or tbe annihilation of constitutional State
fighte) and the removal of every check, ev
ery counterpoise to the cngulphing power
of which themselves are to make a sove*
reign part."
ln another lettor addressed to Thomas
Ritchie, aDd dated in 1820, Mr. Jefferson
•ay r.
"The judiciary of the United States is
the subtle corps of sappers and miners con
stantly working under ground to uuder
tniue the foundations of our confederate fa
bric. They are construing from aco ordi
nation of a general and special government
to a general and supreme one alone. This
will lay all things at their feet. We shall
see if tbev are bold enough to take the dar
ing stride their five lawyers have lately ta
ken. If they do, then, with the editor of
our book, in his address to the public, I
will say, that'against this every man should
raise his voice,' nnd more, should uplift his
arm "
All these fears and patriotic forebodings
have been more than realized in the case
now under consideration. There is now no
longer a gaining of "a little to-day and a
little to-morrow," and t>o "noiseless step
like a thief' stealing over the field of uni
versal jurisdiction; but past immunity and
indulgence have made tbeso same judges
open, bold, dictatorial and tyrannical. In
their rapid march to absorb and consolidate
all fhc powers of government, they, under
claim of right, and as if by divine authori
ty, trample down all constitutions, repeal
the most solemn acts of Cougress, and re
pudiate all judicial decisions, which are
supposed to stand in the pathway to unlim
ited power. Let us be wise in fine, and
ever bear iu uiind that "eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty."
The wisdom of oar ancestors long since I
abolished slavery in the State of Pcnnsyl- j !
vania: and by the laws now on her statute i
books, it cannot exist within her borders
even a single day, save ouly in the case of
fugitive slaves, uuder the before cited pro
visions f the Constitution of the United
States. No effort has yet been made by ;
the national government to violate the sove
reignty of the State, by an enforcement of
the extrajudicial decrees of the Judges in
the Drcd Scott case; and should any such
attempt ever he nude it will then he time
enough to meet it, and wc doubt uot the old
Keystone will be found, as iu the history of
all her past legislation she ever lias beer.,
on the side of freedom and the right. Your
committee therefore, do not believe any fur
legislation necessary: but submit, and re
commend the adoption, of the following
resolutions;
Resolved. That the opinion of the Supreme
Court, in the case of Bred Scott vs. John
F. A. Sac/ord announces principles in pal
pable opposition to the judicial and legisla
tive history of the Union, and in violation
.f the plain ptovisionsof the Constitution of
the United States.
RtsoltxtfL That said opinion, except on the j
-question of jurisdiction, being delivered in a i
••use over which the Court admitted it had ;
m jurisdiction, tiny he justly regarded as j
obdrr d'clti, coram non j tidier, and inopera- I
tive as low.
Resclvojl, That the five Judges who con
curred iu sai! opinion, made a wanton at
tack nu the sovereignty of the free State*—
an impotent attempt to nullify the establish
ed laws of the country, and by extra judicial
action caused an unnecessary excitement in
the public mind on the subject of slavery,
and thereby forfeited that confidence aiul
respect due to their exalted station.
FRANCIS JORDAN,
.1 N. HARRIS.
K. D. GAZZAM.
May 1,1357.
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY MUR- I
DER—MRS. WHITE ARRESTED.
We learn from a gentleman from Wash- j
ington, that on Friday morning of last week
Mrs. Nancy White, widow of Mr. Samuel i
White (who was so brutally robbed and j
nmi Jcrcd on tbe morning of Monday, i
March 30th,) was arrested, taken before
Justice M'Closkey of Ilickory township,
and fully committed to answei the charge
of murdering her husband. She was taken j
to prison, in tbe borough of Washington,
and at once applied for a writ of habeas
corpus —but, as tbe President Judge of
tlye District resides at Uniontown, Fayette
couuty, it will be some days before a hear
ing will bo had. No further developments
have been made, tho prosecution being
based entirely upon alleged improbabilities
and contradictions in her statements, be
fore the inquest and elsewhere. As we un
derstand she had always lived in peace with
her husband, and no motive whatever is
shown for her eommitnng so unwomanly a
crime, we shall continue to think the offi
cers of the law ate on the wrong tracks
uuless sonic further evidence to connect her
with the transaction is elicited.— Pil!s.
Dispatch.
ICFThe Louisville .Journal says:— " The
Locofoco party proper is hot remarkably
rich in statesmen, if indeed it can boast of
nuy, and, therefore, if Mr. Buchanan has
selected a Cabinet which is weak and char
acterless beyond all precedent in our history,
it is, perhaps, his misfortune rather than his
fault. However this may be. the fact itself
is unquestionable. It is-too transparent fo r
doubt. A Cabinet of which Geo. Cass is
the head and Mr. lllaek thoatail, and Messrs-
Cobb, Floyd and Toucey the body, "can ex
cite neither hesitation nor hope in thepnblic
mind. If is unmistakably flat, heavy and
spiritless."
pom Jt MUSE.
BEDFORD, Pa.
Friday Morning >1.4 V 15. Isi'?
r "Fearless and Free."
DAVII> OVBtt, EIHTOIt A3f PItOPUIETOU
mm STATE TICKET.
TOR GOVERNOR:
DAVID WILMOT.
of Bradford County.
CANAL COMMISSIONER:
WILLIAM IHDLLWARD,
of Philadelphia.
SUPREME BENCH:
JAMES YEECH,
of Fayette County.
JOSEPH J. LEWIS.
of Cheater Count.y
CORNER STONE LAYING.
15y diviue permission, the corner stone
of a new Lutheran Church will bd laid,
near Fishcrtewn, six miles north east of
Schellsburg, on the road leading to Hnlli
: ciaysburg, ou Sabbath, tbo 17th May. Ser
vioeg to commence at 104 A. M.
The friends of Christ's cause, and the
public generally, are most cordially invited
to be present ou that solemn and interesting
occasion.
J. A. KUNKLEMAN.
May 2, 1857.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
In the last Gazette is an article on the
late election for County Superintendent, in
which the editor of that paper attempts to
make political capital out of the result.
We were not before aware of the fact that
it was made a political question, hut since
the election, wo understand that Bowman
and Reed were using all their influence for
one of the c andidates. Secret circulars
were sent all over tbe County for that pur
pose. Mr. Tusscy, (whom the Gazette a
buses last week, ami wbo sj>eaks for him
self iu another column,) was not a candi
date. A number of good, true Americans,
voted for Mr. Hecketman, because they be
lieved him to be well qualified for the post,
wbo, if they had known of the manner in
which he was electioneered for hy Bowman,
the Land Pirate, and Reed, would never
j have voted for him, and he would have
been defeated, for after all, he had only a
majority of three votes out of fifty three.
The Americans, we believe, had a majority
in that Convention. Rev. Mr. lleckerman,
no doubt, as wc stated last week, will make
a good officer, and we are sorry tho Gazette
should try to mix him up iu politics, like
it has done. The people of this county will
not submit to having that office prostituted
to party, and we earnestly hope, and we
1 even beiicve, notwithstanding the conduct
:of the Gazette, that we will have no occa
sion to eomp lain of that office being used,
for the next three years, for advancing tbe
iutercsts of any party. Should any such
thing unfortunately occur, however, we
would as a faithful sentinel on the watch
tower, cry aloud aud spare not.
The Gazette lies when it says that the
Black Republicans,as it piously stigmatizes
: us, in Bedford, implored that a minister
might not be chosen Superintendent. The
people of Bedford did no such thing, nor
did we ever advocate this in our paper. A
j few weeks ago we published a comuiuuiea.-
j tion written by a friend in Liberty Tp., in
! which he says that "I think a good practi
j cal teacher would make the best Supcrin
-1 tendent, and when none such can be found,
i it will be time enougli to pi ike a selection
j from aiuoug ibe Lawyers, Doctors or Cler
gy,and this is all ihatever appeared in
j our paper on that subject, although a good
i many persons think as did this writer.
| Now, Bowman is religious, and it is no sin
j for liini to tell a lie! Who ran believe a
i word the fellow say si
LOCOFOOO PLUNDERING.
The present Locofoco legislature have
voted to themselves, §200,00 > piece extra
pay, amounting to the nice little snm of
§20,600. This is all right in the eyes ol
Locofoeoism, but if it had been an Ameri
can Republican Legislature that had thus
squandered the people's money, we would
never have heard the last of it. We hope
the people of Bedford County will bear this
fact in mind when they couia to vote next
fall. All opposed to Locofoco squandering
and corruption, will vote the , American
ticket, aud all in favor of increasing the
already too high taxes of the oppressed
people of Pennsylvania, will vote the
l^ocofocoplundering ticket.
We are pleased to state that our present
worthy aud taleuted Senator, Mr. Jordan,
voted against the increase of pay in every
manner in which it oauie up. When will
the tax-payers see their own interests, aud
put down the Locofoco plundering hordes.
o"The election held in Philadelphia on
Wednesday last, for City Council, Commis
sioner of the Treasury &c., passed off qui
etly. There was but little excitement and
a small vote polled. Ir. a few wards a gal
lant and spirited opposition was made, it is
true, but as a general thing there was
no great rally, and the election was suffer
ed to go by default.
OUR PROSPECTS.
; Daring tbe recent Court, we conversed
| with persons from every Township in tbe
County, and tbe opinion is universal that we
| will carry the County next fall. In all the
Townships we are much stronger than we
were last fall. The only place we have lost
any is in Bedford, Borough, and here we
can assure our friends iu the county, we
Lave lost none that voted for us last fall.—
.Notwithstanding the fuss of Bowman in
parading in his paper every week the same
four or five names, every one voted against
us last fall. We will do much tetter in the
Borough and Township next election than
we did at the last. We are confident, we
say, from all we can see and hear from the
different Towuships, that, with a good ticket
we can carry every man on it by a handsome
majority. Mark our words.
I) RED SCOTT.
We call attention to the Report of the 1
majority of the Committee in the State
Senate on the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, in the Dred Scott case.
Mr. Crabb, tbe ahlo Senator from Phil
adelphia, characterized it as tbe ablest doc
ument iio ever read on the subject. It is
from the pen of Mr. Jordan, and will well
repay a careful and attentive perusal.—
Read it, Democrat, and then conscientiously
ask yourself the question, whether you can
honestly vote for a party that tramples the
Constitution under its feet, belies the
teachings of the Declaration of Independence
and the sages of the Revolution, and
violates the laws of both God and man.—
Read it, judge for yourself, aud vote ac
cordingly.
TIIK MAIN LINE.
The following extract we take from the
llarrisbutg correspondent of the Philadel
phia Inquirer, of the Bth inst.:
The Senate has been busily engaged all
morning in considering the Main Line Bill
The ablest speeches made upon it, were
made by Senators Coffey and Jordan. They
showed conclusively that the Canal Hoard
for years had been in the habit of practi
sing a gross deceit upon the people of the
State. This deceit consisted paitly iu an
iogeuious arrangement of their accounts so
that it was impossible to trace what was
really received and expended upon the
Maiu J/ine and partly in a suppressio vn'i,
consisting in giving the whole facts to the
public. The ouly mode of gettiug at all
the fa ;ts was to take up tho reports of the i
Aulitor (Joueral and comparing it with j
that ol* the Hoard. Hy this comparison |
they eliminated the statements that the loss
of the State upon the Main Line last year
of §257,000. In other words that the ex
penditures upon that line exceeded the re
ceipts by that amount.
''Resolved, That the attempt of Fr. Jor- |
dan to hang Bedford County, (among the !
oldest iu the State,) to Somerset, with trie
express view of disfranchising our people
of their rights, is just what might have
been expected of one who lias reduced him- |
self so low politically, that it is impossible
for him to got any lower."— .lb. Gordon.
Well, really, that's a shame! Seven
years ago Bedford County was "among the
oldest in the State," and it was all right
and proper then, to "disfranchise" us by
tacking Cambria to us ! What's sauce for
the Loccfoeos is uot sauce for tbe Ameri
cans ! How bad Mr. Jordan must lealiy
feel after this—trying to thwart Locofoco
isrn—why it's the unpardonable sin in the
eyes of Absalom—and tbeu the hard names
in the Resolution —we're almost atraid Mr.
Jordan will be ashamed to come back to
bis frieuds after the session is over !
THE EMPORIUM OK FASHION—O Loyer,
Esq., the propietor of the Bedford Empori
um of Fashions has just received a large and
splendid stock of new and fashionable
clothing, consisting of every variety and
quality of gents clothing. His fits cannot
be surpassed in Pennsylvania, lie takes
pleasure in showing his goods to any wish
ing to see them.
...
Absalom can't get over that Cass and
Butler Flag ! Why, my dear friend, when
ever you pay for it. you are at liberty to do
with it as you please ! Walk up to the
chalk and pay for what you purchase, or do
not complain if people will not allow you to
take away their property without an equiv
alent. That's the question.
The Locofocos have created a new office
| in the Court House, an additional Tipstave,
and given it to Mr. Levi Agnew 1 Wc hope
the people of Bedford County will set this
matter all right next fall, as it is tbo tax
payers who have to pay the piper.
See the advertisement of our young
friends Mower & Ross, and give them a call.
They are worthy young uien and merit a
generous support.
Cunnninghatn, who has beeu
on trial in New York for several days, was
acquitted an Saturday evening last. Eck
el, who W<IR supposed to have been conec
ted with the murder was disharged on his
own recognizance.
McKiui who was tried for tbe murder of
Norcross iu Hollidaysburg, last week, was
found guilty, the Jury being out only about
au hour. He has been sentenced to be
hung.
OPTICIANS.—L. PAI.MEP. it Co., Opticians,
are now at the Bedford Hotel, and intend re
maining a few days. They have the genuine
Scotch Pebble Spectacles, to suit all kind of
eyes. They are the best glasses ever brought
to this place, and we don't hesitatate to re
commend them to the public in general. '
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.
Currespo rule net of Inquirer and Chronicle.
HARRISBUKO, May 12, 1857.
Mr. EDITOR.-— Since my last there lias
been a hard fight in the Senate on the bill
for the sale of the Main Line. It was
fought by the democrats inch by inch for
about three days and three nights; and was
only got through the Senate yesterday
morning. It was taken over to the House,
and a factious opposition was made there
opposing a concurrence by the House in the
Senate amendments. But the friends of
the bill in the House bad about fifteen ma
jority: and the bill was this morning put
ihrortgh the Jlouso finally, and only now
needs the signature of the Governor to be
come a law. The bill proposes a sale of
the Main Line from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg, for whatever sum may be bid for it at
public sale, not. less than seven and one
half millions of dollars; but if the Penn
sylvania Railroad becomes the purchaser, j
she must pay at least nine millious of dol
lars, the whole proceeds to be applied to tbc j
payment of the State debt. Should a sale
be made, uuder this bill, as seems quite !
likely, it would so reduce the State indebt- !
cduess, that I doubt not the Jaw author!- '
zing a State tax would be repealed iu less j
than two years. |
There seems to be an impression abroad j
that the law for the sale of the publio works j
provides for an appropriation of tbo pro- \
ceeds to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad.—
This is uot the fact, nor is there any pro
vision of this sert iu the bill. But, there
is another bill which provides that in the
eveDt of a sale of the Moiu Line the State
shall guarantee tho payment of three mil
| lions of the bonds of the Sunbury und Erie
road, some twenty years from date. This
latter bill has passed the House, but has
not yet been called up in the Senate. T ke
indications r.re that it will not pass, and I
trust it may not. The State should di
vorce herself entirely from all public im
provements; aud should neither make any
1 herself, nor loan her credit to any person
or company for any such purpose.
It having been strongly intimated some
time since that if the general appropria
tion bill was once through finally, there
would after that bo no quorum in :be
House. The Senate took the precaution to
fix upon uo day for final adjournment, and
is so arranging its business that the general
appropriation biil will come up for action
after the apportionment bill, and after the
Main Line biil had passed, llad the Seu
ato agreed to adjourn on the fifth May, ac
cording to tho resolution of the House, it is
1 vorv manifest that neither the Main Line
bill, nor any apportionment bill would have i
been passed this session.
Mr. Pctrikeu, of the House, is still liv- i
ing, but very low, and considered past all i
reasonable hope of recovery.
Tho Legislature may adjourn, possibly,
on Friday or Saturday next, but the indi
cations are that there will be no adjourn
ment until next Tuesday, the 19th iust.
Yours, truly,
SPECTATOR.
For the Inquirer and Chronicle.
13L0OT>V UrrN, May 12th, 1857.
Mr. OVER :—Permit me through the
! . 7
; columns of the Inquirer to say, that the
j statement in last week's Gazette that I, by ;
' the aid of tho wire workers of tny party,
received five votes for County Superinten
dent, is grossly false, and fully sustains j
Bowman's well earned reputation of being j
a good practical liar. Several boars be- 1
fore the convention assembled, friendly ac- j
quaintances in Bedford, seeing that tny j
' election was impossible, kindly advised me I
not to be a candidate, an advice thut was ;
strictly followed. The Directors were in- j
formed that I had withdrawn, and no per- j
son was authorized to bring my name be- j
fore the convention. After the conven- j
tiou assembled, a young man, an entire 1
stranger to mo, requested permission to t
nominate me; 1 informed him that I was
not a Candidate. He entne tome again and j
made the same request, stating that it was
impossible to tell who would be elected.— j
To tilts Imado no reply, lie then left me !
and gave in tny name to to the Convention.
I got up immediately aftet and informed
the convention that / ivis not a candidate,
that the nomination had been made without'
my consent and contrary to tny wishes.—
My nomination was made for the same pur- ;
pose that the monkey employed the cat's ,
paw, the object being to defeat Mr. Heck- |
! orroan, and if possible, elect Mr. Gilds. I .
| readily admit that tny name was put for- j
1 ward in connection with the office, and that}
I had not votes enough to elect me; but j
where, I ask, in tho State can an editor be
found so unscrupulous, and so crazed by j
party spirit, as to drag tbo office of Coun- j
ty Superintendent iuto politics, and exult,
over the defeat of one of the candidates as j
a party victory] Bowman says that the
five votes eutirely correspond with my mer
its; to which I reply that certain hypocriti- j
cal scoundrels iu Bedford County have fre
quently received far more than they meri- j
ted. and of this the editor of tbo Gazette is
a striking example. It is well known that j
1 did not canvass tho county. 1 only sent
circulars to the directors of three districts,
and I did not offer to pay the expenses of
any director in coming to the convention.
I am pleased to say, that among my firm
est friends were Democrats, and not only
Democrata / but intelligent, respectable
men, a distinotion to which the editor of
tbc Gazette has but little claim,
J. S, TUSSEY.
For the lnquver and Chronicle.
WOODBURY, May 12tb. 1857.
MR. OVER. —The last Gazette has a list
of would be candidates almost as long as
my arm, and notwithstanding the rival as
pirants were looking daggers at each other
during court week. Absalom says they are ,
all on the most friendly terms. The appa
rent harmony that exists among tbc aspi
rants is due to assurances that haye been
given that Absalom will uot interfere, there '
could not be a greater delusion, the two
Grand Sacheins, Absalom and the Jaand Pi
rate, will control the Contention as tb''y
Lave clone heretofore;. indeed if ] am not
misinformed a meeting of the Sachems has
already been held, 'and a partUf the ticket
decided upoD. The meeting was held as
privately as the nature of the case required.
Friday was in attendance, noting down the
proceedings and performing sue!) little per.
vices as pertain to bis sphere. The Pro
tbonotary was first taken up. When the
name of Major Tate came before the Sa
chems, his Hnims were set aside on the
ground that Absalom does not intend to em
ploy shnm as a motive power at the coming
election. The claims of.Mi\ were per
emptorily set aside by the Land Pirate.
Mr. Schell's claims came under the rule
which applies to steam, hud were seta-dde.
Mr. Beegle's clams next came up. Hero
Absalom who has a good memory remarked:
"that unfortunate Cattle Speculation!"
Mr. Beegle's claims were set aside. When
Mr. Snyder's claims came up, the Land Pi
rate said "Clear Ridge to the Devil!"
Here Absalom piously remarked that we
should ho gunided in our expressions, but
admitted that the man wanted' the polish
necessaiy fur the position. Mr. Snyder's
claims were set aside. When Mr. Kecd's
claims came up, the Land Pirate remarked
that Heed had been in office ono term, to ,
which Absalom replied that ho had, and
had made a most excellent officer, and that ,
he was a polished gentleman. No further
objection being raised John P. Reed, Esq.,
was declared the nominee of the Sachems
for Prothonotary. The Sheriff then came
up. It was determined that this candidate
shouh! not bo taken from the Borough of
Bedford. When Mr. Fluck's claims eamn
up, Absalom remarked that when Mr. lfa
fer rau for Sheriff Mr. Fiuck was mixed up
with certain letters which were written from
South Woodbury which charged him (vca
ever. Absalom,) with being a wire-worker
and greatly injured Mr. llafer, Mr. Fluck
was set aside. Mr. Stndebaker's claims
came under the rule which applies to polish
and were set aside.
Tea, Mr. Stuiiebuker, good benest fellow
as you are, Absalom has decided against
)*ou. Still 1 have no doubt you will be.
come an enthusiastic supporter of the Sa
chems ticket. Your experience, however,
will not bo altogether unprofitable; yon
have t least leajrned to shake hands; 1 par
ticnlrrly admired the friendly grip with
which you greeted your Denociatic friends
during Court week. The other candidates
were not anted upon. On motion the meet
ing of Sachenw adjourned.
Americans and Republicans the county
must bo redeemed. Send delegates to the
Convention not pledged to the support of
particular aspirants but who will go for the
strongest men. Make little uoise; work
incessautly. S.
Court Proceedings,
The last-term of court—though tolera
bly interesting—was unusually brief. Sev
eral eases were tried in which some inter
est was manifested by the public, but the
business of the term was chiefly disposed
of by Wednesday, at which time the Court
adjourned.
On Friday an adjourned meeting was
held for the purpose of considering some
of the applications for license, and finally
passing upon the administration accounts.
Among other eases heard and disposed of
at the beginuing of the week, were the fol
lowing iu the Court of Quarter Sessions:
Commonwealth vs. David Walters.—ln
dictment for Fornication and Bastardy, ou
oath of Catharlue T. Miller. Dist. Atty
enters Nol. Pros.
Same vs. Hiram G. Ilarauier. Indict
ment for Larceny, on oath of Conrad lekes.
Jury called—case tried—and verdict of
not guilty tendered. llall and Spang for
Com., Cessna & Shannon for defonco.
Same vs. Jeremiah Browu. Indictment
Fornication and B n-tardy, on oath of Eliza
Scutehall. Deft enters bail in §3OO to
appear at next term.
Same vs. Geo. Gelbaugh. Indictment
for selling liquor Alias
Process awarded.
Same vs. llcnry Drenuing. Indictment
Fornication and Bastardy, on oath of El
len Jane Williams. Alias Process award
ed.
Same vs. James K. Ilallam. Indictment
for fraud, on oath of B. W. Garretson.—•
Case settled, aud Dist. Atty. enters Nol.
Pros.
Same vs. Luke Feeny. Indictment, sel
ling liquor without license, selling to mi
nors, and on the Sabbath day.
Deft, and his surety being called, and
not appearing, recognizance forfeited.
Same vs. Peter Amiek. Indictment for
selling liquor on the Sabbath day, and for
selling to minors, &o. Deft, pleads not
guilty. Jury called, case tried—verdict
not guilty. Spang for Commonwealth,
Cessna & Shannon for Deft.
Same vs. John Flood. Indictment for
selling liquor to minors and without li
cense. Deft, pleads guilty, and submits.
Sentence of Court to pay a fine of §], costs
of prosecution, and undergo an imprison
ment in the county jail for 5 days.
Same vs. Jonas McGiven. Indictment
for Fornication and Bastardy, on oath of
Maria Hardinger. Dist. Atty. enters No)
Pros.
Same vs. Same. Indictment for Seduc
tion, on oath of Maria Hardinger Dist. I
Atty. outers Nol Pros
j Same vs. Aiffen ltichesou. Indictment
| far Malicious Mischief, on oath of George
I Ickes. Tmc jltli. Deft, pleads not guil-
I ty. Jurv called, case tried<—-veidiot not
j guilty, but deft, to pay costs.
an 3 Spang for -Commonwealth,
Mower and Hall for Defence,
j Same vs. Valentine Dosser. Indictment
i for selling liquor without license. True
| Djll. Prot*#* awarded.
Same vs. Joseph Barnes. Surety of
l'eaee, on oath of N. Walter. Dist. Atfy.
enters No!. Pros.
Same vs. Nancy Isrartucr. Indictment
for A-snult and Patten , on <► it!. of Mary
Ann Ilartzcll. Dist. Atty. enters Nol
Pros.
Same vs. Junes Gordon. Indictment
Larceny, on Oath of SUtiwel Brown. True
Bill. Deft, pleads Not Guilty—verdict,
guilty. Sentence of court to'pay cdsts, re
store goods, and be imp-isoned 2 years in
the Western Penitentiary; Spang for
Common wealth, S. 11. Tate for Defence.
Same vs. Levi Donelspn, Audiew Donel
son ainf Eliza Jane Donelsod. Indicfuient
for Assault and Battery, on oath df John
and Lette Wright. Dist. Atty. outers
Nol Pros.
Same vs Levi Donelson. Surety of
Peace. Dist. Atty. enters Nol Pros.
Same vs. Same. Indictment for Mali
cious Mischief, on oath of Juo. Wright.—
Dist. Atty. enters Nol Pros.
Same vs. Juo. Wright. ludictment for
Assalt and Battery. Dist Atty. enters
Nol Pro 3.
Same vs. Edward Mower. Indictment
for Assault and Battery, on oath of John
Crawley. Not a true bill, and prosecutor
JoKn Crawley, to pay costs.
: Same vs. Jno. Unities. Indictment for
j indecent exposure of ids person. .Process
awarded.
i Same vs. J. C. Ickes. ladictidcnt for
• Fornication and Bastardy, on oatli of Su
' saniiuh W right. True bill; deft, j ieads
| not guilty, Jury called, verdict Guilty.—
, Sentence of court to pay a fine of one cent
; to Commonwealth, Sl5 lying-in expenses,
j and 75 cents per week for support of child
! from Ist Nov. ISSG, to Ist Nov. 1863, to
| be paid quarterly, and all costs of prosccu
j tion, aud be in custody of Sheriff till seu
! tenco is complied with,
j Same vs. Daniel Gordon. Indictmeut
i for Assault aud Battery, on oath of Levi
' Agnew. True bill; deft, pleads guilty,
and submits. Spang for Commonwealth, S.
H. Tate for Defence. Sentence of Court
to pay costs, &c., aud to undergo imprison
ment in couuty jail for 9 months.
Same vs. Same. Surety of Peace on
o>th of L. Aguew. Dist. Atty. euters
i Not. Pics.
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PEATII OP REV. JOHN A. Cor/Lixs.—
{ llev. John A. Collins, one of the most able
' and popular of the Methodist clergy, died a 1
■ the residence of Mr. James 11. Wood, No.
j 57 Lee street, at twenty minutes before two
| o'clock on Thursday afternoon, in the 57th
j year of his age. John A., son of Mr. Joseph
Col itis, now residing in this city, was born
near Seaford, Sussex county, Delaware, on
the sth of May, 1801. His mother, an ac
complished lady, died while he was quite
young, and his father subsequently removed
to Georgetown, D. C., where the son was
educated by Dr. Carnahan, afterwards Presi
dent of Princeton College. Before he reached
bis eighteenth year he was appointed to a
| clerkship in the General Land Office, which
lie held for a year or two. lie then taught
school for four or five years, aud married,
when he was appointed to a clerkship in the
Gentrai Post-office. This position ho held
until 1830, when lie became a member of
the Baltimore Annual Conference. His
earliest efforts in the pulpit showed a strong
ly developed mind, and the following year
he was appointed to the Baltimore station,
the most important withiu fhe bounds of the
conference. In 1836. though but young in
the ministry he was chosen by the conference
Ito represent that body in the general con
ference then held iu Cincinnati. 110 filled
with success all the principal appointments
within the bounds of the conforene . In
1844 be was chosen by the bishop as the
presiding elder of the Baltimore district, in 1
which he continued until 1848. lie then
took a supernumerary relation in the con
ference, end was appointed to a olerbship in
the Indian bureau, but resigned it before
the close of the year, and was chosen astho
presiding elder of the North Baltimore dis
trict. In 1854 he was choseu presiding
elder, which continued uutil his death
During his ministerial career he was elected
by the general conference as tbe assistant
editor of the Christian Advocate and Jour,
nal; but that field did not suit his taste, and j
he sOon resigned it to return to the itinerant
work. Since 1836' be has always been
chosen a delegate to the General Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his
action at the late meeting of that bodv, in
restoring order when dissolution threatened
becanso of the agitation of tbe slavery ques-!
tion, is still fresh in the memory of those ;
who felt an interest in the unity and pros- j
perity of the church. With views strictly '■
conservative, a quick perception and strong
reasoning faoulitics, with decided oratorical ,
powers, he succeeded almost invariably in '
carrying his point, and restoring harmony
wlieuever discord proscuted itself! In the '
Baltimore Conference, where his whole
clerical life was spent, he occupied a high
position, and took the front on ail important'
questious effecting the interests of the J
chtirrh. At the late session of tbe con- I
' fereooe, when the question uI the division
1 of tbe body, Which had agitated it for fifteen
years, was brought up, and vrhen there
seemed no possibility of the accomplishment
of the ebjoct, John A. Collinacame forward
with a compromise that at once settled the
! difficulty and consummated the separation.
! Immediately after the adjournment of the
I conference he was attacked with illness and
prostrated for several days, but he recovered
j and resumed his duties. On Friday last
| he left his home, about two miles from the
city on the Calvcrlqn roJ, ami Jama to the
' city, intending to take the cars for Bedford,
! Pa. ,on the following morning, where lie
had on appointment h' bold a'hfrprterly
meeting. He theu was troubled with u
cough, oud during the ulght was attacked
with pneumonia, which terminated his ex
istence. As he had lived a faithful minister
of the church so he Jied, lib, funeral took
place at half-past three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, wlicu lie v. licory SI iocr officiated
Uis remains weie interred in Mount Olivet
Cemetery:— Baltimore Sun.
YOUNC LADY IX A SCRAPE—
Hoops and High li tis in Church. —The
Richmond Whig says: A. few Sundays ago,
a modest gentleman of out acquaintance
attended the morning service, iu one of our
fashionable churches, tie was kindly shpwu
into a luxuriously cu>bioned pew, :iud had
hardly settled himself, and taken an observa
tion of his neighbors, before a beautiful
young lady entered, and with a gracful wave
of the hand preventing our friend from rising
to give her place, quietly sunk into a scat
near the end. When a hymn was given oat
that set his heart a thumping, hauded her
neighbor the book. The minister raised his
hands in prayer, and the fair girl knelt, and
this posture perplexed her friend to know
which most to admire, her beauty or her
devontness. Presently the prayer was con
cluded, and. the congregation resumed their
seats. Our friend respectfully raised his
eyes from the fair form ho had been so ear
nestly wanning, lest when she looked up,
she should detect hitu staring at hcr„ Af
ter a couple of seconds lie darted a fugitive
glance ut his charmer nud was astonished
to see her still on her knees; he lokod close-
I !y and saw that she was much affected, trem
bling iu violent agitation, no doubt from the
cloqueut power of the preacher. Deeply
sympathizing, he watched her closely, llcr
I emotion bacaihe more violent; reaching Iter
| hand behind her, she would convulsively
' grasp her clothing, and strain as it were,
i to rend the brilliant fabiie of her dress,
j Tbo sight was exceedingly painful to beLoid
j but lie .still gazed, like oue entranced, with
wonder and astonishment. After a minute
j the lady raised her face, heretofore conceal
j cd in the cushion, and with her hand made
:an uniuistakeable beckon to her friend. lie
j quickly moved along the pew towards her,
and inclined his ear as she evidently wished
; to say something.
j "Please help me sir," she whispered,•'my
dress has caught and I can't get up." A
brief examination revealed the difficulty.
; the fair girl wore fashionable high-heeled,
j shoes; kneeling upon both knees, thise heels
! of coure stuck out at right angles; and iu
j this position the highest hoop of the ncw
j fang led skirt caught over them, and thus
1 rendered it impossible for her to raise ber
! self or straighten her limhs. The more she.
j struggled the.tighter -he was bound; so sho
; was constrained to call for help. This was
immediately, if not scientifically rendered:
; aud when the next prayer was mode,she
i merely inclined herself upon the hack of
j the front pew —thinking, no doubt, that
j he was not in pmying cmtuw.
JCPiSK JANET A\r> THE Xr.WSPAPFTS.
—The Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Evening Post relates the following.
"There are funny reports about the answer
! of Chief Ju-tice Taney to the application of
■ the National Intelligence! for a copv of his
j Opinion in the Dred Scott case. One bf
them is that the Chief Justioe. in order ap
parently to administer a slap at the conduct
|6f his associates, Curtis-and McLean.in pub
' lishing the opinions in advance of filing theui
j replied somewhat as follows
"Chief Justice Taney returns his compli
ments to the editors of the .VI?/ tonal Intel
ligencer, and, in reply to their request, begs
to iuform them that he does not prepare t>-
pinions for the use of juvenile debating soci
eties, or of political newspapers. He would
add, that when his opinion is filed, it will
be published by the Reporter of the Supreme
Court, who alone has the right of publishing
I the decisions."
Instead of-being"a slap at the conduct of
Judges Cnrtia and M'Leaii," this reply indi
cates a consciousness of the weakness of his
position. The opinion the Chief Justice
will not bear the examination even of a ju
venile debating society, and lieuce he hopes
it. may be buried unnoticed in ths volumes
of the official decisions, which are never
socu bjf the public.
SALARIES OF ASSOCIATE JI OGER.—WE
notice that there is a bill pending before the
Legislature, which proposes to raise the sal
aries of the Associate Judges of this; Co
mmonwealth to a living figure, thus.—For
those whose attendance at Court d<ys u>t
exceed four weeks per annum, the surti of
8150: for those whose attendauoe it Court
exceeds four weeks and does nor exceed six
weeks, $200: for those whose attendance at
Court exepeds six weeks and does not ex
ceed eight weeks, §250; for those whole at
tendance at Court exceeds eight" weeks an .
does not exceed ten weeks, 8300; for tho*e
whose attendance at Court exceeds ten
and does uot, escicd twelve weeks, $350;
and for those whose attendance at Court ex
ceeds twelve weeks, 8100