HUNTINGDON JOURNAL. 1 0 124 raav 4114"‘ ' Ift <l2 Wednesday Morning, log HI, 1854. — *TLETIAii - EIt — EWSTER, Editor. CIRCULATION 1000. lIIIG STATE TICKET: FOR GOVERNOR, Junes Pollock, of Northumberland co. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, George Bartle, of Allegheny co. JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,' Daniel M. Slllyger, of Montgomery co. WHIG DISTRICT TICKET: James Maguire, Huntingdon County, George W. Smith, Blair County. ffer V. B. PALMER, the American Newspa per Agent, i 8 THE ONLY AUTHORIZED AGENT for this paper in the cities of Boston, New-York and Philadelphia, and is duly empowered to take ad vertisements and subscriptions at the rates as re quired by us. His receipts will be regarded as payments. His offices are—Bowrow, Scollay's Building; N. Youth, Tribune Buildings. PHILA DELPHIA, N. W. corner of Third and Chestnut streets. Agents for the Journal. • The following persons we have appointed Agents for the HUNTINGDON JOURNAL, who are author ised to receive and receipt for money paid on sub scription, and to take the names of new subscri bers at our published prices. We do this for the convenience of our subscri bers living at a distance from Huntingdon. Jonx W. THOMPSON, Esq., Hollidaysburg, SAMUEL COEN, East Barren, GEORGE W. CORNELIUS, Shirley township, HENRY HUDSON,SIey township. DAVID ETNIRK, Cromwell township. Dr. J. P. Asneost, Penn township, J. WAILER." MATTERN, Franklin township, SAMUEL STEFFEY, Jackson township, ' ROBERT WBURNEY, " Col. J.,. C. WATSON, Brady township, Mounts BROWN, Springfield township, Wue. HUTCHINSON, Esq., Warriorsmark tp., JAMES MCDONALD, Brady township, GEORGE W. WHITTAKER, Petersburg, HENRY NEFF, West Berme. JOHN BALSBACR, Water Street, Maj. CHARLES IWICKLEY. Tod township, A. M. BLAig, Dublin township, GEORGE Wit.sox, Esq., Tell township, JAMES CLAIIIC, Birmingham. NATHANIEL TATTLE, Esq., Spruce Creek. Maj. W. MOORE, Alexandria. B. F. WALLACE, Union Furnace. SIMEON WRTORT, Esq., Union township. DAVID CLARKSON ' Esq., Cass township. SVMUEL WIOTON,Esq., Franklin township. DAVID PARKER, Esq., Warriorsmark. DAVID AURANDT, Esq., Todd township. WANTED, A few loads of woori at the Journal Office, bar Last week we received a paper, pub. lished in Cincinnati, Ohio, called the "Dollar Weekly Times," which is a large, spirited, and ably conducted sheet. It is Independent on all subjects, and deserves a largo share of pub lic patronage. Camp Meeting. The Camp Meeting for Manor Bill Circuit will commence on the 25th of August, and close en the following Thursday. To be held near Alexandria, on the same ground it was last year. Preachers and people are invited to attend. SINGULAR DEATH.—Daring a thunder•storm at Fayetteville, Illinois, recently, the Rev. D. W. Elmore, who was at work in a harvest field, was struck by lightning, and completely divest. ed of all his clothing, except one of his shirt wrist-bands. His clothes were torn to pieces. AMERICAN VICTORIEB.—In Louisville, Ky., the American, or "Know Nothing" ticket for Judicial, County and Municipal officers, was elected last Monday a week by handsome ma jorities. So, also, in the county opposite Cin cinnati, a similar ticket received five hundred majority. Admitted. On motion of T. P. CAMPBELL, Esq., our highly esteemed young friend, D. H. HIIYETT, Esq., was admitted to practice in the several Courts of Huntingdon county. Friend HIITETT possesses the necessary tal• ent and energy, and is eminently qualified by education for his new “sphere of action." We have been informed that he passed a very creditable examination, and bids fair to become a successful Lawyer. We wish him an abundance of success. Ur We have received a copy of the report of the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. An address has been issued to the people of the State, by a Committee appointed for that purpose, to draw the attention of the public to this useful enterprise, and with a view of ask ing the next Legislature to aid the project by au appropriation. FRANKLIN COCNTY.—The Whigs of this coun ty have made the following nominations: For Prothonotary, Abraham K. Wier; for Register and Recorder, Geo. H. Herklein; for Clerk of the Courts, Henry S. Stoner; for Assembly, James Lowe and James Crawford; for County Commissioner, Robert istilveny; for Director of the Poor, John Stouffer; for County Auditor, John Bowman. Capt. Samuel Walker, Dr. James Brother ton, and J. M. Sharp, were selected as Confer ees, to meet with similar Conferees from our sister counties, on Wednesday, the 16th of Au. gust, for the purpose of nominating a candi date for Congress, and were instructed to use all honorable means to procure the nomination of D. F. Robison, Esq. par Congress adjourned on the 7th instant. The following are the most important bills be fore Congress that were lost : The Homestead Land Bill. The Texas Debt Bill—appropriating $B,- 800,000. The River and Harbor Bill-42,700,000 vetoed. French Spoliation Ramsay California Mail Route Bill. Shanghai Steamship Bill-4850,000. Weekly Mail to California Bill. Ocean Steamship Bill. Pacific Telegraph Bill. Pacific Railroad Bill. To Increase Rates of Postage. Capt. Duncan Ingraham's Resolutions. Minnesota Railroad Bill, repealed. No Bill making land grants for Railroads was passed. The Steamer Appropriation was lost on ac count of Mr. Pennington's amendment, which pat the contract within the power of a trim 'irate of hostile Ministers. Whig County Convention. In pursuance of a call, the delegates front the different townships of the county, met nt the Public School-house, in the Borough of Huntingdon, on Tuesday the 15th day of Au gust, and organized by appointing Henry Brew• stet. of Shirleyaburg, Chairman, and Gen. J. C. Watson and R. B. Wigton, Secretaries. On motion, Resolved, That any gentleman of this Convention who may propose the name of any person to this Convention, for notnina nation for any office, does no Olson the express understanding and condition that the person be in nomination will abido the action of the Convention be that favorable or unfavorable to him—and unless such pledge is distinctly giv en when the name of any such person is propo sed, such person shall not be considered as a candidate before this Convention. On motion, Resolved, That the Reporters for the Huntingdon Jota•nal and .SYanding•Slone, be admitted to seats in the Convention. On motion, the Convention proceeded to nominate candi lates for Assembly, which re• suited as follows: Ist ballot. James Maguire, 34 Jacob Cresswell, 5 S. S. Wharton, 7 J. Sewell Stewart, 9 Scattering. 2 James Maguire, receiving a majority of the whole was declared duly nominated. ' On motion, the Convention proceeded to nominate a candidate for Prothonotary, which resulted as follows: 1.1. ballot. John W. Mattern, 29 M. F. Campbell, 15 P. C. Swoops, 9 James Steel, 4 John W. Mattern was declared duly nomi• nated on the first ballot. The Convention then proceeded to nominate a candidate for Register and Recorder, as fol lows: Ist. 2nd. 3d. 4th. Geo. W. Whittaker, 6 7 8 withdrawn. Alexander Stewart, 14 13 9 11 John lietterman, 1 withdrawn. Robert McDivitt, 15 12 10 7 Henry Glazier, 18 23 27 37 George Guyer, 2 withdrawn. Henry Glazier, receiving a majority of the whole on the 4th ballot, was declared duly no- urinated. The following persons were nominated for County Commissioner; _ . let. 2nd. 3d George Sipes, 10 6 3 R. Rend, 7 20 39 John Flenner, 6 6 8 Eliot Smith, 12 11 0 Henry Cornprobst, 0 0 0 Thomas Whittaker, 8 9 3 Robert Stitt, 6 4 2 Samuel Steffy, 2 withdrawn. S. P. Wallace, 6 withdrawn. R. Read, of Cassville Borough, having re ceived a majority of the whole, was declared duly nominated. Poor Diredor : lot. ballot. Dr. J. A. Shade, II John Lutz, Dr. J. H. Wintrode, Dr. J. A. Shade, of Dublin township, having received a majority of the whole, was declared duly nominated. County Auditor: lot. ballot. John Stair, Gen. J. C. Watson, 0 Perry Moore, 44 Perry Moore, having received a majority of the whole, was declared duly nominated. On motion, Dr. John McCulloch was nomi nated, by acclamation, as the choice of Hun tingdon County for Congrees, and requested to nominate his Conferees to meet those of Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties. The follow. ing gentlemen were nominated and confirmed by the Convention, viz: J. J. Cunningham, K. L. Green, and Hays Hamilton. On motion, Resolved, Thatthe Chair appoint a standing Committee of nine persons. On motion, the Committee adjourned sine die. We have not space, at this late hour, to say much in regard to the nominations made by the Convention, but suffice it to say, that the Con vention was conducted with the greatest har mony and good feeling; and that the nominees are all good Whigs, tried and true. Mr. Maguire, the nominee for the Legislature has rendered general satisfaction to his constit uents, by his course during the last session, And we have every confidence in his ability and in tegrity, and would recommend him to the un divided support of the Whigs of the County.— We have heard no person complain of his course as a member, and his re-nomination has been honestly obtained; which most certainly enti tles him to your votes at the October election. Let every Whig go for the ticket, and all will be right. Post Office Department, The appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the year ending 30th June, out of moneys in the'Treasury, arising from the revenues of said Department, are as follows, viz:— Transportation of mails, $5,275,000; compen sation to Postmasters, 2,000,000; ship, steam boat and way letters, 25,000; office furniture in the Post Offices, 8,000; advertising 85,000; wrapping•paper, 55,000; mail-bags, 55,000; blanks, 65,000; mail locks, keys and stamps, 25,000; mail depredations and special agents, 60,000; Postmasters' clerks, 560,000; postage stamps and stamped envelopes, 55,950; miseel laneous„l2o,ooo; compilation of Post routes, 1,000; patent of the clam-shell padlock (condi tional) 5,000. Total, $8'394,000. Anil an appropriation from the general trea sury of not exceeding $2,344,464, to supply any deficiency in the Post Office revenue to meet the above. The Postmaster General is directed to con- tinue mail service between Charleston and Havana, in the months of August and Septem• ber, as is now done in the other ten months of the year. HO is also directed to establish a mail on the Mississippi river, from Cairo to New Orleans and from Keokuk, lowa, to Galena, Illinois. A Fair Fugitive Slave. The editor of the 17. Tribune gives a thrill ing account of a fugitive slave who has just been passed through Vermont to Canada. He says:—She is 20 years of age, tall, well formed and of far more than ordinary intelligence,able to read fluently, a member of the Methodist Church, and the daughter of her master! Yes she was running away from her own father, Ruffin Gilchrist, of Easton, Md., because hehad sold her to a South Carolinian for $llOO. This Ruffin had sold his own flesh and blood for no much hard cash, and but for his daughter's shrewdness and heroism would have now been fingering the price of blood. Charlotte,thefn• gitive, ran away, lay secreted in the woods 18 days found a friend in Baltimore, who sent her to a Quaker in Philadelphia by railroad, by a mode we dare not tell lest it should invovle him in trouble. Her long exposure and dread. ful journey to Philadelphia brought on a fever, from the effects of which she had not recovered when here at St. Albany. Prom Philadelphia to Boston by sea, thence to avoid some blood hound Southerners who were on her track, she turned her steps this way, avoiding her purse. ers with consummate address, and finding ex cellent friends all the way, good accommods• tions on the 11. R. R.; with the money given her here, she went on her hurried way to the only land *here the could breathy tree. Extreme North and Extreme South, or Know•Nothingism. From the Boston Bee. THE CAYttor.icSimt FlollT.—Tho uuexpec. ted success of the Know Nothings, and the prospect of their preserving the country from the clutches of the Pope, have seriously alarm. ed the Romish Propagandi, who, finding they mis-calculated their strength, and made too early a movement, are now attempting, with Jesuitical skill, to throw dust in peoples' eyes. It is well known that the present American movement was called into being through the threatenings, gloryings, and boastings of ac credited Catholic organs; and that it is against Catholicism as the unswerving foe of Republi. canisnr, that it is mainly directed. The Irish Protestants, together with the English, Italians, and Germans, who have taken up their abode among us, understand this, and with great good sense acquiesce, knowing well that under our Constitution no line can be drawn to meet the case, but nativity. Thr Germans, who form a large foreign element in the country, are par ticularly content. They declare, through their journals, that the Know Nothings are very good-natured, well-meaning fellows; and they had rather by far be under the rule of a Native than a Jesuit. The point at issue then, being, not so much Nativeism and Foreignism, as Catholicism the Romanists very naturally desire to avert the gaze the public have fixed upon them, and ac cordingly have suppressed the Shepherd of the Valley, together with one or two more journals which have made themselves most obnoxious. They have likewise deputed the American ren egade, Orestes A. Brownson, to get up a sham tight with his foreign brothers; hoping, under cover of the smoke, dust and noise thus crea ted, to be able to withdraw the regular Papal forces from the public-ken, and so for the pres ent confine them, as heretofore to under-mining operations. But let not the lookers-on be deceived by this, or the vigor with which the engagement is carried on. The pent-up jealously and hate which the American and foreign Romish priest. hood and scribblers in this country have enter tained for each other, will no doubt exhibit its elf in bitter fury. But though many hearty thwacks be given with right good will, no love of America or American institutions will nerve an arm on either side, and a word from the Vatican will at any moment still the tumult, and unite the two forces against their common enemy. Another mighty reason for this movement is evident. A short tune since the Boston Pilot announced that the stock of Irish Catholics at home y was getting low, and that the German emigration, most of which was anti-Catholic, would soon predominate, and as for this reason it might be politic shortly to alter or abolish the naturalization laws, every good son of the church should hurry up arid get his naturaliza tion papers. It is not strange then that Brown son should assist to hoist the banner of Native ism, or the Boston Pilot approve the act. But let the lover of liberty, whether born on this land or any other, remember that the Catholic is bound to serve his Church, before his coun try; and that the Ronzish Church, favors no progress except that which. tends to strengthen and consolidate its omen power. The Know-Nothing Movement, The Boston Organ of the Know-Nothings publishes the following as the platform of prin., mplesor leading points of the movements: 'l. We aim hilmericanize America 2. We place the good of the country before all other considerations; and to that end advo cate and carry out American principles: 3. We oppose everything that is not shaped to increase the strength, growth and perpetuity of the nation: 4. Ne say, and act accordingly, that Ameri. cans should fill American offices; and that to and only to them such belong: S. Opposition to Romanism in all its forms, because it is, in every particular, hostile and deadly to Republican institutions: G. 'Repeal of Naturalization laws, for the rea son that such are an immense evil, opening American citizenship to the ignorant, the cries- Itl, the outlaw of every land; without discrimi nation or qualifications: 7. A thorough organization of Americans who pledge themselves to sustain the interests of tho nation against its firs, whether under the form of bad men or institutions, either of foreign or native growth: 8. Stricter emigration laws, throwing the bur den of support of pauper emigrants upon those who, for the mere profit of transportation, bring to our shores ship load upon ship load of old, feeble, poverty-stricken foreigners: 9. The breaking up of party intri g ues and with it that vast system of political knavery which has become so great a curse and bane to tho country: 10. A true'American Nationality: 11. The encouragement of American Beni. one, art and industry: 12. The elevation, education, rights, happi , nese of the masses: It adds that these and other planks of a kin dred nature make up its platform; and those who are enrolled in its ranks are sincerely de voted to the execution of these measures and other pri n ci pies. The Destruction of Greytown. A Washington writer says ,---I learn that the reclamations fur the destruction of property belonging to French subjects at San Juan ex ceed somewhat the round suns of $600,000. M. de Barrouelle, whose warehouses there Was some attempt to spare amid the general sack, comes in for $300,000. The amount of English reclamations is not yet sent forward, but it will much exceed that of the French; one English merchant bad eigh ty-six large packages of valuable merchandize there on the way to the western coast. There were also some Grenadian and Spanish mer chants who were heavy losers; I hear that it is probable that half a million of dollars will not more than cover the damage suffered by them. The claims of American citizens will doubtless be much larger than those of any other class, since the principal part of the buildings be longed to them. I judge that they will call for a million and a half or two millions. The en tire losses by the victory of Hollins, Marcy and [ Borland may thus be not down at not less than [ three millions of dollars, to be paid by the American government. Indignity to the President of the 11. S. Washington, Aug. s.—lmmediately after the adjournment of the Senate, as the President of the United States was leaving the Capitol at the northern corner door under the eastern ar cade, he was followed out and addressed by J. M. Jetfards, of Charleston, S. C. Jeffards was ' considerably intoxicated at the time,and was in company with J. J. Duke, of St. Louis, and J. F. Higgins, of N. York, all of whom had been drinking. The President shook hands with him, and Jeffards asked the President to take a drink, which he declined, and turned to enter his carriage. As he was doing so, his hat was knocked off by a hard Lolled egg, and Jeffards returned into the Capitol, saying the President was "a d—d fool." The President spoketOone of the Police, asking if they had authority to make an arrest. Captain Dunnington and offi cer Hailer shortly after arrested Jeffards, who denied throwing the egg. An examination was then had before Capt. Dunnington. One wit ness saw him with an egg in his hands a few minutes previous to the assault. Another test ' ified that he saw him throw in the direction of the President, and another testified that he saw him throw an egg at and hit the President. The Justice decided to hold hint to bail,when the accused sent for Senator Evans, who decli ned becoming bail. He then sent for another. In the mean time, becoming more sober, he cried bitterly, declaring that if sent to jail, he would not he living. He took out a small knife and stabbed himself in the leg, just above the knee, saying he was &term ined to bleed to death. The wound bleeding profusely, however, he ap peared to be alarmed, and allowed it to be ex amined. The Attormty General at this kind ure communicated to Capt. Dunnington the de sire of the President that the prisoner be not I prosecuted, and he n as discharged. TWO WEE.-; Later from CALIFONIA. Arrival of the Star of the West. Urer half a million in Gold—The Greylonni Ajitir—The Pori Blockaded and Declared under Martial Law by the pritisli—Dieae. • Irons Coifflagrationa-Loss $1,259,000. -- Nsw YORK, Aug. 7.—The steamship Star of the West arrived this morning; bringing Cali fornia dates to the 16th ult., two weeks Inter.— She brings 435 passengers and $663,875 in gold. Among the passengers we notice the names of Col. A. B. Gray, who has just returned from surveying the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad route through Texas, Chihuahua and Sonora. Lieut. Williamson, of the Topographical En gineers, who has been engaged in surveying a route from the Colerado to San Diego. A. DO Witt, esq., and lady. of the firm of De Witt as Harrison, one of the oldest firms in California, and Gen. J. Winchester, President of the Grass Valley Mining Company. The Star of the West also brings home Capt. W. G. Powers, of the Transit Co.'s River boat, "Isaac C. Lea." which was lost sir Cape An'o. nia, July 3d; J. Vrcedenburg and S. W. Wa ring, engineers; J. Gordon, .1. Kaye, Thomas Kelly and Chas. Phillips, hands on the steamer, who were picked up by H. M., brig Espeigle, after being eighteen hours iu an open boat.— The other boat, containing Jas. Sutton, mate, O'Niel, Robbins, Smith and Myers, pulled for the land, which was about fifty miles distant. Disastrous fires had occurred at San Fran cisco, Sacramento and Columbia, the losses by which were estimated at $1,250,1;00. The inhabitants of San Juan have cowmen. ced rebuilding the town, but the most influen. tial men have left for lier places. The English brig of war .Espiegle arrived at San Juan, having been sent from Jamaica .for the relief of the citizens. Corn. Jolley has declared Greytown under martial Law, and has placed that town, Port English and Puente Arenas under blockade, until a satisfactory arrangement is made be tween the United States and Great Britain.— The destruction of Greytown had caused much excitement at Kingston, Jamaica. The fire at San Francisco broke out on the Ilth July, destroying the whole block bounded by Jackson, Davis, Front and Oregon streets, and half of the two blocks bounded by Jackson, Davis, Drummond and Washington streets.— Several other buildings in adjacent streets were also consumed. About sixty buildings were destroyed, and the loss is estimated at between $200,000 and $300,000. On the eight of July, a fire nearly destroyed the little town of Minnesota, in Nevada county. Loss about $40,000 or WM6. A fire took place at Sonora, destroying ten or twelve buildings. Nearly the whOle town of Columbia in Cala veras county, has been destroyed by fire. The burnt district is bounded by Broadway, Fuller and Washington streets. Loss half a million. Several blocks of buildings in the town of Sacramento were burned on the 12th ult. Al together about two hundred houses were de. stroyed. The lose is estimated at $30,000. Nearly all the fires ure attributed to incendia ries. Several new and valuable discoveries of gold have been made. The California markets present no material change since the last. SeVeral valuable wheat fields comprising over one thousand acres had been destroyed by fire. Latest from Jamaica. The bombardment of Greytown had created an intense excitement at Kingston, The feel ing against the Americans was universal, the' it was doubted if the act had the sanction of the authorities at Washington. The Kingston Journal says that Com. Hol lins was drunk when he ordered the attack to be made. The house of the British Consul was the first destroyed. The papers all pronounce it the most cowardly act on record. They call upon the British Government to despatch a fleet to bombard New York and Boston. They say that England must vindi., cate herself. Public meetings have been held for the re• lief of the sufferers. A British war frigate had taken possession of Punta Arenas. Other English vessels had nrrived to main• taro the blockade The English flag bad been raised over the ruins of Greytown. It was rumored at Kings ton that an English and French vessel of war had been sent after the Cyane, which had sailed for Pensacola. Capt. linklepaugh, of the Star of the West, comes out in a card in the New York evening papers, denying that Puente Arenas was held by the British commander. He adds, that all was quiet at Greytowu when he left,'and every thing was in a satisfactory condition. Starving in a Land of Plenty. An incident occurred yesterday morning at the Mayor's of* in this city, the recital of which was sufficient to engender a contempt for humanity, as especially against those who, for paltry gain, would take the bed from under a dying fellow-being,against those who possess ed of a superfluity of this world's goods, will la vish it upon those who have plenty, while their' own blood is left to penury and want. A lady appeared at the Mayor's office and stated that her object was to ask aid to bury the remains of a cousin's husband, who had died after an ' affliction of ten years. She said that both her self and cousin were neices of the Into John McDonough, of New Orleans, that her cousin resided in Hollins alley,near the Hollins mark. et, and had for a long time been dependantup on the labor of her own hands for the support of her family, consisting of an afflicted husband and seven children. During the present year, in consequence of the advanced price of these. cessaries of life, she found it impossible to pro vide a sufficiency, when a kind friend, whose means were limited, gave her all that was to spare from her own family. For sometime past the malady of her husband growing worse,dier at tention was demanded at his bedside, and she could no longer labor for food for her children. Last week the remaining end only bed left in the possession of this destitute family, and on which the husband and father reposed, was taken and sold to procure a small amount of food to sustain life. With all these absolute necessities crowding upon her, she became in debted to the property where she lived for house-rent, to the amount of $ll, and though her husband was in a dying condition, on Thursday the officer of the law proceeded with a warrant to distress, and sold all that re mained, rtalizing therefor two dollars—not suf. ficient to pay the cost of prosecution. lintirelt destitute of food, and every article of necessity, to say no nothing of comfort, this helpless gamily was left in the house . ; and to add to the misery of the sorrow stricken moth er, the huolband died yesterday morning upon the bare flood' with not even a pillow upon which to lay his lying head. The recital of the sor rows and helplessness of this destitute family at once witched the kindlier nature of those present, and in a few minutes a sufficient amount of money was contributed to bury the dead. 'What a commentary is this upon the weakness and fatality of human haturel The niece of w millionaire left to struggle through the world in abject poverty, while his large es tate is givpn a prey to already rich and inde pendent corporations. But the worst featureof the wboleis the heartless distress of the land lord, wholending a deaf car, to the really des titute conlition of the family, forced from them the last lifle of this world's goods they possess ed. Theseare facts, and as heretofore, subject ed to medal labor for the maintenance of her children, ithis worthy but respectable lady will resume ber place at the wash-tub and wear away herl life, while strangers will enjoy the fruits of tle estate of her lute uncle. Upon the worthy pow, kindly words and a helping hand should always be extended, and certainly this will Obit an opportunity for the humane to make glad the heart of the widowed mother, and bring joyousness to the faces su long marked with sadness and desolation.---Batil more Anacticern, Angutrl i. rettis blr Eckgrapil. Destructive Fire at .krsey City. JERSEY CITY, July 21.—tine of.the most de structive fires ever known in this City, occurred here yesterday, deetroying property estimated at from $200,000 to $lOO,OOO. The fire broke out in Henderson & Wilson's stone-yard, on Washington-at. between Steuben and. Wayne streets. The tire department were soon at work, but the fire spread with great rapidity, and was not got under until two blocks and the half of bother, bounded by Wayne, Washing ton, Steuben, and Greene streets, were destroy ed. The Canadian lizelinntentary Election. TORONTO, Aug. B.—The Parliamentary eke in Upper Canada is completed, and the returns show the election of 21 Ministerial Reformers, 23 Tories, six Opposition Reformers, and five doubtful. On the vote of "Want of Confidence," the Ministers will be sustained in the new house. The Cholera in New York NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—The Ten Governors report that there are now 52 cases of cholera under treatment on Blackwell's Island, exclu sive of the Lunatic Asylum. There were fifteen new cases and two deaths at the Franklin Street Hospital in the 24 hours ending this forenoon. At the Mott Street Hospital there were three new eases and fear deaths. The Brooklyn Board of Health report seven new cases and no deaths in the last twenty•four hours. Railroad Collision and Loss of Lfe.. Wir.niNuToN, Aug. 9.—As the Lightnine train was on the way to Baltimore, about 2 o'clock this afternoon, it ran off at the New Castle switch, which the new Switeli-tenderbed misplaced, thinking it was the New Castle train coming. Perceiving his mistake, be pro ceeded to put it back, but whilst so doing, the train came in, and the track not being adjust ed, ran off, instantly killing the fireman, Wm. Horn f and hurting the engineer and brakes man. The engine and car were damaged con siderably, and the tender was totally destroyed. Alms House Burnt—Capture of a Fishing Vessel—Cholera Mortality. BOSTON, August 9.—Brook farm buildings, owned by the city of Roxbury, and occupied us an Alms blouse, whrc burned last night. Loss $10,000; insured for $3,000. The fishing schooner Ellen Morrill was cap tured and carried into Bathurst, on the 24th ult., by an English war vessel, for violating the fishing laws. The deaths by cholera, at St. John, N. 8., during the three days ending on the 6th, reach ed Decision of Judge Norris on use Slave Law— Collision on the Covington and Lexington Railway. CINCINNATI, Aug. 9.—Judge Shepperd P. Norris, the Democratic candidate in this State for Judge of the Supreme Court, has decided that a slave brought to Ohio by or with the consent of the owner, and afterward escaping from a slave State, is free, and cannot be re manded to Slavery. A passenger and freight train on the Coving- ton and Lexington Railway came in collision to-day. The conductor of the freight train was killed, and eight of the hands more or less in jured. The passenger train escaped without injury. Important Discover!! and Arrest of Counter- feitera. BOSToN, Aug,. 9.—The High Constable of Sherbrooke recently arrested two gangs of counterfeiters in Canada , who carried on . their business five miles distant from earls other, in the woods. Their implements were taken, con sisting of a printing press, 26 plates, a machine for stamping•gold am] silver; moulds for run ning, hard money; dies, ink, paper, engravers' tools, and thousands of dollars in counterfeit money. This is the most important arrest ever made. Since the middle of Jane $16,000 have heed issued by the same Parties on the Nashua Bank, N. IL. alone, and. circulated chiefly in the State of New York. The denominations are ones, threes and twecties, executed with singular skill. Large'amounts of spurious gold and silver coin 'have also been issued. The band appears to have been completely organi zed. They had their engravers, (who made all their plates,) their printers, note signers, itc., all of whom are now lodged in Montreal jail. North CarolinaWlection RALETOff, Ang. 9.--Sixtp•two counties have been heard from, and Bragg, the Democratic candidate, is 716 ahead. He will have about 1000 majority in the State. The Legislature ie still doubtful, with a chance now in favor of the Democrats. Missouri Election. ST. Louts, August O.—Kenneth (Whig) for Congress, in the First District, will have a ma• jority over Renton of 1800. Nine Whig and nine. Democratic Representatives are elected to the Legislature, as far as heard from. lowa Election, CHICAGO, August 10.—Returns from Du buque county, lowa, show that the whole Dem. ocratic ticket is elected by a majority of 450, a gain over the election of 1852 of 132 votes.— Muscatine county gives 'Covington (Whig) for Congress 108 majority, being a Whig gain of 232 votes. Grimes, the Whig candidate for Governor, has 138 majority. A Whig Senator and two Whig Representatives are also elected. The Whigs have gained in Scott county. Virginia Congressional Dection, PIRKERSBURG, VA., August 10.—Charles S. Lewis, Democrat, has 600 majority iu this Cots gressional Disttict. A Suspicious Vessel—Pirate Captured. NEW YORK, August 10.—The British schoon er Orbit, from Grand Cay, Turks Island, re ports the appearance of a suspicions looking brig off that port, with a "black flag," that would not permit a pilot to board her. The captain of a British sloop had also arrived at Turks Island, and reported having been board ed and taken in tow for two days by a piratical vessel, during which time his vessel was search ed and robbed of two coils of rope. A United States sloop of war had arrived at the Island, and reported that a French man of war had captured a pirate, to the westward of the Ba hamas, that had taken a number of vessels. Disturbance in a Convention. CINCINNATI, August 12.—The Democratic Convention of Hamilton county met to-day at Carthage, for the purpose of nominating candi dates for county officers, and Congress. The committee on resolutions reported the Balti more platform, but in the afternoon great ex citement was occasioned by the Know Nothing question being introduced, and the organiza tion denounced. Charles Reemeelen, a demo gate, said it was inconsistent to denounce this, while the Democrats had a secret organization, (referring to the Miami Tribe,) of which, he said, U. S. Senator Geo. K Pugh was the chief. The lie was given to this; Reetnelen was at tacked and finally fled. After this, the conven tion broke up in a row, without snaking any nominations or passing the resolution. Re-rult of a Pralical Joke. CYNCIWATI, Aug. 12.—Stephen It. Smith wan shot at Hamilton today by a young mall nam ed JAsup, and.dangerously wounded. Jessup is a clerk in a, retail dry ....owls store in this city, and had been receiving letters purporting to come from a young latiy. This correspondence had peen continued for throe mouths, when at lam Smith was discovered to be the real author of the letters. A publication of the affair was mode in a Sunday paper. when Jessup sought satisfaction by shooting Smith. What Russia Proposes to Sell. The Russian Possessions is the North-west• ern portion of this Continent have attracted so little notice on account of the remoteness of their geographical position, the paucity of their white population, and the insignificance of their commercial relations with other parts of the World, that now, when attention is directed to ward them by Russia's offer to transfer their ownership to no, we find it difficult to arrive at a proper knowledge of the territory proffered in exchange for some of our super-abundant mill i.e. But though comparatively unknown, the Russian possessions occupy a large space on the map of North America. Extending a dis tance not exactly measured around and above Nootka Sound, and reaching inland to the 150° of West longitude. Russian America embraces a territory variously stated from 250,000t0371,- 000 square miles, with an area equal to nearly eight States of the size' of Pennsylvania. This territory is bounded North by the Arctic Ocean, South and West by the Pacific Ocean and Bch ring'. Strait, and on the East by the line of di vision from British America, which commenc es on the Arctic Ocean at the 141st parallel of longitude West from Greenwich, down to the 60th parallel of latitude, where it diverges and runs down to latitude 55, on which it entersthe Pacific. The population of this immense re gluts does not exceed 10,000 or 60,000 soulS, of whom 10,000 are whites, principally RusAianS and other Europeans and their descendents, who are connected with the:various trading posts of the Russian Fur Company. The na• fives are chiefly Esquimaux and 'Nootka Indi ans, a hardy and vigorous race, accomplished in all the artsof fishing and hunting, but in ev ery other respect miserably degraded and un civilized. They are held inn state of subjuga tion by the whites, with whom they barter skins anti peltries gained by the chase. Sitka orNew Archangel, a port and town on the Island of Baranov, in king George's Archipelago, on the North-west coast, is the chief Russian settle ment and the principal trading port of the Rus sian North American Company. Baranov, so named after its discoverer, but more generally known as Sitka, is the largest of the Alcutia Is lands, and lies off the mainland of New Corn wall, at some distance from the body °illusion America. The town is a mere assemblage of wooden houses, with that usual appendage of Russian towns, a fortress. From thence the Fur Company directs its trade with Russia pro per, end also to a small extent with Chine and the Marquesa Islands. Of late years ice has also been sent from there to California. Its whole trade does not exceed half a million of dollars a year, and is rated by many at a much lower figure. The control of Russian Ameri ca is vested exclusively in the Company,whose Directors reside at St. Petersburg, and pay nn annual tribute to the Czar fur the almost abso• lute privileges they enjoy. We have thus briefly thrown together such particulars an we have been'able to gather, in relation to the territory which is now offered to us by Russia. The motive which has induced that offer is undoubtedly the Czar's inabiliti to hold its against the seizure threatened by Eng land. The latter power has heretofore been suspected of looking with a coveteous eye upon the Aleutian Islands, and the present war of fords an opportunity to obtain them which she will not be slow to adopt. Our Government has already been notified by the British Minis ter at Wrishington of her intention to at once effect the seizure. The Czar prefers passing them over to us rather than that her enemy should secure them so the spoils of war, and his envoy is on his way to this country empower ed to make the cession. Should our govern ment consent to the purchase, and complete it before the English cruisers, already instructed to seize Sitka, can effect that object, of course Great Britain would be forced to respect our claim, though she would probably contend that her notice of intention to take possession was designed to prevent the purchase. It is not likely, however, that this pretension would lie pushed to any dangerous length. Bloody Riot in St. Louie. Three Men Killed !--Fifly Grogeri4l Mobbed! Monday (election day) was a tittle of unusual excitement and a bloody riot in St. Louis. The difficulty commenced in the sth ward, and was oensioned by an Irishman stab bing an American. This was the signal for a general attack, which was commenced upon the Irish Groggeries on Mayor and Green sts., and Washington avenue; and on the whole front of the Levee, front Cherry street to below Locust, were more or less injured. The hdelleyencer says the crowd supplied themselves with axes and other implements of the sort from the steamboats at the wharf, and with them beat in the shutters and smashed the counters and everything that would yield to blows. On the Levee, between Cherry and Lo cust, there are only one or two houses, at most, that do not bear disastrous marks of the con flict; at Locust street the damage stopped. It is rumored that there are four of five kill ed. The number of the wounded we have no means of estimating. From the reports rife on the spot, and from the fact that hundreds of discharges were heard during the course of the row, which raged a good two hours in all its• fury, and has continued at intervals thus far during the night, it is fair to presume that the number is large. We have been able up to the present time to obtain with certainty only the following names: Joseph Arnot, a Frenchman, working on the canal boat 'Harlington,' had just arrived from Chicago, killed. He was not in the atfray, and was shot down almost immediately on leaving the boat to See what was going. on. Jackson Fowler, mete, shot in the left side. James Russell, pilot, shot in the arm. A man, whose name we did not learn, recei ved a stab in the back, under the left arm, the point of the weapon coming out the left breast. Wounded men were constantly borne 'up from the levee to Broad Way, during the time of the light, and such terror reigned iu the neigh borhood that the stores on Broadway and on Fourth street, for sonic distance down, were closed, and remained closed during the after noon and evening. The greatest excitement prevails at the time of writing. The military, however, are under arms, and on the alert ; and we anticipate no further damage to life or property. . . LATEIL-About ten arrest.; have, been made. The prisoners were lodged in the calaboose, with the exception of the fellow with whom the fight commenced. He was subsequently remo ved to the jail, as a rescue was feared. It is mid that ho is an Irishman, that he stabbed a man in the crowd round the polls in the Fifth Ward, and then dropped his knith and ran, and was pursued for several squares,and caught. As nearly as we can learn, three men are al ready dead from the effects of the wounds re ceived iu the riot, and two are not expected to survive. At 1 o'clock this morning the milita ry had retired, bet even at that late hour there were small knots of the rioters scouring the northern part of the city; yelling and throwing stones. On Morgan and Green streets, exten ding west from Broadway, not,an Irish groce ry is left, all being torn to pieces, and the bout. es more or less injured. A frame row at the northwest corner of Fifth and Green suffered severely, the weather-boarding being split and torn by stories, and all the windows and doors smashed in. At a rough estimate there are less than 50 or 60 houses, chiefly Irish grogge ries of the lowest order, badly damaged, and their contents destroyed. To estimate the loss we are unable to say, but should guess it not much short of 550,000. All this, besides the murder and maiming, was the work of but a few hours. The police force was insufficient, and for nearly three hours the excited mititude had full sway. After the appearance of the military comparative order was restored. PRECIOUS lilmAt,s.—ilor the year ending on the Ist of July, the total amount of precious metals sent from this country to Europe,to pay for the manufactories of other countries, over and above the amount of our exportations, was the trifle of $18,122,563! e6r Wm. C. Toiey,l?etter known as "John of York," the witty and titlonted correspondent of the Spirit of the Tim•s. is dead. Awful Murder in Michigan. The facts of an atrocious murder have re cently come to light in a very peculiar manner ; This murder WEIR committed in St. Joseph's co, Michigan, and the circumstances are thus rela ted by a friend of the murdered man. It seems that a Mr. Thomas Enstbrook, of Reading, V t., who formerly resided its Alden, in this county, left Reading in December lost, to go to St. Jo seph's county, Mich., where he was engaged to marry a lady, who also formerly resided is this county, and where he intended to reside. He reached the railroad station near White Pigeon, and within ten or twelve miles of the residence of Mr. Wood, where he expected to meet his be trothed. Here he procured a person to take him to a tavern within two and half mile,' of the end of his journey, whege his trunks were safely deposited. This wall the lest that was heard of him, until the facts, which we are about to relate, were brought to light. The non-arrival of Mr, -E. on the day his cup tials were to be celebrated, caused much disap pointment and alarm on the part of the friends of his intended bride. His trunks arrived ou the day appointed, but nothing was hoard of Mr. H. save the declaration of the person who left theta, that he would be along soon, as he was coming by another conveyance. The day passed, and still another, and Mr. E. did not come. The lady, terribly alarmed, wrote tails brother in Reading, who left immediatly to as certain why he had not arrived. The brother Stepped at the sense station on the railroad,and happened to employ the same Man who had his brother to the tavern. The tease ster described Eastbrook to his brother, and stated all the circumstances which took place on the way and et the tavern. All seemed to be right thus far. It was ascertained that two men had, engaged to cart v him to Mr. Wood's house, and they left accordingly. Here there seemed to be no further trace to be bad of Eastbrook, who had left Isis trunksin charge of the landlord with the money to pay the expense of forwarding them. His brother made every exertion to ascertain what had be become of him, but to no purpose. Suspicions of foul play were entertained, a ndthe Sheriff with other officers have been on the lookout since. A few weeks ago a man who had been about that neighborhood for some time, was arrested and committed to jail for larceny. During his confinement he appeared restive and much dis posed to converse with the sheriff and others. He was indulged in this, and cautiously inter; regaled on some points connected with the ab sence and whereabouts of Easthrook. He made several admisSions and declarations, Oahe af terwards attempted to explain, but only to ar ouse a stronger suspicion that he inew what had become of Mr. B. After leading him on in this way for some days, the Sheriff told him his suspicions and what he had ascertained in the matter. The prisoner finally told the . Sheriff that he would reveal the whole storyofthe mur der, that he could not rest until he had done so. The prisoner then stated, that two men took Tasthrook on the way to Mr. Wood's to the junktion of a new road recently cut for the pur pose of hauling lumber.. There, as by accident, they met the prisoner with soother span of horses and a wagon, and two others in his com pany, the names he gave of both. Hero they enquired of the first party where they were go ing, on being told to Mr. Wood's, the two, in company with the prisoner, said they were go ing the same way, and wanted theta all to get into their wagon and ride togther on this new road—being more direct. They all got into the wagon and started. After going somethir ty rods, the prisoner driving, they stopped, and' 0110 of the party took a club from under his coat, and struck Eastbrook on the head. Mr. E. fell bock'exclaiming "01 dear, I'm dead I" 'Others of the party then stabbed him Collie heart. After this thee stripped him of his clothes and money, dividing with all those present, and buried the body under en old root or stump.— He stated that they got $BOO from him and that the boots fitted him, and they were given to him and he then had them on. The coat wnsgiven to nnother who had worn it ever since. The Sheriff went, with others, to ascertain the truth of the prisoner's story. The body was found deposited just where lie described. Measures were then taken to secure the othektparderers, and two of them were acre sted and iteprisoned. The others will be, Probably, in due course of time. The prisoner stated that he had nothing further to do with gm murder, titan to hold the horses and take - 114'MA; that he accidentally overheard the plans the others were perfecting to perpetrate this murder, when they set upon Mtn. threatened to kill him if lie revealed a word or uttered a lisp about it. He was Om, pelted to do whattie did. It seems these desperadoes had become ao quainted with the circumstances of Eastbrook's visit, and knowing that he had purchased a place in the neighborhood, and would have money with him, they entered into this scheme to murder him 'and get possession of what he had with him. We doubt whether such another foul deed can be found on record, where so many enter into a conspiracy for the murder of one man. It is a satisfaction that all of them are likely to receive their just punishment for so nefarious and cold blooded a crime. Mr. Eastbrook was a man much respected by those who knew him. He leaves tuany.friends and some connexions in this country, who will grieve to learn his sad fate.—Bajtolo Republic, July 22d. . Another Rum Murder. The dead body of a woman, the wife of one Patrick Gannon, un Irishman, was found iu her bed yesterday morning at her residence, No. 74 Salina•st., near the Oswego Canal bridge. A warrant was* once got out for the arrest of her husband, who was supposed to have murdered her. lie was apprehended, and is now in the penitentiary. A Coroner's Jury was summoned, before whom Drs. Dunlap and Pease who had made a post mortem examination of the body, testifi ed that there were numerous contusions about the bead; that her arms and lower extremities were badly bruised by blows; and that marks of violence were found on the abdomen of the deceased. They testified, also, that the post mortem had disclosed the fact that the internal coat of the stomach of the deceased had been almost entirely destroyed by the effects of in toxicating drinks, and that the liver was en larged to three times its ordinary size. A child of Gannon's, and also a woman who had lived in the family, - testified that Gannon had cruelly beaten his wife on Sunday last, and that he treated her in a most brutal man ner from that time up to the hour of her death. Also, that the husband and wife had been in the habit of indulging excessively in strong drinks, and that they quarrelled with ono ammo. titer almost daily. The Coroner's Jury rendered a verdict, in accordance with these facts, as follows: 'That the death of Mary Ann Gannon was caused by intemperance, hastened by injuries inflicted by he• husband, Patrick Gannon. Gannon is a shoemaker, and was beastly drunk at the time ho bent his wife. She wart 25 years of age.—Syraenoe Journal. CRIME IN CALIFORNIA.--The Daily California Chrouricle of the 14th ult, says t--" The violent. deaths in this country (Sun Francisco) average ono per day. Within four years there have been twelve hundred. How many of them have been murders we do not know—probably one fourth —perhaps only one•eighth--one hundred and fifty persons—murdered. Only one mon luu beets convieted'and executed l'or all this ocean of erinie, and he. we sincere]; believe, more be. cause he was a triendlets creature, who hadnot the power to excite sympathy, nor money to buy council or jury. So be was hung like a dog, bung probably, ache asserted with his dy ing breath.for killing the man who attempted to rob him. This is a specimen of criminal justice. Oft.The . eholera is rapidly subsiding in Bar badoes. The whole island will nip be rid of the epidemic. Later advices front &Outdoes brought by the Star of the West report ttat the cholera was abating. The aggregate mortality reach• ed twelve, and smite sac fifteen tbousund be cholera.
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