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'' 7l7- -- ' L-- '•:- • -L , -:". - --,' ' • - . . . ' ,1...44.,: ..77.'•'' .4-..-•:::.-_,,-. : ‘ _. - - -- `:''L •"i:E .1 ,,..._ --,' i:;- 7 Y - - - ft , .Z_ -- r • - __ : _,.._" . .. 7. -_,:. : F,. . . , . . . . • . • . , . . . . . . •. , . - . . .. . . ..1 . , • • . . . . . _ . . . -• , , . . . .. _ „._ ... _ .. _ . .. II 'LL1.4.111 111.leVill'ER. "Editor. ricitor. • ~1r~T;. - 7~TI~ ~...~..~~__~~~._.._~._^~. TER MS. OF' PUBbIIIAT roN '.. • The , 7..1.0it.t: ll:Km.n Is published u,nklY en a largo , • .. • sheet. coatainiti4 twenty eight 01111111115. ‘lll . O, furn lithe .l I . A.W NOTICP .—Titos M 13tontx, ,tii-ft -- IF7 , to eoheeeihere ot . $1.150 i :paid strictly In', tulvanco : j I 0111i11111.f/ the practice of Ito bi - W,T.... ..14, 0 411 , $1,75 if paid within the veer; or $ . l in till e ases when formerly occupied by hiS father, Win. M. Biddle, Etat , , payment is delayed until after the explratio i or. the tint more recently; by the law firm of Penrose ..4 Diddle, year. N) subscriptions revolved for a boo ported than now Itit,Oh•ed. . . ',.. Nit 01,11,001, :MCI 00110 ,llyommtl,tunrl WWI all mrearages. Deo. S , l, 'rid , . . . arc paid. unless :it tfie option of the pablisher. Papers . .• Hunt lb suinwrlburs living out or Cumberland county C. , P. IIU:11 RIO H., Attorney amt - Law. mi,,,t. tp, p‘m pm in advance. orThe payment assumed ~,i di , —Orlice 'on 'North Hanover Aren't p few inner by 8.11110 responsible person living In Cumberland coun „ simtli of Waits' Hotel. All 'business 'oat . ..listed to him „ ,„.Lly„ , a,l' lot,tAnitizilLl,4„,,t , :tikly i lli„kAyAl4k_ ji ?„, r1 ,. 4. ,,, p ,. 0 . r ,,,, t 4 3 ,,„, t .,,,„,i.,, r ek,„,.. „ , ........1.3 1 ,0rtux . 7. - .. , MHOS. • • - - ' • . • " • . A D VERTISEIIIE NTS, ... 1 1 • I T A W Nollt, 14, ItEmovA,L. --2. W . , ~ . . , .. t . • . , :ti j 71.' PENROSE has renylved his office in rear, 0 , . ' _ terflionts lyill-lar-chamted ?.hOO - per —square.of--AmPourt - liensc - , -- where - henvill - rtnnittly - attend - to - all t,Tolve lines for I liree Insertions, and '25 cents fur (mob business entrust .01 to him_ ~ . subsequent Insertion. All advertisements of less than, Aimust in; 1887 tWelve.lines enushlere.l as a square. A tivort Isqaten i x Inserted bothre Marriages and deallis I - - -- S - rents-Tior-lintrfortirst—insortinufautl-.1-eatits_per_liun for sub:emit/Mt 111 . i.01 . ti./118. Colllllll.llliratiollS, 011 ,sub• , jests of Iheitod'nr individual Interest will Ito -charged ' • .5 emits per line. Th.. pr”pricen, will tint be respoliql• ble In damages for errors In advertisemonts, Obituary . notirog or Marria4os not exceeding five Jill., will be inserted without charge JOB PRINTING The tlarllgle IferahlJOlS pIuNTI NG OFFICH In the large:Valid most vomploteettabllsinnent In the county. Titre° gond Presses. and 11 gonerai N:ityletv of Infltnti AWNd H's plain and Honey work of (very kind ennhlPs no to do Joh Printing nt the shortest not No and 01 the Most 1.0.15,11dd1l terms. .1.01,0t1 In Wont of Hills, , itlanks oretnything In the .lobbingwillfind it to call, iliery varlet •or Itlaukn ( ~,,o. !)o ti 0 On 10111,1. *nerd alit) Cocaf aitformation U.„S: GOVERNMENT • President —.l%mrs Boon INA N. - • : •. Vl,O PrOsblollt —.IOIIV C. linrcKr...mionc, .. Syerotars of Stmt.-000. - Low,Ol Care. . . Seeeetery of interldr—J ,een Tnnmesus. . Serret-try of Tren,nrv—lfowett. ..Coon. . , SiA•ret:lly of Wir—Jrnis lINFLorn. ...ieereln O. of Navy —I ri %An 'rtlt`er.V. . • • - root 1 Inger -thmeral—A. V. IleowN2.. , . . , 1 Attorney ilenerll—.ledEmi sir - S. Ill(cK. - chior,r.u., urth,,Abiltm.l stt,4,.—lt It. TA Nlir STATE GOVERNMENT governor—Wuxi lot F. I , A.7l:Eit. 80,,t:kry I.IS Lath—WlLL% .31. Ili:In ER. • (lontvhl—.lnnv nowt:. A tulitur (I".•lll,ritl—.lAcarr - Fur... 111 .• MEOW \lr. • • Jud1,,0., or tho tin pronto 1.RW14. .1. M• AtIM• sraost., W. 11. hownit: 51". Woonow.titi....lollN M. MAI, COUNTY OPFTC,ITS President Judge—lloti..;enes 11. Drahani. A ssoviate = Judges —I Michael Cocislln, Samuel Non-rtintro. Diskriot. itorney—Wet. J. Shearer. p,thonot S. emit. Register—S. N. Emminger. .•, Illgh titerltt—ltold. McCartney; Deputy, S. Keepers. Cdunty 'rreasurer—Moses Itrieker. r Coroner—Mitchell McClellan. - • County ConunksionerA—Ast Ire, Kerr, Samuel gnu, Nathaniel 11. Eekels. Clerk -to Coonninsioners, Jtunes Armstrong. Directors of `the l'uor—Genny Brindle. John C. .13rown, - Satnuel Trltt. Superintendent or Poor Hone, —Joseph -I.obarlt. Bonouaii oFricEits • Chief Burgess—William cart. . Assistant Burgess—Vranels Echols. Town Conseil—J. Parker (President) John Gut shall, Robert Moore, James M. Allen. William Cameron, John It. Koreas,. Michael lloleomb, Mich a el Peter Monyer. Cleric to tlounell.—Thos. I). Mahon. A ,,. Constahle:4—Jacob Bretz, High Constable; Andrew Martin, Ward CmodAble. .Inslives of (he Peace—A. L. Sponsler, David Smith, 31i demi Holcomb, Stephen Keepers. CHURCHES, First Presbyterian Church, ; Northwest angle of Cen tre Square. Rev. Conway P. Wing Pastor.—Services ever; Sunday Morning at 11 o'clock, A:31., and 7 o'clock I'. M. Second Presbyterian Church, corner of South I. snorer and Pomfret at. cuts. novo4 Balls, Pastor, Services COIIIIIII,IICO at 11 o'clock;,A. M., and 7 O'ClOrly I'. M. Si. John's Church. ( Prot. Episeopal)itortheast angle of Centre Sill LI, 1t0V..1.1.0) It. Mors". ' Rector. Services • at 11 o'clock A. M., nod's o'clock, P. 31. English Lutheran Church, Itodford hat 0 . 0011 Main nod ',outlier streets. Itev..lacob Fry, Pastor. Services at l 1 o'clock A. NI., and tit' .o'clock P. 31. lleratan Iteioritied Church, Louther, between Ilan. over and Pitt streets. Rev. A.' 11, Kremer. Pastor.— Services at I O o'clock A. M. and ~3.6 o'clock I'. 71. :Methodist H. tate rch. (first charge) corner 01 Alain and Vitt Sireuts. Rev. 11.1). Chainbers,- Pastor. - -Serf lees at. It o'clock A. 31. at.d . tll‘, o'clock' I'. M. 3lethodlst •E. I:h urcli charge.) Itev.' . .A. A. Meese, Pastor. Services• In Collegu Chapel, at 11 o'clock A. 31. and 4 o'clock, I' .31 Rowan Catholic Church, Pomfret near East street: ttee.Pgther Kelley. Pastor. Services on the 2nd Sun day °Peach month. (leranin Lutheran Church coin, of Pomfret and Medford streets. Ile, C. FIIITZE, Pastor, Cervices at 1 o'clock, A. 31., and c; o'clock, P. 31. • 4.1"-When changes In the above aro itows-sary, the proper persons are requested to testify us. DICKINSON COLLEGE Rey. Charles Collins, I). 11., President and Professor of .Moral Wore. liar. I:3rimin M..l,thuson, D. D., Professor of Philos, oily and Luglish Literature. James IV Marshall. A. M., Professor of Ancient lan• gunge!, .q. Itor. Wui. L. Ihriwell,,A. S., Professor of 3lntlmnudie William C. Illhlon,"A. M., Professor of Natural Science and Curator of the Museum. - Alexander S hom, A. M.,. Professor of Hebrew arid Modern Lauguage, - Samuel 0. Hillman, A. M., Princlpal.of the Grammar School. David 0. John, AssisLAnt.in the Grammar School BOARD OF scHoot DIRECTORS Andrew Blair. PreuWent, 11. Saxton, P. Quigley, E. Corninau.,C , P. Iluumrlclt.•l. Ilnmlltnn, Sut•retary,•lnsou W. Eby, Treasurer, John Sphnr, 3lemainger. Meet 011 (ho lot Monday of each .Month at 8 o'clock A. M. at Ed. oration ❑all. -_O - - 1t1.181.e DFROSIT 111NC-,P . r.ilaullt, R. M. Henderson, Cashier;W. M. &atom; Arat..Unahler. J. P. Thialerl • ToDim, Jun. DoneY,i Directors, Richard Parker. Thomas Paxton, Moses Bricker Abraham hosier, Jima, Lelb3'• It. C.- Woodwerd, ' ll. Mullin, Samuel Wherry end John . N101:11LAND. VALLI-3' 511, ROAD Comcmir.—President, Frederica %Vette: Secretary and Trenfterer, Edward 31. 111.1111 e; Buperlutondent. O. N PastenTher tnd us twleeAday. Eastward leaving Carlisle et Man o'clock A. M. and 4.00 o'clock P. 31. Two trallif; - every 'day West wardjearing Carib:l6.dt V.Cod o'clock Ai . M., 'lulu 2.00 P. 31: • eAttLiAte (lAA AN" WATlM.CtpiPANY.—Pretilliollti Fred. crick Watts; &cindery, Lemuel Todd; 'Treasurer, M. !lectern; Directors, F. Watts; Iliohord Parker, Lenin. el Todd. Win. M. Motion, Henry &otos, .1. W. I.hy, John 'D. Gorges, U. C. Woodward, and 11. 31; Biddle Oumo.:lll.tun VALLEV BASF.-Praldent, John S. Eta, *rat; enabler, H. A. Sfurgeoln . Toiler, Jos. C. lloffor.— Illrectorn, Jehn Sterrett, Wan. Drone man, Richard Woods, .1011 O. Dunlap, 1101,1, C. Sterrett, 11. A. Sturgeon, end Captain John Dunlop;... SOCIETIES. • . ' Cuinborls , .; Staff Lodge No. 107, 11'. Y. M. meets at Marlon 'nail on tho 2nd and 4th Tttoadays of every Month. , " . . . • St. Johns I.eaLlgo'N9 290 4.. ,Y. N. Meats Id Thurs. day of eack raouth, at illailonliall. • : , Carflalo Lodge No 01 I. 0J or 0. F. Aleuts Itonday atoning, at Trouts building. . FIRE CIMIPANIES Fire,Compauy PRaT crgaillzed in IMO.. Presion it. E. Ceramaa; Vice Preeldenc. WLilian M. Porter; Socrotark; Theo. Comma; Treasuidr, P.. Mon. yer. Company meets timprat,Saturday in March, June, Suptembor, and December. IThe Cumberland.Stre Company was Instituted Nebru. ary 18,180. President, Robert McCartnoy; Secretary, I'llllp,..Quigiayl_TreaSUrori It. , B.' Bator.' Thu company meets on tho thfreSsiiinrdariirJahuary;Affil;:litTy; The tlondAVill Bono Company was Instituted in March,. 1855. President, li. A. Slurgeon; Viro Prosident:Jamea B. McCartney; Serrotary, .annul 16 Could; Treasurer; 'Josaph Balboa. The company meats 'the 'mood Saturday of January, Apra, July, and October. ItATE.S OF 'POSTAGP . . • . • Vostage, ore All ergo( one•lialf (noire weight or un der, 3 route pro pid, except ,tr,Callfurn In or Oregon,. which Is 10,cen.e prepaid% ,• • , , •, , • 1 1 ,ist:ine on the the ynnityi tree. Within the State 13 t ent.cpur year. ! Many pert . or the uutted Stfi , 311 canto :Postage 111( all trannieti t, impure under ;t pitneee In widgliK, ['vont priiinild or two rents non4iil.,,M,:gell6rlll.litt•teirs,VipA;ll.4ogeil 'with the covet • ' ANV ' ORFICE.--LE MU Eb TO. DI) . A has ri;i7ined the prahti , Wni.triTFA.Tfir. iiitie. , lii Centre , iiiitiare,wilst.sille, near the First Pri.sbyterian . lib ti rd. , . . - April H. 1857. . . • . S. B. KIEF.F.EII, 011ieOin Nort thomv,r kmet tern dome from Arnold .t Son's stjn, 0111c0 IMurs, Inorcps - rticularly6om 7 to II o'clock • A. M.. and from ri to - 7 o'clock, V. M. • ' • fIOCTO it AIPI STRONG bn remov- Yel his Oleo in Centro Square }rent of the Court H on, . where he may tin consulted at Ally 11011 r of tine day or night. Dr... 1. Inns had thirty yearn experience in.the profi,sionr, tine List ten of nvininit.have :wen darn,. rd - trrt.h,Uttri - p — n - A — prrtr.tipe - et'llonrrovathic,-nuali=7, = . lk TESS 11, E 51f.4.115, M. I)., will Wald vi."o 'I,. ic ST nml TIII HI, 'wen of net, month iu (A' Able, for the thus,' h elleo. who wish to - cousillt li,, bolos tonally tlttl i fit A oghhilgtoglis. r of 1111111nel' and Louth, stri•uts. (ill. 27, This • . • • • • r 1 MI . • : \V!- . NE/DICII,. 1). -.: ii: s.- k J. .t., n0,,,,ii,,, ra tor, of Operati ye . Dentistry to the . ...._ votv -..... 7 ---z . i) l , l . :: , l t t:t is z-t r i;ollege of VI ZY ~i."WT tAlltep et his residrilee, - Opposite Marino !1011. West 31;11111 ri.et, earnslb . rr - . ---- 7^—, r . ...‘ .. :Et . 1.0:L00311S ~ ...- ,il4lr irrii..- , ,,,- - .... Fonlll llanover ntr00t....0...z . ,‘ iy orxt door v; the l'oFt . ogle, • •• v,y_lV ill be allsimt from ' al last' t - dnivii' • rAtixi, . GEOIt G' Blt E T , ~. Ifav!tux r.,turned to Owlish., offers his professional serviess to the vitt/Atm:generally. , miles In North Pitt street, nearly oppeSlte his former fflsidems., : Term,—)Moderate. ' Lca l l Isle, Morel, 31, .58. 4. - b Will be absent until the :Ist.of April next. EA . (Amore College of Dental • Surgery.- te9..ollke at the residence of his toothier, East Louthet street. three doors" below Bedford. • March 10. 1856—tf. • 1)1t. -J. C. N EFF respect fully inllorma the-Wien and gentlemen •of Carllide. and vicinity, that he ht. re sinned the practlee of Dentistry. nod Is prepared to nor. form iii operations on the tooth and gums. belonging to his professing). Ile will insert ND sets- of teeth on gold n silver, t, th simile gum teeth, or Meeks. ati tinny may prefer. Terms moderate. to suit the I Imes Dine, in lII' th street, directly opposite the Cumber land Valley Ranh. AVV - Dr. N. will be In Newville the last ten goys of every month. Jan. 20, IWei..-134 , DOCTOR AUGUBTUS R. ROBERT, • Tonders his Proftwional Sorvires to thu citizens of . Mount 1104 Spriiz, (turinnrly Papprtown), and Its vicinity. .156 - - Ilk ale° VIII bo found at hln rruldmiro, Mooro'n Hotel. . biog. 25; 'sB,tiui. S. w..TIAVEIISTICK, Druggist, North I lammer Street, Carlisle. prescrlptlong carefully compounded A full supply of fresh ,Irmvi mid chemicals. Itl3. J:K11411 , TE13., Dealer in Drugs, Lhrndcals, Poriusnory, Fancy Articles, Confec tioary. South Ilunover Street, Carlisle, Pa. E E IrE & E DENB. A L L, BANKERS, . - North it Lanfignd Collecting el yenta. Partienlar nitention 'paid to the business of non-resi dents, mid) ns buying and selling Real Estate, leaning laity on real estate t•erurirleq. Paying Taxer: and looking after the general interest of non-residents. References given II ri•quirod. Address, BEEDE . k. :MENDENHALL, Minneapolis . , 311,1,101.0 W. July 21,1868-1 y rllO Trim PUI3LIC.—The undersign ed well l<llo.ll XIS 3 writer. would oiler IJs herviees to all requiring literary ❑id. Ito uili j;tirnish Adilrei..es,AtiouF. Ef.sayslon speeches:toil replies. Lines fir Album,. AcreMies—prelims, matter for the Press—obituaries, And write Poetry upon any subject Address (post. paid) FINLEY .10IINSQN. ilaltlinero, Al,. 17, lfloS DEAL ESTATE AGENCY' .Liu ANDREW ft. 1;11E.,111. JEFF TUOMVSON. TIIOHIPSON, • • Hove opuned an Oleo at St..l oseph, for the par. chase and side of !teal Estate: buying and selling Land Warrants, entering Land on Time, Surveying and Map. ping Towns, Location of Warrants, and snaking invest ments for nun-residents. paying. of Taxes, and nil bindh liens poriat sling to a iienerai Land Agency In ICanSit, Nebraska. and lowa.. ter . .).„Ofilee on Second Street, North of A. T—lleatile% Banking Nouse. L.luly CO, 1.8513, • ID EAT., EST ATE AGENCY, RE MOV AL—A. L SPOSSLER, REAL LSTATE AU v,`"l', CON VEYANCER AND SCRIVENER, has re• moved to his New. Ohio, on Main street. one door nest of the Cumherlati)l Valley Lead Der 1. —lle is new perlianentb_lueated. and has m111:1114 tint for sale a very largo amnunt tar Real Estate, ,selsist log of Farms, of all sizes, improved• and unimproved. Pruport lei Town Vroperty, of every description, Build. log Lots, also, IVcatett Lands and Town Lots. Ile nlit give his attention, as heretothro to the Negotiating nt ',Oa ns, Writing of Deeds, .31ortgages, Wilts, Contracts, and &livening. generally.. • ."• RT-IKEM,' • ATTORNEY AT LAW AND GENERAL AORNT 4linnedota IXTILL giro spacial ottontlon to eollevtions. through VI out the Stott,. nolhe inventmonts. buy, and Full Heal Estoto and Futurities. Negutlpto loans, pny tnxe-, locale land wArron is. &o.j &e. Hofer to the members of tho I.,umberland;Comtty Bar, and to oilprominent citi zens of Curiltil,, I'a.LAUS.O.3S-Iy. N OT E . .11.• course of Six Lec- N turns will ho delivered In theTmory Al B. Church dining Ow motto; of February and March, in aid of 'the funds of the chinch. 'Cho I.crturers ongerzell are, 11ev. IL 11. Mlllairm of N.Y.: Alorton Alltlrhael and .l. W. Forney, lifoirs; fir. - !older, of Chlladelphhi; For. 0. IL 'fill'any. of hal t ImoCe: nod John IL F•nno. Isrp, t 'Vermont; Frolic the illvtingulthed reputation 01 throe gentlemen. the public luny' rely upon' a series of enter. teltimen ts richly worthy-of r Unit lion. Tickets fir the enure. $l. For a single lecture. :25 rents. To ho hod et tho stores of 3loio.rtt. Moor, Loudon and Itaverstick,,and at thu door- of the church. For ,partlaultlin.nuo Rod hills C, iIIit.LINS. CoMmltteo r • IV: AL% lISUALL, of ; • , W.- C. 111140 N, arrangements, -.huh. 2, I 8617-4,t , =I „ ALE I ,)Al-1. 0:11.A.N.D AND e• -pi A - .• . WM - SWA & SiliNSoll . ll%lllt9r St., (tie4tHrOittl ., ,‘, way,) yok, • N U I.` . A 0 T.O it 14 it . ••••• • .. Were nwanisd the Birk: Pr()DAUM whore a nd..wbein over limphrought their Plane Borten Me. voinindition with the best makers nfliestoil,Nuiv Yo l 4,ll lll 3ddPblit and Baltimore. ~ • • . • •.• : itecOlVed tOrolirat prir.e Medals at flap Alotropoll- Vair,,Wasilinstrni; :• • , • • , Thollret Premium (Uould Medal ) for ilie.Bept rhino Forte at the Maryland Institnto, , vilf.t. into Medal ; fer.theßest BionmEurin at the Anleriran I ustitute. Cry stld Paine°, liew,:Yerkilng• The Frart l'i.ouilum (a Boni Sloth I.) for the INA Brand no at tile ,Slarl. land : Institut°, ilaltimorm.7Fo. Virst,Promium at the State Fair,-Ifidolt lrita '""" • " ' rirrt Premium at thu.strtle Vuir,.l,lcbumpci: /Sti. jiidgus •wery 1119.:11rpt,inunluul, tale h the • coulitry.. our', .143.,AV1 3113'404. vutt.ulotic;;M i , uljel' Jukujit4ou'Oran/Uniul *mom Pianos unziptruct u d with the.lllll Iron eliplLlllPti,,nroly,urrubh ol for WI up yeurn,:',.4.riquittuOtllaatU• • I . .' • • ' , .601 1 :14, I.ls , "k1K,7:•:,,, 1 :'-1 , -,-: ..., .111aitil,i. .• o- ?..', ,I, .„r. otr NustuesS lcaras =BE GARLTSLE; - - 1 A EDN-ISDAY-,==-M t=RCII 9,::.1-859. POETICAL. SONiIET TO KEATS uY'EU'~iSUS Just as thr; dee , :drep sparkles In thy Sun, Than fades away herrn its Wad.'lig Power Just as•tl , 49 . l=l„lialettrln an hour `" lames% lanteuted tiaa.ta,a4 shortly ran, Tho Lint:oar fades before tnelruH, rur grow, And.ol9llwil hill) the cola and 411ent torah, ' ' Hast met tb' erdel and untlanqr (born, ligm thy poetic fire could . Thy lyre's last mournful notos have third away And the cold deutl.- la nip gathered on thy cheek, IVhile thy sitrlng bodes to seek " • A'homo. dwells in i land of oulless day.. • • 1. , ;(4v un thy nt,munipt thy lyre ti hung, Tutu &berm' audits wires unstrung. Diegissux COLL I.IIE, AN 1111011YENT *Mr. B--••=, n young gentlentau„of fine talents, was years ago a elder clerk in a bank in:Virginia. Ito was a good scholar and ti coul'ageous and holiest young . man, but •was s the leader or to initial ohob awl hourly sticeyelled in Tram throwing From his mind the , dmirstutekh”rol , :what.lre u : a3d.t.o•eihrlHho-stur • sery.stipe:siition, .which was the religion his pions lowlier had taught hint. Omens occasion, upward or one ipthdred thousand dollar: in h ink hills hail to car tied to Ketaucky• - , and he was solect,l to car ry them.. As he was obliged to pass ti part or country whore highway robbery and IteelOeUellee were saillAo be •ri.equotit, he ar ranged to pass it in tins dnyliwaßut he took the wrong road; 'and 1111,111 g lost liiinselr, wits glad to find a shelter anywhere.._ Ile rode hoot : the - forest, amid the. dark , ness nod ehininess era-starless Chlober . - .l.l.l6tigtit lie saw a — diti li ht, luitrpttshcd his.horse fitrwartl - until be came to it pool' ivretelted looking log cabin. I. was now near 'ten o'clock. Ile Itime . ked and - wits admitted by a winnin; who told him. she and her chil dreit sw,ere alone, her husband. - had gone out knitting:but she was certain Ite'viould return, 1 . 41 he, always Caille according to promise.-Thu yotin4 n u ui s fewings may well I.)13 imagined. here he was with It large uw of money alonti and pei:ltaps in the house of one or those rob bers whose name was the terror of the coun try Ile could not go farther—what was' to •be done ?-- The-wornan-gave- hint-supperi -and proposed - his retiring to test. lint. no, he could not think of permiltinr , himself thus, easily to fall into the hands of 'the robbers.' lie took out his pistols. exAmineil the printing and determined to sell his' I ift3lts dear as 11C, could. In'the meantime the . man of the house re turned: he was rather a tierce - Uncouth look:, ing hunter; - for he had on a dirty skin bun ting shirt. and a bearlskin cap. nindseeined to lie much fatigued add in no,-.Xtl'ertalkirtive mood, Lit of which boded our young infidel no gool.=-114-wsk-43,1 the stranger if ho did not wilt to retire; lie told him no, he wduld sit by the fire all night. The ti t an of the house Urged him. Hut no he could tt h t think—of: such a thing Ile woo terribly alarmed, and expected tido would be his last night_on earth Ills infidel principles gave hint very little comfort. Hot fears grew into perfect. agony. What was to be done! At length the rough backwoodsman rose up and reaching over the strtmgor s head to a shell', took down an old book, and said, 'Well stranger, if* you won't go to bed I will ; :but it Is my custom always to read it chapter out of God's word before I go to bed.!' A load was at once removed from him. Though avow ing.hhnself :in infidel, he now hod full conti• deneein the Ittble, 6 was at once safe; he felt dint a man who-kept an old bible in his house, and read it, and bent hi:lt knees beforo his Maker, would do him no harm. lle lis tened to .the prayers or t he good man, lit onee dismiszed his fears and laid down in that rude cabin and slept. as mainly as he did under his latha's root' A Goon 11 UMOlt cu 11.nutiKe —A certain good natured old farmer preserved- his constant good nature. let what would turn fip. One day. while the black tongue preys ill d. tie was told that one of his red oxen was dead. Is lie,' said the old in in, lie was al ways a breeelty old cue's. Take off his hide and take it down to Flo eher's ii will bring the the cash.' In an hour or Iwo the man came back with the news that ,line hack' and his mate were butli dead •Are the - y?' said the old man, I took them t't•om Li-- to save a bad debt 1 never expected to get. It is lucky that it ain't. the brindles. Take the hides down to Fletcher's; they will be as good as •• In about an hour the man bona back to in form him that the nigh brindle was dead. •1s Maid the old man, •well, he was n very old ox Take oil +his hide, and take it down to Fletcher's; it is worth' there then the others.' • . Hereupon his wife r .taking upon herself the office of - Eliplutz, reprimanded her husband serelqi.V, and asked if 'he was not aware that his loss was a judgnient !rpm heaven for his wickedness. . 'ls kr said the old tnam'well, if they take judgment in cattle, it is the cosiest way 1 eau pay them. . ,persov following, close behind a etrui)le vettivning s it ,juve nile party; nt . ft fashionable residence in Pitts field a few weeks since, happened to hear the young gentleman thus address Ids conipanion in a voice of the tenderest. solicitude : CharlotteAngelina..you must not set. your Youthful atleotions upon me, .for I tun doomed to an only grave—Mother'says I'm troubled with worms." • ... . . . . .An involuntary "cough " from the . liiiteiter interrupfea the moll'-devoting reply which, of course, was leaping to Charlotte Angelina's lips.—:BerhAirc :Eat*. ~ . . • ACCUMULATION or Sncuut --There is more of the precious metal in the United States', in proportion -to .the inhabitants, than in 'any other country in the world. In the year 1831) we had , but 32 million dollars in specie,, and now,me have 800 million dollars in gold and sliver; giving 'to the i n h a bitants or the Union, slaves , if the specie were divided among . t hem twelve. dollars. , each. England caanot make so good a shim as this; but. Fyttnee e nit do nearly as well As the precious met has mere rapidly than popula tion, it in a very,great comfort-do , know that Sva shall all be a good treat richer twenty yearn hence than we are new.., tier_ A colored. firm in Newark,. N. J., hav ing suffered scnne-peouniary embarrassment's, recently closed business, and. the seniorinern bar enve. t he followink_ttnetle...t.o.t h 'The dis Solution of theeopartshipti heretofore twix• 010 :Moses-Jones,. in the barbee profession, am heretoforo. resolved. Possons -who, ose mutt pay the ihscrilier.-- 'Dein'what as the farm is ge? , A' modern. ntritee,tlye, "IF may inem Pl!pge, •tatit it in, a„fnet, that :nen genoyally are lunch more nfintitl 9 r.wp A ieit..than women ob tnen•". ,Bronen.renuarks liAnt the Tik9t' is not ,••eleango",-at, nil;, DU., in-. both, ,eason the fem. in propoetion,o- to tno,• ganger ~ C !11140, but. „ ~;;; 04.20,00 d barioli of ilearr - waio . 4.loMrnyoq by tiro in a balcsry?' , atr:l3th:ton;. on Binrhxy. AN 1 P 0 RTANy; .I.)K UM ENT FILAIJUS,' IN: 31I1: YAVY tDEPAILTAIENT. ._ t [Ti lAO herald Report .of n*pallgelpil;ft. c , omm, e. The cotnatittee appointed hi , - - tCongress to in- Taira into the alleged fratids'and ttbuseit iu connection with Ottrtain Naval oontractti. have presiinted 'majority and minority roPorts, iv It ich rve IthOuld he glad .14 ... publishClaire if wohad FoOtii ;,.ive give litiwever, Buell portions As are moat int e rosting to which' ire` iiititerthe [MEM.; titat , orour readers. it wili , be seen that the charges or , cortuptio.u.. strottgli• urged against the administration of Mr. Buchanan, is folly sustained by the eyidence contained reportTsigned7F - Sherman, °Tinto, and Ritchie, of Pa. • , in this report four .separntoT 'Anta of. eu quiyy are !Abell up by 06- poiunittee lows : T. The Parch tse of fuel for the Nivy. IL. The purcimamof live-bak timber.• ILL The ni magemenc.of the. Navy Yatsl;l, antlespocially that 01' Ilroolclyn. IV. Contracts for steam...s„Mochionry, , • And they submit ; the result of their invost.i gatii;n'•on each subjeck, Previous to and including the year 1810 • fuel for the ate a the navy was required, by law to belturchased by contract with the lOw• it bidder, in the Hanle manner as other ma aerial Inr the navy. - By the'act of September iB, 18 . /0, it 'iva - s'provided that.— ' t. in,the„artiele of fuel for the navy,- or na• val . suitions or yards, the Secretary a-11,6 Navy shall ,have power to . discriminate and purclinSe 'ill' Hitch -niointieras - he May decal I proper,. that kind of Biel which io best adapted to i be purpose for which it is to be used" In the exerebie of this discretionary imtver, MC.Graharn, Secretary of the Navy.apiminted Mr. 11 N. Springen— a -retired coal merchant. or Philadelphia,: the 1114011 t of the government to - parelia.m anthracite col , —Upon !receiving a requisit inn for coal, he went., around-nta(Mg the coal dealers, receiving' their offers. and took the lowest bid; and upon its delivery eitherrhe or his son was upon the wheelie see that it was' weighed correctly and shipped in good order. 'Phe compensation of the agent was fixed al., five per cent. commission. - In May litst Benjamin Tyson woo the coal agent: !nut several' . applications were mode to lie Secretary of the Navy for the plafte. The mode of purchasing the coal, the selection ot' themgetwifl-needetl, and. his compensation,. were, by-law. entirely at' theiliseretion of the 43ecretary, ..Poe coal business lout-largely in, crwised, so .. thot tlin'ainount 'Connally pur chased was, in-1855. about 55:00 tons, being a larger amount than - in any previous year , and-the - pereent ago yielded' a larger - salary hl May. -1858, some of thc applicants met M. Washington, anti,Nai' a 'conference' With ,eitch I other' and their friead., (among wffom wits • J. Glancy Jones.) it was tU'tretal that Charles 11. Gunter, of Reading, Pennsylvania ;- stoma lie appbinted coal agent,, and that the em du ments of the office should be divided equally between - hint, John P Smith, and .1. Lawrence Getz, warm personal and politicaLfriends of 1 the vresident, who had contributed largely to Lis - election. Hunter and Smiill were both applicants for the office of coal agent; Getz was it:member of the Pennsylvania Legisla ture, and then and now the editor of the Rend- - ing Gazelle. Each of the parties above named was exadiNcd' by yinArcounnittee, and also 'C. Nichols Beach, whone connection 'with' the transaction will hereafter. ;appear. ',.. Mr. Smith testified, that he was in Wash ington.in, May last, and was. present when the arrangement for the appointment Hunter was mach. That some of tho' applicants and their friMieS hail a, conversatiob to arrange things amicably if they could. Finally it was agreed that, if the Secretary would appoint either of them, lie 'should appoint Dr. Hunter, Mr. Gelv„ and Mr. Smith. That the arrange ment was eommunicated to the Glancy Jones. then a member of the House, and dist' the President also understood that the muffin melts of the office were to go to three. As this was deemed important by the committee. the witness was examined and re-examined by different members of the committee as to the knowledge of the President ; Jw repeated that the President knew that the three were to divide the emoluments of the office, and that.the parties were satisfied with the deci sion ; for he knew nothing about the arrange ment whether one-half was to go to‘one party and the other half to the other two, or not.. Mr, Gutz testilceS that he was at Washing ; ton at the time, 'and wits .iti formed of the ar rangement for the 'appointment of Dr. Hun ter. and that he (Getz) was to have ono.third of the profits. lie agreed do it with a "men tal reservatime." lie conversed with the Presi , dent about the appeintment of Dr. Hunter, and the ['resident said to him: "'Mr. Jones urged tne to appoint you; but you aro no ap plicant : I have made up my mind to appoint Dr. Hunter." ' Mr Beach (0. Isaacls) testified that he is a nephew, by marriage, of - the . Secretary of the navy ; •thatshe was om. intimate relations with him ; that ho was in Washington when the arrangement of the appoinduent of Dr. Homer was made ; that he was himself an applicant for the office; that Ito conversed with Mr. Jones abotit it ; that he knew that the amolunients. otlllc_ollice.Weret94.diYhted tunong these parties; and that it was a mat ter of general rumor in, Washington before and at. the time of the appointment ; that hd talked with the Secretary about the appoint ment. of Dr. Dinner, and that the Secretary informed him that, as . the application 'was a rennsylrauia one, he would defer to the wish of the President. It is t 6 he remarked that, by law, the Presi dent has mothing , to do with-the purchase of coal. The only power in the nuttier is con ferred by law, upon aM , Segretary ; yet. it uric pears front the testimony suit Ilic'Secretary's admission to Beach, that the power was yiel ded to the President.. In pursuance of the arrangement, Dr.-Ilun ter was. appointed Out apnt, Smith received the commission from the Navy liepartnient, took it. to Dr. Hunter at, Reading, and'narrtm led to him the arrangement to which Reuter agreed. Getzsubsequetiily &Oiled to share in time profits, because Jul Ime,Says, the' iirran gement was distasteful , llr Ilimufer has been for .Vemarit, was . ' then; and still is, a practising physician in ,Ilet4- Mg. lie, had never putioltased coal for sale ; hq.did. not know - its market value, look 'Po pains tam ascertain,it,: , did pot purchasii any coo or the , government, or do any act, in the performance of his dufy,m?coept to sign formal papers gent to,,lmint by •Tyler, Steno& certifying that - a specific' quantity of coal of the best. quality had been duly inspeeice,,Od weighed by him,,and.shippedon board, a natm. /. Oft VoB9e '',lll-4-6714—ors'"vieretiO:41-0711ill proper bureau., and alt knew or ought to have kaown,lolal the sprtiticatesWoro false so far. as rehl.tea to 1, s perBonal.keelViedo of the facts certified. • , ' Ily nn understaniling between ,flunter"nnil tinit It,' the latter ryas, to make inquiriCs tie . tp selecting coal 'at Pittlittlelp . ltia,' but it is inept feet that he ilia but e execution, of Han trust: He 'wog . tit. the cnianlbets business, add had no, connection the; puroliiise of wascoal was ~retinicea at Philo:4loi, in;:intl was' there 'delivered, ,on . sitipboar'tl .t he 'goy crepient., NeithOr !Inflict; tottr .13)nit b Saw the coal, inspected, „lielglintl . n . r.,4oiveretl.;:-,abd .lll o whoVd„ biOnoafi: tuna Tylor, Stone &ret). SolitiOnstitieiHttiOni toOk 14.1 . /ersonni:super.y,ioint:nr Htto'itinttei, Olooßt. COAL AgENcY to sec that the best mists could be had, and depended on Tyler Steno S, Co„ to inspect the octal When the..governitient.. needed mord a requisition was sent io .Dr Hunter, which by. his was sent. to T s ytel. - Sliine - & -. Cii - ; who 1)07 came at:onee purchasers, for and seller's to the government. 'Tyler,. Stone & Co., and Dr. Hunter fixed the price at $3 85 perf on. The testimony of.matty witnesses establishes be yond a reasonable doubt thai. the market value lof such coal as.was, delivered to the govern -nren.Vwendtisatot,eamce443...so,...per-ton,-414 seyeeal respeotable dealers , would hmie foe nished the goiernment at, that or a less price'; and then imfile ft profit. ,The. purchases of 'coal - touts noulel'or - the - governent , brlfyleri - Stone & Co , for the six months from the Ist of July, 1858, to the 31,4 of Decehber, 1858 Was-.---tons, at •a cost. of $ll-85 per ton. h trnmonn t-ot'-emo lumen I recei ea-by-Dr, er, - and divided.hydihn with Mr.-Smith, was for the six months, *7,402 93, or at the. rate , of-$14,90.3 81 per annum. -In addition to this direct loss, the mode ofpurclmse adop , ted s taimished no guarantee _against fraud in the quality or amount of Coal which, when de [livered 'on shipboard, was not inspected by any ntlicer olthe government. Your committee have ffirnished to both par ties implicated in these I ransactions eveey op portunity to explain them. All the parties' except. the l resident, Secretary of the Navy, ' ititia. :the Pre'dont and the Secretary have been furnished with a copy the testimony, and mit i fled ,t Manny statement: either nf them . desired to make, would be heard by the com mittee, or that any wrine.ses desired by them, would he - examined. The Secretary, in his letter of February 14, 1858-herewith mitted -plates :that 'the same system existed in the coal agnmey Inning the_ administration. of his predecessors. Ile also 'states that. he. weans( ILWBl'o..lllol .. illii present invest igation ; ofrany . want of attention Tni the part of mite 4:_eJtivr.twnL:- ' . . • Live Oak Oontrncte i IL •Live-oalt ti111111:.":",'IiIce other Mater rot' the Navy, is required by law to be purchased by contract with the lowest; bidder, but, un,- - liheretlierAnatoriAL - 4ris - . - tuititePt large quantities by dealers in. timber.- It has therelbre, been the uniform - custom °flit° gov r '.ernment 'aßow'cotHramors ('tutu one - to two pears to furnish the supply needed, unless TIM exigencies of service deTinatid on itnumai ' ate inipply, in which case,it may be bought, in open purchase.. Mr. WC. N. Swift, 11 whaler - of New-Bed ! ford, Mass , had,• 1844, been contrac tor for the supply of and other timber for the government. In 1851 he entered into I a written agreement with George Plitt of Phil : adelph4. 'Lit intimate friend of President Bo citation; by -which Plitt. agreed_to_aid _Swift a tocute.ort It — c on tracts with the . Navy Department ; for - which Swift teas to pay to Plitt ten per cent on -the gross. amount of time contracts made. Pending the TirerAiliTniliarelection of 18513 Plitt' introduced Swift to Mr. Buchanan._ Plitt himself, it the time,vas Treasurer of the Democratic State Committee of Pennsylvania, nod us 'such, re ceived from 'Swift the sum of *15.000, - to be used in tho pending,eicel 'NU. Buchanan was inforined before the chiethin, that Mr. Swift : was nn Old. Line. Whig_ . _whitinttl_entne_ over to his patty, and was Joking, an' active , part in the election; .mind lie wits subsequently informed of the amount contributed by Swift. Plitt also• introduced Swift to'Mr. Secretary Tommy, telling him he was a very warm ft lend who had contributed very liberally towards the election of 1850, and who had a number of Qld Line ,Whig friends in Massachusetts who wev equally .. 1 Iberia, and that such gen ' Omen. of course, ' . ought to lie patronized ". The ri.sul„ , of introduction and these interviews *lth the President nod Secretory' of the Navy was, that in 1857 contracts for live-mik were awarded to Mr. Swift to the illllolllll ill 1858; by a series of artful and f t non o.uvers, which are fully and clearly set forth in thp report, of 1.116 committee, it Was contriVed that hit'. Swift. should get a further mint ract for 150,000 feet.. 'of limber, amounting to slo6,7olViihnuCii'2s - , 000 more than it would hove cost the Govern ment if' the cohtract had bmin honestly and properly offered to public competition, with out the disgraceful favoritism Which-the tes timony proves to have been practised. Navy Yards. 111. Theinvestigation into the eondition.of the Brooklyn Navy Yard disclosed. in I he first place, the filet that the patronage of the Yard was systematically divided among the Demo cratiementhers Of Congress from New York. Thus, the constructive engineer, the mitster plumber, and the master block maker, repre sented Mr. Sickles, the master painter repro sewed Sir. Searing, the master spar maker, • master blacksmitk. and timber inspector, Mr, master boat builder, and master • ship earpentdr Mr. Taylor, the mast ker, Nit.. Cochrane, and the master stone ea ter, Mr. %Vara. In the general division of patronage, PAWITIICC COllOllll was appointed , master carpenter upon the nomination•of Baskin. Ile was removed on the 9th of Juno 1858, on account of 51 r. Haskin's ant i•Lecomp tonisni. Alexander_ Ward the master laborer, represented Mr. Clark-, and. in•MIISY 1858. after Mr. Clark had taken his piisititin upon the Kansas piestion, Ward resigned, to avoid being turned out 'his system, Mr. Sherman justly remarks,. has reduced the Navy Yard to it mere politfcal machine, where idleness, theft, insubordina- HMI, fraud and'gross neglect of duty prevail ed to an ala r ming degree.; Members of Con gress took it petuttbdons intbrest in'the appoint ment of the lowest workmen. somethnes press ing appointments upon the master workmen, as a reward for partizan services, Fithput,re ,gard to the qualification or charartori of the applicant. For example, Sir. John Cochrane on June 13, 1557,-wrn,to thus to Mr: Cohane, , Mr.'llaskin's master carpetittr. ''Mr. Cohano, tlr • Cullen tells me that yogi are to lake men on, mr Tuesday ; now I ask you to take , hipt on and tl% others d have ask ed you to take on. toy proportion of men under you. If you do not give them, I will lodge elthrge.r olefins( goti." He also wrc4e .. _ in similar slyteld6 the master blacksmith. In another case. Lewis , W... Berry, the mils. ter painter; discharged - a man Mr habitual drenkeness, who had been appointed upon the recommendation of Mr. ;NM Kelley, Mr Kelly requested .tioW the men be taken on again. Berry. detoured . , .telling Kelly that-the maw wsVii 'disgrace to 'the service. • Kelly said lkeoluld not -belpt hat—the ntaft must go to worti Berry still refused. .Upon which Kelly told him, “You may set it dawn as' a fact that.l will have you remoVed ifi can. And he was removed,two,or three mouths forwards, Mr. , Kelly,;having. applied Ypr iris reMoval! Mr. , Kelly the report states, • testis ties that-he did not.know that , the .-1111111 -was a dreiikard. ;- i• . • . were . froin'the leStiVony that it Was* itirtriter •iirltri:`'StiVettiTy" patronage ef, the *Navy Yard' Was *divided monethe members of (3 gross. ' Under ditte' of July 30, 18118;**Mr.'•TottecY' wrote to' Kearney, tho'Commontlant or the Navy 'Yard felling;him'thnt: Mr: _Sickles' bed 'complained et the innster joiner because' ho had not dm-' Played,' under tile: a single ' peramt from his:, distribt the'Seerefary•directs- the Com.. , MOdoiM "to inquire into and report iipon this matter."' * '" Very . eatiMerdinttry • businet,P remarks Mr. Shertnan,,;tton which to •dt ail an ellicer of the 'highest rank, known in the Navy of the United Stated.': . ;. fho .Commodore, :in reply ; transmitted to pepartment , DA qr, o ,qc. IbusW) . joißM foi..not - adeeptittgrthe re tiOinmendations'et Mr. "Sioltleikity tieYitigctinit t•in'nitio,ceseti Out; pe. .tjviinuliv. who* Most strenuously' recommended are very in differenthands, many of, whom cannot obtain employment from private employers.' • Abuses of the grossest naturanee shown to Mtist, itt the - other eivit 'departments - of- the Aityy yard, espdeially those, of the Navy Agent and'lsltival Storekeeper. °Similar abuses exist alto at the . Philadelphia Navy Yard. Butane of the, most, flagrant violations of law and of propriety was disclosed by•the inquiry into the bontracts , for the maphinery of, the steam . lonp.,srmr4oti , distkottad.trtAtet-InalOtv- Ike.* of,Junv, 1808-. On the 20th or July. sealed proposals were ,invited • by the Secretory" of the Navy for the machinery of these vessels. • Bids - were - accordingly - sent •in by - mo S t -of the leading marine engine-builders of the linited'States. per the large of nip 4 at, Phila delphia, there were seven bids, the lowest Worhs,of-titis.eilyy MICH eg to-do the work fer'tioB,ooo.- -Merrick & Sons of Philadelphia offered to do it for $;1112000: Before the Secretary had. passed on May of the bids, Col. IV C. Patterson of Philadelphia wrote, under date of $3l). 13, 1858, to Mr.:Buchanan the following letter. , nammetratA, s o ni. la; lfla Sot: I venter,' to ota 3333 toyon the Import.. nneu of awarding the contracts for the unichinery of the sloop:mot,' building at the Navy V 131,1 nt this time, and if it can he done without prejudice the peak , srr Oct,. to Nioeriek & Son, Their, is thr only estllollsh• .nient in Ito Nirst District which oinp'nn yon Joao nuni• .I,moLtuctimulestt_llftnline, 390; wilouin.fult ,)n. 'The managing nartnern (tr. )1.. Br..being alwant hn bad health.) are full of energy, strainin4 every nerve to keep their ferry during this depre+slon,llll,lCaro ay r no I know, the only old Whigs of any Influence In that District who are in Inver of the !I...election of Col. liar. 011V13. '• I know, from former expprionee, the ulime kf that influence, nod feel perFuntletf that it, is thin lutereet of Lllo . l),lll.Wriltir. part,. tu,lnerease It. The Plrg Dlstriet will, I. hope, 1., e:yrrled in any °rout; •but with that slulp - at work: fall landed. two weeks Mirrr to the election, the lystilt . would. 1 . think, ho ',Uwe,' beyond all doubt... '•With inuell,rexpect, . W. C: PATTERSON. . • The I'N.q3i , lent sent this iirecions docuthent tlithe.Seereinry of the Nitvy, wiih theToiliiw ing indorsement.: •, ' m• The inclom,l letter; front Col. I..itterson of Phibaler -phia. is fittl;talttetl to' the attention of t Ito Secretory of the'Nory. • Mr. Slierrnon's ReporL-puts-this tripisaction in - '• ' , '• It Is the duty of the Secretary to II termite which of the Matins IV, the 'lowest resp'aisible bidder,' and to award to him the contract. It is IL .1.110101 act. The rights of parties titubir the Um, and the rights of the 1 flovernment, wO., Involved in the award. • Any sugttes .l. tii,,, p: r,p•t o, moth°. •ox,•opt, thus' w blob would enable . trio Secret try id -!did) which of the rourting bidders 1 was - the 110, 05 1 r e ,,, ,R ?into 0111),'svm,..intinuper. • .The.l Seeretary.was the sul.ordinato 73r.the I:resident, hOld log . tall, at his pleasure, naturally coutrOlisl'ityllis will: and by law 110 lit 111/Wlolloy required to 11W111,1111111 adjudge without regard to the President—(Decal ur nit. Pauldliot, 11 Pot.. 515; 6 11t0w..1111-2 ). Unilei• these Or. .An mstances the President suggeshirl to thi, Secretary. and fit writing caned 111401.tellthal 0.1,110, imp errand of awarding 0110 of the contracts for machinery to Mer rick k. Sons. in onlerts secure the tr tent political in. , _llueuee.ufAlett. than_litiavonel -the.reelectititt_of Colonel Florence ' etubtlitts place ticresuit. et the elect.ont In hls 1 • Distrivt beyond 'doubt. and generally t p literelso tllO Intl nowt, of that, firm. that It tni , :tht. be OXOrOO-011111i1-. ~Vor of the hemeeratic pasty: 'it the President had suggested to a Judge tithe II:-. S Courts tliZTicrender n judgment In favor 01060 of 1 YID. jo trill, litigant In a 1.111100 110011111,4 behove hint, he cause thatJud.Pneet would aid In the eleetlon oflapar • ty nsvorite, or would contribute to the snare's of tile IL Democratic party, the gm wal 001, of the people Would &Maud 1114 1111pn,1 , 131111.11t Is it i 1048 serious 011'0050 WllOll this 911{41.4t11111 Is 11 1101/y the I'll,lllollt to till, SiTrallry of the Navy? TllO Judge 11,11)0y1111 till, 'use, • or end., PresidOnt: the Secretary Is within his power. Hach Is required to perform judicial funetions. : The strirestlen by the President of corrupt metirea to eitt, er 1414U:111Y dangerous, and la coot likely to succeed wills an "Ulcer whose tenure of office is the will of the President, . '• The turns of the note of the President could not be inkunderstmel by a subordinate. No one cot read the letter and note without a conviction that the induee• Meet hi the letter W. regarded by the President es a proper one to be submitted and to require tee attention 'of the Secretary Thus indorsed, the corrupt motive sugestol would decide, the award without regard to rest unless the See, etary evinced at higher sense of public duty; than his superior." It is needless to add that Merrihk C Sons goeihe—ermtraet; though the most exttnisive work-shop of the kind in the country. had of fered to do the work for $4,001) less than Mer rick Sr, Sons. ~ The Reading Sterna Forge and Iltni J. Glancy Jones. As an incident to this branch of their in quiryi- it - became - necessary - fOr - pair - Mnth i t tee to e x amine a charge that•lion, J. Glancy Jones, nova civil officer of the government, had, while he was a member of this hotter, received money from the Reading Forge for MS services, in obtaining for it contracts with the government. Our attention was first called to this charge by the testimony , ' of Ur. Coekroft, giving'a statement:of .Mateo Murphy, a contractor for the construction of the steam machinery for the United States steamship Brooklyn. The purport of the statement was that he was obliged to let the forging for the vessel to the Reading Forge Company, understood to be long to Mr. Jones. An intimation was also made•to Mr. Quin ford, of the Morgan works. New York, the successful bidder for thePen sacold sloop, that if he got the forging work tione bY.the Reading Forge, it would be ac ceptable or satisfactory to certain parties. Ma. Win. 11 a-Member of this House, testified that he, as secretory and treasurer of the company, made an agreement with Mr. Jones to the effect that, if he would get work for the forge to do, the cmiipany would allow him five 11 cent. on 'the amount he'obtained; that the kind of work content plated was forging shafts, &c., •for vessels of the United Statiis navy. The inducement to the company to make the contract with • Mr. Jones was the root that-he was a member of Congress, and ii was •supposed that lte would have facilities for .getting work that others would not. . • • . Prior to this agreement, Mr. Jones wrote OM following letter to General Keini t. = ' . Dear General:-1 received ydur letter this morning,, and have just had on iatorvluw =tyltb tho 'Secretary ; tile Navy. lie Informs me that all the mt chinery will he'giien Old ON CONTUACT except, perhaps, what Is made, in Washington. 'Thu Secretary will advertise for bids, but will not give it to the lonest bidder; he will con. tract with the oiler , which he thinks in host fur the government. 'row,' think J ran serve my town and constituents by securing a lair portion fillet those who want the contracts ; with this the Secrete, y has nothing to do; but we eau do a gre.tt deal outsulvos by being ready to meet those eontracton, 1 will iv ritoyon again soon, and send you the notice when the Secretary ad.• vortisca. ' • Truly ours, J. MANGY , JONES. I= Under .this agreement' Mi. Jones did gef work for thu forge, in .1854, for the steamer Wabash, amounting to *10,4100 or *UMW, upon Which he was entitled .to flee "V Cent. Phu .contract for' dm'. work was ,nude with Merrick & Sons. ' • General Keith- ceased to be secretary and treasurer of the eunipany in the spring of 1855,'ityd was bucoceded - hy' Bertolet Mr.:Bertolet testifies that the: contraCt with Mr. Jones was frequently spoken of in the meetings of the board, when the justness . of paying hint what was agreed upon 'wits Spo ken of; On two or 'tbreo oottaaiona the wit nestunet Mr. •,lones and_told_itibahat he_ was very sorry that the concerti was .in such a I condition pecuttitirily,Aliat he did not see bo' 1 4tomould pay.-Lim anyAroney,them—llelesti ; fled he always understood that. Mr- Jones was ",the agent:et.the , equipaity,, and:that .1 he cotit 'puny had either agreed.with-liint; ,or.proposed . within ,thowselves ,to. give ,him a .certain ,per eentegaftitouch:lvork aseBoultl.4m procured through , agency.. Ilti•leatititts that • .11Ir. Jones did get' work for thent.from the gave,vu nient. 180: in the repair the. Minnesota, the amount of which was $3,10i1 48, and that this stlinWas'yaid.te: the forge company by the .geliernmeut. It 'aise','apptiiirs'''frilim' the 'bOoks,of the company that Abo , forgeeeMpany Iciiit *ric fpr,the government iu Oti, the Items Rmoutitting tofiltl,4Bl.. oon• treat' titiOdr r the% govevninenf fat. .n lunge litiOlia..':::WlYertplei'italittianied 11'1'4:ACC - but ono year, 'alifd/wai auoceedtitl2hy Cliarlea , Me- Lenigan,, Ito ; is fuowitt Ale 40,:te.fre, ~, .. 5 ,. •4 J.: `. i7,~ .. ;:i,' : 1 , ~ . {y! of $1 50 per annum in advance. *a 00 If not paid in advance.. Peter McLaughlin becathe secretary, on_ the Iwentlath'ofSeptember., 1858. The comylany failed about three'mouths affeilwards. Dur- Wig all this time the forgo did a large-Amount of work for,the government and. its contract ors', Mr: McLenigan writes to;the' creditors df the company under the date of November 25, 1857, our prospects fog the future are very flattering, as we have, at this time; posi ti»ely :mewed the forging for three of the Uni ted States sloOps, and a very fair chance for LWllrgb/R--s.9,EALLfinlaitliBß-tRU.41.1§,9A1l government work which we, at present, are looking after." The•agency of sMr. Jones was known gener, ownership of the firge. Mr. Bartel, a part ner orml;ent of the firm of Merrick and Sons Philadelphia, i writes, lanai• date of Jbly 24, -1858;--46 —the- superidtendent - -of—lho—forge,. ..!W,ol.ll=lo'reuce;.:Avlao isjust-froin_Washington,_ says it is, a settled fact that two' of the new sloops are to be built here." After suggesting that the forge bid for thaniachinery of one - of Ithem, he impiires; 4' Will Mr. Jones support: your proposition so as to get the job'?" The reply of the treasurer, in due time, declines the ,offer, and says: - "Mr JOIWS is also of. opinion that it might seriously affect the in terests of the forgo company." No account was opened with Mr'. Jones in the ledger of the Reading forge. The check- hook , of. , tha , -company , -was : loot--beforo=your-, Committee. how, much ho received' for hie' services. how nnich is dile to'him still on his contract: it is impossible tr tell. In the ex pense account of the Reading Forgo Company, the items of, money paid to iqr. Jones at vari ous periods were found as folloWs : ootober 2, 1031 —Office expenses debtor to thi3 Far • niers' Lank for check. No. 52.3, drawn, to pay J. Glancy Janes' expenses to Washington city, $3O. Norpnrhor 9d, 1856. , —Oflice cxponaos debtor to the, Fartnerii Bank for this antount,chock No. 858, scut to J. (aunty ;hums for untmsra in ',Touring, work. for the Bonding gaunt* Forge, $250. . t• September 2S, Ft:ti-OWe .1111,18ilifor this amount harrowed. mottuytuf.A.J. Nichols, to pay .1. Money Jonas- Esq.,"expenses to Washtnitton ml.butdoess for the cora pdttv, and returned the wane in cheidc No. 1028, $lOO.. The undersigned, therefore, report that the Heti. .1. Glancy Jones"lliii, while a member of this- House, enter into - contract with the Reading -Forge - Company, - by which - he agreed tin - prom:lre - wok for it from the Government, in consideration of which he - was to receiv•e five per cent. commission; that be did procure contracts to be made between the Government 1 and said Reading forge, in which he was in terested to the amount of said commission;-,:: and that. he did recijive,money from said coin.' Tatty for said service. . 1;6 tendencies,of - such transactions are: nFesso.nd other manifest If - members Cc' °Ricers of the goVreinient •may ho emit:ill:II! with money to solicit.nt the executive depart.' melds and bureaus for contracts and jobs, it. cannot be expected that their influence will bo re,sisted. • Tim, law will soon be disregarded., and offices, employments; and .contrnets, will be bartered and -sold without-regard to the . public service. -•• Ily the first section- of the net of April 26, 1803,-it is provided thus:. . - , No member of Cohgress'shall, directly or indlrectly himself. or by any other person whatever, In trust for him, or for his use nr benefit, or on his account,' under take, execute; bold, orenjoy, in the' whole or In part, any contract Or agreement hereafter to ho made or on tereti into 'with any officer of the United States, or with any person authorized to make. contracts on tho part of the United States; anti if any member oftlongress shall, directly, nr Indirectly, himself, or by any person what. snorer, In trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, enter Into, accept of. agree for, undertake, or eseeutihtny 'such contract or agreement, In whole or In put, iVvery person so offending shall, for every such offence, upon'convictlon ' kr., be adjudged guilty 'of a high cities and shall be tined tfirvy thousand dollars, and every such contract or agreement as afore said. shall be absolutely null 011 d void," 13y the third section of the same act it is provided— " itivvery such contract or agreement "to be made, or clacked into, or accepted, as aforesaid, there shall be Inserted an express condition that no member of Con gress shall be admitted to any part of such, contract or agreement, or to imy benefit to arise therefrom." The interest of Mr. Jones in the contracts between the. Government and the Reading Forge Company, was certain, direct, and purely of a pecuniary nature. By the third bection of tho net of February 26, 16f3, It Is provided that if any member of Congress atoll; for compensation paid or bo paid, either cortaln or Contin go,,t, act tangent or attorney for prosecuting any rlaltn against the, United States, or shall meelro any shore or win ulty,or intorost,ln any claim, br., ho shall bo liable to Indictment as for a misdemeanor; the penalty le a flue of $5OOO, or Imprisonment, or both The clear design of these laws' as to pro vent a member of Congress from having any • pecuniary interest in a contract with any of ficer of the government, or in any other claim against the government. ^Whether axontract . of agency to procure contracts•from the eminent where the compensation is a percent age on lite amount of the contract, is embra ced in the language of the law, might be a matter of doubt, but it is clearly within the spirit of the law, ant Lit is most pernicious aml corrupting in ilfi effects. In the one case an interest in the contract would be dissolved by the contract itself. while in•the other case it may be more itndily concealed or covered un der the pretext 'of local interest for constitu=l.• ent s. . • The undersigned recommend, in order to remove till doubts as to the meaning of the act, of April 20, 1808, the passage of , a provision of law to punish as a misdemeanor. Any mem ber of Congress who, for money, acts as agent in procuring contracts:with the government. In conclusion, the undersigned recommend the adoption of the following resolutions : • Deserved, That the Secretary of the Navy has, with the sanction Of the President, abused his discretionary power In the selection of a coal agent,, and in the pur chtt;,e of fuel for Din government, ROA red:That the contract mode by the Secretary of .the Navy, uuderglatetsf Septenther.,2.3, C. N. Swift, for. the delivery of live-oats timber,: was made In violation of law ' 'and in a manner unusual.fm proper, and injurious to the public service, Resolved, that the distribution by the Secretary 'of " the Navy, of the patronage in the navy yard among._ members of Congress was destructive of discipline, cor• milting in its influence, cud highly injurious to the publiclierviee Resolved, That the President and Se'cretary of the, Navy by receivingand considering the party .relatione" of bidders for contracts with the United States, and the effect of awarding contracts' upon pending °loafer's, ' have set an Aatifple dangerous to the public safety, and., deserving the reproof of.this House Rewired, That the appointment by the Secretary. of ' the Navy of Daniel It. Martin, chief engineer, as a mem ber of it board of engineers to report upon proposals for constructing machinery for•the United States. the said Marlin at the time being pecuniarily Intsrested in Borne of raid prepesals.ls hereby oeneured by this House. AU . of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN SHERMAN, ' DAVID RITCHIE. The illaltimoro Republican contains en an emia' .of a distressing case of sudden death - in thafeßy. A Miss Stratton attended a, ball and on hey way home, accompanied by :her brut her, 'coiefileihed of being unwell, and . sat down on a'troor step, while- her brother - went:. for assistanlie. ! While he was gone she became • worse, and when the young wan returned gho, , Was a corpse, . , . LOWELL MANEFAWEIIRES.--IVEOM-E email th• ble recently published on the subject, in _Low ell, we learn that there are '399,064 sPindles,. and 12,234 looms are 'at work' in that:Mtg.:— There are 2,399,000 yardspf cette'n cloth made weekly,,44,o9_yards efwejellnthpleth,mAN '26,600 yards of carpets. The Dlrrrimnok Manufacturing company makes 390;000 yards of calicot per week, and the Hamilton coMpany . 199,009 yards. No less than 72 turbino,wheelai arenequirmfto drive tho machinery of all the mills; 'besides' several •breast 'Wheels ; 01,617 gallons of sperm' oil and 26,000 pounds of lard are dominated annually. - • The Cincinnati garotte :soya that on Sator..: tiny night last/,a botly,enatoher who had eto leiva corpse from a graveyard in the neigh-, borhood 'of that city, which 7re,hnd 'hung while 'endeavoring to• get over a, high fonce,..the,corpee falling on one;'t side aug: the !.) O LIY ;enritolier on the other, , he•.' haying placed-around hie elioulders the cord,; hy,whicirthe?iaelt.was abut, and the.cord Ong abaat s Ade neck, choltles him to death, • BEI lIIMIM
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