lura tameu.
BEDFORD, Fa.
PrMa? Ji timing 1 , Oct. 30 ts>r
and Fer6."
%VU OVRR, EDITOR AND PROPtItKTOR.
The 1 a!te Election.
The elections in the State and county
have resulted in the defeat of the Union
ticket. Judge VVilmot i* beaten by Packer,
in round nuinber j ,4U,000 votes. Ilazb-burst
has about £B,OOO votes. There is a deficit
•of a little less than one hundred thousand
nyjter this year #cmpareu with tDe last 1 res
idential election.
The defeat in the county can be attribu
ted neither to the weakness of our candi
date* net to th popularity of those of our
opponents. Our candidates were admitted
to be popular men, lully qualified to dis
charge the duties of the iffice* for which
they were nominated. The fault therefore
was not with them. A number of causes
have contributed in different decrees to the
result. Wo were unfortunately divided
among ourselves Instead of directing our
united efforts against the enemy, we were
constantly employed in settling our own
differences. While our friends were vainly
endeavoring to effect a complete uuiou upou
tire State ticket, our opponenti were busily
rfud successfully employed in creating dis
trust of ont county candidates; the imprac
ticable ot both wings in the end refusing to
•vote for theui. These difficulties were t'elt
throughout the campaign; and it is now a
matter of surprise that onr candidates bore
op so well against them. 1 here was ic cuu
sequeDce of these divisions a want o, that
teal which confidence of success inspire*.
Our organization was lamentably inefficient
in some townships. There was none oi the
esprit de corpa which distinguished the par
ty in other election*. While our opponents
ea*: nearly their entire vole in the county,
our vote is more than five hundred short.—
Had our entire vote been polled in the town
ships of Utiion, Juniata, Middle Woodburj.
St. Clair, East Frovidenee. Southampton,
uod Hope*ell,our w hole county ticket would
have been triumphantly elected. But our
friends in those township* as well aa
throughout the county were disheartened on
account of the divisions and jealousies that
had aiiscn among us ,aud refrained from go
ing to the polls. They had strained every
uerve at the presidential election one year
ago, and were defeated ou account of those
unhappy divisions; anticipating a similar dis
appointment in regard to their nominees lor
diovemor, and other offices, they-determined
t o take no part, und let the election go by
default-
In our Senatorial district tne defeat i-> a
matter of surprise s well as mortification. —
We had no doubt of the election of our ex
cellent Candida tc, (den. Koontr. But the
trading of purchased politicians in Hunting
•don County, and the magnificent proin;>%*£
oiadc ia behalf of Mr. Schell here at heme,
.gave him a start which Somerset County
could not overcome. The railroad and plank
road project? which Mr. Schell was to put
into execution were too daixhng tor many
of our plain people nnd they voted for him*
But when ihev get that railroad, wo hope
they will let us know. The ran made by
Oen. Roootz at home is certainly gratifying
to himself aud his friends. The result in
Mr. SeheH'aeasc is one rf the freaks of pop
ular elections. In the start,neitber he nor
hit friends bad any hope of hi* sncccss.——
Ho was set up to be knocked down, and
o'iuld hardly be prevailed upon to make the
sacrifice. His election is a matter of as
much disappointment to some a f bis political
friends as to his opponents, quiet as they
a onld like to keep it. But since this dis
trict must be represented by a Democrat we
know of no gentleman in the rank* of the
opposition whom we would prefer to Mr.
Sthel!. We concede that be wilt make i
faithful and able representative, but he can't
make that railroad.
We give elsewhere tbe returrs of' the
eleetioa of members of Assembly It wril
Se seen that ear friend Oassner escapes by
t*e • hair of his teeth," in a district which
inordinary lime* is good for one thousand
majority against the sham democracy; and
so tbej may put it down— next y*a>.
MnsEOM.—Mes-rt Single & C-0., are *-
tubitingm tbi place, some ppeciasens of Bed
ford C"nfy curiosities and antiquities.—
The colUcuion is uittch better than wc sup
posed it were possible to be gathered in this
County. t Uis of the most interesting
wc hn*f ever witnessed, and
.will well repay * visit.
Nitw FIRM.— WS call the atteutmn wf
(ho pnbiio to the advertisement of Mrs- 11.
P. Peugh & Miss Kttie A. Fishburn, in ta-
Ja v'sjiupef. These ladies have opened our,
j, in Main's biHdmg, ot:e<f '.bo
m.d lest arsoitme.its of Faney Goods
*v or seen in this place. They ;|ako p'.ea
*u-e in shor-'ag liioir jrsod* to any wishicg
to txa.sj.oe tbem.
TfiE COUNTY FAIE.
The Annual Agricultural exhibition of
Bedford County, was-held on
Thursday and Friday of last week. Iu con
sequence of the very s'hort and partial notice
which was given,a great display was not rx
j peeled. But, notwithstanding, the display
of agricultural and domestic products was
very fine, and the attendance large, under
i the circumstances. Had the persons who
; assumed the particular arrangement and
I control of the affairs of the exhibition, given
I tue public eqnr! notice through our columns,
the result would have been tar different, not
! merely in the richness and variety of the ar
ticles produced, but in the finances of the
society. But those gentlemen could not
show off their accustomed favoritism and
partiality rxeept at our expeuse; and we
could not bo injured in our business by their
. narrow screwing policy without its working
a far greater injury lo the public.
On Wednesday the fair was badly attend
! Ed and it was feared that it would have to
! be written down a failure. But on Thursday
the crowd came. The ground within and
' without t>ho enclosure, the streets and stores
i and phieee of business were thronged with
people, eager to enjoy the pleasures of the
day. Not many persons remained iu town
on Friday, when the list of premiums ww
announced.
The display of agricultural and domestic
products w! s very fine, but not nearly as
profuse us ou some former years. Apples,
peaches, melons, potatoes all kinds of fruits
and vegetables, of almost fabulous size, were
exhibited. We never saw, fine, wheat, rye,
corn and farm-products generally. Some
of our mechanics exhibited excellent speci
mens of their various manufactures. It
would be invidious to partieulaiize, but we
must bo permitted to mention the tine dis
play of tin-ware made by Mr- Abraham
Herman. The ladies, always foremost in
enterprises of the kind,exhibited a great va
riety of preserved fruits,jellies, pickles, and
other products of household skill and indus
try. The list of premiums will be publish
ed next week, and we may then take occa
sion to refer more particularly to the arti
cles exhibited in connection with the award 8
of the Committees.
On Thursday the Bedford Riflemen, Capt.
Sansom, the Odd Fellows, in full regalis,
and the Bedford Fire Company in complete
uniform, marched iu procession through the
streets, making an imposing display.
The result of this lair establishes, we
think, btvond doubr, that they can &e made
an annual institution iu Bedford County.—
Our citizens prefer this kind of exhibition
to any other, aDd will readily come together
every season to exchange opinions on the
subject of farming, and display their pro
ducts. This fair p.aased off exceedingly
well, in spite of the shortness of -notice nnd
preparation, as well as the manifest incom
petency and want of liberality with which
it was managed throughout. Let the mat
ter ho attended to iu time next year, by ac
tive, competent citizens,and there will be no
complaint on accouut ci'her of the exhibi
tion or the attendance.
A ssemMly-—Oflicia 1
BEDFORD. SOMERSET.
Castner, Union, 1970 "164
Stewart, Union, 1952 idllO
Hay, Ind. Whig, 2330 1902
Bums, Locofoco, 2329 1803
Thus it will be seen that Castner, the
regular Union candidate, and Hay, the In
dependent Old Line Whig candidate, are
elected. The OQly liocofoco candidate that
was before the people for that office, James
Burns, was defeated!
itieualor-Oniciu I.
KOONTZ. SCHEIE.
Bedford, 1344 2457
Somerset, 2305 1716
Huntingdon, 1695 1392
NEW GOODS.—Messrs. A. B. Cramer &
Co., haTo received one of the best supplies
of New Fall and Winter Goods ever brought
to Bedford. Call and see for yourselves.
Pennjtflvnnia Election—Official.
Wilmot. Packer. Ilaxlnhurst.
Berk. 2750 3722 874
York 1778 5314 1332
Snyder 989 993 81
Cumberland 2466 3078 58
Adams 1900 2363 68
Bucks 4804 5747 101
Lebanon 2664 1980 182
Bedford 1568 2238 398
Colombia 1144 2410 30
Huntingdon 1678 1749 248
Montgomery 2008 5443 1386
Jfclrie 3305 1985
Lyoouaieg 1684 2824 847
Washington 3614 3762 142
Crawford 3514 2576
Schuylkill 3079 6960 581
Cambria 1042 2379 165
Meicer 2923 2539
loan easier 7699 6486 1236
Fulioo 570 817 9
Somerset 2277 1741
Allegheny 7687 6610 856
Philad'a 10001 27749 14355
Franklin 3068 3186
Not thampton 1 111 4067 1010
Miffliu 1207 1532 104
Montour 568 1080
Unioo 1275 971
Chester 5*269 5388 529
Indiana 2650 1438 26
Luwrenec 1992 'J'Jd 50
Dauphin 2656 3109 600
Dd iware , 1014 1598 619
Bucks 4301 5747 101
Lriiigb 2957 3305 9
Blur 1450 1819 569
WentmorePd 3448 4361 24
Armstrong 2ioo 2409 HI
"THE HE PUBLIC'' is the title of a
: Daily and Weakly Republican newspaper,
■just started in Waebington City. It is ed*
I itcd by'Geo. M. Weston, formerly of 3lair.e t
; and Daniel R. Goodloe, of North Carolina.
To show what is the aim of the DCW paper,
I we make the following extras'. from its pro- .
spectus:
Esteeming a- tbs -most imminent and
| pressing natinnrl danger, the attempt to
f maintain a geographical party by pauder-
I ing to the passions of tlio slavery propa
i gauda, The Republic will resolutely oppose
i an Administration which Las determined
I to perpetuate itself by keeping up a foru.
| of party so dangerous and so odious.
An inflexible attachment to the Union, j
' a reverence for the Constitution of the ■
United States, as the highest achievement j
of human wisdom; a geuerai conformity,
as to doubtful constructions of the Con
stitution and as to principles of public ad
niiuietration, to the school of politics illus
trated by the genius of Mr. Jefferson;
peace and justice iu our foreign relations,
the consolidation of our civilization at home,
rather thau needless, premature or danger
ous enlargements of territory; the dedica
tion of our present public domain as a
theatre foi tlw prosperous industry of free
men, and, with that view, the prohibition
; of its transfer except in moderate quantities
to actual settler.-: such, briefly, arc the
princip.es, feeiin<r, and objects, which
j will civc tone to The Rtiu lit.
I w
The Dew Congress which will assemble
in December next, will bo otic of great iu
! tcrest and importance. The administration
j and its supporters iu Congress will be then
i compelled to take unmistakeuble ground on
the subject of slavery in the nation. Kau
| sas will ccuie up for admission as a tree
1 State, ami the debates on that subject
will be exceedingly bitter and exciting. An
ably conducted newspaper at the national
; capital, such as the Republic gives promise
to be, cannot fail to render itself exceeding
ly useful and interesting to all who may be
induced to subscribe for it. It is hand
somely printed on a largo sheet.
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$12.50 for six months.
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
The old adage of "all is not lost that is
endangered," is signally verified in reluliou
to our Legislative ticket. The first uti-ofl&-
cial reports from Bedford, gave Hay nnd
Burns majorities in that Couutv ofovers6o,
while our own, not mora correct reports gave
Stewart SDJ Castner majorities, but little
exceeding two hundred in this County The
official returns, however, varied the aspect
of affairs in both comities, and shewed that
while Burns had a majority m Bedford of
353 votes, that Castner has a majority here
of 3GI votes,so Samnct J. Castner it elected
by a mnj trity of 3 votes. In Bedford, Hay
lias a majority of 354 votes, while in this
County, Stewart's majority is 211; thus Ilay
is elected by a majority of one hundred and
forty-three votes. While it is mortifying
to the pride of our friends, that Dr. Stew
art, the regular nominee, is defeated, yet
the defeat of Burns is gall and wormwood to
' our locofoco brethren. They may call tk e
defeat of Dr. Stewart, a "Democratic vic
tory," but its fruits, like tho apples of the
Dead Sea, has turned to ashes on their Sips.
After all their desperate efforts, they take
nothing by the defeat of Dr. Stewart, and
loose all by the defeat of Mr. Burns. Wc
have elected Samuel J. Castner, our regular
nominee, ar.d they have assisted to elect Da
vid Hay, ID Independent, Old Line Whig
. candidate : who, during tho entire canvass,
j proclaimed that, "He stood where be-always
I "did, and had made no pledges to the lnco
'•focos." So, the members- from lAis dis
trict, are Samuel J. Castner, un .American
Republican, and David liny, an Old Line
Whig. Have the lncotucus anything to
crow over in this?— Somerset 11.raid.
THE UESt'LT FOR SEXITOR.
We hive no returns, and limbing but a
rumor from iluutiugdon, in rilition to tbo
vote for Senator. That rumor, however in
dicates the defr-at of Gen. KoGSXZ, and as
it is, Lnt in accordance with the general
overthrow of our par'y majorities everywhere
we presume it is true.
In Bedford, the majority for Mr. Schell is
Gl3, and tbo rumor from Huntingdon gives
hiu 137 majority iu that county. As Gen.
KOONTZ'B majority in this county is only
593 this beats him 171 votes.
It is useless now to speculate upon the
causes of Gen. Koomz's defeat, but from
present appearances, it can bo attributed
alone to the straight American* of Bedford
County. Packer has but 37"2 majority, over
the combined Wiliuot and Hadehurst vote,
in that county, and yot Mr. Sebell has 613.
It was unfortunate for Gen. Koontz, that ho
yielded to the solicitation of his friends in
Bedford, aud devoted souio three weeks of
his lime, to the canvass of that county, with
the h"ue of saving their county ticket.—
Had bu speut that time at home urging out
the vo'e of the party i.ere, Le would ur.rjues
tiotsabiy have beeti elected. As it L, lie
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.
OFFICIAL. It FT I *KXV.
Of THE
GENERAL ELECTION RELET IN BEDFORD COUNTY, OCT. 13, 1857
Governor. Canal Com'r. Judges of the Supreme Court. Senator. Assembly. Prot'y. Sheriff. Treat. D. Poor. Co. Com'r. AuJ.
I*3 as | ir l w.jierf, o|ts|2i cs s 155 "8 Zi ? 53 © W) tr ■/' I f° I >
> 5 T h I e ! s- i a i • a i a 2 c • • ; ► 5- 2 3 a. < " 55 •** * . •
:s;rli! | | s s 3. s. I' 11 5 § 5' - 5 I 5 2 s *■ 2 ? i $■ ? ? = : i-
DISTRICTS: s!!i ?i S |. f? 3I * - 3 1* ? P *' * I - * " " " | " " i * * Ji ?
!' 'M- l Ij I I! r ! : *!' I 1 I 1"! I; : 1 i'l
_UJ_ Vl■ 1 1 •■, ' U LuJ
Bedford Borough I 123 90 13 193 96 10.13.1 1S.1! 9tl 97 6 0 13S 91 122 123 10G IOC 112 111 JJ2 118 117 111 119 110 121 117 123 IOC
Bedford Township 222 127 1 230 123 5
Broad Top " 48 57 7 4 g 57 ! 7 4 g 48 ' 59, 59 g 5 ; Q1 50 49 49 61; 62 4G 65 51 57 *49 62 49 62 49 03 4' 63
Oolerain ! 129 98 CO 129 98 00 127 127 97 97 00 <X>! 131; 90 129 129 97 98 116 109 109 117 114 109 123 101 127 98 95
Cum. Valley " 179 13 00 179 13, 00 180 180 13| 13' 00 00 179 13 179 179 13 13 177 15 175 17 12 13 175 15 179 13 179 13
Harrison 68 5t 20 69 53; 20 Gl 61: 55 55 20 20 69 73 68 C 8 71 71 67 72 67 75 68 74 68 71 68 74 68 74
Hopewell 6l lor, o 61 108 j 00 G 3 C 2' 100 160 00 00' 71t 100 67 6li 105 107 61 106 78 92 62 1!0| 61 108 65 107 61 198
Juniata " 168 01 7 lfifc Oil G 171 17 i| 60' <?0 6 l 171 67 170 170 06; 61 166. 68 168 67 164 74 160. 67 169 60 170 60
L'6"ty ' 9.3 4.3 0 0 9G 45, 00 91 94 44 44 00 00. 99' 42 95 95j 47 45 96 45 107 39 97 44 90i 19 96 45 96 41
Londonderry < - - - - 70 39 4 73 10 4 70 76' 41' 41; 2; 2 83 37 76 7Gj 44' 41 79; 41 76 44 75 44 76 43 75 43 76 43
Monroe |; 102 g 121 102; 49; 63 104 104 3 3' 122 122 102 132 102 102 132 132' 98 135 IC2 132 102 132j 101 131 101 130 102 132
Kapier " ICG 58 56 165 59 55 164 161 58 58; 52 52 172 100 161 160 109 107 159 111 16.' 107 162 109' 10-1 108 163 108 159 U2
Ea-t Providence p. - . - - . 49 ] O O 30 49 101 25 50 50 101 101 f.V 15 55 123: 49 40 129 129 60 118 50 130 51 125 03 126 40 129 49! 139
West Providence" - - --j S 0 130 19 50 133 16 49 49 136 136 IV- 11 33 143 51 51 149 119 51 146 51 119 51 149 46 151 55 115 50 146
*Sc hells burg Enr,.ug.i, ... - 3l jg j 2 5| 1 S jjj 5 o 52 20 2 0, 9, 9, 57 21,' 50 52 29 28 49 29 50 30 49 32 01! 30, 52 29 52 29
■Snake Spring tp. 53 48 11 56 50 57 57 50 50 5' 6 61 fill 56 55 59,' 50 52 62 53 62 52 7l ( 53; 62 62 53 50 07
Southampton IGfT 43 00 160 43 00; 166 ICC 40' 40 00' 00 166 43 166 166 43 43 163 43 166 43 166 43 16C 43 106 43 160 ! 43
S'- Clair • 155; 101 81 15.7 101 83 158 150 102 10*2, 78 80 160 177 156. 161 181 181 153 181 118 192 135 5 ! 154 IS* 158 185 156 192
Cio 10 4 131 3 121 131 3 125 125 120 129 3 3 1?1 133! 1241 124 131 131 123 135, 121 131 121 137; 121 134 121 131 121 13'
Middle Woodberry tp. - - . - 13 , 433 1 133 133; 2 121 121 137 137 00 00| 133 139 122,' 115 164 140 132 141 ]G2 309 128 142 133 140 133 139 132 141
South Woodberry 102 lUJ luJ 1, 108 ! 198 92; 92 1 1! ill 92 Jl4. 114 100 102 107 110 127 88 107 K9 113 103 111 104 113 101
Total. I 2333 ISCB 398 2315 1630 311 2320 2317 1572 157 T 330 330 2437 1814 2329 2330 1976 1952 2284 1992,2352 1919 2436 2356 2306 1989 2351 1956 2330 10W
_J. r 1 I i . i 1 f { j; i • • ! j i =. ! I < ; 2 r 1 ;
The vote on tile Proposed Amendments to (he Constitution, stands
as follows : For the First Amendment, 2443; against it, 112. For
the second Amendment, 2439; against it, 147. For tlie Third Amendment,
2439; against it, 1 12. For the Fourth Amendment, 2434; against ii, 114.
may be proud, even under defeat, of bis roto
at home—having the gratification of lead
ing the State ticket over fifty votjs.—Som
erset Herald.
Theodore Parker on tho IFlnun.
cial Crisis.
"I must speak," be said, "of things not
very often spoken upon on Sunday from tho
pulpit, but very often thought upon ou Sun
day in the pews." In correcting sotne pop
u.ar errors iu political economy, ho said
ibat gold was as much aa American st ip'e
as coal was au English staple. The con
struction of our railroads might be disas
trous to the stockholders, hut it was an ad
vantage to the people. The English capital
invested in American railroads is a bond of
future peace between the two countries.
* * * The time was when wrrs
were the employment of mankind. Once
robbers and pirates were the founders of
families. The descendants of fighters the
tentitrans-mittoes of a foolish race, had re
cently said to the greatest historian of Eu
rope. "You aro good enough to train in
our company," and tho scholar felt proud
of the invitation and aceeptc 1 the bauble;
but Baton means fighter, not historian.
But in America, money is the social sal
vation. It is money that we want—not
titles. Farming is hated by the mass of
our people; it is not the road to speedy
wealth, and to men rush to trade. No
where else are such commercial experiments
made as in America. This worship of
money is a stco forward, but it is attended
with great evils.
A large portion of our people arc money
producers, idlers. Ido not speak of those
men who have condensed into twenty-five
years the labor of forty; such a man is never
idle, the momentum of twenty five years
carries him through the last fifteen years.
But there are men—Jo nothings, know
nothings and leaders nf fashion—who spcud
their winters in idleness and their summers
in going from pood to pond, carrying a
fishline, with a wurro, at "to end and a fool
at the other.
l think we a.a : :■> i t economical of
civilized nation spirit that prevails
in out trade is not very botes'. Our sys
tem of credit encourages debt by putting
off the pay-day. Money is us indispensable
to trade as the plough is to agriculture; it
is the language of commerce: but we use
fr money that which has no intrinsic value
—paper. Corn and gold fluctuate in price;
labor stands behind both, ant; baptizes tbetn
with a specfia value. Paper money is per
haps indispetisiblc in large business trans
actions. Foreign goods are paid for at
paper rates, but with gold. We have tried
to make money out of that which is not nion
ney. This is cue of the causes—not the
sole cause—of the present crisis. Doing
business on a false basis, tho system of
long credit, commercial dishonesty, and ex
travagance in living are tho chief causes of
the disaster. It is the brave soldier that
gets wounded nud though "soma one has
blundered," dot us remember "tho noble
six hundred'' who have fallen innocently
and bravely.
When tbo potato rots, it tolls us that it
muxtnot be trusted for a nation's foot!; it is
'he voice of God crying from the ground aud
the nation that heeds it not deserves to
starve. So this crisis tells us we biv made
a mistake. We over rate weal'li. A mil
lionarie it not highest proJuetof civili
sation. We were never in a better con
dition to mend our ways. . Give, to ,elnrijy
W'J |t you have,given to vtjur vices. f Fsjt
off tire little debt yon owe—all that you
can- The sea in made up of drops and if
the drops do not fall it soon becomes dry.
Save all waste. Ipargo entrenchments now
uy involvo others iii ruin. Do not turn
awav your servants, it only puts of your
burden:, on Bridget's arid Jlurphy's shoul
ders. The ovuutri is full of wealth# and
jet everybody feels poor. This is not tho
hardest time that Boston ever saw. That
was the darkest day when her merchants
resolved to kidnap a ehizeu and send him
back to slavery.
The devcJopcinent of the highest faculties
depend upon the success of trade.
The experience we learn in this crisis, so
disasrrioas to individual*, will he on advan
tage to the race. Mankind stumble but
they fall forward.— C V .V. Y. Eve. Post
SEFIVO TFIE ELEPHANT- —A gentleman
from Georgia, who was stopping at Jones'a
Hotel, Chestnut street, Philadelphia, was
last Saturday afternoon, afforded a view of
an elephantine quadruped of the most colos
sal dimensions. While talking to a friend
at the hotel, concerning tho propiioty of
paying a visit to Laurel Hill, he was over
heard by an individual, who professed to
hail from Louisiana. Louisiana "made a
mix" with Georgia, and the two gentlemen
got along swimmingly together. Laurel
Hill was suggested, and the twain started
to that romantio *pnt. After arriving at
tlie cemetery, and inspecting Old Mortality
and tiic principal monuments, a third gen
tleman stepped up. The last arrival was
from China, quite recently, arid Louisiana
boiug acquainted with the gentleman from
the Oeiesual Empire, lie was, of course,
very glad to ECU him. China was introduced
to Georgia, and the latter congratulated
himself upon falling in with auoh very good
company. In due time, China exhibited a
curious ball (the oil patent safe) which ho
declared was a contrivance used by tho
Chinese for carrying their opium iu.—
Georgia bit at the bait, a bet foLowod. and
the individual from tho sunny south soon
found himself minus §242 in cash, and a
watch and chain worth $175, and plus a
little lather expensive experience. Georgia
made complaint ut the police office, which
availed him hut little. Wonder whether
thy have any newspapers down in Georgia?
TOR R CLING SPIRIT STRONG IN DEATH.
—About as strong au exemplification of this
raying ns w bavo ever met with was given
by the hero of a suicidal projeot which wa
undertaken last week, which we gave an ac
count of at thotiiue. Patrick Failis, huck
ster in the City llall market, bad SS6O in
the Peninsular blank at the time of its clos
ing its doors. Although ho was in the pos
session of some two or thteo thousand dol-
lars besides, Ire became sick at heart, und
determined to risk no more 1 >ssos by bank
failures. liis means for doing this was by
emigrating to another country■-he trusted
a bettet one, but at all events one wbero
there were none of that banc of his exist
ence, banks to swallow up his profits, aud
return him no equivalent, but promise to
pay at SOIMO future time. He accordingly
west to a drug store and ordered a shilling's
worth of arsenic, which was done up tor
him. Trne to the last to tho main principles
of his life, ho tendered a dime in payment of
tho deadly drug which in another hour was
to hurry him out of existence, thus unking
a saving of two ecuts and a half. After
some bargaining it was accepted, and be
went away, consoled by the thought that,
in the lust trade of his life, he was the gaiuerj
lie swallowed the poison, and was saved
from death with the greatest difficulty. Af4
ter his recovery, a bill 6f one shilling was
presented to hitu far a box M mustard that
hal befcn used ru waruling*the life into bimi
but ho repudiated tWdetit entirely, dn thd
grdund l that he'had gfivei no orders for the
purchase of such an artiile.—lie/rot'/ Fttt
Prru. ' 1 f" '
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vfjf"lt is a curious fact, that a bay of
brass whiglj weighs fifteen pounds on the
earth's surface, when takes up in a balloon,
will'weigh only three pound* and a half at
the altitude of three toiler.
Rll OX SEW ORLFtSS BISKS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct, 14 —The Citizen?,
Louisiana State Bank, of ieuisiana and
Canal Bank refused this morning to take
notes on freo banks. The run commenced
early on the free bank?, and before three
o'clock the Uniau, Merchants' and Traders',
and Bank of New Ot leans, suspended specie
payment.
The Uuion Bank of New Orleans has
just suspended. There is a heavy run on
all free banks. The .suspension has caused
great excitement.
The chartered banks are standing by
each other. Large deposits are made in all
the chartered anJ Southern banks, and, it
is said, there is tuore on deposit tban has
been drawn.
The Bank af James llubb also kept open
till six o'clock. There is not a doubt ex
pressed of it or the Southern—the only free
banks left.
Tho Branch Mint purchased fro® the
banks $200,000 in silver bullion, paying
gold, thus affording joint* relief.
There is considerable excitement, but
good humor prevails.
EFFECTS OF SUSPENSION.—The whole
mount of specie iu the United States is es
timated at 5200,G00.G00. Pennsylvania,
having one-teuth the population, and more
thau one-tenth of the wealth of the Uuion,
has at least $2- ,000,000 of this specie —in
all probabiluy much more, la ordinary
times this specie circulator freely. In times
of panic and of a depreciated currency, it
eearccly circulates at all. If ten dollars iu
notes, which arc still money fr.r ordinary
transactious, are warth fifty cents or one
dollar less than specie, neatly every body
refuses to pay out their gold and silver.—
They will not suffer their good currency 'to
be put ou an equality with a had one.—
Tiiis is but natural. Consequently, not on
ly have the banks withdrawn many of their
own notes front circulation, hut they have
also withdrawn the specie front circulations
by failing to redeem their note*. Iu a state
of suspension, meanwhile, those who have
apecie cither hoard it up, or send it to bro
kers to be sold fur a premium. Thus thou
sands of dollars are sold every day to bro
kers in Philadelphia, and they in turn aell
it to parties wlto require it to pay obliga
tions at points outside af our State, which
thus becomes drained of its specie.— Prtss.
DEATH or Louis MCLANE.—Hon. Louis
McLane died in Baltimore on Wednesday,
in his 72d year. lie war the son of Al
len McLane, a distinguished officer iu the
revolutionary war. He served as a mid
shipman on board tbe frigate Phil tdelphia,
but left tho navy for civil life. lie was a
member of the House of Congress for Dela
ware, Minister of the United States of Eng
land under Gen. Jackson's administration,
and Secretary of the IVeasury in tho Pres
ident's cabinet". He subsequently wai'ajS
poiuted by President Polk to settle the
Orcgao question ni England. He bo# filled,
a number of other >itudt|otfcof
ty, showing tbe rSpotJod irft'tiW
chksueter and ability. * j
Eighteen thof.wrnd doihre lu# fiwen fats
ed in New York for-*ei#iefoorl r
era by the late calamitous wrecks rf the
steamer Central' America, it is ascertain*
ed that there are now liwiiJg ♦hirfy-five widj
ows of the officers and crew Af the illfute j
ship, end upward.* of fifty-seven children. '
A CALIFORNIA EXHIBITION.—ABOU^
twenty of the mqst incorrigible thieveg in
San FjancUeo, were recently exhibited ov|
tbe Plan by tlio police. The exhibition
was free, ami wan well attended by us many
as three thousand citizens. The rogue*
were fastened tsvu by two, to * rope which
extended about tb'rty yard*. \ tws 1
A NATIONAL BANK.—TUo NVio.nl la
telligeucer argues rluluately with its usaol
intelligence and earnest ability in favor of
a Natioual bank. The finenciul evils which
periodically afflict the country, it
spr'nig from an ill-regulated currency.—
Itoubiless wild speculation and rash over
trading and ltixnrious extravagance are tLc
immediate causes of these recurring pres-
but behind tlieni all exists the pro
caring cause of tbetu all. io a monetary
system which tend*, by the vices and de
fects of its structure, to create the con
ditions most propitious to the unnatural
growth and development of these secondary
causes which are the sure precursors of com
ing disasters. And it i* for precisely theso
monetary cviiw and for these besetting dan
gers of our buiiuess activity that a National
lJaiik (with those checks aud limitations
which must ever be applied to all deposits
of power, whether in government or finance)
would alford the speediest, surest, safest,
and wisest reused v.
FEARFUL EARTHQUAKE IN PERU.—Ou
lbc 20tb uit., a .severe shuck of en earth
quake rook f'ln**e tn Peru, by which the city
of Puir.i suffered severely. A private let
ter received by a gcinlciuan in Panama,
from theriec, dared August 80;h, says:—
♦At 7 o'clock 0:1 the morning of the 20th
the mo.-t severe shock of an earthquake
ever remembered was felt here, which has
done damage to the amount of $500,000.
The shock lasted about a minute and for'y
five seconds, and every house in tbe towru
has suffered more or less. The police have
had 122 bouses takeu down that were iu a
dangerous state, and a number of tiro
churches have been completely destroyed.
The damage dune is estimated nt a SIOO,-
000. The river Puira, which had becu dry,
suddenly rose, it. other places the ground
opened, and jots of dark colored water were
ejected. There is no record of any simitar
phenomena having takeu place. At Patta
the effects of the earthquake were less
severely felt.'
Hlessed BE NOTlll.vo. We hear of a
foreign house in this city, throe ptrtners in
it, which a few days since drew tlieir depos
its, amounting to SIOO,OOO iu poll, from
the li nk, which they ru-deposited itt their
counting house safe. Hut the SIOO,OOO
♦elephant' thus caged became very trouble
some. What to do with Aim, how to guard
him, who to have to watch ever him, were
very important problems jo bo solved. The
clerks might steal. Tho. temptation was
too great for the watchmah, or porter. If
tho burglars hear A, of it). tli&y wooli'bo sure
to break in and steal, ami if necessarymur
der too. There was a vevy iaulmppy con
sultation among the to wha;
should-iodouo with she §IOO,OOO
- conq'usiou fiualiy was, that
a btaeu of Colt's revolvers should be bought,
—and t.lwt each partner should take his
turn in-fitting up at night by tbe safe, wide
awake, —with a revolver in cash hand.—
i -Pi4. Ti/fitu
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T| F| ATTENDS THE FUNERAL
—Th Kinderhook Rough
Notes, alluding to the funeral pf the late
TiUtney, wbo.was murdered by her
hpsbaud in that village, last Monday, says,
that the murderer was present amoug tho
uouiDcru, and (hat the only tiuic ho evinced
any feeling was just before the funeral,
when a greudohild weat up.tp him sobbing
a* if ber heart would break, and klkrod lum.
. Xhis aeemed to touch,his Lepri, and he gave
vest to afiof o* tears. At tho grave tho
same child approached ami asked him if he
was nut sorry, lie replied that lie wa*. but
was now too late. This is the only iustinco
ou record where tho ward jrer attended the
funeral of his victim is one of the toourn-