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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7,1855.
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TH. LARGEST AND CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER
QUABERILAND COUNTY
Terms —Two Dollar., a year, or One Dollar a)
Fifty Cents, if paid punctually in Advance.
$1 76 tf paid within (he year.
A number of tavern license advertise
ments are unavoidably omitted this week
They will be published in our neat pa
per which will be in fulrtime.
HONOR TO THE BRAVE;
The Old soldiers of Cumberland County
will be truly gratified to learn of the,pas•
sage of the bounty land bill by both
branches of the National Congress.—
The vote in the House was 135 yeas to
39 nays—an overwhelming majority.—
The bill gives one hundred and sixty
acres of land to every person who served
in our wars not less than fourteen days
since_ rpo as well as to those •who were
engaged in actual battle for a less period.
The widows or minor children of sol
diers are to receive the benefit in case of
death of the persons so entitled. The
widows of officers and soldiers of the Re
volutionary war are entitled to the bene
, fit of this act, and also the volunteers of
the invasion of Plattsburg, in September
1814, the volunteers at the attack on
Lewistown, Delaware, in 1812 -13, and
chaplains who served in the several wars.
The provisions of the - bill iii full; as"i
passed Congress, will be found on our first
prge.
NEW LICENSE LAW.
On Thursday last in the House of Re
presentatives, the bill sometime since in
troduced by Mr. Cummings, to restrain
thellraffic in intoxicating liquors by abol
ishing all licenses of places for retailing,
passed in Committee of the whole. A Har
risburg 'correspondent, however, thinks
that a bill so nearly prohibitory in its
h•tracter is not likely to pass, but that
a stringent license law, like that propos
ed by the Senate Committee, will meet
with the most general favor. This bill
adopts the machinery of general
aws, requiring all who would sell under
five gallons, to take licenses from the
t:ourts in all parts of the State, after full
advertisement or their application, and
subject to objection and contest by their
neighbors, and the decision of the Court,
after hearing all parties, as -to the occa
sion of-granting the license. All are to
be put under bond, with warrant of at
torney, to enter judgement for a faithful•
observance of the law, the license fees
are increased three-fold, and none can
sell under.a quart who aro not licensed
to keep an inn, and at least six rooms ,
and twelve beds for the exclusive use of
travelers. In the city of Philadelphia,
where the free sjstem now exists, there
will be besides the gen'eral provisions of
of the laws of the State, a hoard of three
appraisers, to be appointed by the Court,'
composed of, three temperate and repu
table appraisers, in no manner interested
in the liquor•busineas, whose duty it will
be to inquire into the fitness of the ap
plicant, and without whose'Jeirtificate Lis
application cannot be made.
DIPPICRP.NCIL OP OPINION.
- - The Volunteer " pitches in" ,to Gov.
Pollock's appoinfments in• very .savage
style, and accuses him :of Making every
appontment'at the dictation of the Know
• Nothing order. Per contra., the - ChamL:
bersburg l'ranscript, is down on Gov.
Pollock for 'overlooking the members of
the order in the dispensation of his favors,
as is sh - ( - :;wn in three. appointments of
Chambersburg men, neither of whom
aro, Know Nothings, but all Old Line
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CLAYTON AN I -AMERICANISM
The blow aimed at what is left of the
Protective system of the country, by
tacking as an aniondrnont to the appro
priation•bill, a bill for the reduction of
futies on many imported articles, excit
ed strong and just indignation in Con
gress, as it did among the people. The
project was only killed by the resolute'
spirit evinced by several Senators.—
Among these Mr. Clayton, of Delaware,
in the debate on Thursday, hit the friends
of the proposition to modify the revenue
laws some very hard blows. He justly
remarked at one time that it was highly
inexpedient to introduce, within three
days of the termination of the session, a
matter' which would require properly at
least a month's careful deliberation; and
intimated pretty plainly that there had
lately occurred in the country a political
revolution lihich indicated that the pol
'ley of subordinating American to foreign
interests, whether in reference to the in
dustry of the nation , °E....otherwise, - had
had its final and irreversible doom pro
nounced. And when attacked . by Sena=
tor Mason, for uttering this unwelcome
truth, Mr. Clayton delivered a sentiment'
which will - doubtless be received all over
the country as a manly andlaithful ex
pression of the patriotic emotions of the
Popular heart. He told Mr Rusk and
Mr. Mason, who had taunted him with
his 'Americanism, "You'll find out \vitt--
irc the next fourteen mouths whether
there is an American party outside of De
laware. And you'll find very shortly,
.whe , ,her there is any such in Virgin
ia. You talk of Disunion. If you sen
ators, yon and each of you, and the Re
presentatives in the other House, should
resolve here, 'that the Union should be
diSsolved,the groat -body- of- the -people
are so attached to the Union, that the;
-would come - here and hang•you all, 'or
else throw you into the Potomac." • This
was a noble, a glorious conviction, spoken
like a generous and heroic Roman would
have enunciated it in the' Capital; and
we mistake the genius of the masses of
our native population, if it does not thrill
through their - sous like the accents of
an inspired prophecy,
BENTON IN A HUFF !—Col. Benton's
last lours in Congress were not very
creditable to his dignity. A Washing
correspondent says, at eleven o'clock, A.
M., Mr. Benton, who had not been seen
in his seat before since midnight appear
ed at the bar of the House, raving like a
maiac, and protesting against the fur-,
ther use of his name, declaring- that the
33d Congress had terminated, and that
no man had a.. right to treat him as a
member of it. Amidst deafening roars
of order, he yet managed by force 'of
lungs to make himself heard in the threat
that ho would bring an action of trespass
against the clerks, if they persisted_ in
calling his name in the yeas and nays.—
Mr. B. then disappeared, leaving on th
minds of his late associates the imprssiori
that the unfortunate gentleman was part
ly or wholly deranged.
The New Hampshire Election
takes place 'on the 13th of . March, and
more than usual interest attaches to it,
since, in addition to the Governor and
other State officers and members of the
lower house of Congress who are to be
/chosen, the Legislature, now to be elec
ted, will have the choice of twdmembers
of the United States Senate, ,to fill the
seats vacated by the death of Messrs Ath
erton and Norris. . Kittredgennd Morri
son, the present menibers, are the ad-.
,ministration candidates for the Ist and
2d Congressional districts,
_with William
P. Wheeler in the 3rd. They are oppo
sed by a' Fusion ticket, consisting of
Jame pike, Anti'-Nebraska. Democrat,
1n 'the Ist, 3L W. Tappriiis;;;Fre4-soileri.
iti...the 2nd, and
the 3rd.: For Governor, there.are four
candidates, N. 8., Baker, Democrat,
James Bell, Whig, Asa Fowler, Free
Soil, and Ralph Metcalf, American.
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11%..14r. Thos. Braxton, a respectable
zen of York county, Pa., WAS - thrown from
its wager' last 'week and killed.
darlislt eralb.
BANK BILLS.
A number of bills establishing new
•Batiks are already in progress of passage
through our State Legislature., A strong
combination of interest is arrayed by the
large number of applications for charters,
and the disposition of the. Legislature
seeds thus far to be in favor of "putting
them through," leaving to the Govenor
the final respotisability of saying whether
the.proposed institutions shall go into
actual existence or not.
• GOOD NEWS FIIONI WASHINGTON --
The United States Senate on Friday, by
a vote of 24 to 21, struck ~out from the
civil and diplomatic bill the tariff amead
ment, by. which very great - reduction of
duties would be made, and thus defeated.
the action of the House which, through
some mysterious bargain between north
ern and southdrn members, had tacked
on this extraordinary appendage to the
bill. This amendment was stricken 'out
at the instance of its friends, as the pro
tectionists avowed their intention of dis
cussing it until the hour of adjournment
on Saturday night and thus kill the whole
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LIEUT. GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT.-
On the'nnniversary of the birth day __of!
Get! Washington, President Pierce sent
to the Senate a' communication nomina
ting " Gen. Winfield Scott, of the army
of the United States, to he Lieutenant
General by brevet in the same, for emi-'
i
nent services in the late war with NW
ico, to rank as such from March 29, 1847.
the day on which the United States for
ces;
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under his command, captured Vera
(in and the — Castle 'of San Juan de
Ulna." The Senate, it appears, held no .
executive session until Wednesday last,
when the nomination was immediately
and unanimously confirmed. May' the
" hero of a „hundred battles 7 lone: wear
the honors be has so nobly won.
tai—The " Immaculate Conception"
decree of His Iljliness Pope Pius IX
does not meet Ivith a very cordial recep
tion from the faithful, according to re
cent letters from Europe. The Roman
ists of Germany, it is said, are thorough
ly ashamed of it. In Tuscany, the Do
minican friars openly repudiate the dog
ma. The monks - of St.. Marine have
been summoned befofe the Archbishop
of Florence on a charge of contempt of
the Pope, for despising the dogma. So
in France, besides the general opposition
among the Romanist , clergy themselves,-
the official promulgation of the new dog
ma depends in some way, it appears, upon
the sanction of the Emperor; and he, so
the latest accounts gay, hesitates to exer
cise his authority in the matter, for fear
the palpable absurdity of the doctrine
and the ridiculous scandal that will fol
low its announcement, may excite an
open rebellion among the " faithful" in
es .
his empire.
• Xl63 — The Washington Sentinel declares
authoritatively' that Judge Douglass'will
not under any circumstances be a candi
date *for' the next Presidency. The
Union, another administration organ, en•
domes the same. The Judge is a saga
cious man and backs out in season from
that which is not within his reach. The
organs announce the sad event with deep
regret, bathed in crocodile team.
PErThe Now York town . elections for
Supervisors in the counties of the interior
are reported by the Tribune to have re
sulted, as far as hoard from, in the suc
cess of the various parties, in the follow:
lug number of towns, ,respectively
Whig, 69 ; Democratic, 73 ; No
thing, 88 ; Fusion, 1; Free Soil, 1.
yf),„.The Know Nothings, who have
. taken charg© of the National Washing-
Dlonannint,,. ;propose, to, Oise the
.
Mc44ti. 'TOr•lts completien . bi contantion
o 8 tont each 'member of the organ a,
tion.
reZ'!-The Chambersburg Pronseript
evidently intends to be severe, but wheth
er upon us or " that Committee" we are
at a loss — to know. "It don't siguify,"
however, as Toots says iii Dickens' work:
Eaton nab 0:0111110 '3ltatters.
MATTI or Wlirt. M. BlitiAtt, Esq.—No
event, for a long period, has caused mote
general and deep feeling of sorrow in our/
community, than the death of our Well known
and esteemed townsman, WILLIAM M. BID
DLE, Esq. He died on Wednesday hist, at
the residence of the Hon. C. B. Pesaosr, in
Philadelphia, whither he had -gone r few
weeks before in bad health, though with no
serious apprehensions on 'the part of his
friends ()fits terminating fatally. The sub•
seqnent developement of disease of the heart,
gave sad token that Death's triumph was at
han.l. On Friday last hid mortal remains
were brought back to our town amid gene
ral manifestations of sorrow. The loss Of
such a citizen as Mr. Biddle, "whose com
manding diameter, whose joyous spirit and
cheerful countenance,enlightened, animated
and brightened every circle in which he
' moved," must be long and deeply felt. Mr.
Biddle, although he had attained the highest
rank at the Bar; - kimed at no prominence in
public life. Officidl'Alistinction, he- neither
sought nor desired. Ardently, devoted to .
his profession he was distinguished tint only
for ability of the highest stamp, but for -a
high-toned probity and'integrity of characte r
which will ever remain as a shining 'exam
ple. Of his personal character, his genial
nature, his rare companionable qualities, we
may not adequately speak. Those who have
lost the enjoyment of these will truly feel
that
"The earth whieli holds him dead
Rears not alive a nobler gentleman."
His funeral was attended on Saturday last
by .his brethren of the Bar, the' Faculty'and
Students of Dickinson College, and a vast
concourse of c'tizens
SPRING !---The weather for a few days
past has been delightfully in 'accordance
with the poetical idea of spring-time. It
won't do to be cheated into the expectation
that there will be no more "cold snaps" how•
ever. The present month, though crony -
logically the beginning of spring. is in fact
in these latitudesohe t;ii)se of winter. In
merrie England, the spring weather begins
a month earlier than. it does with us, and a•
bout The time that vegetacan' here is develo
ping signs of life, it is theelp the full vigor
of early growth. March ereabouts is com
monly the most , Jisagreable of the twelve,
cold and high winds beihg prevalent to the
very close, and sometimes far into April ;
and not unfrequently we have gevere'snow
storms in the latter month. On last Easter
day when the peach trees were in blossom,
there. was considerable fall of snow here a.
bouts, which did much damage to the fruit:
THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY—The
meeting yesterday was well attended and af
forded ample proof of the enthusiastic feel
ing which animates our country friends in
reference to the new Agricultural Society.—
, The\formation of the society is now a fixed
fact, and energetic measures have been ta
ken to put it, in active operation at onco.—
For this purpose sufficient funds are to be
raised for the purchase of a permanent loca
tion for the annual Fair, the erection of tlio
proper buildings, &c. This is right. No
course could have been more wisely adopted
to give
i the society a permanent character
and standing. Cumberland county is rich in
resources fur in attractive • AgricultUral and
Horticultural Exhibition, and if our citizens
of all classes and occupations will but hear
tily co operate jt display will be presented
such as no county in the State can surpass,
CONCERT.—The "Keystone Vocalists,"
of Carlisle a club of our best singers, Propose
giving a Concert this' evening, at
.14cAlisters
School house, in West fennsboro township.
The entertainment will consist of songs, trios,
qaartetts, &c. and will form -a rich treat to
•
the good people of,that neigbborhood.
CILICKEN TinEvEs.---=On Friday night
last, the poultry houie's of . the Rev. C. P:
Wing and Wm. Cart, at the west end of town
„were broken into and a
_large number of
chickens of choice breeds carried off The
police officers have been on the look-out fur
the thieves, but as yet, have been unable to
(discover them. Some gra.nleas scamp,' al
relieved us of several ofrour favorite
"Spanish Blacks."---Dem.
Tllx :Am linicAN."-- 7 Thi) first Aural=
pvei Published 4.--.1" , [4.,(4 i i4l , ldr
appt,-ared :Chid m ,},mg ! , )arg*:: l lo4'
handsome dileet; 0i1a16 . 1 1. 1141Y . less
thhit the propoitions of the Herald. In his
salutetory the editor declares his antagonism
to both the old parties and his devotion to
the new American . party, -whicliis
.said to
have been "baptized with victory and its
bannerconsecratedaSuid national rejoicings:'
Wo accept his diirCd "right hand of fellow,.
ship," and welcome the new Editor to the
ranks. There are now six newspapers pnb•
lisped in Cumberland county: Succeis to
the whole or us
FIRST or APRIL.—Town subscribers to
the who. contemplate changing their'
residences on the first of April, will please
notify'our carioca of the fact. Mail subscri
bers who intend removing, will please in•
form us of the new directions of their. pa
pers.
MEETING OF THE CARLISLE BAR.
At a meeting of the Carlisle Bar in the
Court House, on Saturday the 3d inst., on'
motion of Hon JAMES H. GRAHAM, who brief
ly stated the objects of the meeting, JAMES
HAMILTON, Esq. was appointed Hresident;
and A. B. SHARPE, Esq., on motion of Hon.
Frederick Watts, Secretary ; whereupon the
following proceedings were submitted by
Hon FREDRICK WATTS, and' unanimously
dopted
In the death of WILLIAM M. 'BIDDLE,
Esq.; it has pleased the Pisposer of Events
'to 'admonish us by a stroke of the utmost se-
Vera3t, that "in the midst of life we are in
death; 7 But yesterday the commanding
character, the Joyous spirit, the cheerful
COutifemmee of our esteemed friend and bro
ther, enlightened, animated and brtightened
ever); circle in which he moved ;—to-day, his
well remembered form is "earth to earth."—
Our regrets are seriously spoken and sadly
felt, but we cannot restore the kind and af
fectionate father and husband ; the able and
distinguished Lawyer ; the pure, useful and
conscientious - member — of --- society - :
but submit in the silence of humble sadness,
41. - id gaze upon the vacant space which Mysteri
ous Wisdom has made, and ponder with
faithful confidence and awe, that "God is
righteous in all His ways and Holy in all His
works." This our tribute of respect, can add
bt little to that enviable fame which his kind
r anners, his lovely temper, and high ,pro
fessional integrity and ability, have regis
tered upon the hearttrof all who knew him.
Be it ours to tender that tribute, however
small, as a token of affectionate regard for
his memory.
R cvol red, that a committee of six members
of the Bar be appointed to meet the body at
Harrisburg today and attend it to this place.
Resolved, That the members of the Court
aid Bar will attend the funeral of Wll.l,lnAt
M. BIDDLE, Esq., and wear crape for thirty
Resolved, That we tender to the family of
the deceased our most sincere and heartfelt
sympathy in the sad bereavement with which
they have been afflicted, and that the}• be re
quested to permit us to perform the last sad
office of bearing the body of our deceased
friend to the grave.
Resolved, That these proceedings be en
tered upon the records of the Court, and pub
lished in all the papers - in-the county.
Alarrfages.
By the Rev. J. B. Morse, Mr. CHARLES LEE, to Miss
MARGARET ELIZABETII R. LEE, daughter of Thomas
Lee, Esq., of Dickinson towt.ship.
On the Ist Inst., at IL•uian's Hotel, by the Bee.
(Jo - To W. Showman, Mr. LAFAY ErrE MOOR E, to Mire
ELIZABETH A. MOCLII, both of South Middleton
township of this county. •
On the Ist Inst., by the Rev. A. it Kremer, Mr.
SAMUEL ABRA)IS. to Miss HENRIETTA, daughter of
Mr.'Joseph Schrum, a.i of Carlisle.
On themimndey, by the &IMO,
to`Miss MAUL%EIi, both of Dickinson township
of this county.
Ota 11111.
In thls• Borough, on tho• 28th ult., of Consumption,
CATHARINE, wifu of Mr. Johnston Wareham, aged :21
years and 5 months. .
In Newport, 'Perry county, on Saturday last, Mr.
JOHN. W ILEY, formerly of this place:—
4eF- Joarr—Good morning, Sir." How are
You?
STRAIviEn.--411nod morning, sir; can you tell me where
I can find the cheapest READY 31. DE CLOTHING', and
the best.
Join .—Yes, air. Wu have a number of good Clothing
Stores in Carlisle. Lut Messrs. STEINER & BROTIllat. at
the South East corner of the Public Square, has the
cheapest.
so everybody says in' the country, I
did not knot* but that we were mistaken, so I thought
1 would enquire of your town folks.
Jons.—What kind of Clothing do you wish to buy?
SinAsoso.—Why I would like to get a good Overcoat,
Dress Coat and Pants for myself, and a Coat and Pants
for my boy.
Jour.—Well, STEINER & lIROTRER.,they say, have ex
cellent Over Coats for $7,00; Dress Coats for $5,00, and
Winter Pants for *52,50 well HMO.
STRANGER.—What about Boy's Clothing.
Jona—What about them! Why Suntan & Baseritta
tuen"out the cheapest lot of Boy's Clothing, both for
Sunday anti every day that you will find in Carlisle.
STRANGER.—WeII, then I'm sit or Steiner & Brother.
Clear the way. j janlo
Iv artouLn Da traviaissuit xximi—foe it is strictly
true--that indigestion is the parent of a largo pmportion
of the fatal diseases. Dysentery, diarrhoea, cholera
morblin, liver complaint, and many other diseases eon
merated In qui city Inspectera weekly catalogue of
Booths, are generated by indigeStien alone. Think of
that dyspeptics! think of It all who suffer from dis
()Wens! stomachs. and if am wllling . to ho guided
by °whim founded upon experience, resort at once
(don't delay a day) to Holland's German Bitters, prey pared by Dr. C.l4.` , Jackson, watch, as an alterative,
curative, and invitsorant, stands alone and unappronch•
od. General depot; 120 Arch street. We have tried
these hitters, and know. that they are excellent thr the
diseases specified above.—rillindelphia City Item. Eee
advertisement.
UV, NEU RAW formidahloillsease which Nemo
in hnftlo the Ntail crphyslclntis, yluids like In tic to
'Porter's Spanish tore.
Mr. V...lklden, formerly of tbo 'Astor ll6use. New
late.proprieter of the Exchange Hotel, .lileb•
Var. fs:pnoufthe hundreds. who hate been eared'
prge;:c4 . olginiiterEcii bietirtiteff Stan Isli Iltxture: ' - •
STitae his cam, ha has recommended it to ItUliiber6 of
Olio*, who were suffering with nearly every forurnf
disease, with thy) most wonderful success.
Ile says It is the most extraordinary IllelliClllo he has
over 8001 k used, innd the best blood purifier known.
* * *Soo adiertisement in another column.
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ATI I E R.—Fritz St,' lie ntiry, Store,
j 2 9 . North :Id st. Philadelphia, Morocco Maitufactui
era. Currlers, Importers, Commission aud. General liditb,
er business.
wilobEsAtx AND liETAlL—Ntanuputory 15 Afit,,
garettalltreet. Se.. 7-1
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