'I v 7iH r'r.li 11 fV MCA J i'V! V Richard wottr: ::::::: :::::::m6KRT C. pkvi.vk WHITE & DEVISE, Editor and Proprietors. EBENSBTJRG. THURSDAY MORNING:::::::::FEBRUARY 8. Co-Wm. T. Daugherty, Esq., will accept our thanks for public documents. Ia another column will le found the proceedings of a meeting held iu the Court House on last Tuesday evening. The meeting was well atten ded, and spirited. Speeches were made by Heyer, McDonald, Magehan, Rhey,Wingard, and llas on. Appoixtment by the Post Master Gexeral. John Mullen, to be Deputy Test Master at Hem lock, Cambria county, i n place of Charles Stewart, resigned. . . - . ; - f ArporxTMEsrs bt Gov. Pollock. Gov. Pol lock has made the following appointments : Thomas J. Power, of Beaver county (American Democrat) Adjutant General of the State. Christian Mvers. of Clarion countv. ( American Whig) Whiskey Inspector of Philadelphia. C. L. Magee, (American Whig) Inspector of Weights and Measures, for Allegheny county. Martin Culp, (American) Flour Inspector for Pittsburgh. fcJ-On our outside will be found a beautiful effu sion from Miss Julia L. Dumont, of the State of Indiana. The gifted authoress seems to have understood her subject well ; her sentiments meet with a sym patheticoresr onse in the breasts of all those who were acquainted with the intrinsic worth and chiv alrous bravery . Of him who sleeps beneath far distant skies." C3?"The Democrats of Philadelphia county have nominated J. Murray Rush, Esq., as their can didate for State Senator, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the decease of Mr. Foulkrod. This is an excellent selection. Mr. R. is a gentleman of groat ability, high character, and withal a sound and reliable Democrat. The election will take place on the 13th inst.,and we sincerely hope the Democrats may be successful. . Candidates for thk U. S. Senate. The fol lowing is a list of the gentlemen named by their respective friends for the U. S. Senate. It con tains the names of several distinguished democrats men of unimpeachable personal and political integrity cither of whom would represent the State with ability and adorn and dignify the posi tion. Most heartfty do we wish that such a one may be elected : - OjI. Wilson M'Candlcss, Gen. Simon Cameron, ! Gen. II. D. Foster, Gen. J. K. Moorhcad, James Cooper, James Yeech, David K. Porter, John Rob bins, Andrew G. Curtin,TScth Clover, Judge Sny der, David Wilmot, Prof. TiSany, Rev. Mr. Clapp, and J. L. Dawson. Arrival of the Pacific. The news brought by the Pacific, is a rumor from Yienna that Prince Goitschakoff lias agreed ou behalf of the Czar, to accept the interpretation of the four points given by the throe allied Pow ers, which will lead to a prospect of a restoration of peace. There is nothing actually impossible in the Czar's contenting to renew negotiations, or in the Western Powers coming to a poiut to meet his views. It is plain to all who have made them selves acquainted with the commencement or prog ress of the contest, that the different powers have been hurried Into hostilities contrary to their ex pectation. Nicholas never expected France would unite with England, or that even England would take up arms against him, or he would not thought of crossing tho Truth. Aberdeen never expected that Russia woidd risk a war with Europe to car ry his point, neither did the Czar expect that Aus tria, cn whose support he depended, would turn the cold shoulder to him in the time of need, and indeed with a great many difficulties that he never expected or dreamt of. " In short, from the begin ning of the dispute to the present time, the an ticipations of all parties have been mistaken, and every move that has been made has turned out just contrary to what they had hoped for. Under these circumstances what more natural than that Borne effort should be made to establish a truce, to enable each nation to weigh the question in its present altered form, and accusti m itself to con template its neighbors in their new and unexpec ted attitudes Southern Dependence upon the North. Wo mako the following extract from a speech made by Mr. Albert Pike, at the Southern Con vention recently held in New Orleans. Mr. Pike said : It is time we should look about us and sec in what relation we stand to the North. From the rattle with wlfich the mine tickles the ear of the child born in the South, to the shroud that covers the cold form of the dead, everything comes to us from the North. We rise from between sheets made in the Northern looms, and pillows of the Northern feathers, to wash in basins made in the North, dry our heads on the Northern towels, and dress ourselves in garments woven in Northern looms ; we cat from Nortlicrn plates and dishes ; our rooms arc swept with Northern brooms, our gardens dug with Northern spades, and our bread kneaded in trays or dishes of Northern wood or tin ; and the very wood which feeds our fires is cut with Nortlicrn axes, helved with hickory brought from Connecticut or New York. Sextiments or Printers. At the printer's festival recently held at Manchester, N. II., the following sentimenls wcro offered : - Human The fairest work of nature ; the edition boing large, let no man be without a copy. -. Babies Miniature editions, issued periodically, and displayed in bmaiAi cats. . The PriitrijKil Powers Printing Presses, Pul pits and Petticoats. Tie Press The electric battery of thought, by which Franklin directed the lightnings of popular indignation against the might of oppression and destroyed it while it exists unfettered and fear less, a free people imve. do enemy to fear. COUNTY MEETING. A large and respectable number of the citizens of Ebansburg and vicinity convened in the. Court House, on Tuesday evening, the Cth in., for the purpose of manifesting their disapprobation of the dismemberment of Cambria county by the erection of Conemaugh and Pine. -- v " .. . ,, On ;xnotion of Maj. John Thompson, JOIIN WILLIAMS, Esq., was cal'ed to the chair ; where upon. Stephen Lloyd, Esq., Andrew, Lewis, Edward J. Mills and William G. AYilliams were chosen Yice Presidents ; and Ezckiel Hughes and A. C. Muffin, Secretaries. The meeting being duly organized, Col. C. II. Hetsr, on motion, stated its object in a brief but pertinent speech f at the close of which, the Pres ident exhibited a map, drawn by Stephen Lloyd, Esq., Penning the present boundaries of Cambria county, and showing her mutilated condition, in the event of the establishment of both or either of the new counties, which are now asked for at the hands of our Legislature. , . The meeting was then addressed by Col. Michael Dan Magehan an 1 Gen. Joseph McDonald. Tl.e- gentlemen spoke at length and to the point, respectively alluding to the diminutive proportions of Cambria when contrasted with other counties in Pennsylvania, and demonstrating clearly, that tho petitioners for tho counties of Conemaugh and Pine are actuated more by a spirit of selfishness, than any inconvenience resulting from their pres ent connection. The manner in which these gen tlemen were cheered, during the delivery of their speeches, gave abundant evidence tliat their sen timents found a response in the heart of every one present. S- C. Winoard, Esq., was then called upon for a speech. lie responded in a few happy remarks ; but did not desire to enter into details, conceiving, (as he stated), that there were others present who were better enabled to treat of the subject, men who had been born and reared in Cambria oounty, and who were, therefore, aptly qualified to speak of the evil consequences which would inevitably result from a severance of its territory. Mr. W. was followed by Col. Michael Has son and Hon. John S. Rhey, in neat and appro priate addresses. Col. C H. Heyer then moved that a committee of five be appointed, to draft a preamble and res olutions, expressing the sense of the meeting. The "chair accordingly appointed C. H. Heyer, Joseph McDonald, John Thompson, Michael Has san and Ezckiel Hughes, Esquires, said committee, who having retired fjr a brief period, returned and reported tho following which were unani mously adopted : Whereas, The position of the county of Cam bria, ncarh' a central one among her sisters of the State, with a small territory and sparse popula tion, presents an attitude of modest proportions ; and whereas, a large majority of her citizens are entirely satisfied with the facilities Already exist ing for reaching the county seat, and have no com plaints to make against the administration of jus tice nor the delay of business at her courts : there fore, ... Resolved, That we protest against the efforts now making to dismember the County of Cambria (already one of the smallest in the State) for the purpose of erecting new counties out of parts of her territory, as an act of gross injustice to the largest portion of her inhabitants. Resolved, fnat no good reason can be assigned for lopping oflTSny portion of Cambria county, as tier citizens meet with no uimculty in traveling to and from the seat of justice, and since the com pletion of the Public Improvements, have their Judicial business promptly disposed of. Resriced, That as the County of Cambria has now, under a late act of the Legislature, contracted a debt of over erci thousarul dollars for the' erec tion of a Poor House, we consider the taking away of any portion of her territory to be unjust and op pressive. Resolved, As the member from the County of Cambria, George S. King, Esq., received the vote of the majority of his constituents which secured bis election, under positive pledges that he would not urge the passage of a bill for the dismember ment of Cambria county, we respectfully request him as a gentleman, to lulhl those pledges. It was then moved by Thomas B. Moore, Esq., that the proceedings bo published in the "Aile ghpaian," and '-Democrat and Sentinel," anH the same having been unanimously assented to, the meeting adjourned. Stoned ly Vie Officers. Radicals in Virginia. The Richmond Whig says that a party has -been organized in that State, under the title of the German Democratic Association," which proclaims the following as among its principles : 1. Universal suffrage. 2. The election of all officers by the people. 3. The abolition of the Presidency. 4. The abolition of Sen ates, so that the Legislatures shall consist of only one branch. 5. The right of the people to call their Representatives (cashier them) at their pleasure. 6. The right of the people to change the Constitution tclien they like. 7. AH Ixiio suits to le conducted without expense. o. A department of the uovernment to be set vp for the purpose of protect iug immigration. 9. A reduced term for acquiring citizenship. Reform in the Foreign Relations op the Government. 1. Abolition of all neutrality. 2. Inter vention in favor of every people struggling for liberty. Reform in what telates to religion. 1. A more perfect development of the prin ple of personal freedom and liberty of con science; consequently, a. Abolition of laws for the observance of the Sabbath ; b Aboli tion of prayers in Congress ; c. Abolition of oath upon the liible : d. Repeal of all laws enacting a religious test before taking an of fice. 2. Taxation of church property. 3. A prohibition of incorporations of all church property m the name of ecclesiastics. This is indeed madnes3 or worse. The Last "Axti-Maixk Law" Dodge- "Brandy Drops." We copy the following from the Boston Traveler It shows what a spur to human ingenuity arc prohibition liquor law?. 1 he traveler pays : Statements which have been published by temperance papers rchitmgto the sale of bran dy in .cum or candy drops have been disbe lieved; but we have the proof positive that they are sold, and that in great quantities. While in one of our largest confectionary stores a short time since we had the curiosity to examine an article of confectionary which we fouud to contain brandy. It would not take many of these to make a person unused to liquors drunk. J. bey are very common, and the practice cf selling alcoholic liquors inclosed in candy drop is perfectly outrageous." , . THE BUCKALEW LAW, - ... Art Act to; protect certain domestic and pri vate riglUs, and prevent abuses in the sale and use of intoxicating drinks. Section 1. Beit enacted fcc, That wil fully furnishing intoxicating drinks by sale, gilt or otherwise to any person of known in temperate habits, to a minor, or to any insane person for use as a beverage shall be held and deemed a misdemeanor, and tfpon conviction thereof the offender shall bo- fined not less than ten nor more than fifty f dollars, and un dergo an imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than sixty days, and the wilful fur nishing of intoxicating drinks as a beverage to any person when drunk or intoxicated shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable as afore said. - Sec. 2 That it shall bo lawful "for any member of the family, or blood relation of an intemperate person, or any overseer of the poor; or any magistrate of the district in which such intemperate person resides, or has legal settlement, or the committee of a habit ual drunkard, to give a distinct notice, ver bal or written, to any inn-keeper, merchant, grocer, distiller, brewer or other person man ufacturing, selling or having intoxicating li quors, forbidding him or them from furnish ing such intemperate persOn or habitual drunk ard with intoxicating drinks or liquors and if, within three months after such notice, any any one to whom the same is given shall fur nish or cause to be furnished intoxicating li quors to such intemperate person or habitual drunkard to be used as a beverage, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall te punished as provided in the first section of this act. Sec 3. That any person furnishing intoxi cating drinks to or any other person in viola tion of any existing law, or of the provisions of this act. shall bo held civily responsible for any injury to person or property in conse quence of such furnishing, and any one ag grieved may recover full damages against such person so furnishing, by action on the case instituted in any court having jurisdic- tion of such form of action in thi3 Common wealth. Sec. 4. That any judge, justice or clergy man who shall perform the marriage ceremony between parties when either of said parties is intoxicated, shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of fifty dollars, and be imprisoned at the discretion of the court" not exceeding sixty days. Ssc. 5. That any wilful adulteration and corruption of spirituous, vinous or malt li quors manufactured or intended as a beverage, whereby the same are rendered essentially unwholesome, noxious and injurious to health, or any sale of such liquors for use as a bever age, with knowledge that the same is so adul terated and corrupted, shall subject the offen der for a first offence to a fine of fifty dollars, and for a second and subsequent offence to a fine of one hundred dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding sixty days. Sec. 0. Any person prosecuting for an offence indictable under this act shall, upon conviction of the offender, receive such rea sonable sum for expenses, services and time expended, as may be directed by the court not exceeding twenty dollars, to be taxed and paid as a part of the costs in the cause, such allow ance to be exclusive of compensation to such prosecutor as a witness under existing laws. Provided, That such allowance shall not be made in more than one case at the same term to one person. Sec. 7. That no action shall be maintain ed or recovery had in any case for the value of lquors sold in violation of this or any otuer act, and defence may be taken ia any case against such recovery without special plea or notice. Sec. 8 That it shall be lawful for the courts of quarter sessions to revoke any licenses hey may have granted or that may nave been granted under the general law regulating li censes in the city and county of Philadelphia, for the sale of Jiquors whenever the party Hol ding a license shall be proved to have violated any law of this Commonwealth, relating to the sale of liquors, or whenever the premises of such party shall become the resort of idle and disorderly persons so as to disturb the general peace of the neighborhood, upon notice given to the person so licensed. A Harvest for Passion. Fi ora all quarters of the Union we hear of Parsons quitting the pulpit to dabble in the stagnant peol of politics. What can be the reason? Has the trade grown unprofitable? No class of men earn their money with less labor than the Clergy. A lawyer, in addi tion to studying his case, will make two or uiree arguments a day, oi an nour eacn in length, arid continue this for years. They do not complain to all they meet of their severe labors and bronchial affections, nor do they have congregations to send them free of expense to Europe every other year. It is indolence that breaks down the the health of so many Clergymen. An editor performs more mental labor in a month than the majority of clergymen do in a year, and it is without cessation, twelve or fifteen hours a day. What are two or three sermons a week to write and deliver supposing that they are tho real progeny? It is scarcely sufficient to keep up mental energy. As a general thing, Ministers make very indnTerent any thing else. A political Clergymen is the Devil's own vicegerent, and will doubtless receive a proper reward irom a generous Master, wno upon one occasion attempted to give away the whole world, when not one inch of grounds belonged to him. Parson Miller, of Har risburg, it ia said, has a promise from Gov. Pollock, of the appointment of Flour Inspec tor for this city. If he should succeed, then he will indeed have an office much better in a pecuniary sense than that of preaching; but we never knew one of that ilk to get into politics without getting his conscience terribly smirch ed. Pennsylcanian. Relief Note in Circulation. From the Auditor General's Report, we glean the fol lowing facts relative to tho 'relief notes which still linger in circulation, to the pollu tion of our now otherwise "clean" currency Original amount issued, S2.243 015 Amount of old issues redeemed j 2,195 079 Amount of old and re-issues in circulation, 498 059 At the close of the fiscal year, there was iu the sinking fund 280,850, applicable to the farther cancellation of relief notes, and during the month of December, that amount was can celled and destroyed, thus leaving at this time m actual circulation, l ,JUo. Utah and the Mormons. Tho House of Representatives, in the dis cussion of the Utah Bills, had Morraonism incidentally before them. The difficulties under our form of Government for the extir pation of Polygamy there, are serious but the Washington Star thus suggests one mode of relief ; 'So long as Mormons have the juries, noth ing can be done among them by the authority of the United States, as done elsewhere. This fact is patent. Just so long will Brigham young's fiats be carried out rather than the laws of the United States. The plan to which we refer, contemplates the breaking up of the territorial government of Utah, by extending the boundaries of all the other Territories, and California, lying adjacent to Utah, so that the city of Salt Lake shall actually stand in New Mexico, California, Washington, or Oregon Territory, and also in Kansas or Nebraska. We must divide, in this case, to conquer. The alternative is clearly an independent gov ernment within the limits of the United States, with an eventful war of extermination A Banker Hung in Effigy Excitement at Versailles The branch of the Commercial Bank of Kentucky, located at Versailles, Woodford co., has been, for several months past, great ly embarrassed by the constant and heavy drafts of specie made by Mr. Barclay, a Lex ington banker, upon its vault. It was a cus tom with that gentleman to -collect all the notes payable at the Versailles branch, and present them at the counter for redemption. This drain upon the bullion of the bank re quired very skilful financiering, on the part of its officers, to prevent a collapse, and, as a consequence, it was impossible for the insti tution to afford merchants, farmers and trades men the desired discounts and other monetary facilities. Thinking that this draw game had been played sufficiently, the citizens of Versailles met together on Saturday, passed resolutions denouncing the conduct of Barclay, and then proceeded to hang him in effigy. The indig nent people also promised to make summary work with Barclay, or his clerk, if either ever again molested the vault of their bank. We presume that Mr. B. will henceforth de sist trading in Commercial Bank notes. Lou. Courier, Jan. 30. HorriWe Parricide. A few days since, in Logan county, Va , a man of the name of Markham. being enga ged in something about which he wished the aid of his sons, called on him for assistance. The young man refused to aid in anjmperti ncnt manner, whereupon the father calling to another son to take charge of the matter in hand, started to chastise the disobedient son. lie fled round the house, the father pursuing, and soon after disappearing from the sight of the son who remained behind, he heard a blow of so singular a sound as to induce him to run at once to see the cause. On turning round the corner of the house, he found his father lying on bis face, his back J bone literally cut in twain by a blow with an axe, and in the agonies of death, in fact, he lived about 30 minutes. The murderer, (the son,) was apprehended, and on the introduc tion of an axe upon an examination, before a Justice of the Peace; admitted it to be the weapon with which he killed his father. The name of Markham, says the Tazewell Advo cate, has been for years notorious on the waters of Sandy, by its connection with bloodshed and homicide. The other Side of "Glory." The battles of Alma and Inkerman have been regarded as "glorious victories," and, as things go, no doubt they were. .Illuminations have been had in their honor, and public meetings in numerable have been called to do homage to the victories. Official bulletins have chroni cled in terms of high eulogy, the heroic deeds of generals, majors, colonels, captains; and lame herself has grown hoarse with blowing her trumpet to tell all nations that Britain has had new laurels added to her cortrek. But glory, battle-field glory,- alas! has two sides. One is a character to which "distance" may emphatically be said to lend "enchantment, and on that particular side the British people only have had, till recently, opportunity to look. The other side, however, is beginning to be grimly visible "at home." It was an exhibition the other day at Portsmouth, when the steamer Himalays, arrived back from the Crimen, with a whole ship load of the woun ded and sick. Some were without eyes, some had one leg left, others no legs at all; ms were wanting where arms should be here was not a whole physical man left among them, and ghastly sight it must have been to those who saw it. Passage of. the Army Bill in the Sex- ate. It is not olten that we are called upon to notice an act of legislation so urgently de manded by grave and pressing public consid erations as the army bill wliicn passed the Senate on Thursday last; and we think the whole country will sympathise in this opinion. That suggestion of the Secretary of War, 60 strongly approved by the President, in refer ence to the increase of the army, should occa sion discussion, docs not surprise us We were not, however, prepared for so much oppo sition as was manifested on this subjec in the Senate prior to the passage of this bill. Great credit is "duo to the accomplished and gallant chairman of the committee on Military Af fairs in tho Senate. Gen Shields, for the watchfulness ind ability with which he advo cated this most important measure." The same may be said of the distinguished senators of both parties. Let us hope that the House of Representatives will consummate the works so happily commenced by the fcenate M ash- ngton Union od. Indian Life. The St. Paul's Pioneer, Dec. 23, tells of the rescue of a Chippewa girl seized by the Sioux last summer. As soon as the chief saw her he determined to make her his wife for she was very pretty. But his two wives combined against her, and, when he had gone away, burnt her with coals of fire and cut her flesh. The Chippewa maiden de termined to commit suicide. This fact being known, the Sioux resolved to burn her at the stake. Their interpreter, Mr. J. Campbell. finding this out, determined on her rescue. Accordingly he started-for Otter Tail lake. where he found her, and took her in his buggj- to a point where ho had stationed a friend, 0. C Vandenberg, who brought her at 2 o'clock in the morning to the commanding officer, who had her wants attended to. When sufficiently recovered from her wounds, she was brought to r ort neuing ny tno aragoons, then on their way home from the Sioux payment, and from thence sue was sent uonic to her bauo- SUMMARY OF NEWS. JGTennsylvania, Xew York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, are all bringing legislative bills to put a stop to drunkenness. CO-Louis Napoleon will still leave 3,500 French troops to keep guard over His Holiness at Rome. OO-A subscription is on foot among the colored population of the South, free affd slave, in aid of the suffering people of New York. OtJ-The amount of the public debt of the Uni ted States Is near forty-two millions of dollars. Mr. Kellingcr, of the Pennsylvania Senate, haa offered a resolution, instructing the Committee of tho Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of disbanding all foreign military companies. OO-A letter in the San Francisco Tunes, says Lola Montez lives a quiet, cozy life, surrounded by birds, dogs, pigs, goats, turkeys, sheep, and so forth. She docs not cowhide an editor more than twice a year. Orj-Henry Case, a lad 14 or 1G years old, lately set fire to the almshouse of Haverhill, Mass., and also to two barns, saying he did it because he liked to see a fire. A flagrant case. IC7Gapt. Roger Clapp, who came to this coun try in 1630, had several children, the names of whom were William, Elizabeth, Experience, Wait still, Preserved, IlopcstlU. Wait, Thanks, Desire, Thomas, Unite and Supply., . . BC7"Advcrtisement in the Illustrated London News are six cents per word. Next to those of the News are the rate's of the London Times. OO-France lately sent eleven prelates to the con vention at Rome. . The United States,' England, and Ireland, six eacli. None from Russia. Ccj- It is stated in the Catholic Telegraph that Father Matthew is at Madeira, in very poor cir cumstances, and want of means to pay his board. His right hand is paralysed. C7Tbo London Christian Spectator thinks the American theological writers are more learned and better reod than those of England. OO-The Sons of Temperance, of Hamilton, in Canada, would not accept of Mr. Barnuni's offer of delivering a temperance lecture, saying they did not want to have connection with one who ex posed himself as a humbug ! CO-A clergyman of New Hampshire urged Lis congregation to abstain from work on Thanksgiv ing day. He invited them to his house on that day, where they would be welcome and may, if they pleased, help liirn to move his barn. C3-A young lady once said that she was care less of her dress in going to the theatre, where people were too attentive to the play to ebserve what the had on ; but in going to church she was very particulur, as everybody goes there to look around and see how everybody else is dressed. Cp3-Gex. Larimer, of Tittsburg, has made an assignment of all his property, real and personal, to Thomas Davidson, of East Liberty, and Thomas Mellen, of Pittsburg, in trust for all his creditors, without preference to ary. The liabilities are estimated at about $300,000. The heaviest items are those of the Pittsburg and Connellsville Rail road company, which claims 4120,000 or more, and the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad about $20,000. C-Mr. Coleman, of the Burnet House, Cincin nati, has been sentenced to a fine and twenty days imprisonment, for violating tho recent stringent liquor law of that State. CO-Thcre is a petition now before the Delaware Senate asking for a law to prevent salt water ter rapins being caught between the 1st of March and the 1st of October. DC7Green peas, corn, fresh turnips and straw berries are amongst the regular fares at the hotels in Florida. CO-One of the suspended banks in Cincinnati contained $C08 of the savings of a newsboy, aged 12 years. CO-A telegraphic despatch from Halifax, recei ved in Boston, reports the loss of the British brig Ann, Capt. Mercy, from Boston for St. Johns, N. She was wrecked on Gipe Cabaras, Jan. 15, and all hands were lost. 0O"A strictly religious man laid by, for Sunday reading, an article he found in ms New York Mir ror, headed " The Rise and Progress of St. PauL" But on taking it up to read, found it was an his torical account of the business progress of St. Taul, Minnesota. EvS-nator Houston attracts great attention in the Senate chamber by writing with an enormous quill in full feather, probably taken from an Amer ican eagle. COThc new Depot of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company, at Pittsburgh, has been finished at a cost of $80,000. It covers one and two- thirds acres of ground. OO-The Philadelphia North American of Satur day, in an article on the Sunbury and Erie Rail road, says of the President, Hon. Jas. Cooper : By the unanimous report of committees in both branches of Councils, Mr. Cooper is shown to be wholly unqualified for the post ho fills, not to speak of graver matters of inculpation." This is rather severe on the man who aspires to the dig nity of being elected U. S. Senator for a second term. CO-General Henry F. -Wilson, who has been chosen to succeed Edward Everett in the United States Sonate, is to serve till March, 1859. COThe new bill, to fix the compensation of mem bcra of the Pennsylvania Legislature, allows $500 for the session. It has passed the Senate in Com mittee of tho Y"hole. CO-Rev. William Capers, D. D., one of the Bish ops of the M. E. Church, South, died at Cliarles ton, S. C, a day or two ago, aged about sixty four. He was one of the most eminent and useful Ministers in the Church. Ralph Mctcalf has been n miinated for Gover nor by the Know Nothings of New Hampshire, in place of Rev. Mr. Moore, not eligible. Ho is an old Dcpiocrat, was onco Secretary ef State, and belongs to the Edmund Burke or Old Guard" faction. . Ccj-At a special election in New York, to fill the 29 th Senatorial vacancy, causcjd by the resigna tion "of Governor Clark, Mr. Goodwin, Know Nothing, had a large majority over Judge Loomis, the Citizens' candidate. . Co-The Russians have rc-crosscd the Danube and captured several towns. Cift (Corrtsponbrntf. - From Philadelphia. Correspondence of the Democrat If Sentinel. The Schuylkill frozen vpfne time for the Skaters and Ice Dealers A fatal and melancholy Arri dent Business grouping brisk Sew Masonic Hall A Haunted House Prevalence of Crime A serious Accident The Markets, Ifc. Philadelphia, FJbrvary 4, 1855. . The recent cold weather has completely frozen over tho Schuylkill to the great delight of two classes of the community the ice gatherers, and the skaters. The former are very industriously at work and calculate upon storing a full crop this winter. The latter are eagerly embracing the op portunity of enjoying their favorite sport. Skating has always been a very populir exercise here. The freezing up of the Schuylkill is anxiously looked for by thousands of our athletic young men, and when that event occurs, the skating ground in the vicinity of the Fairmount Water works is thronged throughout the day and evening with from three to ve thousand people, and it has been estimated that as many s&ffly thousand people on such an occasion have visited Fairmouxt in a single day ! Some of the skaters attain a wonderful degree of proficiency, and can carve their names on the ice with the blades, of their skates with the same facility that they could do it with pen and ink. They not only excel in speed, but in grace and ease display the very poetry of motion. -. The skates now in use are neatly and elegantly made, the material being altrgether of the finoft polished steel with ingeniously contrived springs fitting neatly to the boot. It not unfrequently happens that our most respectable citizens con tinue to participate in the sport, until they have passed the meridian of life. Col. James Tage, formerly Tost Master of this city and Collector of this port, who is now probably fifty years of age, is one of the most expert and graceful skaters we have, and whenever au opportunity occurs, he en ters into the sport with all the zest and spirit of a lad of eighteen. Occasionally young ladies learn the art, and their presence lends excitement and enchantment to the scenes. They are, generally speaking, far more graceful bkaters than the men, but then, confound them, their hearts are as ciJJ as the icy bed over which they glide. But ever and anon they get a right "skeet" into the mat rimonial noose, and before the next ice makes, turn their attention to domestic duties. A sad occurrence took place a short distance above Fairmount on Saturday afternoon. Hun dreds of skaters and lookers on were grouped about on the ice, and gladsome voices were beard on all sides. It was a beautiful sight old and! young enjoyed the sport, and many was the loud and merry laugh when some unfortunate wight suddenly fell and raised bumps on his head which are not described in any work on phrenology. All at once the joyous scene was changed to one of deepest sorrow. A piercing scream was heard, quickly followed by another, and the cry rated " they have brjken in." Mr. Samuel Shinn, a druggist at the corner of Broad and Spruce streets, who was among the skaters, placed Miss Eliza Russell on a chair on runners,' and was playfully amusing hnself by propelling her in tlds manner over the ice. Getting some distance from the main crowd, be struck upon some new made ice, which gave way under their united weight, and they were both drowned before assistance could reach them. Mr. Shinn once rose to the surface, when one of the memljcrs of the skating club, threw him the end of a slawl, which only missed his struggling grasp by about four inches. The most intense ex citement prevailed.. A boat was procured, ami the bodies recovered in a few miuutes, but all at tempts to resuscitate them, were fruitless. The body of Mr. Shinn was hauled up from the hot bun by a boat hook, and the body of Miss Russell wa recovered a short distance from him under the ice. The water where tho unfortunate couple wcro drowned, was only about five feet deep. It L supposed tliat Mr. Shinn in his eagerness to s-ivc thi young lady, lo6t his presence of mind. Her dress was tied around her ancles with a handker chief while she was on the fatal chair, or ithcr wise it might have buoyed her up. It was indeed; a sorry sight, and brought tears to the eyes of nearly all who witnessed it. They were both young Mr. Shinn being about 25 years- of age, and Miss Russell about 22. They were betrothed, and a few more days would have made them man and wife. They are now wedded in death, and leave a large circle of friends to mourn their sad and untimely end. Tho hotels of our city are rapidly becoming filled up with strangers, and business is growing quite lively. Our merchants are all on the qui rive for customers, and their clerks busy and pom pous in the fulfillment of their great mission of drumming up purchasers. The recent tight times, however, have made them somewhat more pru dent, and they are anxious to do a snfe rather than a large business, and to sell few goods at low rates and sure and speedy remuneration, rather than many at high nominal profits and long cred its. The building committee of tho masons have contracted for the erection of a spire ninety-six feet high, to be placed upon the new Masonic Hall recently erected here, the present altitude of which is one hundred feet. When completed it will bo one of tho largest and handsomest buildings in this city. It is erected on the site of their old Hall, on Chestnut street, between Seventh and Eighth, but occupies a larger space as iU front is brought out to a line with the adjoining buildings. A " haunted house" case is exciting some atten tion up town just now. Its former occupant some time since committed suicide by taking laudanum, and a shoemaker who is a decided anti-renter, now lives in it. The landlord has several tiroes served on him notices to quit the premises, but he pre tends to oo sick, and avers tliat his illness is caused by the appearance of the ghost of the suicide, who strikes him upon the back of his head, with a cane. Ghost seekers have on several occasions sat up with him but the disturbed spirit only visits the apart ment w hen he is alone. The neighborhood Li quite excited about the matter. It is frightful to contemplate the records of crime presented in tho local item reports of our city dailies. Want of employment and conse quent destitution, is no doubt an exciting cause iu many cases. Our Criminal Courts ltavc been kept bu&ily employed for Some time past in tryuig
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