IHlllihß Ufl (ÜBOMfIE. j BEDFORD, Pa. rjrJtfay Morning, *©T SO. 1555- "Fearless and Free." DAVID OVER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR DEDICATION. The Methodist Episcopal Church,recently rrected in the neighborhood of Alexander Cotnphc.rV in Friends Cove, will be dedi cated to the worship of Almighty God, on Sunday, the 9th of December next, at 11 •■'clock, A. M. Services will commence on the day previous. Ministers from a dis tance cr; rxf.ee ted to be with us. J. T. PHELPS. Nov. IC, 1855. ANOTHER GF.OSS OUTRAGE ON AMERICAN CITIZENS ' I: appears 'but Mr. PIFRCE and his minim, JaMES CaMPSILL, use every ef fort in their power, !o insult American citi rue, and foist np. n them ignorant and criminal foreigners. The Post Ofiee at Alum Banx, in litis county, (certainly uci worth over $25 a year,) has had an attcn live and obliging Post Master for the last two or three years, Mr. joeiTU SLEEK, who is a Democrat and appointed by the present Administration. lie has been te iroved, i.ewever, and the only "Large thai has here made against him, is, that La is iusp'de* v; holding American sct.ti.ueD is, fcj.3 Mr. JflitON IltlifcHVAN, a German Jox. who scarcely undcrstanus onr language, anc who wsr convicted, fined ana imvrison td% at last May term of our Court, for fel ling liquor to minors, appointed in his p.am. Tie iffice has been removed away off to the corner if St. Clair Township, one of the most populous in the county, and as ao Romanist could le found to take it, a German Jcv, the nearest thing to a Papist to be found there, was appointed. We hear from reliable sources, that this outrage will be the means of adding at least 50 votes to our majority in St. Clair. Io Redford, the person in charge of the Post Office can neither read nor write En glish, and as a consequence, mistakes daily occur, persona are insulted in the office, and no one hut a member of the Foreign trome five or six of the offices in this coun ty arc fuied with papists and foreigners, ig norant and uncivil, und complaint is ioua and universal. Is if any wonder, theu, that pati jot hi American, in whose veins runs Revolutionary blood, should shake of this Foreign and Papa! thruldctt, and unite in a patriotio band for the restoration of the purer days of the Republic, when the glori ous WAS aivQTON' warned his countrymen to "beware of foreign influence?" Messrs. Pierce & Campbell should remember that "it was the last feather that broke the cam el's back.'* HUXTINGDON CONVENTIOX. A proposition has been made to hold a Coovcnticn of all the editors in Peunsyl v acta, opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska bill, i.t Htmnngttoc, on the 19th of December, to coosult together co the line of poliey to be pursued dnriog the approaching Presi dential canvas*. The idea is a good one, and we tope to see it earned oat, an-l a good representation of ail editors opposed to Pieroeifin there. For one, wo <xpjot to be jy;n U\n tapis. SC<*(NO GCMX. —The Fulton Dsn aw/ UD<l Bedford Gazette. 'Who'd a tho'T it," iu*t six jears ago ' TMnerx change some times 1 Sansoiwdocs'ot wish to rurt a uew paper In Bedford just now, cad consf quemiy bo would make a star Serge*nt-al Nrtus' and Bowman is the able and fear less editor? Bih ? "How we appie? xwiui!" > MAOAUSK for November, has Ue-ir received. The articles tr it are of Micro than ordinary ioterest. Tho history vf Um war i.k .be (Vtxrra cicne, is worth a.cre than the prW - e cf subscription. ""ho would he witheaftho work when the jrice < I scbrcr pi.oo .s o;!y 53 a year! Address Letttrd Scott & 0., Til F.;:tcn S'reet, New Ye*. Gr.AUAM'9 ?IAT>AZT.NE for December fca* ) It i* a r.ntnbe* that can't l a f.,c Graham . slv ays ahcod- - Ttraw 53 par aoosffi. Tir v-Jcmt. p. 1 I' ai' • —-T hack gi v 1 a g IVtj was gsnefalß ohaarrsd is this place. Mo#e a# fco and ob*r places of bu<n nasrewee eiaaeS. Gesrt TO# in session the wbcie day. DALLAS PROHiBLY INELIGIBLE. The birta of GSORO* M. DALLAS SEEMS, iifce that of many other great moo, to t in volved ia some obscurity. A writer ia the New York. Tribune suggests that he cauuct ■'oostuUonally k a candidate fur President it.eauso he eras bora out of the United States. He sow his father A lax. J. PAV-LVP, was a native of Londonuurry, Ireia&J, who,, at nineteen vears of age, xuigtatvl '(• SCA.'AVL. there married uod | started forthwith fot the West India*, where i O r.OROE was born. K'.s father, nine mcntbs | aftrr moved to the United States. The | correspondent of the Tribune is doubtle-s uiistakeu. His biographer states that lie was born on the 10th of July, 1792, in the city of Philadelphia. The latter state ment is probably correct. It were a pity to put so sudden an end to the brilliant schemes of i-is friends for a small difference of nine months or so, ami the distance be tween the T.nited States and the West In dies. COURT PROCEEDINGS. Commonwealth vs. Patrick Phttny.— Indictment for kc< ping stippling bouse— April 30th, 1*55. Alias process awarded- Same vs. Joseph Woljord lndictment for getting goods under false pretences, on j oath of John Blair. Not a true bill, and \ Win. Blair, the prosecutor io pay costs, ex cept the $4.00 to the county. Same vs. Daniel Smith. —Indictment for obtaining goods under false pretences*on oath of John Blair. Nov. 20th, 1555 Diet. Att'y enters nol pros. Same i. Benjamin Devore. —Indictment fornication Jt bastardy, OP oath ot Nancy Wigfield. Nov. 19th, -.185 ft, Deft aud Sheriff Alsip held in 3100,00 conditioned for appearance of dei't at next term. Same vs. Valentine Steckmnn.—lndict ment for kecping'and maintaining a house, ' room aud place where vinous and spirituous liquors are sold and drank, contrary to law of 14th April 1855. On oath of John I hipea. Nov. 20tb, 1855, Jury called and sworn. Deft pleads guilty as to the felling. Ver i diet Guilty, aud en motion in arrest of judgment, ease ueld over until next term.— i Held iu sum. of §109,00 conditioned for j appearance at next to it, torsccive <en ; fence, Ac. Samuel Draining vs. i> illian Dcrrimore, ■ i' t-.r Do-more, and JuCub Derrinure.— Ejectment in the Court of Couuu n Plcus ! of Bedford County. No. 72, Fcpt. T. 1855. Nov. 22d, 185.5, & Jury called and ; sworn. Nov. 24th, 1855, verdict of Jury ; for defts. Of the various causes tried and disposed of, on the "civil list," the above ejectment for a small tract of ridge land, covered with sand stone, scrub oaks, huckleberry bushes, Indian turnip and snake root, in abu7idanee, was, perhaps, the most interest ing as well as tedious. A host of counsel wa employed—a cloud of witnesses called, and for the greater part of two long days the Court was diligently occupied with no ting down testimony and deciding grave questions cf law. The "powder and shot" expended, it wi3 generally conceded, would outvalue the "gameand the following pleasant verses, thrown off at the time by a rather humorous Solon of the H.ir, (who was r.ot "retained") we take the liberty of appending: This case lias now been dragging. Its weary length ill day ; Ami nun, as night approaches. It tti.l Is under way. A s'.rong array of Lawyers, Has bullied m the cause, Extracting facts from witnesses* — And fighting about laws , Such wrangling and disputing, And twisting things around, Are re illy sometimes curious- And only to he found— Within the Courts of Jostui. Where Lawyers arc but nun, And have a right to cct up Funny capers, now a-id then. To judge from the commotion. We've witnessed h re to-day. 'Twoaid seem as if an ocean Of wealth were in the way ; jiut after ail the lighting, Tis sorao surprise to hod, The canac of this commotion Would scircely pay the win i Eipe&ae 1 by the cuause!, JlUtul a barren xpcC ; To fluti if it is Uaautoaa's, Or whtther .C is not! GENERAL HITCHCOCK. "Tfaa oScer, who <fia Breret brigadier Gcoeral Ethan A. Hitchcock, colonel of the second regimtni of Lafantry, had too ruueb frpirh To brook so loaoifest an iudig mty offered to himself sad his comiiiander ia chief, and threw up hie commission in disgust. Ncboay can doubt that the Pres ident was Attracted bjr his Secretary to accept the .-eMgnanoo of an officer whom the latter had so waatoniy loealted. [t wis accepted accordingly. General Hitch cock entered tho' army in 1817, since which time his best energies ha e been de rcted *o h.s C/CCtr?. He commenced his earner a? a third lieutenant, and * cached .BH>it the high-cat rcr.k b>sn to the ar- Laving boe.n breveted a brigadier geno ral far gailani and distinguished /*?■iees ia the otoroing of "ioiino del Roy, Mesico September 8, 1847" — Sprin?jitl<i (.VrM.) Republican. A? has boon noticed by all newspaper readers, thi* gallant Brigadier GS ncral in tie U. S. Artny, under the petty persecu tions of the Secretary of War, has found it inconsistent with his honor to remain lon ger ia the army, and has constantly re signed. The tvbohj matter is toll in a few words. Gen. Seott gave him i-ivo of ahsonce, the right to do which was denied by Sec. Davis. A sharp correspondence between Gen. Scott and the Secretary ensued, which ha.- not yet ben via da puhiic, but there is little doubt tha* C-cr.grc** r.iii take this matter BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE. —— ia h&bl.-, und then the f>coj<**? will find' out j all about it. As it vat, Soircjjjrr* ij)avU revoked the grant of ibsemje uud pes emptor ily ordered the veteran Hitchcock back his po--t. The exercise of a doubtful power was thus rendered more hnniiiia'iug to his object, by the uuuecessaiy harshness- with which it was used. The Providence Jour nal,, excellent authority, thus speaks t>i General Hitchcock : Those who know General Hitchcock per* : sonalh', as well as those familiar with lii ß j oareer as an officer, will sincerely regret his loss to the army and to the couutry. — I We had the honor of his acquaintance, and | liave cause to feel grateful for many acts {of kindness rendered by him. Hut his ! generous character and corteous manner formed but a small portion of his attract ■ ive qualities. For his varied attainments as a scholar, he bad no equal in the army. We have often beard men of learning, who were capable of appreciating talent, de clare that General Hitchcock and the lute Colonel lilies were the most accomplished officers in the aiiny. ; THE WAT. O Y 1812—XATIONAI. OOS i VSNTION. —We have received from the Hon. J. 11. Southeriand, President of the Convention held in 1855, a ca'l for the* de '■ fenders of the country in the war of 181 , ' who met last January in the citv of Wash [ | .ngton, to assemble there again on the ap proaching anniversary of the battleof Xcw Orleans, pursuant to the resolution adopted at their last session, to which time ar.d p'ace the Convention adjourned. As nll.lv of the Delegates have gone to their lust accjun! since the adjournment-, it is reeomn ended tL-.it additional delegates be oh. -or.. Many important propositions will le presented ro the consideration of the Col .'cotton. Meet ings should he Lei ! forthwith i.i the several IJlates, !o make the neee -sary arrangement*. A full attendance of Defecates is very de sirable. It is the intention, we believe, to kep up tire annual assemblages". . 801 d .—C... M Allure of the Chambers- j burg Repository tuvl H'Aig, has said out to : \\ ushiegton Crooks and George Eyster, Esqrs. Mr. Eyester is oue of the Trims- \ cript, and the two papers will be united, ad- i vocating American principles. A Sensible Foreigner. In the Lexington Advertiser, .Mississippi pi), some days hack, appeared the letter from which we make the extract below. A challenge had been issued by the auti- Auiericau putty to the American jarty; to glktllAf *•• • *•.>♦ * l,\k.. . v • 1 - —. Springs. The lie v. Jan. L. Chapman took up the gauntlet, and in his letter on that subject says:— "Havingconsented to deliver an address, on the great question now agitating the Aoicricjus, at Richland, Sept. 7, 1 deem it necessary to make a few remarks respecting my position. lam a foreigner by birth, and a resident of the South. Here I hive spent the greater portion of ny life Id refer ence to the American Platform I beg leave to observe, that it bat advocates what I have contended forduriag the last 15 years. Professor Crawford, of Aberdeen, of tbii State, also a foreigner b* birth, an editor of a paper there, aud my brother editor of a weekly and tri-weekloy paper of the South, are exactly one with mo in opinion on the American Platform; and I fondly hope the | day is at hand,when every patriotic foreigner | iu the Cnited States will adopt orv views, i I know this will be so when we come to commune with each other, and to prepare I for tbS great struggle just ahead. Cur [ sen timet;', will he. Kather than sec the I whole country cursed by a corrup ting foreign I influence, we shall advocate the doctrine, i 'Americans shall govern America.* Our j love of country will proudly sit on the I ruins cf the love cf party. Hucii will be our posit.on ?: the way of trial. Should we fail, remembrance of oui deeds will make i erois protestwiits of the living." Foreigners and their Allies. The Washington Organ aek., what would the anti-American party do without the ai'J of their foreign allies? Induct the foreign vote from those coal in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, In dium, Kentucky, Tennessee and and where would be the anti-Auieriean can didates, some of whom] have been elecfedi So far behind the Americans as scarcely to be within sight or hearing. It Is therefor* \a foreigners, foreigners, two-third* of whom cannot read or write, aud many of whom cannot speak cur language, that the anti-Americans c wh their vie lories, wherever they have gained any. This i* national, truly! We caoaotVce how men of character and standing, aud who bear American hearts in their bosdius, can he content ro beooaao the allies of these foreigner* against ft party made up exclusively c 4 theft oftn countrymen. 3>> tboy hot jpreeeire that they are occuping a position quit* sisuilar to that oooupicd during the Revolutionary struggle by those who were then denotni uutod TofUKS, a natue which, as it designated such as wore the allies of foreigners, and the enemies of their own countrytnen, has become the most odtcua that can bo applied to any muni But why should native-born citizens op pose Americans, or the American party. — The cffio'i-holders and employee* of govern ment dc so, because they arc icqnired to do La ■ A" " ' - . *> fft %.u pain uf beiuji removed, the feupur j Leiug anti-Aiuevtcau to a d%ree |'!nwst surprising tlie" jrirulencc which ilie [Tories themselves utfhifested- toward* the Wflfgf. But why wtocHd tfidwe not depen dent nj.on the Federal Government for their bread and butter become the allies of the ' foreigners amongst us? Do they suppose that intend to do 'heui auy injuatice!—■ t Do they apprehend it is our purpose to de prive any one of them who lias now the | privilege of voting, however wrongfully he i may nave obtained it. of the right to v<Jtej | surely Jtiby cannot suppose Tfiv*; for they j know we have no such purpose in view.— i 0r only object is to change the naturali zation laws so that tbore who come among us hereafter: shall not be entitled to ex- : ercise the high privilege of voting, before, they have had time to wwonieamiiewb.it an, cjuaiuted with our constitution, laws, cm- i torn®, manners. &c., and imbibe soiuatbing of the spirit of freemen . la tlr> wrong) Does it iujure utiy ojse? Does it take trout ' any iuan any right whatever ? By no means. M ill any enlighened American say that the ■ country has not suffered great and manifold evils from the facility with which foreigner ' , have been permitted to eiercisc the rights i and privileges of native-bora cituetis'— r j The fact i< too notorious to be denied. ' But in the face of this i:ic f , with a tuil knowledge of all the evils attending it, ami ! with a view to perpetuate these evils, wo ; ' behold native-borne Americans leaguing with these same foreigners to put down and tram pin upon au r %merican pnrtij, whoso : ; pnrpse is to arrest those evils and place the , country in the hands r,f those to whom it of right beloncs: in doing thin they cannot ; but bring down upon their own heads the t : odium which fell upon that class ot men : 1 whose cause during the Revolution, thr-y are imitating. Of this we give them t iir I I warning. Tho .imrimn feeling has been I 1 roused by the events which has traus| .red ! within a few tuuiths past, to a high state of ; 1 intensity. Bet them beware fio.v the ag j granite it. Americans do nt-t moan any longer to be ruled by foreigners, or tliMs woo rh'.e to ally themselves with them against .'heir own countrymen; and t;,e sooner these at-.ti-Americans become con vinced of the fact, the more likely they will be to escape the indignation which vri.i be sure to fall upon such as jiersist in their un natural and unpatriotic course. The (iuciunali Convention. Pursuant to call issued by the seceding members of the American Convention held at Philadelphia in June last delegates from bcrs, assembled at Ciuciutiati on Wednesday moruing, Nov. 21s:. The Convention was organised by the ap pointment of Gen. Williamson, yf IVun sylvanta, ns President, ami Mr. iGneriuow er, of I.iiii'iis, as Secretary. After the temporary organization, the following ge utlr men were appointed a Com mittee oi Credentials: Washburn; of Penn sylvania; Sheets, nf Indiana, Geer, of Illi nois; Guthrie, of Ohio; and Knight of Rhode Llaud. The Committee reported delegates i i attendance from Otiio, Indiana, Illinois, Vermont, L'houj Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Michigan. The follow ing gentlemen were appointed a Comm.ttce on Permanent Organisation Wiok, of Ohio, Kuigb', of Rhode Island: Geer, of Illinois; Mattocks, of Vermont; Allen, of Massachusetts; Knapp, of Michi gan; Wise of Pennsylvania, and Moody of Indiana. The committee reported the following of ficers, which was unanimously adopted. President —lion. Thtuias, 11. Ford, of Ohio. Pics President* —Wis. Sheets, of Indi ana: and ?. M. Allen of Massachu-etts. S sectaries —W. W. Ihinenhower, of 111.; and Richard Coulter of Pennsylvania. Hi-Governor Johnson, of Pennsylvania} aud Mr. Sheets, of Indiana, were appointed to escort the President to the chair. On tahmg his seat the President address ed the Convention. Mr. Dawson, of Indiana, offered a resolu tion. in reference to the XII section of the Philadelphia platform recommending that it be expunged, and taking the position, that the queition of slavery wax sectioual, not national, asd should not be intermixed with the uuuee of the American party. Mr. ifpocaer, of Chic, moved that the resciutija he referred to a committee of one from each State, to whom all resolutions oa the same sub jeel cbould be referred. Tim moiwo was adopfod, end the following gen tlemen appointed the Committee on Resolu tions: Bbeet:*, of Indiana, Speoner, of Ohio; Gr, off liliaois; Mattocks, of Yermra 4 ,: Knight,, of Rhode Island; Iv-ith, of Maasa obttsotto} 8c well, of Frnßsyirania; Weed of Michigan. Resolutions in refcronoo to the XII aeo r tloo were offered by Oov. Johnston, Mosera. BpofcQor, Oou.tor, and others. Mr. Moody, of Indiana, offered a resolu tion rocoiumendiug to the National Conven tion the repeal of all ritual tests of member ship, Ao., leaving,all regulations tothior gauixicioo in each State. Laid on the ta v. nit.-*igofc bttn t riftjtmt J ,r: ;■ SfTIiMHUK BiOHOti. Mr. Koapp, of Mieliigtio, offero l i a rcs<v iation, which was referred to the Committee on R^olution*. Governor Jchnston, by .invitation, ad dressed the CfoiVMttlon at length; lifter which it adjourned ami, tab o'clock th.i : mottling. |i a; j ezcvnt> Dat. The day was occupied to a late Lour in j 1 discussions upon the platform proposed as ■ the vi'iee of the Convention. The following , was finally adopted: TliU I'I.AIFORM A* At OfTII'. Tiie select Committee to which was re . ferrcd various resolutions and propositions, ' 1 ihuiuiy on tti subject of the differences exis- I j ting between the North aod Sou'h on the , subject of Slavery, has had the same under i ;'consideration and has approved the follow ing resolution and recommend iu adoption j ai the proposed session of the National Coun- ; eil to he held at Philadelphia r,n the 19th ■ of February next; in lieu of the 12th Seo- • ■ turn of the National platform aa passed in j June ISA."> at Phiboleiphia. Th it the repeal of the Missouri Compro- } , tni*e vim? an infraction of the plighted faith j of the nation, and thatit should be restored i art 1 if 'Forts to that end should fail, I Congress should refuse to aduiit into the j Union any State tolerating slavery, which j shall he formed out of any portion ot the j territory from which that institution was : excluded by that Compromise. T'at this Convention protests against' ♦or descing with atiy party which demands , i iuo postponement or abandonment ot Anier- ietin principles, or the disorganisation of the i Americ.Hi party. That this Convention recommend that the Delegates to the National Council from the Skates here represented, request the J'resi . d"Ut. of the National Council tocalla meet ing of the satne, to be held at Philadelphia, cn the lDih dav of February next. WMSHKKT3, Indiana, )•!. MATTOCKS, Vermont, f. H. BfeIW&LL Pennsylvania, ,1. M. KEITH, Massachusetts, W. 3 WOOD. Michigan, N. GKEU, l!liuois, JAIfEZC. KNIGHT. R. Island, j Committee. The \t House of KepresentatiFes. We find the following statistics In ref erence to the next House of Representa tives, in the Mew Haven Palladium, which will bo interesting to our readers. Of the 2dd members, 87 were ju the last Congress, •id 134 .re now members. 2 entered in iSo4, 49 in 1353, 17 in ISM, 13 io 1849, 1 in 1846, C in 1847,2 in 1855,1 in 1844, s ; n 1843, 2inlß U. 1 in 1829. There is one vacancy in Illinois: Mi. Giddiugs of Ohm, is the oldest member, and entered in 1839. Others eu tered in 1811 —Houston of Alabama, and Go-.de of Virginia. 18i3 —Cbb, Lumpkin, and Stephen*, of Georgia, CUngmati uf North Csraliua, and Jones of Tennessee. 1844—ldayiy of Virginia. 1846—Phelps of Missouri. 1847 —Cobb and Harris of Alabama, Richardson of Illinois, Lteua of Indiana, Thurston of Rhode Island, an i llocook Of V trginia. 1848— Meaeham of Vermont. 1849—Han is of Illinois, Benton cf In d ana, 11. Marshal!oof Kentucky Fuller of Maine, Benpeit and Mattesou of New York. Campbell of Oliio, (Jrr of Fouti; Ca rolins, Savage of Tennessee, and Edmonson, Mc- Mullen, Milson and d'o-'eli of \ irgioi.i. 1851—Smith of Alabama, Msec of In diana, Wuhbarn of Maine Miller and Dorter of MLssuori, Haven of New York, Stuntou of Ohio, Allison, Florence, Fuller, Grow and Junes of Pennsylvania, Aiker. and M Queen of South C&roliuc, Caskic,Faulk ner and Letcher of Virginia. 1863 Dowell of Alabama, Greenwood of Arkansas, Maxwell of Florida, Seward of Georgia, Allen, Knox, Norton and Washburn of Illinois, English and Miller of Indiana, Cox and Elliott of Kentucky. Benson of Maine, Bank and Deft itt oi Massachusetts, Barkdaie and Wright of Mlssissppi, Oa rather, Lindley and Oliver of Missouri, Peuningkm and Vail of New •Terser, Flagler, Morgan, Oliver, Priagle, Sage, Simmons and Wheeler ef New York, Craige, f'urycar and Rufliu of North Caro lina, Ball, Harlin, Harrison, Nichols, Sapp and Wade of Ohio, Packer aud Ritchie of Pennsylvania, Brjce, Brooke and Kuitt of South Casolica, Kthur;dge,Readj, Smith and Zollikoffer of Tcuoessee, Bell of Texas, Smith of Virginia. 18.V4—Taylor of Tennessee, and Lewi* of Virginia. California, Connecticut, Delaware, lowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Now Hampshire and Wisconsin, send sit new members. Alabama scads 2 new and 6 old members Arkansas •• 1 * 1 *• Georgia 4 44 4 " Illinois " 2 " 6 ** "■ Indiana 44 6 •- 5 44 Kentucky 44 7 " 3 " Maine " 3 44 3 MisWssippi 44 3 44 2 " Missouri 41 1 • 6 " Nuvv Jeraey " 3 44 2 " Now Y'ork 41 23 41 10 41 N. Carolina" 4 4 * 4 44 Ohio 4i 12 ' 9 4 < Pennsylvania 8 *' 7 44 R. Island *.•. I 1 41 Tennessee * 4 3 " 7 41 Texas, •' I " 1 Vermont •' 2 44 1 44 Virginia "1 44 12 44 As seven! States are maiming the right to the Speakership through their respective party organs, it may be interesting ro see '•rl.ut Mutes have and what have not been represented througli cboioe of a Speaker. Gonnce-icut has had one Speaker, Jona than Trumbull, for one trm: Georgia, Howell Cobb, one leruu; Indian-, John W. Davis, one term - . Kentucky has h*4 lb re# f Speaker*, for nino terms, ri: Henry OLy six terux, John White one term, Linn Boyd i I two term*; Ma#aachu*e:t* three, Theodore ; ; Sedwick one term, Josef h B. Varaum two j ; term*, Robert C. Wiotbrop one terur New i Jertey, Jobnethen Dayton, two term*: New. ! York, John W. T*yK)r, two term' North Carolina, Nathaniel Macou three terms , SootL Carolina, Langdon Cbw, one tern)' j Tennewee, Jobo B11 cire term, James K Polk two terms: Virginia ha* had four ; j Phillip T. Bai'oonr one term, Andrew i Steeecaon four, R. M. T. Hunter and John • | V. Jon**, one term each. these. States, ! | Kentucky baa furn>*b< <t the pretest number i • three Spvkers for time terms. ARRIVAL OF THE IWAUA. j HALIFAX, Nov. 23. J The steamship Canada from Liverpool j ! with dates to the 10th lust.. arrive! at >ne ' j o'clock this afternoon, i tren. Canrobert is in Stockholm charged 1 j with a mission to biing Sweden into the ul i liatice- Sweden is required either to assent , i or refuse. It is reported from Berlin that Russia has recently made a confidential intimation to Prussia uud Austria of her wi*b to reucw negotiations and tlut Bnurqttency has ie tnrned to Vienna with fresh in>trtJcfi<>ns to meet the contingency of proposals frnut Rus sia. it is further repotted that Piiuee Gort*?hakoff, a diplomatist Horn Vicuna and Russia Ministers from other court- arc cer tainly to weet the I'nr at Warsaw iu the middle of November, wltCn the question ui the renewal of negotiations will be settled. The Kinpcrior Ot Prance i also favorable to a rnewei. A French camp of ityX'O is b ing formed iu The rni- or* of battels near Siaipheropnl have turned out to be false. At Sebagtopol, it is said, that the Russian projectile* reach almost every spot, in the city. A desultory fire is kept up on both sides. The allies say the "Russians are ma king preparations for retreat. General Lavailtaut has been appointed French Governor at Sevastopol. General Campbell taking offence at the appointment, Oodiinton asks leave to return. The French troops are to be garrison Kin burn, the English having returned to Sebas topol on the 3d. The French force from Eupatoia while on receoiiuoissaut-c fell in wiih >* targe tamo of Russians and offered battle. The Russians I retreated after exchanging a few rounds ! artillery. The French afterwards burned ; several towns and villages on the route and ' • v awcncU CM HlipaiUllU. Odessa advices say thai Tod'lebein is faT making it deleusibit*. It is reported that Odessa will he dismantled and the gnus sent to Nieoloff. Gen. Coder? is posted bptweud Km burn and Kherson. 'Jibe Czar has returned direct-to St, Pe tersburg. It is i*ported froci Odessa tiiat the allies hau effected a landing near Pereko;. The Russians were hastening ft> impose thcui. The report:® douoted. St. Petersburg dispatches say that the Crimean army have provision? for tight months: A Vienna papepsaya that the Rus sian strength in the Crimea is one hundred thousand. ASlA. —Omer Pacha has opened friendiy relations with Sohnaiyl. Si iiai Pacha is to be stasioiied at Erz.rown with tie imperial Gu;ird whenco he would thre.ui-r. the ilu?- shins, besieging Kars, Omer cohutuenued his march for Kutai on the 20th with 22 bat talions. Advices from Prussia mention the dcpirt ure of ambassadors fbi St. Petersburg. V I ESN A, NOV. 9th.- -Dospatcher received from the Turkish embassy, state that the bombardment of Niekoloff commenced on the 29th Uetobor and continued the whole of the follow lug day The result is not known. CONSTANT! NO PI E, Ofrt, 29.—The Sultan has aDueuiiced his inteutimi of visiting Lon don and Paris in the spriug. KNOLAND. —The excitement respecting a war with the United States has quite subsi ded. Th? leading journals are ashamed of the panic are atteiuting to excuc and let themselves gentiv dowu by attributing the preteuded hostile attitude of Am riea to au election ruse on the part of the I'resiueut and Cabinet. Intelligent Englishmen in :i!i ranks express themselves paitiodand bum:!, iated by the whole affair. Pr.Aivo*.—Another false report has been circulated of an attempt to assassinate the Kuipcror. The monthly statement of tbc Bank of France it is stated, is not unfavorable in its general character, although it show# a dimi nution of X 1,000,000 notes in circulation. The carraspwideat of the* Jxiudou Post •ays uc doubt a revolutionary movement has broken Out iu Sicily. Several Insurgents bare been captured :nd shot. Arrest were also made at Palermo. J Advices from RUSSIA show a more vrar i like fee+inp. CUMBERLAND. Xov. 21. The death warrant of Frederick Miller, convicted of the doable Hjurddr of IV.' T. P. C- Had el audllunry Graeff, was received hero yestertliy and read t< tho prisoner to day iu the presence of the Rev. Mr, Mcyor, his spiritual adviser. lie * >y ha says ha is ready to tlic. Ha made some important ad mission* to-day in regard to several swind ling operation* in Pittsburg and Somerset county, Fa. .He seem* moie penitent now j til in on any former occasion sinca Lis r --. rest, and the presumption is by those wao I visit him Iu hie cell that he will make a fiifi [ tfoniwiou as the day of his execution draws ! nearer, winch is ,-et for Friday, the 4th ; day of neEt January- - • ir.vuHisni'RO. Nov. 23.—<>1, A. K. Mc i Cluru, late editor of the < tamTiersburg U.*- ! pository and Whig, has purchased an inter , est in the Morning Herald here, the organ of ' the Hfate administration, and will tanas.ici 1 ated withSter.han Miller tn it- tuat,ag IMI;eT . J. J. t'ly d, L*q., retire* from the establish ment. PHJLABILI HIA, Nov. '2Z--Dr Jj . , was released from prison tbi* morning, bal ing been pardoned by Oomnur Poli4k , lie ha* been in j risou for t Lit tc-eri ID r •! , \\O\DERHT. S2IAKL' STORI. Singular Ocr.ulcr PeJusio.i. - Jl t;r ,. i a good deal of e*.citcwn?.:n Rockm®!,*,., County, X. C. on aefov.at of s *nsfee h*\- tug been seen which has a human head.-. Th nimap. was on!/ seen by a sen of >[ r U. B Stone. Ho first saw it at Lis fiber's turpentine *tiil. His father to whom ' attempt*.! to point the monster, was never able to see ij though i! e hoy declared that it was utidwr bis feet. Severs! , ! were mr.de by the boy i.> j),oot 1 in,, but th , different gum be used w< uJJ m-v r ex'.;, K ; e when pointed in the direction of the snake j though rhey would fire if tarred another way. The father ifr a let tar to the Mad.- son. N. C., Demo err, t savs: "Some of my neighbors came in ngtau t0 see the ana's*; an ! to see it' tbev ooul i find any mark, so * *p tinkling ashr* all over the Still House and in the hole where it al ways e.ime in, and we tied mv son. fast go he could not make the track himself, in any way whatever, and then we left hiui tied, in the Still House, by h'mself: ami went awav and if was but a few moments before ho let tie know that the snake was in the Still House.aga'n and we went to see if there was any mark- and behold! there was a mark as broad as my hand where it came in an.i 1 went ot, Ttd they wetrn confirmed it m, something. I did not suffer Alfred to gra about ti.e >tiii il.mso but a little tar w!,?n --e.v-r he goes there lie is sure to scr it an j it also appears to him in different pnrt? >f [ the farm, hot not so as it (fobs at the Sthl ' House; and he was tojd to talk to it, and i; would tell him want it wanted, and he ..vs be asked it in the name of the Liriwiu. did it want, and husiyi it said that it wan- J ted to destroy the Stilling, and sneak ettaff o then to be convinced, I tied Alfred in ; the Still house gaiu, and he wis told m wear clover in his list, and then he could ; see what it was, and while he wa* tied in ; the Still House he bad clover in his hat, rota be sav; the snake come and peeped intb ' house, having a face, eves, month ton tu>d all precisely like a man be perfectly knew, and all but the head was precisely like a rattle nike. and j{ scared Li in pio digiously Then on Sunday last. tiSth Oct., there was a great many persons who oaiuetn mr ItfUisp. who t!j rc.ilir v <f t ; f mark of ihp snake, came to Kt if ihey could find the mark, and i tied Alfred agiin. in order that they might bu convince!, all ,f thorn respectable mei, saw ihe mark dis tinctly, and were convinced of the-mark of the shake/' Ttis truth ot the s:tcrjjnnt nan: t'u-.c j !r. the farmer's letter to the IVrfinCj-:,t, i* at tested by. dozen of the prominent men of Rockingham county, who sir.- the rimfc i r the snake in the nshe*. atid knew that r!-t hoy was tied toe closely to have made it himself. The Petuoorat a<a that the t>-. is very much alarmed, nn.i th health i> fast giving way under the mental effect* of tiii* horrible delusion. This snake hid, fair to rira! tie great Silver Lake serpent. Sr 1' ERtNTI: XDE N T <>P -IRE HlSTlSd rxx and BROAIUOD RAILROAD.—J?*- It. MeClure, 1 laq , f >T eover-il vpjir< iii the employ of the PcMin'a Railroad Compact, hn ben appointed to this n'svonsikde y • The Company h v leer, exeoed'.iipl e for tunate jh the Sel'VlitiA of por*u s to £i! the several offices.—Huntingdon (obe. ~y"The Methodist Church has suffered heavily by the fever at Norfolk. She Lai lost more of her ministers than anv othkr. The Rev. Anthony Dibroli, V oruion Ks'i "dge, and Stephen \\ . J me? have all died- MARRIED: At Juniata Crossings, on the 20th inst., by Rev. G. V*\ B ints', Mr. Apr an A>t MOROKKT and Miss SARAH MCILYAINT. both of Bedford Co., Pa. Oti tat 2*Hh nit.,by Lemuel Evans, Ep, Mr. JAOOX: N. BROADSTONE and Miw M RT I#TNN, all of Broad top township. On the evening of the 22d. at the Lu theran Parsonage, by Rev. F. Benedict, Mr. IRVK.n IT PtX.E, and Miu !>0;:A L ScftLAtlOKR, both of Srirt>ret, Pa. Oi the l'hh insr., by I>r. J tines Wil liams, Mr. Wm. P. MANN, fornh r!v <>f 'his place, and Mis* ANN KIRKLEV, F Ma chaaicsbnrg, Champaign Co., Ohio. Oa the 22d Inst., bv Rev. H. Iferlter man, Mr. HENHT 11. VdfiSTL and Ml"* KVK ANN HERSKHRROI R, both of Red ford township; PIBD.^ On ,rtbe 15)ch lust Airs. MAR(U:I* t ICKEB, daughter f James 1,. Andaremn Kstj., of lied ford township, aged ID years AND 7 months. At i ellow linnoweii Tewoebip' Pedford Co., ciu Wodnea lav the *llth iut. Mr. frSORtJK fcf/vo, aged 26 rears. Th.s is the fourth tiin'o death ha< entered this bereaved family and taken one ft" u its Uiidet. Ila. bus left an aged feMier, two, brothers .ami two affectionate austere to i*>3**n bi.tloss." M-'j we all take warning from hie MidJclt, thu'h, and remember the worde of oar £*" viour. ' IJti ye aieo r**dy, for in euob en hour- as ye know hot, the eon of toau JOtn* eth."
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