ii H Wmxo cmt & Sraturcl. C O. MI RRAl'.JBdltor. . I. C ZAir?I, Publisher. WLDNJZSDAY. J1AKCII SO, 159. S. M.TettengHI & Co., Advertising Agents, 119 Nassau Street, New Tork, and 10 State "street, Boston, are the au thorized Agents for the "Democrat & Sexti Bix," and the most influential and largest circu lating Newspapers in the Unitfd States and Canadas. They are empowered to -contract for "UB at OUT LOWEST TERMS. Jones Webster, General Newspaper Agent, S. W. Corner Third and Arch Streets, 2d stoiy, Philadelphia, is dvJy uthorizad to contract for advertising and bu'j cription for the Dimoceat & Sextisel. rDEWOCRATIC STATE TICKET. AUDITOR GENERAL, .RICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Of" PHILAPELPHIA. SURVEYOR GENERAL, JOHN ROWE. 'CF FRANKLIN COUNTY. Traitors at Work. The "Democratic Convention, which assembled at Ilarrisburg oq the ICth inst.. was composed of the regularly appointed delegates of the party 'from every sectiaa of the State, and with the exception of the debate on the Packer resolution, its proceedings were characterized by remarkable harmony and unanimity. The report of the Committee on Resolutions was adopted unani mously, and the candidates for State officers nominated on the first ballot. Yet .notwithstan ding this, a call has been issued "for another Convention, to assemble at Harrisburg on the 12th of Apiil next; "to vindicatethe name, fame and principles of the Democratic party outraged .and insulted !ty a Convention assembled at the Stats Capitol, on the 16th of March." This call is signed by a few bogus Democrats, a num ber of half repentant Know Nothings, and several Blxck .Republicans, ."dj ed in the wool." "For the-enlightenment of our readers, we will mame.a few of them. The name of John Hick man occupies a conspicuous place on the li&t. He was elected to Congress last fall by Elack Repub lican votes, and he at the same time voted the entire Black Republican county and State ticket. John "NY. Forney, of course, is one of the signers. It 13 unnecessary fer us to say anything concern ing his (political career. Warmed into life by the Democratic iparty, he has been, during the last year, the bitter and uncompromising enemy of its men and measures, lie assisted in defeating the Democratic State ticket last fall, and re joiced over the election of Read and Frazer, the Black Republican candidates. He also gave aid and comfort to the Opposition candidates for Congress, in almost every -district in the State. His most intimate friends do not now claim that he is a Democrat. Our distinguished neighbor, Thomas Collins, U also enrolled among -the motley group of disorganizes. After the course he pursued in the State Convention, we are not at all surprised at Lis becoming the aid of John W. Forney ami John Hickman. We wonder if ie will offer f.x the approval of the meeting on 12th of Apr.!, his famous resolution which we published last week? Charles T. Pancoast, an Abolitionist, Henry L. Cake, a weil known tool cf Simon Cameron, A. J. Schwartz, a Berka coutty disorganize Daniel Maugher, a Know Nothing are among the Spartan "band of pure and imiraculate Dertocrats who have generously undertaken ithe task of saving the Democratic party from destruction by giving Hid aud comfort to its enemies. Verily our friend Collins has succeeded admirably in getting himself into gcod company. The manifesto which Forney, Collins, Hick man & Co. have issued is quite a curiosity. We "iitxc eot time at present to review it at length. However, one object of the Electing on the 12th of ApriL as staled ia tho call, is so extra ordinary that we cannot forbear quotiag it ia full : ''To endorse the old fashioned creed of the Democrstic party, repudiated and trampled under foot by men claiming to represent the party." Well, that is rich ! John W. Forney and Lis followers are a pretty set to undertake to uphold Aid vindicate tho principles of the Democratic party ! When they do so honestly and sincerely, we will expect shortly to hear of the Evil One promulgating and defending the"" word of eternal life." But it seems that the Democratic creed has been trampled under foct by men "claiming to represent the Democratic party." The men rho composed the State Convention were the flekgates of the party appointed in compliance with the time-honored usages of the party. It was unnecessary for them to claim to be, fur they tare, the representatives of the Democracy of Pennsylvania; and as such, they had the un doubted right to speak the sentiments of their constituents. They assembled in pursuance of the call of the Chairman of the Democratic State Central -Committee, and if there is nothing bind ing in their proceedings on the party, then it is worse than nonsense to talk about party usages and regular nomination. From the general tone of the manifesto, we entertain no doubt that the meeting will be ex tensively attended by bogus Democrats, disap pointed office-seekers, Black Republicans and Know Nothings, and that Governor Packer will to lauded to the sties, and a great many harsh things, said- concerning James Buchanan. Of course no uiucere Democrat will take any part In the proceedings c f the disorganizes. A number of the intelligent 6oys of Mr. Ely's school have organized a debating society. Thi is right. It U by no means improbable that amerg the iys of our borough there may be an embryo orator, who will one day, "Shike the nation through his lips, and blaze Till vanquished Senates titrable a they praise." 'Governor raclier. The friends of the above named genttar.an com plain loudly, that the Democratic State 'Conven tion did nottdopt the resolution cf Mr.'Lamber ton endorsing his state policy. The 1 resolution was rejected by a vote of 81 to 37. There cer tainly must have been some good reasons, for tius wethering lebukc to the Governor from" the rep resentatives of the party to which he professes to belong. It is absurd to assert that more than two thirds of the members of the Convention were controlled by prejudice or factious feelings, "and that it cwntained only 37 honest men. More than -two thirds of the members of the Conven tion voted against the Tacker resolution, and it is preposterous to deny that in so doing they faithfully represented the will of a large majority of the Democracy of Pennsylvania. It is also equally preposterous to assert, that the resolution was rejected on account of the Governors Anti Lecomj tonhm. All the members of the Conven tion who spoke in opposition to the Tacker reso lution, made no allusion whatever to to the views expressed by the Governor with regard to Na tioikal affairs. Tkey confined themselves to his state policy. They denounced his appointments of Bhick Republicans, alias followers of David Wilaiot, to office; they denounced his course with regard to the sale cf the State Canals to the Sun buray and Erie Rail R jad Company; and finally they denounced thtf removal ofO Barret,a veteran democrat froui the office of Superintendent of pub lick printing, and the appoiutment of a Black Republicau from New-Jersey in his place. There is a time when forbearance ceases to be a virtue. The representatives' of the Democracy of Penn sylvania felt, when asked to endorse the admin istration of Governor Packer, that they could not do so without proving recreant to the trust con fided to them by their constituents. The mem bers of the Convention did not wish to denounce Governor Packer. They felt disposed to pass by his course in silence and allow him to retrieve in the future, his errors in the past. But his friends in the Convention were imprudent enough to de mand that he should be sustained. His own friends must bear the blame of the rebuke he re ceived from the convention. The whining of a few would be party leaders over the defeat of the Packer resolution, is really amusing. They think, or seem to think, that because Packer was not sustained, the Demo cratic party is irretrievably ruined. We res pectfully beg leave to differ with them on this point, it ia not the peculiar mission of the dem ocratic party to sustain any -man, or to say that he has done right when he has done wror.-g. The principles which it upholds are the great objects of itacare, and it pays but little attention to mere politicians. It 'holds, in the language of Buch anan, that "while man is but the creature of a day, principles are eternal," It would be strange indeed, if the only National Tarty in the country should be broken down, merely because a certain individual in the Keyslcne State, was not sus tained in the manner he desired: But we have too much confidence iu the intelligence and pa triotism of the people, to entertain any ajjrehen sioas cf such a result. In looking over an old work a few days ago, our attention was arrested by the following sentence, which we think embodies a great deal of truth in a few words : "We have just enough of religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love, one another." It ii impossible for a sincere Christian to be a bigot, for charity is the essence of Christianity. The idea embodied in the .above sentence might be applied with truth to a portion of the Democratic party in this State at the present time. They have just enough of Democracy to make them hale their brethren, but not enough to make them sincere members of the party. They are sufficiently identified with the party to warrant them in claiming a share of the spoils when it has pat ronage tc dispense, but are always among the missing during the hour cf darkless and trial. They are always ready to condemn the course pursued by the majority of their brethren, if it does not -chance totally with their peculiar views, but are always loud in talking about Democracy and consistency -when they -think the current is running in their favor. The efforts of a few demagogues to keep alive the Lecompton controversy is truly disgusting. It is now an obsolete issue, and yet we hear the deluded followers of the editor of the Philadelphia I'rvss prating about it daily, and proclaiming themselves to bo the only champions of popular sovereignty. While they claim to be the true Democracy, they are endeavoring to disorganize and destroy the party. We would advise them to take on an additional supply of genuine De mocracy before they undertake to vindicate and re-assert the principles of the Democratic party. !H7" If the following, which we clip from an exchange, is new, it is certainly the best Joke of the -season. Joseph belongs to a very extensive fraternity. "We hare heard of a farmer whose son had for a long time "been ostensibly studying Latin in a popular academy. The farmer not beingperfectly satisfied with the course and the conduct of the young hopeful, recalled him from school, and placing him by the side of a cart one day, thus addressed him : 'Now, Joseph, here is a fork, and there is a heap of manure aud a cart; what do you call them in Latin?' 'Forkibus, cartibus et manuribus,' said Joseph. 'Well, now,' said the old man, 'if you don't take that forkibus pretty quickabus, and pitch that manu ribus into that cartibus, I'll break your lazy backabus.' "" -Joseph 'went to worfiibus forth wrthabus. 23 The pelitical cauldron iiv,' this county is begir.ap.ing to bubble. A oumber of gentlemen have at the Ernest solicitation of their friends, already consented to announce tliemselves as can didates for Senator, Assembly &c, subject to the decision of the County Convention. All right gentlemen pile in. The more the merrier. But if circumvented in your reasonable expectations, you must not become sulky and kick in the tra ces. By the way, if yOU want to make your "calling and election" sure, send in your "an nouncement" for publication in the Democrat & Sentinel, accompanied by two one dollar gold pie ces, keep a stiff upper lip. and "trust toGod and keep your powder dry," as said Oliver Cromwell. From the bottom of our heart we wish you succw, bet vri all can't make tl landing, A Literabt Enterprise Honor ablt' Con ducted. It is stated that during the year of 1558, Mr. G. G. Evans of Philadelphia, -distributed among his patrons over $300,000 worth of Gifts, consisting of gold and silver watches, gold jewelry, silver-plated ware, slik dress patterns, and ether valuable Gift3 ofin- 'trinsic value. Jlr. Evac3 beicg the originator of the Gift Enterprise; has distanced all compe tition, lived down all oppcitint and is endorsed by all the leading publishing s4itrses in the United-States. All the popular and 'standard works of ancient and modern authors can be found -on Mr. Evans' Catalogue for 1859, which is sent free to any address. See his adverlis ment in another column. Gc'Last Monday was so warm, genial and spring like that a number of our enterprising neighbors commenced gardening, and onions, peas, &c, were planted. Several genuine cases of Spring Fever were also reported, but none for tunately provedfatal. John Rees, of Blacklick township, has been in town during the last five or six days, engaged in grafting and pruning fruit trees, when not otherwise employed. He understands the business. OCT" Quite a number of raftsmen passed through our town recently, on their way home. They all appeared to be energetic, jolly and kind hearted men, and evidently regarded the perilous task of navigating the Susquehanna as rare sport. We learn that tho demand for lumber "down the river" is extensive, and prices high. C7On next SuiiJs-.y (April 3d) a lecture vIll be deliverdd, at three o'clock P. M. in St. Mary's Church, Loretto. Subject. The immutability of the Law of Christ. Terms of admission, twenty five cents. Nearly all our Republic an exchanges copy Mr. Collins' famous resolution, with suitable comments. They evidently all entertain a very exalted opinion of him, and are grateful for his "aid and comfort." Editors now-a-days are expected to puff whatever men do, say, or dream. A brother ed itor says that when he was ie prison for libelliug a justice of the peace, he was requested by the jailer to "give the priscn a puff." , OCJ- President Buchanan has finally determined not to call an extra sessiou of Congress. The Post Office has been removed to the new biiiiding cne door cast of E. Roberts' store. Mr. 'Sickles' Child In Prison. On Wednesday, says the last Harjier's Weekly, when it was ascertained that Mrs. Sickles would be able to leave in the tram at six o'clock the next morning, Mrs. Hagioli carried Miss Laura Sickles to see her father. Up to this time, out of dread that the place in which she would find him would create a terror in her miad, Mr. Sickles had refused to have her 'wrought to him, but -when he found she was about to leave, aud that hav ing been kept under the impression that he was in New York, whither sho was goin", and that arriving there and not fiuding her father she would experience a great disap pointment, he finally gave orders to have her brought to hiin, expressing at the same time a fear, which afterward proved to be too well founded, that the visit, as -much as be wanted to sec his child, would result in the formation of some gloomy impression in her mind. .Brought down in a carriage, on a bright beautiful day, the little girl passed, a few moments, from the clear Euniigbt into a vaulted room, with bare white-waohed walls and a brick floor, at first the joy at seciti her lather engrossed Lor attention, but soou the strange appearance of things excited her childish wonder. In one corner she found a rack containing a few old muskets beloneine to the jail, and j now superseded by the inoreefficieut revolvers j with which the guards are all armed, in an other coicer was si narrow cot for sleeping, a poorer looking affair than - her fathers ser vants have; and then out side the windows there was a row of iton bars, aDd, altogether, she was evidently at a loss to kcow what to make of her father's surroundings, but fully convinced that it was all very -queer. She wanted to know why her father did not come home, and was told he had a great deal to do, and could not leave it a present, then she asked if he was not going with mamma aud Laura fro New York in the morcing, and was answered that he could not leave at present, but Loped to see his little dasghter again soon A hundred questions, each as an excited and puzzeled child would naturally raise, were propounded, and all apparently paried, but at last some dark forebodings seemed to fall upon her deiicate soul, as if the very prox imity of a prison and criminals shocked the purity which could not comprehend the meaning of crime, for suddenly her little face became troubled, aad her beautiful large, dark eyes filled with tears, that multiplied and flowed freely down ber -ebeks, and, wheu the fountain was exhausted, were re placed by sobs. She could give no answer to the many coaxing iuquiries as to what made her weep, and her grief was so great that the was at last taken away by her rand niother, bearing with her a small bunch of -flowers which her fnthcr had culled from a boqucton his table, and followed by a yearn itg agony which caused the strong man to hide his face in his pillow and weep t,he most bitter tears he has shed bince he has been in piison. Assistant Attorney General. On Thursday last Attorney Geueral Black, under the provision of the law recently pass ed, appointed A. B, M'Calmont, Esq., of this city, Assistaet Attorney General. Mr. M'Calmont has held an equivalent position coder -a different name for some time in the Attorney General's office. He has already gained honorable distinction, both at home and in Washington, as a lawver of fine professional acquirements, and a gentleman of varied attainments. It is with great pleas ure that his numerous friends of this city, have received the announcement oi Lis ap pointment. It is a position which he will adorn with his talents, and render of great utility to the country by his industry J'itts Lurg Post. The "Clarissa Harlow head dress" is the latest invention of a French coiffeur. It is formed of corn-flags and jasainine bells, feath ers, ribon and a tortoise shell corah, -and looks like aortofr. ' Horrible Trageilj in St. L.buls. A JKALOCS HUSBAND FHCOT5 1113 WIFE AND nrilSALF. In St Louis, on Wednesday, James .Ham ilton, a meat seller, tweety-four 'years of age, in a paroxysm of jealousy, shot his wife, a young girl of eighteen, to whom he had been married only three months, and after wards discharged a pistol into hi. body iu flictiug wound from which he can hardly recover. Mrs. Hamilton's recovery is deemed probable. The difficulty seems to have origioed with Hamilton's relatives, who were opposed to his marriage. A few days since, his sisters visited hinrin company with a young lady to whom he had formerly been attached, appa rently with the intention of annoying his wife. Hamilton, however, received them very coolly, and at oace made known to the young lady that her preseuce was not agree able. Soon after he became excited and moody, and occasionally sarcastic and re proachful, aud armed himself with a pair of pistols. His wife became frightened, and was entirely at a loss to account forhis con duct. Matters went on in this -way until Wednes day, when a lady "residing in the house heard Mr and Mrs. Hamilton engaged iu a loud altercation On entering the room, she found Mrs. Hamilton packing her trunks. the asked her visitor to go with her to the cathedral . The husband thea said, "You waut to go for a divorce, do you ?" adding "so that you can marry again." Uis wife did not reply. He then grasped her by the arm. aud drew a pistol, which missed fire. 'Ihrowing it down, he discharged another, which took effect in her arm aud passed thence into her side. Se ran out, -screaming "Save me ! save uie !" and 'fled by the rear into the uext house northward, occupied by Mrs. Norton. The desperate man followed, while xlrs. Green ran for aid. He was boldly and sharply confronted by Mrs. Norton, who in formed him tLat he should do no shooting in her house, and who, despite his drawn pisiol, summarily ejected Uim from the room and fastened him out ! He then loudly swore he would kill him self, and wus coolly advised Joy Mrs. X. to do it in the yard and not in her hall ! The re port of a. pistol was Instantly heard. On opening- the room door he was found prostrate and bleeding in the outer and rear doorway. As sistance having arrived, he Mva.9 -conveyed in to an unoccupied front room of Mr. Green's residence, and laid on a pallet of straw. A most horrible wound had been inflicted, for the wretch had discharged the entire con tents of his third pistol iu the upper abdomi nal region, near the navel. The intestines, spleen, and liver were shockingly mingled. A pool of blood had flowed in the yard, and the crimson toirent was still flowing despite the bandages applied. As has been before stated, the woman will probably recover, but Hamilton's situation is desperete. Tie was removed to the hospital, where he bitterly bewailed his folly, and begged to sec his wife! once more before he lied. Amettcan Inventive Genius. Most of the really great inventions of the present age have been the result of American ingenuity. In the appliances of the arts of war and peace we have taken the lead of the world. If the United States are not as yet cutitled to claim a "position among the great manufac turing nations of the world, they rank higher than any cf them in point of iuventiou and iuitructive genius. This ia something to bo proud of, and in fact it is the truest test of capacity for the arts of civilization, aud a sure guarantee of future emiuencc. The Loudon Quarterly IZcuicic, in an elaborate cssav on this subject, advances the proposition ''pat ents and progress go hand in hand," and proceeds to state that iu Europe, England aud France grants the largest uumber, Aus tria, Russia and Spain the smallest. The number of patents grauted in the United States however, exceeds that of Great Britain by one Lalf nearly, as will appear from the following table of patents granted in four countries during the year 1857 : No. of patents Proportion of patents granted. to population. United States 2,910 1 to 7.0..5 Great Britain 2,115 1 to 13,007 Austria "24 1 to 50.434 Russia 24 1 to 2,002,503 In the classification of the different section of the United States, the Xew Euglaed States rank highest; next comes the middle States, while South Carol iu a stands nearly on a level with Austria, as may fee seen from the fol lowing -comparison . No.f Patents granted ia Proportion of Patents to pop ulation. 1 to 2,"362 1 to 7,:3c2 1 to 8.527 1 to 24.511 1 to 62.001 1 to 55,708 1857. 421 314 235 6S 11 12 Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio Virginia North Carolina South Carolina It is to the superiority of her mechanical skill that England is indebted for her wealth and her prominent position as a commercial nation. The immense commerce of England is based upon her manufactures. These the gives in return for the grain, the cotton and tobacco of America, the costly spices and luxuries of Asia and the West Indies, but fc.r the skill of her workmeu, for her machiuc-rv, or the ioveutive genius of her race, she wo'd not have that commerce and that wealth. This genius is our property too. It has found under our free institutions and liberal laws, a most congenial atmosphere, a wider, nobler field of activity. It has achieved great things already, and will achievo greater one, still. Let us not underrate the value of the in ventive turn of the American mind, and the mechanical aptitude of our people. These are our talents, which we must not bury into the ground It ia by industry, not glorious battles, nor brilliant oratory, and such like feats, that true national greatness is acquired and it is a wise government that adopts and enforces the most effective laws for the en couragement and development of industry. Pittsburg Post. t ... Tho Hutchinson Family of singers have reorganized, and are now giving concerts. Two of theru are children aged eleven and eighteen years respectively. The notes of tho Bank of Gettysburg, Pa. are to be improved by the addition of a red ground work, such as is observe&ble in the notes of many other banks. Veto Message. Executive Chamber, Ilarrishurg. March 25 lt.r9 To the Senate and House, of Rejresentatiues of the 'Commonnealth of Pennsylvania. Gentleman: A bill has 'been presented for the Executive approval, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Fbiladelphia'City'Passenger lluiSway Company." Tthe bill proposes to authorize the incor poration of a Company, with the power to construct "a '.passenger railways upon Chestnut and Walnut streets, in the City cf Philadel phia, upyn certain terms and conditions set forth in the bill. The streets named are well known to be of the greatest importance to the city of Phila delphia, and any legislation aflVcting them should be carefully considered, well matured, and only adopted upon t'ie clearest evidence that it is in accordance with the wishes of the people of the City, and particularly of those directly and itnmediatel y interested in those great thoroughfares Unlike nearly all the bills which nave became laws, in reference to passenger railways 10 the city of Philadelphia, the one under consideration does not require to its. validity the as&ent of the local -legislature of the City. The ex clusisn of this wise provision from the most important bill of the class, is of more than duobtful propriety. But the principle objection, in my opinion, is that the General Asseicbly. at its lat ses sion, passed an act iucorporaticg a Company with power to occupy the streets referred to for a like purpose. The act, however.-eontaiLS a provision that it should not go into -operation until the assent of the Citj' Councils had been first had and obtained. Now if tb:s assent had been witheld, it is clear evidence that the body whose proviuce it is more im mediately to regulate and contro'1 the "streets tli9 streets of the City, are unfavorable to this grant of power Whilst, oh lie other baud, if the cousent of the councils has been obtained, and the former act Las hereby gone into operation, I know of no reason why that act should be repealed, and the proposed one substituted iu its place and btead. For these reasons, I am constrained to refuse to this bill the Executive approval and herewith return it for re-consideration to the House of Reprccectetives, wbereit or- i-noated Wa. F. Packer, Sttam Navigation on the Canals. The subject of navigating canals Vy steam is not confined to our own country. We find that active measures have been taken in France, Scotland, Sweden, and elsewhere, to promote thi3 object. From an able article in the London Civil 'Engineers 'and Architects .Tour nal for October. 185S, it appears thut Gov ernment has -intervened to promote the inter ests of commerce by encouraging the con struction of "Steam 'vessels for interior use and communication It is further stated in conF.rrnaTicn of this fact, that in France, notwithstanding the numerous railways which are fast spreadin-r over the country, and the handsome and commodious vessels which ply between the seaports on the coast of France (vessels built on eminently scientific principles, coiling from 20l) to 500 frarcs per tou. and conveying freights at very low rates.) the tra"f2c on ca nals aril navigable rivers in Trr-iice has been contirrRfly eroding in importance. Several utscriptioris of iron learners, but all of a superior m ike, now run from Paris to Rouen. Havre, and Lou Ion. Thev load and unload in Paris, at the "Cassia do la Vilette," passing by the Canal St. Denis They carry from 150 to 250 tins of freight, and have engines and propellers astern. The propellers arc two paddles, one on each sidi; of the stern-post, or one scrcv before tho r udder, or two screws revolving in opposite directions. The Express boats are fine sea- goiug vessels, with two screws, and ta.Trail before the fstmel. The Paris el Ismdrts are auxiliary screw schooner?1, conveying the cnrjro iu ne bottom from Parts to London in five days, including stopagos at Roueu and Havre. Most of these vessels are propelled by condecsing-cngines Steamers ply on most of the French canals, but steam haulage is seldom applied except on rivers. iXEBRiCTY. The New York Journal f Commerce, speak ing of the appalling spread of ictemperatice, says that "a large number of names are be ini; erased from the list .f the living, where tho true cause of death is aover suspected by the eousmunity At least two ou ihe list cf subscribers to the contemplated Inebriate A.s ylan, men who stood high in the profession of law and literature, are already victims to the insidious tlestrnyer, while before the foundation stone of the Asylum was laid, there were no lc-s thsn twenty-eiiiht hundred applications for admission, including among them four hundred womeu in in the higher wslks of life educated and ttceonvplished.'' This is indeed a startling statement. Bet it is doubtless true, as it is made upon tho au thority of Dr. Turner, who has paid the clo sest attention to the subject. Nothing could more ftlly illustrate the necessity of similar Asylums in every leading State of the Union The error the disease, cr the vice of inebrie ty, call it what W8 may, sweeps away thou sands; and while we believe that harsh and tyrannical means, intended to accomplish re form of crime, are rarely efficient, we cannot too earnestly commend moral, kindly, concil iatory and persuasive, ami especially the ot eranization of Homes or Asyluinns, where the habitual drunkard, whether rich or pxr, may be treated according to the particular plinse of his infirmity, and thus be atf rded a chance for a thorough restoration. Penna. Enq. Epitaph. The following epitaph is copied from a stone in the Coisely churchyard Eug gland : Once ruddy and plump. Though now a col I lump, Lies honest Joe Clump, Who wished to his neighbors no evil: Although by Death's thump, He's laid on bis rump. Yet up be shall jump, Wheu he bears ifco hast trump, And triumph o're Death and tho devil. Ten thousand persons it U estimated, have already arrived at St. Louis, en route for Pike's Peak. Yet they are but the first drops of the great shower of gold hunters. A Yankee Doctor has got up a remedv for hard times. It consist of tea Lours, labor, well worked in rrom Washington. A true bill returned against S icle tT. uay j or irtui. ju.ru j ie jir,zw m graut Movement Litai. Gen. Scctt Washington. Wa suixgton, March 24. The Gran jj ry, more than a week a?o, made a nrc nient against Mr Sickles for the munij Key. It theu became the duty of the DV-' Attorney to prepare an indictment, and'c' it before theiu for their final action. Th' I did to-day. when it was returned bv tn a "true biH." The reason for tfce qs ? understood to be, that they mi ht '- ' ; meautime have an opportunity to examine ditional witnesses, mora particularly r'- to Butterworth. so that, if tVv .v 'a"!T? and a.-ktd that next MonJav . r i in. . but, after a conference with tee I'fjf--. torney, next Monday week (April StbV agreed upon for that purpose Wu Much concern has recently been taiuuested bv saveral of the Foreign Minu-M rel-T' mg ice Arizona ruijrraTjt movement nt :, has been stared that the A lir.-n i??ranor an.-,. posed to it, ou the surmise that it ii eo ted with Geueral Walker. But tV-n " is given that such is not the cusd. As a p.-6 sequence, the opposiriou whioa wa raVi against the expedition has cfasoi, a claimed that the Administration cannrt adverse to legitimate colonization ia t'l" X.-. ted States A company of c-oiigrati a forming iu Washington. The Circuit Court of the L-l.-trict 0:?Ci. bia has decided an important paux: cis;, t; an appeal from the Cjmttii.sioner cf Pirc, The ease was aa interference between ' National Steam Guae Couspauy and II -Farley. It was decided ia favor cf d former E4iircc of E G. Allen. Litu. Gen. Scotthas ariived He Lain interview with the Secretary of War tL'j morning, and will remain in the citv ?evprI davs on business connected with his c5.-"a! position. Nicholas Clesry, of CaliforniA, has Ut, appointed Naval Storekeeper at SLat.L;, Chiua. Oar State Ticket. e rie to r'-.r roi-u head the nominees of the Democratic Stats Connection? Messrs Wright and Rowr. b :: of whom are sound and reliable Democrstj, and pecularly weil qusliCcd by.locg eii . ricne , undoubted iutelligeLce, aud active u. siness habits, to discharge duties of ;; offices with credit to themselves fei to u, advantaco of the Comnionweai'h. Mr. Wright, the candrcnte fur Anl'.to: General has been far "several years a uicintcr ef the Legislature, and ns now in tie Stata Senate He is widely inown as an bone;t, upright and tffieienut legislator, (qrj-iiti.,4 -somewhat rare nowadays at Ilarrisbur,) ai his past hi.itory is a sura euaraut.'O that, '. elected to the responsible tiLce Tr which L ha? been nominated, the interests oft'e St.e will be guirdt-d with jealous rare and s.-uti judgement. Mr. R.'wc, the candidate f,r Survtv.-? General, has held the ofiee for the I rs: ;. y ars, and its admitted on all bar. Is by tii-jri and foe, that the Lr.i..J I partiuext tit r had a icire nr.uest or efficient head, or a ir.: more worthy vi public cont!.lice. Such arc tire can lidot-'s of t';e Le:nocrr:': p-irty ptc-scLted :o the p.n pie of I'ennsylvsia They are enjiutntly worthy the snj-por: if every citizf-n and especially every Demerit Let ur friend.1', then, everywhere, raiii their supp-vrt. Ead they will 1-e triumyli.-ii.;' t-l't'.-d iu October netst Ij-.ir.ca!- Ju'tl. Dtftructi'.n of the C'arL's Ptrry BriJy - -T';e strrm "Ot wvnd and rain which isitrj our b -rugh on F,v!ay tii.zht, appears to bre boon of a more destructive chirsicter fu-rk'r up the river. Six span? of the Ciaik's F-.rj bridge were ca: ried away, broken to v:.s, aud lie scattered along the briks of tb: riv,:. The bridge wa, originally buiit bv t'ie ti't but at the time of its destruction b-' -iu el t3 f h" i nnvlv;iiiia Ceurral R-tih-odJ C'-:npj-,v. It consisted of ten spin; ix of which er swept away three from thi wetern eal. mid three from i' juc wi's I.-danJ. Tboe ia the middle Rre still standing, but espectel :s iro every Moment. The report that three men were on t bridge at the time of irs destruction is not tru?. A pedlar's wagon passed over the bridge hst a few moments before it ft!!, tut nr crf-.r persons were on it. The great st exci:f"u-tt prevailed a!o: g si; re an l in tL-i neighl-. r hood of the scene cf calan)it'. About tlir.e acres of the bind at Daucan's Island his le-.a washed away. All the lowlands aloui tie j Susquehanna, in Perry count; are i:.urj.'J i led. A number of rafts L,r,.ik loo ail were swvpt down the river wi:!;r-'it t!.e cs sent of their owners. One raft conrs;iii'-g j two men and a woman, went cve- the the water at the place bein- al est levii i i present lime. The wind blew a perfect tor i uado. and it is feared that an iimnense nmcaut J of property has been destroyed further up tie I river. Up to the r.r-sent tim. ?e haft j heard of no lives Win? 'oil. The river a much higher Dow thin it ha been any tizt this season, but is gradually fa'.liejj. rislurg Union. A Ghost is the Mi.nls Oa Moa-iy morning last, as James O'liara was e:;U-rUg one of the ore mines of tbs Ca'abria 1 r -a Company, fur the purpose of go:rg to ttcri. he alleges that he met in his path a in the shape cf a monster black dog. wi13 bugo chain about his neck. Si"cj that tux Jiniray has been unabl- to work wleibor frofti the -fifcts of seeing the gl.ost or quantity of rifle whiskey he had been kk-kicj at for a few days previous, deponeut sii' not Since writing tho above we learn that trJ men working in the roo:u adjoining 0"Hra' were honored with a ghostly visit yesterday, the apparitiou in this instance appearing ia the shape of an empty car, which came rush-ing-upon them at a terrible speed, but in moment it was gone. leaving in its stead huge colored gent of no prepsessing P" pearence. The workryea ia their fright broke for the entrance the wine, leaving his sihlrt majesty "monarch of all he sur veyed," and whether they " have succeeded m ousting him we are not prepared to sy,-" Echo. Emanuel Gerard, whose wife comsiitteJ euicidu iu Ciucinati lately, has become r ring njanito in -ooasequeooe. sumcieui cause mey ouia indict him '-' .i with Sickles. Messrs. Stanton, of Piit!.( , Magfuder and Katcliff, accDn,pail;ej ? father of the accused, came into r,-,n.. ,jS "by 22 ti e IV O C o o o c 0
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