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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