Huntingdon journal. (Huntingdon, Pa.) 1843-1859, May 29, 1849, Image 2
THE JOURNAL. COORWECT PRINCIPLES--.SUPPORTED BY TIMM] lILINTINGIO, - TUESDAY, MAY 29 . 18497! ay- The editor having been unexpectedly , called trOtrt his post, will account for all inac curacies that may appear in to•day's paper. ag'' Attention is invited to the advertisement if John H. Whittaker. Mr. W. is a worthy and good mechanic, and deserves public patron age. it:P .. I , I4MS. :MURRAY & WiiirrAxeit have open ed a new cabinet establishment. They are both energetic young MITI, and deserve public patron egl. See adv !rtisernent. Huntingdon. The spirit of improvement is abroad in Ilun tingdon. In addition to the alterations making in Allegheny street, by the Pa. Railroid company, several of our public spirited citizens are com mencing the erection of new brick buildings, de signed for private residences, and others are re painting and improving their old Ones. Indeed, the spirit of improvemint and enterprizeappears to pervade all our citizens, and hence We soon expect to see our ancient burotigh entirely chan ged Mite appearance and business prospects. Distressing Accident. We regret to learn that three laborers lon their lives by a premature explosion, while en gaged blowing rocks on Mr. McCord's section, near Newton Hamilton, last week. And also, that Mr. Stephen Cooper, brother of Captain Cooper, a boss on the work, was at the same time so badly injured that his life is despaired of. Accidents of this kind have been distress ingly numerous on the Pa. Railroad. As the Globe is malting a great noise about removals at this time, will the editor have the goodness to inform the public why Mr. Win. McCay was removed from the Collector'. Office at Lewistown, when the entire community, in cluding both parties, desired and petitioned to have him retained? Editotial Convention% Our friends of the Juniata press—Messrs. Cooper and McClure—propose a conference of the editors of this Congressional district, to he held at Lewistown on the Bth of June next, for the purpose of calling an Editorial State Con vention, to be held at Harrisburg, at such time as may be agreed upon, and transacting other business interesting to the fraternity. We approve of this suggestion, and shall try to appear personally, on the day and at the place designated. Change of Postmaster. The Globe is displeased at the charit,e of Post master in this place, and .ays that Mr. Wallace was removed for "daring to exercise the right of a freeman by voting fur Cass." Now, we do ot think Mr. Wallace expected to be retained, or that he complains of his removal himself.— But the Globe, true to the new Federal feature in the Locofoco creed, is in duty bound to raise a howl. Suppose, for instance, Mr. Wallace had "dared" to vote for General Taylor, and Gen Cass had been elected, would oar neighbor have, in that case, objected to his removal?— Would he not, on the contrary, have demanded it, and urged the fact of his having voted for Taylor as one of the strongest reasons why he shOuld be removed? Of course he would. And yet he complains becadse the Whigs, in carrying out their democratic principle of rotation in of fice, will not retain him. Mr. 'Wallace is a wor thy mani and was a good officer, but he has held the office for (bur years„ and it is but fair that another equally worthy citizen should have a turn. We utterly deny that any set of men have a hereditary right to the offices in this country. _ . _ But the Globe is not consistent in its com plaints in relation to removals. Mr. John Cun ningham, a very worthy man, and a correct and faithful public officer, was removed from the Collector's office at this place last spring by the locofoco Canal Commissioners, and We never heard a word of complaint from the Globe on the subject. Mr. C. had consistently voted with the Locofoco party, and faithfully attended to his duties, and yet he was removed. Can the Globe inform us why, according to its own doc trine, this outrage was committed on Mr. Con ningliam? If the editor cannot do this, he should cease his whining about the removals now ma king by the National Administration. lir Macauley, in his History of England, thus no loss truly than grandly, describes Milton niightier Poet, tried at once by pain, danger, poverty, obloquy and blindness, meditated, un disturbed by the obscene tumult whirl, rages all around him, a song so sublime and holy that it mould not hale Misbecome the lips of those etherial spirits whom he saw, with that inner eye which no calamity could darken, flinging down on the jasper pavement their crowns of I.maranth and gold." Mr The Washington Union says that " the Democratic party Was never in better health than at present." May be so. Exercise on foot is said to be favOrable to health, and we NrceiVe that some of the prominent men of the ratty are walking; every day. The Rhode Island papers inform us of the de cease, at Newport, in that State, on Wednesday Izst, of the Hon. Dutee J. Pearce, aged sixty y,ars, a prominent member of the Bar of that State, and one of its representatives in Congress from the year 1825 hi the year 1517. OT Our cotemrioraries of the Ntifilintown " Register" and " Sentinel," and " Lebanon Courier," have recently much improved their papers. We are pleased to ace these evidences of the prosperity of our editorial brethren of the ocrintry preys. Federalism vs. Democracy. The Locofoco papers, with but few excep 'ions, are now advocating Federal doctrines.— " Rotation in office," is a fundamental principle of Democracy, yet the removal of every old of fice holder, is now made the signal for a univer sal howl from the Locofoco press, and the most bitter and unjust abuse of Gen. Taylor for car rying the Democratic principle of " rotation" into practical operation ! So we go. The party in this country that has for years been assuming ' . to be the pure "democratic party," is now bold ly advocating the most odious and rankest doc trines of the old Federal Party! They are in effect asserting that the offices of this country belong to an exclusive class,—the men who have been enjoying their emoluments for years ! They are advocating, in eff,:ct, the building up in this country of an ARISTOCRACY of OF FICK-HOLDERS who are to be beyond the reach of removal. No man, not now in office, according to the Locoloco doctrine as preached at this time, is to presume to ask for an appoint- (tient until one of the incumbents dies. Lan guage almost fails them to express their indig nation at the removal of an old office-holder. On the other hand, the Whig party,—the true democratic party of the country—advocate and adhere to the old Jeffersonian democratic doc trines. They believe that all men are born free and equal, and that all have the same right to enjoy the enfoluinents and honors of office.—‘. Hence they advocate the removal of those who have been filling the public places for a long se ries of yearn, and the, iippointnient in their pla ces of new ni,n. And it rejoices us to see that Gen. Taylor and his able and efficient Cabinet, are carrying this wholesome and salutary demo cratic doctrine into practical operation. And we hope to sae the good work rapidly progress. Let the Federalists who go for fife office., and NO REMOVALS, howl on. The people of this country a rc essentially democratic, and will sustain and applaud the administration for man fully and speedily carrying out Democratic prin ciples. Duty of Whigs. The Pennsylvania Intelligencer, in remark ins upon the duty of Whigs, says : There is nat-. urally a calm p2rvading our ranks afterour bril liant victories last fall, and there it danger that this apathy may continue and lead to our defeat in subsequent campaigns. We have accomplish ed much good for the country, bat in order to retain our advantages over our insolent and un principled opponents, we must continue our ac tivity and vigilance, attend to the selection of good men as our candidates, and do our whole duty to elect them after they are nominated. It is only thus that we can sustain the distinguish ed men we have placed at the head of the State and National governments, and encourage them in their efforts to reform the abuses which have prevailed, and restore the prosperity of the country. The'late elections have taught us that the Whig party is the majority party in Pennsylva nia, (and the nation,) and that we can carry the State at any time, if we but turn out to the polls. If this is doubted or denied, we point to the vote of last fall at two successive elections, when the locofoco party polled the largest vote they ever gave, and yet were beaten at both elections—at the Presidential election by upward. of 14,000 ! Let this fact encourage our friends to action, as it is an assurance of future successes, if they will only turn out and do their duty. But they must remember that "the price of liberty is eternal vigilance." kor the Fourth of Messrs. Wilson & Co., of New York, are already sending by mail their mammoth 9th of July Jubilee Brother Jonathan. It is a beautiful pictorial sheet, containing some of the laagest and finest engravings ever issued in this country. The price is only 12 cents per copy or ten for one dollar. Cash orders to be directed to Wilson & Co., 15 Spruce street, New York. Death of Mai. Gen. Worth. Major General Worth, of the United States Army, died from cholera on the 7th instant, at San Antonia de Bexar, Texas, where that dis ease is prevailing to an alarming extent. Gen. Worth rendered distinguished services to his country during the Mexican war, and will long be remembered by the American people as a gallant officer, while his faults-perhaps mere eccentricities of character--will be buried in oblivion. natural body .. .. Cure, and not kill, is the only Attack on a Mexican Diligence—Death of remedy which my mind can contemplate in an American. either case. -----..... many a p n r y ob e l t l i e i ,Z) m . 41 t friends ftss:v t e o , Il i !! We learn by the N. Crescent, of the Bth I the i r t e t e k instant, that a diligence, on its way from Vera I harmony and stability of the Union—who Cruz to the city of Mexico, was attacked near j do not see the Missouri instructions and their pntze t , i t e Ciltiiii:trin light ' r tie smi t e , plan del Rio on the 16th ult., by a party of ban ditti. The occupants of the coach were Ameri- it% seen by others ' who best unde g rstand it. cans, including Col. Ramsey, of Pennsylvania, I For the information of such citizens, and to let (of the 11th regiment,) Mr. Dougherty of St. them see the next step in this movement, and where it f i t s ho intad o e m d to ac r e e n s d o , l. l tio h i e is ro l vi t th i subjoin d Louis, and two ladies, and resisted, and beat off the robbers. We are sorry to say, however,l a ed c i o n p rha t' t county of Virginia, and iolly e e ' n ' ilorgd that in the affray, Mr. Charles M. Bugbee was by the Riclunond Enquirer, as the voice of the mortally wounded by a shot from one of the rob- south. Ido not produce these resolutions for e urose of arrni them ; on the contrar, tiers, from the effects of which he died shortly I th p so p meth ng i in ai t g hem ng toadmire, as being bol y d after. and open, and to the true interpretation and le- The Picayune states that Mr. 13. was a riti- •gitiniate sequence of the Calhoun movement. zen of Boston, and had often rode express for I I consider the Calhoun address and its off spring, the N . lto t u t r o i t li m is s t o rucron i s iin t l i c s t fundaili i i- Mr. Kendall during the Mexican war. A letter to the Picayune says that Col. Ramseyshot one t th he "w e r :o n nla ' c resolutiens who think Pi e e ' ll i , " "and of ths robbers, when they turned and fled, and should be immediately imitated by similar reso that Mr. Bugbee had gone out as agent of the lotions in Missouri. I produce them to enable New York Sun. All the Americans were armed the people of Missouri to see what it is to which t with revolvers, but poor Bugbee early dropped their Legislature would commit the State, and d his weapon from the box w what it is they have instructs here he sat with the I appeal from these instruct me to do. ions to the people driver. of Missouri—the whole body of the people—and MILITARY.—The Militia of a portion of Ilerks ! in due time *will give my reasons for doing so.— It is a question above party, and goes to the county found it a difficult matt e r to suppress 1 whole people. In that point of view the. Accomac their military feeling, and have, notwithstan- I resolutions present it—and present it truly; and I shall do the slime. I shall abide the decision of ding the abolition of the militia law, turned out as usual, and fined all the absentees. It would , the whole people, and nothing less. Respectfuly, have looked more like the thing had they turned : THOMAS H. BeN•ro:v. out during the Mexican war. Sr. Louts, May lith, 1810. - • ati• toformation is wanted of William M'Mil- P. - Daniel Marble, the well known lan, late of Williamsburg, Blair county, who has, comedian, whose acting in Yanlier and as we are informed by the Postmaster at that Western characters has gained for him place, <i left for parts untuoten,” after taking a reputation both iu England and the the Huntingdon Journal four years without United States, died in Louisville of paying for it. cholera, The Cholera. As this alarming disease is now prevailing to i ! a considerable extent in various parts of the country, we deem it a duty to direct public at tention to the means that may be used us a pre ventive. The following article from the New Orleans Commercial Times, is worthy Of atten tion. As lime has always been found of great service as a disinfecting agent, its application may much diminish, if not prevent the ravages of this dreaded plague m In the summer of 1832, when the cholera spread all over Middle Tennessee, its course, from Nashville, (where it first made its appear a'sce,) was South. The authorities of Colum bia, a town forty-two miles south of Nashville, and containing about two thousand inhabitants, I caused fresh lime to be placed at the door of every house, and the citizens were requested to spread it freely on their premises, in the gutter, and in all open lots where there was any stag nant water. It soon reached Franklin, nineteen miles south of Nashville, then Pulaski, thirty miles south of Columbia, where it was terrific, thence to Shelbyville, east of Columbia forty live mace, where it was worse than at any oth er place in Tennessee; two miles north of Columbia, in the country, it was very bad; nearly half the negroes and whites died on some plantations. In fact, it was all over the coun try. Not a case originated in town. The sys tem of liming continued thoughout the summer and fall, and it was found that the usual full fevers were very light, so much so that the cus tom of liming has been strictly adhered to annu ally ever since, and from a sickly town, it is now one of the healthiest in Tennessee." Gunpowder, as will be seen below, has also been used as a disinfecting agent : GUNPOWDER vs. CHOLRRA.-When the chole ra visited London in 1832 and '33, the city au thorities had small quantities of gunpowder tied tightly in strong paper, and fired in the alleys and densely populated portions of the great me tropolis. The concussion disturbed the air, and the odor from the powder displaced obnoxious effluvia and purified the atmosphere. It was used in theatres, churches and schoolrooms, and was found to be a powerful disinfecting agent, the smell remaining upwards of 21 hours in the buildings. It seas used in the lazarettos of Trieste and Malta, and was tried in l'aris in 1833, and also in Montreal. In the latter city cannon were placed in the narrow streets and fired with blank cartridges. In connection with this, we publish the fol lowing from an exchange paper : Dr. Kidd, of Limerick, speaking of the chole ra, says he•has tried every thing, but has fallen back upon camphor. The camphor segars, a late invention in Paris, are said to be useful in pre venting the absorption of the choleretic poison into the lungs. Spirits of camphor is 110 doubt an excellent remedy for pain in the bowels, &c., but ought always to be dropped on loaf sugar instead of being diluted with water. It was extensively used in Baltimore during the prevalence of cho lera in 1832, and as we have reason to believe, with beneficial effect. Gen. Taylor and Gen. Scott. By General Orders just issued, Gen. Scott is restored to the command of the Army of the United States, "and theduties in allthat regards its discipline and military control, according to the regulations prescribed for the guidance of the General Commanding-in-chief." From this position, held by him since the death of Gen. Macomb, Gen. Scott had been degraded by Mr. l'olk, as a reward for his brilliant services in Mexico. « Old Zack," however, has replaced him in his high and well-earned position. Gen. Scott's head-quarter will be at, or in the vicinity of New York. Gen. Gaines and Gen. Wool take command of the• Western and Eastern Divisions respectively. Mr. Benton's Address. The following'is Mt. Benton's appeal to the people of Missouri, against the frantic legisla tors of that State. It will be read with inter est, and with a feeling of unmitigated contempt for the small demagogues and would-be traitors upon whom the great Missourian plants the crushing foot, as the elephant of Oriental courts does when performing the part of an execu tioner. To the People of Missouri The General Assembly of our State, at its late session, adopted certain resolutions on the subject of slavery, and gave me instructions to obey them. From this command I appeal to the people of Missouri—the whole body of the people—and if they confirm the instructions, I shall give them an opportunity to find a Senator to carry their will into effect, as I cannot do any thing to dissolve this Union, or to array one half of it against the other. I do nor admit a dissolution of the Union to be a remedy, to be prescribed by statesmen, for the diseases of the body politic, any more than I admit death, or suicide, to be a remedy to be prescribed by physicians for the diseases of the From the Pennsylvania Telegraph. TREASURY CIRCULAR. The following circular, recently issued from the Treasury Department of this State, will il lustrate the patriotic efforts of the new Whig incumbent to reinstate the credit of the Com monwealth. We hope this appeal to the differ eat counties will be responded to with the same alacrity that Mr. Ball has evinced in the dis charge of his important duties. Every tax pay er should remember that his own honor and credit are closely intertwined with the honor and credit of the State, and that although he may not immediately feel the injurious consequences of a sunken State credit and tarnished State rep utation, sooner or later the deadly blight will fasten upon the individual interests of all, invol- , ving the Whole community in its direful and calamitous consequences. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1 , Harrisburg, May IC, 1819. To the Commissioners and Treasurer of the County of - GENTLEMEN : To sustain the honor and credit of the Commonwealth, another effort is required to meet the interest falling due on the public debt. With a view to promote the prompt payment of the respective quotas of State Taxes, by the several counties, the most liberal construction will be given to the fortpsecond section of the act of 211th April, 18.14. The abatement of five per cent. will be allow ed to any county making payment in time to be available for the interest falling due on the Ist of August. The reputation of Pennsylvania is the repu tation of the Union. This should be borne in mind ;—it is an incentive to action. To neglect the one, is to sully the fame of the other ; a base work to which no Pennsylvanian will lend himself. Abroad Pennsylvania has long been recognized as the moneyed meridian of the Union. Hence the interest felt, and the dependence of sister States upon our policy and punctuality—a stain upon our own credit, resulting #t once to the prejudice of all. Though it be a labor to restore and preserve untarnished this faith, yet it is u work of patriotism and of duty, from the per formance of which no man should shrink; there fore, it is confidently expected that the officers of the respective counties will cheerfully co operate with this department in a hearty effort to sustain the credit of the Slut, The amount of money withdrawn from the Treasury to pay the outstanding indebtedness along the line of the public works, the accumu lation of years, and some other appropriations for useful and laudable objects, diverts a consid erable share of the revenue hitherto applied to the payment of int.-rest. To replace the amount of funds thus withdrawn, ald to provlde for oth er anticipations of the public revenue, will re quire the energetic assistance of the officers charged with the supervision of the finances of theseveral count!es. A high sense of public duty, I am confident, wil I stimulate them to make exer tions commensurate with the wants of the State, and which certainly will be creditable to them as officers. That the present moment is a crisis it would be wrong to conceal. If we can, this season, overcome the difficulties which environ us, then no human agency can endanger the credit, or cripple the resources of Pennsylvania. Before the year expires the Treasury will be in re ceipt of revenues, provided by recent lugislation, which are estimated to be more than equal to the late appropriations, and will leave, after the present year, nearly the entire revenue of the State, less the expenses of government, to be applied to the payment of the interest on the funded debt, and the surplus toward the com pletion of an important public work. From the facts mentioned, and other causes of moment operating, the public credit will here after repose on a more reliable revenue. The General Assembly, at its late session, acting under the patriotic and salutary recom mendation of the Governor, established a Sink ing Fund, with a revenue sufficiently large to make it practically and efficiently useful. Under its auspices the State debt will be reduced ; the public credit petmanently restored ; and the people at no distant day relieved•from the taxes now levied upon their proper'y. In the future we have everything to hope. A brighter day is dawning upon us. The event ful year is the present one. It is the change from an oid to a new system—from a state of inertness to one of prowess; and to meet the exigencies of the times the State expects every citizen to discharge promptly the duty imposed on him by State pride and patriotic feeling. Respectfully, your obedient servant, G. J. BALL, State Treasurer. President The Washington correspondent of the Balti more Patriot gives the following description of Gen. Taylor's appearance in public: The day being fine, the number of persons was very large, and the display of beauty and fashion unusual even oh such an occasion. At an early hour the President made his appearance in the portico of the White House, and soon af terwards descended to the garden, and mixed with the company. He passed round and exchan ged salutations with all who approached him, and seemed to enter into the spirit of the occa sion with as much zest as any one present. It was truly a gratifying sight to see the most exalted officer in tie ,werment, one to wards wham we are accustomed to look with a feeling, somewhat akin to awe, descending from his high position, and taking his place among the most humble in the community. How beau tifully such an incident illustrates the genius and peculiar character of our institutions. I heartily wish every citizen in the land could have seen Gen. Taylor yesterday, as he moved about among the crowd, conversing familiarly with his friends and acquaintances, and manifes ting no desire whatever to attract attention. If this had been so, I am convinced it would have added greatly to the number of his friends. So much simplicity and affability, united to a stur dy manly bearing, could not have failed to win the esteem of every right-minded individual. As for myself, I seldom ever witnessed a sight that afforded one more satisfaction. The General is in excellent health, and reali zes, in his appearance, the very character we have so often heard ascribed to him. Ile is re markably vigorous and hale, and in every move ment shows that his constitution and physical abilities are very little, if at all, impaired. Ile looks as though he might go through nearly as many campaigns as he has already done, and not suffer much by it. His dress was that of a plain citizen, and in style and quality inferior to that of a majority of those present. Th e grat ification at witnessing his presence on the occa sion seemed to be universal, and it no doubt was the more remarked, from the circumstance that it is a long time since a similar spectacle has been presented. 1 There is a Locofeco in Grant county, Kentucky, who is so miserly, thit whenever he sends his negro ser vant down to the cellar for apples, he makes him whistle all the way to the apple box, and back, to prevent him from eating any of the fruit. THE ANTICS OF "THE PARTY." In the Pennsylvanian of the first instant, we find the following article copied from the Char ter Oak, published at Hartford, Connecticut, during the Mexican war, as a specimen of "fien dish malignity." "Among the killed, in the recentbattle before ; the city of Mexico, is Colonel Ransom, of the ; New England Regiment. He took the sword in an unrighteous came, and has perished by the Word. We regret his death only as we regret that of other hoiniti les, whose career of blood is arrested by the gallows. lle has perished in gloriously—for he has perished in an inglorious cause. If any American lives are to be sacri ficed in the infernal war which our government is waging for the extension of slavery, we pr. , - far it should be those of officers rather than the privates—of the intelligent dupers, rather than the ignorant duped." Now, one would suppose the: the "democracy" would seize the very first opportunity to punkh such a graceless "fiend" as the editor of the Charter Oak. tie did come very near having his office mobbed for the utterance of such lan guage, and that, as the public were informed, by the Locofoco populace, But now mark the change. The locofocos and Free Soilers formed a coalition in Connecticut in the late election to defeat the Whigs ; and artitally did defeat Whig candidates for Congress who ale as good practi cal friends of Free Soil as the 'Oddest professor of the "one idea." In accordance with this bargain we presume, in the election of officers of the Legislature of Connecticut, every local°- , co member of the Hates , voted for Ettataicat, the 1 editor of the Charter Oak, for State Printer. Will the Pennsylvanian be kind enough to inform its readers, that While the above extract from Burleigh's Charter Oak, was being held up to scorn in its columns as a specimen of "fiendish malignity," the loco f ocos of the Connecticut Legislature were trying to make the author of the "fiendish" sentiments their State Printert— Bucd•s County Intelligence, Disgraceful Scene in a Church. A despatch from Pittsburg, under dateof May 21, says :—A difficulty took place in the Ger man Presbyterian Church, at the commence ment of the service yesterday morning. Much confusion prevailed, when Mr. Homier arose and told the minister, Mr. Rochler, that he was usurping his place, and that he must immediate ly leave the premises. Mr. Himmer and others interfered for the purpose of restoring quiet, but the altercation grew fiercer, and a general fight ensued, in which both men and women be longing to the congregation participated, which resulted in the arrest and binding over of Messrs inimer and Demler for their appearance at court,and to khep the peace in the meantime.— It has been deemed prudent by the authorities to lock up the church until the difficulty is final ly settled. It appears that there is a division among the members of the church, and that this disgraceful affair originated in the attempt of the minority to keep possession of the keys of the church, against the expressed will of the ma• jority. A Sensible Locoloco, The Muskogee Democrat does not join fti the captious and peevish spirit of some of the organs in relation to removals from office. The editor in a late number speaks out in this strain We cannot join in the hue and cry of pro scription now raised against Gen. Taylor on ac count of removals from office. So far, we have not seen the manifestation of any proscriptive . spirit. But if it were so—if the members of Cen. Taylor's cabinet have erected the political guillotine and commenced the work or decapita tion, what of it? Do the office holders under the late administration possess any hereditary claim upon the stations they have so long filled? Have they any right to expect different treat ment than dismissal 1" How much more manly is this language than the whining, hypocritical cant of the Union, the Pennsylvanian, the Keystone, and some other presses of that party. MORE MINERAL WEALTH IN PENN SYLVANIA.-•A rich bed of maganese, heretofore found in this country only in Vermont, has been discovered in Green wich township, Berks county, on the farm of Mr. John Kehler, jr, The ore is of the richest quality, yielding 90 per cent. of pure metal. Messrs. Heiden rich & Co. and R, Best and Brother have have made a contract for working the mine, and have thus far obtained from eight to ten tuns of ore daily. Maga nese is much in use in the manufacture of porcelain ware and in coloring glass. It is a substance rather whiter than cast iron, granular in texture, and may be reduced to powder by pounding. INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.—It; IS a common impression with many that the pressure of the sea at a great depth will force the water through the glass into a bottle tightly corked and sealed. But a correspondent of the Scientific American has satisfied himself that this is an error. He tried the corked and sealed bottle at the depth of sixty fath oms, and the bottle was one fourth filled, while the cork and wax remained undis turned.—He then took n glass tube and sealed it over by means of a spirit lamp and blow-pipe, and sunk it to the depth of eighty-five feet, and brought it up perfectly empty --satisfying hinist If that in the case of the bottle the water had been forced though the wax and cork. TREMENDOUS ]•.'IRE IN Cm:la.—News had reached Canton of a great fire at Kwailum, the capital of Kwangse prey. ince. It is said that upwards of 4000 houses and shops have been destroyed, including the Ya•anun, or offices, of the Viceroy. Many people have perished. n- J - A sleepy deacon, who sometimes engaged in popular mimes, hearing the minister use the words "shuffle off his mortal coil," started up, rubbed his eyes, and exclaimed, "Hold on, its my deal !" THE. BURNT DISTRICT IN ST. LOUIS —CHOLERA AMONG THE MORIVIUNS AND CALIFORNIA EMIGRANTS, &c. Lonsvit.t.E, Ity., May 24, P. M. I A slip from the office of the St. Louis Revielle, dated Sunday, 20th inst., says the steamboats destroyed are valued at• $348,000.; steamboat cargoes at $150,000, and turns up the entire loss in buildings, produce , an landihg, merchandise, steamboats and cargoes Id $1,670,200—far less than any one *mild have anticipated previous to snaking any estimate. All the insurance companies, except two, will be able to meet their responsithlities—these two will pay from fifty to seventy-five per cent. So far the loss of life has not been so great as was apprehended. The number of deaths by cholera in St. Louis for the 2.1 hours ending Tuesday neon, was 24 ; and the number of cases for the week ending Tuesday noel); 231. The cholera has appeared among the' Mormons at Council Bluff; and is committing fearful ravages. . _ The California emigrants are also suffering greatly from the Cholera. THE CREVASSES AT NEW ORLEANS STILL UNCHECKED.ZGREAT LOSS OF, PROPERTY—INTERESTINO NEWS from PANAMA. BALTuudßi p May 24-:10, The New Orleans Picayune of the 17th says: the accounts from the crevasses are -most dis couraging—leaving no hope of checking the flow of nester. At present the *Mame of water is wider and deeper than ever. 'Tie piling cannot resist it. The water is no'w four feet deep in many of the houses. The Metairie Bridge, is being cut away to let the water art. The work of stopping :anus's crevasse has been wholly abandoned. The crevasse at the English Turn has been stopped. The Hee says immense damage has been Sus tained, and property has greatly depreciated.- , The Charity Hospital, the Gas Works, the sec , and Municipality Work House, are initially surrounded by water. The Fireman's and Odd Fellow's Hall, the St. Patrick's, the JeWish anti Protestant Cemeteries are submerged. Thetis: pert of things, generally, are worse, and inereas.; ing in danger. Sickness is greatly dreaded. ARREST OF A COUNTERFEITER.— A feite days ago, says the Bellefonte IVhig, a man named James Thomas passed through Bellefonte and as far west as Curtvinsville, distributing pretty freely counterfeit three dollar bills on the Stamford bank of Connecticut. He re turned on Saturday week, and proceeded to the West Branch, but was pursued by some persons from Curwinsville, ar rested at Milton, and taken to Clearfield to await his trial. IMPORTING RAILROAD IRON.—The nos ton Atlas, in remarking upon the mone tary affairs of the country, says, with much force—that the fact strikingly il lustrates the workings of Locofoco poli cy—that if all our railroad iron had been made at home—if we had now here all that has been sent abroad for the par chase of that article, money would be plenty indeed. In other words, if we had made all our iron for the past fouroyears, not the excessive imports of dry goods would have caused a pressure for money. That we have not done so, is not the 'atilt of the railroads; but buy where they can buy cheapest, and our wise government choose to make the price of English iron cheaper to them, but a great deal the dearest for the whole country. ACQUITTAL OF THE REV. Mn. BURROuws. —We learn that the Rev. T. J. Bur roughs, who has been on trial at Snow Hill, Worcester county, Md., charged with] the murder of Mr, J. B, Bishop, has been:acquitted—the jury on Satur day last having rendered a verdict to that effect, on the ground that he had acted altogether in self-defence. The Hon. Henry A. Wise conducted the case on behalf of the accused. NEVER SATISFIED—Nobody is satisfied in this world. If a legacy is left a man he regrets it is not larger. If he finds a sum of poney, he searches the spot for more. .1f he is elected to some high dice he wishes a better one. If he is rich and wants for nothing, he strives for more wealth. if he is a single man, lie is looking out for a wife, and if married, for children. Man is never satisfied. CTIOL,RA IN PHILADELPHIA._ThechoI• era has made its appearance. Eight cases were reported there on Tuesday. The News says :—W.e learned last even• ing, that several cases of cholera had occurred in this city—five in St. Mary's street, and three in a German boarding house in Dock street, near Front, From what we learn, these eases occurred in the most loathsome premises, but were of that mild type readily yielding to medical treatment. The board of health was in session last night upon the sub• ject, we,are unimfortned as to their pro ceedings. ARREST OF A CLERGYMAN.-A letter re , ceived at the office of the True Wesley , an, in New York, announces the fact that Rev. Jarvis C. Bacon, of the Allegheny Wesleyan Conference, preacher on Grayson Circuit, Va., has been arrested and committed for trial in that State, charged with the crime of circulating a Bible argument against Slavery, arid loaning Frederick Douglass's narrative "with felonious intent," &c. If convic ted, the penalty is imprisonment for one or five years. GEN. TAYLOR'S PLANTATION. -1t iS ted that the recent flood in the Mississip• pi has don's extensive damage to the plantation of Gen. Taylor. MAItRICD~ On the 2 MI inst., by the Rev. H. Heckerman, Mr. DAVID NIELIAHON of MCCODIIeIOtOWD, to MiSS SUSAN HEFNER., ofPenn township, Hunting don county. On the same day, by the same, Mr. 30111 N LANCZETZA of Franklin, Maine, to Miss MARY Hariza, of Penn township, Huntingdon county.