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"' TgitllltroFlit7BLlttetrt'lON,"` i .•
Zia ClRLlB44 , Lisaan . , weelay /arse.
attest, coutaluiug, roan' 110L141:44 illriiisheci tti sub-'
Aicritkursjit rate 'of '51.60 if timid 'strictly in ad - railed;
$1.75 it j)sitt, tab .yerir,; or s2lu etwir Nf LOU
- eiplratioWof-tbe
year. No subscriptions "i4fOriveci. <for • a •loss period that'
'aft mouths, unit uoue , discootinuod' until' all arroa.ragos
/ . atte mild; unless at the option of the publ*Mhdr. • -lta;pers
sant.. to Subscrilmrs helm( out Qr. Cumber/aud 'ounty
'lfrecne'rospeusible person' 41 , 114 is Cumberland court
4,,_Tliase terms will be. rigidly adborod to in all oasis:
VER'FISEBIEI I .I434 . : ' •
Advertisements 'will be Charged $l.OO per square of
lAVelvo lilies 'fur throe lusertiOne, , itud•2s mate. for,each .
4thbsecomot
,insertion.: All advertisemelits,ol less than
tivelve lilies considered•as a sailare. The tellowhig rates.
Will be chaliged for. quarterly:, .1141 f "yearly and %Yearly..
•Advertising: ‘ , ' • . •
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. .•• .3 Moutbis. , o Mortiki. 11,741 Ke .--.: ' WO
;.:I.9qu:trq, (12 lines ,)' $l.OO .•
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..*A.00.,:. 7 AO:
'2 ' ' 7`" *` ' ",' .6.007. . 7: 8.1(13 - 12.00 '
• LA' Column, - .- - • 8.00 .. ... 12,0 • - /UM); •; .
ir„.„746 0
' 4 o• - ... ' /2.00".(30 - iiii.oo . .
. 1.. ‘,.- ' ...'. '-, . :46.0 ,35..00•'•'• . 46.00
.Advertlsementeinserted e ore Marriages and Deaths,
•11 cents per Lind for• ilrs , Usertibli, and 4 emits per line
" fot sub Sequent lutiert ~. .. - Counnualcations on subjects
• . of' limited or indi • ii nal interest will be charged 5 cents'
ape& lino. • The roprietor will net be respensiblein Ulu
-.",--nerfor-or .+ ' , lrradytirtifementirr--Ohltmirrreitieeirnet.
•exsoed . live lines, will . be inserted without, charge. •
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'JOB PRINTING. - -
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The CAttuaLE. IliatALD JOB' PRINTING' OFFICE is-the
.largest and most complete establishment in . themounty.
. Three good l'resses and a general .variety of material
Suited ibelnalit ari d: work of overy'kind, eneblbs
us, to do Job' Printing at the shortest notice and on the
•uiost rmisonable'tcrins:' Persons iii want of 10.118,111/mks
. lir any-thing . in ; the. jobbing line, will Slid it theirzim,
• terest. to give Us a cal/. Every var iety of .1111NR:8 - con- .
stoutly ott hitucl.„ - • : •
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_ /Ad- All letters on business must 'be. post-paid to se4
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...mare airelition: - .
EMI
;1,10 , :Sbucrtiseitiptf..
A PPEALS.•_1 1 01 t
1.856,---Tbe
''"--,----ntissloners-of-.Ctnberland- county-have-fixed-on
tnu tollowing.tihies And plums ibr Ihiniug the arpcids on.
the tchinnual usses4nient for the seiecaltown,thips and
boroughs in sald county,
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County tax, dollar rate I'4
State tax, dollar rate 3 mills: '
.''The retairli tobe - initile by:the: 'respective assesors at
the times and places trxed for the appeals, at which time
13 assessors will return two respectable eltlketia fur*
• col tom ' . .•
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Mo roo - piwuship, at the public house of ;Simnel
• •Algter, .(01Oudity„the 3rd day of March.
Uppirr Allen.and Meelthitilesburg
_at the. public house
= -,'"Ortie3-Fge-Sponslor,:in—Mechatticsbtarg _ou • Tuesday-the
vith.day Of March. '
Lower Allen and Sew Cumberland- -= at the public
house . onMeduesday the *Cali . gay of
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March. '
• East Fennsborough and-1/(nupden at.tbe publfc house
Dotijitinin Clay on 17tursilay thelith day of March.
• :Silver Spring tit the k'u line house of tieorge Duey on
Friday not 7th day, of March.. • ' • '
New Ville and Frankfort" at' the:public -house of.h;o.
Di Witodburn In Newvillo on Monday the lulls day of
. - .l , lnrch.
atthetatue_plArce-ori Tuesday
. ,lith day , •
, Itopewell et the public House of David siourety on .
Wectuesaay
To*TIF thg• 114Allc
bons° of ArOthilettuth Thursday - the - I'3th
South:mil : 46n at the same place on Friaby
tho.lltli _.
nson - at the pultlll;_liuse_ of_ Jacob itio,4ccker - oti
.'Ectordas
Pe - n - ushbrough At thafiiithlic house at Mt. Rock
- lon 31,on!iny the UAL...- ' -
North Middleton at the ComeniSsioners Office cin.Tuee
day the I9lh.
.Jtiouth.:_aithiletttn fit the' este.
• Carlisle East
• Wardat,the same place on. ThurFtlity the
20th. . , ,
Carlisle West Ward at the sanioplsse.oft
21st.
Commiseners Office; Jan. 24.'56. •
• tall. The Commissioners give , . notice thCaC,,tlio.t.._ iv in
require the principal and assistant assesstips to assist
in holding the appeals.' . " • '
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A:4p MILL, PATENTED MXY 16Tu, "1854.
- "Tko:firitz tivmr;'thitugh - but — rOcentlir - introduced
from the Was; now : stands rar.-rhumrtr us the twist
SIMPLE, EFFICIENT, and popular VarniMlLL oat age,.
tsar Miwitr.torhat ES are probably. the only, es in the
World—e*riusively devoted to-,making Jtotalic. Mills,
tiMrefOrd - possolus superior advantages'in preparing such
tua adrolF., tore Of--ntetah:, as biat adapted „to noskins7;a
sl,rinig anddurablo ' . •
The hirrth Ws:Oho been awarded the F/rsti; Proud
,:ain at the principle Fairs of the Nation, as the most
-oeiriPlete and Convenient Mill now dn use. • '
. These Mitts arn.upt,only guamntebd superior to all
others "Censtruction ' and
hut in the antountand quality ,of work they, perform,
with any given power: and warranted. in Idl eases 'to
tuit, or the Purchasemoney refunded on return of ,the
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' They are offered to Fainters itid - thetrado - eoreplete;
it $28.. $32 attd.s4l,' for -.N0.1, No. 2aull from, and $2
extra for sweeps:. Warranted to grind 8 to, 15
hushele per hear tioSording to site.:.. ~ . ,• . , , •-' ,
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xiALL .(PAYILAWY4 ) - APtic, A§ 5 9',., ---
,Tyris,,4ll,t, is e,most complete and impOrtaut are l
forithtters;Yarmernind • othera,"havinzr horse- oiv r ,
or other conYoniener.he Pr. -running a /4t;, Y.beCr e A n . I e '
worked advantageonsly," with' ono,two or more ho fi,
Wherever a spied•OrfroM•four' toi - ids - hundred, reiolu- I
tiont3 per minute pan b .?
o btitino,d upon ald-Bich pulley,.
Witga 3;';', inch Solt: - '-' ... ~.,. • , . ..,
These alit are adapted to ituy kind of !Ark,
_grind
lug coarse feed trout core, oats, &c., or fine meal 'from
eorn,-wheat or bye.; and cora Sc cob in! ,tho,,moit. satis
factory manner, and With a vast saving . of power Over:
all other mills, Cob being cutwith sharp met-steel:
The fret premium was awarded;'these Mills, at • the
late Fairs of Now Jersey; l'ounsyliaula, and the Indus.
trialdKulxibltion at IlostoM • : • . ' . : 1 . . • 1 -
Tho Nimbi() Giant wefighs about 300• pounds, occupy ,
loge space of 31.1 Inches square. -It lapeenliarlysiMpi 6 ,
strong, and diunble; requiting no skill tiirim it, or to.
40cp,it in ardor. t t . , , ~ . ~, ,
.---,- --Theylare, offered ' tomplato, ready 'for 'attaching ‘ the.
belt, ut $55;-vitli catit steel oobattachroonts4os. War
' ranted to give the Most perfect satiSfaction. .
Please eall at the littre -"Giant' Works, and witness
their operation. Pinufectured'bv. ~,
1.955 SOOTT4 co.,
.. , P' -' .. . Cos . ilws.oost.es St.,Phila. , '
Fob. 13. 3mo—pd., .
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- ' • - CORN S.IIELLERS.
The mityseriber having---itrilm.-last few years framed!
upwards °ln hundred and forty Corn Sitellerefor Ilan
ry Ithneilg, wbiltes CO.inlbrmlho l'armers of Cumberiatid
-Aoklitty_ildiate hull:Oared to frauds them Jitneys. 1 will
take , Goa ,ur Vl'oo,l in pay—fdr4radilrogivanit-wil.ln .
Aut re the - uts..-Idnes to -run well. lity -shop — is - . 41t,,t1i0
North riot of West stritet t ,.
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TOL, •LVI.
Vttitlit & Exppita.
ONGltlriltlr.
16 - qaTSC - Wer'r 4 )l l-7-= ' , .cht - Nivva l--- e rmnnit
Aeo of the Sena_te'itakeir for authority to send
for person f a‘d papers to inveitirte
plaints-against' the 'action 'of, the Naval Board.
Tbe-s'ubject was-.debated • briefly. The ,three
-Million appropriation bill was •then discussed
In / the Reuse the Kansas'election was debated.
Mr. Dunn proposed a resoiation, which was
ruled out of order,-to • send a coptmission of
tliree persons 'to Kansas — to investtgatti - into
_theAondition of affairs in that territory. '20,-
000 copies •ofthe majority - slid Min - ority - re - - -
ports from the Committee on the Kansas elec...
Lion case, were ordered to be printed. Mr.
-Dunn introduced a bill - to enable the States of
to.-improve_the_navigaiinu.of_the Oh ie_riv er. _ _
Thursday, March. the , 'Senate, Mr
Bigler's resolution for the purchase of copies
of Dr. Kane's narrative of the Arctic Expedi
tion was taken up and 'discussed The Senate
tlitiirresumatl.the oonsideriatien.of the - Central
American
.question. ,Mr. Brown having the
rfloor,ootrointlud - hisTarguinent, oinninencod on
Tuesday in vindication of the conduct of the
;
atitimmstration:rolative to the Clayton Bulwer
treaty and the enlistment case, bearing seve ) re•
ly on the bad faith of the Britiali Govertimo.it.
Mr. Mallory coincided 'the views of Mr.
Btosvu. Ho - did not -believe there would be
war. There ought to be none. But if war
-alitiuld-arise;-there•would
resources. VIA House resumed theormsider
!Won of, the
,Report, of_ the Committee ou Elec
tions. Mr Purvianoe spokein.favoi of sand
ingiforjersons and, papers in the Kansas vase,
urgiittrW4tratt*ifoune ,, ,hatir, - aAtonstitutional
-- "-at to go beyond the.record in order, topio
-
oure information to prtperly _determine a
(lineation. Mr. Todd insisted that the Validity
of tbti' laws of the Kansan Legialatbre should
• A.tivaitliatedtFkagatvir,:_igraiod,, titter
allegatimA being that there Wei au — 'utter dis•
regard of law and order in the territery,•and
the substitution of the -bowie knife'and rifle
for the ballot liox,,Ahus striking wiltal blow
- tit - fredittiviirnmettu --- Mr; -- Wiushburni - of - litaitier
gave . notioe that he would.press a vote ou the
t•osolutiou to•mot:row.
.
lecge .ort Wednqmisy
•
, .
.AfOridci,y, l Mara :17,' Senate; Mi.
Denglitsli from th&Cotritnittee'otr .Terfitorlei,
reported a bill IWO - prizing the' pebple 'of
,saste•form'a Constitutien' for . State govern
bent PreParatory i to adtnis,ion into the Union,
Viten' the territory 'May "have 'the" requihite
• • .. , , • .
population: - • .The S e nate then resumed the
consideration' of the. Central American .ques
tionvantl-Mr.-Clayton spoke at-leugtli in repo•
(billion of the British construction of the Clay
ton Wirer treaty.. Bills were passed for the
rivers St.'Clair an . St. Mary, Michigan, for
the rernoval of obstructions Arm •the mouth
f the Mirisippi river, for the improvement
H of the harbor of San Diego Caiiforaiu.
•In the house, Mr, Galloway'advocated the
resolutions to send/ for persons and papers in
.the : Katisas contested election case, . and was
followed - by Messrs Robinson 'and Simmons
in favor, and. Mestirs. Valk 'and Richardson
agattist.- • •
AFFRAY IN WASISINGTON.—The ladies' parlor
of the - National Hotel; usually the resort of
peaceful..gentlomenl and beautiful women,Was
theiscane of an'affray between Mr. Stuart, of
Lonisvillo r Ky., and Mr: Mahan, tv resident of
-Washing ton,— . SoineLdiffieulty..bad_p_re i ous IY
titisted between them; Stuart alibied that Ma
hon. treated.. him : disrespactfullY, - .and,, ap
-pronehieg m-w kitting_o u _'ll6;tl ofa;: with
thututil lady friend,• he remarked t . "You ar:
on insolent puppy !" at the same ;time pre-
Eionting his; card, which Mahon . thren •in
Stuart's face.. Stuart irninediately struck him
a blow; anc the parties . clenched add. fought
a few seconds, when Governer Iteedei — iii - tilr;:
- feredrand separated. them.. ---Inimedlately—af
terwardsthe scuffle was renewed,. When Ms
,• . •
hen drew.. is . small :pocket pistol, 'placed it
against 4 Stuart's,sid.e'and,fired. • Stuart.
ed Igahon's hand
. asiie just .in time
himself,"tbe brill' paSeing'acress'liii' tibrietnen,
:olose.enoUgh to burn and tear, his:pantaloon's,
but intlictingWo,o.therinjury. - Stuart, Who is
a very tall. and powerful man, received no.
blewsfrOul Mahon, whom he' held with , one.
'hind - while be beat him—Severely the
other fist; catting.tind brUising him ISericiusly.
.The parties. were; finally, seperatedNfiy, Gov.
Seetler,...Hon. Jecob Brpom, and .6006.- 7
Whett'lhe 'affray,' aommeneed, several'eledies
-wire piesent„wholled r the, rooms The • pre-:
irletorirare'deeply mortified at thiecourreuee
and hivie r , equeitted Stuart to leave the house,
,and, forbid hlahoti from 2 yisititigftlie ladies'
i parlor:
• • - •
.Zip" Only teri .of the districts in. the kingdom
of South Cit.!)lina have appointed delegates to
the Democratic Nati;mai Contrentiou at Oincin
• anti. TEC other eighteira, diatriots — will — pro- -
.bably'eleot a•President on their own hook.
Valirtf
WE9NESDAY„. MARCJI 19, 056.
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•
pirNsitLVANIA LEGtisLATtiitz.
~Tuesday, • Ma'reA It—The Senate, prosetir- 1
finally a bill to charter - the Downingtown Beni'
and also several local end—unimportant bills.
It also passed linally the bill to create the of.-
lice ohtate Printer, and agiiii - n — rejtctelf7tb
charter of the New Clienada
Company. The Mule passed eighty bills,
mostly local or private in their nature,
Wednesday, Maich 12.—1 - the . Sonate; „the
toiltivring bills passed Committee .of • the
Mimic:— For . the .better seentity:of ' railroad
.companiei,.aUtl the safety of .travelleh; to
proVidti-for-the_paymenl.
relative to the .solemnication of marriages;
rilativeletlßifight - Irbtp - roperty - of. -- :the - lthe- ,
band and wife. The Sate adjourned'.
In thellouse, the amendments'or.;•the'Senate
to - prouide kr the elettiene - Of - a — State
.•• • • -
- were - taken - up, - when oti - wis — madeT to
.postpone the whole . .subjeat indefinitely, and
lest—ry.eae,44,. nay's 48.- The.-hill was then
recommittedto,the Committee on Printing
The General Appr,opriation bill wits then taken
lip in Connaittee of the Whole, abd diiiniftnt
on a - ntotion to increase the appropriation to:
Common Schools, Until 12 o'clock, ...:wlten the
-Speaker and members of . the Senate - were in-.
trotinced •pursuant to• adjournment, for the
purpose of allotting the public , printing
bin liu A motion Was Made to proeeed with
the-alluttneut - of the wick, but it was lost—
.uttys 62,,nays bB, and the Convention then
Mljourned until the '..:Oth March. The appro•
prmtitm . bill wits . then again resumed and die
eu.ssed, on various ainetniments, until the- ad
journment.. ••
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7.7WWVritay - dhirit - h - 1"3 -- . -- - - -;-T lie - 8 e riate4: iictoso ii - - --
carrel _in theilouseamendments.....to. the bill_
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relative to bills of exemp tion and writs et : er-
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rproin criminarcaiies. In t he Dame b ody, a hill
. . . •,
I passed•relatiue to the solemnitatiOn'of Mairia•
•, - .
ges. ..A.bill relative to "therightei of • properiy
of husband. a,ud. wife, passed second' reading..
A bill to extend . the
, oharter,,,of . 04 0 , A ftre
-pitiaLit;tik-Was-tieliiitetmx=ri—ute ', . oLti.x . '_
'b . ' • '1:,
the capita one per cent. y way o f(illus.—.
; .
In the Ilmise, a large • nuuther of hills were
. .
reperted from the' ciOmmittees,ritostlY char.
•
te ,:
rsi'or supplemente therettr.T = Tlre — fleneral -
Appropriation bill was I/ikon:Up •rind • debited
until theAdjournatent. - The 'sectien author
ising.the Canal Commissioners to enter, into a
contraatfer carrying,passengers od. the Co
lumbia Railroad; alter the expiration of the
contract With' Mesers."Binghatn of Doak,. was
so,amended'ati to require the Canal Board. to•
advertise ,'proposals,-.und award,' the contract
to the highest, and best bidder. The appro•
"priatioes in the bills foot up to the respectable
.amount-of about foUr — million three hundred
and seventy thousand dollars. After some
time the'Cummittee rose, and the House pro;
eeeded to the second reading-of the bill. .The
s• • tiou malting an lippropriatien to .Cohnrion
Sch• Is being under consideration , a motion
\
was nu e to iuorbase the amount to $300,000
Thelnoti _ gave rise to a lengthy. dismission,
and without timing to a vote, the 'louse ad
juur6ea. , . .
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Monday, March 11,- 1n •t ate; several,
• . •
corporation bills f u ssed , nil bill.relative to
'the security of Itailretid 'companies:and the
_._
safety of travellers passed second • reading.--
In• the,ilouse the General 'appropriation bill
was considered and several
' sections disposed
of. The section relative to a now- 'contract.
for carrying passengere ein'the Columbia Rail;
road Was struck-mit tied- a, new. one: adopted
miikitigAnto allusion to, thellying of the, cen
tred tetho highest and-best bidder._ . ;
LAlrsrat Vitom KANSAS
\49 , rganaiation of the Free State Legislature.'
St. .ouis March 12-. - --..The'Reptiblioan's cor
respondent telegraphs from. Kansas ihat'the
Free State Legielature met anct",orgenised, at
Topeka 'on the 4th'inst. • - .Geivernoili.Obinson's'
- Message ts mostly devoted tb of.Kitn
sas-bistory. - Hei says.thia, it is understood.
-that the Deputy Marshal Chas been .privately
instraetedito arrest the members of the Lees
.,
?Sfure - and State offieerslfor treasini-; but if
- se:no resistance must'be Offered, !Sot a qfinger
raised against the federabautboriiy till' tfier'e
is no hope but revolultbn.. He eille fora mil
itarporganization to _guar,d against the seal
ping knife on, the West, and the revolver on
the" East.'
'-_The IndiPetcleneekiairespotident of thelte•
publican telegraphs that, the: Free Legislature
had adjourned to Lay/feriae, and waa in Session
there on Satufdal,: Shaution had gone ,
there to - ascertain .what was being' done.-
- Violence-was apprehended. - •
There was seine little excitimentat,thebor.
der, One hundred,SharilewrilleaandA.Wo_can . :
non had been ititereePteif at - ,Lei - cinron, sub
j'ect to Cloi."Shaiinon'a'order.'‘
Snnnina LErrnjts....=-Itla trviolotion of -law
ttrenploso to dilyerent.4oresoes two or more
lettersitt_ooe Opolope; 01041 i more than one
letter'ntaflo . ient in"oneLenveldpe to di-tient:6i.
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TUR111131;111- ST AIIIIO6AT DIS &STE R.
steambon4isister occurred on
iiiirDelantare on'Siturday_,evening...Tile steam
ferry boat :New Jersey, Capt. ,„ution, hats
left Walnut street waif to make :110J-regular—
moons — aboard. Of these- about—twenty±werst.
females;. -and a considerable number colored •'
persona: • The captain- designed to roil
boat through the Windmill Island copal. 13,ut: •
when the boat:reached the canal, iewas found
-that the ice was 'too heavy; and she Was steer-'
ed northward in order. to cress the bar.. Tile •
boat had rem:died about opposite Arch street -
when a large-mass of . ice shecked her progress'' ,
..and_.atLthe . was" beard the fearful
cry 0f : .4 , carry4lg terror to every
. .
The flames were seen'near .the.smoke stack,.
_amL.they_liiteatiLwith Swiftness,. that defied
'the moat .streneouti..Mtertions iO . extinghish
spasseugers were driven to the
•e:ttretne forward pith of the bent.. The pilot
headed her for a pier a little below Arch street
and ehe canto .within- two 'feet of the wharf,
whetthe_pile(and engineer Were:driven frimi
their fMatsity the raging fury '6f., the flames. .
The-pilot -and several other Persons • leaped
open the wharf and an attempt was then mails.:
to throw a rope to those. on board : . without-
As the blazing steamer dropped away,
de;pitir seemed to.seise — the -- passengers bud-
died in the bow, and nutfibers of them leaped.
into the river, .preferring to be drowned—rath.,. •
roasted Several females' were
seen to leap into the water with their clothing .
in a light bloke Beats were put - out front'.
the shore as quickly as possible 'under the
circumstances, and - tho decks' 0f..-the,vesiels in
the vicinity werecrowded with persons:anzlehs_
to extend.h_very_ttßin their power to those - fitro
wereiseen stru_ggling.in tlie 'niter. The Stato
ifouse bell sounded an alafrn:iif lire; and the:
firemen were soon . . open the wharf, exerting
themselves to Bare the lives of - .the sufferers.
Severiti-i:rergiuts were
_rescued by tliose,in the
Vests; and brought ashore - , while others were
taketr out by those upon the - Wharres_witlx the
aid of Apes, • • •
Analk 'WOW' gr tit take,s , edge,
Abot,-forty-personn—are—ltuown to have_been
avdtL Four bodies hare ban i found, and the
munes ofiwenty-eight persons are' mentioned
as missing.: t s and' are thought •to have been
either burned or drowned. ,
THE ANTI-NEBRASKA CAUCUS
- .
Wriehingten March'l .--4SCaucus was beld
.
at the Capitol ' to night Of the Anti-Nebraska.
members of Congress: Eighty•tVe membo :Of
Cangress'were present, representing all a
free States. Senator Foot presided, and
Cu nibaek, of 'Wilma acted as Secretary: *- Mr.
•Wilson - of Mnesaehusetts,. was first called out:
He spoke earnestly of a union of. the entire
North-in -favor -of-freedom,- and-notwithstand—
ing the conflicting state of parties in his State'
he. pledged her for the Anti-Nebraska - candi- •
date fur the-Presidency, Me. Colfax. of NIEL :
milt, - advocated the. policy of ranking the' great
question of-freedoin rn the Territories the is
sue ut: the Presidential campaign in opposition
to the Slave 4 ~ aggression. Mr. Batiks ex
pressed sinii`lar. views, and had n,) doubt that
the people of Maseachusetts would carry out
theAttestionr.to a stiecensful issue • ,Messrs.
Collamer and Seward made earnest spiectreii,
insisting that the paramount overshfido wing
issue of the duty is freedom or glavernmlnt..
on this an appeal to the country must be Made,
I:he - latter declared that he did net care what
what nanie the party bore. 'He would - sup, ! ..
port' the Candidate, who represents. the great:
wrinciPle•ocireedom,
ns the first speech tie had ever. made''in the
It'epresentativeer -- He win-frequently
interrupted by applause, • Mr.,Crosier.of New
HampShire,. Mr.;:ilenison, of Maino,\• Mr. How l
ard.of Michigan, Mr. Billingherst of Wiscon-
Sin; Mr. Morrill and Mr. Sabin of Vermont,
Mr.. Woodruff of Connecticut; • M. Darfee , of
I.Sland• . add,THranger of New -' York;
severally spoke Orr their reappotive.Statea in a
similar vein. Mr. .Todd; of Peßnsylvania;
pretering te'-remain uneommittetir as- to the
Presidency,-Aclareshinuselt etrOgir ma anti-.
Nebraska 'Kansas. man.
' The eall 3 ,4.-tne'.4yktes Aga net ,concluded
when thifiaucus adjourned—itlfluesilayneit.
far The acuity of South Carolina. College,
of-Columbia, haie requeSted a full inquiry
to their cout's'e'diiring - the reeint . aiittuittes, -
by the Board oftrusteess TheColum ' bia pa
pers hare said nothing wlintever on . the sub-/
• ; •
Sect of the riots. ~ • -
Nay( Ititurautan` ELECTION.--Coneord, -
114 March , 17.—The rewrite from 204 Owns
give Metcalf for Governor, 80,960:;
Detn'oarat, 81,590; •tloodwin,2 , BB7; scattering.
140... Ten - tiling retrin..to be heard from :
which wig not materially vary the reltgt.‘
tar Gov. 'Moreheart; of geotuciry, has beta
indicted by the:grand Jury of Scott conicity for
allowing - One - of.tds i ncitoe , s - to biro his °ill
time
STILL - LATEI-PUM. EIIIIOP2
=AB•RIVA:I;-QF\TUB ARAV3IA;
NO . PIPINGS OF THE PACIETO
Progriso of Pe!too Negottattosio.
The Cunard steamship, Arabia, from Liver; •
pool i --wheoce-she-salledLatl-Lolclock_on-lice
afternoon of-Saturday, the let arlied•
hare_laat_exattingatil:e!cloe,k— ' ' •
The. Arabia - encouistereld.no ice on her pea
. desliatch received by Messrs Browa i .
the aienta. of 'the Collina7Line 4
at Liverpool; dated Glasgoir, Fab. 27th; futio
the steatnerplinburg, .from New• York, pea- • -
Bed teb.'7, large quantities of hrelien -
saiv on it-a quantity. oftroketl cabinet
iiire; five ornamental - doors, . with . White, or - • ,
glass handles; a ladies' work bag, and other
articles, such as are common-in - 'the cabin of
a ,Bret -class steamer ~Thifinliurg - was •
lietrfiewdayalmeirlatr-40-86:riongr-46-40-0.-
Notwithstanding - this, an inenrancie has' been
made - on the•oargo of the Pacific' at. ,„f;26 si,
- free of average, showing. a, belief in the Un
timely safety,of the steamer.
0
NO. 29.
dred
• [We ,are informed,•by the agent
,of the CoL ,
Tins line: in this city, (New York) that, the
thiors retaired to: in the above despatch, COr.
respond with those in use in • the, deck cabins
of the Pacific, but as they are 'also commOn to
most Of the tranS•Atiantio packet ships, it is
quite possible that they niay hate belonged to
name
. .
The. excitement in relation to stn ailprehen- - -
(led diflieulty with the United 'States 'has be- - .
come intalLy_o_4ll net. The Lard Mayor of •
'L'ondon - tendered tv bituquerte - Mr.: Buchnnan,
butthat ,gentleman was unable to attend, hay- '
ing•heon summoned toino with Queen Vie- • •
toria, - „ •_ , • .
'rho Sultan's dec co in favor of Christians '
(.... ,0
had heed read in p eseuce of - Turkish. - digni- .
taries at Censtantinople . „ '
...
• .• Tun PEACE CONGRESS: - .• '
i• - .
; The - plenipotetiriaries . to 'the Peace Con-.•
gressliave held - three sessions ia Paris, "but
their prireeedings -have - not - Wen suffered to
transpire: • • . . ,
t • The first, meeting was held on the 2fitii-u1t„ . ...'
at which - Count Wulewski presided, . opening • '
the sesFion with, a speecje. - After exchanging .. -
.crodentials; a written guartintee was signed
by' die - members not-to'. divulge. the' procteed.
ingsuntitt . heconference close its ace one. . ',
•___An_arniisticedias been -tlecided-on,---to-con
tinuelutitil the end of March, Which iS:, how - • _.. -
over, - not to iiffectlhe - blockade of the -Baltic ... _
.purts.. ~, : ... ... , • , :-_ ••• ._. , . -...-
..-'- -------
The A A striarc . -propositions were •formerly,
paritphrasedas the basis of the negotiatiZme • • '
, - I
and the meeting then adjourned. -
2 On ToeSday, no mOeirtits-Jteld,--hut--,en- , ------_-,,,
Ailednesday the Conference was again in - sear ~
eiOni Itt no l, -MUC , trse.Viraak t: -.,-:, }-• • -t. , ~
Among ta;.l umbra abounding, it is assert:en .
I that-It:ussia,_while_assenting-nthe-deitruction
of Sebastopol, 13amarsund; and Nicoleieff re!,
"fuses, to relinquish: the pro ecterate of the .
Greek church. - • , • ,
. ,- . . . . „
..
• The evident '
- cordialityxisting between
i
France -in il-Au stri ii! be gi n s tx: exci te-uneast
ness in England,-and a
.triple league•between - '
France,- Austrie and Aussiwis surinised as.net - , -
an 'improbable event in the future.. •. '
.
•
Paris, is extremely gay. A continued rouxni
f festivities is given in Lonor of the (A58431)1
bled diplotnatists: •, •• • - •
it is announced that if Napoleon's child is
tt-son, Emperer„ot,;Austria gotir
fattier by proxy, ,andr;•the Pope will coins to -.
t'sris to baptiser[, •
IViithiligton's birthday was duly celebrated,
bY-Attitricatis-in
lAD LATIOST.
The latest advices frotn Paris,' which are to
FebOary 29th, state that the r'ucuOredqbreat:
ap of the Peace Conference 'has datu.43Z con
siderable agitation in the: tnon'ey.tnarket
A despatch to the London 31orning ' .Adver
!iser Says:—" It is deetned not iturobable .
•hrit the results-"of the mores or the artful
l i,iplatuatiats of Ru.4Sia way cause the immedi
ate breaking. up of die. conference. Avery
grirve - hitch -has- already — occuTred: . ' Though
the fifth 'point watt : , the last of *it, was:
ageeed-to take it up first, and accordingly, at
the second meeting of the conference it etas
submitted - f9r cotisideratien: •
.. • - •
- Count Orloff and - Baron Brenow objected,
tirid - propotied to - refer it to scOongmtet- uf -
the croivned,heads.of Europe, , pledging theinT • •
itinhe of the, Crow to • abide by
whatever decision that congress 'might reach.
Tag tWeiffeetel — catiett — "produted - tiVat* 7 .--
consteritt tiou iu Paris, canning a' fell iu the '-
French Nulls— -It also surprized and altatited
tiiir own governiniit.
LATER. FRORL: CALIFORNIA.. ,
We have - nevra„from California, two wattle
later,•by the steeirter'imeihtis at New' _ , Ot t,
leans, from Sin Juan. rthqUako in Cal- •
ifornis, on the. night . or the 15t1i.01t.; did eotne
•
damage. in' Sala 'Franoittea; lieDuffte, recently
appointed 11. S. Ntarsilat for Northern Califitr-% ;
nin, is Said tate si" professional garnhier. - •His ,
Appointment has_caused much indignation.-------
.Iodiata outrages atilt continue hi Oregon and -
aVashington Territories. Another popular
vote 'was to be tolin in Oricowinapril, na to
the formation of a State Government. In. Nic
aragua, General. Walker .bea 'raised the
Trnu
sit Company's boats, annulled its cluler, auii
granted a new one. , An Earthquake in Japan
destroyed the city ot,Jeildo on thelltb of No
vember, demolishing QUO hundred thousand
houses, and , killing thirty thousand - persons. • .
Our Itaxioan advice* ehow - that the revolu
tionists Ella held the city 'ot Puebla; at the Wit /
dales; but that the outbreaks everywhere
haul_ been subdued, and . Grovernment -treelts
'from all qtitiffere vrorninerchiag le G' siege
of the relnal.tovin. _General Vidaurri - has Pr,- -
;raft a league Of tail 'the' Northern State*, to
tu sustain Liberal Principle&-and hal elht a t
letteroan the suilieot trithe -Goventurs_ cif the
States concenled. • •
HAray.f.x, ,March 12.
FUANCE