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Wednesday Morning, Jan. 31, 1855.
WILLIAM BREWSTER, Editor.
Agents for the Journal.
The following persons we have appointed Agents
for the HUNTINGDON JOURNAL, who are author
ized to receive a.nd 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.
JOHN V. 'l'uoltrsos, Esq., Hollidaysburg,
SAMUEL COEN, East Barren,
GEORGE W. Consebets, Cromwell township.
HENRY Hunson, Clay township.
DAVID ETNIRE, Cromwell township. •
Dr. J. P. ASHCOM, Penn township,
J. WAREHAM MATTERS, Franklin township,
S.tmunr, StErFer, Jackson township,
ROBERT WBVIINEY,
Col. Jsco. C. WATSON, Brady township,
Mounts BROWN, Springfield township,
Woe. IfurcurssoN, Esq., Warriorsmark
JAMES McDotrAr.n, Brady township,
Geonon W. WrrirrAnEn, Petersburg,
HENRY .NEre, West Barren.
JOHN BALsnien, Waterstreet,
Maj. CHARLES MICKLEY. Tod township,
A. H. BLAIR, Dublin township,
GEORGE WILSON, Esq.,, Tell township,
JAMES CLARK, Birmingham.
NATHANIEL. LYTLE, Esq., Spruce Creek.
Maj. W. Moonr, Alexandria.
B. F. WALLACE, Union Furnace.
SIMEON Wmo .Esq., Union township.
DAVID CLARKSON' '
Esq. Cass township.
SYMUEL Wroron,Esq., Franklin township.
. DAVID PAngEn, Esq., Warriorsmark.
DAVID AURANDT, Esq., Todd township.
WANTED,
A few loads of WOOD at the Journal Office.
. No attention paid to Letters
unless post-paid, nor to Communi
cations unaccompanied with the
author's naMe.
eiffr Poetry by .g INcoo" will appear
next week, we will be pleased to have
him grace our columns as often as he may
feel disposed.
Graham's Magazine. Petrified Bodies—Singular Discoveries. 1
Tho February number of Graham is be- The Dayton Empire of Saturday evening
fore us, it is a superb work. The engra• gives the particulars of several bodies having
vings are, a steel engraving See Saw," been found in a state of petrifaction, in an old
graveyard on the farm of Geo. P. Loy, three
a wood engmving " Washington at the
miles from Germanto7. _
death bed of young Custis," and the young
The
,inpire says titts body or Mrs. Loy was
Sportsman, the fashion plate, &c. Its to be
removed, and her grovewas opened for
pages arc filled with a variety of matter,
• ; :at purpose. Site had been buried twenty.
suited to please every diversity of taste. years. The cotlin was perfe%Lbut so
Subscription price $3 in advance, or we heavy that it required six men to lifilrout.—
will give the " Huntingdon Journal" and The shroud, and indeed all the covering which
" Graham's Magazine" for one year, for was upon the body at the. time of interment,
$3 50. twenty-four years ago, had disappeared ; not a
vestige of them remained. The body was per
fect, except the right leg from the hneo to the
ankle-joint, where the flesh seemed to have
wasted away tts it it lay at the buttons of the
cofilin in a substance resembling ashes mixed
with sand. With this exception of decay, the
body and limbs exhibited the same perfectness
of exterior they did when life and animation
were in the body. It was stone, ofa drab color
with the smile on her face which it wore when
she gave up mortality.
A grand child was also exhumed, and found
also to be stone, but not quite' so perfect.—
The hair on the head was like it was in life.—
One or two other bodies were taken up, partl y
petrified, but mostly decayed.
A Medicine for Everybody.
The celebrated Dr. Weeks, has compounded
an almost never failing remedy for toothache,
headache, pains is the• stomach and limbs,
burns, scalds, &e., which has lately been in
troduced into this state, and the Lewistown,
Milflintown, Lock Haven and York papers
speak of it as a most valuable remedy. It sold
" like hot cakes" in those counties, and fami
lies who have used it, speak of its cures in the •
highest terms. Nearly everybody is more or
less afflicted with the, above allings, and there•
fore everybody ought to have a bottle or two
always within reach. The agent, who is now in
Mifflin county, will be in this county shortly,
when our citizens will have an opportunity to
ebtain it.
The Doestiek Letters.
Through the kindness of one of our
subscribers, we have been put in posses
sion of a complete collection of the let
ters of Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. 8.,
that illustrious and amusing writer. The at
tention which these productions have at
tracted among the lovers of humor, and
the frequent demand for copies of them,
induces us to lay them before the public.
The opinions of critics may vary as to the
degree of literary merit which they pos
sess, but the great mass of readers seem
to be unanimous in laughing at their wit
and originality.
We will commence next week to pub.
lish them, and all who wish to avail the
opportunity of reading Mr. Doesticks hu
morous letters, had better send in their
names immedtately.
Lard Lamps.
A variety of lard lamps are in use, but
decidedly the test with which we arc ac
quainted, is Stonesifer & Smith's im
provement.
The superiority of these lamps consist
in the adjustable packing, which super.
cecds the old plan of heating the lard be
fore using it.
We have been using one of those lamps
for some time and we find it to be far su
perior to any other lamps now in use. It
gives a brilliant clear light without the
difficulties attendant on other hinds of
lamps.
Mr. George W. Cornelius has bought
the Patent Right for this county, and is
prepared to sell township rights or to sup
ply the public with the best lamps now in
use. His address is Orbisonia, Hunting
don county, Pa. All letters addressed to
him (post-paid) will be promptly attended
to.
Problem No 5.
A roof, 21 feet 8 inches by 14 foot 6 in•
ches, is to be covered with. lead; at 8
Pounds to to the foot; what will it come to
at $6 per cwt ?. Answer next week.
Answer to question of last week 12.52
inches deep
The Rate of Interest and Penalty for
1 Usury.
As the subject of n repeal of the Usury Laws
is attracting a good deal of attention through
out the country, the following summary, from
the Banker's Magazine, will be found to be of
interest. It may be considered no
and differs front the statements heretofore pub.
li,hed, and now in circulation:—
Legal rale (J Penally for
Interest, l'iolalion o/'
1(r rent. Usury Late.
6. Exoess not recoverable.
Maine
N. Hampshire, 6. Forfeit 3 times the interest.
Vermont. 6. Excess may be recovered !Kick
Massach'sett,, 6. Forfeit. 3 times the whole in-
Wrest,
E. Island, 6. Excess may be recovered by
payers,
Connecticut, 6. Forfeiture of all the interest.
New York, 6. Forfeiture of contract.
New Jersey, 6. ])o. do.
Pennsylvania, 6. ' Do. do.
Delaware, 6, Do. do.
Maryland, 6. Excess recoverable by payers.
Virginia. 6. Contracts void.
N. Carolina, 6. Do. do.
S. Carolina, 7. Forfeit of all the interest.
Georgia, 7. Do.. do.
Alabama, 8. Do. do.
Arkansas, 6. Contracts void.
6. Forfeit nll the interest,
6. Defendant recovers his cost.
6. Fine or 5 times the whole in•
Florida,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Town, 6. Forfeit of excess of interest.
Kentucky, 6. Contract for interest void.
Louisiana, 5. Forfeit of all the interest.
Michigan, 7. No penalty.
Mississippi, 6• Forfeit excess of interest.
Missouri, 6. Do. do.
Ohio, 6. Do. ' do.
Tennessee, 6. Liable to indictment for nnis•
demeanor.
Texas. 8. Forfeit of all the interest.
Wisconsin, 7. Special contracts.-12.
California, 10. No penalty.
There are vtvions States that permit a high.
er rate of interest on special contracts, viz ;
In Vermont, seven per cent. may be charged
upon railroad bonds. In New Jersey;seven
per cent. may be charged in Jersey City and
in the township of Hoboken. In Maryland,
the penalty is a matter of some doubt, in con
sequence of a late decision of Judge Taney,
which does not, however, meet the assent of
the Bar of Baltimore. In Arkansas, ten per
cent. may be charged on special contracts.—
In Illinois, the banks may charge seven per
cent., and ten per cent. may be charged be
tween individuals, on special contracts. In lo
wa, ten per cent. is allowed of special contracts.
In Louisiana, eight per cent. may be so char
ged. In Michigan, contracts in writing are le
gal to charge ten per cent. The same in Mis
sissippi and in Ohio. In Texas, twelve per
cent. may be charged on :3 Im:int contracts.
The Japanese Presents,
Sundry packages of presents sent to the
President by the Emperor of Japan, in re
turn for those forwarded from hence by
the hands of Commodore Perry, have rea
ched Washington, with them being sun
dry packages for officers of the expedition,
which, under the law, must be deposited,
at least temporarily, in the State Depart
ment. That is, until Congress may give
them leave to accept them. The Star
says: •
"The content., of the package are said to be
silks, swords, writing tables, delicate and Ira.
gile ornaments, vases, bowls of glass and other
materials, umbrellas, mats, bells, jars, cabinets,
flower box, lances, Japan matting, stones from
Japan, stone from Los Choo, agricultural im
plements, Japan shine (marked from Sindda)
hermetrically sealed, samples of sugar cane,
seven dogs, two birds, seed wheat front the
Cape of Good Hope, &c. We hear that the
dogs are of a breed which none but the aris
tocracy of the Empire keep, as they are very
costly. In the time of Charles 11. a similar
imperial present of dogs was sent to Rome by
the Emperor of Japan, from which the celebra
tee European bread of King Charles' spaniels
sprang. Those sent to the President by Corn.
Perry are much like the King Charles breed of
the present day, though considerably larger."
Agricultural College,
The location of an agricultural college is
just now a subject of competition among va
rious interior towns. A liberal citizen of Erie
has offered a donation of 200 acres of land in
Girard towuship, Erie county, as a site for it,
provided the Pennsylvania Agricultural Socie
ty will erect their celego thereon. The liar.
risburg Telegraplt hopes that the friends of ag
riculture will not allow the institution to be
diverted from Harrisburg, and a score or more
of papers in other places have similar hopes
in reference to their own particular towns.—
With Pittsburg, Lancaster, Reading, Harris
burg, Erie, Easton, York, Norristown, Wash.
ington, Huntingdon, and we know nut how ma•
up more ambitious and clamorous places to
choose among, we think the Slate Society will
have rather a difficult time to select a single
site. We regret that there is not a college for
each, for we do not doubt that they would all
accomplish muoh good and be well attended;
but as only one ix to be established, and that
one is to answer fur the whole State, we sag
gest that it should be placed at Huntingdon,
to be convenient of scenes from all parts of the
commonwealth.
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Penes!'!yank Leyidature—Monday,
Jnuu
ary 22nd, the Senate passed several unitnpor
tent bills, and a resolution requesting informa
tion as to the amount of fees in the CRSC of the
Commonwealth vs. the Bank of Pennsylva
nia.
In the House, joint resolutions from the Sen
ate were adopted, urging upon Congress the
sending of an expedition in search of Com.
Kane.
Congress.—Monday, January 22nd, the Sen
ate received a communication from the Post
master General explaining why the law requr
ring a daily mail between Louisville and New
Orleans, and intermediate points, had not been
carried out. UpOtt this communication vari
ous Western members commented in severe
terms. The Military Committee reported in
favor of placing at the control of the Execu
tive, an adequate volunteer force to suppress
Indian hostilities. In the House, the Pacific
Railroad Bill was finally passed, then reconsi
dered, an referred to a select committee.
Congress.—Tuesday, January 23rd, the Sen
ate spent the day in discussing the Bounty
Land bill. In the House, the motion to lay on
the table the motion to reconsider the vote
refering the Pacific Railroad bill to a select
committee, was agreed to. The rest of the
day was occupied with the French Spoliation
bill.
Pennsylvania Legislidure.—Tuesday, Janu
ary 23rd, the Senate passed a bill to define
and punish bribery, and to compel witnesses to
toslify, and one relating to texas on collateral
inheritances, In the House, a number of un
important bills were passed, and one reported
from Committee, to repeal the registration
laws of Philadelphia.
Congress.—Wednesday, January 2lth, the
Senate considered and amended the military
apprpriation bill. In the Housh the French
Spoliation bill was discussed in Committee of
the Whole, and the Boardeof claims bill ta
lon up and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
11 , nsyleania Legislature.--Wednesilay, Jan
uary 24th, the Semite received communica
tinny from the State Treasurer and Auditor
Cenernl, showing the amount of temporary
loans outstanding, the State moneys deposit-
ed in banks at various periods, the allowan
ces made to banks for certain services, &c.
Bills were passed to close finally the trust ac
count
of the United States Bank, prohibiting'
bank, cashiers from engaging in any other bu
siness, &T. Charters were reported from the
Corporation committee for the Point breeze
Park Association, and the Girard Life Insu
rance Company. Is the House, the commit
tee on the Northampton contested seat was
granted authority to take testimony in that
county. The bills to confer the rights of citi
zenship on colored persons, and to repeal the
$3OO exemption law, were' reported negilively
from the Judiciary. The Corporation com
mittee reported favorably on the charter for
the American Loan Company Philadelphia.
amyress,—Thursday, January, 2.5 th the
Senate and.Honse bulb received a message
from the President, containing information rel
ative to sites for Post Offices, &c.,.in Nev
York, Philadelphia, &e. In the Senate this
was referred to the Post Office Committee.—
In the House, it was referred to a Select Cu,,,.
mittee. In the Senate. Mr. Chase introduced
a bill for the improvement of the Ohio River.
m r . Cooper made a speech in favor of his reso
lutions, with reference to the importation of for
eign paupers and convicts. A sharp political
debate followed, and then the Army Appropri
ation bill was considered at length. In the
House, the debate on the French Spoliation
bill Wad ended.
l'ennsulconia Leyeslatiere.—Thursday, Jati
nary 25th, the Senate passed a resolution an•
thortzing the printing of a daily legislative roe•
ord. In the House, the Northampton contest
ed election case was up again, sod the resolu
tion fur taking testimony in Northampton was
reconsidered and rejected.
Pennsyleunia Legislatare.—January 28th,
The Senate passed finally the bill to increase
the capital stock of the Short Mountain Coal
Company, and also passed in committee of the
whole the supplementary act relative to insol•
vents.ln the House, the bill to repeal tho regis
tration act passed committee of the whole. A
bill relative to the purchase of certain books
for the use of the members passed finally, and
a bill from the Senate to revive and continue
in force until September, 1867, the law grade.
ating the price of lands in which the purchase
money is due ° and unpaid. A further supple
ment to the charter of the Western House of
Refuge also passed
t'onuress,—Friday, January 2Gth, various
private bills wero passed. Among them was
one to pay the owners of the privateer Gene
ral Armstrong, for her destruction by the Brit-
Ruh, in a I'ortuguese harbour, during the war
of 1812, which caused considerable discussion,
but finally passed. In the House, ayesolutiun
was reported and adopted, to give requisite no
tice for terminating reciprocity treaties of com
merce and navigation, in cases where the terms
stipulated for their continuance have expired,
with such powers as manifest illiberality to
wards our commerce. A private bill for the
relief of Samuel A. Belden & Co., was rejected.
The French Spoliation bill was then debated.
t i t--Z.The steamer George Law arrived at New
York, Thursday 25th from Aspinwall, with ad-
viee3 to the lot inst., and $1,221,000 in gold,
of which $98,000 is for Drexel & Co., and
$50,000 for Thos. Wattson& Sons. A robbery
Of $27,000 was committed on board the steam
ship Sonora, on her way down to Panama.—
Tim carpenter and boatswain were arrested,
and 13,000 recovered. A storm occurred at
San Francisco, mg the Ist., which was more
severe than any since 1852, and did much
damage. The Supremo Court has declared
Sacremento the capital of the State. Nineteen
convicts escaped from the State Prison on the
27th ult.
The new Governor of Massachusettswas in
augurated on Tuesday lath, and in his inaugu
ral address dwelt at length on foreign pauperism.
the bible in the public school., this right of the
native born citizen to govern, the disbanding
a the exPl,Hvoly Nrei;•:it
o_‘olllllllllliCatiolls.
Our New York Correspondence.
N!:w Youic, January 27, 1e55.
Mn. EDITOR :
During this winter, there has been, and still
is very much real suffering, not • only among
the habitually poorer class, but among respec
table mechanics—men wits were a year ago
comfortable, and their families well provided
for. We see able bodied men, who in good
times would earn their two and a half, or three
dollars a day, now going around the streets
peddling apples and nuts. Though wonderful
to say, scarcely an American is really suffering
for want of work.
Wo do think, however that our city, as
whole, deserves some credit for liberality. Do
nations, public and private, are continually
coming in ; concerts, plays, balls, &c., are giv
en for the benefit of the poor, and many citi
zens have opened public Soup Houses. One
young man we knew of worked hard ell Christ
inns Day, and gave his earnings to the poor.—
His name did not appear in the newspapers
however, and it is not likely to. We only wish
that some would follow his example.
The Balls seem to be the most profitable
means of raising money. It unites the excite
ment of dancing with the satisfaction of hav
ing performed a work of charity.
A very brilliant affair came off at the Opera
House last week. The attendance of ladies
and gentlemen during the evening exceeded
nine or ten thousaed persons. The immense
area of the Academy of Music wes entirely in
adequate to accommodate the throngs of beau
ty and grace which assembled there.
The company began to gather as early as
eight o'clock. By midnight crowdsof carria
ges had blocked up Fourteenth street, Irving
place, and the adjacent avenues radiating from
the Hall in long lines. The interior arrange
ments were very good. The decorations of the
room wore few and simple, though displaying
good taste. The stage was handsomely dm
ped, and festoons of flowers ornamented the
boxes. The harquette was floored over and ,
raised to a level with the stage, affording rooni
for ,one or two hundred couple—though the
average number of those who participated in
the dance at one time, was seventy to eighty
couple. The house was exceedingly brilliant.
ly lighted, and presented a scene of splendor
not frequently witnessed.
The . festival was decidedly successful. The
benefit it insures to the Poor Relief Funds, will
be about eight thousand chillers.
A calico party has also been given. Every
lady was expected to appear in a calico dress,
have a good time, and the next morning to
send her host, for the benefit of the Five Points
Mission. The proCeeds amounted to between
three and four hundred sets of clothing, worth
about $1,500.
One of our papers has an • erticlo against
this Mode of helping the poor. We think
that as long ns the results are so beneficial, we
ought to he oblidged to those who help produce
them. " as cia‘a of our prominent men re
cently remarked at a lecture, " If the Devil is
east out, we do spt care much if Beelzebub did
do it."
The ruins of the old court buidings on the
.Park, which so long have been an eye sore to
every one passing down Broadway, are at
length being removed. Forty or fifty men are
employed at it, and are surrounded by a crowd
of men who ore out of work themselves, and
seem to be opposed to having any one more
fortunate than they arc,
A WAY TO MAKE A FORTUNE.
For smile time past, many merchants in the
country have been swindled in a very unique
manner. It appears that a circular letter has
been sent to various merchants, somewhat as.
follows:
LAW, GRNELL & MINOT,
FOUWAUDINO AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
South Street, New York.
New Vonx, Jan. —, 1855.
Si Ii :—We have received, per steamer George
Law; a chest o& goods, which has arrived in
good condition.
The freight from San Francisco, Cal., a
mounts to $7, on the receipt of which, it will
be forwarded to direction or order punctually.
$7. Address, (post-paid.)
W. H. MINOT & Co.,
Brooklyn Post Office, New York.'
P. S.—None but bankable funds will be re
ceived in payment, and such money sent at our
risk.
Several merchants in Ohio, have lately received
one of these letters and supposing it to have
been written in good faith sent on the
money. Not receiving the box, they began to
mistrust they had been sold. They immediate
ly informed the Chief of Police in New York
of the supposep fraud. The Police searched
in vain for any firm of that name in this city.—
A few days since, however, a Police 011icer
went into the Brooklyn Post Office, where lie
saw a young man enquire for ]otters for
W. It. Minot & Co. Five were gives him, and
he left, followed by the officer. He was arres
ted mill after some resistance, locked up for
examination. He gives his name as James D.
Williams. The letters taken from the Post
Office were found upon him. He keeps pro
found silence as to his business and where
abouts. Yours truly, V. k
For tho Journal
Suntt.Evsnrun, January 29, 1855,
MR. EDITOR :
In the Journal of the 17th inst. I saw a re.
port of the Grand Inquest of the county, con
cerning the poor-house affairs; had they been
matisffed in reporting to the county, this con.
munication would not have made its appear
ance ;. but it seems they were unwilling that
so much wisdom should be buried among the
archives of the court, it must be published, and
in so doing they thereby (indirectly) hit the di
rectors across the knuckles, in reference to the
plan of the poor-house. They had a right to
express I,4eir opinion and publish it too, but,
gentlemen pardon us, if we differ front you on
some things. Well, here was a grand inquest,
Tom, Dick, and Hurry, came on a flying visit,
and, perhaps, three-fourths of them were never
inside of a poor-house, got into caucus and con
demn the plan. On the other hand, the di
rectors who have made it their business to vis
it and get all the information as to plans, in
the neighboring counties, and in Philadelphia.
Now which of these parlioy would ho most
'competent to judge in the matter. The plan
With son,
expense; it being the Inuit ree,litly built. It
is admitted that the hitches to ight be better
in the basement; especially in summer, which
can easily be done nt a trilling expense, by to
king down 0110 or two partitions. It was the
intention of the directors, if t h e, paupers should
increase, to build a back building for dining
room and kitchen larger if thought necessary,
or when we thought it expedient; but the pre
sen t number of paupers would not justify it,
and the expense for the present, is saved.—
Then again, the Inquest have seen a petition
asking the Legislature for authority to sell a
part of the farm of whirl, they disapprove;
here again the Inquest and the directors are at
points. Before the Inquest tame down there
appeared a general disposition to dispose
of a part of the farm, but when the Inquest
was here, there appeared a strong prejudice ro
arise against the sale among them, (and even
in our own vicinity,) and it was whispered a
bout that the writer of this had some personal
Interest in the sale; he hereby disclaims any
personal interest, other than that he is a tax
payer, and would rather diminish than increase
the taxes. I believe we are now paying inte
rest annually on the most of the purchase mo
ney of said farm. All that the writer has done
in the premises, was what be thought to bd for
the county's interest. Now I suppose the pro
ject of selling is defeated, and we must go to
a heavy expense in buying horses, cattle, wag
ons, &e., and then set about bringing the farm
which has depreciated in quality and repairs
into good condition. Then again, look at the
farmers in the shape of Merchants, Doctors,
Tanners, and Shoemakers, going in
.and out
yearly. Should not a farmer look ahead for
several years? About the time any of us get
acquainted with the farm, we have to give place
to a new hand, notwithstanding all that is said
against making the county a fanner, it is able
to carry it on, but•will it pay ? I helieve store
keeping would be a better business for the
county to follow titan farming, althonglll would
not advise to follow either of them. Bread
and meat can be bought at cost of raising it,
and often below cost in bad seasons. In a
store they would get a great many necesssaries
at cost, besides buying their bread and meat at
cost, and pay them with goods "at a profit.—
The farm, it is said, contain 160 acres. - The
project was to sell 120 acres including the hil
ly part, and retain .10 acres around the build
ings, that divide the d 0 acres, into four fields;
there would then be 10 acres for clover hay,
10 acres for cow pasture, 10 acres to have
farmed on the shares in order to rotate the
crops, and 10 acres for a kitchen garden, then
make and keep the .10 acres good, get all the
work we can out of the paupers. on said gar.
den and 10 acres. The work of the paupers
does not amount to much; it takes one-half of
t hem to take care of the other half, and hire
help besides. It is all moonshine to any that
paupers can go out and maul tails, cut cord
wood, reap or niow, plow or sow; all that kind
of work has to be hired at the county's expense.
A DIRECTOR Or Tllll POOR.
From the Sun FraIICISCO Herald.
The California State Prison Outbreak--
Full Particulars.
The following is (lee. Estill's statement of
the origin of the outbreak : About 6 o'clock on
Wednesday. morning, as the State prisoners,
quarrying stone at Mare Island, were proceed
ing to their work iu a body, some sixty of them
made a rush for a small schooner lying at the
wharf and succeeded in taking possession of
her. In the struggle between the prisoners
and the guards about twenty-one managed to
to get on board and shove off. They pulled
her exactly behind another vessel sailing in the
harbor, and by keeping her in that position
prevented the gunners at the casinos from tir
ing, as the people on the other vessel, attracted
by curiosity, came on deck in such a way that
the guard would be compelled to risk killing
them it they tired. After drifting and pulling
about four hundred yards, the tide placed them
in range, when the first cannon was fired, mis
sing the vessel some two feet.
The cannon was then loaded with grape, and
at the second discharge several shots passed
through the ranks of the prisoners doing some
execution. It is said some were thrown over
board, supposed, of course, to be killed. Tho
third shot missed, and the guards placed the
other prisoners in their cells, and prepared to
follow the fugitives with a whale boat kept for
that purpose. Eleven started in pursuit, and
succeeded in cutting the fugitives off from
Point San Pablo, just above lied Itoek, and
forced them to laud on the first point above, on
the Contra Costa side. The guards lauded
some ten minutes after, when a running fight
ensued for several miles. A few of the prison
ers were killed and several badly wounded.—
The guard coniinued to follow them all night,
and were still hotly in pursuit .yesterday.—
Capt. Estes, of the guard, states that the pris
oners, in attempting to escape, seized on Capt.
''
let Assistant Captain of the Guard,
and took him into the vessel with them, in or
der to prevent the guard from firing. This did
not, however, have the desired effect, for the
guard, some of whom aro the best marksmen
in the State, selected their men and made terri
-3 ble havoc. Capt. Pullam was shot through
r the hand and arm before he would ask the
guard to cease their fire, when his request was
complied with. He was taken to Contra Cos
ta with them and left, where he still remains
severely wounded.
After the convicts landed at Contra Costa,
they were vigorously attacked by the guard,
who continued to fire upon them without mercy
To avoid the united fire of the guard, they sep
arated, and a portion of them proceeded north
wards to Point Pinola, about twelve miles from
Martinez, while another portion fled southward
towards Oakland. The Sheriff of Contra Cos
ta has started with a large posse of armed citi
zens in pursuit of the desperadoes near Marti
nez. The Sheriff and citizens of Alameda aro
also actively engaged in the search for those
who came down that coast. The wretches de
serve no quarters and should receive none.
Before daylight yesterday meriting, twelve
of the convicts, on horseback, all well named
with knives, galloped down to' the beach about
four miles north of Oakland, and hastily dis
mounting, proceeded to take possession of a
small eroding schooner laying at a temporary
landing place near by. No One was on board
the schooner except the master, who was sud
denly awakened, and before ho could compre
hend the meaning of the disturbance, hurried
on shore. The whole gang: then went to work
I and threw overboard the freight of the schooner
consisting of about four tons of wheat, belong
! ing to Dr. Chamblin. Having accomplished
which, they let go her fastenings, and stood up
the Pay in the direction of San Jose, Several
of the fugitives, the captain says, appeared to be
severely wounded.
A Chilean, who reached Oakland about day
break, states that he encountered the convicts
a few miles from the beach, and that they coiy
pelted him, under pain of death, to conduct
them to the spot where they took the schooner
Many of the fugitives have obtained arms by
,1 elide rim! '
Egr. The "Seventeen year" Locusts, accord.
ing to Gideon B. Smith, of Baltimore, who has
paid much attention to the subject, will appear
this season in very small numbars on the whole
eastern shorn of Maryland, and on the western
shore along the Liberty and Windsor Mill roads,
commencing about five miles from Baltimore,
and extending to Corlisle, Pa. In Virgin:a,
they will appear in Kanawha county; in E..a.
tacky, about Lexington, Frankfort, Fkin
mingsburg, and eNteuding to Meigs and Gallia
bounties, Ohio; and in Massachusptts, al ,out
't Barnstable, and adjacoit towns. He says they
ms Jner
b y may now be found in those places buried a
dhe'ranehos in their flight, and fool Or We sleep its tho oaelh who, r se-
I I tho ! IC
burp m I 0; .1164 1 , 1 in
tlut selimayr. tihool , l tl,cc land en either
side of the Pay, they Win it tilt
Foints to give diem a Will', ti'Veliti , .ll. The
ollowing is it list of the prisoners relit att, , ,,,p.
led to escape, prepared by Cilia. Estes, of tie ,
Unroll :
Nastetuf Priswarrs
Ilentlerson, 8 years, at Itirge ; Collier Dough,
1 year, wounded, not retaken'; rfichitel Iliw
3 years nail 9 mouths, dangerously wounded,
retaken ; (leo. Wright, It) years, wounded, re•
taken; Wm. Watkins, 10 years, badly wound
ed, not retaken Iteeves,s years not retaken
IVin. Powers, 30 years, badly wounded at large
Cherokee Bob, 10 years, mortally wounded ;
James Smith, 1 year, ba d ly wounded, retaken ;
11. A. Stephens, 0 years, at large ; B. thtvidson
2years„ slightly wounded, at - large ; Richard
Berry, 4 yearn,
slightly wounded, at large ;
John Lincoln, 5 yearn. at large ; Juan Mailer,
3 yew, wounded nt large ; John Welsh 10
years, at large ; Wm. Bryant, alias Sydney
Brown, 10 yearn, badly monocled, nt large ;
John Thompson, 7 years, killed ; Henry Wil
son, 1 year, at large ; Wm. Fleck, 10 years; at
large Geo. Riley, 4 yearn, at large ; 0. C.
Smith, 2 years, badly wounded, at large ; Wm.
Fe,,, 1 year, nt large.
' Wounded at the prison in the fight tb, the
boat, all or whom hare been retaken ; Valen
tine (negro) two Mexicans, Masez, (a Jgw,)
with two others, names not recollected.
o ign cfntclligenrc.
One Week Later FRU Europe,
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC,
Sevastopol Wales Unchanged.
The Czar Accepts the Four Points.
SARDINIA JOIYED ALLIES.
'ACKET SEITP GEORGE•' CAN INC
WRECKED,
Loss of 160 Lives.
Nmv Yong, Jan. 23.—The steamship Pa
cific has arrived, with dates from Europe to the
13th inoatant.
The Pacific left Liverpool on the afternoon
of the 13th, and has arrival off Sandy !look
at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, and had to
lay off on account of the snow storm. She
brings 02 passengers.
The Pacific arrived out on the 'Alt inst. In
running up the Mersey, the night being very
duck, she ran into the brig Corinthian, at an
chor, hound to Calcutta with a cargo valued
at an £20,000 sterling. The brig sunk imme
diately, but no lives were lost.
The ship Montreal front Portland, had arri
ved at Liverpool, and would have furnished
six days later news front America, but wirer
tuttately had nu papers on board.
The loss of the packet ship George Canning,
bound from this port to Hamburg is confirmed.
It is supposed that all on board, 100 is num
ber, perished. llnr papers and the passengers'
baggage was washed ashore near Heligoland,
on the coast of Holland, which is all that is
really known of the wreck.
The Ctlar has accepted, nneosuliti.nmlly, the
four guttrentees, but his sincerity is douittol.
Sardinia has formally joined alto woe.l.orn
Hance.
Prussia claims to lake. a share in the naegoti
ations, but declines for the present to increase
herarmy„ .
o . nuti'l'achn has gone to the Crimea
The Russians htiA:e re•ceessed the !huml.,
na invaded the Itobt•udscha. The cities of
rultschn and Ilabadas.;h•have been, retali,u by
he Russians._
The seige of Sevastopol presented no new
Uatures up to the al hist ; although repented
amors of its capture have prevailed.
THE WAR.
Prince Gortshalcolf has announced to the Aus
trian Government that the Czar not only ac
cepts tha four points of the guarentee, but also
the interpretation given to them by the three
Powers. But as no.armistice has been agreed
upon, the hostilities are to continue during the
negotiations.
The conduct of Prussia and the German
States is still equivocal, and thesinccrityof Rus
sia is Much doubted. Thisdoubt caused Censelis
'to fallback, after having advanced 2 percent.,
under the first effect of the newt.
The allies, it is said, will insist on the
Russian naval power in the Black Sea being
placed on a level with that of the other Pow
ers, as a proof of its sincerity. On this point
it is expected the mediations will on no ac
count assent to it.
The Russians have again invaded the Prin.
cipalities. A despatch fromßrailow, Jan. 9,
says that the Russians have crossed the Dan.
elie, invaded the Dorbrudscha, and recaptured
both Tultzcha as long as possible.
Prussia has answered the demands of Aus
tria for the mobilization of the Prussian army
by a refusal to do so nt present.
Invegard to the siege of Sevastopol, the la•
test official despatch published by the English
Government was of tho 20th ult, and embraces
only what had been previously received.
By the way of St. Petersburg, there is
despatch from Monsehikoff dated Jan. 2d,
which says "Nothing new had occurred.
We continue to annoy the enemy by night sor
ties. In one of these, ten of the French Zell.
ayes were made prisoners."
The weather continues very variable.
The railway from Balaldava to the camp
was to be commenced at once.
The fire of the allies continued very feeble
and caused scarcely any damage.
The sickness is On thOinerasil
The garrison of Sevastopol are constructing
a bridge of boats to connect the city with the
forts on the north side.
A report prevailed in Paris on the 12th that
Sevastilel had fallen, but it did not gain gene
ral belief.
Omar Paella embarked ou the Ist for Balt&
lava. He has taken means to bring a force
of 50,000 mon and 60 guns into the Crimea.
Ten thousand Turks have already landed at
Eupatoria.
Menchikoff is reported to have called in all
his detach crops.
Osten Sachem was watching the Turks at
Eupatoria, the garrison at whleh place had
been augmented.
The sth or t; of January was looked upon as
the thna when the assault of Sevastopol wits
to take place.
Letters froM Odessa, under date of the 2 , lth
of 'December, mention that there had been
dearth of supplies at Sevastopol.
Another tempest has occurred in the Black
Sea, causing some disasters. Two ship of the
British fleet suffered damage.
-~;~._ ~ a
rowacr blill rKplosicn Two Live. Lost,
()II TI
f
v vrt
!, sho.k the
that the
1 , r1.1 I , y 1,1 , 1
NVIIOIO S I t r 311(1 the !,
.•1 . , I :1111 , .. , . It wa ;
' '• 1:•r mann
• • •-ho:O.•)••• latloW
'• ~• •. I , • :to atoms the
'. • : •
, . • . : . . • I also utterly
d and tin
r:, •:•. . • . . process of
uuunl ~• I,: :!, • ,• did not
d, iliv expfosion;kwo
boys, aged about 19 •, in Ilie packing 110M0
ns is Stlllllo.l-0110 n ul.:1, named Jo•
seph ltlfoadq, nod the :• colored buy,
named Jerry Cooper. l'lhry found the,.
next morning, having been blown about 150
yards holly torn nod mangled.
The explosion occurred in the drying and
packing house. There is no possible way of
explaimog the immediate cause of this catas
trophe, as the only person that could hare
known anythio4 of ti:: 'natter, in the first in.
stance, were the two boys who were killed.—
There were about 4110 kegs of powder, finish
ed and enlivished, 41t.tr , y , ,t1. Total lossaboof
s2sno.
The ! Jim,. itt the windows of all the houses
situntol al , mt the mill were broken, and in .
80111 C thi,ll 3114 toots destroyed. 1311-
tbre 111, report was heard, the light could be.
seen for miles, which was soon tiillowol In , a
crash that made the stoutest tremble, and that.
seemed 'to shake the vory earth beneath their
feet. The blackened, burned, mutilate:) corp
ses et the two boys presertml a sad spectablo
to look upon— Wille,tharie frit/mg, 91.
(IENI.:I,IT, SCOTT ON Tlti: E..TPAtN \VAIL-
The agreeable and well•inf rined IVailtington.
co:Temp:a:dant of th ( , 11rhiton 3ferenry
writes an follows :
"I had recently the pleasure of hearing the
criticiim of Gen. Scott on the war. the
Crimea. I look upon Scott as one or the great
captains of the age, a r e I listened with great
interest to his ideas. Ile ::acs the allies com
mitted a great blunder in leleyid,;• the attack
upon Sevestopl as long as then did; that, items
duttely after the raising of the siege of Silistria
they should have attacked Sevastopol, at which
time there was n cominwitively small force in
the crimera ; that the allies cannot take Sevas
topol unless they receive reinforcements, giv
ing them a superiority of the extent
of from thirty to fifty i r t the Rus
sian regular sohli,, troops in
the world for deco!, tly, but per
ish notes ordered to lie thinks the
allies labor under gr,at ' outage in having
two commanding
n generel, : ;hat the road to
victory is through unity of design. 'rho in
ference I would draw from general Scott's
ideas is, that Sevastopol will not he taken: for
I doubt whether the allies
. cen throw such a
preponderance of force there as is necessary.
l'he lieueral further sail, that the allies could
not re.embark now without it:um:um loss of
men, and all time malerialg of sear in cazup,
except the weapons in their hands."
_ .
VS 2 .1
Tcri
HUNTINGDON.
January 91, 183.1.
$111,5C
Flour per hlll.,
Ned Whent, per •
\V heat, per hu
nye, pc) lui
Corn, per lot 4.
Oats, per hit
Ilay, per ton
Butter, per lb.,
Lard, per lb.,
per au"...
1:'!,-.1:1 11 PILI2
.f :!1, 30, 1k5.1.
•S9,7s(ii' 10,17,
$4(ii.4,50
,ti2,22(11: 2,25
$2,1 0N,2,1.1
Extra tinnily Flour,
Corn Meal, •
Prim White Wheat,
Prime 11,1 Wie•at,
stye,
C,rn,
oak,
icb
An the 221 is t., at her residence, Mrs.
MAW; ARET SUMMERS, aged about 78.
yetn,
RAILROA 1101:11YL
TRAINS GOING EAsr.
Mail T. I En. T. lE. T. Es. T..
T.iain leaves P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M.
Petersburg, 2.31 7.34 • 3.35
7
untingdon, 2.49 7., 4.0(3
Mill Creek, 3.01 N. W 4.10,
Mt. Union, 3.18 0.:4 . 4.13
TiLtiNs .1,0; WEST.
Train leaves P.M P.M. A.M. A.M.
Mt. Union, 4.25 0.l 4 6.35 6,26
21111 C reek, 4.11 0.25 7.05 6.39
Iluntingbon, 4.85 0.30 7,30 6.53
Petersburg, 5.11 8.49 8.05 7.00
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.
(IEALED proposals, will be received by the
1.) Commissioners of lluntingdon county, fur
building a bridge, on the arch Ides, across the
Juniata river, near Nefrs Mill, lietween Peters
burg and Alexanuria. Bridge to be 150 feet
long—one span and to have double arches.—
Proposals received at the Commissioners of.
' five, op to the 9th day of Februari, at which
time and place, the plan and specification, can
be seen. By order of the Commissioners,
HENRY 'MILLER, Clerk.
January 28, 1855-31.
11/00XlitSf. & lON
MOST respectfully make known to their
friends and the public generally, that they
are carrying on the cahinet.making business,
in all its various branch., in .
11 1 1121 9 YELN:fpaa
where they have constantly on hand, and Insilco
to order•, all kinds of furniture ; such as Bu
reaus, Tables, Wash and Sewing Stands, Cup
boards, Book-eases, Wardrobes, Cottage, French
and High Post Bedsteads t Spring Seal Sofhs;
and Bela Reeking Ghairs
and Settees, and every other•' article of
furniture which may be called for ; all of which
are made of the very. best material and is • the
most fashionable style. and will he sold at .low
rates.
The public are revedully invited to coil and
examine their goody before purchasing else
where.
Ware Room on Hill et., ,:outlt side, ri doors
east of J. (I. Miles' dwelling.
Jan. le, 1,53-2 m.
ILL KINDS OF
pain & tun
JOB PRINTING,
SUCH AS
la a (..f.;t viLia
PROGRAMMES, CARDS, &G.,
And' all Kinds of Legal Blanks;
Used by Magistrates & Others,
Printed at tte JOURNAL OFFICE.
(;old Wittelnes wil!be sold hy ED.sNAity:
,s; then elsewhere.