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Our Agents.
S M. Pettengill & Co , of New York, and
J. Webster, of Philadelphia, are our author
ised agents to receive and collect money due
this office.
- Thanks. Our thanks are due to members
of the Legislature for many favors.
--. THE NOMINATIONS.
Tuo Democratic State Convention, which
assembled at Harriet erg, on last Monday,
nominated the following ticket.
Governor,
GEN. WM.F. PACKER
Canal Commissioner,
' MM ROD STRICKLAND.
"ScPREME COCIIT JCDGE.
HON. ELLIS .LI AVIS
Wo will speak of the nominees at length,
in our next number.
Sir John Miller.
" Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play
Iklindu smilci and all the icorll teas gay."
Such was the general appearance of nature at
the advent of Sir John Miller, into our quiet ru
ral village. Altho' Sir John was incog, aud was
r.f thp. most retiring moclestv, still the native
quickness of perception of our inhabitants, early
discovered that he was somethirg more than a
common man. The chaste elegance of his conver
sational powerd, and the unobtrusive conduct of
the man, gave evidence unquestionable that lie
' was " a touch above the vulgar."
Sir John would take a clrius at tnc uar. ami
rlav a rubber of whist with .the common men o:
. T T ' . ..I '...., n rrrion "Td 11 "TlltV aDOUt
'"Vm'that manifested itself in all his movements
and would compel any rejecting man to exclaim
" what a treasure he would bo at a tea party, or in
& drawing room- He is gone, but he .has fcft a
memento -behind him in the shape of a piece of
1 mechanism, that Tve trust wiZl perpetuate hu
-memory. He. is said to bo aZmost a martyr t
"f C .... ; l.ij vilTiT.-i l;;ivr JlOvrr
Science. jJliiiiy ui iu in k"" "o-
cn an EngZish nobleman before-
iT Captaiu Au-rustin Christy of Alle
gheny Township, called at cur office on last
Saturday, and stated that he has heretofore
been au old lino Whig ; but that at the lust
fall election, he Acted for BUCHANAN &
BRECKENKIDCL; and the whole Democra'
ij State and County ticket, and tka,t he has
idcntiScd himself with the Democratic party
and will sustain its nominees in the future.
Ccpt. Christy, h a gentleman of high charac
tjr fur houcr-ty and integrity, and like many
othcr old Hue Whigs cf Allegheny Township",
ailed and assisted in electing Pennsylvania's
favorite son, to the Presidency a" honor to
the patriotic Whigs of Allegheny Township.
Tue News. Tha William Sberrcd, cr
Sherrard, killed iu thi recent affray in Kan
sri, wis the man appointed by the Court to
fill the vacancy occasioned by Sheriff Jones'
resignation, to whom Gov Geary refused the
commission on the ground of being an habit
ual drunka d. The Westport correspondent
of the HcqiJ'lican says that Sherrod did not
ppit in the governor's face, but called him a
liar, coward and scoundrel. The balance of
the report, though cot corroborated, is not
contradicted. Letters from Lecompton are
expected here to-night.
Pcblication of tue Laws. A number of
our exchanges, in different pai ls of the Com
monwealth, have expressed in decided terms,
sentiments in favor of the passage of a law
providing for the publication of the acts of as
sembly, in prominent newspapers of the sev
eral counties. We are of the same opinion.
Laws made for the government of society
should be made public as possible. A speci
fic knowledge of all laws, legal terms and
technical quibbles may not be absolutely ben
eficial to every ptrson outside the legal pro
fession, bat a general knowledge of the prin
ciples upon which our laws are founded, and
an easy access to the statutes of our Legisla
tive bodies, should be secured to all. This
can be accomplished by having them publish
ed in the leading newspapers of the respective
counties. Wo hope the legislature will take
up the subject and give it their favorable con
sideration. .
, TzrxfBUtw Focsdk't. The castings annua e
tcred at this establishment are gaining a wide
spread reputation they arc nade of strong an-?
durable iron, and not like castings purchased in
the cities. Farmers and others iu want of I7ow
Points, Stoves fcc, should call at the Ebensbur;.'
Foundry and purchase a fair article, and at lowci
rates thau caa be purchased in our vii'a.-
Tnii Campcells. -This company gave two
concerts during this week to a very large and re
Kpoctabfc audience This is the first company
that has viited our lown for years, that aypear-
d to gi'c genera atifu-tion.
JtHX L
Dawsox.
-We Jtarn with
cop u
;n t that this gCTatlcmau is still t?ri-
getatlci
ou.-Iv I,
I, hi).:? T'.tUUrcc in Brcwi svilh.
Copper Coins. As the copper coins are
about to give place to new small cents made
of nickel end copper, an obituary of the "red
cent" will not be an uninteresting thing. It
wfl9 first issued as a United States coin in
FT92. It then bore the head of Washington
on one side, and thirteen liuks on the other.
The French Revolution soon after created a
rage of French ideas in America, which put
on the cent, instead of the head of Washing
ton the head of the Goddess of Liberty a
French Liberty, with neck thrust forward and
flowing locks. The chain on tlie reverse was
replaced by the olive wreath of peace. But
I the French Liberty was short lived, and so
was her portrait on our cent. The present
staid, classic dame with a fillet around her
bair, came into fashion about thirty or forty
3cars
ago.
tQ It is reported in New York that Gov
ernor King has sent written directions to the
District Attorney, Mr Hall, requiring bim to
take the neccsssry legal measures for the re
moval of Mr. Conncry from his office as Coro
ner. The charges upon which the Governor
has proceeded in this matter, have, it is said,
been drawn up by Mr. Clinton, counsel of
Mrs. . Cunningham, and are based tipon the
course of conduct he pursued in the investiga
tion of the circumstances attending the death
trf'Dr. Harvey Burdcll. The Coroner is, it
appears, to bo impeached on the ground of
incompetency and improper conduct ; but he.
is determined to contest to the last the power
and authority of the Governor, and for that
purpose has already engaged counsel. The
case will probably come before the proper
cou:t in tin course of thwor four dnys
r??i. The project of-alfuilroad from Lcw-
istowa to Bellefonte and Snow Shoe is being
agitated by the Lewistown folks. A public
meeting has been held and steps taken to ob
tain, the means for a preliminary survey
Another project is a Road from a point
on the Pcnna. R. R. in Perry county, through
Sherman's Valley, to Broad Top. The Com
pany for this enterprise is already organized,
Gen A. P. Wilson, of Huntingdon Icing
President
S3T -Lxtraordixaky Delusion. A most
remarkable case of delusion has been brought
to light in Philadelphia. A large number of
ignorant Germans have, it seems, permitted
thcinselvc to be victimized bv a woman of
their own race, named Ann Maister, who pre
tended to be tho sister of Jesus Christ. She
appears to have exercised unlimited control
over them, extorting largo sums of mcney,
jewelry, &c. According to one of the wit
nesses Mrs. Maister was prepared to go up to
Heaven, seated on a white horse, and at the
right side of God. and that angels were all
round her She could net go however as
she had to hav.. a gold watch, gold pencil,
and a gold ring before she could gtft into
Heaven. Money was furnished her by her
friends' to enable her to procure these articles
Mr. Buchanan was accompanied to
Washington by his nephew and private Sec
retary, James Buchanan Henry, and his
niece, Miss Harriet S. Lane, iind 31 iss Hetty
Parker. Miss Lane will remain at Washing
ton to do the honors of the White House, but
Mi?s Parker will rclurn to txd:e charge of
Wheatland after the inauguration. '
Tho crowd attending court is large.
Tho interest manifested is more than usual,
probably on account of the large amount of
Commonwealth business.
Geauam's Magazine. Wc have received
the March number of Graham's. It is filled
with its Uiual variety of interesting reading
matter.
We were handed the proceedings of
a meeting held in Chest Township, on last
Saturday. They will appear ia our next is
sue Court. At the time of going to press little
has been done in court except a few petty ca
ses. We will lay the entire proceedings be
fore our readers in our next issue.
Tue New Cent. -The Director of the Uni
ted States Mint, at Philadelphia, Mr. James
Ross Suowden, writing to the Hon. James
Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, under
date of February 20, gives the following de
scription of the new cent . " The obverse is
a flyiug eagle with the legend 'United States
of America,' and the date of the piece. The
reverse is simply a wreath, composed of the
staple productions of our country, encircling
tiie denomination. The propriety, simplicity
and symmetry of this arrangement I think is
eppareut hy an inspection of the coin. Tho
wreath is-similar in design to the three dollar
gold coin, but the greater thickness of the
cent ccab'cs it to bo brought out ia higher and
more perfect relief, and it fills more complete
ly the face cf the coin. The devices and
general a-.pcorance of this cent itsthicknets
and the smooth edge, render it so dissimilar as
to prevent its being mistaken for any of the
other denominations. The last named char
acteristics will enable persons of defectives vi
sion, or where there is an absence of light, to
oFCMtain the denomination. The weight of
the piece i 72 grains or thice penny weigfits";
equal to three-twentieths of an ounce Troy,
the diameter is fifteen-twentieths or three
fourtl.s of aniuch, and the thickness of the
plane cdietso- is- sixty-fir thousandths of an
inch It will be seen that the relative pro
portions are most obviously varied from the
other coins retaining very Dearly th thick
ness of tho old copper cent, its diameter is
but the onc-twentieth of an inch greater than
the dime. This peculiarity of proportion is
also relied on as an additional safeguard
I Against mistaking it for any othrr coins issued '
I ft r.m lbs Mist."- i
3T We cannot consent to publish the
first part of a letter which we have received
from St. Louis, in as much, as wc do rot
agree to the sentiments expressed by the wri
ter as a matter of news to the people of the
county, we publish the following portioa of it
St Louis Feb. 25, 1S57.
But I did not set down to write a political
letter, but merely to give you some data,
about the Pennsylvanians, who reside, and
pass through our city alluiost daily. I had
the pleasure of shaking Ex-Gov Wra. F.
Johnston by the hand, he looks well, and as
emaciated as ever. I think a trip through
our State, will have the hoped forefeet of re
moving some of his Black Republican notions.
S. Singer formely of No. 4, is now railroad
ing some thirty miles South of the city, and
report says, with considerable success. Col.
Wm Xead, resides here, and is income way
connected with the municipal affairs also,
Capt. Dopp formely State Agent on the Al
legheny Portage Rail Road. Col. Wm.
I aw son is Rail Road contracting in the neigh
borhood of the city, I met him a short time
since he looks well, and has no particular ob
jectiou " to a little Red eve. Cel. Kane, has
opened a dry good Store iu ihc city.- We un
derstood that Maj. Thomas Maguire passed
through here the other day on his way Lach
from Kansas, the office of Prothonotary of
the Supreme Court not suiting his views ex
actly, "all honer and no profiit." During
the Majors administration the Court set once,
and there being no case before it, adjourned
and as his office, instead of being a salary,
was nought but fees, the prospects were re
markably gloomy, and eo he "up Stakes. "-
Here is a fine vacancy for one who can aflbrd
it. The prospects of a large emigration to
Kansas this season, arc decidcly encouraging,
and our cteamboatmcn, ami .Uercuants arc
making prepperations accordingly.
occasionally thine
" SYD"
The Cabinet.
Wc arc still without official information as
to some of the Cabinet appointments of Presi
dent Buchanan. But wc regard the follow
ing as pretty authentic, inasmuch as it was
published in the Lancaster Intelligencer the
morning Mr. Buchanan left for Washington
Secretary of State Lewis Cass, of Mich.
Secretary of the Treasury Howell sCobb,
of Georgia.
Secretary of War John B. Floyd, of Va.
Secretary of the Navy A. V. Brown, of
Tennessee.
Secretary of the Interior Jacob Thomp
son of 31 ississippi.
Postmaster General Aruoll Plainer of
Pennsylvania.
Attorney GeneralNathan Clifford, of
Maiue.
The appointment of lion. Arnold Plumcr,
will meet with general approval. Ho ia an
unexccpticnablu man ; has always been a
warm friend of Mr. Buchanan, , and a tru.-fy
aud reliable Democrat.. He is a man of ex
cellent qualifications and character for the po
tation assigned him -
A Bou Matrimonial Speculation Nip
ped ix the Bud. The Philadelphia Bulle
tin, of Saturday last, coutains the particulars
of a bold matrimonial speculaiion, which well
nigh terminated in the inveigling of a weal
thy retired merchant of Arch street, whes
name is withheld. lie has net escaped dis
grace and censure, however. Being Lighlv
respcctable, it was not before kuown, or even
suspected, that he kept a young and some
what handsome womau, on Fitzwater t.treet.
above Tenth, aud that he spent much of his
time there. The woman, being desirous of
bettering her condition both socially and pe
cuniarily, hit upon an expedient whereby die
might marry the " rich old fool." Knowing
that he would not consent to the alliance while
sober, she made him stupid drunk," and
the result was as fallows :
On Saturday night, the 21st ult., Alder
man Enuc was sent for at his office to call at
the house in Fitzwater street. He obeyed
the summons, and was met on his arrival
there by the fcdy. w ho stated that she wished
him to marry a couple. She soon after in
troduced the gentleman already referred to
The magistrate socn discovered that the man
was so stupid as to be unaware of the position
he occupied, and ho properly concluded to
decline performing the duty, and for the pur
pose of relieving himself from the dilemma
without exciting the suspicion of the woman,
he stated that he would have to return to his
office for tie purpose of getting the marriage
form aud a certificate to be given to the hap
py parties. The woman told him to hurry
back and she would give him ten dollars for
his services.
The Aldeiman immediately 'sent to the
house of the intended victim in Ardi street
but none of the family who could act in tho
matter were at home. A son-in-law residing
in vpruce street, was then sent for, and he,
much alarmed, procured the assistance of
High Constable -Nutt and officer Watt, and
went to the house in Fitzwater street.
The officers, by the exercise of a ruse, got
the old man out of the house. The woman
followed the party out.on the pavement and
endeavored to iuduce her intended dupe to
return. Fnding airher pcrsuasions'to be in
vain, she commenced to fight, and one of the
officers received a very pretty black eye from
her fist.
The old gentleman was taken home in a
carriage in waiting, and tho thwarted woman
vented her indignation by denouncing, to tho
crowd collected by the disturbance, the inva
ders of her home and the kidnappers of her
intended lord.
It afterwards leaked out that during the
absence of Alderman Euue the woman was
about to send for another Alderman to per
form the ceremony, but tho old man. although'
stupefied with liquor, had itill shrewdness
enough left to discover that somct-hvng was
wrong aad to insist upon bring marri;! by
Alder m-no Kna only.
letters From Cameron.
We find the following coal letter froui Si
mon Cameron, in the Pottsville Register, a
Know Nothing paper. It appears to have
been addressed to a Mr. Seiaziuger, who may
have been a good Democrat in the days of Jef
ferson, but who like many others, Las sadly
departed from the faith of his younger days.
Cameron has the impudence to claim that he
is still a Democrat. We don't know how the
Black Republicans will like this, but the let
ter is characteristic of the man :
LocniEL. Jan. 17, 1857
My Dear Sir.-I thank ycu for your friend
ly letter of the 14th instant.
After a hard n?ut it is always pleasant to
receive the cheers of our good friends, and
the approbation of so good and so old a Demo
crat as you are, is to me indeed most grateful.
jou voted lor JelJerson and bnydtr, and
Monroe, and Findlay, and in thosedays De
mocracy was in principle what its name
means The men who now lead the part3. arc
tne same wno opposed bnydcr and Madison.
and they went us to follow the doctrines of I
Burr and Ross. I am right glad that you
stand by the old Flag, and I am proud to'fight
under it by your side
Your Friend, SIMON C MERON
Geo. seItzixgek, Esq. ,
Shocking 'Tragedy A .Woman Murdered
and Her Bcdy Bcrned.
From the Toledo Commercial, 18th inst.
On the evening of the 3dius,t., Mrs Ward,
the wife of Return J. M. Ward, iu Sylvania,
disappeared ia a very ui3'sterious manner.
The ensuiug morning her husband visited
Mr. Allen's grocery, in tli village, and in
formed him that he and his wife were going
away, and desired Mr. Allen to tell those who
might wish to scc him that he had left the
place. On the Thursday following War J
gain visited the grocery, aud had another
conversation with Mr. Allen. lie this time
sail that his wife had left him again. She
had once, inconsequence, as it is believed, cf
ill treatment, left him for a brief period Al
len asked him, " When did she leave :''
Ward replied, " On Tuesday night last.
She took the cars hero, saying that she was
going to California." Ward made this state
ment to a number of the citizens, and it was
so much at variance with his previous state
ment at .Allen's, that suspicions of fvu! piny
were immediately excited
These suspicious were furthered by other
circumstances, and it was determined that the
affair should be thoroughly sifted. Ward
was arrested ai-d examined before Mr. Jus
tice Ciurk. It was proved at the examina
tion that Ward's lus-t statement at Allen's
was untrue, but the evidence was not suffi
cient to warrant rhc Justice in committing
him. Some of the c:tizan., however, were
by no means satisfied of Ward's inuoctnee,
and they endeavered to still more thoroughly
M-dve the singular affair. They thorouglilv
searehed Ward's premises, and found most
indubitable evidence that the woman had been
foully murdered, and that her body had beet
burnt in her ow house. In a pik of ashes
near the Louse human tones were fouud, an
uppur jaw, almost entire, and pieces of a
scull. Two finger- rinirs were also .found.
which vrcrc recognized as these worn bv Mrs.
Ward.
The citizens who macihe search found
abundant evidence, as they thought that the
effects of Mrs. Waid had been all burnt.
The lock of her trunk, -pieces of dresses,
hooks and eyes, and otlur articles, were
fouud. The be l clothes in the Iouse had
tho appearance of having been recently wash
ed. Un opening the bolster and bed the
feathers were found covered with blood.
Blood W33 also found on a nist in the upppr
part of tho house. A minute search reveal
ed traces of blood iu other parts of Ui? Lous2.
Whether the woman had been ..tabbed cr
shot they could not tell; but that she had
been foully murdered, and her corpse burnt,
they wpre satisfied ; and at once proceeded to
cause the second arrest of Ward. Uo, was
arrested and again examined before Mr Jus
tice Chirk, and was committed to the jail in
thiscitv to await trial before the next term of
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the Court of Common Fleas for murder iu the !ns dpauro, which took place amid the ring
first decree. I in 1 bells of the city and the hooui
TWinT Wird'w fri. th .TiKsti,- 0.-0 n! in of cannon.- The Lmcasler Feucilks ac-
crowded to suffocation, and life excitement is
tremendous throughout the township.
Ward is a tailor by trade. He has been
married three times lie married the deceas
ed in Adrian some time last Summer, and
carried her to Sylvania. We arc told they
did not live pleasantly together. Once, as
before stated, I lie wouian temporarily left
him, in consequence, it is supposed of bad
treatment.
Ward is about 40 years old of medium
height, thick cet and florid-faced, and his
head is somewhat bald. We saw him in jail
yesterday. He was lying on a rough bench,
apparently in a deep sleep.
A Beautiful Spectacle
The noblest trait of human character, is
true magnanimity. This is the crowning vir
tue of our new President. lie ha9 a heart
above tho petty jealousies and rivalries that
are so common ; he can disregard and forget
past dissensiona, and receive to his confidence
taose wno consenaeu against mm. no uas
just now, nobly illustrated this in the appoint
ment of bis fc'cerctary of State. Mr. Bu
chanan and Gen. Cass were rival candidates
for the Democratic nomination- for the Presi
dency. They opposed each other firmly and
with determination, but their contest was
honorable. Now Mr. Buchanan magnani
mously overlooks the past opposition of Gen
Cass, and invites him into a most intimate
confidential relationship. There w something
grand in the contemplation of this union of
moral worth aud intellectual greatness, in the
administration of our government. These
two venerable patriots stand as glorious mon
uments of the palmiest days of tho American
Senate. They are the last remaining links to
connect us with the golden age of Webster,
Jackson, Clay. Calhoun. In their hands no
one caa doubt that the honor of our country
will bo jealously guarded-, and that she will
match on in her bright path of prosperity.
Without waiting to hear true policy, shadowed
forth in the Inaugural, we arc satisfied that
our Ship of State is well manned, and has a
smooth sea. Pittsburgh Union-
$3T A Thousand acres cf laud have been
given at Carbondalo, Illinois, fr . the site of
the urst boliCgc in tbat benighted pirt of IN
linoia known bs " F.rrpt."
Important frcm Nicaragua.
Rumored de.'cat of Valker's Forces.
From the N. Y. Thixs of Tuesday
A highly rcspcable mercantile firm in this
cit3 have received advices from their corres
l ondenta in Nicaragua ; purporting to Le of
later date than thoe a'ready published, con
veying the important information thp.t since
he arrival of the N Orleans recruits, Walk
ers torccs had suffered two important defeats
at the 1 ands of the Costa Ricans, and had
lost ia killed audwounded sixty men, that
the attempt to ascend the river with his Col
onel Lockbridge's present means had beeo
abandoned, and that many of the soldiers from
the neighborhood of Serapique had come
dowu the river, having cscstrcd ui.oa loir,
rafis. ccc.
This letter is said to have been received by
the Texas at New Orleans, which remained
several hours after the departure of the Ten
nessee, and may possibly have brought later
news. We are not inclined, however, to
place much credit in tlm rumor, inasmuch as
it is scarcely possible the Texas should have
brought such news w ithout 'is becoming pub
lic immediately on her arrival B.sidis this,
the condition of Col. Lockridge. at the Litest
dates, was not. eueh a3 to make it probable
that he would j-o speedily eusfaiu icvcises so
disastrous as those described.
Prom the N. Y. C-. micr and Ir.iiircr.
The accounts from Nicaragua which wc
published yesUrday were to tlitTi-flcct that the
steamer Texas, with recruits for Walker, had
arriveu at ruuta Arenas, that the recruits
having there joined the fore s under the com
mand of Colonel Lockridge, the whoh. party
wcut up th . fcfan Juan to a point nc-irly oppo
Mte Serapique, a fort occupied ly the Ctta
Ricans, that they cttci pted to go higher.
but when aLtent of tviapujue, they got a shot
rom the Costa R:cai..; which ten peih d them
to retire, and that they wire then waiting for
icinforcc mcnts from New Orleans, to make a
grand attack on Serapique. The fallowing
extract from a letter received in this city, and
dated the fame day- the Ti-nn ssee i!ed.
gives later intelligence than that coat-mud in
the report of the Purser of tho Tcnnessjc, or
in the Panama pnpirs brought by thai steam
er, and shows that the expected reinfoic.
meuts from New Oilcans had arrived, that
Serapique Lad been attacked and the filibus
ters had been repulsed with great loss :
J can S an, Feb. 12
" We hnve not as yet ai.- coinmuiiication
vith the interior, the CVr-ta Ricans having
possession of Serapique. all tue lake and Vir
gin Bay. A party of fiilibutcrs v. ho arrived
after the Cobta Ricans has taken possession of
ine boats. Lave encamped some six mi.es from
Ier:irjiru.'. J hi r.irfv- -if
J'his rartv of liliibusttrs have
r i -
made two
ittachs nKu the position of Serar.i-
que, ami nave teen repulsed by the C sta
Ricans with great loss The hM. attempt
was made some three days since, with the re
inforcements which arrived tVo n New Or
leans, and it is s.;id that th;y were repulsed
with -loss of ixly men."
"Since that they have u t renewed the at
tack. It is thought they will have to abandou
tho undertaking owing to the difSc-uliios which
it offers, and also on account of the dysetterf
which prevails If it rested wbh the t: oops
they would have given it up by this time, as
many of them descit by fioating'down theviv
er on logs. &c., but a fjw who are favorable
to the undertakinc. and the oHieers fwho c-x-
. , r -
cceu trie privates in numr.ersi nrownt t icm
-
rom lining if owever, things are eoii.jnp
f.?st to a close ar.d wc hop.-: soon to be rid of
rag a muttins.
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The
a..oe, is irom a rr liahh: K tircc trom
which
wo have before this receiv
genc fYom Nicaragua in advance, and which
intelligence has been confirmed by after ad-
....w...
vices
u huOMh oru rtuiuiy tlian i,r o-ii-
er accounts recuiveu
1. the desr;,rate siluatu,,
jsms to s.t the seal to his
of Walker,
u'ter defeat.
Movesieiits of the President Elect.
m:iAKTVE FROM LANCASTKR.
Laxcasteu, )Iarch 2. The President elect
and suite started at i5 o'clock this morning in
a special train for liultimore. via the Columbia
and Baltimore Central Road. There was an
immense turn out bv our citizens to witness
company hi:a as an escort.
ARRIVAL AT COLUMBIA
CoLCMniA. Pa, March 2. The special
train with Mr. Buchanan and suite, arrived
here about 9 o'clock, and after a few minutes'
delay, proceeded on the route for Baltimore
over the Northern Central. The snow is fal
ling here, but the quantity 13 not sufficient to
obstruct travel.
AURiV.lL AT BALTIMORE
Baltimore, March 2. The special train
from Lancaster with Mr. Buchanan and suite,
arrived hero at half past 1 o'clock, and the
procession is now moving to the City Hotel.
A large assemblage of citizens were gathered
at the depot to greet him on bin arrival'
From Washington.
Washington City, February 23 Afcr a
long debate, Mr. Smith, of Virginia, offered
the following as a substitute for the Commit
tee's resolution : That there has been no
sufficient evidence elicited by the Committee
who were charged with, and have reported in
the case of Mr. Welch, an 1 no further procee
dings hhould be had against him," which was
adopted by a vote of 119 against 42. Ad
journed. The Senata held an evening session iind
debated five hours, and rdoptcd an amend
ment authorizing the Post Master General to
cuntract for the conveyance of tho entire let
ter maif from the luississippi to San Francis
co in four horse coaches, at a cost cot excee
ding three hundred thousand di liars per an
num for srmi-monthly ; four hundred and fif
ty thousand dollars for weekly, or six hun
dred thousand dollars for semi-weekly service;
contractors to have right of pre ctnption to
three hundred and twenty acres of land at
each point necessary for a station, not nearer
than ten miles from each other.
Among other amendmuits adopted, $23,
000 was appropriated for the inland mail ser
vice The Washington Territory bill was passed
Adjourned
Costly Living. The St Louis Democrat
6aystheptice of board at Jefferson Citv. the
h capital of Missouri,. hs been raised to 30
per wectc since the assembling of the legisla
ture. .The me.nhors riV?ivo onlv S21 pct
WCCIt.
From the Lancaster Kyi.-
Harrow Escape of the President Elect from a
V icfnt Death.
About the time Mr Buchanan rotn.,t v.
hi ate Yiit to WahinSton, we hcaid whisper,
of a singular and mysterious nature ia regard lo
his illness and sudden return heme. In prosecu
ting our inquiries we ascertained that Mr Hume
rortcr, of this city, came Lome from Washing,.
with Mr. Buchanan, aso sick, and was obfifpi
to take his bed, where he has been ever :cce.
At the same time we were satined of the truth
i-f the statements which wt give bdow, but istx
traord:nary cflorts were made hero-as wetf as &l
Washington, to keep the matter bus? CJ up, w
yielded to the s tfdta'.i n cf friends, cnlwitLheU
the facts in cur pc-siesMcju As the v re oo.r
comin.-; out through it her ir.ax.nel. it is due to
cur readers to give thew a history if the cxtraor
diaary cite if a narrow escape from whu'isal
poisouiiig.
AVLen Mr. Etfchanan went to ".VUr.g'oa l
Pt up at the XatK.m: 1 1, aso where J. Ghnoy
Jones, John L. D.uvsr,n, and others wcie stcpiag
It apr-ears that this hotciliaabeoa terrih'v inc
ted with ruts of late, and one of the boarder, '(a.
the story goes) conceived the idea that thevorght
to be purposed if uffectuaVy bf.re the da'v 6f;n;
auguration.
Accordingly, he procured extra" Urge do., cf
arsenic, which he exposed if in the most w
tin- manner about the house. Th r!tt
poison. I; U wcn known that when raU uk
of arwn.c they put dirwtly fur water, Thera.Uj a
fai;e tank of water in the iTI cr pait of th Lottl
referred tj, and into this the host a rats
.1 i. i . , 1 , .
u""u o-rsitu anv! men. rjvin ti.i tas;k tl .
house n-fciippficd with wat r for drii.Li; -
1
: ai.d
cooiung purposes.;
Twenty or thirty cf tl c guests wire suddei.Tv
;.nd s..n.e of thtm Scvcrey ailertcd. frcm the uC.
if water thus impregnated v.i.h tl v j-,.- ur
iHtehasaa Lit su !d.n!y f,-r Vheath.nd. v. hire U
arrived su.Terii.g severely ftvm diprrlreu He
wa, hov. cvir, hss severely aCecJr-c! than the eth
ers, and in a short time recovemsufJcientlr t,,
receive inters, but the htipjV incident t W
tainh- two or tlue !un dm J prwiu, mao it
.iWuteh nres.iry f.r Urn to LusUnd Li.
aren-Th by rcfush,;; to tee a. y bat i.5 jaont itt:'
mate icnoaal friends. a ruk- which w ri-idiy
observed uj, to the Lour of his departure this luor
Lii;g. Dr. Junes, cf B.rk
w.is -ji-st hcva fc'r afTeet-A
anu leu
v'.ii su a eiiiici." c,).,ili:i.,.,
sii:ce, ar.d a d.,ntt ab..ut h: tecovciv las It ft LiY
appuitnnet.t to a place in the CaliJa nn oru
question up to the present th;:e.
Among theoJliCrs mct swriily i..r.ifT. V k
Hon. John L. Da vsi ii, anu it wts n.:;i. k d tLi
ra .H;r,j.' tL;it i:c Las ,i nee died,
ever, :;ets!a coi.ili mail..:),
Mr. loiter, of this citv. wjs
iu rej..r:, hvw-
a!js-j tiovert!v ef-
K-cted, a-.d t.iougli coi.fn c t to hi, rwcrn iviriu-.
we Le ieve he is out f da. c;-r
Latest from Kansas.
St i.oi-f, Febuiii v '! I hc
nouduai.-d Janus l::.,dii,s
Ai:.eilcan
Jonn y !soii anouiieea hiuisvlf
1. .
iUISV.r Hi itU i.uil .M -
tit' It L ('Ml 11 :iT. Qiwt 1 1 . - . I . w
- I .7 " " e r' t-if!l'
with the loustituti-.u in v. land and the
big tfcnw-r iu the t.ibor." , All the candi
dates are members el the pr scut J giJsjurr
Later advices frou Kant ar;.uit onr
tially different from the lir.-t accounts Tl
; Council denounced r!.errod. but H...,..
was inn k:i:u. .Jones
Md to in QOi'o V " luT" J
j ' J he " tlv GoV"r .
I.
The bill rr,!;,. .... . . .
j ,,Jtf ciU.u -
! bi'I i,a-vd !, . P . i
; -v in. i pJs.SeU Llun lioue J unishiii-' 101.1 c
to Ujc iemtorial laws by death,
j second ni.-rAxcii j
St I.OIIS, Ftbuarv i'S. A.lnW.
rvaus;! s.aic mat. tne i'gilat ure pn.sed a
law, dedrtrtRg resistance to the terriiorbi i
thority or law, rebellion, and punishable with
death. The bill repealing ibv test eathf
which ps;ed first in thi- House, wis dcfatM
unanimously ia the CoiinciJ, aud coudeiiiced
by resolution The outrage on Gov. Geary
the House fally justidud.
f. . . . i . . , -
Bf.mai:kaelk I'kkncecif M i . .Abe ;-it
noon yesterday, a well dressed ladv anemf"!
to cn.es Washington street near Viae .'trert,
when a hack rr.piJ?y driven came suddenly
upon her. and, bcfoic the could turn to s.x
herself, one of tbe hori-es escht Lcr dm
with his fret, and it seemed to the yerr-on
v: ho saw the occurrence tht the would bm
mercilessly trampled cpon and rnn over.
The lady, however, with an ittinct truly re
markable, resorted to tho ouly ixpedier.1
which could tave 'her, rit.. throwing hr"
arms ar und the neck of one of the horses, fo
as to make it impossible f r them to tread up
on herself. She held to the !ore till the dri
ver succeeded Sn stopping, w hen she was ra
licved from her perilous situation, not. Lt-wtv-er,
till her dress was torn ccirpKtelv iff.
Advertise., 2-lth
Xew Taper Coteelets." A corrctpon
dent of one of the morning papers, gives tb
following important suggestions in reference
to keepicg warm du ricg the cold weather :-
"I would state for the benefit cf the prb
at this cold season, that tbev may fclaety
lie
much more comfortable, aod with fewer bed'
clothes, by placing one or two thicknessea cf
paper (common newspaper ttill answer) be
tween the coverlets of their beds. Thi nif
appear ridrenlous to pome, as it did to ma
wnen I tirst heard of it. but. having tried it,
I can testify, from esnericr.ee. that It I .n,
effective remedy for cold slcerdrir'. HtLos
who minister Xo tho wants tf ihe coor. wi!!
givo it a trial, I believe they will And it
iiiuauic aia m relieving Uieir FtiMc-nngs.
The plan is certainly worth a trial.
Accident to 3Ir. Fillmolr's Ia-.hi
It is stated that on TaetJay of last week Mr.
and Mrs. Fillmore,- the father and mother of
Es-Prcsidcnt Fillmore, had a farrow efcap
froai death at Aurora, X. Y.' They were ri
o:Ing in a baggy, when they came ia collision"
with a lumber wagon in which' a German wa
riding, breaking tho shaft of the buggy Tbo
horso took fright and upset tho occupant a
gaksft the fence.Jcutting their faces, and broU
ing them badly. They were taken 3p inn--sible
and conveyed bome. Both are nw
slowly recovering from their injuries thoajr
it will be ROiuetime beforo they are- rsvrrl
t their U;Usl health.