HUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
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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.