DEJI0fB.1T
WM. B. SIFES, Editor and Proprietor.
Prlutcd for I lie Pt-oxrlctor bjr II. L.I liiugrr,
Ebciisburgr, Friday, Oct. 21,
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and Chestnut Sts.
FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM BIGLER.
I Subject to the decision of the Democratic Convention.
" The Whigs it willbe observed, are again 'laid out '
in the State at large somewhat emphatically, with
our own Senatorial District counting in to flatten
them the more effectually. We regret all this, as a
matter of course; and yet we don't care much. The
tax-payers of our brave old tax-ridden Commonwealth,
teem to have a pleasure in " forking over " their dol
lars and dimes for the benefit of Locofoco plunderers,
-and we are about content that they should have a sur
feit of it that is ol the tax-paying. And they II have
it, just as sure and certain as that two and two make
four. When they 'have "had it, we are in hopes they'll
vote for Reform.''
The above is copied from the IIol!idajburg Iie-
gitr, and we can't help thinking that it is really a
pity all the good advice of the modern Savant of
Wniggery thould be thrown away upon the people.
"With all the candor and sincerity of their candid and
sincere hearts, tliey have lieen proclaiming the
people of these States that the success of " Locolbco
ism," is calculated to bring ruin, misery and degrada
tion upon the w hole land, but the people won't hear.
No, not one whit do they heed the counsels of these
philanthropic Whigs; but almost every election fiuds
them aiding to elect the u rascally Locofocos."
But, seriously, we might ask, what has been the
result of these repeated Democratic triumphs? Has
our country become less prosperous and happy ? lias
our wealth been diminished our trade contracted
jur commerce destroyed our agricultural, mining,
and manufacturing interests paralyzed? We think
lot. We believe this country is as great, as glorious
.and as prosperous now as it was when Jolm Quincy
Adams filled the Presidential Chair, or Joseph Ritner
dined fafflittl: hoes ' in Ilarrisburg. We think the
Independent Treasury is as good a measure as the
United States Bank, and we believe there is as much
wisdom in the present Tariff as w as discernab'.e in
the Bankrupt Law.
"Doctors will dilier,' it is said, and so will Editors:
and, therefore, we may be excused for saying thtt we
think the people are as likely to be right as Whig
politicians. The counsels of the latter may be, and
doubtless are, well meant, but we can't see that any
body is benefitted by them, and would suggest to those
who are wasting their wisdom on the "deluded peo
ple," that they might as well " pull up sticks " and
tart for the Fee Jee Islands. They may possibly be
appreciated there, but they never will be here.
Peter G. Clover, Esq.
This gentleman is defeated for Senator in the Arm
strong, Clarion, and Indiana District, and Mr. Jami
so.v, a volunteer Democrat elected.
We are sorry to record this remit. Mr. Clover
has been a tousistent Democrat, and deserved the sup
port of his party. But he was betrayed by the very
men whom he had zealously labored to elect to high
and honorable offices soil by these who owed all
the, -vessed to the kindness of the Democratic par-
We are acquainted with some facts in relation to a
certain would-be great man in Indiana county, who
.might be called the leader in this disorganizing
scheme, which rnay yet reach the ears of the public.
'We despise a man who can beg for and receive favors
from any party and then stab that party in the dark.
We scorn a man wlip has not a heart capable of ap
preciating his friends, and we detest any one who can
only return treachery for kindness. No Democrat can
thus act, and for any man who w ill sloop to such
meanness to expect anything from honest politicians
js folly. For our part we mark them we remern
lier Ujcm, and a time may come w hen they will TimI
that we tan tell the people all about them.
War in Europe.
'The latest intelligence from F.urope states that the
Sultan of Turkey has declared war against Russia.
"The publk mind was prepared for this, and the won
der has been that the grasping and aspiring Autocrat
of Russia has not been met with the bayonet long
since.
In this contest the sympathies of all freedom Iovin
.Christendom will be with the worshippers of Mahom
et. They battle for their liberty and Datbnality,
while luissia wars for conquest and aggrandizement,
Tk9 former is driven by her competitor to this dernier
resort, while the latter fights for ptxss-time, and leads
her legions on to " burn, kill, destroy,"' in order that
she may show her strength, and teach Europe to bend
the knee before her ruling tyiauts.
iVl TMMTT, r. n... ! i . . ..Ml T 1 . 1 i
b-"o'"J'""-"' I'voiuuu mn iriiuuie US IO lOOiw Oil
called upon to actively interfere. Not so w ith Eng
land end France. They must take sides, and it is
pretty certain that they w ill openly assist the Otto
mans, Austria on the other hand must act in concert
with he ally, Russia, so that in the end all Europe
't 1 l .1 - . -
wtu oc invoivea in wis contest, and when it w ill end
and what ill be its result God oidy knows.
Temperance Strength.
It the temperance vote polled at the late election in
this Senatorial District can be taken as an evidence of
the feeling ot the people on the subject, it is decidedly
favorable to a prohibitory Liquor Law.
Mr. Beli received 2C22 votes in the District, about
one fourth of all polled. When we consider that this
te was given him at a time when party lines were
drawn, and regular candidates on both sides in the
field, it is certainly quite respectable.
House of Representatives.
The Democrats lose four Representatives in Phila
delphia county, but gain one in Philadelphia city, 1
an Allegheny, 1 in Cumberland, 1 in Franklin, 2 in
Washington, 3 in Cheste,, a in Northampton, and as
, reported 1 in Union. If ,w are corfcct anJ
the other counties comein as d;d ast lie
House of Representatives will stand ;o iv.m' ...
30 Whigs. On joint ballot the D1(.r,.
a majority of 46.
- yiii uave I
Ol4ti f
J.
fix
'i$.Vi.-25SA
Official Vote of the State,
The ollicicial vote ol the tatc shows the fdlovving
glorious result :
Jutlyr of Si'jirtme Ci arf.
K.voi, llTlity
Eudd,
Knox' iiiujoritv, o,.'il'J
Can nl t'vinmisxioiH r.
Forsyth,
l'ownull,
1 .10!jsfi
11-MJ3
Forsyth's majority, 31,713
.iuuitvr O'inerul
Ihsks, 1-1 fs4 T!4
McClure, ' ll'J74y
Banks" majority, ;i7,085
Surveyor Genera.
IjH AW LET , l-l'35
1 llU'Ji
Brawley's majority, 2t',r'!'$
We will publish the vote of the diilercut rountit':
next week. Our victory is unparalleled.
Senatorial Election.
Belew vgc the official vote for Senator rn this
District. It will be observed that the vote is small,
and in this County the Democratic majority was thus
reduced. AUrgether, however, "Jie victory is one over
which we can well a fiord to exult. It was accom
plished in the midst of difficulties, and its effects, will
be felt by political parties for years to come :
Cretttcelt.
1107
1307
1U5
1 VI, iu.
is;; i
707
lirll.
lolo
XH)
'.'7i
Blair,
Cambria,
Huntingdon,
107 0
3110
Cresswell's majority over White.
Dn. over Ik-II.
White's " over I5ell
..': 3
10 J
79 I
In Blair County. White beats Cresswell 301 votes.
and Bi ll 315 votes. Cre.-sv. ell beats Bell 151.
In Cambria. Cresswell beats White 01 ') votes, and
Bell 737 votes. White beats Bell 137.
In Huntingdon, White beats Crcsswell 1 73 votes,
and Bell 312 votes. Cresswell beats Bell 10-V.
Representative Election.
The official veite of the respective Counties which
we to-day publish, shows that Messrs CoLLris and
Dai omkiitt f.re elected by very l.irio maioiities. We
arc not a little rejoiced at this, for, besides being
merited compliment to tuce gentlemen, it is a just
rebuke to thorc who were busy in circulating incor
rect reports in regard to them.
Our district will be well represented this w inter
Two more reliable, consistent, and accommodatm"
members than Messrs. Collins and Datgheutt, will
not occupy seats upon the floor of the House.
Collin. Dougherty. KijhUii. Wilini'on
15'iO 15bl 1J50 11S0
1S25 l'.UO ltol HS1
730 71J 552 ;s:j
Cambria,
Ik'dlord,
Fulton,
Total.
40PO
321 i
Price of FlourInteresting Statistics.
Wc copy from tint Riltimore American tlic fol
lowing highly interesting tahle, giving a cotnj.ar
ativc view of tlie price of Flour in that city for
the first three months in each "ear, from 1700 to
the present time. It possesses peculiar interest
at tlic present moment, showing, as, it does, the
great and rapid fluctuations of the market, and
stating the fact that at periods when labor did
not obtain more than half the price it now com
mands, flour has sold at much higher prices.
Prices of Flour for the first three mouths of each
year, from 179G to 1853, inchsice.
Years. January. February. March.
I'Or, 12 (H) 13 00 515 00
1797 io no io no io no
1708 8 50 8 50 8 50
1799 9 50 9 50 9 25
1800 11 50 11 25 11 5
1801 11 50 11 25 11 50
1802 7 00 7 no 7 (X)
iw-'J c oo a so r so
104 7 50 7 50 7 00
105 11 no 12 25 13 no
!' 7 50 7 50 7 00
107 7 50 7 50 7 50
18ort (embargo) ti oo 5 75 5 5
1809 do 5 50 7 OU 7 0o
110 7 50 8 00 8 25
111 11 00 10 50 10 50
1812 (war) 10 50 10 12 9 75
113 do 11 00 11 ((0 9 50
I4 do 7 25 . 9 25 8 00
1810 du 8 00 8 00 7 75
iio 9 oo 9 no 8 no
117 13 50 13 75 14 25
11 10 00 10 75 10 50
119 9 00 8 75 8 25
!-0 (' (to 5 50 5 no
1-1 4 00 4 00 3 75
1-- C 25 C 2 0 25
1- 7 00 G 75 7 00
124 C 00 0 00 0 12
l-5 4 87 5 12 5 12
I-'1 4 75 4 02 4 50
1?7 5 75 G no 4 75
182 5 00 4 87 5 75
129 8 50 8 25 8 00
!"' 4 f.2 4 50 4 50
131 0 12 5 25 7 00
132 5 50 5 50 5 50
133 5 75 5 00 5 50
134 5 25 5 00 5 87
135 4 87 5 00 5 00
130 0 50 C 02 6 75
137 11 00 11 00 10 75
13 8 75 8 00 8 00
139 8 00 8 25 7 50
8"0 5 37 5 50 4 87
11 4 50 4 50 4 25
12 5 S7 5 50 5 25
1 ' 3 87 3 C8 3 75
4 25 4 50 4 02
184,3 4 00 4 25 4 25
f 5 25 4 87 4 G2
4 "5 5 87 6 18
Jf J 00 5 50 5 94
5 00 4 87 4 81
?V 4 75 4 75 4 02
56 4 50 5 37
J- 4 00 4 18 4 12
lt5j 5 25 5 25 5 00
In July and August of this
worth from 11 to $12.
year flour was
We have chosen the first three mouths in fbo
year, January, February and March, for the fore
going statement, for the reason that flour has ge
nerally reached its highest K)int during these
months. In 1847, the Irish famine year, durimr
the month of June flour advanced to $9 75, al
though sales w ere made in November at 86 1).
I from which time it commenced to advance.
NEWS AND MISCELLANY.
CFleksok, of the Pittsburg Dispatch, has
been sick with typhoid fever, and on a visit to the
mountain to recruit. He speaks flatteringly of
the " Summit Hotel," " Mountain House," and
Hollidaysburg.
C3rMx. Gwix, the member elect from Blair,
was tlirown from a buggy a few days previous to
the election, and so injured as to prevent his at
attendance at the pills.
CC7"The 'work on the Tan Handle section of the
Pittsburg and .Steubcnvillc railroad, is said to be
progressing rapidly.
CyA loy of Salem, Mass., wis last week fined
5, for mutilating a handbill posted up iu a pub
lic place in that city.
iys"r,he Mayor of Toronto is charged with -an
unlawful use of the municipal funds, ami his tri
al is now going on. The amount involved is
X 10.000.
... SC'Land is increasing in value in Upper Mis
souri. There have been recent sales in Clay
county, at $20 to 25 per acre.
OCT5 Several large iron furnaces and rolling mills
are -about to be put in operation at Portsmouth,
Dauphin count, Pa.
Zy The receipts of the State Agricultural Society-
laie exmouion at l'lttsourg, amounted to
$10,000.
It w'as remarkcel by an intelligent old far
mer, " I would rather be laxed for the education
of the lxy than the ignorance of the man ; for the
one or the other I am c polled to be."
CTOut of ever hundred men who were mar
ried In England h 1850, llu'rty-tlnee signed the
marriage register w ith their marks, and out of
every hundred vemcn forty-six.
KIT'Kozta, w ho was tirre-s ted at Smyrna, held
the rank of captain in the Hungarian army, and
was under the immediate command of (Jen. IJeia,
and has leen in more- than twenty-five batilcs.
CCTTlie IJoston Courier thinks that Macaule-y,
in his History of England, at the prese nt rate will
not reach He-orgc III lefure 1873. If so, lie can't
reach Victoria Ix-forc 1950.
fTA yening girl was burned to death. inUrook
lyn, a few days since, by the explosion of a can
of e-arnphene. Accidents from this fluid are of
frequent occurrence, and it should ! used with
the greate-st caution.
rr" A Mr. Lewis, of New York, it appars is
the best rifle shot in the State. In a recent match
he fired twenty limes, at a distance of six hundred
and sixty feet, and his balls averaged only an inch
and a half from the center of the target.
EC? During the present season, it is said, 47,
(t(tO persons have crossed the bridge leading to
Goat Island, Niagara Falls, and paid their tribute
of 25 cents each. The nunilx-r is about 20,0o0
larger than last year.
ZZr' The water in tlie Schuylkill, it is f-aid, f
now lower than it lias l-een for many years, yid
for sonic miles on each side of Heading the water
presents a blue appearance, owing it is said, to
the Schuylkill county coal sifiings w lu'cli have
funnel ther way to tlie river.
DITMVe .see it stated that a tract of 1,000 acres
of land in Iowa, lias lieen pure-based and settled
by a colony " r it wiin-r peculi
arities of character, never mingle w ith the world,
and when they put on a new suit of clothes, con-;oll Lis cheek bone, and the eye was much swol
tinue to wear it, sleeping or waking, until it full.- t
off or becomes utterly unfit to wear.
A man nanieel Jean Dcddidicr, formerh
postillion in the service of the Duchess of Ang
leMiie, has been sentenced to emc year's impris,
ment ami a fine of 500 francs, for speaking tlisr
spectfully of a portrait of the Empress of tb"
French. j
Hr' If you wan't to know whether a man $
really pious or not, ask his cook. Nothing stif
up the evil genius in him so seton as sour brcai,
over-done beef, and bid coffee. He may smii?
sweetly and talk smoothly, but he is very apt f
grow l if not pleased w ith his food. i
CC701e Dull's colony, in Potter county, Pent
sylvania, it is stated, has turned most tinforti
nately. Not more than forty emigrants reman
upt.n the Ianels. Mr. Bull has spent large suns
of money in improvements, but owing to a defec
tive title, the whole property is now in litigation
7Some idea of the liljeral support extendet
to tlie schools of Wisconsin may tie gathered from
the fact that the amount of the school fund of the
State, and the estimated value of the public appro-1'
priations for schools and colleges is near ten mil
lions of dollars, the interest of w hich is to be for
ever appropriated for educational purposes.
C7 We learn from IJoston that great excite
ment prevailed in that city, on Monday morning,
in consequence of the disclosure of forgeries to the
amount of over 200,000, perpetrated on some of
the most prominent merchants in that city.
CCT The books for subscription to the Pacific
Railroad stock, already show over 34,000,000,
of which 30,250,000 were subscribed in New
"iork in one day. The whole amount required
for the undertaking is only 100,000,000 ! Won
der how much of the subscription is genuine ?
Blair and Huntingdon.
The Whigs have elected their candidates for the
Legislature in our sister Counties by hanJiome ma-j
jonties. e append the official vote:
Oirin. Magmre. Ake.
Wiarlonl
Hlair,
IluntingJon.
J .M-) 1SS9
1 1GS
1400
10G7
M30
1039
1770
3273 3G53
Cw in s majority over Ake, 509,
901 2197
Maguiie's " Wharton, 1162.
The Five Points.
We learn from one of our New York exchange
that the Methodists and Catholics of th-.r -Uv .
making earnest and energetic efforts to establish
schools in the notorious Five Points, for the nur-
pose of reforming and educating the children of
the unfortunate wretches of that place. This is
a very praiseworthy move, and should receive the
hearty co-operation of every philanthrope f Jm h-
mite. Who knows but that within that cirr-h. of
abandoned creatures" there may exist som,. ,.,;.l
nftl.A ..tif.-e .... ..1.1 o - . .
-,..M.u.laluJUulu some tntcitccts capable of
tut i-ugesi expansion, anel with hearts of tlm ,
noble and generous impulses ?
The efforts of those churches niavl- th
of redeeming from ignorance and crime
whose genius may arouse and start 1 i.i
oi ill, nUJiU,
Should but one soul be saved, or one trait ..
preveuted, through their instrumentality thev
will nnHin, n i . i :.. 1 .. ' ' '"J
-"'v hwimiu vain vaihj Union
m . WlfT . 3 i
me rme Jt igm Deiween iriornsey ana
Sullivan.
The contest between Yaukee Sullivan and
John Morrisey, which has been long talkcel of,
took place on Wednesday afternoon at "Boston
Four Corners," one hundred miles from New
York. Tlie New York Tribune says :
The fight lasted 55 minutes, during which 37
rounds were fought ; at the expiration of which
Morrisey, who had been punished severely at
nearly every round, was in a shoe-king condition,
his nose being completely flattened, and his face
cut frightfully, from which the blocd flowed pro-
fi.i K- At this sta-re-of the fi -ht a row occurred
in the ring, and during the noise and confusion
which ensued, time was called, but Sullivan not
hearing it, did not appear. The friends of Mor
risey thenfoie declared him the victor, which
was also pronounced by the judges.
It is said that by this accident or oversight,
and this only. on the part of Sullivan, he Inst the
battle. -Morrisey, although lie exhibited good
pluck, sadly disappointed his friends, as he show
ed but a small degree of skill. Nearly three
thousand pe-ople were on the ground to witness
tb fight, which was not the least interrupted by
ihcauthorities of that vicinity. It is said nearly
all the fanners and citizens of that region 'were
present to witness the disgraceful exhibition.
The light was for 1 ,000 a side. The outside
bets were 100 to 80 in favor of Morrisey.
Sullivan mounted a blai-k handkerchief, to
show that he was bound to win, or never strip
for another fight, and it is to le hoped he will
adhere to his determination.
The Ne-w York Times has a more exte-nded ac
count of tlie "matter. The excitement in New
York seems to have be-en quite characteristic,
and it is estimated that over three thousand per
sons proceedeel to the scene of action by the Har
lem railway, bet ween Tueselay noon and Wednes
day morning;. Heavy bets were made as to the
result. The Times gives the following as the
most reliable statement of this spns-in tf modem
' chivalry :"
' It appears the pugilists met on the ground
at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, amidst ni
assemblage ofsome four or five thousand pcrsm-1-and
nothing occurred to distuib them : the -g
was formed and they were brought fer'i "y
their seconds, who were as follows : For S Jhvan.
Andec Sheehan, of the Fourth Ward, rfsd Wm.
Wilson. For Morrisey, Awful fhirdnc-' an,l Temi
O'Donncll. The favorite was MwT 5100 to
70, and in some instances, 100 -"0, U-fore
they come to blows. They wcr- ,K,;1 m c"!
condition, and tlie six week s innnmg r. pea.eu i
to have improved each of tb"' both appear-J
ance and strength. Tliov 'alkt d uy. face to fii'-c. j
good naturcdly smiled, and took their positions J
' ap-:irant!y in the best filing. Th-y squandj
I lf, and the first blood was drawn by .Ndlivan
.i .. . . Tr.ru....-
wnn a sw lit lap e.n jiorr-v no.-e. jic iwk.'h
eel up his blows in quicX succession, and the- first
round created considc'ublc excitement amongst
the spectators.
" The roun-Ls wre continued on to the thirty- j
si L-cnfli, occupviig fifty-five minutes, when Mor
risey lje-came v-'y weak, and a general row w as
flie result. .Aime persons rushed inside of the
ing, and several of them re-ceived some severe
punis)irent. The oidy blows Sullivan ie-ceived
was about thcriuht side of his face, minciiiallv
" The face of Morrisey was fright fuUy mutila
ted, and it is said by those who witnessed the
afl'air, that he also rectivednunieroussevere blows
on the body, which w ill no elonbt render him elis
ableel for a long tinm.
"There is now a dispute as to who was victori
ous in the contest, and we learn that the Judges
decided in lavor of Morrisscy, on the grounded'
" foul blows," and " not coming to time," &c.
This decision is, however, claimed to be- wrong
by the opponents of it, and the stakchokkr was
advised not to give up the 20 JO prize, which he
has held in gold coin since the match was made.
It is rumored thai Sullivan has agreed to place
1000 addition to the sum already up, and
fight the battle' over again for -R 0O, in one elay
or sixty days. There will probably 1 great ex
citement fveuually grow cut of thi.s whole mat
ter, end in hjf a dj.en prkc fighN."
New Recruits.
So great as been the difficulty in obtaining re
cruits for fre army, owing to the ruling great de
mand anJdgh price of labor everywhere in the
U. States that the Secretary of War w ill proba
bly be wnpelled to make the matter a leading
subject.A his first annual communication to
Coiigns- From ;Ust of August to the 30th ulti
mo, w take it, hardly any were obtained. In
the rrent distribution of the troops, the Army
has te'1 put upon the recent peace establish
mcr, rcrpuiring seventy-four men to a company
vvbh may be serving ,-it a western frontier, or
ottr far distant post, from their former number
offty men each. The exigencies of the public
sTiee require the presence of nearly the whole
,my thirteen out of the whole fifteen regiments
-on western frontier service. So, perhaps, a
thousand recruits are required ; w hereas, hardly
a handful can be obtained with the most active
and unremitted exertions. Wash. Star.'
Skrioi s Trouble ix toe Cherokee Nation".
-The Washington Star says that the govern
ment has just received advice from the south
western Superintendency of Indian Affairs, say
ing that a portion of the Cherokee nation are in
arms against their tribal authorities ; that some
one hundred of the discontented recently attack
ed and murdered John and Washington Adair,
tk-o noted friends of the Ross party ; that, as as
Ortaineel, the anti-Kossites in arms at this time
timber some two hundred fighting men, who de
ere their determination to kill or drive out from
tie nation persons obnoxious to them, to the
ijinibor of sixtj--fivc men. The government offi
rs there regard this emcute as the commence
lent of the re-enactment of the terrible troubles
i the tribe which, it will be remembered, occur
ijd in 1846 ; and they suggest the necessity for
rprompt increase of the United States forces at
Jorts Smiths and Gibson, and also that orelers be
sjnt from this point authorizing their employ
itent in the defence of the authorities of the
t jibe, if the latter should demand such assistance,
lie Indian Bureau have at once brought ihia
Object before the Secretary of the Department
of the Interior, with a recommendation that the
eps indicated above be immediately taken bv
the government here. Bait. Sun.
ICen of our Time.
O. W. Holmes, the gentleman "that never
elares to write as funny as he can," is forty-three
years of age. Win. Howitt is fifty-seven; he
published verses at the age of thirteen. Hum
boldt is eighty-three. Leigh Hunt is sixty-eight.
Filz Green Ilalhck, fifty-seven. Wa.-hingtor Ir
ving, son of an eminent New Yoik merchant, is
sixty-nine years of age ; in his ninclcciity year be
lrf-oan to contribute tolas broiher's 1 ai er the i
Morning Chronicle. Douglas Je-rrold. forty se ven
years of ace, is the son ol the manager of the
Sherness theatie: li e sea was his first lovc.and
for a short time he : erved as mid.hipmiin u Kaid
nnsanofwar. CI'. II. James is aV0lll liftv
years old. It was Wa.-hiiigton Irving who first
reci-mmendcd him to a career of authorship.
Sheridan Kii'.whs, .-ixtv-eicht years old, is the
son of a famous li i.-h schoolmaster, w ho was a
cousin toltichard Slan'ey Sheridan. Mr. Know U s
wrote his first play in his twcn'y-first yen; his
plays ate thirteen in number. He now ciijoys h
government pension of i'2o0 a year.
Lamartine is sixty-two, his father w as a Major
in the French cavalry, uneler Louis X I. Abhot
Lawn nee is in his sixtieth year. Henry W.
Longfellow, forty-live years of age, is the sou of
lion. Stephen Longfellow; Portland, Maine, is
the birth-place of the poe t ; he was appointed
Professor of Cambridge, in lis twenty-eight year.
Macaidy the son of a wcaAhy African merchant,
is fifty- two years of age; his c-ay on Milton,
was written in his twmty-sixth year for the LM
inburg lie-view. Macrealy is fifty-nine ; his
lather was a thcat.ieal manager. Herman Mel
ville is the son of an impirtinz merchant of this
city ; Ire is tbiiy-thrcc ye-ars of age; his grand
fatlur was ut- of the JJoston tea p art y; he be
gan his wanderings in his thirteenth year, as a
sailor hclVe the mast ; he is author of se veral
popular'frks. Metteruich is seventy-nine. Ike
Mar""is thirty years of age, is a native ef Nor
wicb Conn., a graduate of Ya!e and resident of
yt- York.
J. K. Paulding, whose collective works fi'.lsev- !
enty-five vdumes, is evcnty-three yiars of :ige; '
he is a na-ive ef Duchess county, in this state.
Prentice is a Yanhee Ir-iii atl'reston, Conn., for- !
ty-chjht -e-ars old. Ho bus been the editor of the
Louisville Journal since lt'31. l'rescott the Lis- ;
torian, is in his liftv sixth year. Powers, the!
sculiitor is iifty-seven his parents '-were plain
country people uhc cuhivartd a small farr;i" in
Vermont. Sewatdi.s lifiy ytars old. Tullourd,
fifty-seven. Teiinysem. sxn of a clergyman, is !
lbrty-two. Thackeray, born at Calc::tt.i. is for-
ty-one. Ticknor. sixty-one. II. T. Tue l.--;iT!,.i:i '
thiriy-ninc. Victoiiais thirl y-ihn-e ye ars ofagv.
-site has,"' M'y our author, '-a large and rapidly j
increasing family, which seems the distinguished !
mark of ihe l!a:t...ycrian d-nav. 11.,.:, Tn...-.
I nal.
A Tunnel through the Alps.
The French en-incers are busily employe,! in
1 in
r'""r- "-i l'uo! excavating a tunnel
uiiutr uie.ii!.,, io connect the I'ledmoiitese rail-
ways with those of France. It premosed to
pass through the mountains from Susa and Par-
loneche toModana in Savoy, by a line ten miles
..1. 1 . I ...-..
Binu-u-r iiiiiii ove r -lont t. tins.
It IS tO M' tlL-Ill
miles in length, and a mile Mow the highest
point on the pass ; the estima e cost is a million
ami a half pounds sterling.
Anexcavaticg machine somewhat similar, wo
should think to our own HoosacWcr 1ms
- .....v.. .v.. v nil aner -uaus, t he clnefenainecr
ili,-l 1... -i.,... ..i- r ....
lor the accomplishment of the under aking. The j ,'I:l,,,U (I as the ir husband I wo in Camden,
tunnel is to be ventilated by a tube Ivingon the i tw"in 'id.lphia, one in Wilminnton, and one
ground, can ied on as the work advances, aml -Ws city ! He leasts of having href,, wiws,
provide.1 with fans to maintain a proper current j t""1 -M'l14-'- l o lotibt tlt he tells t!-
of air. The Chevalkr hopes to succeed in ac- i lr",h T,,e -''- with which he obiaimd sic C
comphshing his hurcul.ian IaW in five years. j tht' ,1,11"1l'r, renders it niojx- than prolwble that
This isa:i undertaking which throws our II,- ' h f""n'1 "" '-'--'' "-'.V "ed.iing thtother fo.n tceiv
sac tunnel business into the shade. 15 rin- the ! If is wt'U l""lvn 'AU'ntt H'a!ing. having tl.mi
Alps! It is an event, the possibility uf xvlidJ ,iK ,J ,il ,l' al '!'-l'vals .luring the last five or six
cur ancestors never dreamed. Nai,l,.on K.,;u i yinr' "'-"'H-times under his nal name and some-
uie lainous Mtnplun road over thes
barriers ; Chevalier Maus would
mountain
construct a,,,.. I
sage through them.
The wo-k ofXar.nl.., '.
for the purpose of carrying w ar and c.n.im st in I
fi)llw )iivl ,.r . . ,.. . t" I
" ; i:iat oi L hcvah'or Ar-,.,.- i
will unite the two countries by the
interest of.so-
cial and commercial intere
ourse, and will aid in
sending forth peace on the earth and good will i
among men. P.y the completion f the" tunnel '
louiuiuei-io almost impassible ba
larru p n I,;,..
!ii-.'it.- Pw-liii.i.. e i ... I
"" ooni ner nei2 ihors will ....
moved : but lovers of the pictures,-, will doub:- !
less s:i,l prefer to encounter tlm keen air. n, J
rough reds, and sublime .scenery ,,f,
,-vi nit iiio.iuiani, to tlie
the railroad car.
.1 , . . - i -i--
more rapid s1ct-d Gf
Union Line.
We announce with great pleasure that an union
has been consummated between the Pittsbur
and Cincinnati, and Wheeling and Louisville
hnesofstcaums. We have no doubt but this
result will be ttuud of vast advantage to the com
mercial men of the West. There are boats en
ough iH-lonsingfo the two companits, to make a
daily Unc from kis place to St. I.ouis. The line
will be, by great-Kids, the finest in the wo-hl
no other can boastof boats of the same finish
er of fis experienVd and gentlemanly olncers.
" '"Ieius to business, in all is
branches, in the eitVs on the Ohio between this
and St. Louis, and aresult of pleasing anticipa
tion to us, the extensin of our social as w ell as
business relations. trust that the new v.iioa
of steamboat interests, will prevent in future
the childish bickerings 1 petty jealousies, that
have characterized somi cities on the La Ihllc
river. Daily Union.
The Wheeling Argu givsthe arrangenunts as
follow s :
CoMinXATiON.-Thc neUalious which have
been in progress for severaKveeks between the
T.,i rtp r i i - it . T .
-vi.ii o, voulioi oi me e.nvr Line and that of
inenttsburgand Cincmiiaft Unc of steamers
were concluded yesterday, bV.,e formation of a
line to run between Pittsburg Vl the city of St
Louis, connecting at the Falls Athe Ohio. The
boats which formed the old liiA will be asfol
lows .--Above the Falls, four ojiC Union Line'
Company's boats, and five bclongV to the Pitts
burg am! Cincinnati Ccmpany. tlow the Falls
there will le but seven txiats, threJ,-om tiC Vam
ion Line, and the balance from (lc other
number of the lesser arrange m(L arc ns V'H
mtoiiipicie ; mo stations andthclv of dei.j
fnrf nfllir. rr.vi.pal 1 ...... r. . v"
par-
The Sublime Porte.
The word "Porte" as applied to the Turkish
government, is derived from averse by Italian
interpreters, to an Oriental phrase. It was an
ancient custom of eastern sovereigns, in admin
istering justice,' or exercising other functions of
their office, to sit, as tlie scriptural expression
runs, at the pate of their palaces, dale liecame
thus syuoiiomous of 'court,' or 'office and the
Sultan's court was called by excellance, theej--ullel
or luftij "tr. This phra, in the litera
ry translation of the Dragomon's wlKtwrf iihd-i.
1 Italians, iHcamc La Porte Srhlime, win-no;
the title of S"l lime Porte. To the same rouree
we owe the itrm, (Iiand Seignor' as applied to
I the Otomon Emperor
New Use fcr Potato Vines.
P. A. StrolK-I.ofthe American Female Institute,
j sends the Ceorgia Telegraph the follow ii.g :
It may not be known to all of your readers, that
the sweet potato vine n ay Ik: saved during the
winter and used the following spring, in propa
gating a new crop. I have tried the experiment,
during this j ear, to my entire satis-faction, an.l
therefore f- I it my duty to communicate the
result for the bene fit of the public. In the full
(any time before frost) the vines may be cut in
any convenient leneth, and placed in layers: on the
surface of the earth, to the de pth of twelve or
eighteen inches, cover the vines, vhiht ilnmp, with
partially rotted straw, (either pine or w heat w ill
I answer) to tlie depth of twelve inches, and cover
the w hole with a light sou alout four inches dcejt
In this way the vines will keep during the winter,
ami in 1 he spring they will put out sprouts a
abundantly as thepjtato itself w hen bedded. The
draws t sprouts can be planted first, and tie
vine it self can be subsequently cut and u-H-das we
generally plant slips. This cxiK-rimctit is u orthy
the consideration t if farmers, as it will save a gu-a'.
many see d potatees, (jmriicularl on large plan-
j ta'.iojis) which can be usel for fe-ediiig. Let everv
fanner, however, make the oxprimcnt Cr himaelf
and hegoeerned be the result.
I'i'V.-.v ox Lt e-i" Stonk. The Syracuse Sf:r,
tlius notices there-cent lecture of Lucy Stone in
that city:
Miss Lucy Stone, that masculine sp imen of
w oman make, who thinks so much mere of a
greasy -nigger' than ef a decent white man. and
is !aW:r.g so hard to set us peor mule gemleis
I Ai 1!
babies and washirg pifs and kettle-
ex; oscd hvr.-elfat tlie City Hall en Friday evening
last. (t:ir re-'orier w as on hand io see the sight
and hear the noises, aad tells a laughable story of
the sayings an d pel foi mances, but we have Tie it her
lime nor disposition to sj-itad Miss Lucy e.ut
bcPn-e our readers. He says that her entire speech
might be summed up in a collection of Ohs ctid
Ahs. a comj fimeist tr two lo the ltev. Mr. May.
j Harriet l'-eechvr St owe, Win. Loyd arrisoit.
! .t. .imiiiin ue J1 ov. n aii! SUCH i;l;e S pet lilt h. ;
: a,i occasional bitter de!ti:nc.:-iti..ui (fall ptrths.
i PICl''s, se.-t! an-! reltgicns. Coupled with a decla-
i p'Cl'1
1 "-l! iue i.uest pu,h;u-n of t he majinty of
UivU eiisle,i iu smoking, drinking, chtwiii".
j -"-wearing and iii-kin,-- moucy, and the Lighelt
i attainments of a majority f the women are t
! '-!etlge of the chemist rv f bread l.uddiic
. c
and a critical familiarity with the fashions.
7 A " Ihrtn" of PitKr C.;i:n. A heartless
villain, named Nathaniel J P.ird, was arrest id
last week, on the charge of Kigamv. It s ni
that he matle matrimony a regular trade : fbr, to
t 1 1 :.. i . s
' l", no ie.-s man six young
men- l.:nr
f limes under an assumed one. His last appar-
me nisi wetk m StptemlKr.
wiu'n wo ''elie ve, he style.1 cimtlf Dr. Willi, mi
J" 1 c, H,ul h' thilt "'', married a very
ri-s,n,-nl.lr. 1.!.. ..r .1- . i.
' - '"'.' '"is cny. nc .soon
! 'deserted her, and as has Ue:i discoveifd, went to
eam.tvti to prosecute his matrimonial siecnU-
V" He is au i"',"'l'5''fl scoundrel, ami
,ll'si'rvt's -SL'Vil't I'uni.-htiicnt. II, adiag (lazcX.:
Or-rit n:.- iiv Tin.- rt.-iTr,... it ,
i-huim .ut.. ineiraiv'ot
'' W
gmen and rowdies w ho attended the prize
t ween MUhvan and Morrisscy, com mi tied-
.. -zi oss outrage at Jkiste.n Corners. It appears
the express train does not stojitKercandUvause
the conductor refused to land them, a number at
tacked a brakeman, thn-w him down ind held
him. w hile the others detached the locomotife
and tender from the train. The train was under
great headway at the time, and the engineer did
not eliscover the loss until away from the train.
The greatest excitement existed among the trav
eling passengers, w ho w ere fearful that the -fighters'
might elo thtm some prsonal injury. They
all got off, htwever, and went to the sp.t sekvle-a
for the sickening exhibition ; but the passengers,
going west failed to make the necessary connec
tions, and were detained a whole day.
-VxotiierMi-ki.kk. The crime of M..l. -
fearfully prevalent in all parts of the country.
A most brutal killing has just tkeu place in our
neighboring county of Clearfield. Ou the even
ing of the clccction, as we learn from Re-publican,"
an agetl and respectable citizen of the coun
ty, wlule passing along one of the streets of
t le arfield town, was attacked by some 1K;rsoI1 or
persons unknown, and beaten w ith clubs, stones
and other weapens so that he died iu 11 w 13
huurs after. Suspicion fasteneej upim Wm. M'
Alay, an IrLshman, a)out 25 vears of aire, 5 feet
8 inches lug!,, and ruddy complexion, he fled "
and had not at last accounts been arrested.
list or i.irrrr.its,
Susan Iturkl.eart
Mr Uibhop Ksj
H W lieuiucii
Tiiomas Uarroghau
Mrs Holland
William Lindeman
Charles Sproul
Frederick SLafer
Frederic ShalJer
Miss Margaret Parish
Margaret YY1(
Mathew Conard
Owen Callaghar
John t ttlTCU y
Conrod llofmau
John Dauiel Jonca
J'-lm Lecslie
Mits Hebecca Small
M. Stigerwalt
Andrew McLaln
.eor-!;e Peako
James Viugt-r
George Yingcc
M. C. McCAGUE, P. M.