or lf i'i 5 t i i 1 : H Li 1 1 -'I i : ?! it 1 M SW:cHytr jrlng Rid i.em tt-e Legislature, it is propwea . g 1 that ilibtary Board shall bo organized by each tiif- 1 Brigade, tho mttuLvrs of which, shall a a 2J.il-T-l 'i'V;::'y:'-r' . ..? ilia tax, and collect and disburse it throughout V 1" I t u a u SUSibd warra::::::: WiKTEJi DEViXE, Editors a.ul Proprietors. EBEKS3UHO. vTEDNESDAY MORNING:;::::::::::: ::TTB. 18. FOtt PJuIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN. Sabjoct tothe Decision of the National Convention. WissoTisLn. VTe observe by the Madison ArgU3 and Demo crat that the Legislature of the State is now in sion at that place, but the strange sight is pro tected Of two Governor's having taken the oath of ofSce. In no State in the Union was the coa te.1 between the Democrats and the Know-Nothings more warmly waged, than in Wisconsin at the State , election iu November last ; and in no State did the Know-Nothings feel mora sure of ncccsi. The Democrats tuck a bold stand in de fease of the Constitutiua, aud civil and religious liberty, and were successful iu electing their sev eral State officers by majorities ranging from 2oU0 to 2000 each, except the Governor whose majority was only 157. This result was bo different from what had been , expected, that the bitterness of the Know-Nothing Native American Abolition anii-l Nebraska and every ism party that was arrayed agalust the Democrats, knew no bounds. This fusion party bad gained two signal victories witaiu a ye.ir ; thfcy had elected two members of Congress out of three to which tho State is enti tled, i.u I a Judge of the Supreme Court ; defeat ing tie Democratic candidates by an average H?aj'M-Xii. 'iinj majority of 000. Now the Dein ocr...i have succeeded in revolutionizing the State uud a-aievii:g a glorious victory. Anions those !e--;e.vl we observe that Gen. Wni. li. Smith, well tijn to the citizens of this County, w&s chosen ij till the important post of Attorney General. Tusi lower aoUie of the legislature is also demo cratic, the democrats Laving a majority of nine in that body. Upon the organization cf the legisla ture the Governor elect Win. A. Barotow, was with the other Stats cuiccrs sworn into office in the Senate chamber, and on the same day the op pooing candidate for Governor, Coles Bashford took an oath of onke as Governor of the State before the Chief Justice cf the State. This pre tuue 1 an extraordinary state of thing?, and it was attempted in both branches of the legislature (b tne iluo-.v-Nothing members, who Lave a majority of one in the Senate) to prevent the re ception of Gov. Bartow's message, and to refuse to recognize Lim as Governor. However after i.nu:h tt.-rriiy talk, the two branches subsequently :..et iu j-.-iat convention and received Gov. Bar ...'j :ii.3,age. In the meantime Coles Bashford t-taiuis to be the Governor dt jure has njade i, oil ration to the Attorney General (under a spe- -ui staiui- ioi ieue io -.o an luiviuiauuu -v. I. r a nt t f Quo Wdi run!o ic. against the Gov- j ::,.r ufi jucio m. iarstow. ane ouprem C is now in session at Madiaon, and the cae !-. : ?u3p.sad will M-t decided so-netima duriig 1.;; n what ground the Know-Nothing Cfeadi- j -' '...-hf- rd claims the oftice of Governor, re- J . : bo s'.en ; hut the State Canvassers having ) j;:-. -... tl:e certificate of election to Gov. Batstow, J v.- le"i a,irurei lie win te tusiauieu oy ii.e vouri, il that this eiTntof the Know-Nothings " to ,.:e..t k..e e'.ecti 'ii as if it Lal not been held," and to i .1st their can lidate into the Executive chair, wd; teiminate in as broad a farce as on a similar occasion occurred in Pennsylvania. Season: of Lent.. During the last fjw days preceeding Wednes day laJt, tho young folks of our ancient borough Lave icen enjoying themselves finely by way of attending balls, parties, c, but Lout having set in, brought with its veto to all places of fun and amuseme.it, at least so far as the members of the Catholic and Episcopalian Churches are concerned, they strictly adhering to it as the doctrine of the Cnurch. Lent began on Wednesday, which is forty-six day from Easter, because the six Sundays of the season are feast days, and leaving them out of the cunt, -wo Lave forty days of fasting time from A.-H Wednesday to Easter day. Ah Wednesday was anciently called the head of Lent, and was a day of extraordinary humiliation. Formerly at morning services on Ash Wednesday, people ririri.ikled ashes upon their Leads to remind them ti.t-ir mortality, aud also to recall to their re m. n.oranrc what they deserved to be, to wit : L .o :.t to death ; hence the name, and penitents n-iv wont, upon this occasion to clothe ihem-p-Jves in sack-clot li. V .i seas m of Lent receives its name from the l.-.e of yer wherein it is observed; " Lent," in the Id Sax.a language, signifying Spring, being f. y A m nig:iiiy the .Spring fast, which also W.-is so tti.it it may ead afc Easter ; to remind us .-..r vivi.iar's suferings, which ended at his rti.:rrection. The Church r.ppc-ints that all Ci.ri-tiaus v.hatsoevir should receive the Holy C avjmunion at Easter, ami, therefore, this season was set apart in which to prepare themselves by fasting id prayer. All chtirel.es. therefore, says l'ishe.p Spsrrow, agreed that 1a ut should end at Easter, t'nough some dilTcren ee there was as to when it should begin. The same prelate tells us that the number of forty days serins to have boon fixed in imitati-n of Moses and Eli as iu the Old Testament, lit principally in imitation of our Saviour's fast in the New Testament, That," as St- Augustine says, we might, as far as we ro abie, conform to Clirist's practice, and suiTL-r with h:ui here, thut we may reign with Him here after." Cakax. Commissioxku. The friends cf Nimrod Strickland, Esq , of Chester county, will present his name to the Democratic otate Convention as a candidate for Canal Commis siourr. He is well kuowu to the people of this Commoawealth, and would doubtless Tia I&litary Ccavcntiou. Our attention Las U-n called to the rcstlutkr. p.ccd bv the iE'.itary Convention held a few j WASHIXOTO:, .Feb. 11. ii3 dace at HatrUburg, wit! the objuct of re- XLe rreiddeui !:ss to-day' issued a jrccla riviD" the mil.tary spirit of the Slate, and eecu- mation, which will be published ta-aiorrow, tic CciaEsuwealth f.-r tho benvfit of the various P IT f 1 tl T ( I mi"t-irJr oruanizations. Under the existing eys X il I I U t i . j Um ZXit e j3 t0 tj ccllectel beyond the ne- -vr " I ceciirv. es?jtr.tcs. 7e iior.-e'the Legislattre piay :::iiExttT c. DKVixii S ' , , , 1 ... , f . ..... puts a Wi.uitSvii.O law li.ai Will lena io revive lug military epii it throunout .the State, and place th-m on ound fejting. Volunteer companies are quits expensive, cspc-.'lully to the ofucers vho command them, and unless aid be obtained frcra the b:ate they caucot be kept up. Tiie fallowing are thszesolutioL. passed by the rcceut iliiitary Conveuticc : IkCdolveJ, That we recommend the re-oigaLiza-tijnof the military department of the State to laci-pase its tfiiciency, enlarge its powers, and jro vide reasonable pay for its ollict is. That in the opinion of this Convention it should be made a separate and independent bureau of the executive branch of the Commonwealth. Resolved, That in the opinion cf this Conven tion, the military tax should not be less than one dollar for each citizen taxable for military purpo ses. That a board of lield o!li-ers, selected in each Brigade, for that purpose, he empowered to make lists of persons taxable appoiut cohectors, and treasurers, and disburse, the fund raised in payment of the expenses of the Brigade, and that.. ad collecting, receiving and disbursing ethceis i e required to give security, to be approved by said board, for the faithful performance of their duties. On motion of Col. L-.e, Uesolved, That a Com mittee of six, iu conjunction with the Chairman of the Convention, be constituted for the purpose of. drawing and urging upon the attention of the Legislature, an act embodying the tense of this boi: vention, and that they also be a permanent Committee, with power to call subsequent conven tions, whenever it may be deemed necessary. The Convention appointed dd. Lee, Generals Cadwullader and Bowman, Major Hodgson, Col. Gregg, and Capts. Ziegler and EysUr, said Com mittee. The Contested Seat. Tho Committee appointed by the Legislatnie to examine the claim of John 15. Beck to a seat from the counties of Lycoming, Clinton and Tot ter, have reported iu Lis favor, and he has accor dingly been sworn in an I taken his seat. The Know-Nothing member John C. McGhee who has been ousted, btld Lis seat in consequence of the election in one of the districts in Potter county Laving been illegally conducted. Justice has been ut last done in the ca:-e, and we congratulate our friend Beck upon Lis success. Democracy h s been again triumphant and the frauds and tricks of the Know-Nothings exposed. Eight cf the nine members of the committee of which Gen. Foster was chairman, Concurred in signing tLe re port. Eoraugh election. The lection for Borot.g'a t'flicers comes oil on Friday next. The following ticket was recom mended at a citizens n eeting held at the Court lIou.se In pursuance of tha notice in our last pa per : Burges Jatut-s Myurs. Town Coimcil Lewis Hoover, John D. Hughes, John Lloyd, llichard J. Tibbot, David J. James. Sw'hool Directors Win. Dav;s, G. C. K.Zahni, (3 years), Dr. D. V. Lewis, (2 years,) M. C. Mc- Qjjotjjj i year.) jlj A. Blair Inspector Daniel O. Evans. Iuspector- Asssor Eichard T. Davis. Overseers of the Poor James Murray, Robert L. Johnston. Auditor Thomas B. Moore. Constable Robert Litzinger. t5The Monroe Doctiiae," of which so mu'r.h has been said and written, is contained in a sin gle sentence of one of Mr. Monroe's messages. Here it is : "That toe American Continents by the free and independent condition which they have assu med and maintained, arc henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future ci' Ionization by any European power." The LiiursLATuiiE. Both houses Lave passed a resolution to adjjurn over from tho loth to the 20th inst. jE2""Maj Jamison has reported the follow ing bill providing for the Security of Transpor ters on the: Public Works It is a measure which we think will obtain the favorable ac tion of the members of the Legislature. The interests of Transporters and of the Stata de mand some such enactment : AN ACT For the security cf certain Transporters on the Public Vo:!:s cf this Commonwealth. Section 1. JJti.it tn-ictcd by the tir-nute and JI U6C df Htjircsetitutircs tif the Uununua uerdth of Juuf ijlci nia, in (rtneral Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority f the sante. That for the encourag:meut and security of individual transporters upon th. main liue of the public works, the. faith of the Commonwealth is hereby pledged to sueh transporters, that in case of the sale of the said main line or any part thereof, the boats and cars of such transporters hereafter placed upon and Uised on said line, or upou a part thereof so sold, shall be taken, if the owners thereof so desire, by the purchaser or purcha sers of said ma:n liue or part thereof, as the case may be, at a fair cash valuation as a con dition of such sale ?T The singular spectacle of a Catholic priest praying to a 1 louse, a majority of whoe members vas elected on an auti-Cath-oiie basis, was presented in the House of Rep resentatives. Va?diington, on Mouoav The Rev. Mr. Maguirc, the pastor referred to, made, a most excellent nraver. to whirm tho.r.: was great devotion paid. This shows that i memi.ers are not much influenced by their j political actions in their ueotions to their Maker. . New S'ew Li is el Law. A bill has been report- ia the Pennsylvania Legislature, which 1 el i xrovucs mat- m 1 .1 every prosecution and every ! civil action for writing and publithiti" a libel tne defendant may give in evideuce in his de fence upon tho trial the truth of the matter contained ia the publication charged as lil el- . i i i i ... ' . . . .. . ' " j , sumcient justmcatiou uu.css mrdhaous inton- f on m.i,l be pror.-d. ' j ous ; anu sucn eviue-nee s oi i i.o i ...i , ! Trouble la Kansas rif-shtan to the La-srs ! reclamation l j tilO ITeSiaent. sotting forth that indications exist that tne rubii tranquility, and the supremacy cf the law in'KaCbas, are endangered by tho repre Ueusible acts aud pui poses of persons, both within and without the Territory, who propose to direct and control its political organization by force ; that combinations have lcou form- j vd therein to resist the execution cf the Ter- j ritorii.1 laws, and ihu, in efiVct. subvert by j The peaoe profpecig are apparently pro ! violence all the present cousiituiioucl aud le- i gressinp;, but gome das must yet elapse lc j -l authority; that persons residing cut of j fore the preliminaries can le signed. Tho the territory, but near its borUers, centem- plate an armed intervention in tho affairs thereof; that other persona, inhabitants of re- mote States are collecting hcurlv. ensacrinj .te States are collecting hourly, engaging en. and providing arms for the same pur- se; and that combinations within the tcrri- in po tory are endeavoring oy tiie agency ct emis saries and other means, to induce individual States of the Union to intervene in the affairs thereof in violation of the Constitution of the United States. All such plans for the deter mination of the future institutions of tho Ter ritorv, if carried into execution from within, the same will constitute a fact of insurrection; and, if, from without, that of invasice aggres sion, and will, iu either case, justify and re quire the forcible interposition of the wholo power of the general government, as well to maintain the laws of the Territory as those of the Union. He commands all i,e:S)' cnga- i ged in unlawful combinations against the eon- i stitutod autnority or the lcrritory or Kansas, to disperse and retire peaceably to their res- pective abodes; and warns all .such persons that any attempted insurrection in tho Terri tory, or aggressive intrusion into the same, will be resisted, not only by the employment of the local militia, but also ly that of any available force of the United States, to the end of assuring immunity from violence and full protection to persons and property, and the civil lights of all the peaceabli and law abiding inhabitants of the Territory. If, in any part of the Union, the fury of factum or fanaticism, inflamed into a disregard of the general principles of pop'ilar sovereignty, which, under the ConslitutMU, are fundamen tal in the whole structure f our institutions, is to bring unon the country the dire calami ty of the arbitrament of arms in that territory, it shall be between lawless violence on one side and conservative free on the other, wiel ded by the legal authority of the General Government. The President calls ia the citizeus, both of ti e adjoining and of distant States, to abstaiu from unauthorized intermeddling in the local concerns cf the Territory, admonishing them that its organic law is to be executed with im partiai justice ; that all individual acts of ille gal interference will incur condign punish ment, and ai-y eudoavor to intervene by or ganized force will he firmly withstood, lie iiiViilrpi i.ll rrt0:l f.!l-.'.T 5 fii l tl r i-. I it . .li'drvt" l.xr j rendering obedieme to the law, ami to dis- countenance and repulse the counsels of iu stisrators and disoryauizers, and to testify their attachment to their country, their pride in its greatuezs, their appreciation of the blessings they enjoy, and their determination that Re publican institutions shall not fail iu their hands, by co-operating to uphold the niajestj of the laws, and to vindicate the sanctity of the Com-titutiou. Kou. James Buchanan. In alluding to the nomination of this gen tleman, the I'tnnsyhaniuii says: As the name of this eminent Statesman is mentioned everywhere over the United States as a candidate for the Presidency, it will pro bably be gratifying to the great mass of our people, to know the precise position he occu pies, iu reference! to the Presidential question. I It has long been the sincere desiru of every patriotic heart, that so exalted aa cilice as that of President of those United States, should -'seek the man, and not the man the office. " Perhaps there never was a time when both the people and the candidates generally spoken of for the Presidency, so earnestly bowed to that whole-some axiom. In a private letter to a gentleman of this State, Mr. Pt chanan wiites as follows : " You refer to the connection of mv name with the Presidency. This I neither desired nor expected. The movement in my favor has, therefore originated without I my previous Kiiowieage or conseur, a:i l l should be quite satisfied should anchor 1 selected. ' The next will be the most important and responsible Presidential term since the last war with England, or, perhaps, since the or igin of the governmei t. Both our foreign and our domestic affairs will require tho guid ance of an able, firm aud skillful pilot to steer the vessel of State clear of the breakers. I pray Heaven that the best man may bo selec ted for the crisis, and to me it is a mutter of indifference whether he comes from theXcrth or the South, the East or the West." Interesting from Washington. Br. Buchanan's letters, received bv the Arabia, represent the feeling in the Biitisli Ministry as being very sensitive on the Fub jeet of our relations. He had received the request for Mr. Cranipton's recall fourteen hours before the sailing of the steamer, but had not presented it up to that time. Of course, therefore, no intelligence has been re ceived of the effect it produced. Mr. Buch anan was informed, however, before the posi tive demand was despatched of the course the Administration would probably adopt in re gard ro tho enlistment question, and doubtless has s mded Lord Clarendon on the subject. Hence his misgivings. Mr. Buchanan thinks there is reasonable ground to expect that peace will be made on the bais of the propositi- is submitted to Russia, but our .Ministers at other Courts do not express tho same confi dence or hope. 1 Ley consider the present position of Russia, as assumed bv her in order to enable her to complete her preparations. The recent despatches from Mr. Wheeler, Unit- 1 States Minister to Ni-earajua, repre sent Gerer::! Walker's military force to con- sist of 120 ) men, and he says Nicaragua w ultimately succeed in effecting p union of f ill all the Central American fctates. lie spmtealy detenus uis course in recognizing the new Nicaragua government, in rep-ly to Mr. Mar cy's letter cn that subject. Commodore Gregory left Washington on v.- i j i euiiesuav , io lane coiomauu o steam frieate Merrimac, at Boston p?cn a t rip f0 yorfolv f the new Sho v ill OSS VTS LAI A TREATY Or TEACE mOBABLY SIGNED ! . HOTIL.lTnS CEASES! ARRIVAL OF TIIE PERSIA. 2ew Yo;ui, February 9. Tho tteamshlp y. luo Arago arrived o.z ouinami on the 25th ult. i Czar Las ordered OortschaUo to suspend j hostilities in the Crimea. Prussia's sincerity is as much doubted as on urmer t-ccastoas, but ! appearances are ail lair and j appearances are all fair aud apparently straicht-forwarJ. The order to cease hostiii- j ties has been given by the Czar without wait- ing for a formal armistice, although it is rumored that an armistice has been agreed upon for three months. France, England ?nd Austria continue to accord, although it is foreseen that grave questions must aris? during the negotiations for peace. So place of meeting hs yet bee:i decided upou. Out a despatch received on Frhiay, the authnticitv of which is doubted, says that it will heeiiber Paris or London, and ui.-u that 1 iron Ururiow will be the Llu.-.-i.;n pLnipotentiury. It will be at least the -1 f Feluuarv b-dore ail inv- iimiiiar' signature? arc appended to il.e airixe mcnt to meet The ships Horizon, independence and Mary ureen have been lost The fir of Kelly d Gilmour, d . Chester, Ja.icU. 'l he bullion iu the i ... i RanL of England in- ereaseJ Ok-jO potimis. London, January Oth. The Loudon Dai ly AVs learns on undoubted authority that the Preliminary Treaty of Peace will be signed probably before Tuesday, and certainly before the meeting of Parliament. An ar mistice will be concluded immediately after signing the preliminaries and the negotiations, with a view to final comprehensive treaty will be commenced forthwith The JVkics further learns that it is determination of th allied powers to exercise to the full extent the right reserved to them by the fifth article of the Austrian proposals, to bring forward addi tional stipulations, for the general welfare of Europe. A despatch from Jieiliu states that the peace proposals were strongly supported in St. Petersburg. by Holland. The Daily Atcs, city article, says the funds to-day experienced an unfavorable re action of J per cent., but after u marked a rise as that lately witnessed, a partial relap.-e is not surprising. Tiie chief 'leprc-sing in fluence appears to rest with t!o: c-e-.:::, j-.- sales on government account, am Rank oi England having made large uuvanecs to gov ernment. Government sells stock lor the hitter, and thus draws the notes issued in piyment of dividends, and owiug to the de mand in money a-jraiu.-t these sales, arid to meet to-day's installment of the Turkish loan, tho money market in the Stock Exchange vis rather stringent L.nders could easily get 0 percent, on government securities; out of doors, however, there was no tightness. The London Times iuiimatts that Lord Clarendon will represent Great Eritain at the conference, which will probably be held at Frankfort after the preliminaries of pcaeo are signed. Baron Rrunow and Count Urlofl" will appear on part of Russia. The Persia left Liverpool on the 2Gth, bringing London pa pers of Friday and telegraphic despatches of Saturuay morning. i ue. steamship lielgogim j came near foundering at sea, having sprung a leak 7U0 ndles West of the Lizards, aud it j was only ly the united exertions of passe n- j gers and crew that she was kept afloat until reaching Southampton, when she was found to have six feet water iu her hold, and one of her boilers had also burned out. Anothsr Invasion of KansasA Startling Bumor. On Tuesday last, Governor Chase of Ohio, communicated to the L. gislature of that State, the following letter : Lawulnck Cirv, K. T., Jan. lst, '50. To His Excellency, the Governor of Ohio: Sa:: e have authentic information mat ! an overwhelming force of the citizens of Mis- I souri are organizing upon our border, amply j i supplied with artillery, for the avowed purp-e i nf iovufin.r mi r Ti rrifnrt- deiool ishin t (,;ir towus ajfbuSeliering our Free State citizens. ! We h t(J ho abje t0 LoU out uutU ass:s. lance cuii re.ieh us. We respect full y request, ou behalf of the citizens of Kansas, that buou steps may be taken by the peopl-- of th States a.- humanity suecg' .-ts, to prevent t!i successful carrying ut of so inhuman an outrage, dlo.-peciiuliy, J. il. Lam:, Chairman Ex. Com., K. T. C. IIouixson, Gov. elect of Kaos s. The legi.-datur-f took appiojriate aetion up on tho mailer, and such aid as the legislature can give will doubtless be extended. The Cincinnati Commercial al.-o enntains the fol lowing extract from a private letter from lvalisas : " Gea Robinson ha,s just called on mo, and when I toM him I was writing to friends iu Cincinnati, he sail: 'Tell them the Ter ritory is arming for self-defence, preparing for war to enlist all they can get , and with as large an army as possible, be ready to come at a moment's warn;ng ' These are his words. Ye will receive no charter from the barbarians now They intend to kill and fxtermiuate men, women and children, ex Cfptiity so many if the womkx as they shall choose to keep as .-Hils of var. This is what they gloried iu telling wdien they invaded the Territory before, and in this expedition the most reckless and desperate of all those tyrauts are enlisted. (Jen. Lane has ordered out all the companies in town at nine o'clock in the morning probably be some detailed from each company to go to th" seene of bloodshed. Leggett and Low rev hav,- ju-t started to see Judge Lccompt, an i i.'m t .- ltd the Marshal out with a force to pr.-vm bloodshed. Let me say to Ohiouns, for the sake of God, humanity, our common country, and for the sake of brave men, and helpless, yet heroic women of Kansas, for the take of innocent children, to come and help us." Tobacco. A petition from the citizens cf Itidiana and Westmoreland counties has been presented to tho Legislature, in which they pray for the passage of a law prohibiting, un der sufficient penalties, the selling or giving away of tobacco, in any of its forms, to minors or persons under 21 years of age, except on the wiitten order of th3 parents or guardians cf rath niaor. Fersia arrived at her berth about half past 9 ; a ""T-oct&ble pet lUon in society. 1 he exis o'clock. She hrin dates to the !dth ult.. I loe ot.an crganizel gang ci horse tlmvcs iu ouf wk lt' r " j this cud neighboring states has beca more TheteamhlD Bel-o-ne had put back j h turectcd, and ?ho confession of Fatter, i ,i. T! , ..': i c . -. ' iatIv arrested in Lume conntv, on a oharro The lustTic Thievc-s Extensive Qzr. of ;bbci-3 Furthc ;eveiCTemci::s. We ha.ve heretofore ' intimated that some devclopcmcnts were about to be made resp.-et- uiaal transactiofs, m wtucu some per sons (residents of this and neighboring States) were implicated, who bad heretofore occupied e. nn ilr,ii in KOi-o-x- 1 1 ! ot stealing a horse iu catmcreland county, ana now in our county pusou, were tno uevei ' opeuients io which vre had referecco. On Tuesday lust a Ir. Gamble, froia 'Indiana eouniy an untie of Eu.ter came to this city and Visited the prison, aud to his inquiries itulter eo.:fe?sed that he had, for a lojir tin.;, j con.ioctea wu.l as ovgeueu gan; j horse thieves, who are located in sevuale j o4 Pennsylvania and New x ork pari connected with as trcnized fang of un- ticu- larly ia Chemunjr county. The names of some twelve or iifuen of the persons connected he has given, together with their places of residence, and such information as we Lope may eventually lead to their detection. He says tue:r operations were not couiiuea to h.-rse stealing; they also committed robberies and burglaries, when opportunity offered. They had regular static us or head quarters," where they were safe iu stopping, all over the Western and Northern part of this State, i he names of tee heeners of itveral of these statio:. houses'1 he has given. A large iiumht r of in e gang reside iu Luzerne and . 1 1 tr counties in the Eastern portion cf the State. He gives a detailed accouut cfcrioiet committed by them," for several years, past, and related an almost earless varietv of rascal ly ii ansj.tctmns and hair-breadth cscao.s, in which he has been himself engage J. He says that there were no horses stolen from this part of the. State, except fjur from Old Harmony and one iVotn near Grccnsburg. These were taken about four years ago, and taken to Chemung county, New York where Col. F . a gentleman who had suspicions that they were stolen, took thorn, and had tho two prso:i3 who had them in charge convicted of passing counter f it money. i'hc horses were advertised (he ssys,) but no owners ap peared. He gives the name of thlsgentieman. an i .-ays two of these horses are Kill ii Lis po.'SessOu, alii the Ctl a:e in tho vicinity auu may oe roe ivero l. The gang (he says) had a contract with a merchant ia Western Pennsylvania, (whos n;.;t.e and resident he gives, ) lo sell him all tho horses which thev s-toie, at 50 each, he io run ail risks oi u:eir b in by the owners. All the oth'-r se::t to this sam- inJividna! roods stolen a ivere -vj ci. i t r Under the n i::!0 of Walter (Ruttertays) this j .! reliant has aire a ly served two terms in i o:!.vU me . f v.hich, f -r thi w-ars, i w:.s in the Western Ponuentiarv. s tjaa la ii' g like a nabob, (til? hough ii has been tu.-neel, I Ly some of tho more shrewd of hir ne.irht-ors tnat ail was not riht, ) and has hbor: manatee. to r.re.-ervo a fair reputation. He Las a brother, who is said to te a couS-'ant ol all his tra ni:t"t ioli A few months iinco some inembets of the party broke into a :.tore near JihnsLown, and took a large quantity of good3. Ratter say ue received i ven tieeesct Lr aiclotli as his snare ot tee r.iunaer, viiien he pent to this merchant to be disposed of. lie alleges that he owes him for this, t u l also 150 on ac count of horses Stolen and deiivtred. He is of opinion tiiat a portion of ih sbr adcloth remalus uusolJ, and can be rceovred by vis iting tlrhs merchant's store. One of the gang (name! Harper) he snyi proe'urod situation at the railroad depot iu Ruiialo, New York, and made use of the opportunities the e aTor-"1 d to such purpose that h e o at van- ous tune's, upwards of l,UUd worth of goods of different dot erjpt ions, whi 'h iie f .rw arded to this Fame merchant to sell. Mr. Gamble, his uncle, has for a longtime suspected that Rutter burnt a saw-mill belong iug to him. On 1 eing qu stiotie 1, he deni d this, but sJ:deJ that it w.is s -t on fire by a man named Green, who is r.ow in the Yaz o Swamps in Mississippi and but for bis inter- ferenev tile rrist-miil and barn bel 0c!0Ui.'lhr to Gamhl.'' would abo have I con burnod. lh s !l!ar,o the Buffalo Repot man, was o .- ar- re ti'd iiti-1 hvM to bad ou a cliarcre of Lor.-e c'e;di:;g. in Butler county, and thi-s merchant, woo appears to hive been genera! agent for the concern, t-iimo on aud w.-nt his bail with the understanding that it was to be foi feited and paid. Ou Tuesday night last Alderman M'Konna went over to the jail, and Rutter made affida vit to these statements, and a variety of oth ers, iith : view f pnt irg things in train for a proper lcid in vcstiatioa. 3:r. Gamble ays ho has no doubt the tt dements of Ids nephew are, in the main, true. Many of the facts .-fated ho knows to be so, and says that tho p. r.-ons whom he names as belonging to the ganj; have long borne suspicious charac ters. Rutter at one time woiked for Mayor Adams, in Allegheny city, aud is well known to h'm. The names of quite a number of persons implicated by Rutter are in our pos session, including that of the merchant who he alleges was the head of the gang but, for obvious reasons, we cannot publish them at present. If a sharp poiice-oSicer were to be paid a sufficient sum to justify hira in niakiug ike attempt, we think he might bring to mer ited punishment some great rascals, thro the information which this man lias given but, there being no provision foruch expenses, l we fear they will escape. J'ittsbury Ditpatrh. Mexico The Distracted Condition of the Country. The condition of Mexico is truly deplora ble. A new revolution has commenced, and its consequences no man can foretell Several new leaders have made their appearances, and outbreaks are iu progress in all quarters. It is stated that when General Alvarez left the capital he took away 13,000 stand of arms, all the mountain howitzers and an im mense quantity of ammunition. When be arrived at Cuernavaca he imposed a forced loan of 00,000 ou the inhabitants cf that town and proprietors of the rich estates in its vicinity, and of 500 mules to cairy off bis plunder. A late letter says : " The roads are full of robbers, uud scarcely a stage or solitary trav eler on horseback escapes being robbed. The Etage from Vera Cruz, due here yesterday, was detained cn the road by the revolution ists, a part of thetu being on thia side of Puebla on their way hither. They have also severed the wire of tho telegraph. So we get no news by this means. ... On the 17th iaat., Gnitiaa cctEiucncci Lis attack- en th.9 City o; Full: that he was j,v ft..... . . in they city, aud a part of t!.- torecs are in an Mariui, twer.iy J t siJc of puebla, marchi!ir t.vai. . There h a gxd deal of activity 2 here in the preparatioui fur dofca,;, Government appears dt terminon to v 'I strongly to the last. " The City of Sau Luis Fotusd h . been attacked, end is ktill bosietrvd L 1 iorcc-3 of Lraga or a part of them." Tt I.-? :ils. fci.ited flint, nn tb n.n,.:.. r .t - - J HliJ Ol i i 12th inst., a bai-alioa ot troops revuJtvd i-i Morelia, disarmed two other L;:!fab7ns. aRp marched through the streets, 6Vu"iur, J).v-J escaped, and uuiticg the populace and u trooj s, succeeded in driviog tho iusarTeots out of the city. There were several killed '-vr and wounded. Order is reported to bo re stored there. Mexico seems destined to bo torn io pioct-g by her own children ! Reahs in Texas. The Houston Telegraph of the 18th says: " We were informed, a few days f-iuce, by Dr Parker, who has plantation ou the Sau Jacinto, that bears are so numerous ia the vicinity of his placo that he has killed one a day for a week. He re cently killed sonio very largo ones, averaging fru:n SOd to 400 pounds, the leaf fat of ono of which weighed ISO pou ads." Wiscellantoua Eaisjma, I am composed of 19 letter. My 1,7, 15. 18 is a f. uit. My '2, 7, C is pari, tf the body. My 3, 18, 0, 11 is a pleasant beverag. My 4, 19, 1 is neither young nor new My 5, 9 8 is a domestic sniiual. My 0. 0, 8 is fhuni ia large towns and cit ies, amongst both quadrupeds and bipeds. My 7, 0, 3 is a member of the body. My 8, 7, G is obtained from the pine tree. My 0, RJ, 1 is a beverage My 10, 13, 15 is usvd in fishing. My 11. 9, 3 is found in rivers and creeks My 12. 13, 7 is a large body of water. My 15. 13, 19 is a kinlof tish My 14, 16. 17, IS is a number. Mylo.lG. 10. IS is U3d for roofing 1 ousts. My 1G, 17, 1, 16, 9. 10, 7 is a county ia Pou'.i'a My 17, 7, 15, 19 is rauch used for bulld- My IS, 19. 3 is a tree. My 19, 9, 11 if not yet n roin. My wh.le is an elegant Newspaper. Answer ncr.t week. A B. C. Itcglstcr?s Police. "nIE following accounts will be presented at tho next Orphans' Court, to le hel l at Eb ensburg, en tne iirst Monday of March next, f.r conhh n at.! on, to wit : The account of Francis Gal'.isotb, administrator of tiie estate of X. G.dliswth, deceased. The acicount of Churle. M'CVjvrrn, admiclstr, tor of the estate cf John drill, deceased. The account of Josph Bilhr, adrnirdatrator cf th estate of Nicholas Cllis, deceased. The account of Er hraim Crura, administrator of the estate of Win. Crum, decease!. Til 3 a:;on-:t of Ja:n- S immer ill. acting ad nii.is:ri.tor cf the estate of David Sornmervi!, .'ccoasod. Tho account of James Renden and Margrt C nway, administrators of the estate of Patrick Conwav, decea-e-1. WM. C. BARBOUR, Roister. ro:t SALii. flTAT well known Tavern Stand in Rurnmit ihe, r-.t the Ilea ! nf No. 5, recently occupied Oy Samuel M'Ciedaad. It will be Rt.ld on re.a o:i;bie toiris, ::nd an ir.dbputaLle title given. If ui't sold at private, it will be exposed to publi; Sile at tho Curt House in Elx'nsbnrp.on We.'ue d v, of the ti . st week of the March Court, at ore o'elo, k, P. M. Apply to Major James Spcrr, Blairsvido, or the undersigned at Eiensbur. MiCHAELDAK MAG EH .N Tel ru.-o-y 13, 1S54. U. roTficc To thf. Creditors tf the Huntingdon, Cambria and I.i-Uana 1'urnjnke Road Company : TL.it the Court of Huntingdon county t ! Ja r a-y terni, 1853, dirocted to be paid to credi tors iis-o i-er cent, on thdr claims on which former dividends Lave ben rieelared which I wili p y ou the presentation of their certificate of d-pe:t oy tuurtiacives e-r ini'ir agents. JOHN S. ISETT, Sequa.t-ator. c Creek, February 13, 1856. St. Sprt cc witii Uis xmpvut, an 1 iJug lira Ura-i" They let out all tho prisoners in thoey rob', bed the public treasury, sa 1 att-uiv.cd to take the principal oGer prisoners, but, t! s- Allegheny Mountain Springs. rjlHE two hotels of this new watering place, cr 1 su'Timer resort, are now completed. The sub scriber wishing to place these Louses in the bane i f a party who sLall carry out his schcmof n kir.g one of the most dcsir:.b!e and attract:-. e summer resorts in the United States, now ctit for rent for a number of years both hotels; also several smal.er tenements, together with tnree hundred and fifty acres of land attached to said houses. TLe site of this establisljiient is en the western side of tne crest of Allegheny Moun tain, at " Crcsson Station," Rhododendon" Village, Cambria county. Pa., on the two new railroads recently completed one by the Central Railroad Company, and the other by the Commonwealth t f Pennsylvania. These roads are considered two of the best structures in this country, and their direct connection w ith the Atlantic coast and val ley of the Mississippi must make them first class thoroughfares of the world. This health establishment, fcituated at the sun mit of the gre;;t ApalaLian chain, in a region f perpctualh- pure mountain air, i-unounded by untouched'native forests, abounding in spring, some of which are almost perfectly pure of ab solute water, whilst others are variously mineral;" ized or medicated, has advantapes unrivaled as health letreatfor a large cla8of invalids ;aisv cool sumaier resort, adapted by nature fnror..f. rt and luxury during the season of intense Loat. Elevated nearly three thousand feet above the Tevel of the sea, on the rim of the vast basion, cn the eastern side of the continent, in a region ef the atmosphere far above the line of the perpetual prevalence of diseases indigeneu to the Atlantic plain and the interior valley, it offer superior ad vantages for purposes of recreation and health. The easy and pleasant accessibility of thia place is greatly in its favor as it is only from 3J to 4 heurs travel from Pittsburg, and from 9 to 10 hours from Philadelphia, thus obviating the long and teelious dragging of stages and wagons over rough roads to out-of-the-way places. A visit to this spot will give a more tatisfactory and rational apprehension of the entls and ob-j.-ct3 of the institution ; also a more sane estimate in the line of business availability of the place than the moot elaborate descriptions. The whole number of tenements lelonging to the concern will accommodate S00 gues'B. Aspiring to be only the Thysician of this San itarium, the subscriber now offers the proporti on lease at reasonable terms, address CRFSSOX POST OFFICE, Cambria county, Pa., bat espe cial Iv come and ee. R. M. S. JACKSON. Fb. IS, 1855. t r i f f j ir
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