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tant Leal Decision, in the case of Parker's
Patent Reaction Water Wheel, to which we in
vite the attention of thole interested.
APVICRTISSMENTI.—Fisher, M'Murtrie
isr Co., have dissolved partnership. Wm. H.
p. idl.tal & Co., will open a new store on the Ist
of June, in the stand forme; ly ocenpied by J.
N. Prowell. Benj. F. Glasgow will be a eon
llidate for Whig nomination for Sheriff. Danl.
Africa, Esq., advertises his card. Louis Schnei
der advertises some additional articles, and so
does J. M. Cunningham.
”Tllll COUR. or Mn. Cooeon."—A corres
pondent, who dates at Harrisburg, informs us
that Mr. Cooper was sick during the voting on
the proposition, amendments, &c., relative to
forming the Compromise Committee of thirteen
in the U. S. Senate, to settle the Slavery ques
tion. The writer does not give his name, and
therefore we decline publishing his communica
tion. If his statement is correct, we withdraw
what we said last week relative to Mr. Cooper's
skulking the issue between the North and Sooth,
on the occasion referred to. But if our corres
pondent looks over the Journals of the session,
he will observe that Mr. Cooper has been in
miserable health during the greater psi t of the
cession, if he was sick on everyoccasion in which
his name does not appear in the yeas or nays.
CoNoriess.—The Senate has been doing noth
ing during the past week, and the House has
been helping. The assassin Foot-, who entered
the Senate a few days ago, armed with a pistol,
with the view of taking the life of ;Mr. Renton,
atill disgraces the Senate by his presence. The
committee appointed to make a report of the
facts in the Case, has not yet performed that
duty.
all - We invite a careful perusal of the answer
to the Governor's veto message.—Globe.
Would it not have looked a little better to
have given the message to your readers, before,
asking their attention to the , 4 answer " to it.
That the Governor's veto message is right, and
its facts unanswerable, may be inferred from
the fact that not a Locoforo paper in the State
has dared to lay it before their readers. They
are afraid to allow the truthful expositions of ,
their rascally Apportionment Bill, made by Gov.
Johnston, to be read by the holiest masses of
their party.
Hail Storm,
We had quite a hail storm on Saturday even
ing last. The day had been the warmest of the
season, and about four o'clock a cloud arose in
the west, which broke upon this community
with considerable fury. The rain and hail
descended for a short time in torrents. We
never seen as much hail fall in the same time in
the Spring or Slimmer. Notwithstanding the
rain which accompanied it, and the warmth of
the atmosphere, the hail accumulated on the
streets and pavements, until they presented
quite a white appearance. No serious damage
was done.
“We see by the Huntingdon papers that
the Improrenont Ticket carried at the late
Borough Election. Friend CLARK of the "Jour
trial,” was on the Anti-Improvement ticket, and
at this we are surpvised. Guess he got what he
deserved."—lfullidaysburg Register.
It seems to have required considerabled,libera
tins on the part of our friend of the Register to
make the above fling at us, as the election se
(erred to took place about four weeks ago. The
ticket on which our naive was placed .vas not
known here as in 4 , Allti-Improvernent ticket,"
the difference of opinionbeingmerely as to what
kind' of improvement the Borough wanted most.
The ticket which prevailed favored the erection
of a Market House and Town Hall, while the
opposition, including ourself., who sustained a
defeat, believed the taxes of the Pnopie could
1, much more advantageously expended in im
proving the condition of our streets. And so
we think still, notwithstandi.ig the random
psess " of the Register that we ~ got what
we deserved." Whether the . 4 Improvement
Ti art " which " carried " proves to be such,
remains to be seen.
Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph Co.
Th. Superintendent of this line, (Mr. Read,)
*rased thro:igh this place last week. He has
I•een engaued, we understand, in having the Posts
set and Wires put up between Harrisburg and
l.ewistow•n ; and provided a small portion of the
Klock, necessary to rover expenses, is taken in
this neighborhood, the line will be extended to
Hollidaysburg, immediately. Our business men
are certainly interested in this improvement,
and will, no doubt, respond to the call of the
Company. It is absolutely necessary, for the
preservation of the improvement, to have a num
ber of persons interested as Stockholders along
the line, to take care of it. The Turnpike route
will be adopted between Huntingdon and Holli
daysburg, and the Central Railroad from that
point, when finished, to Pittsburg. The stock
of thie it le !aid, gays uell.
The Legislature.
The Legishathre is still in sessionund ensigns
of adjournment. Why Is the session thus pto•
longed 1 What has the pH, Democratic Legis
lature been doing for the interests of the Pimple
luting the past four months, that the pithlic
business Is still undi.posed of 1 Divorces, pri
vate acts, chartering new Banks and re-charter
ing ohl ones, has thus far occupied the exclusive
attention, of this anti-corporation Bank-hating
Legislature. To read Locofoco papers previous
to elections, nne would suppose that the res
charter of a Bank or the creation of n corpora•
tion by a Locofoco Legislature, would be an
utter impossibily. Will the Globe, or urn• other
Locofoco paper inform us what Bank has been
refused a charter by the present Legislature
And also what Legislature has exceeded the
preset t is granting private acts
It will be remembered (says the Bedford In
quire)-) that in the year 1847, both brunches of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania were Whig.
The session commenced on the fifth of January
and adjourned on the sixteenth of March. It
did not set two months and a half. The pre
sent Legislature is Locofoco in both branches,
and has now been in session nearly FOUR
MONTHS. In that year every thing was done
that was necessary, by a Whig Legislature, for
the public wants, In LESS THAN TWO
'ONTIIS AND A HALF, and the present
Locofoco Legislature has been nearly FOUR
MONTHS in session, and not any important
bill has yet been passed for the good of the Com
monwealth. People can now see that all the
professions of the Loccifocos for the dear peo
ple's interests, are only made for the purpose
of humbugging them and riding into office on
their hollow hearted deceptions. When will
the people see their true interests and the dif
ference between an honest and faithful Whig
Legislature and a corrupt one, such as is at pre
sent assembled at Harrisburg.
A Bill of Abominations.
The bill to divorce Dr. Wetherill from his
wife, has been again revived in our Legislature,
and on Friday last passed the Senate, yeas It,
nays 13. This bill is one of the most revolting
in its character, ever presented to our Legisla
ture, and yet it has passed the Senate! No
charge is pretended to be made against the vir
tue of Mrs. Wetherill. The only complaint
against her is, that she objects to remaining un
der the same roof with another woman with
whom her husband has formed a criminal inti
macy. And because Mrn. Wetherill will not
tolerate this open, flagrant and brutal violation
of his marriage vows, on the part of her hus
band, he has the unblushing effrontery to apply
to the Legislature for a divorce ! And we blush
to record the fact that the Senate has yielded to
his request ! Before this bill of abominations
passes filially, as we fear it will, we would sug
gest that the title beamended, so as to lead thus:
An act to allow Dr. Wm. Wetherill, of Phila
delphia, a man of princely wealth, to legally
abandon the mother ef his twelve children, and
thus remove all obstacles to his wedding the
abandoned object of his criminal lusts.
This amendment of the title would give the
People a correct idea of the bill, and also afford
them a fair opportunity to guess the motives of
the Legislature in passing it.
We expect to hear of the Forrest bill coining
up again in a day or two.
The Veto.
The following is from The People', Indepen•
dent Paper, a neutral journal published it Phila.
delph ia
" We are opposed to the too frequent and im
proper use of the veto power, but wemust com
mend the exercise of that power when a great
fraud is attempted to be perpetrated upon the
rights of the minority of the people. We ap
plaud the veto of Gov. Johnston, upon returning
to the Legislature of this State, the apportion
ment bill. It was concocted by a party clique,
and carried through both branches of the Legis
lature by party tact and machinery.—lt was
iniquitous in its inception and wicked at its
birth. It was unfair to the minority and dis
honest in the powerful to take advantage of their
position and pass such a bill.
It is time that par'ies should learn by ex
perience that " honesty is the best policy' even
in polities.
" In 1811 the Democrats passed a Congres
sional apportionment bill, giving to the Whigs
foxy' members certain, and the remainder they
confidently expected to carry themselves, hut
'the people of Pennsylvania would not submit to
I party legislation, and have at every election
since, returned a nujority of Whigs to the Con
gress of the United States.
" Let the Legislature of this State pass n fair
bill and the Governor and the people will ac
quiese, Wet if they persist in offering hills passed
by a party, for party purposes., we would advise
the Governor to veto them until a sew legisla
ture comes into existence, with less of party
feeling and more patriotism, who will enact
laws for the benefit of the people and not ex
elusively for party."
Ton CA DlNEr.—The aational Intelligencer,
in noticing the many rumors that have been cir
culated in relation to a dissolution of the Cabi
net, says:— , 4 It is not true that the ci,ernies of
the Cabinet have won the President over to
them ;' nor is it true that < the President has
intimated a strong disposition 'to form. a new
Cabinet.' There exists, we have reason to know,
entire concord between him and hiss Cabinet
and there is not, we verily believe, a single
member of the Cabinet who would not retire
from his station instantaneously on discovering
that his presence im•the Council Chambera was
not desired by the President. There is not, we
are perauaded, one of them who is not affectiona
tely and deeply attachea to the President, and
proud that he enjoys the esteem and' confidence
of that eminent man. Nor is there in fact any
division, 02 any want of harmony, between the
President and the members of the Cabinet."
Ayr Loral s•rioN hr.,..--The appropriation
bill, ae it passed the House of Representatives,
contains an appropriation of s2s93antii for the
completion of the North Branch canal, and an
other of ;100,000 for the new route to avoid
the inclined planes on the Portage Railroad.
CCrft is estimated that upwards of thirty
thcusand children have, tyithin the past fifty
years, been christened Geo. Washington.
GOV. JOHNSTON.
If the tocofocos of the Legislature would dis
play half the ardor in advancing the interests of
the State, that they do in their efforts to embar.
lass the administration of Gov. Johnston and
strengthen their own party, we might congratu
late ourselves that "all's Well." We have ney
er witnessed such virulent malignancy evinced
against any public officer; as is Stine by the op
position press, its orittnts and its schemers,
against our present Worthy Chief Magistrate ;
and the bitterness of their hate frequently leads
them to so near an approximation to rabidness,
that if it Were dog.days, we might fear their go
ing Mtn hydrophobic spasms. We can divine
no reason for this feeling, unless it be that the
envious nature that is known to be one of the
attributes of Locofocoism, is stirred up by the
evidences that appear of the success of the ad
ministration and the growing hold the Governor
is obtaining upon the affections of the people.—
Tfie purity, liberality and frankness that are
characteristic of his course since his induction
into his present station, contrast so strikingly
1 with the suspicious, narrow-minded and in
triguing policy of some of Ills predecessors, that
it is not to be wandered at that the people are
gratified and the Locofbco tricksters dismayed
and confounded. The old Ship of State, which
was tossing upon the threatening sea of immeas
urable debt, and being hurried towards danger
ous shoals of repudiation when he took the
helm, has been steered through the dangers to a
smooth surface, and she now shoves along, with
sails spread and colors flying, on a voyage of
promising success. The public debt, which was
becoming heavier and heavier—accurnulatir,
interest upon principal—has been staid ; and
instead of growing taxes and increasing debt, we
now have commenced its liquidation, by the wise
policy of a sinking fund for that purpose, sug
gested by the wisdom of our Chief. • •
The administration of Guy. Johnston is truly
Pennsylvanian, and the papers that he has issued
bearing upon State affairs, are such as to' Make
us feel proud of our Executive officer. We find
in them no sycophancy, no dotigh-facedness, no
floundering about for reasons to desert the inter
ests of his Commonwealth ; but he speaks out
boldly and manfully, with the eloquenceof lriith
and the force of a convincing argument that com
mands the attention and respect of the first men
of the country. Even :hone of ability, who can
not agree with him, give him credit for his hon.
esty of purpose, and the ability with which he
sustains his cause.
But it is in personal communication with the
man, where Gov. Johnston can be best under
stood and rppreciated. His fine, prepossessing
appearance, his courteous and urbane manners,
his frank bearing, his fidelity to friends, are all
his attributes, which win irresistibly upon his
associate, and excite you with an admiration
and regard for his person.
Yet all these things have no tendency to en
dear him to Locofocoism. it is enough for that
party to know that he is not of them, to excite
their vindictive persecution. But still he is like
a thorn in their side - and while they utter their
denunciations, they feol their own inferiority.—
May he long live to keep them in subjection,
Mid in the campaign of '5l again be the Whig
standard-bearer to lead us on to another victo
ry.—Lrlianou Courser.
Look 0111.
T:,e inquirer cautions the public against a
plentiful issue of spurious gold coin—remarka
bly well executed, and to be detected only by
weightng. It says, the half eagles, which are,
perhaps, the most numerous, bear various dates,
such as 1814, 1815 and 1317. Of the quarter
eagle, only ore date, 1813, and bearing the 0.
for the New Orleans Mint mark, has as yet
been detected; but doubtless there are others
in circulation. The value of the half eagle as
sayed was from $3 to $3 40, and the quarter
do. $1 25. They are an well calculated to de
ceive, that they have pared undetected, through
the hands of good judges, into the Mint.
The late Veto.
The Apalantian, a locoloco paper at Blairs
ville, after giving an abstract of the lite veto
on the apportionment bill concludes his stricture:
as follows :
These objections alone are sufficiently strong
to justify the Governor in vetoing the bill. We
are aware that it is a difficult matter to appor
tion the State in such a way as to make the re
presentation equal; but this bill is certainly a
little too far from the mark to pass inspection.
It is, of course, to be expected that the Demo
crats having the majority, will endeavor to form
the districts in such a manlier as will make the
party vote, throughout the State, count as much
as possible ; but they have no right to make an
unfair apportionment in order to gain that end.
We have yet to see any censures upon that
message, in any of the papers in the State,
which hare a general character for fairness and
honesty.
TREATY WITH ENGLAND.-A letter from
Washington, says that the Treaty just conclud i
ed between Sir Hurry Bulwer and our Govern
ment was transmitted to the Senate on Monday
by the President, accompanied with the corres
pondence between the contracting parties. Great
Britain stipulates not to settle, occupy, fortify,
or exercise any right of domain in Central
America or the Mosquito coast ; in other words,
she agrees to surrender the territorial acquisi
tions made by virtue of an alleged protectorate
to the King of Mosquito. This is a re-establish
merit of the policy laid down by Monroe—one
that the United States is pledged by principal
and interest to adhere to.
Dx,rit FROM JUMPING A ROPE.—A small child
of Mr. BENNET, a colored man, died suddenly in
Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday last. It had
jumped the rope 250 times successively, by
which it became heated, then drank cold water,
and immediately expired. Another child lies
dangerously ill from the same cause.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.—Two persons,
named LAWRENCE McCom.. and JAMES FARREL
have been arrested in Harrisburg, on a bench
warrant, and committed to prison in Dauphin
county, charged with murder.
fire DIVVERENCE.—When the "Lone Star"
of Texas was about to be admitted into the
Union, there was with President Polk, Mr. Bu
chanan, &c. such "hot haste," that expresses
were sent ofr and many obstacles and barriers
overcome and broken dawn. Texas, without
as many inhabitants or elect.s as we have in
the county of Philadelphia, was rushed into the
Union. But now, whew California, teeming
with population and business, rich in reeources,
and with ae enlightened republican eonstitation,
presents herself for admission, the whole south
rises up against her. Indeed it is threatened by
some that the admission of California will dis
solve the Union.
How the Public Works are Managed.
From the following article, (says the Hol
lidaysburg Register) copied from the Johnstown
Echo," a Locofoco paper, and edited by a Rail
Road officer. our readers may learn something,
of the manner in which the Public Works arc
managed by the horde of Locofoco Office-holders
which swarm upon them. The occurrence re
ferred to took place some Ogee or four weeks
ago; and we have waited to see what defence
the Superintendent and his friends would make,
but have waited in Vaih. Searcely an attempt
to palliate has been. made ; and we are left to
the conclusion that the criminally disgraceful
conduct on the occasion has been but truly
narrated. The People, we think, will soon be
gin to see the Necessity of a change in the Canal
board.
ACCIDENT ON PORTAGE II• ROAD.
One of the coneequenees of forcin g men t o the
County Meeting.
On Tuesday afternoon, as the Passenger Car
was passing over the Portage R. Road from the
West, and while going up Plane No. 3, the ears
broke loose, and were precipitated from the head
to the foot of the Plane, by which the Baggage
Car was completely wrecked, and the Passenger
Car much injured.
We have inquired into the cause of this fright.
ful accident, by which the lives of the Passen
gers were only guarded by the prudent foresight
of the agent on the Car, and have received re
liable information on the subject. It appears
that the regular hands at the Plane, and the
Locomotive Engineer on the level between
Planes No. 3 and 4, were drummed to the meet
ing at Ebensburg. Substitutes were in charge
of the Plane and the Locomotive on the upper
level. The business having been retarded, a
large number of freight cars clogged the head of
the Plane, and extended from its brow, on the
going up track, to a considerable distance out
on the level. An Engineer by the name of
Wampler, who is an Assistant at Plane No. 8
in Blair county, and whose knowledge of a
Stationary Engine must have been obtained
within the last two months, was brought over,
and placed in charge of the Stationary Engine
at Plane No. 3, in order to enable the regular
Engineer to attend the meeting. When the
Passenger Car came up to the head, the power
of the Engine was not sufficient to force the ears
on the track in the head out from the brow. The
substitute for the Engineer concluded to bring
lip the cars v ith a << rush," awd force the cars
on the track by a violent "bump." As soon as
Major Barr, the Agent on the car, perceived
this, and feeling conscious of the danger and im
prudence of doing so, he advised his passengers
to get out of the car, which they did, some of
them just escaping in time; for as snail as the
Passenger Car struck the cars in the head of the
Plane, the concussion was so violentas to break
the rope, and to precipitate the train to the font
of the Plane. The consequence was the demoli
tion of the baggage car, and the great injury of
the Passenger car.
. . .
In additio'n to the destruction of the property
of the State, consequent upon this casuality, two
of Leech & Co's. cars that Were standing on the
track, were added to the wreck. One of these
cars was completely destroyed, and the other
nearly so. The Commonwealth is bound to
pay the damages sustained by this company,
and we understand, they will immediately lay
their claim before the Board. If justice were
meted out, should not the Supsrintendent be
made liable for the amonct.
Comment on this subject is unnecessary. The
cause of the accident is apparent. Ilad the
Superintendent not dragged the reaul, hands
to the meeting, the probability is, that it would
have been avoided.
Rrrr, TO WEBSTER.—The humorous Wash
in;ton corresl•ondent of the Commonwealth, pub
lished at Washington, in this State, and who
glories in the name of Teddy O'Neile, says in a
late letter :
"Mr. Sinathur Sturgeon has jist sint me word
that he intinds answering Mr. Webster's great
speech on the fifth Friday of April."
fig — Hon. 171 ..`7N Boni, member of Congress
from Kentucky, was married in the Catholic
Chapel, at Harrisburg, on the 11th inst. to Mrs.
Ann L. Dickson, of Ebeinburg, Pa.
The capacity of the IT. S. Mint in Phila
delphia in about being greatly increased by ad
ditions in ■everal of the departments of the
building. When these improvements arc com
pleted, it is believed that the Mint will be able
to coin at least $3,500,000 per month, or furry
two million: prr annum.
CO - There continue to be frequent cases of
cholera on the boats navigating the Mississippi.
—Nearly every boat arriving at Louisville from
below, reports from three to eight cases.
Cc7 - The people of Delaware, through their
legislature, have twice declared themselves
against the further extension of slavery.
12:7 — The Pittsburg Post, says ,‘ We saw
on Tuesday, the son of a man worth two hun
dred thousand,' lying dead drunk' in the street.
A few steps from him lay the scn of a man
worth nothing, in the same condition. Verily,
wiskey is a great leveller.
ir,"The State of Georgia, whose industry ex
cels that of any other Southern State, among
her many other branches of labor, has turned at
tention to that of manufacturing turpentine. No
less than 2'5,500 barrels have been manufactured
there the present ',Sorkin season. A t the same
time the distillationof crude turpentine is rapid
ly increasing at various points. About ten dis
tilleries are reported working.
D7"The Rev. Ds. Durbin, of Philadelphia,
has been appointed corresponding secretary of
the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Pitman. The
Dr. has accepted the appointment, and will
shortly enter upon the duties of his office.
CcrA correspondent of the N. Y. Sun says
that the steamships running between Panama
and San Francisco, carry on arr average TA
cabin passengers each way at $3OO each, and
250 steerage passengers at $l5O each, thus re
alizing $165,000. The expenses do not exceed
55,700, so that the profits of the voyage, in pas
sengers alone, is $109,300. Add to this the
freight, say $B,OOO, and the total profits amount+
to $117,300.
(j) 2 -Two children were. bgrnt to death
last week by their clothes taking fire;
one near Hagerstown, aged 3 years,
daughter of Wm. Secore ; the other 2
years, son of Richard Brown, of Win
chester, Vn.
Letter from Harrisburg.
Correspondence of the Huntingdon Journal
Iliantsuutto, April 26, 1850
Ma. CLARK:-This of course will be a strange
letter—somewhat incoherent and unconnected,
so far as its subject matter is concerned. It is
near the close of a session, when the business
becomes a Kind of chaos. It is near the close
of one of the most unprincipled and reckless
sessions, so far as the majority is concerned,
that ever disgraced the annals of Pennsylvania's
Legislation. Every session is more or less
.figity, at its close. This one has
,fits,—tied
fits—convulsions. Never since Pennsylvania
was a State, were her Legisl 'live Halls disgraced
by on much bold and transparent wickedness.
The majority seem to have but one Motive, a
desire to secure political ends—the ends of jus
tice, and the public weal, seem not to enter into
their speculations. They must, tl.ey think,
/isdil" Gov. Johnston, .. or die." The im
pression now is that they will have to " die" a
little while, for .4 head" him they cannot.
The apportionment hill which passed the
House went to the Senhte, and was there amend
ed until its fool injustice was equaled only by
the vetoed Bill. On final passage, however,
the vote stood IC to 16, and it fell. Best bolted.
The democracy he thought were not playing fair
with his Montour county, and he refused to vote,
exercising his one man power" to let them
know lie was not powerless. This blow Para
lined them for a (Short time—their hopes were
all at sea, and out of sight of land.
On Monday their forces rallied. The appro..
priation bill was through the House on second
reading, when h motion was ma le, (understood
by every Loco Foco) to go into committee of
the whole for general amendment. It was car
ried, and who so eminently qualified to take the
chair, as that Prince in oppressive wrong, the
Judge who disgraced the ermine in the trial of
the rioters of 1838—James Madison l'orter,—
the rights of the minority, and if needed, of the
majority were to b., trampled Willer foot. He was
called to the chair ; and then commenced their
work of infamy. A motion was made to hang
the apportionment hill to the appropriation bill;
outrageous Is was this proposition, the vote
was taken, and declared instanter, by the chair
man—.. carried." Montour county was to come
next as an amendment, but before the (ogle man
of democracy hail time to move, Baker of Frank
lin, made the motion—it was carried. Then al
though they had gone into committee for gen
eral amendment, which opens every door, and
forbids the rising of the committee, except on
motion, the hold operator in the chair, took the
bit in his teeth, and in direct violation of the
rules of the House, declared all other amend
ments Out of order—said .. the hill um.c gone
through" and left the chair, and reported the
amendments to the House. Even the Locos
were startled at the high handed tyranny of their
patron saint—shame tinged the cheek of the
more conscientious, while the bold bravado and
hearty chuckling of their partisans made them
silent. The whigs were not astonished—they
could not he at any thing from that source. On
Tuesday morning, having slept upon their work,
the House retraced its steps and cut elf the
amendments—and finally passed the apportion
ment bill, and the last spite of Loco Foco malig
nity was spit at Best and Mcntour county,
by passing Alontour with an amendment leaving
it to the vote of Columbia county ; this kills
Montour—unless the Senate refuse to concur in
thi s amendment.
The memhors are becoming restless. A few
have paired off, and left for home, but there are
a few terrier., on both sides that say it will
never do to give it up no," and occasionally
there has been a bitter skinning of their teeth
at each other in the Loco Foco kennel. Cessna
starts his wind mill, several times each day,
but thus far he has not been able to get his own
meal ground.
One moment you would suppose that honesty
and fair ,lealintr, was going to pass a fair appor
tionment bill, the Locos tall so fair—in the
next, you will find them all with their collars
(for that constitutes the whole of their party
harness) on, and straining for dear life, to pull
(Gov. Johnston "one of hi,r hoots." Perhaps
the next moment awakens their recollection of
what is in "them ar /0013; " and that two kicks
in the same place is likely to "'stablish a raw,"
they let go—unhitch from that load ; and then
talk again so titre you would almost think they
believed what they said. A nntheyfit takes them,
and yon would suppose that " the venerable
Nicholas was to be paid off, and and no one had
prepared the warm pitch." So it goes, day
after day; like the fight, first one tip and then
the other, next one thorn andtherrthe other, and
no person ready to answer the question). " well
who got licked I"
In the House an apportionment bill has again
been up, and containing the same provisions as
the one which was lost in the Senate last week.
It excited the same family quarrel in the Loco
Foco family. Galley gave them another speech,
and was again sustained. What will be its fate
eventually, remains to he seen.
The Bill tar the election of Prosecuting At
tornies has finally passed both Houses.
In the Senate, a Plank Road bill was amended
in committee of the whole, and all after the
word t< that" struck out and the Wetlierill di
vorce case added as an amendment. The ques
tion of order was raised, but prompt!, decided
that the amendment WAS in order. When the
committee rose the questior of order was dis
cussed at length, and the divorce case rode out
the storm, and passed second reading.. If it
should pass finally, it will prove conclusively
that " some things can be done as well as
ethers."
The Senate refused to concur in the !louse
amendment to the Montour county bill, leaving
the question of the new county to the vote of the
people, and the vexed question is still clogging
the wheels of Legislation. It may come np in
the House again to-day.
Loco For° malignity, is now shooting all its
arrows at our excellent friend, James Johnston
the nominee for the Glasgow consulship. Urged
by their bitter hatred of his brother, the Gover
nor, the legs of every knave in the crowd is
tt Faint with haste
To propagate the lie his soul has framed."
Though faint, yet fiend like, they push on their
"battalions " in this campaign of ea lunmv.
Every whig editor in the State should direct the
eyes of the people to this shameless work of
detraction. And a Cain-like mark put upon
every man who panders to their vile purposes.
DCI - No Signs of Adjournment Yet!! I
Loco Focoism is determined to secure a ma
jority in the Legislature for the next seve:i years,
cost what it may. Conscience was long since
traded off, to obtain party power. That, bad as
it is, the people can bear so long as they have
'Gov. Johnston here to guard their rights. Yet,
it is a question the people should ask and . an
swer, eon we afford to have the Treasure of
the State squandered, lay pot house politicians,
for no other purpose than to erect Senatorial
Districts so that they may be returned as Sena
tors 1 One Hundred days was spent, and but
little done ! To that have already been added
sixteen days more, and none of the Public Bills
yet passed. The money of the lax-payers fur
nishes the ,‘ roast beef," and they can well
say, " who cares ! Had this Legislature de
sired to do the people's business well, ninety
sings Was all and more than was needed. but
they thought with at majority we can head Bill
Johnston— ,, skin the Whigs"—pocket the pay
for the Political pillage—and the Democracy
will thank us for our patriotism. Tax payers of
Pennsylvania, will you submit to such injury f
Are your taxes not heavy enough now
I am aware that I is not write as plain as
print—and of ettiirse I excuse you. I have to
write so hastily 1 know you will excuse me.
There was one or PSo blunders among the types
of last week, I must correct. In the paragraph
relating the Gaffey atene you make me say.
" boots" instead of holes ; ai pumping" instead
of jumping ; placid" instead of flaccid ; not
very important, but still they materially change
the meaning of what I wrote.
I expect the Legislature will adjourn one of
these days. If my letters ars too long, you
know how to shorten them. I hare not tittle.
PHILO:
A "Murdered man found Alive.
The Elmira Gazette states that a Mr. Sans;
bury, who disappeared from that place in the
Fall, and was supposed to be murdered, has been
discovered at WatetlOo, Seneca county where'
he has been all Winter, chopping wood. Two , '
men by the name of Rorick and Russell', who
where with him about the time of hie dielaffoear ,
ance, have been tried for murdering him, during,
his absence, and fortunately acquitted. What
induced him to leave so abruptly, he I , not able'
to state.
EIGHTEEN BURGLARIES.—There were'
arrested at Boston, on Friday week, the
supposed robbers of 18 different dwel
ling houses in that vicinity, viz : John
Dunnskin and Mary Ann Kenfield, the
latter a pretty girl, aged only 16 and on•
whom was found much missing jewelry.
Dunnek in was only pardoned out of the'
penitentiary in January, where he had
been sent for shop-breaking. Some
startling developments are expected for
be made by them,
The winter, here, has been mild
and long, but the accounts from Europe
tell us that it has been severe. The Arno'
a river near Florence, a tributary of the
'Fiber, was frozen over, and the people'
passed across upon the ice. This is atO
unusual event. In Russia, such has been
the severity of the winter that numbers
haveperished front cold—literally frozen
to death.
MARRIED.
On the 2•ith inFt., by the Rev. Wm. Hirst of
Baltimore, Arr. BENJ. .1. /COUGH, of Cambria
county, to Miss . I%ts Y J. EvANs, of Huntingdon
county.
DIED.
In this borough, on Sunday morning last,
Isaum.i.o, daughter of J. P. Anderson, Esq.,
aged about 8 months.
THE MARKETS,
P1111,1 , 13,111A, April 26, 1850.
The Flour markets is quiet. Shipping brands
are held firmly, at 65,25 per barrel; but there
is very fink inquiry for shipment. Moderate
sales to the bakers and city dealers, at $5,25 a
$5,57; for common and good brands; and 5,50 a
5,75 for extra.
Bye Flour—A small sale at $2,874
Cora) Meal—No transactions have come tinder
our nonce.
Grain—There is scarcely any Wheat arriving
and prices are fully maintained. Sales of prime
red at $1,16, and White at $1,21 per bushel.
Rye we quote at GO n 61c.
Corn has been in demand, and has further ad
vanced. Sales of yellow at filq a GO cents. afloat.
Oats are scarce, and there arc very few com
ingir.
Whiskey is firm, at ` - .2 I cents, and lilids, at 23
cents.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dissolution of Partnership.
ALI, persons interested will take notice that
the co-partnership heretofore existing between
th undersigned, under the name and firm of
Fisher, M'Murtrie & Co., has this day been dis
solved, by mutual consent. William H. Peigh
'tat withdraws, and the business will continue to
be conducted as usual, by the old firm of Fisher
& M'Murtrie, to who-mall notes, book accounts
and claims of the firm of Fisher, M'Murtrie &
Co. ore transferred, and' by whom all the debts
.d liabilities of the concern have been assumed.
Therefore, persons- haviu-g claims against said
firm, will call upon Fisher & ITNlurtrie for pay
ment, and such as are indebted, will settle with
and pay then, THOS. FISHER,
l) URTRIE,
NM. N. FEIGHTAL
Huntingdon, April 30, IESO.
Eur FIRM.
VIM. H. PEIGHTAL, &
the Ist day of June next, will open A
SPLENDID STORE in the room formerly
occupied by John N.Prowell, opposite NVallace'a
Hotel, where goods will he cold on such terms an
cannot fail to prove highly advantageous to pur
chasers.
The highest market price will be paid at all
Timex, IN CABI-I, fur Wheat, Rye and Corn,
and other country produce will be taken in ex
change for goods.
I i ' intinitlon7April 30, 1850
SHERIFFALTY.
Tip the Denweratir Whig Voters and Citizens
nunlinvgn County.
A T the request of many trientle, L have been
11 induced to announce myself as a csaditlate
for the office of Sheriff, at the ensuing fall' eler
ion ; subject, however, to the decision of the
County Convention, to he held in August next,
I pledge myself, if nominated and elected, to din
charge the duties of the office impartially emit
honestly, to the heel of toy shillty.
13ENJAMI , N F. GLASGOW.
Union township, April 30, 185 a.
DANIEL AFRICA,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
OFFICE IN MARKET STREET,
HUNTINGDON, PA.
April 30, 1850.
DRANDY.--Superior Brandy, in bottle.,
1) for sale by Louts Srarisinsn.
WINE.—Port rod Madeira Wine, of su
perior quulity, in bottler, for role by
Lours &Litwin,
Fi n suGAß.—Elegant
GUNI. Fi!;ugargforle
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