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THURSDAY MORNLNvG::::::::DECTJtfEER 21.
3-Thosj persons desirous of purchasing avalu
,Lle propej-ty ill Sumuierhill township in this
county, will find an excellent opportunity by re
ferring to the advertismeut of George Murray in
anotb c-r column. -
OOOur friend James McDermitt Las received '
an additional stock of fancy goods at his variety
vst jre. We hope our friends will give him a call.
&3-Eodgors & Jones have received a beautiful
. assortment of new styles of prints, plaids, X:c.
Give them a call:
CO-James Maley offers for rent for one or more
- years, his store room in New Florence, Westmon
land county. It is a desirable location.
Qcj-Edward Roberta has received 10 barrels of
Mackerel, 10 barrels of Herring, and 1000 pounds
of Cod Fish, together with a large quantity of
Groceries not necessary to mention. .
3-Jolra A. Buck, of Loretto. advertises that
he is prepared to do work in his line on the most
Z ... 1 .!... Vonrnl Rnor(rip3 Sl(IfflR &C
furnished from the wood work to the ironing.
" D- Magchan & Charles D. Murray have
formed a Law Partnership."" Office, No, 2, " Col
onada Row," near the Court House.
((-Frederick Iscnberg still continues to deal out
the delicious bi-calees. He has made his arrange
ments to have tliein constantly on hand.
OcJ- We nave een requested to direct attention
to the notice of the Auditor, appointed by the
Ornhan's Court, to distribute the proceeds of the
sale of the Real Estate of Charles Litzingcr, de
ceased. I
. Congress, &c. .
This Honorable body, more, renowned for honor
than for much else, is meeting to adjourn, and
adjourning to meet. A great effort' has been
made to pick holes in the President's Message, but
.Mr. Pierce lias suited an tastes. Even the pecca
dillo New York Tribune, with its analytical po'v-
er and anti-administration penchant, and which
cannot look upon the Democracy with any degree
of allowance, has acknowkxlgcd the document to
be surprisingly faultless. If the present adininis
tr&tion is not sustained it .will not be for want cf
the promulgation of sound orthodoxical Dem
ocracy. j
; 1 The world is all agnpo at the news of the car
nage of Inker-man, the last reported great battle
between the allied armio and the Russians.
God save us from war. . The art has attained too
great perfection. The battle of Inkerman was
one of the bloodiest the world has ever known,
all things considered.
Kossuth has made another lengthy and eloquent
speech, unlike any other speeches bnt his own.
He demonstrates the impracticability of the plan.
ot campaign adopted fey the English and French
He represents Poland as Russia's most vulnerable
point. He cites the fulfillment of prophecies made
by himself long since, and makes more prophe
cies. He leans with all the ardor of his bursting
heart toward the emancipation of his beloved
Hungary. Different opinions are held of the
"celebrated Magyar but the least charitable must
admit the natural greatness of the man, and the
sincerity of his patriotism. .
CHRISTMAS.
Merry Christmas is again upon us. Only next
Monday and that holy day which commemorates
the birth of the Redeemer of the world will meet
us on the threshold of the morning.' Ah, bow
many Christmas days have we seen how many
An-cL-o mmomlvir lnnor nnil iovons have been the
revels of our boyhood on that day, as we skimmed
over the frozen ponds on states, or glided down
the hill side on a slod, or chased the timid rabbit
over field and barren, or enjoyed in-doors, the nice
morsels, the delicious preparations of thoughtful
and smiling" parents. Yeais advanced and Christ
mas found us with starched collar and clothes a la
mode making our most respectful bow to a little
i:ice in a i)onnet. a Head enrolled in curis. or a on
of manufacture, from the labaratory of nature
done up in merinoes or silk then we thought
pursclf a man, yes a veritable man. We could
fight, if needs be, anybody whose temerity dared
to profer an insult, we were gallant, wo were full
of songs and piano music ; we had some change,
and the first girl we met gave to our hands and
pockets St. Anthony's dance, and we flung away
as long as Cupid was present to slaughter Mamon.
Other " Christmas days found us with our fidl
stature, all our beard displaying our virility,
out aomobodinetiji - sweet cakes had lost their
charmso had candy and nuts, small beer and
cider, so had boys plays; young America was
strong, had strong arms and strong limbs and a
particularly strong stomach, and required some
thing strong to suit, in order to raise the steam
and go it strong. Then came some Christmas
days of glorious riot, rich forgetfulness of all an
noyances both great and smali; "the royal lavish
ment of life" in the dense city, the mess at a
. country hotel or the stimulated chorus of a 'two
horse sleigh. -
Christmas days are coming on again, and we
arc settled, now changed the frame of minds,
the current of our own thoughts. Once, as De
cember closed up its short days, hill sides and
iced lakes wero all in all, now, firesides and the
present of a doll for little daughter once the
rendezvous, the gay saloon, the face of beauty,
the prepared feast engaged us, now the procure-
ment of beef and porlc, turkics and where to get
the money f r it all. Ah weel; ah weel: children
must be children and men must be men, and
women ought to bo women, but there are some
children of both sexes tliat always remain so.
. "EDjoy whilq, you may," dear friends, is a most
wholesome tenet. If God gives you .health, ;it
is & sin to be unhappy. Jt is a sign of a stingy,
selfish soul, to find immeasurable mists and sloughs
through which to lead the elastic mind, when all
the veins are filled with healthy blood. Happy
Christmas to all then and you who caa't be hap
py, be as happy as yoti mn. v
Geaham's Magazine. We are in receipt of
the January number of this highly popular peri
odical. The steel engravings and wood illustra
tions are excellmt; the fashions plates are the la
test Paris styles . It contains one hundred and
nine pages of reading matter, evidently from the
pens of contributors of no ordinary merit.
Published by Richard II. See & Co.", 100 Chest
nut st., Philadelphia, at $3 per annum.
(TTTlie editor of the "Cambria Tribune" is
respectfully requested to correct a niis-statement
in one of his late issues, m which he says ol a cer
tain ij.,1ivi.1nAl. " Sam is a trood whig." The
saitlSam never was, is not, and hopes he never
may become what the " Tribune" has seen fit to
stj-le Mm a whig. We presume the editor did not
mean to libel otir young friend,, but before he
makes free use of his name in - such a connexion,
we surest that he had better "see Sam "
,r Court.
The December term of the Courts of this County
closed after a two weeks session on last Saturdaj
night. ' The first week was occupied with some
unimportant sessions business, and the trial H a
few civil issues. . As is usual our County niacie its
ontribution to the Western Penitentiary, in the
ncrsons of two convicts, one a Native ana one an
Irishman. The native stole money in ureaa 0i
starvation, the ward of St. Patrick stole a barrel
f tv V.i-sL-pv tn keen off the " direful tumbles."
Another Irishman was convicted for the larceny
of three watches, being desirous to keep up with
the times. We have since been told he is a rela
tion of Procrastination, the thief of time, which
makes his crime more natural. For this cause,
and inasmuch as he had a wife and two interest
ing children, all destitute of watches, the Court
commuted his punishment to six months in the
County jail.. During that period ho will perhaps
" take no note of time but by its loss."
The second week was taken up with the trial
of two Ejectments and one Scire Facias, the latter
oolv occut vine about one hour. The number of
j i f
cases disposed of was, therefore, very small, but
thote which were tried being now out of the way,
room is left for others next time.' .
There will be an adjourned Court, principally
for arguments, on the 2Sth inst.
We were pleased to see that veteran democrat
of Huntingdon county, Gen. A. P. Wilson, in cur
midst last week. The Gen. is as handsome an old
Bachelor as any we have in this town, and rich
too a most paramount overall. Holy patroness
of Matrimony ! where were- our girls 1 . .
Another Change in the Alleghanian.
Our valued friend and cotemporary Mr. R, L-
Johnston has retired from the control of the-Al-
leghanian we are sorry to see Mm leave the edi
torial corps. We have seldom, if ever, met with
a more honorable antagonist.. The paper while
under his control was edited with considerable
ability : his articles were rich, rare and racy, and
we hope to see the paper still maintain the same j
character. We have been acquainted with Mr.
Bowman from his boyhood, and can sefely testify j
as to his ability and moral worth'. Our young
friend has our lest wishe for his future success.
Court Proceedings-
James C Fisher, vs. Samuel Davis. Ejectment
for a piece of land m Jackson township. Jury
find for the defendant.
Weakland vs Zawyer. Ejectment for a piece
of land in Carrol township. Jury find for the
Plaintiff, according to a line ruu by D. Somerville.
Mvers vs Tilev. Eiectment. Jury find for
the Plaintiff. ,
George Gates vs Adam Marsh. Ejectment for
about fortv-six acres of land in Conemaugh town
ship. Jury find for the defendant. 4
Joseph Nightwine and John Mora n convicted of
larceny, were sentenced eacn to vjiaergo an im
prisonment in the Western Penitentiary, for the
term of eighteen months. John McCauly convic
ted of larceny, to undergo "an imprisonment in the
County Jail for the term of six 'aionths.
Bare Chance,
Attention is invited to the rare chances of
fered by the "Cosmopolitun Art and Literary
Association," whose advertisement will be
found in another column. Thi? is no hap
hazard enterprise, but it i3 intended as a pro
moter of "art," in which the subscriber gets
the worth of his money "at the start and
may draw some of the finest works of art in
the country. ; Read the advertisement.
The Brelsford Dramatic Association.
We have been favored, with a complimentary
ticket from one of the members ot tins association.
It will be opened on Christmas evening. We
hbpe to see a number from this place visit Johns
town on that evening to witness their first perfor
mance. The Johnstown Tribune says :
Through the kindness of si member of the
Brelsford Dramatic. Association, we have been
shown the scenery which has been painted to
illustrate scenes in "The liolden farmer.
to be acted by the Association atFronheiser's
Hall on Christmas evening lae original
design of appearing in' "The Tempest" has
been abandoned, owing to the great length of
that piece, and "The Golden Farmer" substi
tuted. The scenery is jnoro than neat .and
natural ; it is grand and gorgeous in the ex
treme. , The interior of two farm-houses are
minutely delineated ; an old jail with its gra
ted windows and chains, is also admirably
sketched ; and several rural scenes are plea
singly transferred to canvass.
A band of instrumental music, with Mr.
JuliusMoore as leader, has been engaged for
the occasion. The young amateur actors
have, canfully studied their parts, and we
confidentially expect will acquit themselves
handsomely. Admission -twenty five cents.
Will not all our citizens encourage the Asso
ciation by witnessing its first public performance?-
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Important If True.,
It will be seen by our Washington dispatch,
that Talmerston's visit to Paris, has resulted in a
determination of France to call to arms the repub
licans of Italy, Poland and Hungary, in case
Prussia and Austria hesitate to declare war imme-f
diately against Russia. This circumstance, if true,
shows the desperate condition cf the Allies. We
should glory in the Te-nationality of the three
sorely strichen countries yarned ; but we greatly
doubt the truth of the dispatch. If Liberty once
more unfurls her standard, other nations beside
those named will clamor for their rights, and if
they only prove true to themselves, will get them.
God fcpeed the. day when all men shall bow at the
shrine of Liberty, and mingle together as a family
of brethren. But we are afraid that Milenium is
far in the distant future. . . C '; : I
The State Treasury.
It will be seen from the following letter
that the State Treasury is, at the present time
abundantly supplied with funds : '
Auditor General's Office,
v . Harrisburg, Dec. 1, 1854 j
In pursuance of the 35th section of tlie act
of 30th March, 1841, I have examined tne
public Treasury of Pennsylvania, relative to
the moneys therein, ana aeposweu m m ;
era! Banks, and find a balance remaining in
c,;,t frAnsnrxr of available funds, ot one miuiuu
two - hundred and forty thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-eight dollars and seventy-two
cents. r-
E. HANKS, Auditor Uenerai.
n 540.928 72.
This exhibit epeaks well for the adminis
tration of Gov. "Bigler, and if his successor
l,nll "at the end of his term be able to show
such a balance sheet, it will be the first m-
stance of the kind ever attending a Whig Gov
ernment. , '
rr7"The Usury Laws will be' very generaly
brought to the attention of the State Legislatures
this glutei wttn a view Miner to ttwnr '-nursu-
roation or liberal modification. In North Caro
lina a bill has been introduced to amend these
laws in several important particulars.- It is pro
TKsed that the regular interest shall be, as now.
six per cent, per annum, upon a sale of any goods,
chattels' wares and merchandise, unless by a spe
cial contract or writing between the parties, a
hiirher or lower rate be fixed. It is also proposed
that in suits at law, judgment shall Ixs rendered
for the principal money, and the interest due, ac-
. t AT 1 A- 1 -
cording to the rate agreed upon ana supuiaieu .
Provided, however, that such rate shall and may
be reduced to six per cent, per annum upon the
special plea of the defendant. The Massachusetts
Le"islature, as well as of New York arid Pennsyl
vania, will be petitioned to revise the present lr.ws
upon the subject.
TheHcmesteadBill--Mr.Dawson,sSuTi!stitute.
The following is a synopsis of the bill offer
ed by Hon. Mr. Dawson, ot rennfiylvania,
as a substitute for Senator Hunter's homestead
bill
The first section pftmdes that any free per
son who is the head of a family, or who has
arrived at the aee of twenty-one years, shall
be entitled to enter one iuindred and sixty
acres of the unappropriat'jdpabdc lands at the
rate of fourteen and one-half cents per acre,
to be Daid at the expiration of five years from
the date of such entry. -
The second section provides that the appli
cant shall make affidavit before the register
that he or she is the head of a family or is 21
years of age, and that the application is made
for his or her exclusive use and benefit, and
those specially mentioned. That no patent
shall be issued therefor until the expiration of
five years from tne date ef entry, and upon
proof by two witnesses that the person niakin
such entry, or his heirs, have resided upon
and cultivated said land, and have alienated
no part thereof. That in case of the death of
both lather and mother, leaving .an mians
child or children, the right and fee shall mure
to their benefit : and the executor, adminis
trator, or guardian may, within two years af
ter the deatn or tne surviving pareni, sen me
said lands for the benefit of said infants, and
no other purpose.' The purchaser acquires
absolute title, and is entitled to the patent.
The third section provides that the register
shall note all applications on the tract books
The - fourth section provides that if it shall
be proven, after due notice .to the settler, that
the person making the settlement shall have
abandoned the said entry for more than six
months at any time, said lands shall revert to
the srovernment.
' The fifth section provide that any individ
ual now a resident of any one of the States Or
Territories, and not a citizen, but at the time
of the passage of this act shall have filed his
declaration of intention, and shall become a
citizen of the United States . before the expir
ation of the five years, shall be placed upon
an equal footing with the native-born citizen:
The sixth section provides that no individ
ual shall be permitted to make more than one
entry afbat the Commissioner of the General
j Land Office shall issue the necessary rules and
I . ; . ... H.Utl n.lt . Tl . A niif.tf . that.
the registers and receivers shall receive the
same fees as they receive if the lands were en
tered with money, one-half to be paid by the
applicant at the time of making the applica
tion, and the other half on the issue of the
certificate; that the locations shall ,bo confined
as near as practicable to alternate quarter, sec
tions. This act shall not be construed to in
terfere with pre-emption rights. That per
sons ownipg less than one hundred and sixty
acres may enter of the public lands, at the
rate of fourteen and one-half cents, adjoining
their land, a quantity which, when added to
their own, will made one . hundred and sixty
acres.
. Governor of Utah.
- We understand that the President has nom
inated to the Senate Brevet Lieut. Col. Ed
ward J. Steptoe, of the U. S. Army to be
Governor of Utah, in place of Gov. Young,
who was appointed by President'Fillmore.
Col. Steptoe, who is in lineal rank a Captain
of artillery, and who has been twice breveted
for callant and meritorious conduct in the bat
tles of Cerro Gordo and Chepultepec, is. of
course, well known to the whole country in
that relation. In addition to this, all who are
acquainted with him, either personally or in
his official capacity, bear testimony to the dig
nity and manliness of his character, his intel
ligence, his extensive information upon sub
jects not .connected with his profession, his
pminnf dioprton ' find t tha ivinafimt.ioi7S
and religious temper of his mind. All these
are qualities which signally fit him for the del
icate and important duty of Governor of a
Territory as peculiar in its condition and pop
ulation as Utah.
We do not apprehend that the substitution
of Col. Steptoe for Gov.. Young will be atten
ded .with 'any inconvenience .. We connde
much in the practical good sense of the in
habitants of Utah, -notwithstanding their pe
culiar institutions, and not less in the combi
ned moderation, firmness, and sagacity of
Col. Steptoe, who has been for some time enf-J
camped with his command near Salt Lake
City. Wash. Union, Dec. lith.
JCThe news from Halifax 6tate that con
siderable irritation has been exhibited through
out the . .British provinces, in consequence of
the delay'" in carrying . out the provisions of
il. t . m aj ...
me jueciprocity Areaiy,
Important Decision-State Rights Vindicated.
a, fV, K,Wr,h rrrortfld some davs arro.
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the Supreme Court of our State, now in Bes
sion at Philadelphia, through Chief J ustice
Lewis and Justices Voodward and Knox,
decided that in the following case the U. S.
Circuit Court had no jurisdiction, and that
the Sheriff was guilty of contempt of Court.
The. attachment is not granted because ot tne
ignorance of the Sheriff. Last year, at Wilkes
barre, the officers who attempted to capture
Bill Thomas, a fugitive slave, wero arrested
on an indictment for assault and intent to
kill, found by the Court of Luzcrene county,
. . -r i tT f a. it o v:: r..
but u uoge xvane, oi tnu u . o. iisum vuun,
discharged them. They,were re-arrested by
order of the Supreme Court, and while in
custody of the Sheriff were taken betorc tne
. - i i i
U. b. Circuit Uourt on a writ oi naoeas cor
pus. Judge Gricr, on'hearing the testimony,
ordered the Sheriff to discharge them. The
Sheriff obeyed the mandate. The present ac
tion was for an attachment against the Sheriff
for contempt of Court. Pittsburg Fost.
. " Hew Copper Coin.
The new cent pieces will bo issued from
the Mint in' a few days. They are consider-
ntl-y eni-iUcr kati tiio ' cent ploe. oil
form a really beautuul ana attractive copper
com. Un one side is tuo neaa or j-iioeny,
and the thirteen Btars being omitted, the sur
face is plain and, polished, me reverse is
the same in design as the old cent, but bright-
pir and muftli more finished There is a cer
tain amount of alloy mixed with the copper,
and iha . wrfcetion of the die eives to the
coin a finish and clejrance that has never here
toforc been attained in our copper cofnage..
The aew com will be universally welcomed as
a nucded and creditable improvement
' Illinois O. K.
We announced, some time ago, that the
Hoosier State was O. K,' and not K. N., as
the opposition papers had it ; in other words,
the Illinois Democracy have elected five out
of the nine Congressmen, and their Treasurer
-the only State ofheer running. 1 he total
vote for that officer is as follows:
Tor Moore, Democrat 68,302
For Miller, Fusion 65,477
' Moore's majority. 2,015
In several counties, it appears, the voting
was rather one-sided ; thus, Williamson county
gave 1141 votes for the Democratic "nominee,
and none for the Whig ; Ilichland, 9t0 for
the Democrat none for the Whig ; Pulaski,
243 for the Democrat; three for the Whig ;
Alexander, 301 for the Democrat none for
the Whirr : Eifinfrhaoi, 556 for the Democrat
one for the Whig ; Hamilton, S88 for the
Democrat nine for the Whig ; Hardin, 6b t
for the Democrat -five for the Whig ; Jack
son, 5G1 for the Democrat none for the
Wins : Jasper, 740 for the Democrats none
for the Whig; Johnson, 47 S for the Demo
crat none for the Whig: Massac, 22 for
the Democrat none for the Whig ; Pope, 2G
for the Democrat none for the Whig ; Saline,
690 for the Democrat none for the Whig ;
Washington, 1012 for the Democrat seven-
ty-six for the -Whig; vv lute, lrfU ior tne
Democrat ninety lor tne nig; vainoun,
389 for the Democrat forty-six for the Whig;
Macoupin, 1382 for the Democrat ono hun
dred and sixty-three for the Whig.
The place that looks ugliest lor our side is
Winnebago,- where there were 1,8S1 votes
polled for the fusion and Whig, and only forty
six for the Democratic candidate. This rath
er beats the one-sided voting in old Berks and
Lancaster. The' Iloosiers know what they
are, about, (always excepting the Winneba
goes,) and are most emphatically O. K.
. Judge Porter on'bw-Nothingism.
In the Court of Quarter Sessions, of Wayne
county at Ilonesdale, on the 5th ' inst., his
Honor James M. Porter, President Judge,
after recapitulating the provisions of the Con
stitution of the United States and this State,
in Regard to the rights cf conscience, and oth
er civil rights of the citizen, whether native
or naturalized", proceeded in an able and lucid
manner, to strongly charge the Grand Jury
against all combinations of persons banded to
gether by oaths, vow3, cr other obligations,
for purposes ujidher accompUxntd ffr nU
of depriving any citizen, Dative or naturalized,
ot any nunc or ruruus, givcu uuu. ouan-u
nim by the Constitution and laws of Pcnnsyl
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vania or of the United States.
His Honor told the Grand Jury, in srong
and decided language, that if, they or any of
them, knew of. any such combination, or. if
complaint should be legally made to them of
the existence of any such combination in this
county, it was clearly their duty, under the
oaths they have taken as Grand Jurors, lo
present the same to this Court, by indictment,
that they might -t be dealt with according to
the common law, which by its wisdom and
plasticity, happily adapted itself to the redress
of every wrong, and tne puuLsnment oi every
possible offence against public justice and'the
common rights of the citizen.
The Naturalization Laws.
Those who contend for Congress fixing 21
years as the period of residence for foreigners
- . . . ... .i
before they shall be naturalized, suppose tnat
the matter is within the regulation ot L.on
gress. This is partially and practically a mis
take. Congress only regulates the subject as
far as citizenship of the United States is con
cerned. The individual States claim and ex
ercise the right of allowing any resident the
privileges of a voter on just such residence as
the State Constitution may -say is necessary.
Michigan allows any foreign born citizen to
vote on six months residence. The greater
number of States have abrogated the period
fixed by the laws of the United fatates. IJut
the fact that States are sovereign in their local
affairs, and that some of them have altogether
a different rule, shows that Congress has no
L-power over the individual States upon this sub-
ject. This principle has been judicially es
tablished in JUichigan.
ggr The steamer Northern Light arrived
at New York on Friday ,with passengers'and
treasure from California. She brought 300
passengers, and 833,800 on freight. .
The mining news is very favorable. The
supposed fall of Sevastopol was celebrated in
San Francisco harbor by the Allied fleet.
The Russian Consul had a little celebration
of the Petropanlowski affair on board an
American vessel. A dispatch from Sacramen
to 6tates that Lola Montez attempted to cow
hide an editor, but he took the weapon from
.her and eooly smoked his cigar while she
abused him soundly witn ncr tongue, merrowu
laughing heartily. - '
The news brought from Utah, Oregon, So
nora; and the Sandwich Islands is important.
Miilll IDV flC NEWS,
O U 111 III M U I U I 41 "
05-The Inauguration f Gov. Pollock, will
take place on Tuesday, the ICth of January, and
not on.Tuesday, the 9th', as stated by some papers
ffchCol- Herr, of Columbia, is prominently tpok-
cn of in -'connection with the office of Adjutant
General, under Judge rdlock. - '
7"Col. John M. Sullivan, of Butler county,
has received the appointment of Deputy secretary
of State from Judge Pollock. . The appointment
is said to be a good one by those wlio ouht to
know. ,
JCIon. E. Watt?, of Carlisle, is spoken of
for the Attorney Generalship.
CCrThe Crane Iron Works in Lehigh county
have reduced the pay of their hands ten per eeut,
and hovS also stopped working several ore beds.
It is said they are driving a profitable business
but the pay is railroad londs and not money. '
C3?The House of Refuge of Western Pennsyl
vania was dedicated on the "13th iiist. Judjre
Wilkins delivered an interesting inaugural ad
dress on the occasion. - . . '
03-The printers of Easton celebrate the birth
day of Franklin by a Kur.per.
CC-John Staub, of. Silver Spring, " CumWrland
comity, Pa., was killed by a falling tree on Mon
oay l.it. .
r7Major Klotz, of Maunth Chunk, while on
his way to Kansas tcrritoiy, waa robbed of $700
in rno y and $000 in drafcs, on board the stenn-
er Edinburg, at St. Louis.
03-The Hon. Sam. Houston was baptjsed by
immersion, at IndeTxudence, in Texas, on the
24th ult., and joined the Baptist Chiuvh. . '
'.fcj-The Washington Star says it is understood,
in that city, that Mr. Buchanan will not return
from England until August.
CtJ-The Board of Directors of the New York
and Erie Railroad have reduced the wages of their
laborers. Some have refused to work at the re
duction. ' .
C3-A new pistol has been patented by Messrs.
Peak and Grilles, of New Haven1 Connecticut,
which discharges twenty-one shots in the same
time Colt's can six.
CC-The puplic- printing of the United States
for the last fiscal year cost $544,04-1, of which
$12,407 was for the Senate; $321,516 for the
House, and $10,444 for the Departments.
feJ-The United States brauch mint at Charlotte,
North Carolina, was on fire on the 7th inst. The
fire, however; was discovered before it had made
much progress, and by the active exertions cf
those who were early at the place, was extin
guished before it had done any serious damage.
g-According to the penwis, there arc 847,445
holders of slaves in the United States. Among
them are two who held over a thousand each ;
nine who hold 750 ; fifty-six who held 400 ; and
one hundred and eighty-seven who hold 250.
CCJ-The Hon. Clinton Itoozevelt has sailed from
New York to kelp the Russians. He sia said to
be possessed of information of a late great dis
covery and improvement in bomb bhels and other
material of war, which will render them marvel
lously destructive. The celebrated Lancaster
guns will find their match. ' " ,
OCJLater advices from the Sandwich Islands
announce that the Islands desire to come into the
Union as a State, but not as a Territory.
CO-The whole number of paupers in the United
States, supported in whole or in part by public
funds, within the j ear ending June 1, 1853, was
134,972. , The wbolu number of paupers on June
1, 1850, was 50,323, and the total annual ex
pense was '2.95-1,80(5. '
83-Navigation upon the Illinois, Upper Missis
sippi and Missouri Rivers, has been clo.-nl for the '
season, and nearly all the boats are withdrawn
from that trade.
CCf-Wm. A. II. Tace, a printer, said to be the j
fastest compositor ia the United States, diod at
New Orleans, on tho 4th in.;t. j
OCJ-The Collins S(eamships-are, for the future,
to leave on Wednesda3's, commencing with the '
Pacific, on the 27th inst.
3-The Legislature of Missouri mceis on Christ
mas day. - j
CCJ-There are 185 Sunday Schools in New York
under the supervision of the American Sunday
School fJnion.
0c3-The wealthiest citizen of Louisville is Hon.
James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treascry. His
property in cne district of the city is taxed at
Sfc01,205. '
I7The total exports of specie from New York
last week, amounted to only $3G,2 18. .
uCTThe depot of the Boston and Maine Rail
road, at Lawrence, was destroyed by fire on Fri
day night. " rjf '
03?" A school for colored children has just been
established at San Francisco.
CCJ-Com. Perry, United States Navy, arrived at
the Hague previous to the lGth ult.
CC?-At Louisville, this season, 1S0,923" hogs
have been killed.
(3-There are fourteen candidates for U. ' S.
Senator in Indiana, and one only to be elected.
7a"The British Journals still ' complain of a
want of surgeons for the army. A case is men
tioned of one surgeon with two hundred and fifty
patients. . '" . ,
Jcj-Letters from Sevastopol 6tate that Admiral
NachinofI, who had been wounded, and whoso
death was erroneously reported in some despatch
es,' had recovered, and was taking an active part
in the defence of tho place.
CO-A letter from St. Petersburg, published in
Vienna, f tatcs that tho nobility there did not be
lieve the reports of the Russian generals ; and al
ways waited for other accounts. An attempt to
get up a patriotic subscription for the wounded
soldiers at Sevastopol had failed.
C7Louis Kossuth made another long speech on
tho present crisis in Europe on the 29th ult., at a
celebration jn London of the 24th anniversary of
the Tolish revolution. He severely criticised tho
course of England and France in conducting the
war, and followed up his former assertions, that
the only means of preventing Russia from en
croaching on Western Eurore, consisted in the
roconstrtiction of Poland, und the restoration of
tho other subjugated nationalities of the contin
ent. " . -.
OO-A correspondent of the Illustrated News
says, that , the men of the Russian Cavalry are
trapped to their saddles, so that if wounded they
may not fall off. -
Most Important Information from Europe.
The Union's mails brought a letter from a
distinguished Frenchman to a gentleman in
this city, from which we make the following
extract, premising it with die assurance that
the writer's position and means of knowing
the secrets of State affairs in Paris are
eiiuai
to those of any man in the capital :
"Paris, Not. 20, p. m., 1854.
"Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon
have been almost inseparable since the for
mer alighted at the Hotel Windsor. Their
intervew have resulted in a decision to unfnrl
the standard of Polish, Hungarian and Ital
ian nationality, if Prussia and Austria hesi
tate longer to declare unequivocally against
the Czar. The probability is that neither the
one nor the other will consent to do thjs, ia
which case idl Europe will be" in arms before
fpriDg.
"As relates to the American continent,
you may be assured that France and England
have no intention whatever of attempting to
regulate the "Balance of Power" there. It
would be a blessing to each if you would pur
chase Cuba, and pay for it a fair considera
tion in cash. All the money in your sub
treasury will be seeded on the continent be
fore be restoration ef peace. If Spain ; will
not cell, ohe will find no sympathy on this
side of the Atlantic in the existing state of
affairs, if you be driven by necessity to take
possession of the island. Whatever you may .
hgar to the contrary, America is strong, over
whelmingly strong in France. Do you want
better evidence of that than the revocation of
the order for Mr. Soule's expulsion ? The
Emperor never revoked an order before.
Never did tho rising sun of liberty in the
western hemisphere shine so brightly upon
the eastern one as at the present.' Wash.
Xtar.
Eussia and the Allies.
The acknowledgment of the London Times
that the siege of Sevastopol has been a failure,
must weigh heavily upon the haughty ppirita
of Englishmen. Since the battle of Waterloo,
"won half by blander, half, by treachery,"
our step-mother has believed, that it was only
necessary to show her fine array of teeth, to
frighten the whole civilized world into a com
pliance with her arbitrary notions The la
mentation for the heroic soldiers who have fal
len in the Crimea, would receive much greater
consideration from the public, were it not
known that the Times aided in sending them,
to their destination, by depreciating the char
acter of the llussian soldiers who defend the
Crimea and Sebastopol, and thus induced &
foolhardiness in the Allies. The pathetic ap
peals of the Times is ot in consonance with
the bold defiance which it uttered in the early
part of the campaign. The weakness of Rus
bia, which was to be demonstrated by the
Allies, has unfortunately for England, proved
that slue, is the weakest of the five great king
doms of Europe, and for aggressive warfare,
off the ocean, is not a match for one of the
third rate cowers. France cannot help mak
ing this discovery, and probably it was with
a view to test England's strength that the
Emperor Napoleon entered into the alliance.
A perjurer who did not hesitate to butcher
:a .
and destroy the Constitution which he had
sworn to sustain, is capable of taking any ad
vantage of his ally, if the" chances of war
should render her pro.-tru.te. . France can af
ford to loose six men to England's one, and
be better off than her af tho cn i of the con
test. The former will continue to furnish
men, but the latter must pay to keep them in
l.rt -fi.-il,! . T.. rlit .nn. ntl.-in "F.n frlanil
be, after a two year's war, to repel a French
iuvasion ? It hung upon a hair, af one time.
whether Napoleon would precipitate his troops
upon the shores of England, or join hex in an
alliance against llussia, aiid it will make little
difference whether defeat or tuccess follows
the enterprise, "accursed Albion" will lie at
the mercy of her treacherous Gallic ally.
hat sort of troops has aided tne r.nglisu
thus far in the battled of the Crimea? e
hear of Zouaves, and these alone. W here
are .the regular .ir reach lino soldiers I Are
they reserved for a more profitable campaign
in the "British Isle ? Or are they merely pent
to the Crimea and Roamclia, to perfect them
in field'. movements, and make them witnesses
of their; English allies customs and habits
while on active duty? France is now as per
fectly the mistress of English Councils as if
Napoleon were seated in London. - At any
moment he can place her in the position of a
mendicant, begging for favors. If he urges
her forward, she must obey his mandates, as
her safety lies in that direction. To rccedo
against his will; would overwhelm her with
disasters. What a humiliating position for
the haughty mistress of the seas to occupy
She will yet be tricked by her wily and un
scrupulous fee, and will have no other friend
to depend upon who can assist her in her ex
tremities, but. these United States. As a
matter of policy then,' it would be well for the
English Government to be a little more care
ful in her threats and demacds.
From the present condition of the allied ar
my before Sebastopol, and the fact that the
Kmperor of llussia obtains information of tha
necessities of his army ten days earlier than
the Allies, it must bo apparent, that the latter
are in the most critical condition, and unless
they can tnrow an arm y ui .
and soldiers into the Crimea, their expulsion
may safely be set down as likely to take place.
i'rn-iiica7uaa.
A Warm Reception for Napoleon HL
Tho Russian war is not so popular in Eng
land but that occasional murmurs rise up from .
the mjissesj in remonstrance against it. The
expected visit of Napoleon tcf -London, is the
cover for the expression of these discontenU.
The Democrats placard the walls of London
with the ords " Wuo is Napoleon and
appeal to the people to give him "a warm
reception'." Those who recollect the fate of
Haynau, know what these appeals to mob force
mean. The following is an extract from the
circular:
Every man's honor is in his own keeping
so is a people's then save yours you men or
England ! Let it not be pawned by P"vileg
ed misrule to victorious iniquity. Let it be
understood throughout the world, if Napoleon
comes,' ho is the Queen's guest, not the peo
ple's ; if the Church prays for him, that the
people execrate him ; if aristocracy fawns on
him, that the people ppurn him ; if usurers
drag patronage to his blood-stained feet, that
there ia not an honest workingman an hon
est trademan in England, who would not
think it a branding infamy to touch his hand
in friendship. .-,-'
(Signed) Messrs. Chapman, Geo. Taylor.
And 51 other names, and the Committee,