IMIIM (IIROMILIi.
BEDFORD, Pa.
— T O|
Friday Morning, I'eb 1. IS'JG
"Fearless and Free."
P. ,aH ■' ~ u: I
DAVIP OVtJR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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The last Harrlsburg Telegraph contains
the following proceedings of the Court of j
Dauphin County, In relation to the stolen !
property belonging to the State Arsenal:—l
Commonwealth vs James A. Drant and
Coburn: —ln this case the Grand Jury have '
found two hills against the defendants, the
first of which in the first count charges
Drane with Larceny of rifles and muskets j
to the value of $"i,026, and Oobum with ;
being accessory- to said laroeny before the
fact. The second count charges Coburn
alone with receiving the property referred 1
to, knowing it to hive been stolen. The !
other indictment is against both for a ceo- (
conspiracy to appropriate to their own use i
the property of the Common wealth. On ,
Wednesday afternoon Mr. Coburn came j
into court, and through his counsel, Mr. \
Fisher 1 , asked for a continuance of the cause ;
on afccouut ot the absence of a material wit- j
nets.
The court continued the ease upon this !
ground and ordered the defendant to enter i
into a recognizance in the sum ot 2,SCiU to 1
appear at the April session. Mr. Coburn J
gave the requisite security and was dis- i
charged. The other defendant remains in i
j*" l ** T-TTC . : .
We suppose this case w ill be continued I
for the benefit of these Locefoco rascals 1
until it costs the people a heavy sum to de- I
fray the expenses of convicting them. This
Mr. Drane, we suppose our readers by this j
tuno* arc acquainted with the facts, wasap- t
pointed by Mr. Adjutaut General Bowman. !
oa account of his past sirvicei to Locofocoisat, i
and his honesty and integiity! But, like j
the majority of bis party friends, when in
office, he lets pass no opportunity to plunder j
the people. Coburn, and Draue ' fit reprc- i
sentatives of Locofocoisin!
We learn that brother George of the j
Gazette, has arrived home from his atten- '
nance at the Danphiu County Court, and as j
the trial has boon put off, he will have to j
attend again. His expense c , which we have]
no doubt, will be made out at several hundred
dollars, will be presented to the Common
wealth for settlement. Is this not so
General ? Now, as Drane wax appointed '
by Bowman, is i? fair that the. State should
foot Bowman's expenses to Harrisbiug as a '
witness, against thi robber whom'he ap
pointed to office? We will see whefhtr he
will have the cheek to demand pay for this
attendance or not. This robbery would not !
have occurred if Bowman had not appointed
this thief, and as all the expenses of the
trial are occasioned thereby, Bowman ought
to bo made pay the wholo costs, of the
ace. and >t would he a warning to Locofoeo i
office-holders to appoint honest men here- i
after, Bav, Mr. Bowman, the people would
like to know whether you intend to charge !
the State for your attendance at Harrisburg
ax a witness in the case of your friends.
Drane and Coburn; they w..uid like to kauw
whether you will pay the expenses of the j
whole trial, as it wa- occasioned by \ou;
•ad they would also, like to know, who ap
pointed Mr. Drane ! Can you answer, Mr.
Bowman i
A DUETT Y PAUL'
Two members of the Legislature are now
una or arrest ! One for attempt iu- to rob
the Statu Arsenal, and tho other for sedtic-;
tioc! As a matter of course they are both
lajcofocesJ Last winter the Loeofoow press
was loud in its denunciations of the Ameri
can Legislature for imaginary dishonesty
and corruption, but now where the evidence
u. clear, and the rascality manifest, nothing
is said, because the poor fellows are good
Democrats
The lower branch of the legislature was
oc;:npied for several days last week in dts
•rusaitig the Liujior I>;!1, which was finally.
iiit>£r>aed of on Friday, by the decisive vote
tf6B to 26. li provides for the uncondi
tional which would restore the old (
.ioense sjstom, anl coutiuce in force the
Buekalew Law. It will probably be amen
ded in the Senate by the bill, of >Jr,
Wilkins, an abstract of which we copy this
w:ek.
To day is the fixrt .of February. There
are five Fridays in ilusjaiouth. this year, aud
we will iiue five papers. The like will
cot occur again fir thirty years..
Congress is still without a £paakr, at
that last aocoiiuts—owing to the .obstint-rice
ot Piaree'a administratioa,
Mr. Buekarow has signified his intention i
of coming lma>t in iufeuary next, whether a ,
successor shall he appointed or nt. |t is ,
not likely that tho tat office which he fuow i
fills w.id go U-ggmg. There arc patriot* j
enough iu the romp rr, tvbocau lo persuaoed |
U- uktt it.
t
1 Cor. Inquirer and Chronicle. !
HARRISBCRO, Jan. 25, 1855.
MR. EDITOR : Since my last letter but j
• little has transpired worthy of notice.--
The resolution providing for the additional •
; officers for the House and Senate was fore- j
ed through in a shape almost as objectiona
ble as when introduced; and the supernu
meraries are securely fastened upon the
public treasury in the most approved dc- .
moeratic style.
.Most of the legislation either acted upon
or proposed thus far is of a local, and un
important character. -Some few general ,
laws however, of considerable importance (
; have been introduced into the Senate. One \
I providing a general system for the ipeorpo- j
i ration of all insurance companies hereafter
i to be created; and this the Scuatc has al- ,
ready passed. Another has passed the j
j same house to-day in reJaiion to insolvents, j
i It provides a specie# of general bankrupt j
law in all cases of insolvency where three j
: fourths of the creditors in number and
j amount assent to the proceedings, and final |
discharge of the insolvent, it only in- '
eludes cases of voluntary bankruptcy, but .
when an insolvent is finally discharged un- ;
; der its provisions, his after acquired prop
erty is exempt from execution for the old j
j dt)tg v wiij Vi ! i'-v'Kill it'll" j i'
The most important Ltll yet introduced j
I (the liquor law excepted) is one eutitled
"An Act for the greater certainty of title, (
ami more secure enjoyment of real estate. I 'j
This was introduced by Mr. Price of tbe i
| Senate, and coutains thirty-eight sections,
all of more or less importance to landown
ers in the State. It is impossible, in auy ;
reasonable space, to give an accurate ilea |
of tbe provisions of the bill, but it is main- }
ly intended to favor the man in possession
of real estate against all adverse claimants j
who neglect to enforce their claims, or of \
which the occupier may be ignorant. Iu j
addition to these there is a bill proposed as j
a substitute for the present law ol dower.
These, and diver other of less note, all or
iginated in the Senate, whilst llw House
tile has as near nothing upon it as muy be. j
The House has passed the bill for the re- (
peal of the liquor law of last session, and .
sent it to tlie Senate. Wbeu it eaiue op i
there it was, as usual in such cases, referred j
to the committee on Vice and Immorality. .
Its friends however, were not satisfied with
this, alluding that said committee was hos- j
' I
tile to the bill, and would therefore stran
. g!e it. A motion was therefore made to j
discharge the committee to whom it had
been referred from the furthor considera- j J
tion of the bill, and refer it to a special
committee. This occurred vesterday, and (
occasioned quite an extended and warm 1 1
discussion upon the whole subject; but the '
' Beaie adjourned without getting any vote i
on the question. Tbe impression is strong
here that the Senate wiil not agree to tho
repeal of the law of last year until a good ;
law is substituted. Tho questions involv- j
ed are full of difficulty, and great differen
ces of opinion exist as to what should be, i
and will be done. The present indications
are that much of the time of the sessi on
will be taken up with the liquor law ques- ;
tion, aud that a rubstitute will be pavsed,
and then the law of last winter repealed.
SPECTATOR. <
CASUALTIES FOR A YEAR. —lt is not sur
prising that in these days of travel, and of
peril by land and by sea, tho chapter of :
accidents should be long and sad. We 1
have gathered from reliable sources the j
facts and figures which arc appended, al- 1
though it is highly probable that the num
ber of deaths by fatality of travel is some
what greater than is here represented.
During the year 1855, the number of rail
road accidents, in various parts of the coun
try , resulting in losses of life or of limb, j
was 142 by which 11G persons were killed,
aud 531) badly wounded- Moro than 60 j
employees of the different railroad com- ,
panics arc included iu the killed, of whom !
twenty wore engineers, and six conductors.
The steamboat accidents have not been ;
so numerous amounting to 27, but resulting j
iu 176 deaths, an increase of six'yover those j
caused by rail.
The loss ot property occasioned by de
structive fire.-, has been enormous, amount- j
ing to more than 313,000,000. This is the
estimated loss of about 200 extensive con. '
flagralious: tbe figures do not embrace tLe ,
vast amount of property destroyed, by a!- i
most innumerable smaller fire.
Disastrous as these results seem to be
thej' are happily far less in magnitude than
those of the former year, 1854. During
that year the railroad accidents numbered ■
57 more, r.-hilc the number of the killed was' I '
70, and of the wounded 50 greater than in
tlie last year.
The sfamboat irccutents of 1854 were
48, diminished in 1855 to 27; the killed
were 587; diminished to 176; the wounded 1
225. diminished to 107.
The number of fire* in 1854 was 223, |
which decreased by 30 in 1855; and tbe
loss of property amounted to $20,000,000 I
which was reduced to ¥l3-000.000, during 1
tbe last year. i
HALF IIOBS™HALF ALL EG A- , 1
TOR.—Mr. John Lawrence Bazier, m the a
Louisville Times, offers to but from §5,000 f
to §30,000 that be can jump five feet fur
ther on a dead level than atiy map itj Ken- o
tacky, throe foot further than any ntau in a
*he United States,' one foot further than 11
pay man in the world, p r that lie V ; a u stand ,
flat footed upon the earth an! fefr> a brick'! j
wiiJj••fifteen Feet high uuTfour fh'iefc ''
ill LOCAL LITCILItiCSC'E.
SLEIGHING PARTIES, ETC.—THE Storm
' King still reigns in this latitude with Lap
landic rigor. The earth is covered with a
bed of snow, averaging from perhaps eight
een inches to two feet in depth! Many of
the roads are almost impassable on account
! of the huge drifts—and the most freqnent- j
ed highways are as yet but imperfectly bro
ken. Last Saturday we think was one of
[ tire coldest mornings we hare ever experi- !
' enced. According to the observations of j
I one of our "oldest inhabitants" the mercu- |
ry stood 15 below Ntry, and hq thinks it j
would have been colder yet if bis Prothon- I
, u&rdiad been lungeri It um so.£old bow
ever that a neighboring pump-handle was
! found to blister the bands of those attcmpt
' ing to ue if, and the metalic globe or head
froze off .Mr. Brovm 'a barber pole! Our
j streets, for weeks past, have been vocal j
i with the merry chime of bells—anii all [
| hands seem to be happy in the enjoyment of
this "old fashioned winter!" Sleighs, sleds,
I horses, bells, robes, &c., are in constant de-
I maud. Numerous parties, comprising old
! and young, married and single, have alrea
dy been successfully disposed of, and
should the snow permit, doubtless many
others will be planned. A large crowd, a
few weeks siuce paid a vinit to the Crossings,
where a substantial entertainment wait pro
vided for them by Cot. Mellvaine, than
whom there is not a more clever landlord in
the country. Sundry parties have also vi
sited our venerable friend Mr. Amick at St.
Clatrsville —whose exceileut accommoda
tions tievfer'fail to ai'ract—and whilst we !
write, a numerous company, who left this '
yesterday, is returning from Got. Reamer's j
at Sideling llill—after a literal fulfilment j
of tbe poet's declaration,
••yVc'll Uunec all uig'nt till broad day light, j
And go home with the ga'g in the morning!" J
The house of Col. Reamer is one of the |
best kept Hotels iu tlie State, and few per- j
sons enjoy a more enviable reputation for j
hospitality and kindness than be. None j
better know how to satisfy the hungry de- ,
votce of pleasure, and that fact, in u great
measure, will account for the number of the :
present party, notwithstanding the distance '
and condition of the roads! It is fortu- ]
nate, by tlie \ruy, that our region is favored
with such comfortable resorts;- —for sleigh
ing, we maintain, is it "g-lor ions institution!"
We have often envleu the Laplander glid
ing in Ids slcdtre across the ice-maDtlcd
plains of his frigid home at the topmost
speed of theiieet Reindeer—:o which, for
sooth, die fastest crabs of our friends, ,
Andy and Alonzn t are not a patching! and j
it makes us feel happy now, to witness the
glad faces that glide daily by our sanfttnin
in conveyances more modern! Every cr.uu- i
it-nance seems radiant with pleasure, every |
heart uxultiug or cheerful! A sleigh ride— j
yes, a sleigh ride, or a sled ride, by moon- I
light, if you please, has a sort of magic in- !
fluenee about it' The man of business for- i
gets at such a time the cares which ciowd i
him in his business hours; and heanx and ,
belles, enoQuragfd by the pale moen or stars (
of night, pay willing homage in the tents
of ciipid' But enough—and, iti conclu
sion, for the benefit of the initiated, who
have felt, and can appreciate its sentiment,
we give from the pen of some unknown
author the following—
Sleighing Soas.
How swift we go.
. Thro' the sparkling snow,
fn the moonbeam's siher glance,
And our glad song swells.
While the jingling holla
Keep time with our proud steeds' prance*
And the hollow gleo,
Sends back again,
Our laugh and glad halloo;
While the diamond spray
Flies every way.
And tbe moonlight flashes thro'.
I
T,s cold to-night.
But these eyes so bright,
A glow on the young heart shed,
And the lips that move
To the tones of love,
Wilb thy smile of pleasure spread;
Then onward speed.
While the snorting steed
Shakes the ice drops from his mane,
We'll join in the flight : j
Of the elves of night, !
And love and delight shall reign!
WHAT IS TO US DONE WITH THE CORN [
CROP OF BEDFORD COUNTY*—That'll can- I
not ho consumed nt lionm is certain. With 1
a total failure of the crop for the next i
year, there would be more than enough for j
home consumption for two years to coruo.— j
Next year may bring a3 good a crop as tbis.
The turnpike affords hut a very limited de- '
mand: wagoning is done awav with, almost!
entirely, and droves are by no means BO nu- ;
merpus as formerly. Each year, Instead of ,
improving our home market, seems to make >
it worse. As far as it is concerned, tho !
farmers of the Interior of tbis County do i
not oecnpy as favorable a position as their
fathers did; perhaps, we might *:,y, their
grandfathera. In Bedford aud along the
turnpike, 10,000 bushels could not be sold,
at 40 cents per bushel, in a month. The
farmers mast, therefore, find a market for ''
their corn übroad.
It is to this wc desire to direct attention.
Cut off, by mismanagement and mis-chance
combined, from the public improvements,
whieh ought to have passed through our
midst, we must take care that we do not fall t
behind the age.
Corn is worth now in Philadelphia and 1
Baltimore 80 cents per bushel, and corn
meal §4.00 per barrel. Tt won't do to
transport it unshelled. The cost in the
ear very nearly equals the cost of tlie shell
ed per bushel. The cheapest method of
getting it there, is as shelled corn, in two
bushel bags, (this is the way it is transpor
ted froaa the far West,) or as corn local.—
Ei)hei way, we believe, will pay. 1
The cost of transportation from Holli- 1
diiy.sburg to Philadelphia for fourth class ;
articles, in which, we believe, shelled-corn ,
and corri-meal are reckoned, is 40 cts per
hundred. This would be 224 cts. per busb
ul for the shelled porn; making it worth to j 1
oqi farmers when at
allowing 24 cents for >taragc and com-; i
mission*. ■ ,
IsUinje Of our enterprising men are alrea- j
dy taking JhW of thG matter. Mr. David
Patterson, we learn, is about yonnegtiug ,'
with his mi'!/.a drying kiln, and Mr. Jobij ( <
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.
(Hafer is prepared,.- ; (eo advertisement in j
; another column,) to supply the farmers with
i Dickinson's Corn-Sheller, a very ingenious
; invention, which is highly commended by j
the Piess, and different Agricultural Soci
eties, of the country. So far as we can t
judge, this is a very desirable and useful
farming implement. It is light, simple in
its construction, and cheap, discharging the
corn perfectly clean, (ready for bagging.) at •
; one place, and tho cuk pe^kctly,stripped i
:of Corn; (and by the wayj" ready for the
| stove, for corn cobs make a very excellent
i and convenient fuel,) at another place.
j- - -1- -- - -t>l ?■ 1 -'-■ i
ABSTRACT OF THE NEW LIQUOR
. 'YAW. " '■ ■' 1
* i
The Hon. Win. Wilkius of Allegheny, (
county chairman, of the Committee Oft Vict }
and Immorality, lias reported an Ant in the i
State Senate, entitled RAn Act to regulate
Tavern Licenses and Restrain the use of j
1 3pirituous Liquors." There can bo hut
! little donbt that this bill, with, of £on:.<tC,
j sOtne amendments and modifications, or some i
! bill embodying the general features of this, 1
! will pass. We shall not, therefore, publish
! it in full until it is di.-posed of, and rest
j content at present with giving otir reader* t
I a sketch of it.
The first section enacts: All places where '
diquors are sold shall be licensed: licenses
to be granted nly to sober,'moral citizewr '
of the United States who shall give bonds'
i to the Commonwealth in the sum of SIOOO
j to be approved bv District Attorney tor the
j District in which the vendor shall carry on
j his basmeSs :-!•
Section 3: Ftttit two classes of taverns '
Tail be liccnstd, one to pay higher rates
for permission or authority to retail brandy, -f
i gin, etc., and the otiietr lc.ss, to ttitalt cider 1
j ale, etc., the licenses to be granted, except :
i in Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties, !
| by Judges of (he Couit of Quarter Sessions: '
i SECT. 5, That taverns, inns, etc., shall
! be classed an I arranged according to the 1
I estimated and aljusted yearly rental, or, as
; the case may be, according to the valuation 1
jof the bouse artd property to be occupied 1
i for the sale of liquors, and the price of li- 1
j cease graduated in a direct ratio with the t
l said rental or valuation. The price of li- j
I cense ranging from $25, where the rental is 1
j $l5O, up to SIOOO for a rental of SIO,OOO. {
i Rut Section oth enacts that those
I tavern, inn and lotel-keepers who apply for !
! license to retail nly cider, beer, etc., shall <
; he classed as above ami ray but half the !
! above named ratrs, viz. as above—-$1*2.50,
! SSOO, ar.d so on
I SECT. 7, alters and amends the lOt'n
i -seerion of the Act of May 4th, 1341. The f
( alteration is to the effect that persons who
I may carry on the sale of liquors in connee- '
i tion with that of other goods, shall pay for '
j their license"*) to sell or vend, a like I
: amount in aiditiou to the rates specified
for their respective classes."
SBOT. 8, enacts that all rectifiers of
wh's'tey and ether liquors shall be classed I
. and required to pay for their licenses 100 [
per cent in addifrou to the rates specified |
j for the above classes—the classification or
rental and assessing of licenses of said rec
tifiers and also of distillers and brewers 1
shall be adjusted upon the returns of Ap- I
prui-ers under the Act of April] 10th, j
1849.
No license shall be transferable; the pro
visions of the Act not to extend to apothe
i caries or druggists; nor to auctioneers duly j
| commissioned;, nor to bottlers of cider, ale, i
I etc. I'ersous selling adulteratad liquors I
shall be doetued guilty of a misdemeanor
; and liable to indictment, fine of not less !
than SSO nor more than sloo,.and imprison
' uient of not more than twelve uor less than
■ six mouths.
This act is not to repeal or impair the
provisions t>f tho Sunday A<-t, approved in
; February, of bat year, nor to interfere with
any U. S. Law.
j It is made tho duty of every police officer ;
! and constable in the Commonwealth to
| make a return of such violation of this law
( as may be known to them, to the Courts of
• Quarter Sessions:. A board of liccuscrs is
provided for Allegheny and Philadephia j
counties,appointed for Allegheny by Judges
1 of Court of Quarter Sessions, Judges of Dis- :
trict Court and three County Commissioners; j
! for Philadelphia, by the Senior City Coui
' missiouers, two citizens of the United States
! and two of said city. Taverns, hotels, etc.,
;iu that city, authorized to sell only to j
| strangers uui travellers or persons for the I
time sojourning therein.
The 28th aud last secrion repeals the !
Act approved on the 14th of April 185J, and j
also the Act relating to the city andoounty
of Philadelphia passed the 16th day of April {1
1849.
TWO PERSONS DEVOIRED BY WOLNKS.
—Owing to the extreme cold weather for i
some time past, the .wolves in Pottawatomie ,
county, lowa, beoome dangototis neighbors, j
Poultry-yards and sheep-folds have been
robbed to a freigbtl'ul extent, and, in several
instances, tbe hungary beasts have not been i 3
'uclined to spare tbe human species- About 1
three weeks ago a man was returning from ' (
a prayer-meeting, accompanied by his two ,
daughters, one sixteen, tho other twenty- i 1
three years of age. They were all riding -
the same horse, when suddenly a pack of i
timber wolves assailed them aud being un- 1
able to escape by flight, they attempted to j
defend themselves. But the ferocious brutes j
attacked the horse, rendering him umuauagc- ;
able. 3'he oldest daughter was partly thrown t
aud partly dragged to the ground, and iu- t
stantly devoured. This enabled the father <
and the other daughter to Several ' !
, neighbor* were soon mustered but upon re
pairing to the spot nothing was found hut t
a shoe, and a very few remnants of the poor
girl's clothing. A boy about thirteen years
J old left bis father's house to get water at a 1
spring, which was about a half mile distant
since which time nothing has been heard of j
him. The pail was found near tbe spring,
also some marks of blood and a lock or two
rof hair. Several persons have Hee'u chased *
by these monsters.— Ktokuk Post.
£e* en Days Later from Europe.
WTHIIVG IMPORTANT FROM THE
Si lT OF WAR.
NEW YORK, January 24. —The American '
mail steamer Baltic arrived at her wharf 1
here at 10 o'clock this morning. She ;
sailed from Liverpool on the afternoon of
the 12th, at 1-15, and brings London ps
! per* of Saturday morning. She reports
1 passing at sea, on the 13th. the steamer*
| Asia, bound East-—and on tbe 18th the
steamer, Pacific, also eastward bound.
The political news may be briefly sum
med up. Expectation is on tiptoe tbrough
i out England and France to learn tbe issue
of the pe.ice prop ositiens. Burners of al!
! sorts are flying of the most contradictory
! c'aarac tr, both favorable aud unfavorable
j to peace, but the truth is that nothing dofin- !
• ite can be known for some time to conic.
The time for Russia's decision has been ;
i extended to January IStb, nevertheless '
i despathes from Berlin and Vienna report i
! advices already in those capitals intimating
; that the Czar will make no further eoncea
i Hons. On the other hand, it is certain tha t !
| formal conferences arc in session at St Pe- j
I tersburg dieusing proposals, which are ;
| attended by Nesselrode, Esterqazv, Sea- j
bach and Sanner.
i The Independence Beige publishes the !
i text of the allied proposals to Russia. Tbe !
i general impression is tliat Russia will ucith
ier accept or reject; but will scad Count
| Stakelhurg to Vienna with counter propos-1
I als.
The latest rumors speak niorc favorably !
I of the results of the peace negotiations.
Denmark announces that she continues
neutral iu the preaeut war, and has no con- !
! ncction with the Swedish alliance.
There is nothing new from the Crimea .
j From Asia the latest accounts wore that j
1 Ouiar Pacha still remained at Redout Kale,
I shut up by tbe rigors of tho winter and the
vigilance of the Russians.
The Emperor Napoleon is again talking i
of going personally to the war.
Richard Cobd'n has published a new
: Peace Pamyhlet in England.
TIIE LATEST.
[By Telegraph to Liverpool.]
London, Saturday morning, January 12 !
Advices from Montevideo u> tbe end of No- j
3 vcquber apuoqneo that a revolution occurred
there on the gsth of that month. The city j
■ was for four days the scene of a most bloody f
conflict. One huudred persons were kill, j
I ed and a much lirger number wounded.—
I I
Order was restored on the 29th, when.
Nuticz and the revolutionary party embark
ed for Buenos Ayros in a steamer, in confot- ;
; mity with the demands of tho various di- j
| plooiatio agents, resident at Montevideo.- —j
Tho resident foreigners maintained a strict,
neutrality ~ .. p. (,
The overland ludia mail reached Marseil- j
i les on FriQav.
The London Saturduy Post has direct ad- 1
vices from Persia which do not confirm the 1
, statement that Herat had been captured bv 1
; the Persians. ' i
St. Pettrsburgj, Jan. 3 The great war '
council has concluded its war sessions. It i
| has transpired that Russiau tactics for the 1
| approaching campaign have undergone im
portant 'Modifications. Orders sent from i
lieadquarters which socm to indicate au in- j
'enliou of abandoning the Crimea—a part of ; 1
the troops tltere having been ordered to re- I 1
inforce Gen. Mouravieff in Asia, and others , '
to join the grand army of the centre.
Kiel, Jan, B.—Our waters ire still opea
and trade between the lower Baltic ports '
and those of Russia are carried on with
great activity, American ships had arrived ,
at Maincl aud were loading with heup
yarn.
[SPECUU DESPATCH] ; <
N E\v \ ORK. Jan. 24th, —The following i '
is a special report of the markets by the
Baltic from Liverpool:
The Liverpool breadstuff* market was firm i '
but not active. Flour had advanced Is per 1
bbl. iu the week. Canal quoted 425; Bal- 1
tiruore and Philadelphia 43443s fld; Ohio ; '
445. Wheat was firmer at 4d per buhe! '
advance in the week. Indian Corn was 1
dull and depressed quoted 42a44*.
The War Question.
Iu view of our disturbed relation* with '<
England, the probability of peace or war i i
between the allies and Russia becomes one
ot increasing importance to us. Although I!
our cause is a just and fair on, we cannot
be indifferent to the condition of our enemy i
should wo have oue itu England—as af
fected by the circumstances surrounding i
her. At this moment we bavo reasonable j i
ground to expect that Russia will utterly re- j i
ject tho "third proposition" of tbe allies, ! i
aud that the couNtruvUon of Uiis proposi- | '
tien by tho "Nessoiroue Circular" is fatal I 1
to a pacific adjustment of tho iusqe, Eith- i
cr this is so, or Russia in very wq-'tkncs#- 1
has played the braggart; and with the A,s\*t- i
ic frontier redeemed and the vet y portal* of
! the East under ber eontrol, she is about lo
submit in complete humiliation to the de
mand of ber foe*. We caatfcit believe this
! Whatever may be the credulity of Pritisli
journalists. Hence we have to anticipate
j tho fulfilment by England and France of
their apparent purpose lo enter upon the
ensuing campaijra pn scale commensurate
This design contemplates operations in
the Baltic upon a gigantic scale. An as
sault upon Cronstradt and St. Petersburg.
, A. lauding of troops in Finland aadjbw wfrr.
j jugation of that portion of the Russian Em
; pire with the Baltic provinces. Probably
( a campaign on the Rhine, muinly and per
! haps entirely by a French army. The mam
j tcnance of the present positions occupied
:on the Crimea. And of necessity, for the
[protection of the East, and Turkey in Asia
generally, a campaign against Moaravieff,
; jointly with Omar Pacha.
How far the two Western Powers will be
aided in these things by the Germanic States;
j to what extent Austria will be actively com
mitted against Russia by the rejection of
J the Vienna propositions: and in what man
ner a division of.thc German influence may
further complicate the whole machine, con
jecture is utterly at fault in any and evejy
attempt to determine. The position of En- .
j gland, therefore, with respect to the future ,
and what may bo required ot ber in the war ,
ran only be generally apprehended by her <
j own statesmen. Aud, certainly they have
! reason to expect an enormous burthen, j
> politically and financially in the obligations
; before them. The principal work to be
done in tiie Baltic will unquestionably de
j volve upon the naval resources of England j
until the landing of troops introduces France
to her customary hare of duty. British
j troops will not be readily supplied in this
; quarter, for England will no doubt choose
the East as tue main field of operation for j
her armies, and the point at which they tan
be used "-cist efficiently for her interests.—
' It is quite apparant. then, from a general
; and cursory glance at the probabilities of f
the future, that the share of England ia the
prosecution of the war agair.st Russia will
enlist all the resources she can convenieut
lv, or even f'r/V/y, employ.
It becomes a very natural question with
us, then, how it is possible for her to con- j
template a rupture with the United States! j
If under such circumstances she should
; press a violent and unDatural construction i
of plain language to an issue against the '
honor fraukuess and fidelity of our govern
ment, she must fall within the scope of the ,
adage "whom the god* wish to destroy, :
they first make mad." As a mere question
of war we may with unaffected surpri-e ask !
how England cin expect to carry it on ef-
I fectually as against us. aud to a result hon
orable to herself. As a military powir she
can do nothing npon this continent. As a ; j
navil enterprise, the United States would
soon have a Force afloat sufficient to engage j
whatever she might spare from her Euro- i
pean entertainments. While tn a eomtuer- !
cial aspect, by far the most serious for her
contemplation, the disadvantages to which
she would be exposed would so ctipple ber
resources as to endanger her efficiency jn
tue prosecution of the war with Russia.
Wilful and headstrong as the govern
ment of England often is, and bitter and !
implacable as are the prejudices of Lord
Paluierston against the Uuited States, we ,
cannot believe tuat the just asd equitable
demands of the Unite d States, uuder the fair
construction of treaty obligations mutually
assumed, will be made a cause of hostilities i ,
between two nations whose interests are so .
intimately bleuded. But, if it is, wc must
lose nq oportunity to administer a lesson to : .
Euglaad which wiR prevent any mistakes j (
respecting the integrity and inflexibility of j
American policy in tha future, She has,
perhap*, but a vague idea of our power to j
wound, and is alike unconscious of her holp
lessucss to heal where we shall strike. j <
Baltimore Sun. I]
' 'i
HOW THEY VOTE FOR SPEAKER, j J
The Washingtom correspondent of th<} 1 |
Albany Journal thus describes the pro
cess i
A deputy clerk rises, aud slowly and i i
distinctly pronounce* the full name of j
each member, ,"Mr. William Aiken," i
"Sir. Charles J. Albiight," repeating it
tbree times if there is no response; and
so on iu alphabetical order through the 1
two hundred and thirty-four. As his 1
name is called the member answers aloud I
"Banks," or "Kichardson," or whoever ! i
he votes for. If he has any explanation I
or remark to make in reference to his vote, '
he makes it at the same time. After the
roll has been gone through with those who
were absent or did not vote when their <
names were called (there are always ten or
a doxen such) rise and request their vote 3
to be recorded, which is aceoiuingly done. '
A second deputy has kept tally on a priuted '
list, which he now passes over to the one
wbo called the roll. lie reads, "Those
who voted for Mr. Richardson are Messrs.
- ;
ence to the others. This recapitulation oc
cupies seven or eight minutes, calling the
roll aboat twenty. A last opportunity is j
new afforded for auy absentee to record his
vote. Finally, a third deputy, who has a
been eoun ting up, hands the result iu tig- °
ures to the clerk, which he announces,
"Ranks 103, Richardson 67," #c. An j h
idea may be formed front hg.w tedious ji
| the process is, Six callings of tie ioli.
| without any debate, occupy as rnweli th iie
as is usually spent in a daily session
I TAUUED ASIB RBATRTEBEO—THY citizens
,of Lexmgton, Ky., became ntucfc excited
j last week iu consequence of a letter from
| that city, which appeared in an Ohio paper,
reflecting upon the institution of slaveiv in,
j their midst. The letter was signed J. R
i the intinals, as was ascertained, of a person
' (J. who bos been for some time em
ployed a* a teacher in one of the city sel>©(,l„.
The^ Louisville Courier thus tells what fal
lowed:
' Feeling that this man, who had been
f received and hospitably entertained, was
| guilty of great wrong iu thus calumniating
the people and institutions of that section,
I after night a party of almost two
' hundred repared to bts'lodgiu gs. He was in
formed of the mission of the cotupam. and.
though fearful of the chill night air, could
i not hesitate accompanying the party. JTe
| was conducted to the court-house Yard, and
j there stripped. A large quantity of pitch
. had been prepared for the occasion, with
' the contents of several hags of feather?,
! the pitch was applied to the thickness of an
f inch. Then the feathers were applied and
) Brady's head shaved close to the scalp, save
two Jocks, hear the forehead. lie was then
j set loose, aud charged to go and sin r.o
, more. More severe punishment would have
j been administered had it not been for the
wife of Brady, a beautiful and estimable
j lady. Brady applied to a physician to re
move the tar, but it was found utterly im
! possible, lie left ou the morning train for
Covington.
MOSE LEAP-YEAR DEVELOPMENT*.—
The Lowell News sa}s that the Leap-Year
Ball of the carpet factory girls came off
according to announcement, on Thursdav
' evening, and was a very pleasant affair.—
•'The ladie?," it says, 4 'to the number of
about severity-fire healthy, robust, cheery
' and lovely, took their carriages, called for
| their beaux, were driven to tie hall, whore
ladies managed, selected their own partner*,
ordered the supper and glbriously paid all
the bills'" The partners selected spoke
well for the judgment, of the girl-. The
1 News says:
"We were amused, however, on observm*
brighteyed lasses, with roguish eyes, trip
'up to dciaurc young tnen and solicit the
i honor of their hand for the 'next cotillion,'
' Who could refuse! One enraptured soul
engaged tiiinself to eight different ladies
J for 'Money Musk.' and to six others for
• Hull's Victory.' Many a poor heart hid
away under a vest was irretrievably ruined.
But it conld not be helped."
The company broke up about 2 o'clock,
when the ladies escorted the r r beaux home,
and then went off to their own.
A MONSTER CRIMINAL.—The English pa
pers record the arrest of a man named
Evans on a charge ot having poisoned h:s
wife, his brother, his friend, and thirteen
other pcrsan*. His wife, befora mar rage,
was a ward in Chancery, and entitled to &
large fortune. Her guardiau resolutely
opposed the match, and the Master in Chan
eery also withheld his consent fur soma time.
Both finally yielded to the entreaties of
the young lady: and j-et it is believed that
she was subsequently murdered by her in
famous husband. He was a finished gamb
ler, and a master-spirit of the turf, and his
friend, Mr. .John P. Cook, gave hint his
fullest confidence, and yet suffered the sarue
awful fate. In the case of his brother, Mr.
Walter Palmer, insurances on his life were
effected to the extent of *£23.450, and theu
he also, as is believed was poisoned. Nay,
it instated, that the n ones of no fewer
than sixteen persons are mentioned as Lav.
ing suffered death by poison through the
agency of the prisoner.
!T?°"Wo last week published an article
from the Tyrone Democrat headed "excusa
ble homicide," charging Mr. GEO. LVOX
with having killed a teamster at Pennsylva
nia b urnaee. A gentleman from the Fur
nace, called at our office last week, aud
told us that the whole story 'is a sheer
fabrication. We are astonished at the
expedients of some Editors to create a local
item, and sometimes at the the expense of
the innocent.— Blair County fFkiif,
AN AOFD PRISONER.—An Itvlixn news
paper states that a native of Savor, who,
was condeniued at the age of 21 to the.
French galleys for life, ha? just been liber
ated, at the ago of 121. It is saiij that he
has a little property in Savoy, tho Interest
on which has been accumulating exactly
100 yeais. Tho old fellow enjoys perfect
health, although he stoops so much that his
face nearly touehes his knees.
MELANOIIOLY.— WE learn that a young
] ady of Cumberland county, while sleighing
one night last week, was froxeu to death. —
She complaiued to ber companion early in
the evening of being very cold, but there
being no public house near they did not
stop. Soon after, on coming to a tavern,
she refused to got out, sayiDg she felt very
comfortable, and tboy drove on. Arriving
at Louie, she had to be assisted out of the
sleigh, in a stupor-like manner, and shortly
after wuada expired.— *-ffjtrrisbur{ Tet e ~
%raph.
Tho grand jury of Allegheny couaty
nave fquad
jug law,