'r - TIT4I JOURNAL. 444/taI:CT PRIIIII lUPPORTID lIT TRUTR. SI HUNTINGDON, PA, Tbursday Morning, Feb. 0, 1‘,1i1:-= OF PVIRLICATION T611"111:11T1310DON JQVILNAL" is published at Ova followiag rats., via) If paid in advance, per annum, $1,75 1 1 paid daring the year, 2,00 If pawl alter the expiration of theyear,• • 2,50 To Clubs of Ive or more, in advance, • • • 1,50 Tau above Terms will be adhered to in all cases. aulscription will be taken for a lees period than au monde, as no paper will be discontinued tin ad all arreetages are paid, unless at the option of she publisher. V. B. PALMER IS oa• anthorized agent in Philadelphia, New Turk and litltimore, to receive advertisement.. awl 413 y persons in those cities wishing to adver ts* is or columns. will please call on him. ♦ Change. lug ftereafter the "Journal" will he puldisted es Thursday morning in place of Tuesday as here torero. We make this change for the benefit of oar readers. The present arrangement of the maile will enable on. by this change. to give later WIC as we almost invariably receive the impor- Mat sews in the early part of tl e week. Tte Troagh Creak packages will be mailed on Wed nesday evening, and will convey to our nnmerous othseribers in that region the very latest intelli -1111144). ar Important news may be found under Tele graph head in another column. Eir See new advertisements on third page of thin paper. Gr Ron. M. HAMPSON has our thanks fur a copy of his speech on the Tariff. Messrs. M'MukTRIE, SMITH, and M'CrNE, will please accept our thanks fur their favors fruns Harrisburg. STATE PRINTING.—On an examination of the public documents received from Harrisburg, we cannot but admire the handaome style in which ININN 41 Co. are executing tl,e public printing.— NotwithstAnding they have taken the work at nn extremely low price, we think it was never before eo well execated. ia- The ‘• FULTON REPCIILICAN," is the title of a new Whig paper started in M'Connellsburit, the shire town of the new county of Fulton, by Joni NrCottov. It is well printed and the num ber before ni evidences creditable talent on the pan of the editor. We wirli it al to:dant MIME, Mr. Cooper and the " Pledge." The Lcbanon Courier says, that " lion. James Cooper is the only one from Pennsylvania who has signed the pledge gotten up at Washington, pledging the sigaers to oppose any one for office who cd,ss not agree with, and endorse, the honora ble gentlemen in their pomp of the " Pence moisures." This is the most impudent and high handed piece of presumption we ever recollect to bare heard tell of. That the representatives of the people should attempt to coerce their constit rents into en endorsement of their acts, is a mon rtrous of power that has never before been thought of in this country, and cannot but be received with indignation. Is this one of the preparatory steps by Mr. C. of an opposition to the re-election of Gov. Johnston'? It has a hard equinting that way, and it is well the inquiry timid he mute in time. Tie Courier did us much as an, other press in the State towards putting Mr. Cooper wl.are he now is; but if lie intends to n.e his posit.Zon td distract and create a schism it the Whig party, we c.nt now only regret that we did not know the ma: , hoer at an earlier day." The " Huntingdon Jowl:to:" wfo also en advo cate of Mr. Cooper's election to the position he now holds. We supported him itecol.o we liked him as a man, and had confidence in Wig. Our friendship fur him was dirtateri try no selfish motive. We acted entirely with a view to the good of the Whig party; but we have had. since Mr. C. entered tl:e Semite, frequent occa °ion to think that we, and others who supported him, made a rad mistake hi this particular. In plum of harmonising the Whig party, he has heen doing much to distract it. And if he continues to use the position he occupies to distract tl.e par ty that placed him in power, wo csn only join 03t friend of the " Courier" in the regret which Le toetpreeees. Church Dedication. It is expected that the Presbyterian new Church •Bice et Alexandria, in this county, will he ded icated to the public worship'of God, on Monday, the 23rd inst. Religious services will commence the Thursday evening previous at eiirly candle lighting. The public are invited to attend.. Navy COElNTlES.—Petitions have been prevent ed to the Legislature for a new county, to he call ed " Buena Vista," to he composed of Brawl- top, Middle and South Woodherry, Liberty and Hopewell in Bedford county, and parte of Blair sad Huntingdon—tLe county seat to be Stoners town. Also, by Mr. /Bair, of Centre, for a new county out of parts of Huntingdon, Centre and Blair. On motion of Mr. Glair, tie petition was refer red to a select coaunittce consiatiug of tLe mem bers from the aht..ro counties. By Mr. .5,4i14, for the new ronnty of Penn, We hciie•e at, latter proposed new enmity contemplate. mAing up its prof anions from Him gnome, Hedred anti Franklin. Well, if any new set o f counties has a better rigl t to old Hui tiagdon CM] she boo to herself, let them take her. And if the friends of the meunre are true to We hero not yet learned whether el e boundaries themselves, they will not renew or extend any of either the proposed new counties includes t:e honk charter, %hail a system of free B.uking is borough of Huntingdon. lint we shall doubtless established. isoutein iu glo4 tires. $ Old winter gave ass short week. and Correspondence of the Huntingdon Journal. Letter from Ittarriabttrg. HAMMING, Vet. 4, 1851, DR. Cot,.—The Salons in ors Legislative Halls, are beginning to look more wise each day, as they become snore and more filled with the spirit of Law Givtrs, Trite, 119 yet they have not done met, but you can see by the ffirrows that deep . .nought has ploughed in their brows, that, like Pat's parrot (an owl) they keep up a "d-1 of a thinking," and I can only hope that " there is a good time a corning—wait a little longer." TIM Tariff resolutions have been reached about ten minutes before adjourning time on several days, but tact has generally kept them down until the Speaker announced "that the hour of one having arrived, this house stands attourned until to-morrow at ten o'clock." On Thursday, how ever, they were referred to a special committee, where of course they will sleep as long us decency will allow. The opposition hope to keep them out of sight and hearing until Congress has either adjourned or had formal action on the question. The citizens of Pennsylvania ought to see by this time, that loco foctiism is free trade at heart.— Opposition to protection is approved in all their actions, although they make a show of friendly feeling toward the protection of iron and coal. Aly opinion is that they hope to silence the elan,- ors of our manufacturers, by shutting up their work shops, and making the owners bankrupt,' thus leaving no object fur them to urge protection. In the Senate there La: been a long and able discussion upon the hill to repeal the law author icing the Board of Revenue Commissioners.— Those who favored repeal contending that the op erations of the law were unequal and oppressive upon some parts of the State; whilst the others affirmed, nut only that it was as equal as any laws could be upon the subject of the valuation of', property, but, that tl.e etect of the law was espe cially beneficial to the State in securing taxation upon a large amount of property which otherwise escaped, and consequently increasing the revenue of the State. My own opinion is that, like all such laws, it dues seem to work partial wrying, as all laws fur the same purpose necessarily will, but that it is about as e q ual as any law can be made at first, and that amendments may suggest themselves, which would perfect it, if legislators will learn from experience. Among other things both the Senate and House have passed resolutions, ordering (between them) four hundred copies of the "Daily America:l." Thig is a well merited compliment to the correct and impartial report of the slimily proceedings, which that spirited and enterprising paper has given to its readers. If the members make good use of the copies thus furnished ; the expenditure will he valuable to the citizen: of tic State, in keeping a full record of their proceedings before them, and at much less expense than by letter correspondence. The Report of the State Treasurer as publish ed, and laid upon 11.0 desks of the members, eon ' tains the following wholesome admissions, viz " If the act setting apart certain revenue, and pledging it to the payment of the State debt com mon.y culled the " Sinking Fund Act," shall be continued in force, the people of oar State may then confidently hope to he relieved from the taxes now necessarily imposed upon them." •• • It is hoped that this wise and salutary enactment will be continued in forcp. It promises well to accom plish the great purpose indicated by its title, the gradual and certain extinguishment of the debt of the Commonwealth." This is an admission from an opponent, which should satisfy every tax payer that Gov. Johns ton has been the originator of a plan, which will finally pay oil the State debt and relieve her from the hurthen of a heavy State tax. The State Treasurer in his report would not stoop to the lit tle meanness of politicians, and pretend that the State debt had been diminished by the Shank ad ministration. No, he is honest enough to give the credit where it is due. If our unsuspecting and oppressed tax payers will look fur the truth where it can I e found, they will see .who has de vised and is carrying out a plan fur the final relief of the people. Let, then, our toiling sons remember this truth , wrung from an official opponent, by a stubborn fact, and not permit political trickery and treach ery to deceive them as to who, and what, are the causes. which have thus foreshadowed the day when Pennsylvanians shall no longer pay a State Tax. Whigs hove great reason to he proud of the Executi,;e of their choice, when his statesmanship is so clearly proven that his enemies are compell ed to add their voi,:.es, to echo his commendation. His election was the t;. , wn of better days in our State ; and that man who would willingly spare him from tie place, filled with sC much honor to our Style, and profit to our peat will surely let the prejudice of party attachment, us;:rp the place of patriotism and State pride. On yesterday the Tsriff Resolutions came hack from tie committee to which they were referred. Or rather the committee reported an moor:mem. The chairman, Penniman, made a report with ac companying resolutions in favor of increasing the duty on iron and coal,—Messrs. Brindle and hum, two gentlemen of the same party, made a tree trade report, and presented free trade resolu tions. Messrs. Brown and Killinger, Whigs, made a short report favorahle to protection, and °timed Tariff resolutions. Penniman took occa sion to take the Speaker to tusk for constituting the committee of elements opposed to the views a himself, who asked the reference, end told hint in plant terms, he had disregarded Parliamentary usaLe. Jlir. ltrudle demuded the Speaker,--and mere tic mutter rested and tLo euttuuittoe were diseltarl,ed. Thus your readers will see that the Kaneites are trying to keep up their double dealing on this suljeet, part fur tree trade, part a mid; resulting in nothing but effective opposition to this truly Pcnusy Iran itt moasur e. Free asnking Petitions ars pouring in from all sections of the State, and the hope' are now that the law will pamo. made no all feel that it was possible. the resolittion of the Canal Board to the contrary, that the canal would not be open on the 13th inst. By the by, the hoard have after making the Nerawaya dunce attention upon them for three weeks, dinpoted of the crowd, the pulling and hauling resulted as 1 anticipated. Each of the factions, got a "nub bin"—and all the growlers will be starved into good nature, The session is unusually dull so far. Tours, SMIKS. Gov. Johnston.--Reduction of the State Debt. Nothing seems to annoy the politieal opponents of GOv. JonenTox so ranch a. a reference to the large reduction that has been made in the State debt since the commencement of his Administra tion. The opposition presses are laboring hard to show-that the reduction during the Administration of Gov. SIMNIC was quite equal to that shown for the last two years to the late meseage of Gover nor Johnston; and how they have succeeded will appear by the following letter from the Harrisburg correspondent of the Philadelphia North Americas, who has compiled Ids statement from unquestion able authorities. This exhibit •places this whole question in its proper light; and proves that, while Gov. Shook, during the four years of his term of office, reduced the demands upon the public Treas ury $148,656 29, Go, Johnston, during the two years of his term of office, has reduced the claims upon the Treasury $527,251 51 ; while, in the same two years, $545.000 in addition, have been appropriated and paid to the avoidance of the In clined Plane at Philadelphia, and the completion of the North Branch canal. It will not do to say that this is merely accidental, and the result of can,ses over which the Governor exercised no con trol. It is the result of Whig Legislation, urged on by the Governor's earnest recommendations, and he is therefore entitled to the credit of it.— The whole financial system of the session of 1840—the creation of the Sinking Fund, and the new sources of revenue then discovered—is prop erly the work of Gov. Johnston ; and its adoption may he attributed solely to his influence upon the Legislature of that year. It is not a mere econo my, or careful husbanding of the resources of the Commonwealth, that we claim for Gov. Johnston, but the creation of a new financial system, which, not only reduces the public debt at the rate of hull a million of dollars a year, but by the opera tions of the Sinking Fund, promises to consume it all in the space of a few years. " There is one thing of which the friends of Gov. Johnston have reason to be proud. It is the success which has attended his management' of the finances of the State. This is one of the causes of the strong hold which the Governor has upon the thinking and moderate of all parties;' his opponents know well the strength of his posi tion, and are nut backward in attempting to show that the decrease of the debt, during Gov. Johns ' ton's term, is about equal to that of Gov. Shenk, and is brought about by the operation of causes I then, as now, in existence. They accompany their statements with an appearance of fairness ; but by such means, throwing the unconscious reader off his guard, they use the opportunity to grossly misrepresent the facts, and do intustice to the Governor. An instance of this is found in a late number of the Dow,cratic Union, published in Harrisburg. It contains au article relative to the State debt, which is prefaced by a pretended desire to deal with the question fairly, and which appears throughout to act with fairness, but which in reality is fail of misrepresentation and double dealing. Let us look at the flicts. The Union makes the debt on Dec. 1, 1845 $40,986,393 22 Dec. 1, 1846 40,789,577 00 Dec. I, 1847 40,505,645 86 Dec. 1, 1848 40,474,736 93 And it alleges that the State debt was reduced over half a million of dollars during the four years of Gov. Skunk's administration. The first error in this calculation is that, in computing the debt of the State on the Ist December, 1848, they entirely neglected to count the canal and motive power and railroad debt, which was contracted dur ing Gov. Shank's administration. This debt, which was left as an inheritance to Governor Johnston, amounted to $363,000, and the actual debt of the lot of Dec. 1848, instead of being, as stated by the Union, $40,474,73q 93, was $40,838,736 93. Thus : Debt Dec. 1, 1848, as stated by the Union, $40,474,796 93 Canal, motive power and railroad debt, created under Governor Shunk's adu tration, which is not counted in the above, Actual debt, Dec. 1, 1848, *40,837,736 93 Debt Dec. Ist, 1845, as given above by the Union, 40,986,393 22 Actual reduction of the State debt, during Gov. Shank's adm' tration, assuming the Union's data, $148,656 29 The fact of the case is, that although Governor S.unk paid off $511,656 29 of the debt in one f i rm, i.e added a canal, motive power and railroad debt, amom:tiog to 363,000, leaving the actual decrease $148,6C.6 29. Now for the decrease dur ing Gov. Johnston's term : On Dec. lot, 1850, the dcl.t was, $40,775,485 42 Amount of stocks and money in the Sinking Fund, 465,000 00 $40,310,485 4i The actual debt on the Int of' December, 1848, as shown above, was $40,837,735 93. The actual debt on the let December, 1850, was $40,310,- 485 42—showing that iu the two years of Guy. Johnston's adminlstrarion $527,951 51 of the debt have been paid. In addition to this, large appropriations have been made to the puldic works. A loan to avoid. the Schuylkill plane was made of $400,000, and $143,000 wet.: geven to the North Brunch canal ; so that instead of paying, as Gov. Shank did, a certain amount of the public debt, and contracting a canal, mo o tine power and railroad debt, which almost equal. led the amount it is alleged he paid, Gov. Johns ton has paid more than half a million of the public Mt, whilst, in addition to this payment, more than half a million has been appropriated to ex traordinary w. rke.''— Daily Amp , r ean. A CANDID Arosmarox.—The Washington Un ion is at last driven candidly to admit that "the course of President Fillmore has eo far hen gen erally consroonded." Flew Post Route. A poet route hu recently been eetabliehed from Mill Creek to l'( pre ell, lye, ford County Ps. through Traugh Creek Valley, and acme. Broad top. The following is the offices and Post Mager, on the route. 1. Mill Creek F. 0., L. G. Kessler, P. M. 2. Calvin P. 0., Benj. P. Glasgow, P. M. 2. Tod P. 0., Mord. Chilcoat, P. M. 4. Eagle Fuondry P. 0., David Hamilton, P.M. 5. Broadtop P. 0.. Isaac Cook, P. M. 3. Six Mile Run P. 0., A. W. Evans, P. M. 7. Hopewell P. 0.. That. Horton, P. M. THANKS.—Hon. S. Cuvnt has sent no part let and second of the Congressional Globe for 1849- 50, neatly bound. Moo, a volume containing the annual message of President and accompanying documents for 1850-51. We can only any that we heartily thank our M. C. for bin generous lib erality. crOur member, Wu. B. Swint, Esq., has in troduced a bill into the Legislature making Hun tingdon Borough a separate School District.— This is right. CT'We learn by last evening's mail that Mr. Fegely presented a petition tin. a new county, out of Huntingdon to be called "TATLoft." The boundaries are not mentioned. COLD WEATDER.-Tho April like weather spoken of in our last, suddenly changed on Wed nesday of hurt week, and we had four days of weather as cold as Greenland, the thermometer standing at about 20 degrees below freezing point. Free Banking. A writer in the Pennsylvanian. takes bold and solid ground in favor of a Free Banking Law, and declares it to be eminently democratic in it. prin ciples. Be avers that the lack of enterprise so long complained of in Philadelphia, is to he ascri bed to a want of banking capital. Ile shows, that while the city of New York hue $27,300,000, and Boston $21,716,000, Philadelphia has only $lO,- 518,000; and that while the whole State of New York has a banking capital of $48,250,000, and, Massachusetts $38,150,000, Pennsylvania has but $18,528,000. Whether this be Democratic principle or Whig 'principle, it is the true principle, which will be adopted sooner or later in Pennsylvania. It is undeniably the safer system fur the people, inas much as no bank will he permitted to issue a note, until ample security is phhlyed to the State for its redemption. The most radical reformer could not ask for more, and the most rigid conservative could not yield less.—Germontracti Telegraph. Letter from Abbot Lawrence. A friend has received a letter from Abbot Law rence, our Minister to London, from which the fol lowing extract is taken. What it says of our growing indebtedness to Europe and of our large importations front Europe, is important to tho,e engaged in trade, and interesting to all readers. Lownow, Ike. 31, 1850. Something must be done to arrest the Importations front foreign nations which so fur exceed our Exports. We have now in Europe an hundred and fifty millions of dollars of United States, City, and Corporation bonds, which have been sold to pay the balance of trade against us,— in other words for the products of foreign labor to the detriment of our own. Our Exports should balance our Imports, and to that extent I am wil ling to go—and not further. It is not creditable to our great coutarg to borrow large sums of money of our rivals for the purpose of obtaining such ar ticles of luxury or necessity as should be produced at home. We are recklessly squadering our mag nificent resources. When will our people learn wisdom ? • • • Believe me, dear sir, most faithfully, Your friend and obedient servant. [Communicated. The Heading Boys Outdone. There was slaughtered, on Wednesday the 29th ultimo, by Mr. Wm. B. Leas, residing on what is now the Poor House Farm, adjoining the town of! Shirleysburg, in this county, a mammoth hog, the weight of which when cleaned and dressed was 727 pounds. His Swinish Majesty was of what, is called here the Chester County breed, and was about two years old. 'The above is not only eminently creditable to the individual enterprise of Mr. Lens as a farmer and producer of Stuck, but may it not also be considered indicative of the productiveness of- the farm itself; and does it not speak well for the dis crimination and good judgment of our P. House Commissioners in making the selection they did, as the future home of the poor, the helpless, and the unfortunate ? B. 363,000 00 Something Neii. Our townsman, E. C. Sommers has invented a mode of cooling the suffocated, in a hot summer's day. The apparatus is attached to an arm rock ing chair, and by rocking gently, you are surround ed by a fine, pleasant, cooling breeze, without any exertion on your part except rocking. Ile has termed it the Tempest Chair, from the unusual amouut of air which it produces, scented if desired. Ile has sent a model to Washington to obtain a patent, which 1 um sure he will have no difficul ty in securing ; he also intends sending our to the World's rare. I believe it to he one of the finest pleasure chairs that has ever been invented. Its a very short time ho will be prepared to supply persons who may wish to purchase. A conside rable number have already been engaged and will be made as soon as a right is secured. A. DEATH FRO:M DRUNXENNESS.—A colored man lost his life in this borough on Sunday last, as fol lows: he was found in a hotel stable in the even ing, under the feet of one of the horses, and was so badly injured as to be in a state of insensibili ty. He was taken to the house of his mother and died during the night, from his wounds. His head and face wore badly rut. Ho had been drink ing to exerts daring the day. No one to blame but bin:self ! Let his fate he a warning to oth ers.— Weil Chester Record. How. CAA nuts T. JAllse Imo been elected Uni ted States Senator by the Legislature of Rhode Island. He is a Democrat, and was elected be cause three Whip, Witterts, Stmwows and Dos- WORTII Were rlartieg, sad trioter would with ' dray. FROM WASHINGTON. Defeat of the Tariff. On Tuesday of last week, the Horse, after some previous business, went into Committee of the Whole on the deficiency appropriation bill. After all the amendments and clauses of the bill were got through with, Mr. STRONG moved au important amendment, providing that after the let of April next, all duties required by law to he levied, col leeted and paid on goods, wares and merchandise, shall be assessed on the market value, with the ad dition of such charges as are now itnposed by law, at the time and place of export; provided that upon all descriptions of iron, upon machinery made wholly or in part of iron, and upon anchors, chain cables and anvils, the ditties shall be asses sed upon the average prices, with the charges ad ded, which like descriptions of iron bore in the principle ports during the ten fiscal years immedi ately preceding the year of importation, such val ues and charges to he ascertained and declared by the Secretary of the Treasury, as the basis foreach succeeding fiscal year. It further pruvides thnt the duties ou window glass and linseed oil shall be 30 per cent; upon all descriptions of iron and ma chienery made wholly or in part of iron, chain ca bles, anchors, anvils, &c. 40 per cent, except rail road iron, which may be admitted at the old rates for one year thereafter; upon cordage, and yarns, woolon goods and refilled sugar, 10 per cent over l and above present rates. To prevent frauds and staler valuations, and insure uniformity its ap praisements, local appraisers at large are to be ap pointed, at a compensation of $2OOO, with neces sary travelling expenses to visit the various parts of the United States. The amendment also ex tends the period to which imports may be deposit ed in warehouses to three years. Wit!.out taking any action on the amendment tie House adjour ned. On Wednesday, the Horst: took up the Defi eiency Bill in Committee of the Whole, the ques tion pending 1 cing the amendment of Mr. STRONG offered ,csterday, in relation to the Tariff, which the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Meade, pro nounced to be out of order. Mr. Strong appealed from the decision of the Chair. The question was then taken and the decision of the Chair sus tained—ayes 102, noes, 87. Several other efforts were made to amend the hill similar to the amend ment of Mr. Strong, all of which Chair pronoun ced out of order, and his decision was in each in- Stance sustained. The Committee then rose and the bill was passed under the operation of the pre vious question. It appropriates about one million three hundred thousand dollars to supply appro priations fur the present fiscal year. The remain der of the day was devoted to the consideration of the bill establishing braneh mints in New York and San Francisco. In the Senate,' the Committee to whom was re ferred the Cheap Postage 13111 from the House, re ported it with amendments fixing the rates of prepaid letters at three cents per half ounce,• and five cents for half ounce letters not prepaid.— Postmaster's compensation cot to exceed amount of salary received for year ending Jane 30, 1851. The provision exemting newspapers from postage for 30 miles, and the deduction of 50 per cent of postage on magazines, if prepaid, are Stricken out. They also strike out the provision taking sway the right of exchange from those papers re fusing to pupils!' uncalled letters. The bill lies over for future action. FRENCH SFOILATIOX-GRANTB OF PUBLIC In the Senate, on Friday of last week, the French Spoliation bill, ordered to he engrossed. the day previous, was taken np and passed final ly. The bill appropriates $5,000,000, and much of it will go to those who are much in need of it, scattered over all of the country, many of whom have spent large sums in fruitless attempts to get their claims acted upon by Congress. A hill granting a donation of public lands to aid in con structing a R. R. from Jackson, Miss., to Madison, La., was ordered to be engrossed. As giving awn• puhlic land for internal improvement purposes, is •A favorite policy of the 'Democracy' just now, we should like to see Pennsylvania come in for a share of benefits, to assist in the construction of her central and other roads in progress of erec tion. ABBOT LawideNcE. On Saturday, Gen. Shields, from a majority of the Military Committee, reported a joint resolu tion conferring the rank of Lieutenant General on Gen. Scott for his gallant services. Mr. Yulee made a speech on the bills equalizing the grants of lands made to the several States in aid of internal improvements. This bill grants to Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisa., Michigan, Arkansas, Florida, lowa and Wisconsin, the aggregate amount of nineteen mill lees and seventy-four thousand acres! Its further consideration, was on motion of Isle. Hale, post poned fur the present. [ communicated. 65-Several Fugitive Slaves have recently been arrested and returned to tneir masters, from Pennsylvania. This goes to show that when certain individuals accused Pennsylvania of hav ing a disposition to resist the Fugitive Slave Law, they were guilty of a base slander upon our peo ple. Our State will ever he found ready to curry out all laws, and obey the Constitution in spirit and in letter ; and there is no danger of resistance to this law by our law-abiding people, as long as it remains upon our statute hooks. Wo, present an example in this that might be imitated with profit by some other sections. ''The VS'est Chester Register, in the course of an article on the effort which is being made to repeal the laws against kidnapping in this State, well says :—Mr. Buchanan is a candidate for the Presidency, and in order to gain the southern vote for a nomination, his State must prove herself subservient to the will and wishes of the chivalry, by declaring her approbation of mensures, ono of which is abhorrent. Poor Pennsylvania! Has she not suffered enough already fur this man?— Must she drain the last drop from the cup of lin , miliation, to satisfy the ambition of an unworthy son? Must she not only relinquish the advanta ges which nature, with a bountiful hand, had placed within her reach, but must she lay her conscience at the feet of one, gifted indeed, but who has e.er lent those gift* to her irnpoverisb mr,,lt A dreadful murder and suicide took place in the town of Penfield, about 8 miles from this city, between six and seven o'clock last evening.— The person murdered was a young holy of re spectable tinnily, named Sarah Sharp. The mur derer's name is John Everett, husband of Miss Sharp's sister. They were found a few yards from the house of Mr. Campbell, where Miss S. had been visiting.—She was discovered with her throat cut from ear to ear. Near her lay Everett in nearly the same situation, with a bloody knife be side him. They expired on the spot. Great ex citement prevailed in Penfield, and various rumors are afloat to account for the dreadful deeds—but we forbear publishing them until after the coron er's inquest, which coroner Pallas has gone to hold. This city was last evening the scene of two of the most terrible tragedies that have occurred fur many years. At the Verandah, an altercation took place between two men, named Errington and Byrd, in which the latter received two fittal stubs, causing almost instant death. The other occurrence took place at a ball.— One of the party asked a lady to elope with him. On receiving a negative answer he immediately drew a pistol and shut tier dead on the spot. It appears that the parties had been previously enga ged to be married, but the parents of the lady Lad strenuously opposed the match. TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.-- OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. BUFFALO. Jan. 30. The steamboat J. Adams, from New Orleans bound for Cincinnati, was sunk yesterday at 3 o'clock, at Greenville. Wive minutes after she struck, the cabin part ed from the hall and broke in two. Over one hundred lives were lost, including all the deck hands and firemen—but two of all tho cabin passengers exceped. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-RAILROAD ACCI- A very distruclvc fire occurred this morning in the establishment ofJ. S. Earle, Carver & Gel der, No. 216 Chesnut street, below Ninth. The fire broke out about 6 o'clock in the manufactory at the rear which opens upon the alley on tho north side of the Chinese Museum. Its origin is not known ; time interior and upper portions of the building with its fixtures and the materials, stock, &c. is entirely consumed. All the tools of the shop, the valuable presses, the moulds, and a large quantity of new mouldings just received front New York, and ready for guilding, were destroy ed. There were three or four hundred dollars worth of benches, tools, presses and moulds in the place. The extensive and splendid gallery of mirrors, picture frames and paintings, end other works of art, fronting on Chesnut street, was not reached by the flames, except the back end, yet the smoke filled this part of the establishment, and with the beat and the water thrown into the building from the Fire Engines and Hose pipes, did immense damage. Several mammoth and magnificent mirrors hanging in close proximity to the flames, were either ruined by the beet and smoked, or completely demolished in the attempt to remove them. Many of the beautiful pietnres that adorned the walls of the gallery were utterly spoiled. PORTAGE BILL, Lorna, B,c, Mr. Earle had about $l5OO worth of paintings and other pictures in his gallery, more than half of which were probably rendered worthless. * We noticed among them a fine painting of St. John in the wilderness, worth $2OO, which appeared to be damaged pant recovery. Earle was insured to the amount of only $5OOO. Ile estimate. his loss over and above his insurance, at not less than $BOOO. On Wednesday evening one of the ears of the express train from New York, on the Erie rail road, was thown off the track and precipitated down a bank some thirty feet, into the Delaware river. with some twenty persons in it, several of whom wore injured. It is feared that some have fallen into the river and have been swept off by the current, but it is not known that such is the ease. Mont of the passengers lost their hate, carpet hags, and loose articles of baggage. The accident was enticed by one of the rails breaking, owing to the intense cold and the weight of the train. Nast Irwin, Jan. 31. P. M.—No tidings yet of the steamship Atlantic. The Canada, which Is now out 13 days from Liverpool, is fully due at Halifax, and it is hoped she may bring some ac count of the Atlantic Wasnmotom, Jan. 31.—The Hon. David S. Kaufman, Representative from the Pint Con gressional District of Texas, appeared in hie seat to day, and returned to his lodgings at the Irving House, complaining of a slight indisposition. which grew sense, when he expired at about 5 o'clock, of apoplexy. He was a man of middle age, and leaves a family, who were in the city to attend his death bed. Late accounts from Havanna state that Jenny Lind had given three concerts— the last for purpo ses of charity. The first vies well attended, the second-thinly. and the third was crowded to excess. There was a great deal of jealousy against her, in certain quarters, and the Habanero, were divided in opinion as to her singing, , , and grumbled a good deal at the high price of tickets. Bennet writes home that Barnum has lost from $lO.OOO to ilk. 000 by the tour to the Island—hut Bennett is by no means good authority. Jenny, it is said, is to return to the United States immediately and will remain in the country a year or more. She may be expected in New York and Philadelphia in the Spring. sho 4, , -s net r•. to the Wr‘rits Fair, NEWS BY TELEGRAM. From Our Daily F,KchangeS. HORRISILE MURDER AND SUICIDE. ROCIMATER, N. 1., Jan, 27. DREADFUL MURDERS. NEW OfiLEANEI, Tan. 27 DENT. PHILADELPIII.I, JUD. 31 STEAMER ATLANTIC. DEATH OF A REPRESENTATIVE, Jenny Lllid at Havana.
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