GREAT FRESHET. The heavy rain on IVednestlay night of last week, swelled the North Branch of the Susquehanna in an unusual degree. The river at this place was several inches higher than at the great freshet in 1883, and lacked but a few inches of the height in reached in 1837, which is com monly called the " great pumpkin flood," the largest ever remembered since the Unmemorable. The immense volume of water roaring down in swift current pre sented a grand spectacle. and on Saturday and Sunday the banks of the Susquehanna were thronged with spectators of all ages and sexes, the weather being mild and serene. The water reached its highest point on Sunday afternoon, touching the floor of the brat arch of the Danville bridge; it was tortunate that the river was clear of ice. A few bruises and small holes in the sidework of the bridge is all the damage sustained. The fences on the river bank must have suffered immensely —to judge from the great quantity of rails floating down. The embankment below town was overflooded several feet, and the river road entirely impassable. In the northern part of Danville, across the canal, the water had backed up to such a height as to completely obstruct the pas• sage from one house to another, and on Sunday we observed several boats enta ged in ferrying people to and from their dwellings. Mr. Chambers' steam saw mill was under water to a considerable extent, the engine and boilers being com pletely inundated. The low ground be fore Montour Iron Works was one large sheet of water, burying in its waves the , bridge over the Mohoning creek. The North Branch Canal has suffered much, the water rushed over the towing path with great vehemence on several places, crushing two small breeches a short distance above town. We learn that Fishing Creek Aque- duct has been injured to a considerable extent, so as to require an entire new superstructure, the whole woodwork be ing washed away. . . . . One of the abutments of Briar Creek Aqueduct is torn away. A large break occurred in the towing path near Catawissa. Down the river the canal is said to have been injured very much. A large portion of the town of Sunbury was completely inundated, the water rushing into the windows of a number of houses along Water street. Several fam ilies were compelled to leave their dwel lings and take refuge in a church. The turnpike bridge near that place was swept away.—Danville Intelligencer. SHIFTING THE RESPONSIBIL/TY.—The Governor sent a message to the Legisla• ture on Friday last, stating that he had made requisition upon the Bank of Cham bersburg for a loan, which she had refused to supply, and recommending the Legis lature to declare her charter forfeited. Now the Act of Assembly which provides 1 for such case of refusal gives the Governor 1 full power to work out the forfeiture of charters, but our anti bank Executive dares not take the responsibility, and is for shifting the case over to the hands of the Legislature I—Har. Chron;cle. PARDON.—Two individuals were tried at our Court last week, for disturbing the election at /barshalton. They were con victed about the middle of the week, and on Saturday, liberated under a pardon from the Governor. The disorderly con duct of which they were convicted, was the result of their zeal in the Governor's election at the ballot boxes ; we will not pretend to say, this could influence a man of such purity as David It. Porter, but it is a matter worthy ot enquiry whether it might not save the time of our courts, and much expense to the county, by granting a previous pardon —or a pardon before the expenses are incurred instead of after. If we remember rightly, the thing is not without precedent, since the administra tion ot the Governor. 12c)- We learn that an effort is making to obtain a pardon for S. G. Hemphill, convicted last week of assult and battery upon a constable.—Village Reccord. Marriage in High Life. A daughter of President TYLER, repre sented to be beautiful and accomplished, as all President's daughters are "by in stinct," was married at the White house one evening last week to a Mr. WALLCR, of Richmond, Virginia, a young lawyer, said to be worth in money the cotnforta ble sum of $150,000, and no doubt en dowed with corporeal, mental, and moral graces to match. We do not know whe ther the happy bridegroom be a " Virginia Abstractionist" or not but we take it for granted that he feels no constitutional scruples about the propriety in this in. stance of establishing an institution, (mar riage,) " to operate per as throughout the union." The White House is said with in the last twelvemonth to have for the first time been the scene of a death and a marriage. How coldly do "the funeral baked meats set forth the wedding festi val" in this instance! How vastly more did the country lose in the first sad be reavement than she is likely to gain from the event which has just been celebrated with joy and splendour! York Repub. ACCIDEtiT.--William Porter, a colored man, whilst engaged, on Wednesday last in falling timber, a short distance from this place, was struck by a bough falling from the tree, and instantly killed. His remains were brought to this place, and interred in the Union burial ground on Thursday.— Johnitotall Gazette. Pannosiko.—Two Germans in the inte rior of Pennsylvania, named Abraham and William Kromer, were in 1836 sentenced to the State Prison for mail robbery. Their term expired in December last, but !hey were kept in prison for costs until recently, when they were pardoned by President Tyler. Though they had been in the same prison fur the whole term, they had never seen each other's lace. Their meeting was extremely affecting ; they rushed into each other's arms and wept bitterly. During their imprisonment they became attached to their Bibles, and • have both resolved, in the strength of Christian princible, to lead lives of virtue. They had scarcely got out of prison when they accidently met a cousin, to whom they made knoam their feelings and reso lutions. After satisfying himself as to their sincerity, he gave each of them a farm near his own in Indiana, and enabled I them to become useful to their families and the community.--/V. Y. Tribune. THE JOURNAL. One country,one constitution one destiny Huntingdon, Feb. 23, 1842. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON IRVING, of New York, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentionary to Spain. WADDY Timm PSON, of South Carolina, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen ipotentiary to Mexico. WILLIAM BLACKFORD, of Virginia, to be Charge d'Affairs to the Republic of New Grenada. Among numerious other appointments made by the Canal Commissioners, are the following: JOHN SNODGRASS, Superintendent of Mo :ive Power on the Portage Rail Road. SUPERVISORS. J. C. M'A LISTER, from Columbia, on the Eastern Division, to Millct btown clam, on the Juniata Division. JAMES BURNS, from the Millerstown dam to the darn at Newton Hamilton. DAVID WOODS, from the dam at Newton Hamilton to Hollidaysburg. COLLECTORS. J. 13. SHUGERT, Lewistown. J. CRESSWELL, Huntingdon. WM. C. MCCORMICK, Hollidaysburg. WE(GHMASTERS, JOHN DOUGHTERTY, Weighmaster, Weigh Lock, Hollidaysburg. J. PIPER, Weigh-Scales at Hollidaysburg. The Board of Canal Commissioners as at present constituted, consists of John B. Butler, Levi Reynolds, and Milli= Oveifield. Fourth Judicial District. We hope that the present Legislature will see the necessity of a division of this Judicial District, and act accordingly. The public interests of the counties com posing the district, as well as the private interests of hundreds of individuals su ing to have justice meeted out to them, require such a measure. The vast extent of territory, and the large and accumula ting amount of business in the district, call loudly for a division. The district, as it is now composed, embraces the con n ties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Clear field and Clinton, and is the largest and mcst burthensome one in the state. Ilun tingdon and Mifflin would form a district furnishing about the amount of business which one man could despatch with con venience to himself and with satisfaction to the public; and the other counties could be erected into a separate district. How ever, we care little how the division is made, so it is made some way; for until there is a division there will be no such thing as keeping the docket clear, be the qualifications of the presiding Judge what they may. The attention of the members of the Legislature from the several coun ties embraced in the 4th Judicial District is particularly invited to this subject. DEDICATION.—The new Presbyterian Church at Harrisburg, under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. Dewitt, was formally dedicated to Divine service, on Sunday the lath instant. TARTPF.—From our exchange paper. we learn that Tariff meetings are becoming quite common in many parts of Pennsyl• vania. We are glad to see this, as it shows that the people are at length arous. ing to a sense of the importance of a tariff to protect Home Industry. Kr William Sprague has been elected Senator from the state of Rhode Island, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of N. F. Dixon, dec'd. Mr. Sprague is a whig. Pennsylvania Legislature. I Mr. Stevens opposed the section on the ground of its tendency to degrade the SENATE. Friday, Feb. 11th. Mr. Stewart, from Common School System. He believed the Judiciary committee, to whom was re- that this office ought to command the best talents in the State. It was one of ferret! the petition of certain citizens, for the most important and responsible eta the abolition of imprisonment for debt, re.' tions filled by any officer, and no man of ported adversely to the prayer of the pe- I education and qualifications would be titioners. found who would consent to perform its e-reat and responsible duties and act as The bill to incorporate the York and ;'Librarian for ' the sum inserted in the sec- Cumberland Railroad Company, was ta- tion. Ile believed that the Superintend ken up on second reading, when Mr. ent ought to be a separate officer. He Spackman made a brief address in oppo- I thought that he should be enabled to visit sition to the bill. Mr. Cochran replied i wealth, to ne c : u un a tie s a l e t n i T o C u r t rn i) ( o,4 ) ; to Mr. Spachman, and supported the bill employed in the encourage of e 4.. d ' uc . ation.- - - in an able speech. Messrs. Ewing and Resides it might be necessary io establish Fleming also spoke in support of the bill. an Education Journal under his charge. The vote was then taken and resulted as Ile therefore moved to postpone the follows—yeas 13, nays 14, subject for the present—which was agreed '" On Saturday, the 12th inst., Mr. Gib one, from the Select committee, to whom was referred the bill From the House, re lative to the banks, reported a new bill entitled "an act to provide for the re. sumption of specie payments by the banks,' 4.. t. of which we here give a synopsis. Ist section enacts that from and after the passage of this act the banks shall re deem their notes and deposites in gold and silver; with a proviso, that no bank 'shall be compelled, in any period of nine ty days, to pay out more than five per cent. on the amount of its capital actually paid in. 2nd section prescribes the mode of pro. curing a forfeiture of the charter of banks refusing to comply with the requisitions of any other section of the act, and the manner of winding up its affairs. 3rd section declares that no bank shall knowingly issue any other bank notes than those of specie paying banks; but enables the banks, at the option of the person to whom the tender is made, to pay out the bills issued in pursuance of the act of 4th May, 1841. 4th section makes it the duty of the Cashier to furnish statements, under oath, at stated periods, showing the condition of the banks ; which statements shall be open to the inspection of any stockholder, under a penalty of $5OO. sth section provides for the payment of loans taken by the banks under the reve nue law of last session; and repeals cer tain other acts and resolutions. 6th section makes it the duty of the State Treasurer annually to cancel one fifth of the amount of the small notes is sued under the act of last session. 7th section relates to the reddmption of the $5 notes issued under the act of 4th May, 1841, by the transfer of state stock to the banks that issued them. Mr. Cochran moved that 100 addition al copies be printed for the use of the Se nate. Here a debate ensued on this reso ution, which was participated in by Messrs. Ewing, Cochran, Kline, Stewart, Sullivan, Penniman, Plumer, Kidder, Spaekman and Gibons. The motion to print was agreed to ; and the bill made the order for Tuesday. Monday the 14th, several bills of a pri vate nature passed Committee of the Whole on second and third reading. Also the bill supplementary to the act relative to Mechanics' liens. On Tuesday the 15th, the bill to pro vide for the resumption of specie pay ments by the banks came up again. Se veral amendments were offered to the Ist section, which were discussed till the Se nate adjourned. On Wednesday and Thursday last, the Senate were engaged, during the whole time of their sessions, in the discussion of the Resumption Bill reported by Mr. Gib ons. Several amendments have been proposed to the first section, none of which had been disposed of when the Sen ate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On Friday the 11th Feb., an act to re quire iron manufactured in Philadelphia to be stamped with the manufacturer's name, passed, and was sent to tire Sen ate An act from the Senate, for the relief of James Henderson, passed. Several private acts were passed, and sent to the Senate. The Governor sent in a message, ac companied by a communication from the bank of Pennsylvania, giving an account of the causes of its failure to pay the Feb• ruary interest on the State debt. On Saturday, the 12th, Mr. Elwell, from the Judiciary committee, reported a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt, and to punish fraudulent debtors. An act to authorize the Governor to appoint a Superintendent of Common Schools was taken up, when the first sec tion was agreed to on second reading. The second section being under con sideration, making the Superintendent es officio State Librarian, and fixing his sal• a"y at 81.200. The bill to suspend the collection of moneys on executions and to protect the Common welfare of the citizens of this State, passed in committee of the whole, after considerable discussion between Messrs. Hahn, Crabb, Morris, Deford, Bonsall, Karns, Roumfort and Stevens. A message from the Governor was re ceived giving an account of a requisition made by him on the banks for a loan, and the refusal of the Chambersburg bank to comply, and recommending the Legisla ture to pass a law forfeiting its charter, which was referred to the committee on banks. Monday 14th inst. Mr. McCahan of lered the following joint resolution : Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making provsion by law, for abolishing the association of stock brokers in Philadelphia, or requiring the future sales of the said board to be made in public. The resolution passed, together with a long preamble, for which we have not room. On motion of Mr. Moore of Hunting don, the House took up the act authoris zing Jacob Sorrick and Michael Hetrick, Trustees of the Lutheran congregation at Clover creek, Huntingdon county, to sell and convey certain real estate; which bill passed finally. On Tuesday the 15th inst., nothing of much importance transpired. Several bills were reported, upon which no action was taken. Wednesday Feb. 16. Mr. Crabb of Philadelphia city reported a bill to pro• vide for the resumption of specie pay ments by the banks. Numerous other bills were reported. An act to erect parts of Beaver, Buller and Mercer counties into a new county, to be called " Lawrence," passed finally by a vote of 47 to 34, and was sent to the Senate. Several special acts passed final reading. Mr. Boone on Thursday last offered a resolution of inquiry by the committee of ways and means into the expediency of taxing marriage licenses. We object to that, Mr. Boone. We go for " free trade" and ''anti tariff" in that line of business. Mr. Barrett moved to amend the reso ' lotion so as to tax bachelors over 30 years of age $2 a head per annum. We object to that too; and hereby in struct our representatives to put their "veto" on the resolution as often as it is called up. We are opposed to taxing men on account of their mislortunes. Or, if this is not sufficient, we say that it is highly tyrannical to abridge a man's "per. &mat liberty," even if done by due course of law. By reading further the proceedings of Thursday, we find that the subject was debated by a number of men o/ Fami lies and YOUNG (Old) bachelors, the latter of whom gamed a decisive victory, inasmuch as the amendment and resolu tion were voted down by an overwhelming majority!!! What a profitable way of spending time in our Legislative halls! There was nothing else done that day, except that the House adjourned to meet again., SIIICIDE.—TIe learn from the "United States Gazette," that J. C. Boyd, for merly Cashier of the Towanda Bank, coin mitted suicide in Philadelphia, on Med nesday last, by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. The cause which moved him to this fatal act, is said to have been, that he was greatly involved in debt, and was about to be arrested at the suit of the Penn Township Bank. Since the Ist of January last Mr. Boyd has had no connection whatever with the Towanda Bank. To PRINTERS.--The establishment of the “Alein County Gazette," at Lewis. town, Pa., is advertised for sale. It is a democratic whig paper, of good standing. Any person wishing further information on this subject can obtain it by application to the Editor of said paper, 11. LEIIIIIART. FATIEWEI.I. SzamoN.—The farewell ser. mon preached in the Methodist Episcopal Church in this place, on last Sat)Lath night, by the Rev. tfm. R. Mills, was truly impressive—abounding with logical argu ment, and powerful eloquence. The crowded congregation, and the unwearied attention which characterised it, testify, to the favorable regard felt for the speaker and his sermon. '!iw•enty—Seventh Congress. SECOND SESSION. sENATE. On Thursday the 10th February, seve ral bills were discussed, but no final ac tion had thereon, The resolution sub mitted some time since, calling for information in relationt o the Commission appointed to investigate the affairs of the New York custom-house, was taken up, and debated by Messrs. Clay, Pierce, and Woodberry ; after which it was, on 'no tion of Mr. Clay laid on the table. Friday 11th Feb. A number of peti tions were presented, and appropriately referred. The bill from the House for ,the protectiqn of Amerieln seamen, and 'the bill making appropriations for the pensions of 1842, were taken up, and after being carried in committee of the whole, were severally read a third time and passed. The Senate then proceeded to the con sideration of Executive business; and after a long time passed in Session, rejec ted the nomination of JAMES N. BARKER, as Ist Comptroller of the Treasury De partment, by a vote of 23 to 17. It will be recollected that Mr. Barker was removed by General Harrison, who, appointed WALTER FORWARD of this, state in his stead. Mr. Forward was af terwards appointed Secretary of thH Treasury, when Mr. Barker was again nominated by Mr. Tyler to the same of which he held under the late Administra tion. The Senate did right in rejecting this favorite of the late corrupt dynasty. The cry of " contributed much to the election of General Harrison and John Tyler by the free and untrammelled sons of freemen. The people cried " CHANGE:" and their shall be change. On Saturday the 12th the Senate slid not sit. Monday the 14th was consumed by, a discussion of the resolution calling for information in relation to the Commis• ' sion appointed to investigate the abu ses said to have existed in the New York l custom•house. The resolution was again laid on the table by a vote of 19 to 17. Tuesday Feb. 15th. The bill to post pone the operation of the Bankrupt Law to the Ist of July next was taken up for consideration. The vote was taken on the engrossment of the bill, and the bill was lost by a vote of 18 yeas to 25 nays. Mr. Clay's resolution proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States by restricting the veto power was then taken up. Mr. Morehead spoke on this resolution until the Senate went into Executive session. On Wednesday, the 16th inst. amongst numerous petitions presented, was one by Mr. Sturgeon from citizens of Huntingdon county, Pa. asking a duty on iron equal to that ot 1859; and two by Mr. Buchanan from citizens of Pittsburg and vacinity, asking a revision of the tariff laws, and protection to home industry. A great number of resolutions were limn offered ; after which sundry private , hills were passed finally. And then the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The whole of the Session of Thursday, the 10th inst. was taken up by the con sideration of the General Appropriation Bill, the House having resolved itself into Committee of the IVhole on the State of the Union. This bill is not so much of an omnibus as general appropriation bills usually are. It came before the House pruned of all extravagances," bearing, upon its face more evidences of economy than any similar bill presented to that body for many years. On Friday, the 11th inst. the resolution heretofore reported by Mr. Saltonstall, from the Committee on Manufactures, authorizing that committee to employ a clerk, came up, whereupon a discussion ensued, which was participated in by Messrs. Saltonstall, Brown (of Tennes see,) Randolph and Harbersham. The resolution was laid on the table by a vote, of 97 to 89. To this committee has been committed that portion of the President's message relating to discriminating duties; and some members manifest a disposi tion to throw every possible difficulty in the way of the committee;—the House has already refused to grant them power to send for anti examine witnesses. Such is the opposition excited by a mare inquiry, into the expediency of a tariff. The resolution was laid on the table. The !louse then took up the private business, at which they continued till the hour of adjournment. On Saturday, the 12th inst, numerous , petitions were presented and appropriately referred. ' The Apportionment Bill then came up again, which was held tinder dis- cussion a considerable time. Private bills were next taken up in order, and occupied the attention of the house until its ad- Ijournment. Monday, Feb. 19. The Speaker laid before the House communications from Messrs. Cooper, of Georgia, Chapman, of Alabama, and Holmes of South Cat& Tina, respectively asking to be excused from serving as mentbers of the Commit• tee on Foreign Affairs : whereupon they were severally excused by the House The Apportionment Bill came up again for which a substitute was then presented by Mr. Pearce, which was ordered to kn. printed. Afterwards a mass of petitions ion various subjects were pesented. /1 great portion of Tuesday the 15th inst. was spent in a discussion of the re port of the Select Committee on Retrench ment; which was laid over till next morn. ing. A bill suspending till the Ist day of March 1843, the act of 1841, prohibiting the banks of the District of Columbia from paying out or lending any thing but gold and silver or the notes of specie paying banks, passed the House by a vote of 97 I to 73. Wednesday, Feb. 16th. The House was occupied the principal part of the day in considering the Report on Retrench ment, and the General Appropriation Bill, neither of which is as yet diposed of. We have no news from Washington of a later date than the 16th instant. s~-~. Our thanks are due to GEL InviN, our Representative in Congress; and to JAMBI /IfArnEns, Esq., of the State Senate, for valuable public documents. TEMPERANCE MISSION.--The COMMIN tee from the . 1 14 aelitnglonian" society of this borough, who recently visited the lower townships of this county, returned home crowned with honors--having held meetings in Shirleysburg, Orbisonia4 and in Dublin township, in this county, and then proceeded beyond the mountain to Fannettsburg, in Franklin county, and held meetings there also. They procured upwards of 350 signers to the "tee•total pledge," many of whom were "bursters" and "bruisers." The friend of temperance in the "lower end" deserve the thanks of the community i lor their kindness to the Committee, and fur their assistance in spreading the glo rious cause. We take the liberty of here publishing the names of the Committee: they are, David Blair, Esq., J. S. Stewart, Wm. B. Zeigler, E. V. Everhart, Esq., Italians Morgan, Andrew Johnston, and Ifloj. D. Mcllltertrie. Temperance Convention. The 11 ashingtonian Temperance Con 'roention that convened in this place yester day, and is continued in session to day, is well attended. Yesterday a splendid Banner was presented to the if ashington society of this borough, by the ladies— several addresses were delivered—resolu tions proposed, discussed and adopted, &c. Two or three Bands of Music are in attendance; and matters seem to be progressing finely. Ue have neither time nor space to enable us to go into a more ex tended notice of the sayings and doings of the Convention in to-day's 'Journal ;" but we expect to be able to give the pro ceedings in full next week. Seasonable Advice.—" Take time: by the forelock," says the adage. Take me dicine at the proper time, say we. it is a matter of less difficulty to ascertain the proper time to seek relief from medicine. than it is to discover the proper medicine which is to administer comfort to the af flicted patient. Biandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills, which have obtained a celebrity in the "Annals of Physic," un equalled in ancient or modern times, have performed such astonishing cures, that thousands of people, in justice to Dr. Brandreth, have publicly recorded their opinions of their wonderful and extraois dinary health-restoring qualities. Purchase in Huntingdon of %Warn Stewart, and of the agents published in an other part of this paper. MARRIED, On Thursday, the 17th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Keiffer, Mr. Jostru McCoy to Miss ELIZA, daughter of Join Swoope, all of Walker township, Huntingdon county. The warmhearted pair, in their happi ness, did not forget heir friends. We were remembered 411 a portion of the "good things" of thtnuptial feast—which kindness has beep, noted down in the "Book of our RenOrnbrance." They have our best wishes; and prayers that they may find their pathway through life a flowery one, 41 their connubial sky ne• ver clouded,
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