ghrt CA'RL ISLE, PA. Friday, March 29, MI. • THE ISEDERAL APPOINTHENTSe •. Washing!ou, March, 25.—The-,Senate to• day confirmed the following nominations: •• Wm. L. Stoughton, Llt S. Attornby for • Michigan. Bent: F. Hall, of New York, Chief justice for Colorado. S. Newton Pettus. Associate Justice. for Colorado. • . . Charles Dickey, 1.1. S. Marshal for Michi• gan. Mnn Bates, Register of the Land Office, and. Ruben Goodrich. -Receiver of •Puldic Moneys at TraVerse city, Michigan. Ex Congressman DeWitt C. Leach, of .Miehigan,lndianAgent for a. J. AugustinePmerson,_and .Ed• ward La, Favour, Receiver at ° De. - toit, Michi•• .gan. • • , Samuel VT. Brown, Receiver of - Public , Moneys at Vancouver, Washington territory: Stephen F. Page, Register, and J. C. Dux " — ter,,..Receiver at lonia, Michigan. John F. Diggs, Register, and Cites K. Robinson, receiver at SardnaW. . Francis M. Case, of Ohio, Surveyor Gen:, oral' for Colorado, John A. Burbaa; Agent for the Sac, Fox • and lowa lullians; of Mis.souri % - • • Wm. Gilpin, Govet'nor of Colorado. . ,Joshua R. Giddings, Consul .General for We British American Provinces. Mark H. Bonnet, of Maine,,,Clonsal at Vera Cruz. - John Briton / of New York, Consul at Southampton. • Daniel C. Bac:Maud, Postmaster at Ponti• ac, Michigan. . Thomas M. Campbell, Postmaster at Booneville Missouri. The following Confirmations as Second Lieutenants in the arm e were made: Wm. 0 Williams,' of the District of Co lumbia. John . P. Bakert•of Illinois. "~ Charles Ilupkins,:of New York. Samuel S. Biller, of Ohio. Andrew Sheridan, of iNe'wJiltklY• • ' Sergeant 11 Pearce. Anti as Second Lieutenants in'the Marine Corps, the following: Nilone Tiltod, of Maryland. J.. 11. Higbee of New York. ' • The. follon:ing nominaqons are pending fore the Senate : • Brant Barney : for Collector Of the port of New York. • Wm. P. Kellogg, of Michigan, as Chief Justice, and' Samuel Mulligan, • Associate Justice for' Nebraska. • . . • Oporge Turnell, as Chief Justice for NeVa• da; and HoratiO,lones; of Missouri, Icir As : sociate Justice Gordon M. Mott, of Califor• in, for Associate Justice ; David Baylor. of Ohio, for Marshal,' and Benjamin Banker, of New Hamshire, for Attorney. , Wm H. liTy, of New York, for Secretary of Legation at Turin. Jaines.Leslie, jr, Of Pennsylvanks, Consul at Lyons. • Wm. 11. Carpenter. of Now YorkiConsul at Fouchow._ 'Willie P. Mangum, jryof North Carolina, Consul at Nick po. C. Vanhorn, of lowa, Consul at Marseilles. Richard O Parsons, of Ohio, Consul at Rio Janeiro. Marls Howard, of Con neet)ti.4.Consul at Messina. Robert W. Sbufelt, of New Yuri:, Consul at Havre. T. Biglow, of Lawrence, Mass. Consul at Florence. The Leginlat.re The proceedings of' this body, fur the past week - , have been of such an uninterdsting character, that we have made no ,report at their doings• . Tun CANALS ,-The Western mid Eastern 4i . Vieions of the main line of the Canal, are now open for navigation. The Juniata Canals will be opened 'about the lot inst. rnOF. ll'Auon.--Me learn from ilie Maris burg Tekgrar/0,h01, , R0v. D. It. Waugh, Prin-, oipal of the Penna. Female College, le quite ill, and that his physicians entertain but little hope , of his recovery. SllSPENDED.—Thepublication of the Readipg' Daily Leader, by J. Robley Dunglinson has , beeia suspended, and tiie paper merged into the Daily Times.. :The leader, was a spirited little paper, and we regret that its editor las not.succeeded. . • Phlladelplala Colleolortihip,. The contest for this office lies ietween Gov. Pollock, and Win. 'B. Then .s. Mr . . Taggart is also urged by his fridnd for the mime appointment. No doubt eith .r ot these three gentlemen named will he satisfactory to the mereplitile interest of Philadelphia. It is said . the Cuttom House appointments for that cityl , wili be made as soon its the Ad roinistra.tion gets through with New Ar,cirk. Clinugo of Tool ICH The dehafo in the U. S: Stnat> on the motion of'Sehator Hale to cange the ofieers Of the Senate, shows that Douglas, 13reelcen ridge and other leading disuniouipt; ore anx iouli'noW to repudiate the doctriOimiegura ted by the democratic party udder Geocral Tacltion, that "to the victors belong the spoils." Whenever the bull gores their they become restive under the infliction. liffirquEßEgenints are all an impulsive, odd racp, doing good as they feel moved, without much deferenCe to prescribed meth. othi.—Exchange Paper. Henry Ward Beecher must so. Ho lectures on nondescript"subjects ict , two hundred dollars n night, and pockets seven thousand dollars a year for preaching to his congregation. He professes perfect contentment with his lot in life, and wonders that all the world are, not equally so. .01111 LAeHtroyetk. The Locomotive attached, to the Philadel phia train which left. Pittsburgh on Wednes day evening of last week, ran over a steer two miles east of. Huntingdon, which threw the baggage oar off the track.. The 'oar was set on fire by the falling over of the stove, and all the mail bags, with the exception of those for Harrisburg were burned, and. nearly'all the baggage belonging to the passengers. Among the letters partially destroyed, were many, applications to the ; Department at Wash ington for office, and others containing money. 3110BIDUI8T CONFERENoN AT STAUNTON VA.— Thie assembly clOsed its sessions on' the 23" d Inst.,- The Conference adopted resolution's de (daring the immediate, separation of the - Con ter4Me from the ju'riedictien of the Oenerah Conforenne of the Methodist Episoo'Pril Church, account of the:naut chapter on Slavery. Thriv_ote stoodforirotnediate sapftration'elghty , hid, &Mining to vote forty-Cong. Bishop Biwa, tho'prosiding Officer of the 'COnibronee, refuSed Co put the question on the adoption of . the resolutions, and entered u pioteSt niainst 'the action -"aim. violation of tile order and discipline of,the Methodist g,piseopal,plitirch." The'rettotutione in fay.or of seporetion also ttit'aitiOternitiupon'ewhich the Ctinftirence.will reunite ; siikthp trenerni Col3ferCtice, and Point a , Comlitlttoo of.seven to prepare.a pasts- . forth, the grounds and: alfe of the notion of the Conference. 17 VELVERTO CASE. ~ An extraordinary nod interesting marriage - ease; has recently been tried hefiTo the Court °l' Common Pleas in Dublin. It was an action brciught by Mr. John Thelwall,, it gentleman residing in Hull; against the Hon. William Caries Yelverton,The heir apparent of the Aronmorvecrage, and an ollicer in the Ar tillery, to Tc -- 6tv•er .C 279. for the use and occu pation 'flifnpartments, and board and lodging, clothing, ce., supplied to • his vac, Mrs. Ter- . e.?sa Yelrerton, at his request. Major Iperton denied all .the allegations and the pleadings brought up the issue ofthe legality of the running°. The lady is repro seoted as Zrery . slight : in figure, of very pro pwoes,sing appearance, and occupyinglg high social position r the daughter of 3.1 f: Thoreau Lougsworth of Smed lloue, Lancashire, England. The parties first, became acquainted • in 1852. In 18:5 Miss 'Long:worth went to the Crimea .0 a Sleter of Mercy, With other ladies of ranit,' ' fko'in France, to alleviate the sufferings of the allied troops.' Major Weer ton who was there on service, Again flint her and proposed a secret marringe, 4 'which ehe declined. In 1857 she returned to England and, afterwards visited Edinburg where Major .. Velverton follewed her, and again proposed a secret marriage, which she again refused: but ftfleriviirds he induced her tnlet him read the marriage service to her ; and told'her that in mutual ceneent, 'without the in terposition of, a clergyman, yas sufficient to constitute a marriage. Site reillSed to be IrOglif/ by such a Contract, and tied to her sister's house in.. Wales. At his reqdest, in August, 1857, she crossed to Ireland, and they were married by the Rev. Mr. Moon +y, Roman Catholin'riest at Rostrevor. After tra,elling a year on the Continent, he abandoned her France, where she was seriously ill; and sub-, , sequently married another lady, thus repudi thing his first marriage /./ • On the stand Major relverton admittel that his objed was to eirebt. the ruin of the young lady, and he had consented to a marriage merely to " quiet her Conscience," belii4ing thaCas he wits a Protestant and she a Catholic he was not bound by it.. The jury declared by their verdict that the marriage Was legal, when the whole dudience, including many Indies, rose and cheered tu multuously; the crowd drew the carriage of ,Mrs..Yelverion to thollatel, and her husband narrowly escaped being mobbed. Ile will new have to stand his trial Inigamy. In noticing this atrair, the London Times says: -- The Man who, in his own words, conceived "the ida'a of a systematic secuctien—cont ! !pitted, if we may credit himself, a most abominabrC or•l9i-ge on is lady who had just bAn-the geek'tif h is superior officer—profaned a solemn and mead, holy rite"for the vile purpose of fraud and sensuality—abandoned, his vieihn in the hour of her peril, with hints about avoiding on event"- may. 41! bear a terrible interpretation—and filthily eroward the climax of his deeds by ruining, through his contact, another wuman—.we may leave to his :4ell-inflicted slivery. With his counsel, we simply give him up,-and can only suppose, in the public interest, .that him name will soon disappear from the Army- List. 'l 6 NeWS Prozn tV ashhigl on As Washington is the ,14eca, to which the eyes of the faithful turn with' longing looks, every item of news front that point carries with it a double interest ; in view of the thet, that ft is net only, the fountain of patronage, conse quent on a change' of Administration, but the centre from which radiate hopes and fears of thestabilityof the Union. We give the fol lowing condensed summary althongh no doubt many of the reports have no foundation, ex cept in the heated imaginations of sensation paragraphits, . • , The numbi!;Of office seekers in Washington seems to be increasing. The departments continue la be tl4ronged with therm much to the interruption of public business. • The re• morals will be numerous in the civil branches of the government, and tate place as soon as they can be prepared. for official action. This 111 , 5,111 . 31100 is repeatedly given to the impatient expectauts. The applteutions by,letter num ber fruit lour to five hundred daily. The t'Abibet holds daily sessions, settling otnitiul-kois-Tor-41w. nof ion.of- lio.Sen at 0,- There is understood to.beconsiderable dis ens'sion in the Cabinet with regard to the 'Maryland appointments. The President and Mr. Seward are said to 'be desirous of giving the appointments for Baltimore to such citi zens as may be recommended by, the friends of the Union, to the 'exclusion of most, if net all, of the Bepoblicau applicants. The applicants for the Baltimore Post Office are Charles J. H. Thorpe, Charles T. Maddox. Coale, and W., Pinkney Ewing, of EllitMc Maryland. For Collector of the Port there are but three applicants—William If. Murdoch, Wm. Coch ran and ludgo Marshall. For the posts of Marshal, Navy Agent, Sur veyor, Appraiser, &c., there are six .or eight. applicants for each, both Republicans and ;Union men. Indeed, there scents to 1,0 fib more unwillingness to "accept office under than,there is on the . Part of the present Nonni - beats to Imp on until the ,last horn blows in their prest it positions. CONCILIATION nn PEACE. . . It is said that several leading Republicans in the confidence of the lministration, have expressed themselves in favor of the partial recognit ion of the Confederated States-80'01111 they may test the experiment of separate Coy - eminent to the full bunt of their inclinations. 'true the President has no power to recognize their separate independence, but they pro pose and intimate that the President favors the'project that no obstacle be thrown in their way except- the appointment of certain agents to prevent the smuggling of foreign goods into the States by railroads and river boats,. and -such negotiations with the Commissioners as may result In a truce to await the action of the next Congress; and a mutual agreement to prevent smuggling. A dispatch from Chrodeston says : The Stars and ..‘i(ripes are still risible from the ramparts of SaMW-110 evacuation ;let." The rumors and statements are so contradictory that nothing can be depended upon with regard to-the time the evacuation is to take place. Ther - eis an evident desire on the mirt of the A'dibinistra lion to be in no hurry about it —ittother words to keep np•the heavy war expenditure .of the Confederacy, estimated at tif25,000 per day, for watching Major Anderson, who would never trouble them if they should not trouble him. IMIZEIMEM • The State Convintion of Leuisiana . lMs re fused to refer the permanent Constitution of (he Confederated States to the people for rati fication. In this whole seeevien'scheme, the right' the people to govern 'themselves, has been totally disregarded - . 4, Self oonatitatod Conventions hays'usurpod the, power of tho Masses, and aro Muni - depotio in their actions and tendencies than the most absolute governnients of Europe. Hereafter, when men look for 'spechneas of '4dOwn-trodden humanity,." thoy_wilt find thorn in theEionfed crated States, instead of looking to European nations for examples. SUICIDE OF A MUILDEUELL—Absom, of lien dolAou Co., N, Y., who wris convicted of the murder.orhis wife by poison, and sentenced to bo hang, has cheated the gallows by corn nilVing suicide. Ile bad secreted .a•.knife,• he severed' maid artery of hid left . arm, find was dead t, W.hen the keeper en -teyed his gen. . . Mrs. Elea Fudgedied in Alleehingteu c.unty Vn , rooently, leaving forty grand-children, and nearly fifty great grand children. Oh Ftidge'l • • . . , neepiniC,the People ln Ignorance. The Nashville Banner publishes dm follow ing letter. from a subscriber in'Alabama,and adds that if even the most confirmed preciPi-, later oannof see therein symptoms of "recon Structidn," and a !! .. Vair,eon Ow part of 'thit unsuspecting people who were gulled into the "secession train," to get back into the &rt. oua Union from which they have been inglori ously dragged, ate] once more tinder the pro tecting tugisV the "star ; gemmed banner of Liberty," they they tten't, want to see it, and are blind in their own infatuation to the in: evitable doom which awaits the usurpers when: the storm of public indignation shall arise, which will sweep them from power. ' • • "WAINItT Gaol's, Ala., March 11, '6l. Messrs:— • Co, Ntishrille Stets-1 have revenue to believe. that thel U. S. Mail will soon be stopped from Alabama —perhaps is already stopped. I ant owing you, and am ready to pay you, bur am not willing to mail money at mg risk. If you say mail it, at your risk, I will do so. I have reasons to believe that the toutl is searched bu . Postmasters for letters and documents concerning secession. lam truly sory the times*are as bad ' en they are—but I had no, hand tti, bringing about discussion, for I am opposed t s titeesslon. I would write to you to send me a Nastufille paper—one that is opposed to disunion, but I do not believe it would get here to me.— Every effort is made here to keep the people in ignorance, but if you will send me such a paper 1 will it whether I get it or not. 1 aim YbllrS, truly, "P. S.-41f I should see a safe hatid going to Nashville, 1 shall' scud you the money owe you." Indian Depredations Trios The revolutionary matters in progrdss in Teits, are likelfto cause a repetition of the ' • Indian depredations, under which the settlers suffered sd nitwit, before the annexation of that State. The United States troops having 'been withdrawn, the Indians are emboldened to commence hostilities along the herder counties; several lamilies have already been • massacred and their pttoperty destroyed.— The citizens are arming themselves for protec-. , Lion against the savages, who have gathered in large:. numbers near the settlentents.— Texas very soon will find secession a costly .freak. They have lied their national debt ! paid by the General government; their Iron tiendefended, and their trade'advaneed by the annutil disiribution'of two or three millions of money fur the support of troops v and yet they have snyrendered all their advantages •at tit bidding " 'demagogues. to red •.. wrong sin the inaguration. , N U. S. SENATE. Satur lo the Senate the Viee 'reside. :hat he would not be, tresent joinder of the session, And Mr. Foote was unanimously chosen to act as -President of the Senate pro tem. Mr. Foote returned thanks foe the honor, after which a consmitteeiwas appointed to announce to the Vice President the• election of a substitute, The lion. John Sherman was then qUalified. his credentials having been presented, to till the place of Salmon P. Chose. - Mr. little, of New Ilatupshii•e moved to take up his resolution for,,t he election of officers._ Agreed to—yeas 28, nays 13. Mr. Bright moied its postponement until the first-:Monday ih December,' samng owing to the small attendance of ntendrii.OStin the democratic side therti'could not be'mfair expression of opinion. . 3\11.. llntekinritlge, of Kentucky, favored a postponement. It would be a vildMion of usage to make n general sweep of tbe subordi nates of the Semite. It was but just and fair. that the election should he postponed until the next session, in order that they luny in the meanwhile look forward and make some other provision for their subsistepee. If the reso lution is carried into effect, the offices would be distributed' as rewards for I artisan services. It was a flagitious and mischievous system, and-would ultimately break aim] any govern meta on earth. Mr. Bale, with due respect, said the Senator vita not justified in the inference that there vill ho a general sweep. her one he' would, he exceedingly sorry to see this done. But it would not be strange if the list of hthordintiles should require a little examination or super vision.. Abuses may luM2 crept in. If so, he .hoped they would be corrected, and the faith• ful subordinates let alone. lle said that du ring the late session a lady came and solicited his influence with the doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, saying that her grand tither, an well as her father, was an army officer. He listened to the appeal very pa tiendy and kindly uhfil . she said to go into the street and pick up a bey and hove him appointed a page; that she migld dl` w port of the pay'in consideration of the revolutionary cervices of her . ancestors. ' Mr. Douglas said that it scented that politi corproscription was to be practised for the first time in the Senate, to the public injury and .demoralization, as he thought. Men of all parties hail become satisfied trout daily ex perience, with continuing the officers of the Senate. lle hoped the Senate - would be spored the degradation which the system of removal had brought upon other branches of the gov ernment.. • After further discussion the subject was postponed end the Senate went into executive 1111331 item/inl, March 25.--411 the U. S, Senate, the resolution to proceed ta the election of sergeant-at-arms end &mi . :keeper was upon motion laid over. The President. was reques ted, if not incompatible with the Public inter ests, to communicate the dispatches received by thd',War Deportment from Major Anderson &Hee he has been io command at Fort Stapler. Mr. Nome , resumed his remarks against. Mr. Douglas'' resolution. Mr. Douglas replied. He was interrupted by I%lessrs. Howe and Clark several (lines, and after he concluded Mr. Breckinridge expressed a desire to reply, but gave way to a motion to go into executive SOMME - PACT ,ANTI FANOZ• Lelterkfrom Gesell' lane SFNIT CHAMBIR, WoBllingtoll, 3Threh the third; IS & CO ono. Ens. NAN:WI:TY FAME :—if god spairs my live I snail seeseed with in 20 dose. jonson or tennysea is fernenst me, but he haint got no intellect into hint. Sivil war is sertin I wawa tn - here the Kannin Bore. Ilist the. Palmetto bannir from on top your Olds and 'let it waive to the Brees. Don't nmeillate this maneroeript and be particlar not to make no Misstaiks in the speliin and punlitoonte it proper, amerykan Staitsveft.. suffers from serofulua papers which refbring them into ridicool by mucilatin there manerseripte. On to the frey ! the god of Bottles smiles upon the p*tettou flag. yow' respectably ; 4 Gosu LANE Prolix Now Mexico Independence, No., ~llnrch 26.—The Mexiconmoil, with dotes of the I lth inst., ar, rived here to•dny', having been only thirteen days out. - Capt. Holloway, Lieut. Boyco and Lieut . Kelly, of the U.. S. army„ eata through as passengers. Lieut.. Kelly line resigned his commission, and is en root for Louieinna , to join the South ern Confederacy. ,Capt. .11allo'wny report nit abundance of stores for - the array in Ne Mexico, with the exception of flour which-4 ery scarce. There is agreat scarcity of provision among the people of Now Mexico. Some suffering is anticipated. Col. Loring, who lakes command of the tie partmeo of New Mexico,, was met 'at Fort Wise, getting along well. The.causo of the failure of the mail last Tuesday was owing to lions having been situ , toil from Santa Fe on the 4th inst. ' The proba bility is that hereafter the mails will run promptly, and make the usual time, as abundance of Stook, cote, has been sent out on the road. . • '.. Theindlens on the route nre to all appear ances friendly, htit no confidence is placed in ,them, and an,nliaok t'com' them at any time Would not hurprlite any one. . Tho road is iti'fioe condition, and grass on the Arkansas very good. The reports from the San. Juan mines aro by no means-lbatienV. Other mines „kayo been discitvered p 'but ni 4 .143 that will justify working. Novel Litsv Suit. Tha Union, published Luzerno County, Bays: We have just. printed a paper book for the Supreme Court., in a case, the like of which has never occurred before in this State, and from the fact that the counsel on,neit her side have quoted any;decisions of the - Cotirts on the point at issuoi we, presume ft has not yet been-decided anywhere. The case lis briOy this: Elishn Harris, of Exeter, this county. died in July, ISO. Fur sums years he had lived Alone. his wite being dead, leading a solitay and secluded lite.— Leeters of administration were granted upon his estate, an inventory made, and a venduc a:f . (fis personal estate advertised. It had been supposed by his neighbors that he was pos sessed of considerable money and' notes, but none of- any consequence could, ho found by his administrators. At the vendee, antong ~130M0• rubbish in an unfinished room of the diouse,Thme found a,bloca of wood, about three feet long and one fobt,qq,nare, supported by four logo, having ou top a hotizontal wheel and a perpendicular spindle', oPparently, B'ollll2 kind of unfinished machinery. This uonde• script machine was put up and sold 1u 1)ilV111 Huthtnacher, for the HUM of fifteen 00010, who paid the bid and took it home. Conclu ding it woo of no use, lintlinnicl!er took his axe anti split it open, intending to . make fiye wood of. it, when he found a sec ret dra\v„er nicely filled in the block, containing $lOO,OO in . bank notes, $446,00 in gold, in silver f two silver watches, valued at $60,-NA pocket compass and ,143,f00,139 in notes ago lat.' persons in the vicinity, besides the title pa pers7'to the land-of Harris, of considcrilnlo dfuthmacher, lluitth poor, inarddiate ly gave notice of his dilcovery, and entered into au amicable action of trusser and convey- :ion to dolormine wheyer he should hold the treasure, or whet her.it, should go back to tlic , estate. On the trial below, Conyngliant, in j'an elaborate opinion, ordered judgement to be enteted against ,Iluthmacher, and it now goor:tonhe Supremo court for final adjudica 4ion. -When decided, a truly novel case to la reports of Penns3 , lvania. Col. 11. IS. Wrigilt for IlutchntaCker t and Gell. S. 1, Da , tra-,--for Out estate. FAMINE Ix THE SOUTH:TiIe Br all3Oll PEsd.) j7ntbiiCan 'Oft• our first — mign• will he found.n letter fromAltijor Benjamin Dawkins, who. is now in Illinois, buyin,?; corn tbr the citizen of Scott, Smith and Rankin counties. Ile sacs he can get the corn on credit, if the people can raise the money to pay the ficighy.--,-lia jor hulk WWI Itill a 11 . 4 e 1 the poor q/ his neluhbm•hootl, who wrre unable to bull or to Ire// freight, aml who u•