BE'ATT ir
PROPIttiVrOt; ANI? IPlTXtragrtra
II
-• , , arocitiv*:irtti4p44,lo/F, -
-The, deatiSni Ptildlidititi.iiinikly on a large
' • shoot, aontainingr,•Pourk netutias;aluttitnished follUb4
• orlbors at tho rate 0f,,4140-1f paid strictisda advance;
$1.761f Paid 'within ilia Yeat.; ; _ s2lrt - all'oaSoul-whou
__vas/neat' is - delayottr,jihtil - after , the exPlristlon of the
year. No subscriptions received for a less period than'
. elx months, and , node:discontiuued 'until all arrearagee.
aro paq, unless at the option - of 'the -publisher. Pipers
sent - •to - lubscribeis „living out of Cumberland county'
must be paid for lu adynnee,,or the pasipent; aratinted;
by some rosponelblo person living ip Cumberland cowl,
Theou Corms will he 'rigidly adheredlO all oases..
.Arovs,wrisumEztvrc,
„ .
,• Advertisements *lll be charged $1,50 per square o
- twelve lines for thrOe insertions, and 25 cents for each
.'eubeequent: insertion. All advertisements of less than
twelve lines considered as a square:': The following ratea
- ---Will-bu charged for Quarterly, lialf Yearly raia Yearly
advertising: 4
- ' 3 3.lentlui.•o Months. 12.2donthe,
1 Square, (12 $3.00 $5.01) ..'` $8;00 ',
2 ' -• • , 6.00 • 8.00. ,•12.00, ~;
1 ,4 Column, -•- 8.00 ' 12.00 16.00
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,45.00 ,
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,SAirthiornonta insartid lx!forollarriagos.and Deaths
it coats per lino for first lusertlon, and 4:cents per flue
forsiihsoquent insertions: Communications on oulAlocts
of limited or individual interest wilt be charged I) cents
per line. • The l'ropriutor, will not bo responsible in dam,
egos for errors In advortisom.onts. Obltuarx 'notices not
ci : sceoding five linos, ..willobe insorted.wltbOut charge.
JOB PRINTING.
The CARLISLE HERALD JOE PAINTING OFFICE is the
largest and most complete establishment in the county.
Three good Presses, and a general variety of material
suited for Plain and Fancy work of every kind, enables
us to do Job Printing at the shortest notice and on the
. most reasonable terum . Persons in want of Bills, Blanks'
or anything in, tho Jobbing line will find it their In,
terest togive us a call: Every variety of IIL,ANKS con
stantly RR hand. • -
ri%"' All letters on business' must be irostpaid•to se
aura attention.
LAND' WARRANTS.j—:-Thei • highest
aztfili price will be paid‘by the Carlisle Land Asia.
ciatuai for Laud Warrants. Apply_to the subsetilxna. _
W. A.
April 40, 1856-,-3w..]
ONI4:Y peeions
17.1 Indebted 'to the subscrit.er for store goods for 6
mouths and upwards are earnestly requested to cull
and settle up without delay as money Is much needed
by him et :the present time
Jab. 30. '
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171'8ATE •OF lIUGII G AULT 4 A - -
HER; Esq.,ilareased. Notice is hereby given- that
•' tiers of Administration on tho estate of Hugh Haul
. lagher, Esq.,. deceased, hare beam granted 'to the sub.
suriber. _.AII persons knowing themselves indebted to
eald estate aro requested to make immeniato•payment,
end those haiing claims will present than fur settle--
Wont to., . FItED% - ..WATTS,
April 2.3,1856-Bw.- , - . Administrator. ,
r a STATE OF G.MORGE LUTZ,
_ • deceased. Notice is hereby given. that - I,errets
xuawsinontary on the 'estate - of , George Lutz, dmusased,
:late orMonreetownshipXumberlandcoiinty;hav e been
, _granted. by the ltegister or said:minty to the'dubscri
- her, residluirin thu same township. ill.persuni km:m
ing themselves Indebted to said estate' aro required to
_make Iptinediate payment, and - those having Maims td
present thentfor settlement to. •
Npril 15;,•18534+;.]
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OARLItiLIC DiPOSIT, MX&
• -blay
.OTIOO,--This—Barik has this. 'day
&Oared a dividend of five per cent, fur the het
aix month!, which will
_4O Feld over to the'Stoeltitellers
or thalr ImlrtspresuottOlvEug un demand.
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.133; or4ei of [6e.llmtrtillif reetore '
W., - N.
trashlie.
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lelay 1853
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T o BUILIMRS.—The Sellout Diree•
tom of Noah- Sliddbleu theirlet hisitif lulu:Ware
fur the building of a Wick School liouse, Doer :Warts'
Church; in said District. ' The , Directors to furnish the
nutted:Os.
,
Plane and preposaismay be submitted to the bitters
~at their nest meeting', to he held'at the hotel of eury
Wass, in Quilsle, on tiaturdaY, the 31st of May next.
By order of the Board. '
.P. NiIIIICON.
tlioreteay.
Me 8, 185 6 =- 4v►.]
1 10 BUILDERS.--,- , Prcipogals will bei
,4.:rocelved until the 24th of May; h 7 the Beard of
edifor, - Plinctors of IVestrounabOrough titiwnahliVfor
the building of School No. 0, nu the State Road, about
two miles east of Newyllle. The house to be' built of
Brick, r 4 by 4b feet,,l4 inch wall to the square and the
. gable ends ti inch; the door to be laid with brood yellow
p'ne hoards: and the culling to bell foot from the floor,
acittivittrthe-Wallai to :be -lathed _Ned plastered; •
_to be
Intifiiiriittirgoliti a .qMilitior white pipe ibinglis, long- dilse;.{ l vindor'll; /2 lights each 10 by,l2, with abutters
InchAshite pine, together with a' good , brie-If-chi:to
no;
.nne two Inch 'white pine pannel door. The founds• j
tion:to.fiti of atone; the door, .windowe and window I
ohlattersio, be well 'Wilted The undertaker to find all
1 , the thaterbils necessary to thetompletlon,elaald vhool
' house; to Ini"bullt Cof ktidd'mattirials 'add kill
benlsbed
In a workmanlike manner. The contractor to have the
old school house op the' prembies. . Additaisilox-10/1
Carlisle Post
Hap 6;1863--3w.:
miatsumx JAMES. Prin!dont..
N ORDINANCE IN ItEPER
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• - .IINCE. TO THE LAYING OF PAVEMENTS IN
4.,.DEDYOED AND NORTH-STREETS, 60.—lis it
ordained and enacted by the Town Council of the bar
otigfrof Utrlitlie, and It is hereby ordained. nd enacted
by r h o authority of the mne, That all sidewalks or
pavoitiouts Pituatod in Pitt street and in Dedford'street
of this borough, , unpaved, or made of any other mate.
riot .than brick, reported by the Street . Committee of
said Donnell as r equiring. o - be paved, retold or Altair;
ad, shall be made, or wilaid_with brick, _And It shall
the duty of the Street Oinnixilasioner (In cue of the
negleet, 'or refusal of the sinners, or occupiers of the
lots upon which said paitemeut - or sidewalks - Are located
to reake4or relay the s a ute - with _brick, Tor a 'longer pe.
ricid than, ninety days after notice 041 -hare been
served upon them by the High Constable of laid bor.
~otigli.) at Abllexpenskof the borough, to make, relay or
; repair, all ench pavements without delay; as directed
::In section 4th , of au Ordinanee pasted nth: Jaintary,:A.
1). isn o . tinct report rite same ,to Courick pre : .
aged as directed In • said section: 'PreWiled, however,
that hi Pitt Street the above Ordinance shall'Only sp.'
ply 0 0 the Wegt aide from: North to South street. „ • ,
Sao. 1 . That tha provisions of . this Ordinance shall
• oleo ' to'Nortb attnet on' the Sonia-side from!
:'Hanover to Bedford streets: , ' •
Soo. 8: That beinalleir no Person Shall be alloneilio
, ;run hoop Die sidewalks; or *mei:MO.,' of gins - boreu/thi
any SQ
Or other- wheeled !appliance ,whatsoever, except u
necessary to.cress said sidewalks or paviionnts, Under
a penitityof Five Daltariti provided; hOwil*r. that this
shall Ault APPLY t °oo l 4reffell alwrislek or 46, wheeled
chairs,'for toe neeommoilittion of invailds or disabled
Sae. 4. -.That 00 much of inctlcaa , a4 an ordinance
/ago g gd day of June. A. D. 1862, air relater to thiartit• -
cbooe-qc Po' o4o o ll -the Market Moue of this borough,
„w ool , to urban hour's announced by the ringing
a bell, by the eh* a g!gd• Market; the min* shall be
end is hereby repealed.
,
s n ie e d , margined by the town vil the Dr.
sigh 0,c90
aeo,t9
00, $4 l
..41MZ L A.,D. 441 V •••
Atopi
n•-• ' '`•' • Chief Durres!:Durres!:" -1 1
tray 16, 1866. ~0409„049,,,
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3.
aubsoriber• haa
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j„, Aron ;0,/ei city and , opantox
eneral
saisoitment of Fader Mad Staple Goods,
cg ofjmnah- Her/ 4 066 0 CobEtrilly Ailmitam,"Printsd
••7ashmeroi and Moue de .kainss Drew, dllks in grim!
ariety, LongDrocha Shawls front $l6 to's2o.-: 'Wench'
. ionhoe , hbawls. Cambria and Swiss Xdginitis and In.
uti fi ts , ink Cambria Land Swigs Collars ,- -116iino and
I.lllt'ildbirts' and Draws. Dress Trimmings in great
irloti with other Raney and.htaple Mode,
""'2l, /0. . • (MO: 1Y..111T61.$11:•
Rotices.
OEO. W. lIITNEit
- JOHN
II LANDS L UTZ,
Eseguters
8:r. Loots, May 28.—The St. Louis Repub
.
men of this Morning publishes a 'dispatch
from. Westport •of the 20th,.giving an account
of *CAE:cot:titer on the road. between .Lecomp
teit and.Franitlin. The correspondent of the
Republicam says :
.Mr. Gosigicive and Dr, Brannon,,4o:llo going
from Lecompton to Franklin, were hailed by a
- pitt - tflif -Fer - e-Bbite mat, ...whikdifilifidaiLthele
names and , destination. Being answered, the
commander of , the party , turned to hi s men,
asking their motto. They replie d ' ' . " - Sbarpe's
rifles," and Inamedlately fired on Gosgrove andl
Brannon: Brannon was , wounded, when Goa,'
grove shot the leader of the party through the
head, and the remainder fled. A Free State
man was shot at Blanton's Bridge on - the 10th.
Particular-1i not given.
It was reported at Kansas - City- thaLthe in
habitants, of, Lawrence were . preparing to
evacuate-the plitce, and called upon Col. Sum
ner to protect their. property. •
• So many menAtd' responded to 'the . procla
mation of M,.rshal Donaldson,. and gone to aid
'him against the people of Lawrieice, that the
towns of , .Kickapoo, Leavenworth; Doulphan
and Atchison were almost deserted.
it gentleman. who ''arrive - d Vont, Seifert:on
City_yesterday.infeeme the editor of the Demo
crat that it dis Patch had been received _from
Lawrende r stating theta battle,.had been fought
at'Lawrence, and a:number of persons killed
on botli'aldett.- He Wats tumble to give vertica l
The: Democrat. has further information froze
kickapoo, stating .tbai a 'meeting , bad beeql
bed there, at which it was resolved' to sect'
the Kansas Hotel, at Betties city. Itioras
derstood to be owned by Massachusetts' men,
and socertabkwats its destruetton' f ,considered
moving'out. ,
'AC oldsene 451 Elokapoo have offered a R R.
lweed of $2OO foe the arrest of Genettai. Perne
'toy, and parties had gone in search of -him..
; Martin F. Comity, (late of Balthnofe) one
Of,the newly, elected )Udges of Kama's, and a'
corresiiiicgent_' - of _the "Demoorat,. and Gen:
813buytei ribile'ett rklute" for ,:Bt . 'Louis from
.Leevenworth, Were *treated atParkaille, Pd0., 1
on the nhatilcor kink (00410,8. TheY': Were
&tidied untWinformation Goad b e . received
treat' Leaomptan. 00r.: Shannon. had - been
'notified of their atrest,-but at' kat. accounts
holt been tecetved from Alm. The
arrest , wee mid° on the Bth ink
The City, ofLesvetthee DestreYeat
14Ontaptia, May 24i.--The steamer Morning
13`tar, at Browneavillosreporte that Lewrenee
0 1 4', Kansas, wv,e; dgitroyed on WidneedOr
The report is that but few lives-`were
lost: • _ •
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VIM" CIVIL WAR IN KANSAS.
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CFICAGO, MAY 2I :--Dates from, Deastn..
worth, Kansas, .to Saturday state that' Wednes
day (the 21st) was fixed for 'an attack' on
Law'rence. The'reign of terror was •cons.
plete in the Territory. Two cannon bad
crossed the river-at Chipon, destined forLaw
ince. The Buford company had be . tM enrolled
•
as militia. They , had been furnished by .
Shannon with United States Arms. Tho -Free
State men want arms'aud utriuwitioii.. Mar
-
alial Donaldson had proclaimed — hip intention
to make clean work this time. Clov. Robin'
son was still in ,Lexington. Misiourt. The
correspondent of the Jeffußikt - (Mo0 - Inquirer
states thara petition was circulating in the
border counties praying the immediate -roma:
vai of co. SUMNER. • ,
_ - -
The'St, Louie Democrat's correspondence of
.he 16th stales that eight to
,tweive, hundred
men were encompee. near Lecotupton. The
people of "Lawrence bad sent a' unte to Col.
Simmer, asking him to .station a body of
troops in theyicinity to prevent the mob pro.
°ceding to sanguinary extremities. Re de
clined, saying be had no'power to move with
out orders. In answer to an inquiry, D,nald.
ebn snidthe,fotlowing demands must be pow,
plied witli,;—ilvery man against whom process
had'heen issued shoUld be surrendered: •an
'munitions of war at' Lawrence be delivered up;
the citizens 0145 r eee should pledge himself
implicity to obey the present em:lto:tents .-of
under oath. On receipt of this the
citizens held a meeting, drew - up a, letter to
the Morelia', stating - that — any person aoting•
under him' should be allowed to execute to the
letter process:agaiust,any_inhabitant of-44arr
rend), mid if called npou'tbey would serve -as
a posie in 4(114 the - attest • They'would not
now nor at any future time make, any •resis-•
tance_toilwlatv. They only awaited en op
portunity to testify their fidelity to'the Union
and the constitution. -_They claimed .to be a
law.abiding order loving people, and alit prd
'gection from • the constituted authorities. ~ The
purport of the Marshal's 'answer was that . be.
did net,belleve.the premises of the people of
Lawrence, Int:regarded 'them as rebels and
traitors. They snould know his' demands
he came..
IMPOIVVAINIT PROM
,KAXIIIMIL
A Battle, at Lawrence
8204,211 P PIESiPATPR.
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WEDS 1). 1 '47.'::..iM : .:N.y :28.,,',185.6....::_
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-, The:Lcaimnwortb correspondent .of t c be
_Louis Demoorat.anyt-the-committee hf—publi°
'safety 'et Lawrenee deterinined to offer no 0'
sietance to the United'States Mershel, and an
immediate secretion of anis and ammunition
took plade as soon es this determination was
made knosfn,.-efteV which the 'people Oom.-.
mended eiacuating'the - •
leis stated tgoitt the Free State men were
Tethering at Topektritbd will resist the inva
ders if they attempt to, , execute threats
against Lawrence. 'Vim - `seitiers from NOIr
Hayek wiil"send ene hundred men, and those
from Manhattan the.same number.
Arrests by the U. S. filarshnl..tiefasal
of the_People-of-Lawrenee-ta-give
• their Arms... Cannonading of a
,Hotel
and. Newspaper Ofilee..City 'apposed
to bb Destroyed. •
CuioAoo, May sB,=-The 'Tribnne publibbes
lan extra, 'based-upon - intelligetiee - brought by
three inew f direct from. Lawrence, stating that
a company' or 400 mounted Missourians .made
their appearance near LtWrenn° on Weiduesday
biaring,,banners of various devices, but
not the stare and stripes. During the morn
ing; the Lawrence Committee of Safety sent si
noted to the , U: S. Marshal, who handed tie
force, assuring him that - they would make no
resistance to any primeas he might wish to
secure, and tegging'protection of their lives
and .property, , • I
•
The Marshal made no answer, but at. 11
o'clock a 'Deputy 3larahoil witha posse of ten.
Men made his- appearanoedn the city, and
summoning — four' citizens to assist them; arr
reeled GW. Diesler and G. . W. Smith, carry
ing them =off without- molestation. Sheriff
Jones subsequently made his appearance with
18 men; lie attempted 'no arrests, but de
manded all the pdblio and priitite acme, - giving
the peoplefive" - minutes to sweetie the
demand, and threatening. in case of refusal,
to storm the town. ',One field •piece was im- I
mediately given up, but the people refused to
aurrendertheir arms. In half an hour Sberiff
Jones returned with two field-pieces - 11f 'writ
lerrand an overwheltutting force, anti ROM •
menced the work of destrection-V eannouttd
ing the Free State Hotel and the office of the
' Herald e ut Freedom-",, The former was
burned and the types andiwebees,of the latter
destroyed '
Tho Tribune's informants left'at 8 o'clock
in the eveniug, and when fifteen miles sway .
from Lawn'lee, saw a great light and volimies
of smoke, in the direction of thit, city. They
.have do' doubt that the town' is' destroyed.
Another messenger wito,left Leavenworth just
before the departure of the boat, says several
Men he - eon killed by ;ones' party. It is
feartsi b Caen. Pomeroy has been hung by
the 'b Gov: Robinson is at Leeottiptoo. in
the bands of the authorities. Gov. Reedy: Is
_supposed to be in a_place of safety,:wnd is
daily expeoti3 here via Nebraska and lowa. ,
• The mob threiteo to bang.S.obinson, BrOwn
and Dieleler. The Free State weave gather
ing at Topeka, and will make a stand at that
point. Mr. Atchison is Somewhere in i the
trOT*3 are
anxious to protect the settlers , bet are uof
allowed to leave their quarters.
STILL, LATER FROM KANZAO
Destruction pf l jgavrregee Von Armed:"
Sr: Loins, May 26.—Tlie Lexington (Mo.)
Express Eitra, received to.night, confirms the
destruction of the town of Lawrence.
lifter the Marshal had entered town
and made all the , meets Ittr•hod writs for, be
turned his posse , over to Sheriff Jones, whose
attempts tb.malte arrests were reeisted by the
people, who fired on his men.
Joifeit - then cantiorieded and set fire - to the
hotel and Herald .of Freedom" office, ,de•
stroying both . The artillery wire still firing,
and the fire spreading
,when the messenger
left. A few.livesivere lost:
MB Colonel Fremtmt being in New York
city, on. of the Jteplittlican Ward Clubs wait.
ed on him wititio.n.addraes, thanking him. for
his exertions to make California a free.atate,
and for his sympathy for the oppressed people
of Saasae.. b bide reßly Col. Fremont express ,
'ed a thorough and cordial Sympathy, with the
'cause in which Governor Rebittsen is engaged
as he felt a deep interest in seeing' the Terri..
tory thrown open to free latter.' He 'added
that he was happy, to site the young . men - of
thit_country engaged In a clause like that of
the Republican party, and that' it needs 'but
• their energy and enthuslieni to. Carry it suo.
ceesfulty thropgh 4 • .-
fargerried women, with - bratee for hue
;6l4kdo. may . bad thelr leg%) right; considerably
extended by the following, which le contained
An'tin sot ipprovild by the Governor of "Penn.
nylVeni, on oftlithitile-,4i
Sec. /!?,• That wbeeevey, any husband
havedeoerled or eiparotod hil4001( fioro his
wife, or'negleeted' or refused to ieipport her,
or oho shell have been divoroedfroin lie bed
end boerd, it be; lawful for her to pro
teat herreputatlon - by an actionlor,elonder or
libel, 'and eke` shell also have the' right by
action ,to reobver her, separate'earnings
proporty=-Provided; Tno, if her husband. be
thedefendant, OA noggin shall be in'the nano)
of slant frielad,
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lEEE
04
FURTRER PROM 'LANZA&
The proceedings of Congress
,foi the last
week have been Of little or no importance.
• ••
The'Preilident's Vetoes of the-bills tor the kn.
provement Ole mouth of the Mississippi .
River and the Flats of the St. Clair, and Mr.
t3uniner's;great speech- on. Kunz vs; have been
the,only events of'consequence. We give the
proceedings of Friday, showing the , action of
Congress' in relation to the assault on Mr.
Sumner.
Friday, May 23.—1 n • the Senate, ° Mr.
Nilson, of Mass. said: The seat of my col=
league is vacant to-clay.:" Fo r; the. first time
after five years of public service, that seat is
vacantAresterclay after - tlie - tetiehinfiiibute
. _
ot m
respect to-the m e mory of a deceaiaed mem
.
berof the House of Representatives, the Sen
• •
ate adjourned. My colleague remained in his
6e:14-engaged in his.publio duties, _and- while'
thus engaged, with a yen in his banal, sitting
in a position, which rendered him utterly ince- •
° amble of proteatiag'iir defending himself,. Mr.
Preston S. Brooks, - member of the House of
Representatives, appreaohed him., unobserved
I ( "and Abruptly addressed him. Looking up, and
before he had time, to utter a single word in
rely, hp_received a stunning blow upon the
head from a cane in the hand of Mr. =Brooke,
which made him almost senseless - and :uncon
scious'. - 'Endeavoring, however, to_ protect
himelf, in rising from his chair his desk was •
Overthrown ; and while in that powerless
-po
sition he was beaten upotktheheadnnd shout- . SECOND DISPATCH.
dens by repented blows until he sank upon the , . 1 ketaNOTON, May 22.
• Por,
moor of the Senate, exhausted, HSCOHDIVwOSii:i.;,,,.;XY
!TI thenttnek was made upon Mr. m
Su.
and- wavered• with his own 'blood.' ..,
ner: there were probably-from-fifteen to twin.
•raised from the floor by a few friends, anti ta
ken into the ante-room and had his wounds ty persoae present, including Messrs. Critten
dreseed,-and then carried - .to -his home--and - .den, Poster e ToeMb • Fitzpatrick, - Murray
a
placed upen his.bed. Ilea - now *linable to be , members of Con reale '
• Morgue:end o ther g , Clovp,
avitb.ue to-day to perform the duties :which '
To . ' German,end ilovera officers of thp__Settate,•
belong to him tars Member 'of this body.
Itial-strangers..--- The attack wale rui leaden and ---
nesait a member of the Senate Pr words spo t. unexpected. that Mr.' Sumner had• no oppor
ken in debateittid out of Allis chamber is. a
grave offence; not only against the rights of a - l iuulty to place himself in a defensive attitude:
- fhe first , blow Stunned, him, and the stick
member, but the constitutional. privilege of
'which- was--gufta peroba, was broken into
'this body; but, sir, to cantle into this chamber ,; `
many pieces by the time the assault termini.
;and assault a member in his seat until he falls
exiaausyd Nina the floor; is atiofferfaerequi- , .; ied. ,•'
Meem. Crittenden; 'Toombs, Murray and •
ring the .prompt action of this body. 'flair,. .I a "?there interfered' as soon as. they could, and
submit no motion; I leave it to older Senators,- probably prevented further injyry. Heiiiitet
whose character and position in this Senate,
-and before the country, eminently flt them ,to :citement was caused by the occurence. Mr.
Sumner sank to the floor, where he lay till be
'take the lead id Measurer to redress ' the • i
was raised by his friends. ,
wrongs k
of a member of thin lagaky, and 'li- t:
cate the honor and dignity of the Senate. -Mr. Sumner'. wounds Wed profusely. 'His
physicianeney'they are the most serious flesh
Mr. Seward submitted a resonation that ,ft ' wounds they ever • saw on.a men's head,'; and, '
committee of five members be appointed bY ' deny his friends admission to him. .- , "
the President pro. Mi., to inquire into the , The assailant, Preston S. Brooks„le a Rep- ,
oiroumstatiees attending the assault committed resentathrelilhe House front the fourth Con-
on the person of the Hon. Charles Sumner _a gresnional District of South Carolina, umbra-
't
member of the Senate, in the Renate Chamber
Wag Orangeburg, Denman, Banfort and Col- '
yesterday ; and that said committee be io-
struoted to report on the statement of facts, leter Districts.
together with their opinions thereon, to the
Senate,
At a suggestion made by Mr. Mason,. the
resolution was amended so as to provide that
the committee beelected by the Senate, where
upon Meagre. Cass, Allen, Dodge, Pearce stud
Geyer - wera_electedwaid-oomenittee.
- --Mr.lituart.gave - notico.tirat , he-ehoold-at an
early day ask leave to submit an amendment
to the rules of the Senate ; declaring it out of
order for any. Senator in debate to use lan
guage reflecting upon the conduct or motives
deny other Senator discourteously, or im- -
properly reflecting upon the action of a State
other than-the one represented - by the Sena
tor speaking. •
A large number of private bills were con
sidered and passed ; aftet which the Senate
rcUourned until Monday next. '
- -
In the Dottie, Mr. Campbell, Of Ohip,. sub
mitted Wresolution appointing a committee of
investigt.tion-into tireassaulton - Mr. Sumter,—
and implicating Mr. Klett, of S. C. in tbit as
°auk as well as Brooke. After some debate
ICiett's name was stricken out and the resole-
tion-passed by a voto of 93-to -68.- —Messrs:
Campbell, Pennington, Cobb, of Cleo,. Breen
wood and . Spinner were appointed' the ,00m-
Cor.. A."O. Ccratvir.--Daiing last week this
gentleman was busily engaged in thO practice
of hie profession before the "courts of Quiiitei
Sessions ; and considering Me arduous duties
as Secretary of the Commons ealth. he oihib
ited all the energy for which he is oblebrsted,'
and more than the talent for which be hair
ever received credit. Mr. Partin le* men of
talent and a lawyer of tact and sagacity. IQ
politics there , is between him and the editors
of the Wittihtu ny n elutes Which the , temmdty
of 0 14109°* 1 •4 0 t*Oldis,will :n•Tair 010 . 1 1 ; 40V
18 itvilsut too wjitaiplpretent us ftoriAmovior- , .;
ing,:admiring'soitokitowledging
hewritig of a true OWN end the fearliWinilidet::4"
pendonee Of thi*Ootodlowror: - Daring hI..
Pro ll ookO* ll4o#to JA-BotUcottet Mr:: 4 otirtlikif
'more 'than eisidlod himself: His speeiiiysoiCt,
totlur,olCaid Aar
!One wf t ootillootol elPooltioWo
'thitirs c havifiletaned to for Yeithlt r iand it hues.
Our-rtirlitio slotPleSnrs to hearmony
or the iiiithigulshedjirlste of Peturylvattis.—..
ifiAtaii 4v Tirotfo
A waurfao.Pioraa,-,:- , Tharo ;rota be' one
hundred and thirty-four hotels, nnd,two• hock
dred and thiry 030 eistipg houset.., la the elk) ,
rhiladolphie t Under the new liquor-le*'
1,
_ NO. 3g:
coNaiticSi.
GROSS OrrtiAGia ikt the U. S. SENAiTIM.-
- - • - •
Assailli*piiini Senator Sumner.
The fearless and seething speech of Senator_ .
Swann, in" tits 15. Senate, has dryin down
upon him tint Us of 'proeleirery 'bullies and •
blackguards-in . Congresa, who- tjeem• • to4e•as -.-
-- deterinineTtrinTitilidlie — thii - frie - difir
at the Piliititt, , •ttet *their' instruments, •
subduing the free-Soil sentiment
The following telegraphic despatchea, give the
particulars of one of the :most Cowardly, and'
disgra e u outrages everperpetrated at Wasik-• •
'
ington--aquent as these 'outrages have been
of late years: • • -1
I
:Innkiediately'after the adjournment Of Con- ,
grass to-day, Vrhile„Mi.,Suniner :was 011. in
eitainher, Mr. ogliso [ BoofhQer=
oliun, enefedi and fippriniohed Mr. Satnner o ..
aceining him, of libellhig !South 'Carolina . and
hia graY-bended relative 'Mi. Butler:. Mr:
`Biooks thin ictstnediatelY struck Mr. - Sumner
with - his:can - 6, - Mid - bir. 5.7 fell. - bit Brooke
repeated his blows until.fdr; Sumner was de
prived of the power of speech." When be de- .‘
slated, Mr. Sumner waittakerc up and carried
to hie room. It has not been ascertained
whether tiffs injuries are serious Or not. When
the attack was made Nfr. Sumner called for --
help. but not.one interfereduntil Mr. „Brooke
ceased the assault. , •
I . •
Some who were eye-witneissee of the occur
rence, say Mr. Brooks struck -Mr. Sumner as
maul as fifty dines over the_head. Mr. Sum- ..
lier waii - iittinif in chaiiiiiie - iithii - as- - .
fault was Made, and hid no opportunity to •
defenci:liiinself. Opinions on the subject are . :
contradictory, many applauding the so', and
others denouncing it ass cowardly attempt to
_heat_down - freed* of rpeech..• It _will un.- - -
' 'doubtfully give rise to an ekoited debateittlhir- - • --
Senate tomorrow. Mr. Brooks has been ar
rested. •-.- •
The complaint agriinet Mr. Brooks was
made on the blab of, William Y. Lerida'. Mr.
Brooks appeared before Justice Ifollingebead,
and was held to bail in $5OO, for his:, appear
arm to-morrow afternoon. . •
eevere,,but• not 4an
gerotte wounds, on - the bead. Mr. Brook**.
cane was shattered into a nits:ober of pieces.
To Soaooa. Dinticroas.—Thiffelkiiiing
oular from 11. C. •Hickok, Esq., Deputy Super
intendant of Common' Schools in this State
dated at Harrisburg May 10, 1856, has been
SUPetintekilaWS:_iittd==
Is published for the informstionnf the School
Directors in the county : •
si Decision No. 11, on page 56 of the Pamph
let copy •of,thS , School Law and Denis/mat,' ,
does not correspond with the general practice
ever the State. and is also found to be errone
ous to some extent as a.matter of lasi, Irmo'
much as it improperly exempts • trades own.'
potions and professions,' of a INN value than
riio gunmen DOLLARS, from taxation for
.School purposci.„,lt was so regulated to bor.
respond with the . State tax ou • ,occupatlons,
but the 29th and-60th seetiOns of- the_tioncof --
Law adjust the School tax to' the eouarr as
well - as State tax; and as, ociupations tinder
two hundred dollars are not exempt fres
taxation,for-cousrr purposes, it Willows- a*, • --
necessary consaiuencir that they are to
taxation hi :Schad purposes. 'We'various
nets of Aseembly, , with regitid.to• County tat
are. exceedingly - obscure and
with regard to the manner of siasessing th. 01411 r
tin occupations • him thesoundest ride of pme. ,
'doe to be'gathe ' red from them:will ti• fir JX•
rectors to asses*, vtasupsitioaa' for Salted put%
poses - St such rate per cent. Ss the neeestutifli
of the , District may 'require, not 'excieediag.-
thirteen mills ott the dollar, except *hen the
'mx at the rate thus fixed would „nut. antotste,i
fifty - cents, in which Ow it should be. Sul
at that epeoifin aunt, noeordinf to, the : proviso: •
.to the 80th section ' of the School law. ' •
Where the daplicate hat sit earty bee* N
made oat; 'Directors ean.ireeili t sad eased it
. sccording to this instructions contained in this
- 1 1 1 111,.ittlier. tax 'diicisions is th e
copyaP et the School LSD _cocifoma
'theists of AimeniblY and declaims it the sow*'
4 are tote eibeirai loattatherity Dino. •
' " r ' -
018:_rita NO* (o,),Guat.ter halt, MO* 5'
*tuber told am antiohytsory of a !mow
while , fanieg s lead of raw at 41,110 •,
bnatiel to •
thit 007.- lama into Tie:
,9.11110 e of the Gild lee toaeked. *nd
+mired the cease of Me grief, • .
was tee muoh for Set. -sod bustinglß"L.
trouttedeue •eboo.heo," he riph .
od:
jeha' wield hive jot' a dotter sad ',•itereat74o6 "
cents ti ( head for %Weer: itheiytato ttiotithitu •