shaw
used to rent the back part of second sto
ry; she went away and returned again;
she and her sister, Mrs. Lynch, used to
quarrel occasionally; Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll used to quarrel very much; there was
considerable carousing and singing, in the
house, &c; Mr. and Mrs. Carroll so much
on Wednesday night that the neighbors
were gathered about the door I heard
screaming in the house last night, but I
heard no apparent struggling I saw
Mrs. Carroll this morning coming home
from a ball party; she had a shawl round
her head instead of a bonnet I said to
her 'go it while you're young,' and she
replied 'for when you're old you can't;'
Carroll carried a carpet bag, distributed
tracts,, and kept Sunday school in the
front room, first story.
John Divine a milkman, testified to ser
ving the Carroll family and Mrs. Lynch
with milk ; he said that he came to the
house at a little before 7 o'clock this morn
ing and knocked at the door, but could
not get in; he waited for some time, and
Mrs. Caroll finally came along, and he
made some remark about not being able
to get in ; he went to the door with Mrs.
Carroll, and when she opened the front
window to take milk, the dead bodies on
the front room room floor. He knew noth
ing further of interest.
Bridget Welsh, the nurse of Mrs. Lynch
testified that Mrs. L. was confined on
Washington's birthday, with twins ; she
had heard frequent quarrels between Mr.
Mrs. Carroll ; Mr. Lynch was discharged
from the receiving ship a few weeks ago;
he gave Mrs. Lynch eight twenty doiar
gold pieces, and she gave him one when
he went to .New York ; I know a Mr.
Spring; he was here on Tuesday night last,
with his son ; they were a little jolly then;
he and Mr. Carroll had a fight on that
night, and Carroll gave him a bloody
noso ; I saw Spring put his hat over Mr.
Carroll's watch which lay on the table,
and that was what xthe quarrel began a
bout ; Mr. Lynch told his wife not to have
anything to do with Spring, and Mrs. Car
roll had some words with him because he
attempted to force himself into her room.
Alexander Sullivan sworn I reside in
Brown street between Thirteenth and
Broad streets ; I have known Carroll and
wife for some months ; I saw Mr. Carroll
at the ball last night, at tho Stur tavern
in Broad street ; he was dressed in black
pants and sack coat ; Mr. Carroll was not
absent from the ball during tbe whole
night, for an hour together.
Alderman Allen sworn I was called
here by Quinn, and saw the bodies lying
in the front room; the trunks were opened;
the bed was undisturbed ; I discovered
marks of blood ; a piece of lead pipe and
a candle stick had blood on it; the table
was set and it appeared as if two persons
had been eating.
J. B. Cowdeu, affirmed I reside at 262
Federal st. know Caroll: he generally dres
ses in black; his occupation is book agentf
there are a great. many m&n coming to his
house ; I heard a disturbance last night
between 9 and 10 o'clock, while in bed ;
my wife said don't you hear them hollow
ing murder; I said that is nothing new; tho
children cried all night; I have heard noises
in the house all night just the same as if
it was a tavern.
John Nutt, testified The watchman of
the beat testified that he passed the house
on the night of the murder, at 25. minutes,
past 10 o'clock, all was quiet at that time,
except that he heard the children crying.
He passed on Saturday night last aud
heard Mr. Carrolls' voice inside ; heard
him say that if the woman tiid not go out
of the house he be d d if he would not
kill her, or in -words to that effect.
Drs. Lewis and Gegan made the 2ost
mortem examination. That of Mrs. Lynch
was made first. In removing her body
to facilitate the, examination, a sheath of
a dirk was found under one of the arms.
An incised wound was discovered on the
forefinger of the right hand; a number of
small incised wounds in the lower part of
the. arms ; a penetrating wound in the up
perportion of the abdomen; eleven wounds
penetrating tho thorax; ten wounds in the
right forearm and hand ; five wounds in
the left thigh ; "two in thc right side ; a
small incised wound in the right corner
of the mouth ; one wound in the left sido
of the head ; one on the left sido of the
body; two on tho right side ; and two in
the right ventricle of tho heart.
In examing the body of Mrs. Shaw,
five wounds were found on the front of
the chest, one on the left hand, two on the
right cheek, a contused woujjd over the
right eye, two lacerated wounds on the
back of the head, three in tho cavity of
tho head , three in the cavity of tho chest,
one in tho right lung.
Dr, Lewis testified that he had exam
ined tho bodies of Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.
Lynch. Ho found a largo number of
wounds upon both, many of which were
sufficient to produce death. The penetra
ting wounds were made with a sharp, thin
instrument, probably a dirk; the contused
wounds with a heavy, blunt instrument ;
the lead pipe found on the floor the doc
tor thought would have inflicted them.
On Mrs. Lynch there were forty-one
wounds. These were on all portions of
the body, on the arms, in the abdomon,
in the lunrrs. tbn bonrf. on1
0 , , uuuiuer up
on the head. On Mrs. Shaw there were
seventeen wounds, which, like those on
Mrs Lynch, were in different portions of
the body.
The Coroner's jury rendered the fol
lowing verdict :
"The deceased came to their death by
wounds inflicted by some sharp instrument
which penetrated the heart, and by blows
upon the head with a blunt instrument,
in the hands of some person or persons
unknown, on thc night of the 10th inst."
On Saturday afternoon, John Caroll
and wife, who had been in the custody of
the officers at their own house in Federal
street, were removed to the Southwark
Station House. The excitement in regard
to the murders had not abandoned and
a crowd of persons still surrounded tho
premises, as is usual at such times. These
followed the officers with the prisoners to
the Station House, and on the way the
crowd was considerably augmented. A
great desire was manifested to see the pris-
j oners, and the curious could scarcely bo
kept from pressing upon them. Carroll
and wife will be kept at the Station Houso
until the hearing takes place. The hus-
: band of Mrs. Lynch, one of the victims,
though telegraphed to onFriday afternoon,
naa not come on yesterday evening, and
it was feared that he had not been found.
j Public Acts of the 32d Congress.
The following is the list of public acts
passed at the last session of the Congress
just closeed:
An Act making further appropriations
for the construction of roads in the terri
tory of Minnesota.
An Act for the construction of milita
ry roads in Oregon Territory.
An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An
Act to establish the Territorial Govern
ment of Oregon.'
An Act authorising certain soldiers in
the late war with Great Britain, to sur
render the bounty lands drawn by them,
and to locate others in lieu thereof.
An Act to surrender to the Stato of
Ohio the unfinished portion of thc Cum
berland Road in that State.
An Act making appropriations for the
payment of Invalid and other Pensions
of the United States for the year ending
June 30, 1854-
An Act making appropriations for the
payment of Navy Pensions for the year
ending June 30, 1854.
An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An
Act providing for the discontinuance of
the office of Surveyor General in thc sev
eral districts so soon as their services
therein can be completed, for abolishing
land offices under certain circumstances,
and for other purposes.'
An Act to prohibit public executions in
the District of Columbia.
An Act to extend the provisions of
former Acts for carrying into effect the
existing compacts with the States of Ala
bama and Mississippi, in relation to the
Five per cent. Fund and School Reser
vation. An Act to erect at the Capitol of the
Nation an Equestrian Statue of Washing
ton. An Act, concerning bail in Civil Caus
es in the District of Columbia.
An Act, to continue Half-Pay to cer
tain Widows and Orphans.
An Act, granting thc Right of Way
and Public Lands to the States of Ar
kansas and Missouri, to aid in the con
construction of a Railroad from a point
on the Mississippi, opposite the mouth of
thc Ohio River via Little Rock to the
Texas bundary, near Fulton, with bran
ches to Fort Smith and the Mississippi
River.
An Act to make the salary of the
Judge of thc Criminal Court in the Dis
trict of Columbia equal that- of an Assis
tant Judge of the Circuit Court.
An Act authorising the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue a register to the
British Bark Fanny, under the name of
the Golden Mirror.
An Act to change the name of the
steamboat Forest City.
An Act to provide for tho payment of
thc Companies of Captains Bush, Price
and Sualarez, for military service in Flo
rida. An Act to 'authorize the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue a register to the A-merican-built
steamship Albatross.
An Act to amend an act entitled an
Act to create the office of Surveyor-General
of tho Public Lands of Oregon, and
to provide for tho survey and to make
donations to the settlers of thc Public
Lands.
An Act granting the right of way to
the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad
Co., and for other purposes.
An Act amendatory of existing laws
relative to the half dollar, quarter dollar,
dime and half dime.
An Act to regulate thc fees and costs
to be allowed Clerks, Marshalls and At
torneys of the Circuit Court and District
Courts of the United States, and for oth
er.purposes. An Act to regulate the terms of tho
District Court of tho United States for
the District of Iowa.
An Act to prevent Frauds upon tho
Treasury of the United States.
HARRIED,
In this place, on Monday evening the 14th
inst., by the Rev. John A. Watson, Rev. Wm.
B. Wood, of the Philadelphia Annual Con-,
ference of the M. E. Church, and Miss Emi
ly R. Muscir, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles
Musch, of this place.
With the above notice came a supply of
cake, for which we present the happy couple
our thanks. May their days be long in tho
land, and when the closing scene shall at
length come, may they have a numeroua
progeny to raiee up and invoke blessings on.
their memory,