ffmnii ssi.Tiii!, Andrew 3. Rhey, Editor. IttENSBTntO, PA.' fHndri Mrc IT, 1853. Tot Canal Commissitmcr, THOMAS H. FOnStTHE, ' of Philadelphia Ccunty. ' Tor Auditor General, CFBRAI3I BANKS,. . ef Mifflin County. For Surveyor General, J PdRtEIl BRAWLET, of Crawford.County. Bt Patrick's Day. To-day .is ths anniversary of the birth of St. To,.;Mr th Patron Saint of Ireland. It will be w f - - celebrated at the Summit, by a procession, which will be a large one, as we learn immense num bers of people are hourly assembling. An ora . tion will be delivered and a band of music will : .ti.nni in discourse sweet music to . tba crowd. Jefferson and Bedford Plank Ko&d. On Tuesday a number of gentlemen from Bed ford county were to visit Jefferson, lor the pur- pose of ascertaining the views of the residents f that section mf country, in reference to the construction of a Plank road from thence to Bedford. For some months this project has teen spoken of. and there is a possibility that measures will be immediately, taken to organ- ' iie a company and secure a charter. The dis . tance from Jefferson to Bedford, is, we betieve '' about 24 miles, thus placing Bedford nearer to . the Penna. and State Railroads at that point than at any other. The surface of the country. - we understand, presents no serious obstructions to an excellent grade for a road ; the descent on the eastern side of the mountain being easy and gradual. There is a willingness manifested, by - all persons interested, for a good road by this route," and we earnestly hope for full success to the undertaking. . . - Such a road would be of incalculable benefit to the residents of Bedford and Cambria coun- ties : the former could furnish us with a large '. amount of flour, wheat, corn, rye, oats, &c, - whUh is always in demand here at excellent . prices, would bring, a higher price than at any of the present markets for Bedford produce, while we could supply them with boards, shin gles, 4c, at a lower price than they could pur chase elsewhere. The greateadvantage, would V. be, therefore to theinhabitants of Bedford coun ty ; their produce would sell at a fine profit, while they could purchase what they really need at lower prices than they can any other place. A -good road is much needed to Bedford Springs from the Penna. Railroad, "and as the proposed "one is the 'thortest and most direct it should be ;- adopted.. TheJUs "and' inconveniencies hereto fore experienced by visitors, in travelling by ' .flSwcroaches over horrid roads, to reach that fa ! -inous. Vateriug place, would be,' by theconstrue- ' . tion ef this Plank Road, happily avoided, awl .i-tha 'trip oade a pleasure instwtd of ptrni. We trust the necessary arrangements will be "saadi for the immediate building of this road. TShat say you, jgentlemen, of the Bedford Ga ' Mttte and Inquirer. ; - m m am t Proceedings of Court. THe ejectment case of Barclay et al. vs Mc ' " guire et al, brought for the recovery of 15 to 20,000 acres of land in Clearfield and White . . townships, this county, which has occupied the ' attention of our Court since Thursday morning last, will most probably not be concluded, until . Monday or Tuesday next. The Court aits from 8 A. M. until 1 0 or 1 1 P. Mv. daily, adjourning a ' short time for meals, and in the course of a day transacts much business ; but there is so much testimony to be given in regard to suiveys, lo cations, lines,- warrants, &c, by a number of '"surveyors, and other witnesses, that leads us to ".hclievetbat the trial will not conclude this week. Learned and eminent counsel are employed on both sides. Fcr the Plffs. John G. Miles. Esq., cf Huntingdon. William Banks, Esq., of Indi ana, S. S. Blair, Esq., of Blair, and Wm. Kit ' tell and S. C- Wihgard, Esq'rs., of Cambria. For the Defendants, Hon. Thos. White, of Indi ana, Hon. H. D. Foster, of Westmoreland, and C. H- lleycr, Jno Fenlon M. D. Magehan, Esqrs. of Cnr.Jia. The attendance at Court is not Tnrge, there being no persons present except those subpoened or interested in the trial. . Qu Friday last, on account of the illegal man ner in which a rule, to take depositions, had been served en the defendant, the ease might have been terminated' for a time, had the counsel for defence been so disposed,, but it was mutually agreed that the case should go on, (both parties being anxious fop trial) by the plaintiff paying tco'costs of the term- up to that time, amount ing to four or five hundred dollars. Sfeg-The contract for furnishing nemlock Plank for the Ebensburg amfSusquehanna Plank Road, has been awarded) to Mr. James Kca.ii, tut price being igo. per thousand feet. Any of1 the stockholders- of the road are allowed' the privilege of furnishing plank at the above price, on .account, or in full of their subscriptions. The plank in to be delivered at two points on the line of road, designatcdin thecontract . g.The juty in the case of Commonwealth t Thomas Deveraux, indicted for Rape, upon the oath of Margaret Roberts, came into court on Saturday morning, after .being out thirty boora,- and ttalod that they had not agreed, nor wa there any probability of their agreeing upon a verdict. ' The Court ordered ,them to be dis charged. Tho caas will bo tried again at the June sessions. . gyVorktnen aro busiiy engaged in building tbcLfoundiUions forUte houses, rollhigrmill, &c, of the"Johnstown Iron Company," in the vicin ity of-that place. It will be an extensive affair,, and when completed, will contribute u Utile to tho advancement of that nourishing town. The iron interest is none the worse for 4be tariff of '35. . uii!!i. coulliiue'to"gd up.'.. jrv . James Campbell. Tho subjoined article taken from the Nev 7ork Iletald.so well expresses our feelings v., eference to Hon. Jas. Campbeix. that we pul '"ih It with great pleasure. The -enemies fudge C. hare already, let slip against him thi dogs of war, and are prevaricating his hiatf--y, and the manner in " which lierwas selectf or the important position he now holds, in- istonisLing manner.' Goon jcentlemen,.go on he contenrptiUe work you are engaged in h lessens your character while it advances his ; your man attacks pass by idly as the wind -your unjust aspersions entitle you to pity hit escutcheon is still unstained, you cannot defaci it: The New Post-Master General. "The Hon. James Campbell, of Peunsylvanir. elected by Gen. Pierce to preside over the IV ffice Department, . will, we do not hesitate i predict, prove one of the best selections th: ould have been mil for that important p- . It is getting to be the most laborious departmen f the government, with its thirty thousand p pointments, and its constantly increasing patron ige. improvements, and the Accumulating wants of the whole community. The public interests pertaining to it are eminently progressive ; auu they are interests, too, about which the Ameri can people are perhaps more tenacious than those connected with, and controlled by, any other branch, of the government. To adminis ter its duties with success and general satisfac tion, requires constant vigilance, untiring in dustry, much legal knowledge and . experience and in its practical aspects, firmness of purpes well tempered, with courtesey. of manner and sound discretion. Upon the discreet manage inent greatly depends the popularity or unpop ularity of the entire administration. The im portant experiment of low postage, as well as other matters of reform, rendes it peculiarly n responsible post at this time, requiring energy, close application, and an enlightened policy on the part of its official head. Judee Campbell is not, perhaps, so extensive ly known throughout the country as some other gentlemen who might have been selected, the official positions which he has heretofore occu pied not having been such as to bring him con spicuously before the nation at large. But, as a prominent member of the bar of his own State, and as a Judge, and in fact every station of responsibility in which he has been placed, he has discharged his duties with ability ami great fidelity. In all business transactions he is straight forward and prompt, with a frank and pleasing address, and a constitution which even the hard and incessant lahor of that de partment cannot easily impair. As a politician, Judge C. is distinguished for his sound judgment and keen sagacity, guided by an honest desire to- know and treat the whole democratic party of the country as one common family, so long as they stand by the great and essential principles upon which the new admin istration came into power. In the brief sketches of the individuals who compose the oabinet, given in the Herald a few days sin-e, that of Judge Campbell was very brief, and in some respects inaccurate. The fol lowing facts may be relied on as correct . The father of the , new Postmaster Gener al emigrated from the North of Ireland towards the close of the last century. The strbfect of this notice was born in the county of Philadelphia 1818, and is consequently about 39 years of age. He was admitted to the bar in ISSo, at the age of 21, alter oner of the best legal trainings'. When 28 years old he was appointed, 'Judge of the Common . Pea Court of Philadelphia city amlcotrnty, the most important tribunal in the State, next- to the Supreme Court. He was nine years in that responsible station, and by his close attention to its duties, his rigid impartial ity, and the soundness of his decisions, reflect ed much credit on bis native county ; and when the constitution of the State whs changed, ma king the Judiciary elective, he was nominated for one of the Judges of the Supreme Court by a vote of more than two-thirds of the delegates ot n convention distinguished for its legal abili ties, and composed of many of fSe soundest -ind most reliable nreii of the State. Jfative Ameri canism formed" an element in the election. . and he was defeated, notwithstanding he received 176,000 votes, being a larger democratic vote than was ever before polled in the State at any preceeding election, and being about 5,000 lar ger than the vote polled .last fall, for the demo cratic candidates for Judges of the Supreme Court. In January, 1S52, lie was" appointed, by Gov. Bigler, Attorney Gereral of the State of Tenn sylvauia, which office he held till called by Gen t lerce to a seat in bis cabinet, ITEMS. ggyThe Blair County, Court commences on Monday next. The criminal list is large, com prising one indictment for murder, three for assault with iirtentf to kill, and numerous ethers Jas Shirley is to be tried'- ft.e tfie murder of his wife; the defence will be insanity. Two ne grocs, named Keith, arc indicted for a murder ous assau.t upon Mr. Jcsbit, with razors. The court will undoubtedly be a throng one. Judge Taylor may not be enabled to attend the prob ability is the case now being tried in thj Cam bria court, will delay him here uutil next week ggy-Thc proper time to have the "counterfei presentment" of yourself, your relative, or what is perhaps more desirable, your "ladye love" ta ken, is while you are living. You must "make hay while the sun shines." An excellent op portunity is now afforded to procure a good likeness, by Mr. H. G. Fetter, who has his Daguerrean room in the Academy building. Mr. F. exhibits some most excellent specimens. of his own taking, and we can promise those who desire a "living picture," that they can procure one from him,, which will remain bright and dis tinct through life- His terms are very mode rate. SS Application will be made for a P. O. at Monster. The office is needed at that place. QyA new township will' likely be formed out. of Washington, the elections to be held in Munster. JgyA project is on foot to construct a Plank Road from Johnstown to the "turnpike, 7 miles west of Ebensburg. The distance is' about 10 miles.- PufuS down'one share for "that same.' A good road to Johnstown is badly needed ;. the- present one isthe worst road-in the county. : 86? Hon. Liks BotS, late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington city, ar. rived in town on Wednesday forenoon, and-left in the eveuing for his home in Kentucky. jftaf Our friend of the Democrat, as a testi monial of appreciation for our kindness, tenders us a bottle of sarsaparilla. A small sprinkling of the "O, He joyful," along with it, would not aQict us very much. ToU it along. . t . ,; - ,71 t - t ..... . . . --. - TSUiW " - Pacific" Railroad-Mr. TJougherty's Plan. The. following memorial from John Docoheji." tt, Esq. of-ftaoting'doa- eounty, -hsbeea pre-"' en ted to "Congress. It gives-' a general Idea of his plan, without details; and it seems to us one: deserving attention- t!ro Its simplicity and bjh parent practicability. - The gfeat increase of pa "p'orCuTrehcy"it Would throw into circulation ' nay at fiustCstartle the Hard Money Democracy ufoh elimination it May be found tp presen '. lathing really objectionable,- if issued with the oroper care and restrictions. Botb.'in its nature and the manner of redeeming it, it would differ widely from bank promises to pay, the one being merely a promise which may have nothing t back' it, while the other is an actual represent ative of value, standing for. labors performed or materials furnished, and having the government pledged for its redemption, which in turn would have the certainty of deriving means from the profits of the road itself. " To the Senate and House of Repretentativts of the United States in Congress 'assembled: : z The memorial of your petitioner respectfully prays Congress to authorize the construction of :i continuous railway from the City of San Fran cisco to such point on the Mississippi"R.iver or the Atlantic Ocean as Congress shall designate ; the labor expended, produce consumed, vnd ma terials used in the construction' .'thereof.: tur be paid for in certificates of deposit suitable io be used as currency, and made receivable in pay ment of government dues. And from and after the passage of the act prayed. for, such certifi cates to be a lawful tender in payment of con tracts made subsequent , to the passage of such law, unless the contracting parties shall other wise provide. The uett earnings ofsaid'railwiy to be set apart for the liquidation and gradual withdrawal from circulation of uch certificates, until the said debt be liquidated. - And from and after the extinguishment of the debt crea ted in the construction of such railway, the same to be and forever remain a free road, subject only to such charge or toll as may be deemed ade quate to keep such road in good repair &c Your petitioner believes that the labor, capi tal and skill expended in mining and manufac turing the iron bars deposited in this national workshop may be as effectually represented and put in circulation by means f certificates of deposit, as is the labor expended in procuring gold and silver deposited m the mint or treasu ry of the nation. Such bills of credit beFng ba sed on productive industry (and not on dead wealth) only require the endorsement- ef the General Government in order to be used as the measure of value. In the opinion of you.r memorialist, such a law if speedily enacted would ensure the early, com-, pletion of the road proposed. therebyaffording ficKIs of enterprise and. nomes of comturt to mil Iions of the impoverished sons and daughters of humanity ; diffusing wealth and civilization thro out a vast wilderness giving employment to labor, and a market for the product and man ufactures of our citizens, whilst the recognition of the right to employment and placing- the pro ducts of labor on terms of a fair equaUty in pro portion 'to their utility or commercial value, by extending to the products of the iron miie as is done to the products of the gold anJ silver mine the endorsement of the General" Covernmeut, would tend to- emancipate labor from vassa lage to the money power, and stay the still au gumeating drain by which the producers oPthis New' World are daily becoming more And jnore tributary to the bond holders o.f (he.QUj. . Such a measure of value would aid in removing from productive industry a grievous burden,' utider the weight of which so many generation have perished, miserably crushed ; would economise the labor and capital required in the construe-1 tion of this and similar works (perhaps, equal to one half) by dispensing with so much labor and capital, as is at present wasted in extracting go4d and silver from the mines or. in producing arti cles of equivalent commercial value to be ex changed for gold and silver wherewith to-represent the .labor' and materials used uVttee con struction of the proposed road. At present t .e labor and capital expended in procuring the measure of value is eq valent to the labor cx;eu ded in making such public works. So vast an amount of valuable toil and capital, saved from useless waste, would if judiciously applied, build up in this. New World of ours the palace; of an industrious,, commodious and civilized social life, and by augmenting the measure of value (mon ey) in proyorion to the demand, spread the wealth) o? the nation as blood makes life t flow through our veins, until there nolonger remains in these United States a single stagnant product or an unoccupied arm. JOHN DOUGHERTY". Mount Union, Pa Nole. On so long a route,- greater power and more perfect security of person will be re quired than is attainable at present. .-Instead -of periling the lives of travelers on the strength of a single bar of iron or rail, I propose -laying down double rails underneath each side of :he cars, to be placed say oue foot apart. The car wheels to be attached to short stout axles, the flanges of the wheels revolving between the dou ble rails. The wheels underneath the car will thu be increased to twice the. number lit least, and placed just far enough apart to admit the oil box, springs, &e. The axles to be turned smooth so as to answer the purpose of the pres ent end journals. The friction- on the journals, and of the car wheels iu passing curves, will be niu h less than on the present cars. And, in stead of those "cabined, cribbed, confined," cars iu which trtvelers, when caught, are caged, sub ject to be upset or fall to the ground on . the breaking of a rail, car wheel or journal, portable palaces may be provided, and higher speed. greater comfort, and more perfect security at tained, in- proportion to the uumber of rails, width of guage, height of driving" wheels, &c On such a road the journey from Sau San Fran cisco to New York,- may be made with comfort and safety in three days, or at the- rate ol' one- thousand miles in twenty-four hours. :"t BL.The residents of Jackson township will apply for a P; O. in that township. They need it very much, as there is no office within 7 or 8 miles. We direct attention to an article on tha outside of this paper, on the "charactet of Wash ington, its Influence and Importance." , fjgyCapt. Alexander and his corps, commen ced surveying a route for the . Ebensburg and Susquehanna Plank Road to-day. In two of three months the surveying will be completed and the road located. ' - - ' - 1 . - Rdmobcd Chakg. The , la6t ' Ilarrisbiirg Telegraph says-: It is rumored in Harrisburg that the Hott. F. W Hughes,' at present Secre tary of the .Coninionwealth.-isfibouf foreslgn that post. and- thatr" he will be Jippoiuted Attor ney General of- the State in the place-of Judge Campbell, the. Postmaster General. It is also said that the Hon;-Chnries Black of Greene county, formerly a Senator Irom that district, will be appointed the new Secretary of the Com monwealth. - We are inclined to think that these Starring Juries . . Jn these days of modern refinement, we arc leu to wonder, and are sometimes unable to nc cqunt for .the harshness which chararteriyed tl laws transmitted to us. . in tnany mstmces wr can not seethe reason which actuated ancient legislators in passing . enactments which, we think, -tniclrt have been assitmed to n more bsr . ; t? x - - barian ng. We find yet in the laws, which we hare .received from our English ancestors, cus toras wnicii seem to us uuwarnntab.e, and even disgraceful to a "civilized country. -One of these to which we refer is. thnt by which juries were excluded from meat and drinl while considering a cause. We do not deem it uninteresting or unprofitable to make some en quiries into the origin of this system. There was a usage among the Germans to de liberate at their fea.ts upon the most important business for then, as they believed, the sou was more opeAed to sincerity. Then, when all reserve was thrown off, their deliberation was conducted ; in frankness and sincerity. Thev consulted When- unable to dissemble, and they determined wnen noi name io mistage. Among the Celtic and Gothic nation , also, holdin? councils of state during entertainment was mucl practieed. Some of their most important affairs were discussed over the festive board. It is somewhat remarkable that the word mallu which, during the middle ages, designated the national assembly, is derived from mael, whicl: signifies feast. . The legitimate results of this union of business and festivity were evils which proved most in jurious ; so great were they that it became ne cessary to niaKe regulations, winch, to us, are Strange. It was a law among the Longbnrds, that "no drunken man shall he at liberty to plead his own cause, nor to give evidence, m a court of justice: nor shall the magistrate give judgmeul unless fast ing." ibere wa3 also another which declared, . "it seems fair and honest that judges should be fas ting when they hear and deteimine causes.' There was a law made in a synod held at Win Chester in the year 1308. which declared " be pause persons when drunk are incapabJe of giv ing a lecral consent, we foHid that a man and woman attempt to pledge themselves in a con tract of matrimony, when in a tavern, by any form of words, unless with a fasting spittle." Thus it was that the older Britons restricted their juries from all indulgences, even in the very necessaries of like. This custom has n other origin than that here assigned From this, also, arose another tisage, which has only ceused within a very few years. In the assizes it was customary for the Sheriffs ot the. county to expend a large sum of money twice every year, in feasting the "judges and gentry." 11ns is a system we would not hesi- - , ry ... . late, io recoinmenu now. rrom this very wise practice has been adopted one, which is very generally and sacredly observed in a sister State. At every tern of the Court there are many who are called to be foremen of the juries for the first time. This is quite an honor an empty one we think for which they are obliged to pay. When the jurors are finally discharged, those who have Deen loremca are obliged tojrive ix large and sumptuous supper to the "judges and gentry of the t,ourt. This operation is callea docking tne colts. "In conclusion we would respectfully recom mend that some of the old and useless practices be abolished, and others, more beneficial, like the last, be adopted. IHit. Union. Toilet of the French Empress. The Journal deC Empire has the following ar ticle upon the toilette of fhe Empress :") "The jewelery and toilettes of fhe Empress will lie very magnificent. M. Lemonmer, the jeweller, is preparing a pxfrure of white pearls and rubies f- a bcautifT ie'sTjin, tourist I np of sum 11 clos ed crown1,- to" fte pfaced off flVe. back of the head, of. bracelef, and of a" necklace a plagues ; 'nd another parure, in very rare . black pearls, con sisting of a bracelet, ornamented with three large pearfc, a necklace sitting close to the neck in tne" L-vuis XVr. style, with, in the centre. n enormous pearl pendant, and a brooch with four black pearls pendant. He is also preparing a bracelet, ' consisting f precious stones of all colors, anil a brooch in diamonds of oval form, the centre of which is formed of a very thin large diamond, which is dtstiin-d to cover, the portrait of the Emperor, and a pure diamond is to be pendant from it. This brooch will be of exquisite beauty.- The marriage coin is to be of massive gold, with the riiu of dimohds. On one side are to be' the initials of Napoleon III. and Marie Eugenie de Guzman ; on the other is inscribed, iu diamonds, the date of the marriage of their Majesties. M. Fossin, another jewel ler, has bi;en entrusted with the nrraiiseuit-nt, of of the diamonds of the crown, and he is to make a crown similar to that of Charlemagne, of great beauty. He is also to supply s-me very fine bracelets and brooches. It is In wlxi has prepared" the ornament of- the pwei lwfs of the Empress; tlie book-us bound- in white! velvet with silver ornaments-: and- on-oue side is an eagle surmounted with the imperial criiwur. i in diamonds : on tlie otlier the mituHs- ot 1it Majesty,- surmounted with an imperial crown, also in diamonds. The dress-makers hwe been charged with the dresses Madame Yigwut with those for the morning, and Mademoiselle Ial myre with those of the evetiing. The former is making thirty-four of exquisite beauty. Amongst them are three morninr wior. rich ly embroidered, decorated with Valenciennes and Mechlin lace, and lined with siik. of a rose. blue and white color; two robesde chambre j one in black velvet with facings of watered silk. r . vW.hlne color, the other in eros de Navar-I v. . ' - .7 - - - - - - I re, lined with white silk; a full dres of rose- colored' watered silk with very long basques, or-1 namented with fringe and 1 ice ; and one of i Teeh taffetas, with flowers, ornamented with plumes frisees. Mile. Pal my re is making twen-! covered m the curse of his practice in cases ty full dresses ; one in in white hruc ide, with t)f small pox. that vaccine viru, after having flowers of silk anil gold, ornamented down the j 0nce passed through the negro's systi m, he front with flowers ; another has three flounces j Coines useless as a prophylactic to the white embroidered with silk and silver; another, of velvet, is ornamented with . .flounces or blond lace, decked with bees and crowned eagles. in eold : one of blue velvet, with flounces of gold . i guipure; one oi peari-gray b.uwi. wnu nine flounces of Brussels lace ; tniee conn tnantfes of silk, watered with gold and silver rose, blue Mid- white in. color," etc.. etc. etc. The" Pacific Railroad! ' The following are the amendments in relation to this important measure, which passed both i Houses. of Congress . ' ' ' Sec- 15.' And be it further enacted. That the Secretary of war ne. and ne is ncreny autnnrt- rd under the direction of the President of the United States.' to employ such portion of the ctyrpt of topographical engineers, nnd such other n'irnn8. as he may deem necessary, to make such explorations and surveys as he nviv deem advisable to ascertain the most prac- t.oWi juul ecoimmical route for a rai'road from 1 the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean : and that the sum of'one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necssa- rTKjhkt4ie same is 4ireby appropriated out of nv money in the treasury not otherwise ap- printed, to defray the expense of such rations and suiveys." ' . SBC. lfi. An.l ie it iiinner enaetea. marine engineers and other persons employed in said explorations and surveys shall be organized in as many distinct corps as there are route- to be surveved.' and their svral reports shall be laid before Congress on or before the first Monday in February, eisbtttn hundred and fifty-four. FROM OVR EXCHANGES. A Fellow in New Y rk. who is eternally fret ting things wrong-end forernosr. v!s:tc 1 the stu dio of ti) xrtist, recently, who was cirtagod ur1 on a picture of a boy ai.l dog. "Ah," sars tin unfortunate, "how do you pet rtloiig with th bos and doy ?" Then he let the ,"Int out o the Cag for "Cat out of tho IT-ft?.' nnd then h read the "Pilgrim's Eunynn, br John Pro gress." Quite as the disconnected cLan in St Paul.' on Christmas, whom wt; met on Third St.. gii'jjrdowTi to C s nftir r pfti of "Join artd Terry." and then nnother vhn inquired '-.t Tiih-nc-tock's If they had any Perry Chcctcral." . The Bedford Gcznlt records the death of Jonathan Cessna, esq. Cf Cumberland valley Tp. in the ninety third year of hi age. He wn the oldest man in Bedford County, and the first of the white race born iu the town of Bedford. Destruction of Human Lift bp Tigers in In dia The annual loss of human life from ti gers, at Singapore," says Captain Keppla, chief ly among the Chinese pettier, is perfectly fear ful. averaging no fewer than three hundred and sixty. -tr one per. diem. Great exertions are till making for the destruction of these animals, which is affected by pitfalls, cages, baited with a dog, goat, monkey or some other restless animal?, and by sundry cunning contrivances. A Block from the Farmers of Lancaster Coun ty. C. M. Howell, of Lancaster, has just com pleted a bloek for the National Monument at W ashington, to be presented by the farmers of Lancaster county. It is of red hard sandstone, ind bears the simple inscription of "Lancaster County," with a sheaf of wheat and other agri cultural emblems. The letters have been beau- tituliy gilded by John u. Keller. ro more a p propria te contribution to this great national work could have been presented from that great agricultural garden. Tiro females, residents of Bryan county,, were returning home on, horseback, Irom Savannah. -i short time since; and while crossing ()gt-clie-Swamp, they were accosted by a negro, who drew a pistol and demanded the horse of one of the females, with a threat that he would Llow her brains out if she did not comply. The ladv braely refused to give up her horse, nnd was therefore forcibly dragged off, when she drew a knife from her pochet and stabbed him in tl?e side. It is believed that the wound will prove fatal. Increase or the Pay or Cabinet OrriCECs In the Senate on Monday, the Civil nnd Di plomatic Appropriation bill was considered, and various amendments were adopted. Amo:i"St thers, the salaries of the Vice President and members of the Cabinet were raised to 5-8. 0UU per milium. An Assistant Secretary of State at $3,000 per annum was also provided. Elk, Pa. Six full-grown panthers were cap tured and killed in the Eastern part of the coun- tv. two or three weeks ago, Ly Messrs. Lr.ismus Morey and Peter Smith. The largest measured thirteen feet from the point of his nose to the end of his fail. They' are supposed to be the last of their race in this county. JeSOn Friday week two freight trains came iifto collision irear Huntingdon, breaking the engines considerably as well as several cars. No one injured. On Suirday following, the locomotive of the express passenger train struct a cow on a bridge above Spruce Screek, at least 30 feet above the river, and alter dragging ner a lew rods lortu natelv throw her over. A freight train ran off the track, Friday 11th. bslow Perrysville, tearing up the rails for some listance. The past week has beeu truly an un lucky one Taking all to themselves. The last Jrf 'crxonian, printed at Brookville, in this State. gives the following account of a township eltc tion recently held in that county : -We have been preparing a list of the officers elected in the several townships in this county, and will publish the sauii as soon as nil the re- urns are received. While engaged in thidutv we came across a return from one township which is too good to be lost, as it shows tlie de sire for office to be exceedingly strotig-. The whole number of votes cast was six ; the board consisted f five persons and the offices to be fil led were eighUen. Thee the board distributed as follows: Electing tlie Judge to the Office ot Justice of the Peace, School Director", Town Clerk and Assessor. One of the Inspectors was elected Constable, and the other Supervisor. Oue of the C;erks received the offices of School Director, Township Auditor, and Judge of the Election; the other. Justice of the Peace. School Director and Inspector. The remainder of the officers were disposed ot. tw o to one man, one each to three otlu rs ; but tlie worst feature we sec in the whole thing, is tlutt the individual who voted without being one of the board, re ceived nothing." Chevalit r Ihi'semaii has presented litf creden-' tials to the Secretary ot- t.-ttv. Hnrbi?cn rect-iv- ed as the Chi.rge'd Affa'n-s i'f the Emperor of Austria to the Government- of the United States A negro' undergoing an' examination at North- n nipt-m. .V Christian. Congress.' U.-s"., when asked if h;s mitster was a replied -'No. s:r, hc"s member of The depth of the Ocean. The British Pacific Surveying Expedition reports Swun lings to a deptii greater than-were previously ot. tained. A position midway between Tristan dWccuua and Cape Horn, they reached eight niilt-s and three quoarttrs. or forty-six thousand two hun dred and forty feet. As Impoktaxt Discovery. A Cub in corres ,Mndent of the R ileigh Standar-l says, that Dr F.nley, an English practitioner of long experi- enco in Cuba, and a graduate of Paris, lias dis- r;lte. This f;u t uiay in some degree explain the rapid extension and fatality of that disease win-never it visits that Island. Dr. Cartwight, au eminent physician of New Orleans, who has published an elaborate essay, in which he ar gues the origin of the different races f man kind, has seized hold on the fact developed m the practice- iiMiutitiued by him. Gold Coin. The A. I" Journal of Commerce gives the following state of the gold coinage of the United States mint from its organization to the end of 18o2 : At Philadelphia, $194,871,141 50 At New Orleans, 33.885,8tifi 00 At Charlotte, North Carolina, 3,450,(508 50 At D.ihloneg i, Georgia, 4,817,80'J 50 Total to end of 1852. $237,025,484 56 In addition to this amount, about $S.5( 0,000 has beeu coined during January and February of the present year, which makes the whole amount coined to the first of this month, in round numbers two hundred and forty-five mil Iionsof dollars. j -rze Little Darling he didn't strike Miss j Sniitlts baby a purpose, did he ! It was a mere explora-;4,ccideut. w isn't it, dear! Yes mar, to be I sure it was. and if he don't behave himself I'll MAVv um again." jgyThe late Democratic State Convention adopted resolutions endorsing the official con duct of Senator Brodhead and the Democratic Representatives of Pennsylvania in tbt lower JlIotfeef Congress. -uuunn com.... . of a New York Sunday ,far will t foKdft is worth : . . Queen Victoria is till to hate Wsndr . alaimedatthe ides,, which VrvniaaSTr her, that a revolution will drive htr fLL' throne of Zu&twtS On this fear $be t, , hat-invested th-r-tsivlngt of tw foreign securities, to have means of subv In prixate life ; and It has been'sald a),"" time s fjver. that her invert-rents art ia t- r States. I have even heard that thtlU! pure! aod for heart !ct.st half a street H of New York. Umty The recent marriage cfAttcmpy Censor tenden to Mrs. General Ashley, i, , " irener-.l comment, and we see no reason k should not be. in.ismuch as the briJeijLnM ;.s a gay. d ishing, wealhy and be tutiful win and the bridegroom as the personifi0 homlmrss. au l a tremendous cLewerof tu Mrs. Ashley is the third wife of Mr CH md Mr. Crittenden is the third husband Kt'' Ashley Tcere i, thi, difference. Lowet, twen the two ; his homliness is the work ' tore while her beauty.i, said to b. mthry work of art Springfield Hepublican. 7 What a consoler is woman! None but v presence can so win a man from Lii make placid hi, tait brow. . wreath t hp into a smiie. The soldier becomes 1 2 some boy at her feet; the anxious st.V."g t smiles himself bnck to free hearted von h-h ' her; and the still and sha,! th bes;d! care brightens beneath l,,My:r .5 er blooms in the suushlne. Coal lands and Iron or, in Som'erset i a. xne euil.,r OI r of th. p;Z,' Y ting from Myers .Mills, feomenet county pt ense veins of coal abound "in !i :i Vu l "niense veins of coal abound in that . . . . . i . . ..-.p....w.. vuinLMiuig ow acres ofsolidcoil tutaining 300 acres of siu,., This coal land has been kte'r speculation, at $80 purchase.!, as a in prospect of the Connellsville Railroad Wat constructed. In the sime neighborhood the is a vein of iron ore six feet thick, and hmt abounds.- In the neighborhood of Myers' M-Ti n!l the iron needed on the Connellsville Yoi can be advantageously furnished. A neat ' Repartee. "Pray, sir," S,;.J lady to the keeper of a circulating lihynrv "knT. you Man as he is !" No ma'am," repifed tbt other wishing to accommodate hervand with c other meaning -but we have woman . . should be." . . r Protectina the lievmitr t n',,,1,',.:. clJ . ryofthe treasury, has lsrued'an oruCT, tht Baltimore Uepubli-jan savs, pereropterflv reni king the instruc;ion of Mr. Corwin, by'whick the half of a large amount of r.oney collected tor violations of the revwme laws; in the shupt of penal dut .es, was about to be diHJed amocr the officers, of the custftr.s' at'the several ports of entry. The amount proposed to be divided'ii .-bout Jj-JUO.OOO, ont-h.Ht of which, it is said would have gone into the pockets of the tlret chief revenue officcTS at New York, mi.hr rt. administration of Messrs. Polk, Taylor, and F.llmore. Ma Maxwell, the present collector would have received about 25.000, Mr. Law! rence 12.0JO, and Mr. Hone's heirs $10,0Wu $12,000. Mr. Ring, also of New York, would have been entitled to $25,000, and his prtde ccssor the sum of $1000 Thila. Ledger. From Australia. - By the arrival of the Ladv Suffolk frrii "tL Cape of Good Hope, we have received duteifrpa Port rh'ilip to the 15th November, wbicVthough uotso late as those recently received by thews? of South America, bring. some. peijs of iiereit. The ship Roxbury Castle had arrived atre' 1iWn with 170.0O0""ounce lot gold, -bijuod Is Ungiand. Her captain; reported that durins; Jut stay in Australia, four vessels had ..Jffc.Victri 'with cargoes of gold to the amount of -417J)eO valued at 1.780,000. Many new deposits of gold hadieen diicoer ed, an.l it was certain that the soils and rocki rich with this metal, extend over many thous ands of square miles. " ' . x , New diggings had been 'found at the Orens river, but the average "yield had not been aic. tained. -. Adventurers from all part of the world wtw arriving daily by hundreds. . . ;, Theie were about one hundred and fifty siii of vessels in Melbourne harbor, Lut they wtrt thinning out daily. It was expected'that' there would h tennitf. en.blc falling off in the clips of wool this les son. At Mell-nurne fine flour was quoted at xis ta 47; seconds 43, from the mill. - . . . Rents continue t0 rise enormouslr-at Meh bodrhe, 4 and 5 a week being charged fora small tliree roomed cottage. .. I revisions, especially flour, and also brandy, had riseu rapid'y in price, nnd at the diggio gl are quoted at extravagant rates. . Another account says. . -the intelligence from the go'd fields continue on the whole encourar ginpr. though the experience , of individual dig gers at different points presents every variety of results, from rapid fortune-making to uttejr lest tutinn. Great numbers had returned pen niless. and yet an unceasing stream of adventu. r rs covered the road from Melbourne to the an r feror.s localities. New drgginps, apparently of yet unequalled wealt.'-. had been opened at the Ovens, the last escort from which aloo brought down upwards of 30,000 ounces ef gold." Child1 Claimed by two Mothers.. The infant left at Mr. Augustus's Souse ca Friday evening lust, as mentioned in the Journ al of Saturday, has been claimed by two moth ers! It seems that a Mrs. Drake put her chill to uui se in Stoneham, and on going for it soes days afterwards, she was told that it had beea sent to Boston, to be taken care of by a person who was to adopt it. This last person bavirj made Some other disposition of the infant than the one named, and seeing the notice in ths Journal that a child was left at Mr. Augustus's house, told the mother that was her child, nnd handed her u paper, of which the followiogw copy: "Mr. Augustns, Mrs. Drake is the mother cf the girl 1 left at your door on Friday evening. She said if I would tell the truth, I should not be hurt. "M. M. EVANS, Boston, Mass. The woman who is supposed to be the real mother, finding that her object of getting a good place for her child was about being frustrated, has come forward and acknowledged herself a . the mother, and that she herself deposited ths child at Mr. Augustus's door. The mother wb has actually lost her child, claims this one; ni in the meantime, Mr. Augustus has placed the child iu a comfortable and safe place until ths ' affair cau bo investigated-. - Mr. A. told the two claimants as well astbs girl who asserts that she left the child, thstif -either of thenn could- describe the clothing left ' with the infant, be would deliver it up; but nei ther of theuv was able to do so. Perhaps by reference to King Solomon's dtci siou in a similar case, as recorded in 1st Kiot, .. .31 chapter,, 17th to 27tb verses inclusive, a mod ot settling this case may be suggested. Sotu' Jour. Sth. - - - " f$a5- The London Punch says that tb I' way to crush a question, is to appoi&t a ' f arh ameutary cotaanittce t3 ii vv,oit. t - "v- -. . " t