J OB AIH EBENSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 , 1850 JCTTnt Ssntimkl, A mvei A largest eir dilation of any paper published in this county and a an advertising sheet offers superior inducements to merchants and business men generally. Those desirous of making vss of this medium for extending their business can do so by either sending their notices direct, or through the following agents: John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown. E. XV. Carr, Evans' Buildings, Thitd Philadelphia. V. B. Palmer, Esq., XeicYork Philadelphia, and Baltimore. rpBy reference to his card in another column, it will be. seen that Col. Thomas A. Maocire, has become the proprietor of the Exchange Hotel in Johnstown. No one who know him will for a moment doubt that he will make a kind and an accommodating landlord, and that every exertion will be made on his part to ren der comfortable those who may patronize him. GWm. Glass, Esq., the lately elected County Commissioner, was "sworn in' on Monday last, and took his sea; as one of the Board. We have no doubt but that he will make a good and efficient officer. G. W. Easley, Esq., retires from the Board with the well wishes of the people of the entire county. For the last three years he has discharged the duties of Commissioner with ability and fidelity, and in all his transactions he proved him self the friend of the best interests of the countv. XjT Drum, the democratic candidate for State Senate, in the Armstrong district, it is now ascertained, is certainly beaten. This is much to be regretted, as the Sen ate by his defeat, is thrown into the hands of the Whigs. We may look out for an- other protracted session of the Legislature. The House will be largely democratic, but the Senate being whig, no harmony of action can be expected, and especially in the apportionment of the State into ju dicial Districts, which duty will have to be performed by the next Legislature. GT We see it stated that at the sale of the Jenny Liad tickets in Philadelphia last week, a daguereotypist gave 625 for the first ticket. What folly ! The Phil adelphians were as crazy with the Lind fp.ter as their neighbors of New York. The Election. The election tables which we give this morning are tun wnn the exception of Sullivan, Tioga, and Wyoming. The following is the recapitulation. Canal Commissioner. Moiisou. Dungin, 14B.107 133,658 Morifon' rajorit. 12,449 Auditor General. 143.733 131,259 Snyder, Batiks majority. 12.479 Surveyor General. Hrtwley, Henderson, Brawlr j' majority, Amendment. For Amadmenl , Against Amendment, 141.533 13l,i;07 9.9S6 141.992 70,812 71.180 Maj. for Amendment, We hope next week to give the official vote in every county in the State. Fire in Jersey Shore We learn with regret, says the Clinton Dcmoc rat, that a very destructive fire oc curred in our neighboring tewn of Jersey Shore, on Friday evening the 4th inst. Jt broke out about midnight in the uj-shop of Mr. Shoup, and entirely consumed glj ihe building& from Crane Arcade to the'i nlley near Mr. Allen's store. Mr. Lech lcr's Tailoring establishment, the drug store, the tin-shop, end several other shops and dwellings were entirely destroyed. The office of the Jersey Shore Republican together with the fixtures belonging to the establishment, was totally burned up. We sympathize deeply with our friend, Col. Seely, in the sad misfortune. He had advertised his establishment for 6ale, with the expectation of retiring from business. ""but the ravages of fire have left him to the generous assistance of a eommuninty who never fil to Mand by thir friend in the diMiei-'AU f 3-cidt ut. MOUNTAIN SENTINEL Hon. BicL&rd Bush. V e frequently hear the name of this gentleman mentioned in connection with the office of United States Senator. And without disparagingjthe claims of the many able and accomplished gentlemen who have been mentioned. as candidates for that office, or committing ourselves in favor of cither of them, we bee leave to say tha1 we believe, there is no man in the State who would more ably represent the inter ests of Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United States than the Hon. Richard Rush. He has filled many offices of great importance and trust, and his past conduct is sufficient guaianty for the future. As Minister to France, he was the first to ac" knowledge the independence of that coun try after the dethronement of Louis Phil lippe. He has also been Attorney Gen. eral of Pennsylvania, Minister to England, and is the only surviving member of Mad ison's Cabinet. In all these various and important stations, he discharged his duty to hi couniry with signal ability and fi delity. He. is besides a sterling democrat of the old Jeffersonian school, urbane in his manners and unostentatious in his habits. Should the next Legislature see proper to elect him to the office in con nection with which his name is now men tioned, we feel confident that their choice could not fall upon a better man, or one to whose care the inteicsts of Pennsylva nia could be more securely entrusted. California. The following paragraphs are taken from a letter of Gov. Shannon, of Ohio to his family, dated Sau Francisco, August twenty -sixth. The picture he gives of affairs in California is rather a dark one, and confirms the reports heretofore re ceived of the miseries encountered by those emigrating to that country. We think the California fever is rapidly subsi ding, and every man who can earn a competence here had much better remain. The day for rapidly accumulating a for tune in California has passed away, and not more than one out of every hundred that go there now can do more than earn sufficient to keep body and soul together. " That California presents at this time a bad prospect fr those desirous to emi grate to that country. And he hopes that no more of his friends will be found com ing there. The great mass already there are not realizing a sufficiency to support them. All llo localities where gold i found are becoming so greatly crowded, that it is with difficulty a place can be se cured. Every branch of business is be coming crowded. Even the Law is notj so profitable as formerly, owing to the, great number engaged in it. There has been a vast number of failures, and more are expected. One individual failed for one million one hundred thousand dollars. The truth is, there must be one grand crash here. I have lost some fees by, these failures. , This is a bad place for me at this time.j Every body in the west knows me, and may think they have claims on me on the j score of political favor; and for mere sup port. They come here without a dollar wherewith to buy themselves a crust of bread, and they are continually calling upon me for aid. I cannot refuse them. It is hard to see a respectable man in a cold and selfish community like this, without a dollar, and nothing to eat and no place to sleep. This is a terrible tax upon me, and I must quit the place as soon as possible. I will wind up my af- fairs as soon as I can. for I am anxious to see you all. There has been a war at Sacramento City, in which many lives were lost. The desperate condition to which many are reduced in this country will lead to all manner of crime robber ies and thefts arc the order of the day. I was much surpised two weeks ago to see the two Messrs. Anderson step into my office. I regret their coming to this coun try, and I advised them to go up in the mines and work to procure enough to take them home, and to return without delay. EPThe Washington Intelligencer, pub hshes a letter from Lieut. Haven, who commands the American expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. The letter is dated "Port Leopold, Aug 23." Noth ing of particular note had transpired up to the time of writing. The two vessels. "Advance" and "Rescue" had separated and gone in different directions. Much ice had been encountered. The officers .nd crew were well. The prospects of 6ueti in recovering Sir John were bright. ?ld in California. The President, in consequence of the failure of the Califora mint bill, has de termined to send out an a'ule assayer, and enable him to avail himself of the facilities which a well known and much trusted private assay establishment may afford him for supplying, in some measure, thb want of a mint. The assayer will be permitted to put the United States stamp on the gold mon ey assayed under his direction. The as say establishment selected by the Gov ernment is that of Noflit k Co., at San Francisco, which firm is in high repute there and here. I Pennsylvania trgislatnrc Session for 1851. SENATE. Philadelphia city JVilliam A. Crabb, JSenjamin Jflathias. Philadelphia co. Peleg B. Savery, Thomas S. Fernon, Thomas H. Forsyth Montgomery Joshua Y. Jones.' Chester and Delaware . J. Brooke. Berks Henry A. Muhlenberg. Bucks Benjamin Malone. Lancaster and Lebanon Joseph A'onisr- macher, Daniel Stine. Northumberland and Dauphin Robert M. Trick. Northampton and Lehigh Conrad Shimer. Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne No Representative. Adams and Franklin Thomas Car' son." York Henry Fulton. Cumberland and Perry Jos. Baily. Centre, Lycoming, Sullivan and Clint- ton William F. Packer. Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon Rob ert A. McMurtrie Luzerne, Montour and Columbia C. It. BucKalew. Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming George Sanderson. J loga, Potter, M Kean, Elk and Clear field John V. Guernsy. Timothy Ives. Mercer, Venango and Warren John Hoge. Erie and Crawford John II. TValker. Butler, Beaver and Lawrence Archi- bald Robertson. Allegheny Jfllliatn II. Ilaelett, Jas. Carothers. Washington and Greene George V. Lawrence, Maxwell M'Caslin.i Bedford and Somerset Isaac Hugus. Armstrong, Iudiana and Clarion Christian Meyers. Juniata, Mifilin and Union Jonatlian J. Cunningham. Westmoreland and Fayette No Rep resentative. Schuylkill Charles Frailey. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVIS. Adam s 7 Villia m JIc Sh erry. Allegheny Thomas J. Bighcm, Rob ert C. JVulker, John Jl'Closkey, James Fijfe, Morgan Robertson. Armstrong, Clarion and Jeffersoi John S. Rhey, Reynolds M'Laughlin, Thomas M'Kee. Bedford and Cambria John Cessna, John lAnton. Berks Alexander S. Feather, Samuel Fegely, John C. Evans, Jacob Eeifsny der. Bucks Edward Thomas, Jonathan Ely' Noah Shull. Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Thai's Dungan, Daniel II. B. Bower, Samuel Hamilton. Blair and Huntingdon Seth J?. Mc Cune, Jf'illiam B. Smith. Dratlford Addison M'Kean, Henry uibbs. Chester John S. Bowen, Daiid J. Bent, James M. Dorian. Cumberland Henry Church, Thomas C. Scouller. Centre William II. Blair. Clearfield, Elk and M'Kean William J. Hemphill. Columbia and Montour-John M. Rey nolds. Crawford John Van Horn, Joseph Patten. Dauphin John C. K'unlde, John Cooper. Delaware John JI. Broomall. Erie James C. Retd, Alexander TV. Blaine. Fayette and Westmoreland James P. Downer, Joseph E. Griffin, Joseph Guf- fev. Ij. Ij. Bielow. Franklin -John JI. Lean., David JI. Lay. Greene Lewis Roberts. Indiana IVm Evans. Lebanon John TV Killinger. Lycoming, Clinton and Potter Wm. Brindle, Wm. Drum. Lancaster C L Ilunsecker Bartram A Sheajfer, Robert Baldwin, Jacob Ais- sley, James Cowden. Luzerne James W Rhoads, S S Ben edict. Lehigh and Carbon David Lawry, W m. Lilly jr. Monroe and Pike John D. Morris. Mercer, Venango and Warren Morris Leach, John W Shugart, Glenni W Sco- field. Mifilin John Ross. Montgomery Wm. Henry Curtis W- Gabe, Oliver P. Fretz. Northampton Alex. E BroicnJosvvu Brown. Northumberland John B. Packer. Perry David Stewart. Philadelphia city George II Hart, C. 0' A7, Jacob L Gossler, Edward A rm- strong. Philadelphia count)- Washington J. Jackson, Lewis C. Cassiday, Wm. Good win, J. Smith Skinner, Edward A. Penni man, A. W. Olwine, Solmon Demeres, Wm. II. Souder, Richard Simpson, An drew Hague, Henry Huplet. Somerset George Mowry. Schuylkill William Dobbins. John S. Struthers. Susquehanna, Sullivan and Wyoming Lzekiel Mowry, Isaac lieckhow. Tioga Timothy Monroe. Washington Jonathan D. Leet, David Riddle. Wayne Calvely Freeman. Union and Juniata Eli Slifer. York Jcob S. Haldeman, Alexander C. M'Jgurdy, fca.n j. I rone. Democrats in Roman, rhies jn fl;c, m . aT- independent in omaix vafs, bers marked thus () Patronize the Barber. iiew- Sq nailer's Bights in Oregon. Samuel R. Thurston, delegate in Con gress from Oregon, has communicated the following letter, to the Terre-Haute (Ind.) Journal. WashinctoXi Sept. 15, 1859. I take this occasion to inform your readers, having been requested so to do. what are the Land bill, so provisions of the Oregonlslaves in all the larger places in New far as emigrants are con- England, and we hear from them of the cerned, going to the country for five years after the first of December next. To all white male persons, over tweily-one years of age, emigrating and settling in said Territory, during the time specified, and to all W ft tie males becoming twenty-one years of age and settling in the country, during that time, the bill grants 320 acres of land, if a married man, or 160 if single. If however, such single man, marries within one year after arriving in Territory, or alter becoming twenty-one years of age, he receives 320 acres. In all cases one-half of this land is to belonsr to the woman in her own richt, not liable for the debts of her husband, or subject to his control. The bill reauires four years residence and cultivation before one can get a formal title to his land. The land may be selected wherever the emigrant pleases, in any unoccupied part of the country. 1 would also remark that this bill has passed the House, and has received the sanction of the Committee on public land in the Senate, and I am quite certain when I say it meets the approbation of a large majority of the Senate. It wjll pass that body in the course of a week. I would also remarks for the informa tion of those who wish to emigrate, that the prospects in Oregon, never were brighter. There is a line of mail steamers now extending to Oregon City 150 miles into the interior, and machinery is on the way for two steamers to run on the Upper Williamette, which may be navigated 150 miles above Oregon City. And for infor mation as to the price of labor, I have to say, that I received a letter by the last mail, from a young man who left Massa chusetts in June, who hired out immedi ately after arriving there, for $2,000 per year. Day labor ranged from 5 to 15 dollars per day, according to the nature of the work. I would be much obliged to Western Editors, to give this short letter a place in their papers. I am, sir, very truly yours, Samuel It. Thurston. An Elopement The St. Louis Intelligencer relates the following remarkable case of treachery on the part of a nephew, and of infidelity on the part of a'wife About three months ago, a young man, rather comely and reputed of finished ed ucation, readied this city irom lialtimore. Having no means of support, nnA boiug unable after several days' trial to obtain employment, his uncle, a man somewhat advanced in years, whom he had seen on his arrival for the fist time only, gave him some writing to do, and for remuneration allowed him his board, &c, in his own family. The young man remained as steadily at work, eschewing all irregular, intem perate, or other discreditable habits, and he became finally so esteemed by his protector and relatives, as to be frequently quoted for his exemplary conduct. He was particularly attractive to his aunt, a lady much his elder, and not a Sunday passed that when the couple at tended divine service, the nephew was not seen at their side with a book modest ly carried under one arm, and the other arm dutifdllv extended to his relative. The matters progressed, the uncle re joicing in an amiable accession to his family circle, the aunt ceaseless in herl approval of her dear nephew's character, and general education, and the nephew himself, bearing all encomiums like a stoic, until an evil day, last Friday we learn just after the husband's departure from the breakfast table, a large trunk reached the house, which was ordered to the aunt's bedroom. A general overhauling of clothes suc ceeded, and the trunk rendered heavier with its contents, was returned to the ve hicle that had brought it. I wo children were then called into the hall a little boy and girl and having been admonished in a feeling manner to behave well until their father returned, the nephew with his admiring aunt, crossed the threshold, since which lime they have not been seen, nor directly heard from. No cause of dissatisfaction was alleged by the wife, no suspicion had before been entertained, and not the least word ot ex planation was left behind. A lady and gentleman crossed the river early that day, in a buggy; they were suspected as the pair, and pursuit was made to no purpose. Horrors of the Desert. The Transcript, Sacramento City, has seen and conversed with a gentleman who has just arrived in the country by the northern overland route from the United States, who fully corroborates the distres sing accounts of suffering among the lm migrants. lie passed numbers who had very nearly exhausted their provisions and were dragging onward wearily, almost bereft of hope. Families there were re duced to a state bordering on destitution and starvation, among which the helpless infant shared the keen pangs of distress alike with the watchful mother and des pairing father. There were numerous graves along the road, and frequently were found bodies unburied, deserted by all J?u!vkind, where victims to disease and fatigue haa-UiJ themselves down to die. Z.Al(a California. Fugitive SlaTet. The freesoil papers and agitators are making a great outcry about the fugitive slave law; and the arrest of one fugitive under it has given them a very good foun dation for scores of bugbear stories, which they are busily circulating. According to them, there are hundreds of fugitive appearance ol slave catchers among them terrible excitement of the people black & white the arming of the fugi tives, with the avowed intention of resist. ing lo the death, & of the fleeing cf hun dreds to Canada. Meetings of the fugi tives to the numbers oi hundreds, in pla ces where not a dozen are to be found, are described, and meetings of the agita tors have been held; where resolutions were passed declaring their purpose to resist the execution of the law. Now these stories have not a shadow of foundation. All the ridiculous reports about slave catchers in Boston, Spring field, Worcester, New Bedford, Lowell, and other places in Massachusetts, had not a particle oi truth in them, but were got up by the contemptible freesoil aboli tion agitators, for the purpose of raising an excitement from which they might make political capital. But this most disreputable conduct of the freesoil agita tors has produced one good result, viz: it has driven ofT to Canada many of their black allies a result which is not improb able that they intended; for these dema gogues never want p negro in their sight unless some selfish end is to be promoted by using him, and they are the last men to contribute a dollar to aid a poor slave. They can preach, and mourn, and shed crocodile tears over his fate, but they never give a dollar to purchase his free dom, nor to support him after he has ob tained it. Ntw Hampshire Patriot. Important Opinion on the Fugitive Slave Law Washington, Oct. 17. The opinion of the Attorney General of the United States, given the 16th ult., to the President, upon the Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave bill is published in The Republic of this morning. Mr. Crittenden says: ,4It is my clear conviction that there is nothing in the last clause, nor in any part of the sixth section nor indeed in any part of the provisions of the act, which supends, or was intended to suspend the privilege of the writ of ha beas corpus, or is in any manner in con flict with the Constitution." This opinion was given before Mr. Fill more would sign the bill. The Union of this morning asserts that there is a general confederation of the In dian tribes along the interior portion of Texas, Arkansas and New Mexico, which is preparing for a foray into the defence less settlements of Texa- Their head quarters is to be fixed on the Brazos River, a little below the Ca manche Peak. This is not believed at the Departments, where I have made in quiries. A Relative of General Wa&uislon. A foreign correspondent of the N. Y. Post, writing from Vienna, under date of the 17th ult., furnishes the following in formation in relation to the family of Gen. Washington! One circumstance t ougVt hot to omit. When dining at the great taole d'hote, at Augsburg, 1 was introduced to a handsome young officer, by the name and title of the "Baron Washington," and afterwards to his two accomplished brothers. On en quiry, to my great snrprise, 1 found they were the sons of a very distinguished Gen. (in the Bavarian army, and that he was of English origin, his ancestor hav ing emigrated from England to Holland on the death cf Cromwell, that the laie King, "Maximiihan," finding General Washigton a distingushed Major in the service of Ilotland, had induced him to accept a command in his army, and that afterwards, being distinguised in seven campaigns he gradually rose to the highe&t rank in the Bavarian army. The Baron informed me, his father, during tha .lie time of President VV,ish!ii,U::. ,n.U re- : ii.... ..... existed that the uziCesior o; our Ge .erii Washington was tue oroiher of tae graai father ot the Bavarian Gen. The Baron kindly promised to furnish me with a genealogy of his family, and copies of the letters referred to, which I expect to receive before 1 return to the U. S. The Canal Commissioner Elect. That truly able paper, the Norristown (Montgomery County) Register, speaks of Mr. Mokison, and the vote of his na tive county. When Mr. Morison was nominated for the office of Canal Comissioner by the Williamsport Convention, we promised our political friend throughout" the State, on behalf of our Democratic brethern at home, that Montgomery county would, on the day of election, declare her at tachment to, and her confidence in the candidate of the party, with a mijrhtv voice. Our pledge has been fully re deemed. We have given Mr. Morison a majority that he may well be proud of had the vote in the county beeu more full, that majority, we are confident. would -have been greatly increased. It is large enough, however, to make good the promise we gave sufficient, to tes tify to our democratic brethren through out the State, that the candidate they selected from our midst, is one who stands deservedly high in the estimation of his felow citizens, and posseses a hold on their affections which they arc happy m being able to manifest. Foarteeii Dajx Later frca CtliffiraU. AH2IVAI. OF TB9 CUSCXKT CtTT. Nevt Yok, October 19. The ateamer Crescent City, Capt. StoJ. dart, fromChagres, arrived af2J o'clock this morning, with 14 days later net from California, bringing dates from Sia Francisco to the 15th ult. The iteanicr Philadelphia arrirej t Chagres on the 7th. The Crescent City brings 342 pIJW!! gers. 81.000.003 in the hands of panen. gers, ana in ireigat. No cases of ch olera have occurrfd in the last two weeks at Chagres. Cruces and Panama are healthy. The Isthmus roads to Cruces for th9 past two weeks have been in the raot excellent cordition, and traveleri har been enabled to pass orer them with tha greatest facility. The Gorgona road is also repreicntsi to be in fine order. The steamship Nennesso arrived et Panama a the 4th, with 1 1,000.033 io. gold dust in freight and 250 passenger The United States mail left San Fran cisco on the loth of September. The steamer Ecuador was expected hourly, having left San Francisco oa th 15th u!t., with 60 passengers. 1 The steamer Isthmus wai to have left San Francisco on the 20th ult. for Ha. vana. The following passengers died onboarl the Crescent City between Cbigres and New York: John W. Haskell, of Bo5ton, Mass., aged 32, died October 7th. Edward Cathbert, of Newbarn. N.C.. aged 35, died October 12. Samuel Strickland Rodman, of JeSer. son co., N. Y., aged 27, died October John Houghton, of Windsor, V;.,agfd 25, died October 17. The Sacramento Revolt. Since the amputation of Mayor Bigelow's arm ev erything has gone on mo&t admirably, and the stump has already commenced heal ing by first attention. The wound through the body is in the most favorable state and doing as well as can be desired. Xeics from the Alines. We learn tha: on Watson's creek miners are averaging half an ounce per day. Men are hired at the rate of wages averaging from 80 to $8 per day. From the south branch of the north, fork of Feather river we hear reports tha; the generality of workmen are making fair wages. Rich diggins have been discovered be tween Nelson's creek and the mouth of Battle creek, which empties into the Sacramento. The spot where the richest diggings exist is about feO rods by 40 in width. The dirt has lo be car ried a considerable distance, but rcpavs those who are working from two ta three ounce daily. This appears formerly to have been the bed of the river, for the gold found here is very coarse and bright. Henry M Nagle has failed to a very large amount. There has been a hard rua on the banking houses, but they all siooi it except the above. What? Shall the aspirins blood of Lancaster tiak ia the ground!" The Boston papers state that a meeting of four thousand negroes was held ia that City, in opposition to the fugitire slave la w, at which Charles F. Adams, grand-son ofJohuandson of John Quincy Adams, presided, and Fred Douglass, th runaway negro, was the orator. The spirit of abolition seems lo have a wonder ful influence in debasing and unmanning the dignity of human nature. We should be ashamed to avow a hostility to the Af rican race which would lead us to tre3t them with inhumanity or injustice: but there is something in the social condition of the negro in his ignorance, ccice ness, and his very physical repulsion which should forb'd auy oihe Ci '.l r political er:. : S;.: ?: 'r.'.r. nes id i .slioe u-"-v ;r J? t:. i:.kr.2z f-':d i.S UT; ',r center'" v-:ir. tr,.s: :!i a.:i ?-:?. Tney .!: 3 t h i ro to their to vt especially pat iei. They would not only make laem the equals, but the favor ites and pets of the white race. Hence these sympalhysing meetings, the assaults on the Constitution, this sublime "higher law platform" that laughs to scorn con stitutions and laws as derogatory to the higher law of God. And such are tne descendants of the proud and high spiri ted race of Adams! JVashingt on Union. Interesting Relics. The Lake Superior News states that a copper arrow-head and a piece of human scull, and other bones, have lately been found in the ancient Indian Digging on the Onlenagon river. Several instrumcaw resembling chisels, having sockets like the common carpenter's chisel, and small gau and wedges have also been discovered ia the Minesoto Mine. Besides these thing, a stick of oak timber about 10 feet ia length, and 8 or 10 inches in diameter, having short limbs two feet apart and nearly right angles with each othet, taken out of one of the ancient "pits' or shafts of the Minesota mine, about 27 et below the surface. It is, from its appear ance, and the fact of its having been found standing nearly upright, supposed vita good reason, to have been used as aladae by the ancient miners. Around and over the stick were rocks and eanh, with la"S trees growing over it, and it is probable that many centuries hav etapd UJC the ladder 'was placed there-.
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