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Wednesday Morning, January 16, 1856,
svis.u.vm munwsTwat, Eorrons.
SAM. G. WIIITTAKER. 5
Ftt.t.monc.—The Newark Mercury has been
Wormed that Me. FiMoore has 28 of tho 34
delegates front Now York to the American Na•
tional Cotivuntion,
CLERK, &C.—Thomas A. Maguire, Democrat
has been chosen Clerk in the Senate, and Wm.
Jack, Democrat, in the Douse, Pennsylvania
Legislature.
Ij. S. SmisTom—Ex-Goy. Bigler was nomi
nated by the Democratic caucus on Saturday
last, for U. S. Senator and will in all probabili
ty be elected by the Legislature.
Lors tx SAXTON.-1t will be seen that an
adjourned sale of lots in this new town, on the
Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad, 7ill bo
held:on the 22d of the present mouth. This
town is destined to become a flourishing place,
and we feel confident that it would be an ex.
eellent investment for any one, to lay out mon
ey in the purchase of the lots.'
Situated, as it is, in the very heart of the
Broad Top Coal Mines, with a beautiful loca
tion, and possessing every natural requisite fur
making it a prosperous place, it must be the
very place for a man who wants a good bust
ncss locality. See advertisement.
ONE Goon Dune LANTERN.—
Davenport family of medicine were giving an
exhibition in New York the other night, says
the Albany Evening Journal, and the spirits
were playing on musical instruments, in a dark
room, a watchman present suddenly let on the
light of his dark lantern, and the audience
wore astonished to see that the mediums them
selves Were the actual players on the instru
ments. The scene broke up in laughter, swea
ting and general confusion.
•—While the
Those Wicked Common Schools.
Thu Freentan's Journal, (organ of the
Most Reverend Archbishop) never lets slip
its opportunity for a sneer-at "New Eng
land" and "New England Protestantism."
Thus it heads its flaming account of the
recent murder of Justus Matthews by the
"Waketnanites," after this fashion :
"The New Haven Tragedy.—Protest•
:intim in Connecticut.—A new “Reform
ation" and its proto•martyr:"
There are probably more murders, and
Aaama.,inntions: and throat-cuttings in the
1 - ",rpitl ',onions of Ireland, in one week,
than awn+ io is en New England—in pro-
portion to population—from one year's cad
to the other. Judged by the same rule
the Journal applies to Protestantism hero,
Romanism in the Old Country must be in
finitely worse than "Wakemanism."
The occasion is also turned to account !
by His Grace (or his organ,-4vhiCh is all
the same,) to indulge another sneer at the
Common Schools and the Bibles,—thus :
"The land of Common Bobtails and of open
Bibles without cots or comment,—the favored
and sanctimonious land ()Nonni-dicta, has ta•
ken tyrniw tep in religious uthrmation. The
,beet that has arisen in the bostim of that coin.
inanity, and the acts that, thus fur, have mark.
• ed its development, speak, trumpet-tongued in
- favor of leaving men to Bibles and to Common
&Ficaria, and of repudiating the idea that man
to save him fatal aberration, needs from God
an inthilible Church for his gun:lance,"
A Premature Birth.
Our able editors all over the country
have been seized with spasms on the re
ception of the news, the•President'ti Mes
• sage had been delivered, to their mind pre
maturely. They stoutly contend that it
was brought into the world by a dangerous
and unprecedented Ccesarean operation,
and that, if for no other reason than this,
the infant should be snubbed by all the old
male and female midwives in the country.
Trash and nonsense ! There is no rule to
prevent a bantling of the kind coming into
the world, like a lively chicken, by crack
ing its shell and walking out into the world
as soon as possible. And then supposing
the doctors to have acted with some irreg
ularity; why should the innocent offspring
of the President havo their iniquities via
tied upon its head ? The father has done
many things of which we disapprove, and
at which wo laugh, and this poor little af
fair is one of them, although it has some
healthy color.
A Cantioil to Bible Burners.
Out readers will recollect that we pub
fished a short time ago, a atatement.of the
burning of a large number of Bibles, by
several Catholic clergymen, in Dublin, in
, mld Ireland." It appears the perpetra
tors of this outrageous inzsult to Almighty
God, were prosecuted for the offenCe, and
have been indicted by the jury.
In the charge of the judge to the jury,
he stated that the Bible was a part of the
common law of England, and that all per
sons should know that any violation of
that honor and reverence in which the Hoc
ly Scriptures in this country have been
held, and should be held, is not only a dis
honor to Almighty God, but is what many
persons would more fear, a violation of the
law of the land, for which they can be
made amenable by a jury of their coun
trymen.
We hope Bishop Hughs and his lesser
lights will make a note of this, and keep
.•hnnd off" the law hook.
Startling Intellignce.
A very important despatch relative to
ti,, position of ailhirs :tweet; this cows- ,
try and Great Brit.tin, was pa ' , tidied in
the Witshingtou papers on Friday last.
The intelligently ir:pmveys, ihottalt it
will probably nitre a: large portion of the
country by surprise, is precisely what
might have been expected. Our govern
, sent has been earnestly endeavoring for
many months past, to obtain from the goy
' eminent of Grout Britain some explanation
relative to the infraction of our neutrality
laws, by Mr. Crampton, the Minister here.
No proper explanation was gives.; indeed
the demands of the United States were
treated with evasions, if, not with ridicule.
It is true the British government disclitim
ed any desire on its part to draw us into
the vortex of war ; it is true that govern
ment premised no further interference hi
or with our laws, but this of course, could
nut satisfy us, or be accepted as a suitable
redress. This being the case, President
Pierce has at length taken the ground ho
should have occupied long ago, and to our
judgment, the only one left for him consis
tent with a proper regard for the national
honor. A course which shall tell the Bri
tish government, that the United States is
not to be insulted with impunity, and that
Brother Jonathan will sustain the rights
and interests of his sons, and the purity
of his laws, regardless of the British lion's
good will.
The despatch is to the point, and says
that if Mr. Crampton be not recalled, he
will be dismissed and sent home. It is be
lieved that the British government will re
fuse granting the request of our govern
meet in recalling Mr. Crampton, and in
I the event of his dismissal, will retaliate by
I dismissing Mr. Buchanan, and suspending
diplomatic religions with this country.
But we are of this mind—let the result
be what it may Mr. Crampton ought to be
dismissed. He used his official position to
violate our neutrality laws, and his govern
ment refuses any reparation for the wrong.
ft is time some pretty decided measures
were taken to check the growing insolence
of England toward this country, and no
better opportunity may be found to show
the determination of our country to do so.
The dismissal of Mr. Crampton is fully
justified by international law ; is demand
ed by our honor as a nation ; and will be
a well-merited and useful rebuke of that
overbearing spirit which the aristocracy
of England has so long manifested towards
this notion.
The Central American question should
also he settled noon. It ia across the Cen
tral American States that the main routes
of our commerce must lie found with the.
Eastern world, and eves between the At
lantic and Pacifiic States. England by ob
taining control of Central America,' could
obstruct and command these routes, and
forever vex that commerce Kith her transit I
duties, and her jealous restrictions in time
of peace. and destroy IC altogether In time
of war. She seeks thus to bind us to peace
and to patient endurance of her domineer
ing spirit, by planting her colonies and her I
fortifications along our routes of commerce.
General Pierce has, in his message, ta
ken strong grounds against this aim of the
English, and we honor him for it. He has
taken a bold stand against this palpable vi
olation of the Monroe doctrine, which has
been repeatedly declared by all parties as
the true policy of this country. The de
bate which sprung up in the Senate imaao
chately after the message was read, show
ed that there was no party in the country
that would not sustain the views of the
General on that subject. Men who may
oppose every reconnuendation of an oppo
sition administration, could not fail to coin
cide with the President's views on this af
fair, because they are manifestly correct.
Therefore, we were not astonished to hear
of such men as Clayton, and Seward, and
a host of other "old line" • administration
oppositionists, joining with the Democratic
supporters of Pierce, in declaring in effect
that the Monroe doctrine should be main
tained. The question must soon be bro't
to an issue, and if it leads to hostilities
there could be no better time than the pre
sent to decide it by the last argument of
nations. England cannot afford such a
contest now. Her entire resources are de.
mantled in the war with Russia. Iles na
vy will be greatly reduced ere Cronstadt
is token, and of soldiers she has none to
spare to carry on two wars at once with two
such nations as the United States and Rus
sia. A fair show of firmness and resolu
tion will settle the Central American ques
tion our own way and forever. Now will
the President adhere to his resolution ?
Will he allow himself to be intimidated by
the government of England ? For the
honor of our flag, we hope lie will adhere
to the language of his message, with .he
perfect assurance be fore him, that he wili
b e sustained, let the issue be what it may
—war or; esoe_by the entire American
people, withoot distinction ofparfy, with.
out any murmuring voice.
The despatch to which we refer in the
above article, will be found in another col.
man. it is of importance, end may lead
to a disrupture between the two govern
ments, if not actual hostilities. Let the
result be what it may, however, no Amer
ican heart will fail to commend the conduct
of President Pierce, should he be firm e
nough to catty nut the import of his mes
sage.
A NI,AY SECT, WITH OLD HABITS
11 i_l:iu tiio'past week the majority of
the ruadiu. public have been surprised
and horrified by Coe published details of a
murder in Now• Haven, which :ems 'An
have been planned and executed for thee
logical reasons.
It seems, from the confessions made by
the parties, that a certain widow Wake
man "died" some years since, (probably
came out a trance) and came back to this
sphere as a special "messenger" for the
redemption of the world. The widow
succeeded in convincing some eight or
nine persons of her mission--one of wham
seems to be in some sort a kind of Judas
who was possessed of an "evil Spi
This individual's name was Hunt, who
dying ; bequeathed his evil genius to Jus
tin Matthews, making him the "man of
sin''—for which offence he was murdered
by the widow's brother--Elder Sly. The
ostensible reason for this crime was the
belief that Matthews in some way exercis
ed the power of the "evil eye" over the
Widow, which made most of the believers
apprehensive that Matthews would kill
the Widow, if he, Matthews, did not sub
mit to have this evil genius driven out of
him. This seems to have been the condi
tion of the parties up to the time of the
murder ; when all the members of 'his
new sect, meeting for religious purposes,
Matthews subtnitted himself to the others,
expressing a 'willingness to die' rather than
not have the evi Spirit go out. Sly, who
seems to be the leader, was convinced that
nothing but the death of Matthews would
answer ; and, while the other members
were at prayer, (Matthews being in anoth
er room, blindfolded and tied) proceeded
to murder him. The sacredness of the
widow may be imagined when the mem
bers testily that if the widow should die,
the judgment should come" and all earth
ly things end. Thus we have old facts
with new faces—and a new sect with old
habits; for accusation, condemnation, and
tnurder are as old as history and tradition.
Still old as the facts are, there is much
in them that invites comment and suggests
inquiry; but we will not anticipate as most
of these questions and answers will doubt
less be given at the time of the trial. 'Cho
case cannot be other than interesting in a
legal poini of view; as the limitations of
the ological and of religious tolerance
must come up for discussion and decision.
In the meantime, the following reflec
tion, from the New York Tribune, may
suggest the practical bearing of the ques
tion to other issues, possible or probable,
in theological life.
'The writer sup ; bloody tragedy of
this sort, enacted ,itler the very eaves, as
it were, of Yale t i•!tege, in the intelligent
enlightened and pious city of New Haven,
must strike every who hears of it with a
sudden end creeping horror. Yet, the
sort of delusion out of which it grew is by
no means rare or uncommon. In what
did that delusion differ, we should like to
ask, from that which fins made so many
ecclesiastics believe not only that they
had power, both in earth and heaven, to
bind and to loose, but also that it was their
right to deliver over tho enemies of the
church to the secular arm to be put to
death? In what does this delusion differ
exCept in its bloody catastrophe—nor does
even that difference always exist--from
that which makes up the staple of the in
numerable
miraculous legends of the mid.
dle ages ? We have chosen this example
not because the middle ages by any means
had a monoply these delusions, but because
it is more agreeable to contemplate the
fan!ts of other people than our own.
But to take a more modern instance ; if
Elder Sly killed Justus Matthews because
he was possessed by an evil spirit, is not
Judge Edmonds, too openly accused by
Bishop Hopkins of acting by the instiga
tion of the devil? This accusation will, of
course, not lead to results so lamentable
as that that of the New Haven case; rath
er, however, on account of the superior re
finement and more elevated sentiments of
the parties concerned, than from any es.
sential difference, in the ~ uestion at issue,
or in the intelligence exhibited in their re
spective judgments upon it."
The Sanna-Paced Democracy.
"The opponents of Democracy, under what
ever banner they may be arrayed-4U Black
Republican cohorts of Seward, the in4ei bat
talions of Garrison, and the oath-bound knights
of the dark lantern—all may rest assured that
the Democracy will shrink from no responsibil
ity which their position, as the advocates of the
Kormas bill, may impose upon them."
We copy the above front an editorinl ar
ticle of last Saturday's Harrisburg Patriot
and Union,and we do so only to show the
Janus-faced character of modern Democra
cy, and the facility with which it can pro
fess one thing, and practice another. Who
that reads the above would for a moment
suppose, that a Democratic Senate of Penn.
sylvania, only within a month past, elect
ed a presiding officer who belongs not on
ly to "the Black Republican cohorts of Bo
ward," and "the infidel battalions of Gar
rison," but also to "the oath•bound knights
of the dark lantern ;" and yet, "tell it not
in Oath, proclaim it not in the streets of
Askalon," the present Democratic Speaker
of the State Senate, is not only a Free Boi
ler, but a Know Nothing, and voted last
winter for Simon Cameron.
The editor of the Patriot Certainly does
not know the difference " 'twixt twedel
end twelelacc."
OUR RESOURCES,
There art improvciactits and enterpris es
' which are rapidly devitioping the resource.; of
the Keystone Stme, and pouridg millions ietd
the lap of our inaireplis. We allude to the
coal, leather mid iron operations to which the
Completion of the Pennsylvania Railroad has
given birth. Several Colludes have been open.
ed on the line of the road near Pittsburg, and
a local coal train runs daily for the supply of
Philadelphia, with a eonsiderable portion of the
real consumed in her factories. At Latimer's
s ration, 20 mileseast of Pittsburg, all the mines
o f the Westmoreland coal company,from which
during the present year, the first of its opera..
tion , nearly sixty thousand tons have been sent '
to market. At Irvine, an adjoining locality—
nearly as many tone have mined, from this
point to the summit of the Allegheny moun
tain, coal veins appear at short intervals, in
the excavations for the railroad. Some of
thew veins are six feet thick, and although not
equal to the Westmoreland company coal for
gas, they furnish a superior fuel, large quauti•
ties of which are consumed in the locomotives
on the road.
The most eastern locality of Bituminous coal
is found of the summit of the Allegheny moun
tain, where the Allegheny Railroad and Coal
company owns about 80,000 acres or 140
square miles. This company will, in a few
weeks, be prepared to ship coal, and will
have very unusual facilities for a large busi
ness.
From these various localities, all of Which lie
immediately on the line of the Pennsylvania
railroad, any quantity of coal can he sent to
market, and it is not improbable that in anoth
er year tho shipments may reach ego-fourth of
a million of tons.
The Broad Top region connected wills the
Pennsylvania railroad at this place, by a branch
road, 35 miles in length, will furnish a semi..
thracite coal of a very superior quality. And
arrangements are made fur bringing coal from
this field in a few weeks.
Large quantities of lumber will also be fur•
nished from the western slope of the Alleghe•
at the bend wateva of the Meshannon and
Clearfield. A plank road has been constructed
from Clearfield county terminating at the town
Tipton on the Pennsylvania railroad, over
which many millions of feet have been hauled
already. Prom Tyrone a railroad is in contem
plation, leading to Philipsburg on the Meshalt•
non. These branches will probably soon fur••
Math twenty millions of feet of lumber aunt•
ally.
In the vicinity of Hollidaysburg and along
the eastern base of the Allegha ny mountains,
are inexhaustible deposits of iron ore of excel.
lent quality, for the reduction 'of which it has
been ascertained that the coal of the Allegheny
mountain is the best possible &el. These dis•
coverlet' arc quite recent, but already a large
number of furnace. have been started, which
will enjoy facilitiea for the manufacture:tot' iron,
as cheap 43 at, the most •fat•ored lumAities in
the State.
If we look amid over the land, we cannot
,
discover other State which enjoys local re•
z
, sources e al to th4se of Pennsylvania. And
so other rend ft pgssision. ..1;.,.,,..,,,,,,,n.,;.44,
or local business, as favorable as that of the
Pennsylvania railroad. To the business of this
great thoroughfare there appears with proper
encouragement to be no litnit but that of car
rying capacity. The only drawback at pre
sent, is the inadequate accommodations at the
Philadelphia terminus, the want of steam com
inunicatiou with the Delawaro,'of dotAr accoin.
rnedations for the largest clasa of vessel's, and
of storage for freight. pick evils, howe‘odr, '
can be remedied, and we are pleated to see
that public attention is strongly inclined to the
subject. Ina matter of so much moment se
den; should be prompt.
Repeal of the Restraining Liquor Law. '
Mr. JinorsoY, we notice:lns introduced a
bill to repeal the restraing law of lad session
and to restore the old license system. This we
should caltmalsing "hot haste," in regard ty a
great practical measure, in which the people
of this commonwealth Are more deeply inter.
noted by far snore than any subject which 'will
claim the attention of our legislators. If Mr.
Johnson thinks that the petitions which 'have
been sent W Harrisburg in favor of the repeal
polities's gut up mainly by the biquor,Leaguo
and hard topers, are .an indication of public
sentiment, he will probably soon find himself
grievously mistaken. Tavern keepers, , dram.
shop men, and poor inebriates havebeen prompt
active, earnest in Procuring 84;mi-tures to yeti.
tions for the repeal of thile"law, ' At the prop•
er time the friends of tempts:ince, of morality
and good order, the tan payers, thrifty mechan
ics, prosperous farmers and auccesstul mer
chants will claim, by remonstrances, a hearing
in the halls of legishstion. The Liquor League
we admit, is a ftrusidalsle body. They have mon
to do their bidding and "Melte) , to make the
mare go." But there are other men besides .
these, men who do not think that drinking rum
and whipping wives constitis tea the highest
style of man. We respectfully suggest to Mr.'
Johnston not to press his Lill to a final passage
till ho has hoard both sides of this liquor ques
tion. He may have some unexpected light
thrown upon his mind. It is possible that he
will have strong proof presented to him that
the odious jug law hot wrought mosedesirahle
changes in those parts of the State where it
has been wisely and energetically enfoicied.—
It is possible that he may be convinced by doc
ument. which will be sent to Harris burg, that
it iu wise to maintain tine Law ins its integrity,
at least till it shall have had tim e to vindicate
its wisdom and give more decided proof of its
practical efficiency. lf Mr. Jouxsiosr would
see in its perfection the beauty of the old IL
cense system, which he is anxious to see rea•
dopted, we suggest to him the propriety of
paying a special visit to Come renowned locali
ties in our midst, such as Philalefphia and
other cities of like character for via, There
lie will see ruin - selling and dram tippling in all
their glory. Does Mr. Johnston surged that
this is a virtual admission that the 14w in Phil
adelphia inn dead letter, and thereto, itought
to he repealed? We shall have more to say
on shot point at another time. We will just
hint now that some of our officials nosy find,
at length, that them Is such a thing as miede
meson? its office. lint our local delinquencies
is uu good
if huucat(y rfu'reneld°,twtohueldrepberiaulgoftibaoltn'llgi4reti:
reform.
Newi of the Week,
The Comoiissii, t'ambria county :l.
veriise that they emit to le.i row $OOOO fur
county purposes.
the election in Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, for
Major resulted ns follows:—Bingham, Am.,
1485 ; Irwin, Dem:, 1116 ; Vole, lad., 1026 i
Long, F. S., 106. There is a Democratic on.
jority in the Councils.
It is positively stated that the ultimatum for
warded by Austria to St. Petersburg had the
approval of England and France. Much cor
respondence passed between the throe coun
tries before the terms were tinallyragreed on.
The new Canal Board was organised at Har
risburg on Tuesday, IVin. Hopkins retiring,
and Arnold Plower entering upon the duties
of the office. The Board is now composed of
Cul. Thomas 11. Forsyth, President, Cpl.
S. Mott, and Arnold Plumer.
The National Agricultural Society adjourn.
3,1 yesterday, in Washington, after unanimous
ly eledting M. P. Wilder President, with a
Vice President from every State. Tll3 nest
annual exhibition will be held in Philadelphia,
in the fall of the year.
The Legislature of Ohio organized on Mon
day, with Republican officers. W. L. Bascom
was elected Clerk of the Senate, N. H. Van
Voorhies, Speaker of the House, and James L.
Robinson Clerk. The message of Gov Med.
lilt was received, being of great length: ' Wed.
nesday was deignated as the period for canvas
sing the vote , for.Governor.
The Ibterieburg and Lancaster Railroad
Company propose to give four millio II dollars
for the Columbia Railroad; payable in eight
annual payments, with 'five per cent. interest.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company propose
to bny the whole of the Main Line at seven
and a half millions, payable in ten annual pay.
meats, at five per cent. They agree to keep
the Eastern and Western canals open until the
road is completed. ,
It is indeed surprising, says the K ansas Her
ald of Freedom, to see the crowds which are
daily wending their way into the Territory. If
the reports which reach us from all quarters
are reliable, and we believe they are, nor pop
ulation will nearly equal 70,000 by the first of
December, instant, and the spring emigration
will make us m 11,0,00,0004. 100,000.
etl writer alluding to the perfect mania ex
travagance which appea,rs to esjet, in Paris the
present year , mentions that even the fans now •
in use are !narked by elaborateness of work.
Manship, and cost as high as $2OOO each. $2O
°eV() considered the merest trifle fir ono of
theriPbiedy decorated, carved and enrielnicl ttr-
tieles.
The Cincinnati Sun, of Saturday last, says
that for some time past charges of seduction
luwe been under investigation against Bishop
Hemline of that district. • The victim" is said
to have been Miss Angelina Brooks, since de-
1101,41.: REPRESESTATIVES.
l inmth
ceased, who held high position' in elneilmati ator A
w arg ere' e
placed
of Candidates for I.T. S. Sen.
on nomination.
society. 'Vito Sun saystlifttrthis affair Thu following bills were reported by the
sett .10 grew into open repture, between a por. committees, with a negative recommendation:
•liuumf,this•Cliurch whe believe the Bishop in. —For the protection at laborers.; 'relative to at
tachments.; relative to the Notaries Pulflic
Docent and those who support lbw. star- I
of
Carbon county: relative to the recording of
lan, who prefers the charges. I deeds executed to bar estntes toil, and e bill
•-.l,llllaloilaviti r 6. lisit,4tea.fxwor4l.• tarribla onmens.....4.oiwelpoyeewsoloirojpa.. • •
tit the sea or Azoff; in the form of large and nie bins wore 1, 1 , () ,1 " ,1 . 3 0 . 1 . 01,-
destructive sea worms peculiar to those waters, ted without amendment :—T,, abolish the rou.
ry Law ; a resolution relative to the enjoyment
These attack - the uneopperod parts under the 4108110011 tiliZODl altruad of the right to
'Water line of the Slam and bore through theta worship; to theilitatethe colli•ction •of debts;
with the rapidity of an old airpeitter handling! Mating to the trek of Constables, Justices of
an augers Y e i tse la n a vi gat i ng these „ as h ave the P 000? and Aldermen ; and a bill relative
to be sheathed to the water line, or eke their to road views and damages iu Baupliin cumo
..
datd•s Ilkl:lloo.•numbertd, - "A supplement to the Hazleton Coal Conipa
• The Steamship Prometheus has arrived at ny was repelled, and passed finally.
weeks-later news f rom The foliuwing, umonga number of other bills
,ppliforein.„ In Oregon . . severed !fatties had were read place :—A supplement to the
d relatiye to the, employment of the poor in
been fought between the whites and Indians.— Carbon county ; a further supplement incorpo
Ithget's Sound, Lieut. Slaughter was killed. rating the borough of West Chester; to increase
Wool was preparing to oilier opals a the pay of Jurors and witneSses ; to provide for
campaign against the Indians. A filibusteringWlO I ni vi?i c r i i n a n ut i nlr n. u rL d ‘i d i trii i et ) . aw Judge in the
4:iiiperlition, five hundred. strong, Is reported' to Rh.. Thompson read iii place a supplement
pivolnnded irt..Lewkr is the act incorporating the Harrisburg, Port.
A fearful accident happened on the Terre athutli, Mount Joy and Laiimmter Railroad
Haute and Alton Railroad on the morning of C S l • i . n aCarthy read a bill In place relative
the 10th inst.,,lß iceuseqqouce or, the freight to the Bo ar d of R ev i s i on of Philadelphia.
train courting off,the t ,tcnck:, Thu engineer, the Various petitions were presented thr the re.
fireinoll and three other men were killed. peal of the Restraining Liquor Law, and one
he repeal or acidification of the Usury
By an arrival at N ew Purl: from Berniuda,
Ist w.
a (litre:shy is reported to have taken place at A resolution was adopted that after rent
Antigua betten the American and British Tuesday week the hour of 10 shall be time of
commanders import, owing to a negro having meeting. The House then adjourned.
been taboo him an American Vessel by the
,rtant from WO'
A decisive step has at length been taken in
lard to the , ials who were. implicated
English, on the prettmep that he was a slave
Cul. Bragg lias resigned Ids
.ecantnis
sion in the Army, and i 3 to retire upon a plan-
tittion in Louisiana. fie will be on hand in
any future war, silica his country may call for
. 1 a little more gripe, Captain Bragg
The ant news from Santa Fe infotrn us tliat,
erYl Mexico is again about to.apply for admis-
Won into the Union as a State. She has the
requisite population, and her admission wonld
tl, National ,Treasury of the expense of
maintaining the Territorial government.
11 The delegates chosen thus fur to the next
Democratic Stale Convention, which meets at.
Harrisburg on the 9th of March next to nomi
nate a Canal Commissioner, Auditor Surveyor
1 General, and to select delegates to the Cincin
nati Convention stand 72 for James Buchanan,
5 fur George M. Dallas, and 3 doubtful.
The New York papers announce the mar
riage, on Saturday last, of the far-famed Fan
ny Fero (yrs. Sarah Payson Eldridge) to Mr.
James Parton, of that city, and author of tha
"Life of Horace Greely."
There is a great scarcity of flints in the Ras
sinn army, in consequence of their supply be
ing eut.off from altar trinntries; Three engi
neers have heen sent in haste to the Caucasus,
to look for flint, sulphur and led, and, in filet
to turn to account everything. they may
find.
Queen Victoria has approved the Maine Li
quor Law as applied to the province of New
Brunswick. In it her Majesty gives her official
sanction to the Prohibitory Liquor Law of the
province of New Brunswick, and directs the
Governor or Commander-in-Chief, and all eth
er persons whom it may concern, to be govern
ed thereby accordingly. Thu law took effect
on the first of January.
At Williamsport, Christmas night, some
scamp let the water out df the boiler of a loco
' motive. In the morning, after firing up, the
engineer discovered itiand upon investigation
feund that the flues were burned out, and the
engine rendered useless. An it was the only
locomotive which ran frown Nordiumberhuid
to Williamsport, no train will run on that read
until another one in preeured
LATER NEWS BY THE MAILS
XXXIVth CONGRESS.
WAsniNGToN, Jan. 11, IAI6,
The Senate is not in session, having. yester
day adjourned over till Monday.
Mr. Sneed withdrew the resolution heretofore
offered by him, calling Mr. Urr to the chair till
a Speaker is elected, believing that, as the
House relused on Wednesday to order the
main question, it could not be adopted.
'the house then resumed the voting for
Speaker, when the 106th ballot resulted as
follows:
ONE 111 , NpRE11 AND BUM 1,110.1.0 T.
Banks, 98 Pennington - 7
Richardson, 70 Scattering, 5
32
Whole number of votes, 211 Necessary to
a choice, 207.
Mr. Milled - for offered a resolution declaring
that in conformity with the fundamental priti•
ciples of this great popular government, it is
the duty of all the candidates for political posi
tions fully and frankly to state their opinions
on the important political questions involved
in their election, especially when, interrogated
by the electors whose rotes they are seeking.
Sir. Zollicoffer's object was to elicit certain
replica from Mr. Richardson on the slavery
' question, which Mr. Richardson declared lihn•
self ready now to answer.
. .
A long debate arose, involving the 'propriety
of the passage of the resolution, alter which it
was adopted—yeas 155, nays 38.
Thin opens a wide field for discussion to
morrow.
The 110115 R) then adjourned.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATITRE.
Ilinnisnunn, Jan. 11, 185 C
The following gentletnen presented petitions
for the repeal of the Restraining Law of Intl
Sessiun; Mx. Ingram 6 ulnuitted 46 petitions,
Mr. Pratt 10, and Mr. Crabb 10, all from Phil.
ndelphia. Five petitions were also presented
from Northampton nod Berke counties.
Thp fidlowing bills, reported from commit
tees, wok submitted:—Bill relative to real es
tatebeld by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany ; to incorporate the Robert Morris Insu
rance Company, with a negative recommenda
tion ; the bill incorporating the Farmers' Land
and Improvement Company, and the House
Builders' Land and Insurance Company, were
also reported.
Mr. Crabh rend in place a bill with reference
to promissory notes and bills of exchange.
Mr. Jordan, a supplement to the net relative
to incinisitions on real estate.
Mr. Wilkins read a declaratory actto extols,'
the right of trial by jury in. certain eases.
Mr. Limbach read a bill to incorporate the
Farber& and Mechanics' Institute of North
ampton ct.uuty.
The bill repealing the act of last session to
widen Chatham street and open Tio,ga street,
Philadelphia, was passed finally.
The hill to incorporate tits Chestnut Hill Wa
ter Company was passed on second reading,
and then laid over. Adjourned.
Important from Washington,
rug._
the British enlistments in the United States,—
it' long correspondenCe on this subject Las been
closed by an elaborate and conelusble de
spatch to Mr. Buchanan, forwarded by the
steamer of last Saturday, in which he is instruc
ted to require of the British government that
they shall recall Mr. Crampton, and to infant
them that in case they fail to dosu his passports
will be furnished him here. The same docu
ment signifies distinctly that the exequaturs
issued to the British Consols, Barclay, Mathew
and Rama, who are charged with complicity
in the violation of our neutrality laws, wilt be
positively revoked. The English Cabinet has
Weir indirectly prepared for this result by ,the
course of the negotiation s ; but it in possible
the present absolute demand may excite tent
, porary ill-feeling, and lead to sours difficulty
to the recognition of Mr. Buchanan's HUCCOS.
nor. It may also embarrass Lord Palmer.
don's official tenure, as his remaining at the
head of affairs would probably prevent an ami
cable adjustment of the controversy. From
positive developements which have been made,
the atop now taken by our Admitiaration was
rendered inevitable, and there eanThe no doubt
that the country will sustain it. If England
shank] snake it a cause of exception iu settling
I the Central American question, the responsibi
ity will rest on herself.
ittl'UltTEß TO TIM SU.KIIE Couaz.--Gov.
Pollock has appointed Hon. Joseph Casey of
Harrisburg, Reporter of the Supreme Court
in room of James Hepburn, llsq., deceased.
Smontwo.—We have in superfluity or snow,
but nevertheless, our young friends havo been
enjoying thomaelves vastly. The following in
appropriate, and we moon it .
Ifark **cutter with their belle t
Silver bells ! chiming bells !
What a tale of merriment
Their melody forotells,
Au they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
On the try air of night.
Till thi stare, that over sprinkle
All the heavens, seem to twinkle
With a nebulous delight—
Keeping thne—time—time,
In u kind of runie rhyme
To the tintinabulutiun .
That so majestically nwelld
Preto the rhyming and the ul the bell..
4 tnui
3 ;
G
Afijill—The weather,
ftqf - COnrt is in sessi,
hertd—Hon. John M. 1
,9121. IVe have splendid
Q:, n Head that poetry
Aird - Uirk, remember (hi
to 'slat'
kt:.J - There were rtoo9 tu
the past year.
'1,04. - Thp Indians are a
jThrl'he Intre to
nun in the Crimea.
A :‘!nine paper itoi
Reedi,r ff.r President.
The nes Rinns bay
sOlllO 15.000 peismiers.
Pleasant _Employment.
er at right dollar A a day.
clack doctor, arc
the "last stages of comump
/le" Alvarez, the Pr
resigned, and deserted the
lih,irThe work on the Wa
has been suspended tin• win
kr,r. Six U. States saldi
the Indians, in Florida, on
A^Q.7 The dentli of Robe
oa, last month, is diseredih
per Au al man was ml
sippi n few days ago, of til
far They had the Prosi
England before we had it p
te , :3.. Lindley Murray, Ui
marina, was horn in Lanett.
State.
1 , 8 - The Democrats of
have adopted resolutions in
for President.
ThiI?"MISS Jennie and
Leaver tipped, for their goi
get the wager girl..
13V ..r. Nine Irish lillibtmt
Cincinnati on Mowiny.
make a descent on old Er;
kir A genius has
saves three-quarter, of the
es it makes pay for the roe
nteMiller, Who Was eon
der of Dr. Haden and yon
Ago in Cumberland, was hu
Lithy. On the 27th tilt., St.
Catholic institution about
south of Dayton, (Ohio,) w
air Ai, 'accident by a c
Railroad, occurred in Wave
in which four persons were
wounded.
SW- Fifty wiudmilhi nrir
erntion , during the present
ern prairies, by the Itoen
Company.
ent
th
e " lit i li s ti t i i i l 4 l ,l C l
Railroad Company has bee
logislattire.
kErThe rrvbankers, Pau
of London, recently court
were in the habit of (timid
house with pt.:lpm '
1041- Our devils rein rn th
patrons, for the Inuisuint,
they filled their -pockets wi
New Year's Day.
“Puttiny her through"-1
who "were mil a sleighing."
We thought it was against t
vets' to intemperate person.,
le" A worthless bank lit
having for its vignette a "l i
haystack with a rake in her I
to learn the bill is a counter,
Ihuoreace—Quito a rosy
the country actually went ii
in town recently, and now
was charged fur pooping
Ota. There is no greater
of success in life than trusti
turn up, instead of going to .
up somuthing. Loafers pits
Ironld it 410—If a curtail
oat would stay at home, a
ployer's business, instead of
and gambling with other no
Mit" A band of some hi
was encamped last week net
told fortunes in the regular
were miserable specimens of
Wirfieneral Cass, it, is st
letter to a committee in Pi
will make its appearance sht
front the field as a candidate
Stie Ono of our imps an,
with the big feet, who mink
will return him his cotton Is
she borrowed,,he won't care
"sach."
SW- The ballad of "Auni
come the most popular song
my. It was sung by the so
the rifle brigade, the night in
on the Great Ram.
sa.• Tho members of the
bytorian Church manifested
to the pastor (Rev. Charts
Christmas morning, by prese
hundred dollars in gold.
Arrisnn has had a
cinnati for the murder of 0
means of a torpedo. The
is a disagreement of tho jai
tith four fur conviction ; of
ceivo another trial.
The posey—The Roehest
whito woman was at the
city a-cow days since, elide
her claims to the hand and
wan, wbo, it uppearB, hits I
ken to his bosom antither
&tat Potatoes—The tot
in n certain bar.ronut in t,
ilinir low, blackguard Tent
:akin ul latC4 two mid
:ihru,l,l be